Fremont County, Iowa

Locust Grove Cemetery
(Locust Grove Township)

The Locust Grove Cemetery began one day as a family was traveling on the Old Post Road, when their daughter died. They drove on a little further to the Isaac Wagoner farm, and asked permission to bury their daughter on his farm, away from the road. Mr. Wagoner gave permission and promised to care for the grave.

Soon other graves were added. In 1872, Isaac's daughter, Edna died. Edna, was the first stone in the Locust Grove Cemetery. In December 1875, the Wagoners donated land for a township cemetery. John Yates donated another acre, and space for the Methodist Church, which was built in 1885.

NAME
BIRTH/DEATH DATES
    ~ A ~
Adams, Exra Franklin 3/10/1885 - 1/13/1906
Adams, Nathaniel M. 1849-1917
    ~ B ~
Bangs, Frederick J. 2/12/1841 - 5/2/1918
Bangs, Wilhelmina 10/31/1843 - 11/29/1936; wife of F.J.
Bangs, William 11/17/1874 - 10/29/1935
Bartlett, John S. 9/29/1853 - 10/17/1937
Bartlett, Dorcas 6/21/1827 - 2/14/1899
Barton, John H. 4/18/1873 - 3/14/1934
Benson, George W. 5/29/1829 - 7/3/1908
Benson, John T. 6/6/1871 - 6/21/1936
Benson, Rachel M. 9/21/1836 - 7/5/1908
Billeen, Charles 3/2/1855 - 10/14/1933
Billeen, Mary H. 1862 - 1914
Bricker, Barbara 11/27/1839 - 7/3/1916; wife of Hiram
Bricker, Hiram 2/18/1828 - 3/22/1914
Bricker, Lynus E. 10/27/1866 - 12/2/1925
Brooks, Amariah Harrison 11/15/1849 - 2/25/1936
Brooks, Helen L. died 11/16/1915
Brooks, Sarah C. 2/23/1863 - 11/23/1921; wife of W. L.
Brooks, W.L. 9/17/1854 - 11/21/1920
Brooks, Walter A. 1882 - 1931
Brown, John L. 3/28/1881 - 3/28/1931
Bryte, Aminda 9/6/1848 - 8/6/1932
Bryte, J.M. 2/4/1838 - 2/19/1907
    ~ C ~
Crownover, Eliza J. 1856 - 1919
Crownover, James H. 1851 - 1928
    ~ D ~
Dickinson, Calvin H. 7/30/1818 - 9/7/1891
Dickinson, Effie 1/27/1877 - 9/8/1921
Dickinson, Henry T. 12/27/1856 - 6/14/1899
    ~ E ~
Emery, George E. 1867 - 1927
Emery, John 7/21/1863 - 6/28/1938
    ~ F ~
Findley, Edward W. 8/7/1833 - 12/27/1906
Findley, Elizabeth Ann 5/23/1874 - 8/8/1906
Findley, J. Arch 10/26/1863 - 3/11/1894
Findley, Mary E. 9/9/1830 - 1/11/1907
Finley, Lucille 1905 - 1930
Finley, William J. 12/5/1855 - 9/15/1938
    ~ G ~
Greever, Thompson 1871 - 1930
Griffin, Albert T. 8/6/1854 - 2/12/1937
Griffin, Catherine 6/14/1798 - 12/23/1884; wife of John
Griffin, David 8/14/1822 - 5/16/1898
Griffin, Gilbert died 12/17/1860
Griffin, Lottie A. died 1/23/1865
Griffin, Marcia A. 8/14/1852 - 5/12/1913
Griffin, Milo 1850 - 1931
Griffin, Missouri (female) 4/10/1855 - 9/1/1899
Griffin, Winford 10/28/1865 - 8/6/1896
Gruber, Anna G. 7/25/1850 - 10/29/1935
Gruber, Christian 2/5/1818 - 11/9/1896
Gruber, Ida Fern 1886 - 1932
    ~ H ~
Hartwell, Sophia C. 11/26/1790 - 1/15/1875
Hayward, Clara E. 10/19/1881 - 5/28/1899
Hayward, Sarah A. 7/4/1837 - 7/19/1877
Holliman, Celia B. 12/22/1859 - 6/25/1931
Holliman, William Grant 4/17/1865 - 10/1/1933
Horwood, Frances A. 6/24/1858 - 12/31/1911; wife of G.; maiden name Bradney
Howard, Charles T. 3/25/1844 - 7/5/1904
Howard, Clara O. 1845 - 1919
Howard, Gertrude no dates
Huffman, George R. 9/3/1843 - 7/21/1918
Huffman, Ida M. 10/27/1868 - 4/8/1896
Huffman, Lydia 4/8/1844 - 10/26/1921
Hurley, James 10/9/1833 - 3/27/1887; Civil War Vet
Hurst, Carrie G. 2/1881 - 4/1912
    ~ J ~
Jacoby, Tabitha A. 7/22/1855 - 12/1/1878; wife of A.R.
Jenkins, Polly A. 8/24/1816 - 10/1/1897
Jennings, Sam 6/25/1867 - 9/23/1931
Johnston, Andrew 2/17/1848 - 4/30/1926
Johnston, Elizabeth 10/25/1853 - 11/17/1906
    ~ K ~
Keasey, Warren W. no dates
Kelly, ---- no dates
Kelly, Amos S. 6/1870 - 6/1937
Kelly, ---- 1868 - 1924
    ~ L ~
Lewis, Mary C. 7/13/1871 - 1/4/1903; wife of George
Lightfoot, George 9/8/1812 - 3/12/1895
Lightfoot, Margaret 2/23/1815 - 7/1/1897
Livingston, Abbie 2/3/1848 - 5/5/1929
Livingston, Alice 8/14/1873 - 9/29/1910; wife of Ira
Livingston, Earl 2/3/1880 - 11/7/1904
Livingston, H.R. 1/10/1849 - 10/14/1919
    ~ M ~
Mackoy, James 1856 - 1929
Marsh, Arthur 4/27/1895 - 12/15/1920
Mart, Lucretia 2/6/1844 - 1/22/1897
Mart, William A. 8/30/1843 - 7/10/1915
McClanahan, Lizzie A. 7/18/1843 - 5/8/1897
McClanahan, Luther A. 5/26/1881 - 1/12/1909
McIntire, Harvey N. 8/23/1843 - 1/1/1894
McIntire, Rebecca 1/10/1853 - 9/25/1916
McMillan, Elizabeth M. 3/28/1840 - 10/10/1929; wife of G.W.
McMillan, William C. 10/15/1837 - 11/25/1910
McQueen, Benjamin 4/28/1892 - 7/4/1923
Morrison, Alvira A. 5/21/1821 - 4/21/1885
Morrison, Robert 12/12/1811 - 6/27/1889
Morse, David E. 12/2/1832 - 2/8/1909
Morse, Margaret A. 7/14/1840 - 12/11/1904
    ~ N ~
Noble, Edgar 1862 - 1936
    ~ P ~
Peck, Addie 10/23/1866 - 7/28/1889
Peck, Justin S. 6/27/1832 - 11/13/1916
Peck, Mary 3/14/1843 - blank
Poetker, Fred H. 1878 - 1912
Putnam, Green M. 4/12/1835 - 9/12/1896
Putnam, Mary E. 6/18/1836 - 2/1/1899
    ~ R ~
Rhea, Sallie Ellen 3/21/1851 - 8/16/1923
Rongott, Christina 1803 - 9/14/1886; mother of Mrs. Fred Bangs, Sr.
Rouch, Samuel M. 5/25/1849 - 4/1/1928
Rouch, Phebe C. 4/10/1859 - 12/15/1905
    ~ S ~
Sears, M.A. no dates
Sloan, Joseph J. 2/5/1842 - 8/16/1873
Sonner, George 3/7/1828 - 6/18/1903
Spoonhour, Dora no dates; wife of F.
Standard, Olin L. 1877 - 1902
Stewart, Minnie I. 1869 - 1921
Sunderman, Hannah M. 1876 - 11/13/1933
Swisher, Balser A. 11/11/1847 - 6/20/1919
Swisher, Sarah A. 5/11/1848 - 12/18/1924; wife of B.A.; maiden name Sarah A.Bradley
Swisher, W.N. no dates
    ~ T ~
Terryberry, Alice 1859 - 1932
Terryberry, David 1844 - 1914
Terryberry, George 1859 - 1937
Thayer, Candace 9/10/1808 - 1/4/1880
Thayer, G.W. 2/28/1817 - 8/29/1892
Thayer, George H. 7/18/1842 - 5/19/1922; Civil War
Thayer, Irene N. 11/13/1843 - 3/27/1910
Thomas, Willis D. 5/19/1905 - 10/12/1932
    ~ W ~
Ward, Frank J. 4/28/1850 - 4/29/1922
Ward, Lucinda C. 11/6/1819 - 12/19/1901
Ward, Newman S. 5/20/1861 - 8/7/1918
Ward, William 5/23/1813 - 6/12/1890
    ~ Y ~
Yates, Anna Miller 1870 - 1912; wife of T.W.
Yates, John 1839 - 1918
Yates, Olivia 1845 - 1915; wife of John
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