Pleasant Chapel Cemetery, Pleasant Township, Hardin County, Iowa

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Charlotte Mazurik
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June 2000

Pleasant Chapel Cemetery, Pleasant Township, Section 28

Pioneer Cemetery

Located 1 mile west of Lawn Hill on blacktop, State Hwy D55, 1 mile north, P Ave, 1/4 mile east on 270th St., 1/2 mile north on PP Ave. 26657 PP Ave is the Pleasant Chapel Church and cemetery is on the west side of it.  John T. Duke of Hardin Co. in consideration of  $1. payment  by S. L. Hubbard, L. D. Farland, H. Miller, Eli Mossman and L. C. Smith trustees of the Union Methodist Church Society hereby convey and sell the following premises, consisting of 2 acres more or less. On 24 Aug 1872 as per the warrenty deed in the Hardin County Deed Book # 33, p. 194.

Gravestones of 4 of John Duke's children are in the cemetery, and one for his 2nd wife, Mary E. Marlowe Duke, who died in 1871.  The eariles stone found was for David Miller, born in 1770 and died in 1852.

This cemetery is fenced and well maintained. The Pioneer Cemetery Comm.. put up a new wooden sign in June of 1999.

The  small, one room church stands beside the cemetery. The story goes that when the men of the area were working on the foundation of the church in 1861, the call came for volunteers for the Civil War. Many of them dropped their work  and rushed to Dubuque to join the Army.  Four years later they returned to finish their church and discovered trees growing within the foundation, these were cleaned up and the church was finished.  Although regular services are no longer held, it is used for special events, even a wedding now and then.  An old fashion Christmas program is also an annual event there.

The records for the cemetery are kept by Marcia Daggs, 1105 8th Ave., Eldora, Iowa 50627

Compiled by Jessie & Julia Braga 1974, updated by Madeline Mason, 1999

Hun, Louisa E.    21 Feb 1875-13 Oct 1887    dau of J & S J , Our little Louisa
Walton, Ezekiel    d. 11 Aug 1871, 62y 8m 24d   
Walton, Catharine    23 Nov 1812-20 Feb 1888    Wife of E., mother of Mrs. Jacob Hun
Walton, Wm. E.    d. 4 Jan 1872, 25y 12d     son of E & C
Walton, Harriett E.    d. 19 June 1873, 19y 9m 28d    dau of E & C
Hun, Wilford    d. 10 Aug 1874    Our little Wilford, son of J & S J
Walton, Wilson S.    d. 15 May 1877, 25y 11m 23d   
Patterson, Wm.    1824-1919    ss Sarah, father
Patterson, Sarah    1817-1872    ss Wm, mother
Patterson, Joseph    d. 27 June 1878, 27y 13d   
Lyster, Geo J.    d. 18 Sep 1876, 3y 3m 3d    son of J D & E
Patterson, Joseph    d. 9 Apr 1887, 6y 6m    son of T C & H S
Lyman, Geo A.    d. 16 May 1870, 1y 4m 11d    son of S & H E
Hubbard, Martha A.    d. 14 Mar 1887, aged 1--?    dau of S. B. & Anna
Fowler, T. S.    29 Mar 1854-27 Nov 1899, 45y 8m    father, ss
Fowler, Mary    15 Mar 1854-22 Feb 1900, 45y 11m 7d    ss
Fowler, Grace    18 Nov 1896-25 June 1897, 7m 1wk    ss
Fowler, James F.    1891-1916   
Case, A. M.    d. 9 Jan 1882, 4y 3m 13d    son of E M & E A
Gillham, Lulu    d. 12 Sep 1881, 5y 9m 2d    dau of O B & N R
Brooks, Pet    d. 23 Jul 1870, 6m 7d    dau of M H & V H (loose stone)
Walton, Nora E.    d. 18 Dec 1872, 1y 10m 19d    dau of D W & M E
Walton, Nellie Alice    d. 30 Sep 1886, 1y 5m 21d    dau of D W & M E
Walton, Infant    3dy   
Dilts, L. L.    20y   
Dilts, L. J.    20y   
Dilts, Wm.    20 Mar 1819-3 Oct 1894   
Dilts, Martha Stratton    25 Sep 1820-25 Mar 1900    wife of Wm.
Unknown    south of Dilts   
Cole, Benjamin G.    d. 24 Jul 1870, 58y 1m 26d   
Smith, Loretta    d. 7 Apr 1877, 2y 1m 8d    dau of R & M
Ely, Wm. B.    d. 30 Jul 1860, 2m 1d    son of J & R
Fowler, Matilda    d. 3 Nov 1884, 69y 6m 24d    wife of J.
Whalen, John    d. 18 Jan 1866, 31y   
Crill, John Sr.    d. 14 Sep 1855, 83y 4m   
Elerding, Georgeann    d. 6 Apr 1857, 3m 1d    dau of G E & Eliza
Elerding, Eliza    d. 17 Feb 1856, 3m 1d    dau of G E & Eliza
Miller, David    1770-1852    Grandfather
Baker, Joseph T.    d. 28 Apr 1863, 68y 3m 4d   
Graham, Sarah    15 Feb 1806-13 May 1884, 78y 2m 28d    wife of J. C.
Lyman, Frank    d. 30 May 1901, 34y 7m 29d   
Marling, Infant    d. 19 Oct 1865    dau of J & C
Duke, James C.    d. 15 Feb 1859, 4d    son of J & M E
Duke, Infant    d. 20 Jan 1855    dau of J & M E
North end-east side       
Duke, Asenath    d. 9 Sep 1853, 14y 9m    dau of J & M E
Duke, Charles F.    d. 10 Oct 1858, 9y    son of J & M E
Duke, Mary E.    d. 27 Mar 1871, 56y 25d    wife of John
Miller, Wm. F.    d. 8 Sep 1873, 13y 4m 14d    son of P S & L J
Miller, Rebecca J.    d. 20 Nov 1858, 4y 9m    dau of P S & L J
Miller, Adaline    d. 1 Nov 1858, 5y 1m 26d    dau of B J & A
Miller, Sarah E.    d. 3 Sep 1858, 13d    dau of P S & L J
Miller, Benjamin F.    d. 7 Nov 1857, 26y 11m 7d   
(Miller, James) illegible    d. 2 Nov 1857, 54y 17d   
Miller, Enos    d. 12 May 1875, 11m 3d    son of L L & A L
Miller, Hezekiah    1844-1919    ss
Miller, Anna    1842-1919    ss
Miller, Ruth    1866-1907    ss
Miller, Thomas    1871-1930    ss
Knowles, Arthur    1888-1966    ss Maude
Knowles, Maude    1887-1978    ss Arthur (last burial)
North half-west side       
Marling, John    22 Feb 1832-8 June 1884, 52y 3m 16d    GAR
Hubbard, Elmira M.    d. 1 Mar 1889, 31y 2m 3d    wife of W. W.
Crosser, Alta    27 Nov 1888-30 Aug 1903   
Crosser, Robert    1851-1930    ss Eliza
Crosser, Eliza    1841-1923    ss Robert
Smith, Margaret E.    d. 22 Feb 1889, 36y 14d    mother, wife of Robert
Smith, Polly A.    25 Nov 1825-14 Feb 1894    wife of Leonidas
Father    no inscription   
Smith, Infant    d. 12 Jul 1899    dau of F & A J
Adams, Ruth F.    d. 22 Feb 1879, 11y 6m 5d    dau of A & S B
Marling, Chloe    12 Feb 1848-17 May 1920   
Marling, Clara R.    9 Jul 1875-30 Dec 1911   
Davis, Ellen A.    d. 6 Feb 1868, 4m 9d    dau of E A & R
Smith, Christopher    d. 30 Dec 1886, 77y 5m 26d    ss Harriet
Smith, Harriet E.    d. 10 Feb 1888, 68y 8m 6d    his wife, ss Christopher
McIntyre, Edgar    d. 2 June 1885, 28y 3m    GAR, ss
McIntyre, Alpheus    d. 18 Apr 1866, 79y 10m 20d    ss
McIntyre, Cassius M.    d. 28 Mar 1865, 1y 8m    ss
McIntyre, Infants        ss, two infants
Smith, Nora    d. 2 Sep 1875, 16d    Children of T & M , ss
Smith, Robert J.    d. 2 Nov 1873, 6m 11d    Children of T & M , ss
Smith, Theophilus    2 Oct 1826-1 Mar 1904   
Smith, Mary    13 Aug 1832-21 Jan 1926   
Smith, Mollie    d. 5 Apr 1892, 22y 10m 14d    Affianced of M. B. Miller
Blair, Anne    d. 7 Jan 1881, 67y    wife of Joseph
Smith, Robert J.    d. 2 Nov 1873, 6m 2d    son of T. & C. M.
McDowell, Iten D.    d. 5 Mar 1860    Children of A S & J C, ss
McDowell, Ona I.    d. 7 June 1867    Children of A S & J C, ss
McDowell, J. N.    d. 21 May 1865    Children of A S & J C, ss
McDowell, E. L.    d. 4 Oct 1871    Children of A S & J C, ss
McDowell, Julia    (same area)   
McDowell, Eva    (same area)   
Smith, Infant    d. 8 Feb 1893    dau of W E & Idell
Gaer, Ransom    d. 29 Jul 1862, 86y   
Gaer, Mary M.    d. 5 Apr 1867, 88y    wife of R.
Ramsey, John    no dates    CoB 11th Iowa Inf.
Smith, Ransom O.    d. 1 Nov 1858, 6y 10m 21d    son of L & P
Smith, Loretta    d. 19 Feb 1856, 10y 21d    dau of L & P A
Southwest       
Blair, James    d. 12 May 1890, 68y 11m 12d   
Blair, Hester J., Mrs.    d. 31 Jul 1909, 84y 3m   
Blair, John Nelson    d. 30 Jan 1875, 23y    son of J & H J
Sabin, Wm.    16 Apr 1812-2 Oct 1875    ss
Sabin, Nancy J.    14 Feb 1821-8 June 1889    wife of Wm., ss Louesa Shaw
Shaw, Louesa    14 Feb 1850-18 Mar 1877    Our beloved sister, ss Nancy Sabin
McFarland, Susannah    d. 10 Mar 1887, 8y 10m 25d    dau of L D & H J
Unknown        (illegible stone)
Perrey, Melissa M.    d. 19 Sep 1877, 2y 10m 23d    twin children of A. & S.
Perry, Alonso J.    d. 30 Apr 1877, 2y 6m 1d    twin children of A. & S.
Thomas?, Henry C.    d. 26 Feb 1877, 6m 22d    twin children of J W & S Thomas?, ss
Thomas?, Kittie A.    d. 2 Mar 1877, 6m 26d    twin children of J W & S Thomas?, ss
Sabin, Freddie    d. 20 June 1884, 5m 8d    son of Miles & Jane
Sabin, Lula E.    25 Mar 1890-4 Mar 1891    dau of M & J
Johnson, Maggie R.    d. 21 Nov 1885, 2y 5m 16d    Our little Maggie, dau of T J & M C
Thompson, Mathew    1831-1912   
Thompson, Louisa R.    13 Oct 1844-6 June 1910    wife of Matthew
Rutan, John D.    d. 16 Jul 1890, 30y 1m 21d    GAR
Becker, Nancy E.    d. 14 Dec 1898, 77y    Wife of Samuel
Thompson, Children    no names or dates    Children of John & Ada
Crosser, Adam    18 Mar 1795-30 Oct 1889   
Myers, Arminta    d. 15 Apr 1888, 29y 10m 26d    wife of Casper
Trout, P. Z.    d. 9 Nov 1877 53y 2m 24d    Our parents, ss Delila
Trout, Delila    d. 14 Sep 1878, 53y 9m 10d    Our parents, ss P. Z.
Hubbard, Infant    d. 15 Feb 1886    son of J F & M C