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

                    KUMER     CEMETERY [should be KUMMER]             p.1
                         a family cemetery -History by Pauline Lillie


Location
Section 1, Hilton 80 Range 10 located south of Hy. 6; Back in the 
field behind the farm buildings. A private family cemetery of the 
Kummer family who lived there and friends.

History
1874 Atlas the land is listed as A. Krenlin. The 1900 Atlas
page 25, the land listed as Jacob Kummer, the 1915 Atlas p. 13 
listed by Wm. Kummer; the 1946 Atlas listed as G.W. Kummer, the 1975 
Atlas is listed by George W. Kummer.

These stones were read by a member of the family- Bertha Kummer Tibben 
of Victor, Iowa;

Kummer    Jacob               b. 1828     d. 1908
          Caroline            b. 1831     d. 1894

Kroenlein Andrew              d. 1861     ae 41 yrs
          Barbara his wife    d. 1856     ae 63 yrs.

Geiger    Barbara             d. 1871     ae 7 mo.

Burgin    Infant of Henry     b. 1869

Kummer    Children of Jacob
          and Caroline
          Matilda             d. 1871     ae 1 yr 
          Emma                d. 1872     ae 2 da 
          Ida                 d. 1903[,Apr  Age 36 yr.] [hand written]

Kimmer    Inf. son of George
          and Florence        d. 1936

The following is given in the 1880 Census for Iowa Township

Kummer    Jacob               52        Switz-Switz-Switz
          Caroline            49        Saxony,Saxony,Saxony
          Anna                17        Iowa -Switz- Saxony
          Caroline            15        "       "      "
          Edith               13        "       "      "
          William             12        "       "      "
          George              6         "       "      "
          Voss George         33        Holstein.

Condition : Not sure as of 1976;
 
Researched: by Pauline Lillie


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