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Hayes Chapel, Church of God, was built and dedicated in 1888, section 7, Hayes Township, Ida County on 2 1/12 acres. (one acre donated by Worthy Garner and 1 1/2 acres donated by Henry Emmert) 

The cemetery was the to the west in back of the chapel and was also platted in 1888. There are four gravestones, but some graves were never marked and some bodies were removed to other cemeteries, some remain buried where they were buried years ago.  Families moved away and did not bother to remove their relatives. 

A minister shared with the Church of God in Ida Grove and elders and local people, such as Rev. A.C. Garner officiated at services, funerals, etc.   The Henry Shearer home was across the road from the Chapel from 1880-1890, they were Charter members of the church. 

Membership was active until 1922 and were then discontinued due in part to members moving out of state or into Ida Grove and other towns.  They Hayes Sewing Circle was very active in the neighborhood from early years and they often held meetings, parties, plays, etc.., all held in the Chapel. 

In one corner at the back of the church was an area where the ladies could serve supper or lunches. Two big stoves on either side of the middle of the church provided warmth in the winter. 

Circle Members took care of the church, my father would go and mow the weeds and poison ivy when there was a summer get together.  Racoons and other animals damaged the steeple and inside the church because it was idle so much. 

In 1949 Rev. R.M. Hudson influenced the Church of God in Ida Grove to tear down the chapel. The lumber was used to build a garage behind the preachers house at 508 Burns Street, also to the Cedar Rapids Mission, and pews and windows went to the youth camp at Sutherland. 

My mother Florence Shearer Kinzer kept the deacon’s bench and a square wooden table, I gave them to the Church of God after her death in 1962. I also gave the Hayes Sewing Circle Books to the Church and the communion set of Hayes Chapel was also given to them. 

When the Chapel was torn down, the grounds were cleared and the cemetery was fenced off. There are still mulberry trees, a pine tree, tiger and day lilies, lilacs, wildflower, etc… (2009)

LOTS IN HAYES CHAPEL CEMETERY  

Lots 1 & 6 (vacated)  Pilcher Lot

Pioneer Record May 19,1898  Daughter Dora Pilcher was born May 12,1895 and died May 14,1898, 3 years, 2 days (Pneumonia). Buried Hayes Chapel. Later moved to Ida Grove Cemetery.

Lots 2, 3, 4 (vacated)

No names

Lot 5 (three spaces)

E. Weist (Elmer)  Lot

Pioneer Record April 7, 1907  Elmer Weist 7 week old girl died, Hayes Township

Pioneer Record December 5,1906  Elmer Weist, son

**notation** “Katie and two babies”

Lot 7 & 12  A. Sykes Lot

Lot 7 **notation** “Waddell”

Daughter Beatrice Sykes died October 9,1891 (peritonitis, 5 years, 3 months) buried Hayes Chapel.

Pioneer Record May 9,1907- A. Sykes removed the body of daughter, Beartric Sykes from Hayes Chapel to Ida Grove Cemetery.

Lots 8 & 11  George Geiger Lots

Vacant

Lots 9 & 11  Henry Shearer Lots

Vacant

Lots 13 & 18  John Sykes Lots (vacated)

John Sykes (brother of A. Sykes) born 1858  died March 28,1898, (inflammation of the lungs), buried Hayes Chapel

Pioneer Record May 9,1907  A. Sykes had body of John Sykes removed to Ida Grove Cemetery

Lots 14 & 17  Pearl Garner Lots

Vacant

Lots 15 & 16 A.C. Garner Lots

STONE- Lot 15..small handmade stone with J.H. Garner inscribed on it.

A.C. Garner’s grandson, son of Jesse H. Garner, born and died August 8,1907

Lot 19  W.L. Garner Lot

Vacant

Lots 20 & 23  George Porter Lots (vacated)

Era May 26,1892; On Tuesday, George Porter, Hayes township, took his family to visit Wm. Pilchers. After dinner he and Mr. Pilcher went to the creek to enjoy the afternoon of fishing. It was not long before word was sent them that Mr. Porter’s young child, a boy about two years old had been taken with convulsions and before they could reach home the child was dead. A death so sudden that no medical aid could be summoned.

Son William R. Porter 1890-1892 Buried in Hayes Chapel 

Pioneer May 9,1907  George Porter had body of son William removed to Ida Grove Cemetery

Lots 21 & 22  S.M. Corrie Lots

Lot 22- Preston

George and Minnie Carnes Preston, boy died July 1912, buried Hayes Chapel

Lot 24  James Deal Lot (vacated)

James and Mary Deal…Daughter Hattied born October 13,1879 died April 2,1897, funeral and buried in Hayes Cemetery.   ** Body later moved to Ida Grove

Lot 25  Enos  Carr Lot  (two) 

Pioneer Record February 15,1895-Mr. and Mrs. Enos Carr, Hayes Township, mourn the death of Lee, their three month old baby which occurred Monday February 11. The funeral was held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. A.C. Garner. The remains were laid to rest on ground of Hayes Chapel.

*Courthouse record-Enoch Carr, birth, first child, boy born November 15,1894 

STONE-E.J. & S.E. Carr, infant son Lee Herold died February 11,1895, 2 months, 26 days 

Pioneer Record, October 15,1903  Enos and Sadie Lichtenberg Carr, son Lester Dewey, born July 30,1898, died October 13,1903, 5 years, 2 months, 14 days, buried Hayes Chapel  (kicked by colt)

Lot 26 Wm. M. Pilcher Lot

**notation-Irvin Pilcher’s babies, one or two)  (son of Wm. M. Pilcher)

Irvin E. Pilcher 1874-1938   Married September 12,1896 Della M. Atchinson  Divorced 1899

Vern Lee died November 25,1897  2 month, 21 day

Boy Pilcher died November 28,1898, age one month

Lot 27 Henry Gensler Lot (two spaces)

STONE-Teghtmeyer, Lewis  son of D & M Teghtmeyer, born July 21,1880 and died October 18,1896

Era Newspaper, October 22,1896  David and Mary Teghtmeyer, son Lewis born July 21,1880 died October 18,1896, age 16 years, 3 months (peritonitis) 

Pioneer September 18,1895  May Elizabeth, 2 year old daughter of Henry Gensler, Hayes Township, died last Sunday morning. Funeral services held Monday at 2 o’clock at Hayes Chapel. Rev. J.E. Boyer officiated

 Lot 28  Frank Maritz Lot (One)

STONE;  Baby, infant son of F & Z Maritz,  born and died August 29,1900

(Married January 5,1896  J.F. Maritz and Gisella P. Hutchins, sister of Mrs. John Sykes)

Lot 29  Will Hewitt lot (one)

July 21,1892 Wm. Hewitt, Hayes Township son born July 18,1892

Pioneer Record- August 26,1892  W.J. & C.J. Hewitt, infant son James died August 20,1892, buried in Hayes Chapel.

*Ida Grove Cemetery Records- June 13,1916, body of James Hewitt moved from Hayes Chapel to Ida Grove Cemetery

Lot 30  George Barnes or Barsies 

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