Iowa County Cemetery Stones and History 1844-1975 (manuscript) by Pauline Lillie

                              KITCHEN CEMETERY      (Sumner)          p. 1 
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Location
Section 8, Sumner 80 Township, Range 11, about 2 miles south east 
of Ladora, off Hy. 6,

History
Was located above Big Bear Creek on the bluff, on the old Stage 
Coach Road: (State Road) Kitchen families came here in 1843, and 
may have started the cemetery in 1844, which was located near their 
saw mill in the SW¼ of SW¼

Checking in 1960 with an old resident who remembered the cemetery 
as she lived across the road, and told me that it was overgrown; 
That she a saw the buldozers clear off all brush. (today it is in 
crops). A rural Schoolhouse was beyond a few rods west and some 
houses sat around the mill in early years, and it became known as 
Stump Town, for it was a favorite place to camp on way west of pre- 
settlement days.

The Mormans camped here for a few days on their way, from Iowa City 
in June of 1856.

Kitchens may have removed their children to the cemetery a mile
west known as Ladora (North Sumner) before they left the area in 
1860, and not later when the cemetery was obliterated, because most 
of the foundations appear old, with some down in the Ladora Cemetery; 
These dates are before the cemetery was started for Ladora or North 
Sumner Cemetery for the town of Ladora did not exist then.

Kitchens  Patsey M.                     d. Nov. 16, 1853  ae 3 yr. 16 da
          Wm. John                      d. Nov. 16, 1853  ae 1 mo. 
          dau and son of A. P. & M.
          Charles C. son of A. & M.     d. Mar. 13, 1865  ae 17 yr. 6mo. 5da
          (now 1975 in two pieces)
           Clarence son of A. & M.      d. Aug. 5, 1853   ae 10 yrs. 
           Stone -unreadable completely
          (gramfather Charles)

                              Morman Children

Lee       John son of William           d. June 15th, 1856  ae 12 yr
Prator    child (of sister Prator)      d. June 15, 1856    child 



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No one has come up with other names, but it is my opinion others 
are buried there, but could not afford stones, a common practice 
of early days- just a slab- 

Some of these stones are across the road south in the foundation 
of a corn crib on the Orvile Mumby farm; For when Mr. Shaull 
owned the place he put them in there; Neighbors told him if he 
destroyed. the cemetery he would have bad luck; Next day he broke
his leg.

Remarks
A great amount of early Iowa County history is located in this 
little corner, and some day I hope to grant the Kitchens their 
rightfull place in the county.


Researched by Pauline Lillie



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