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Cottonwood Cemetery

Jefferson Twp., Section 6, Henry County, Iowa

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I have included some photos of grave markers for folks I knew as a child. Rev. Allred, Bessie McGuire, Arlis Van Sant.

This cemetery is listed by rows. For the following surnames, check the row number rather than a page number:

    Alliman - Rows 12 & 13; Allred - Rows 7, (photo of stone) 10 & 14; Alter - Rows 10 - 12; Arbogast - Rows 4 & 9; Baker - Row 4; Baldozer - End, unknown site; Bender - Row 1; Brannen - Row 4; Carroll - Row 7; Cochran - Row 12; Cook- Johnson - Row 13; Davison - Row 14; Dickinson - Row 14; Faranas - Row 7; Farmer - Row 3; Frisbee - ; Garrett - Rows 8 & 14; Hallock - Row 15; Hardison - Row 12; Hesseltine - Row 8; Hinkle - Row 13; Hyde - Row 14; Imhoff - Row 1; Johnson - Row 13; Lee - Row 1 &6; Magdefrau - Row 3; Manning - Rows 2, 3, 6 & 16; Marion - Row 16; McCutcheon - Row (unk., see end); McGill - Row 6; McMullen - Row 6; Messer - Row 8; Mowery - Row 2; Neff - Rows 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, & 16; Nicola - Row 16; Pangborn - Row 8; Pickens (Brannen) - Row 4; Reschly - Row 16; Ricks - Row 6; Schafer - Row 16; Schantz - Row 14; Schinagl - Row 12; Sinn - Row 5; Starr - Rows 6, 12, & 13; Stone - Row 14, 15 & end; Stover - Row 3; Tucker - Row 5, 12; Turner - (unk. see end); Van Sant - Row 9 (photo of stone); Van Winkle - Rows 10,11 ; Ver Helst - Row 7; Wagner - Rows 5, 15; Wiggins - Row 1; Winters - Row 14; Wright - Row 14; Zear - Row 16; Zickefoose - Row 4;

ROW 1

LEE

    Harold Arthur, 1930-1974, PFC U.S. Army, WWII
    Mother, Gladys B., b. 9 Nov. 1931; d. 28 July 1962

    William Perl, b. 20 July 1900; d. 16 July 1964; Iowa Pvt. 8 Service Command, W.W.II

IMHOFF

    Glen E., 1911 - 1978
    Georgia N. 1914 -

WIGGINS

    Mary J., b. 15 July 1899-
    Leroy, b. 17 May 1899; d. 6 Dec. 1977

    Opal I., 1926-
    Macy D., 1922; parents of Esther, Julie, Retha

    Retha Carol, 1964-1983

ROW 2

MANNING

    Mother, Susan C., 1946 -1964

McGUIRE

    Scott C., son/ Harry & Violet McGuire, b. 13 Sept., 1961; d. 9 Mar. 1962

MOWERY

    Mom, Minnie M., 1906
    Dad, Perl A., 1903 - 1985

MANNING

    Mark Anthony, b. 6 Nov. 1963; d. 8 Dec 1963
    Son/ Earl & Beulah Manning

ROW 3

MANNING

    Infant twins/ Joyce E. & Royce A. Manning, d. 19 Aug. 1900

FARMER

    Anna E., 1904
    Frank B., 1900 - 1969

BENDER

    Florence, 1903 - 1993
    John, 1890 - 1967

MANNING

    Mazie W., 1907 - 1987
    Henry E., 1909 -

MAGDEFRAU

    Robert E., b. 19 June 1937, d. 10 June 1985
    Darlene K., b. 8 July 1933, Parents of Robert, Michael, Diana, & Peggy

STOVER

    M. Lenora, 1906 -1979
    Floyd B. , 1900 - 1986

ROW 4

BAKER

    Carrol, b. 16 Feb. 1948; d. 5 Jun. 1948

BRANNEN

    John Wesley, 1873 - 1953
    Almyra (Pickens), 1887 - 1982

ZICKEFOOSE

    WIlliam E., 1893 - 1968

    Bessie E., 1904

BIDWELL

    Martha E., b. 20 Apr 1875; d. 22 Jan 1953

SINN

    Wade, 1907 - 1972
    Garnet M., 1907 - 1990

ARBOGAST

    Mother, Linda S., b. 26 Dec 1951 - d. 26 Jan 1981

ROW 5

WAGNER

    Leo K., 1916 - 1980 CPL. U.S. Army, W.W.II

    Dorothy M. 1926 -

TUCKER

    H. Ellen, 1886 - 1961

    Clark G., 1885 - 1960

SINN

    Larry K., 1941 - 1972
    Karen E., 1943
    Parents of Gregory, Kelly Jo, Kurtis

ROW 6

MANNING

    Ray, 1901 - 1975

    Emma L., 1907

    Daughter, Patricia A., b. 7 July 1945; d. 18 Oct. 1845

LEE

    Gladys M., b. 24 July 1948; d. 27 July 1948

RICKS

    Bennie C., b. 28 May 1915; d. 10 Sept. 1945; Iowa TEC 5, 5 Cav, 1 Cav Div, W.W.II

    John W., 1884 - 1956
    Selana J., 1884 - 1965

    Lillian L., 1927 - 1965

    George A., b. 17 Sept. 1908; d. 30 Sept. 1985
    Lillian M., b. 26 Sept. 1910

McMULLEN

    John K., b. 8 Sept. 1895; d. 18 Feb. 1965
    Minnie D., b. 10 July 1899; d. 7 Jan 1981

STARR

    Tincle H., b. 22 May 1912; d. 26 May 1980

McGILL

    John W., b. 12 May 1907; d. 10 Nov. 1989
    Pansy M., b. 14 Dec 1906 - ; Married 27 Feb. 1927; Parents of Janice

ROW 7

CARROLL

    Don L., b. 25 Jan 1937; d. 15 Sept. 1956; Iowa AIC 818 Air Base GP AF

FARANAS

    Christ A. 1944 - 1945

VER HELST

    April Suzanne, d. 17 April 1981

ROW 8

PANGBORN

    Frank L., 1889 -1940

    Lydia R., his wife; 1891 -1 913

NEFF

    Father, David S., b. 20 Feb. 1858; d. 10 July 1926; aged 68 yr. 4 mo 29 dys
    Mother, Margaret Ann, b. 23 June 1859; d. 24 July 1943; Aged 84 yr. 1 mo 1 da.
    Eliza B., b. 2 Nova 1896; d. 3 Nov. 1896; dau. of D. S.. & M.A. Neff
    Sadie, b. 30 Nov. 1897; d. 2 Dec 1897; dau. of D. S.. & M.A. Neff

    Jesse C., b. 14 May 1883; d. 20 Jan 1946
    Fred S., b. 24 July 1885; d. 8 Sept. 1962
    Esther M., b. 17 Feb. 1877; d. 17 Mar 1936




ALLRED

    Rev. R. J., 1855 -1956; License to preach 1881; Favorite Scripture Psalm 27

    Father, William E., 181 - 1960
    Mother, Lillie R., 1887 -1949
    Luther Quentin, son of W. E. & L. R.. Allred; b. 3 Nov. 1918; d. 14 Nov. 1918

VAN SANT

    John H. m 1888 - 1967

    Anna M., 1893 -1958

    Infant dau. of J. H.. & Anna Van Sant, d. 15 March 1914

    Lucile Doris, dau/ John & Anna Van Sant, b. 22 Nov. 1918; d. 26 Dec 1918

NEFF

    Don H., 1916 - 1975

    Evelyn M., 1924 -

GARRETT

    Lorel G., 1916 - 1971

    Eva E., 1914 - (still living), parents of Gene, Carol, Kay, Keith, Karl, and Douglas

HESSELTINE

    Victor Joseph, b. 23 Apr 1916 -

    Evelyn Lucy; b. 9 Nov 1918 - ; Married 12 March 1938

MESSER

    Perl E.; b. 13 Dec 1919

    Betty J., b. 22 June 1923; Parents of Laverne, Eugene, Gary & Danny

ROW 9

NEFF

    Lois Ann, Dau /Fred & Alice Neff, d. 10 July 1943

    Alice M., b. 4 May 1911; wife of Fred S. Neff; Parents of Fred A. & Lois A.

MCGUIRE

    Max; 1908 - 1976

    Bessie, 1908 - 1981; Parents of Emery, Meriel, Roger, Richard, Harry & Myron

    Richard Dean, Twin son/ max & Bessie McGuire - 1932 - 1932



VAN SANT

    Fannie M., b. 9 July 1920

    Arlis I., b. 6 June 1915; d. 1996?; Parents of Karen, Betty, Gary & Diana




ARBOGAST

    Charles Ray; b. 19 Oct. 1929

    Dorothy B., b. 11 Dec 1922; d. 21 Nov. 1988; Parents of Barbara, Georgia, Tom, Cathy & Tim

ROW 10

NEFF

    Isaac E., b. 3 Dec 1879; d. 6 July 1952

    Lou Sylvia, b. 8 Feb. 1881; d. 10 Jan 1948

    Wm. H.

    Effie J., his wife; b. 18 Jan 1888; d. 28 Oct. 1916

    Father, William H., b. 3 April 1889; d. 30 Sept. 1978

    Mother, Grace A., b. 7 June 1903

    Frank D., 1894 - 1986

    Mayme E., 1898 - 1974

ALTER

    Francis H., b. 2 Feb. 1840; d. 17 May 1924

    Adelaide J. (Frisbee), his wife, b. 25 Sept. 1847; d. 23 Jan 1923

VAN WINKLE

    Harley H., 1884 - 1966

    Frances P., 1890 - 1967

    Caryoll B., b. 8 June 1915; d. 24 Jan 1920

ALLRED

    Arthur G., 1910 - 1974

    Helen M. - 1912

ALTER

    Ellsworth V., 1899 - 1982

    Grace F., 1893 - 1979

NEFF

    Betty L., 1924 - 1972, mother of Bill

ROW 11

NEFF

    Mary Ruth, dau/ W.H. & Grace Neff, b. 18 Apr 1923; d. 23 Apr 1923

    David R., 1933 - 1963

    Arline E., 1934 -

ALTER

    Francis H., 1905 - 1978

    Bessie I., 1908 - 1938

    Kenneth, b. 11 Apr 1931; d. 11 Apr 1931

    Almond A., 1915 - 1936

VAN WINKLE

    Vernon H., 1919 -1 957

    Marjorie L., 1918

ROW 12

NEFF

    Henry R., 1881 - 1964

    Lydie E., 1886 - 1980

    Forest M., 1920

ALTER

    Thornton F., 1879 - 1957

    Alma May, 1884 -1959

STARR

    Virgil P., b 2 Bef. 1899; d. 18 May 1958, Iowa PVT. 353 Inf., W.W.II

ALLIMAN

    WIlliam D., 1893 - 1970

    Mae L., 1906 - 1937

NEFF

    William, 1853 - 1942

    Alice B. (Snider), 1867 - 1945

    Lester S., 1895 - 1963

    Anna E., 1894 - 1986

COCHRAN

    William S., 1854 - 1953

    Lucy M., 1869 -1939

    Howard Glen, b. 29 Jan 1889; d. 4 Sept. 1982, PVT. U.S. Army W.W.I

TUCKER

    Arnold F., 1911 -

    Ruth V., 1922 - 1962

HARDISON

    Judy A., wife/ Charles Hardison, b. 26 May 1953; d. 28 Sept. 1979

ALLIMAN

    Peter R., 1859 - 1947

    Lydia T., 1870 - 1958

    Lillian Lucille, dau. Peter & Lydia Alliman, 1910 -1945

    Ira G., b. 5 July 1904

SCHINAGL

    Jack F., 1914 - 1980

    Eldora C., 1906 -

ROW 13

NEFF

    Charles E., d. 4 Jan 1904

JOHNSON

    Mother, Mary (Cook), 1867 - 1949

STARR

    Buffy Lynn, d. 4 May 1982

    Phillip E., 1945 - 1986, U.S. Army, Vietnam

NEFF

    Gerald L., 1916 - 1944

    Mary J., 1918 - 1999

HINKLE

    Nettie (Alliman), mother of Karl, Ernest, Richard, Phyllis, & Lydia, 1891 - 1982

ALLIMAN

    Clarence L., 1900 - 1979

    Florence W., 1904 - 1975

    W. J. "Jack", 1926 1981

    Sumiko, 1925 -

ROW 14

HYDE

    John, 1880 1958

    Mary, 1883 - 1975

    John, Jr., 1901 - 1972

    F. Esther, 1903 -1960

WINTERS

    Rev. Charles O., 1881 - 1938

    Grace E., 1889 - 1964

WRIGHT

    Charlott, 1857 -1 946

SCHANTZ

    Edward R., 1899 - 1990

    Neoma, 1901 - 1981

NEFF

    Sam V., 1918 -

    Virginia M., 1923 - 1944

    Patricia, dau. d. 12 June 1944

DAVISON

    John J., 1898 - 1944

    Grace E., 1899 - 1979

DICKINSON

    Ruth E., 1918 - 1981

    Earl W., 1914 -

GARRETT

    Glen H., 1907 -

    Anna M., 1911 -

ALLRED

    Harold A., 1915 -1 945; 181st Field Artillery Bat. W.W.II

STONE

    Mary (ALLRED) 1920 -1 989

ROW 15

HYDE

    Richard, 1932 -

    Patricia M., 1934 -

NEFF

    Elmer D., 1908 - 1988

    Maude L., 1907

DAVISON

    John Albert, b. 21 Sept 1921; 29 Apr 1984; AMM3 U.S. Navy, W.W.II

STONE

    Eugene V., 1918 - 1986; Veteran W.W.II

    Father, H. VIllard, 1884 - 1967

WAGNER

    Lester, 1886 -1 968

    Florence, 1901 -1960

HALLOCK

    Everett E., 1884 -1967

    Junie V., 1897 - 1981

ROW 16

STONE

    Charles E., 1876 -1956

    Allice R., 1856 - 1939

ZEAR

    William C., 1871 - 1952

    Nina M.; 1885 - 1966

NEFF

    Walter, 1910 -

    Ivy, 1913 -

MARION

    Herman, 1885 -1961

    Eleanore, 1890 - 1958

MANNING

    Frank, 1869 - 1963

    Martha, 1877 - 1963

    Robert D., b 7 July 1914; d. 11 Feb. 1971

    Ed, 1905 -1983; Funeral Marker

NICOLA

    Lester E., 1909 -

    Freda M., 1906 -1946

RESCHLY

    Elmer J., 1890 - 1958

    Margaret L., 1891 - 1986

SCHAFER

    Theresa S., d. 4 May 1964

    Richard D., d. 12 March 1958

NEFF

    Harold 'Bud"; b. 2 Nov. 1918; d. 19 dec 1991

    Vivian (Zear); b. 7 June 1910 ; d. 7 Sept. 1976

    Infant daughters/ Harold & Vivian Neff; d. 25 Aug. 1950 & d. 13 July 1948

Names of persons buried in this cemetery according to previous records, but no stones remain at this time.

BALDOZER

    Elizabeth, b. 1821; d. 1899; aged 78 yr.

BINNER

    Margaretha, wife of G. Binner; d. 1876; aged 67 yr..

    Children/A. & G. Binner - William, d. 1873; age 1 yr.; 3 infant sons, no dates

MCCUTCHEON

    Grace; 1907 - 1965

STONE

    Hiram Willard; 1;899 - 1958, W.W.II

TURNER

    Perry W.; 1898 1971

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