"Independence Cemetery is located in Section 26 Independence Township, Jasper County, Iowa. Many early cemeteries started as a "burying grounds" through necessity. The first graves in this area were in 1853. By 1859 the need for an established cemetery was realized by David Halliwell and his wife Catherine.
"The original transfer of property was on the 21st of January 1854 when David Halliwell bought 80 acres, for $113.00, from Miles White of the City of Baltimore, Maryland, book 25 page 71. The 9th of June 1859 David Halliwell deeded a portion of this for a cemetery to Independence Township. The warranty deed in book 40 page 245, corrected from the original on 29 October 1895 reads as follows: "Know all men by these presents: That David Halliwell and wife Catherine Jasper County, State of Iowa in consideration of the sum of one dollar in hand paid, do hereby sell and convey unto the Trustees of Independence Township of Jasper County and State of Iowa the following described premises, to-wit:
" 'Commencing at a point which bears north 78' west of the SE corner of Section number 26 Township 81 Range 20 and 30 chains and 42 links distant where black oak tree 10" in diameter bears north 43' east 26 1/2 links, thence north 10 rods thence west 9 rods, thence south 10 rods, thence east 9 rods to the place of beginning and lying in the SW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of section #26 in township and range aforesaid containing 90 rods.'
"The cemetery use was most active from 1860 through 1920. Since that time a minimal number of graves have been added. After the establishment of Restland Cemetery in Baxter in 1906 several graves were moved from Independence to Restland."
Source: Jasper County, Iowa Cemeteries: Independence Township, compiled by Jasper County Genealogical Society; published by the Iowa Genealogical Society. Copyright 1994. Used with their permission. To purchase a copy of this book, contact the Iowa Genealogical Society.
| Surname Name | Given Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
| Allen | Frank M. | 23 Apr 1888 | 7y 9m, Son of E. S. & A. T. | |
| Aller | Stella | 21 Mar 1868 | Dau of W.G. & H. | |
| Ashley | Little Roy | 27 Jan 1890 | ||
| Beals | - | - | - | Infant (son) of T. B. & 0. Beals (Tom and Orrie Beals) |
| Belt | Mary E. | 22 Mar 1869 | Dau of F. A. & M. E. | |
| Bishop | Elma | 1916 - | - | |
| Bishop | Morris A. | 1903 | 1974 | |
| Bishop | Katheryne M. | 1907 | 1954 | |
| Bishop | Merle Wyatt | 1906 | 1952 | |
| Bishop | Charles Silas | 1862 | 1945 | |
| Bishop | Hannah Jane | 1865 | 1942 | |
| Bishop | Golda E. | 17 Jun 1892 | 31 Aug 1906 | Dau of C.S. & Jennie Bishop |
| Boat | Mary J. Darr | 1870 | 1901 | |
| Booth | Luella | 28 Oct 1871 | 28 Sep 1872 | Dau of J. S. & C. J. Conwell |
| Conwell | Lena Opal Wyatt | 04 Jun 1876 | 13 Oct 1956 | No Stone |
| Conwell | Clark D., Jr. | 1866 | 1935 | |
| Conwell | Carlos | 1860 | 1936 | |
| Conwell | Clark D., Sr. | 06 Mar 1822 | 14 Aug 1887 | |
| Conwell | Rebecca | 10 Feb 1823 | 10 Nov 1910 | |
| Conwell | Henry | 1858 | 1885 | |
| Cross | J. A. | 19 Apr 1870 | infant, Child of Ebenezer R. Cross Sr. & Lovina Brandt, No stone | |
| Cross | Sadie | 1872 | infant, Child of Ebenezer R. Cross Sr. & Lovina Brandt, No stone | |
| Cross | Infant | 1874 | infant, Child of Ebenezer R. Cross Sr. & Lovina Brandt, No stone | |
| Cross | Albert | 29 Apr 1877 | 23 May 1877 | infant, Child of Ebenezer R. Cross Sr. & Lovina Brandt, No stone |
| Cross | Ebenezer, Jr. | 20 Jun 1876 | 20 Nov 1878 | Child of Ebenezer R. Cross Sr. & Lovina Brandt, No stone |
| Cross | William Garfield "Pete" | 19 Apr 1880 | 06 Sep 1905 | Son of Ebenezer R. Cross Sr. & Lovina Brandt, No stone |
| Cross | Ebenezer Sr. | 15 Feb 1832 | 19 Jun 1919 | No Stone |
| Cross | Lewis Napolean | 21 Mar 1861 | 12 Mar 1945 | Son of Ebenezer R. Cross Sr. & Lovina Brandt, No stone |
| Cross | John Quincy | 22 Dec 1869 | infant, Child of Ebenezer R. Cross Sr. & Lovina Brandt, No stone | |
| Cushatt | Aquilla | 25 Dec 1816 | 15 Apr 1889 | 72yr 3m 20da |
| Cushatt | Osee (Logsdon) | 13 Jan 1816 | 03 Feb 1889 | |
| Darr | Basil | 01 Mar 1853 | 03 Jul 1931 | No stone |
| Darr | Virginia | 21 Mar 1859 | 22 Mar 1939 | No stone |
| Dodd | Lloyd T. | 22 Sep 1894 | 1y, 29d, Son of J. S. & E. E. | |
| Dodge | Cyrus J. | 10 Aug 1865 | 3y 10m 12d, son of Isreal & Martha A. Logsdon | |
| Edgar | Louis | 10 Jun 1878 | 11 Jun 1878 | Son of J.S. & Dora E. Warner |
| Fish | Florence M. | 14 Feb 1 880 | 30 Apr 1905 | wife of F.A. Fish |
| Garrison | Infant Daughter | 1910 | 1910 | Dau of James W. & Blanche Harvey, No stone |
| Gillmor | Terresa | 1867 | 05 Mar 1894 | Born in Kentucky |
| Harter | Thomas | 1856 | 1908 | |
| Hedge | Dale | Homemade stone | ||
| Helphrey | Mary L. | 19 Feb 1866 | Dau of D.M. & Anna | |
| Helphrey | Infant Son | 11 Apr 1859 | Son of D.M. & Anna | |
| Helphrey | Infant Son | 02 Apr 1860 | Son of D.M. & Anna | |
| Helphrey | Infant Son | 30 Jul 1863 | Son of D.M. & Anna | |
| Helphrey | Anna | 09 Jul 1863 | 33y, Wife of D.M. Helphrey | |
| Henderson | John C. | 29 Jul 1835 | 22 Oct 1890 | |
| Henderson | Infant son | 24 Oct 1878 | 15 Nov 1878 | Son of John C. Henderson & Hannah Lunn |
| Henderson | Hannah | 1848 | 1941 | Mother |
| Holtz | Ava Richmond | 23 Feb 1861 | 03 Aug 1914 | "Dau. of James & Louisa (Logsdon) Richmond, Widow of Charles Lloyd & wife of John S. Holtz |
| Holtsclaw | Leslie | 19 Aug 1900 | 30 Sep 1900 | Son of Walter & Letha Rose, No stone |
| Iske | Minnie | 11 Sep 1905 | age 68y 26d, Mother | |
| Iske | F. G. | 12 Jun 1898 | age 64y 5m, Father | |
| Kenyon | Harmon A. | 7 Jul 1855 | 17 Mar 1898 | Father |
| Kline | Henry | 05 Jan 1857 | 03 Feb 1902 | No stone |
| Lane | George T. | 05 Feb 1878 | 14 Oct 1 959 | |
| Lane | Gwen L. | 1900 | 1903 | |
| Lane | Leslie L. | 1903 | 1903 | |
| Lane | Mary E. | 06 Mar 1882 | 17 Aug 1965 | |
| Lincoln | Mary A. Gill | 09 May 1834 | 28 Mar 1904 | wife of Warren W. Lincoln |
| Logsdon | Albert E. | 13 Feb 1891 | 23y 1m 28d, Child of W. W. & S. E. | |
| Logsdon | Luella | - | 09 Aug 1883 | 3y 2m, Child of W. W. & S. E. |
| Logsdon | Dennis | 24 May 1853 | Son of J.W. & P. | |
| Logsdon | Infant | 08 Sep 1853 | Son of J.W. & P. | |
| Logsdon | Euphatus | 28 Sep 1853 | Son of J.W. & P. | |
| Logsdon | Mary | 16 Feb 1819 | 02 Feb 1892 | |
| Logsdon | Sammy | 1897 | 1897 | |
| Logsdon | Susan M. | 27 Feb 1870 | ||
| Logsdon | William, Sr. | 12 Jan 1867 | ||
| Logsdon | Mary | 16 Feb 1819 | 02 Feb 1892 | Wife of James |
| Logsdon | James | 27 Sep 1818 | 04 Jun 1901 | |
| Long | Geneveive O. | 05 Jan 1902 | 29 Mar 1 905 | Dau of 0. & E. Long |
| Long | Otis | 22 Apr 1877 | 15 May 1909 | Amer. Legion Marker |
| McSherry | Maria | 30 May 1867 | 49y, Wife of J. McSherry | |
| McSherry | Infant Son | Darling Baby | ||
| Miller | Sidneyham F. | 1821 | 18 Jan 1901 | No stone |
| Miskimins | Sidney Irwin | 18 Jul 1873 | 15 Apr 1904 | |
| Miskimins | Francis Scott | 20 Oct 1850 | 18 Jun 1908 | Wife of J. H. |
| Miskimins | Joseph H. | 25 Dec 1841 | 09 Feb 1917 | Co K. 23rd IA Vol - Legion Marker |
| Nelson | Cora B. | 26 Apr 1867 | Dau of Willis & Francis Shepard | |
| Nirk | Ivan E. | 20 Jan 1895 | Son of J. M. & _ C. Nirk | |
| Orr | Sadie B. | 15 June 1882 | 5y 7m 25d, Dau of I. & S. | |
| Orr | Bessie | 14 Jul 1884 | Dau of Isiah Orr & Sarah Swihart | |
| Orr | Martha A. | 23 Feb 1 882 | Dau of Isiah Orr & Sarah Swihart | |
| Orr | Isiah | 1832 | 1902 | |
| Orr | Sarah Swihart | 3 Mar 1837 | 22 Feb 1922 | |
| Owens | Morris | 1902 | 27 Feb 1903 | No stone |
| Owens | Vernice | 28 Oct 1899 | 28 Feb 1903 | 4y 9m, No stone |
| Pennington | Elizabeth | 14 Oct 1 803 | 05 Oct 1896 | |
| Phipps | Mary Jane | 18 Jun 1890 | - | 13y 9m 25d, Dau of J. & M. Phipps |
| Preston | Harry B., Sr. | 11 Oct 1 900 | - | 48y 11m 29d |
| Preston | Harry B. Jr. | 08 Jul 1888 | 18 Jul 1895 | Son of N.B. & L.A. |
| Preston | Edwin T. | 14 Mar 1872 | ||
| Price | Infant Son | 04 Oct 1953 | 04 Oct 1953 | Son of Robert W. & Donna L. Warner, No stone |
| Richmond | Luetta | 25 Oct 1878 | Dau of Francis M. & Anna C. Belt | |
| Ridout | ----ham | 12 Sep 1867 | 5m 14d, Dau of W.S. | |
| Ridout | M. A. F. | |||
| Robertson | James | 18 Oct 1899 | 66y | |
| Rose | Nancy J. | 27 May 1817 | 17 Jul 1899 | |
| Rose | Elam | |||
| Rose | Elba | 10 Mar 1873 | ||
| Rose | Lucy J. | 03 Oct 1839 | 17 Jan 1904 | No stone |
| Rose | Roberta | 01 Oct 1866 | Dau of Frank M. & Tabitha Flock | |
| Rowels | Annie Stinson/Ball | 26 Jun 1855 | 31 Aug 1932 | No stone |
| Sayfath | Marie D. | 20 Mar 1824 | 31 Dec 1904 | Wife |
| Schweinebart | Harmon L. | 05 Feb 1908 | 14 Mar 1908 | |
| Schweinebart | Infant son | 30 May 1911 | 30 May 1011 | Infant of Fred & Opal Stinson |
| Schweinebart | F. S. | |||
| Schweinebart | Wilma Ila | 1919 | 1942 | |
| Schweinebart | Nile F. | 1909 | 1933 | |
| Scott | Isabell Jane | 30 Jun 1824 | 25 Feb 1910 | His wife - Mother |
| Scott | John G. | 30 Jun 1816 | 07 Aug 1905 | Father |
| Sego | Infant Son | 02 Apr 1853 | Son of Greenbery & Sarah Goodman | |
| Sego | James | 09 May 1868 | Son of Greenbery & Sarah Goodman | |
| Sego | Greenbery | 23 Mar 1859 | Son of Greenbery & Sarah Goodman | |
| Sego | Samuel | 19 Mar 1859 | Son of Greenbery & Sarah Goodman | |
| Sego | Sarah Goodman | 24 Sep 1891 | Wife of G.B. Sego | |
| Sells | Eliza P. | 27 Nov 1879 | Wife of J. Sells | |
| Sells | Charles E. | 11 Feb 1880 | 11y 10m 26d, Child of J.E. & E. Sells | |
| Sells | Emma A. | 12 Apr 1879 | 1y 6m 9d, Child of J.E. & E. Sells | |
| Seyfarth | John E. | 01 Jan 1820 | 30 Aug 1894 | |
| Seyfarth | Wm. | 1857 | 1939 | |
| Shattuck | Lytitia Alice Richmond | 15 Aug 1859 | 31 Mar 1916 | Wife of Joseph C. Shattuck |
| State | Joan | 12 Mar 1949 | 12 Mar 1949 | Twins of Robert & Jean State |
| State | Jane | 12 Mar 1949 | 12 Mar 1949 | Twins of Robert & Jean State |
| Stinson | Delilah | 16 Feb 1894 | 72y 5m 11d, Wife of J. Stinson | |
| Stinson | Jeremiah | 26 Oct 1884 | ||
| Strater | Samoine | 25 Dec 1866 | Son of John P. & B. | |
| Symington | George Lafayette | Abt. 1904 | 1907 | No stone |
| Thompson | Pheba A. | 08 Sep 1857 | ||
| Thompson | Mary A. | 03 Jul 1873 | ||
| Tovey | Job | 1811 | 1893 | |
| Trotter | Infant | 25 Dec 1915 | 25 Dec 1915 | Child of Vincent & Marie Wyatt, No stone |
| Trussel | Silas C. | 1868 | 15 Nov 1891 | |
| Trussel | M. | 04 Mar 1867 | 53y 11m 6d | |
| Trussel | Minnie L. Colyar | 29 Dec 1887 | 05 Oct 1908 | Wife of H.A. Trussel |
| Vandike | Samuel | 1870 | 08 Sep 1872 | Child of William R. & Sarah F. Cushatt |
| Vandike | Lurana A. (Della) | 23 Aug 1866 | 26 Aug 1872 | Child of William R. & Sarah F. Cushatt |
| Viles | Ernest L. | 1877 | 21 Aug 1877 | Son of Charles G. & Mary Jane |
| Warner | Elmer E. | 1861 | 1920 | |
| Warner | Ida Evaline | 24 Aug 1869 | 23 May 1902 | Wife of E. E. Warner |
| Warner | Infant Daughter | 16 May 1902 | Dau of E. E. & Ida E. | |
| Warner | LeRoy | 19 Sep 1890 | 20 Mar 1891 | Son of E. E. & Ida E. |
| Warner | Peter | 1791 | 12 Nov 1878 | |
| Warner | Josiah L., Sr. | 24 Apr 1823 | 12 May 1873 | |
| Warner | Ingaba | 02 Sep 1832 | 06 Aug 1916 | |
| Watson | Lizzie | 02 Nov 1829 | 07 Aug 1900 | |
| Watson | John Gill | 24 Aug 1837 | 13 Nov 1901 | |
| Weeks | Ora E. | 1896 | 1903 | |
| Weeks | Orwin L. | 1905 | 1908 | |
| Weeks | Ruth Ann | 1856 | 1907 | |
| Weeks | Wilbur R. | 1876 | 18 Sep 1903 | |
| Weeks | William C. | 1846 | 1907 | |
| Weeks | Lenard | 1880 | 1900 | Knights of Pithias marker |
| Weir | Susan | 19 Sep 1908 | 85y 18d | |
| Weir | Daniel | 96 Mar 1890 | 79y 4m 11d | |
| West | Letitia | 30 Nov 1885 | 48y, Wife of Gibson West | |
| Wulf | August | 20 Mar 1864 | 14 Jan 1894 | Wife of Fred |
| Wyatt | Hanna | 09 May 1867 | 76y 4m, Wife of Thomas Wyatt | |
| Wyatt | Almeda | 30 Apr 1883 | 30y 11m 18d, Wife of Francis Wyatt | |
| Wyatt | Nellie A. | 06 Apr 1896 | 30y 2m 1d, Wfe of F. M. Wyatt | |
| Wyatt | Francis M. | 1850 | 1922 | |
| Wyatt | Eli | Jul 1915 | No stone | |
| Wyatt | Infant Son | 23 Sep 1934 | 23 Sep 1934 | Son of Roy & Oarrie Checkel |
| Wyatt | Otis | 07 Jun 1885 | 22 Feb 1936 | No stone |
| Wyatt | Shelby | 12 May 1863 | 12 Jul 1912 | No stone |
| Wyatt | Susan Stever | 30 Aug 1823 | 21 Sep 1908 | No stone |
| Wyatt | Thomas III | 1785 | 1853 | Wife is buried in Newton Union, No stone |
| Wyatt | Winfield Scott | 21 Jun 1851 | 18 Sep 1915 | No stone |
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