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Slagel Cemetery

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"Slagel Cemetery is located South 28th Avenue East, 1/2 mile East of East 60th Street South. It was started in 1861. It is also known as Hixon Grove Cemetery. The .75 acre plot was deeded in 1874. It is fenced was a drive-in gate. It is well maintained and the stones are in fair to good condition. There are about 330 burials in Slagel Cemetery."

Source: Jasper County, Iowa Cemeteries: Buena Vista & Richland Townships, compiled by Jasper County Genealogical Society; published by the Iowa Genealogical Society. Copyright 2000. Used with their permission. To order this book, contact the Iowa Genealogical Society.

Some burials in this cemetery.
SLAGEL CEMETERY, Buena Vista Twp., Jasper County, Iowa
I-80 to S. on 146 to where I-255 changes to 85

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North East Section:
Lot 1-William Patterson, Lucy King-colored
William Patterson        12-15-1842     4-16-1880      68yr.
Lucy King-colored                       1-8-1877       70yr.

Lot 2-J.W. Fenner
Ella M. Knouse                          8-15-1874      7mo.           Dau. of G.W. & E. F.
                                                                      Knouse
Mary F. Fenner                          6-20-1881      56yr 10da
Maude F.Fenner                          1-8-1893       5yr 11mo 5 da  Dau of J.W. Fenner
Jennie Fenner                           2-20-1895      35yr 1mo ?     Wife of J.W. Fenner
J.W. Fenner

Lot 3-C.F. Shelley, Amos Fenner
Georger F. Frost                        1872           3yr 4mo 17da   Son of J.W. Frost
Clarissa P. Shelley                     7-23-1880      26yr 3mo 20da  Wife of G.F. Shelley
Sarah H. Fenner          3-18-1816      4-27-1843
Amos C. Fenner           4-9-1840       5-10-1873

Lot 4-Brooke
Effie V. Brooke          1872           1873           8mo
Oliver H.P. Brooke       1862           1887           25yr
Rush M. Brooke           1836           1902           62yr           Father
Mrs. M.J. Sarah J.Brooke 1842           1930           88yr           Mother

Lot 5-Sampson
James Sampson            1818           1893           75yr
Rachael Sampson          1816           1868           52yr
Johanna Smith Chedester  3-26-1853      8-12-1904      51yr
William H. Pierce                       10-8-1881      20yr 6mo 16da

Lot 6- Jasper Vanscoy
Jasper Vanscoy           7-17-1846      2-25-1909      63yr
Jasper Vanscoy Infant
Emily Slagel Vanscoy     3-8-1824       8-17-1891      67yr
Eli Slagel               9-9-1828       5-10-1913      85yr
John W. Frost                           10-6-1881      36yr 6mo 14da
Ella Frost(wife)

Lot 7- G.W. Fraker
Rachael Fraker           2-5-1826       9-13-1898      75yr           Wife of G.W. Fraker

Lot 8-W.E. Roseman
Mary E. Roseman                         1870           2yr
Twins

Lot.9-Charles Allum

Lot 10-Rowley Spellman
Gertrude Spellman        1863           5-25-1940      77yr
Hattie R. Spellman                      10-27-1864     11yr 29da
L.A. Eaton                              1-17-1893      71yr           Wife of R. Spellman
Rowley Spellman          2-28-1820      6-26-1900      80yr
Ella Ellen Spellman      1858           5-6-1941       82yr
Lot 11-Eaton
Frank E. Eaton                          1867           13yr
Unknown

Lot 12-Jacob Swarts, A.S. Fenner
Mary Swarts                             11-7-1867      80yr           Dau. of A. & S. Fenner
Alice Fenner                            9-17-1872      20yr 11mo 1da

Lot 13-Slagel
Lydia Slagel             8-14-1835      2-24-1903      68yr
Susanna Slagel           3-3-1799       11-26-1881     72yr
Jacob Slagel             10-11-1796     5-7-1873       77yr
Elizabeth Slagel         3-20-1829      8-17-1912      83yr

Lot 14-Unknown
Unknown

Lot 15-Wasson
Margaret C. Wasson                      12-2-1865      9yr 5mo 2da    Dau. of A. & S.A. Wasson
Minnie Maude Wasson                     12-3-1879      5yr 2mo 20da   Dau. of L.M. & L.E. West
Eldora Wasson                           7-9-1878       10yr 9mo       Dau. of L.M. & L.E. West

Lot 16-Murphy
Seymour Murphy                          9-20-1864      2mo 6da        Son of J.W. & A.E. Murphy
Rosswell Murphy                         9-17-1869      3mo            Son of J.W. & A.E. Murphy
Townsend Murphy          5-22-1835      1-31-1915      80yr           Born in Highland Co. Ohio
Daniel Murphy            10-3-1798      2-25-1890      92yr           Born in Frederick O. Va.

Lot 17-J.W. Russell
Harriet A. Russell       5-14-1858      6-27-1861      3yr            First burial in Slagel
Julia M. Russell         12-6-1871      6-11-1892      21yr
Margaret R. Russell      8-1-1830       9-19-1896      66yr           Wife of J.W. Russell
J.W. Russell             8-5-1827       4-5-1916       89yr
Eliza J. Russell         4-14-1864      7-12-1921      57yr

Lot 18-Trotter
Nelson Totter                           6-4-1879       65yr 3mo 6da
James M. Trotter                        8-26-1863      24yr 3mo 14da  Son of N. & J. Trotter
                                                                      Co E-40 Ia Vol Died at
                                                                      D----Bluffs

Lot 19-James Wilson
Maggie Wilson
Katy Wilson
Louisa Wilson

Lot 20-S.D. Lockwood
Iantha Lockwood                         4-12-1863      12yr 16da
I Henry Lockwood                        5-16-1863      22yr 5mo 20da  Son of S.D. & G.E.
                                                                      Lockwood (GAR) - Co 110
                                                                      Ia. Inf. Killed at Battle
                                                                      of the Champion Hill
S.D. Lockwood                           5-20-1887      77yr 7mo 11da

Lot 21-Hixon
George W. Hixon          1857           1926
Jacob F. Hixon           1859           1-12-1936      76yr
Unknown graves



Lot 22-Allum
George H. Allum                         12-8-1871      6yr 1mo 4da    Son of A.K. & M.L. Allum
John W. Allum                           5-2-1884       2yr 11mo 10da
Effa Loar                                              10yr
Martin Loar                             10- -1872      1yr 11mo 1da

Lot 23- George Allen
George Allen                            10-23-1969     87yr

Lot 24-Unknown

Lot 25- Likens
Leonard Likens                          1862           68yr           Veteran 1812
Gertrude Guessford                      3-14-1903      5hr

Lot 26-D.H. Weems, William S. Hixon
Rachael M. Weems                        11-12-1863     40yr 4da       Wife of D.H. Weems
Charlie T. Hixon                        6-23-1869      1yr 23da       Son of W.S. & P.E. Hixon
Jennie Hixon                            3-13-1870      15da           Dau. of W.S. & P.E. Hixon
Lyoia Ann Hixon                         1874           1yr
Phebe Hixon                             1833           1914
William S. Hixon                        5-31-1887      62yr 9mo

Lot 27- G.R. Bennett, John Drake
Margaret Bennett                        1-4-1862       6mo 26da       Dau. of G. & R. Drake
Rebecca Drake            1-27-1827      9-27-1886      59yr           Wife of John B. Drake
John B. Drake            3-10-1813      2-27-1878      60yr

Lot 28- Hixon
Elizabeth Hixon                         10-2-1866      83yr           Wife of John
Jacob H. Hixon           2-24-1815      10-11-1885     70yr
Margaret Hixon           11-9-1820      11-16-1899     79yr           Wife of J. Hixon
Laura Sandusky           1860           1912           52yr

Lot 29- Jacob Fike
Mary Ann Fike                           11-9-1864      24yr
Unknown grave

Lot 30- A. & P.M. Brooke
Agreen Brooke                           11-4-1864      30yr 26da
John W. Brooke                          12-28-1861     1yr 2mo 28da   Son of A. & P.M. Brooke

Lot 31- C.M. Davis
Nancy Davis                             11-7-1864      18yr 9mo 2da   Dau. of C.M. & M. Davis
Sarah A. Davis                          9-9-1886       23yr 10mo 21da Dau. of C.M. & M. Davis
Mary Davis                              10-15-1890     77yr 2mo 2da   Wife of C.M. Davis
C.M. Davis               9-18-1815      11-4-1892      77yr 1mo 26da

Lot 32- J.O. Davis
Infant Son                              1863
Ann Victoria                            8-6-1863       24yr

Lot 33- John Davis
Robert Franklin Davis                   1-27-1884      21yr 10mo 7da  Son of J. & M. Davis

Isabell Davis                           12-31-1863     10da           Dau. of J. & M. Davis
Ulysses G. Davis                        8-4-1865       1yr            Son of J. & M. Davis

Lot 34- William Woods
Sherman Woods                           12-23-1871     1yr ?mo 25da   Son of Wm. & E. Woods
Bethania Woods                          7-31-1880      26yr 22da      Wife of John D. Woods
Della M. Woods                          8-?-1881       2yr 3mo        Dau. of J.D. & B. Woods
William Woods                           2-2-1892       68yr 6mo 10da
Elizabeth Woods                         1913

Lot 35- John Trevits
Rosa (Infant)                           1869
Infant (unnamed)
Cynthia Trevits          1838           1916           78yr
John Trevits             1836           1912           74yr

Lot 36- William Mobberly
Jefferson Mobberly                      3-24-1869      29yr 11mo 7da  Son of Wm. & E. Mobberly
William Mobberly                        3-19-1875      65yr 10mo 8da
Lydia Mobberly           2-11-1811      10-11-1883     72yr           Wife of Wm. Mobberly
                                                                      (born in Salem Cty. N.J.)
Sarah Elizabeth Sharp                   1894           55yr 6mo 13da

North West Section
Lot 1- John Ladu
John C.(G.?) Ladu                       9-22-1872      65yr 10mo 10da

Lot 2- D.W. Murphy
Ray T. Murphy            12-7-1883      6-11-1913      30yr
D.W. Murphy              11-16-1841     9-5-1921       80yr
Clarinda Murphy          10-18-1849     4-10-1904      55yr           Wife of D.W. Murphy

Lot 3- E.C. Doane
Carrie A. Doane                         1-12-1894      10yr 2mo 24da  Dau. of E.C. & L.J. Doane
Infant                                                 1893           Son of E.C. & L.J. Doane
Erwin G. Doane                          4-4-1874       1yr 8mo        Son of I.G. & J.A. Doane
Adelbert Doane                          2-27-1868      2mo 17da       Son of I.G. & J.A. Doane

Lot 4- C.D. Sanderson
Susan G. Anderson                       4-19-1868      26yr 22da      Dau. of C.S. Anderson
C.D. Sanderson           3-26-1837      1-20-1911      74yr

Lot 5- S.J. Arnold M.D.
S.J. Arnold M.D.                        8-9-1863       24yr 5mo 4da
Little Bertha

Lot 6- Milton Vanscoy
William A. Vanscoy                      5-21-1939      76yr
Milton Vanscoy           1843           1923           74yr
Mary C. Vanscoy          1846           11-12-1942     96yr           Wife
Susan A. Vanscoy                        10-?-1884      11mo           Dau. of  M. & M.C.
                                                                      Vanscoy

Lot 7- Moler
Harry T. Moler                          10-9-1878      4yr 8mo 11da
Lilly D. Moler                          10-11-1878     9yr 9mo
Unknown
Lydia Ann Moler                         1893
John Moler

Lot 8- Daniel Haines
Nancy Haines                            3-3-1864       43yr 2mo 26da
John Haines                             12-23-1862     20yr 2mo 8da
Zachariah Haines                        1855

Lot 9- A.C. Davis
Infant Son

Lot 10- R.P. Holmes
R.S. Holmes                             12-20-1878     11yr 9mo 28da  Son of R.P. & M.A. Holmes
M.A. Holmes                             10-27-1891     60yr 9mo 12da  Wife of R.P. Holmes
R.P. Holmes                             2-26-1898      47yr
Neson Holmes             7-11-1851      3-5-1898       47yr

Lot 11- H.B. Ammons, Olin H. Murphy
George B. Ammons                        11-3-1978      16yr 7mo 5da   Son of H.B. & ? Ammons
Hermea C. Murphy         8-30-1878      10-21-1970     92yr
Olin H. Murphy           1892           6-30-1963      70yr

Lot 12- Armentrout
Infant
Gertie May Armentrout                   3-9-1869       2yr 9mo
Fannie B. Armentrout                    8-11-1873      2mo 13da       Dau. of W.M. & N.I.
                                                                      Armentrout

Lot 13- S.J. Geddes, Samual Russell
John Russell Geddes      8-20-1884      7-19-1885      1yr            Son of S.J. & Bell P.
                                                                      Geddes
Mary P. Russell          11-17-1809     9-23-1897      88yr
Samuel R. Russell        11-8-1805      10-4-1876      71yr
Robert H. Russell        7-7-1838       5-5-1866       28yr           Son of S.R. & M.P.
                                                                      Russell

Lot 14- Gage
Cyrus Gage                              10-5-1881      4mo 22da       Son of C.D. & Regina Gage
Harry G. Gage                           8-11-1878      1yr 1mo 1da

Lot 15- Hannah
Sarah S. Hannah                         9-10-1883      68yr 11mo 24da Mother
Two Small Children

Lot 16- R.A. Blanton
R.A.Blanton                             2-16-1880      4yr 5mo

Lot 17- Alexander Auten*
Alexander C. Auten       1839           1933           94yr
Lois I. D. Auten         1839           1920           81yr
J.C. Auten               1871           1888           17yr           Son of A.C. & I.D. Auten

Lot 18- Fenner
Susan Fenner                            1-15-1884      70yr           Dau of A. Fenner
A. Fenner                               6-23-1876      64yr 5mo 28da
Alice Fenner (Maybe)
Franklin Fenner                         5-23-1884      27yr 5mo 29da
Arthur Fenner                           4-1-1885       5mo 8da        Son of A.F. & S.W. Fenner

Lot 19- Unknown
4 Unknown graves
Julia Morgan                            9-27-1888      2da            Dau of W.B. & L.W. Morgan

Lot 20- E.R. Dumbleton
Earl T. Dumbleton                       3-25-1889      15yr 7mo 5da   Son of E.R. & S.
                                                                      Dumbleton
Wilson Locke Kopple                     1893           9da            Son of Ab. Kopple

Lot 21- Joseph Scoville
Elmer
Lester O. Scoville       5-1-1900       9-27-1900                     Son of C.B. & L.J.
                                                                      Scoville
James E. Scoville        1-10-1863      4-3-1907       44yr
Mary A. Scoville         9-12-1836      12-1-1894      58yr           Wife of Joseph R.
                                                                      Scoville
Joseph R. Scoville       4-18-1823      10-29-1888     66yr

Lot 22- Joshua Hill
Robert Hill                             11-13-1889 (8) 76yr 8mo 11da
Lydia P. Hill                           8-17-1893      82yr 7mo 18da
Joshua B. Hill                          1-18-1900      60yr 11mo 21da
Elizabeth Hill                          8-16-1916      71yr 3mo 14da  Wife of Joshua B. Hill

Lot 23- Beltzer Morgart
Elizabeth Morgart        7-7-1882       4-29-1903      21yr           Dau of George Morgart
William A. Morgart                      8-23-1922      63yr
Mrs. K.C. Morgart        1-18-1833      3-10-1911      78yr           Wife of Baltzer Morgart
Beltzer Morgart          1-8-1817       11-30-1890     73yr

Lot 24- Unknown

Lot 25- County Home

Lot 26- John D. Woods, George Morgart(Brother to Mrs. Woods)
John Woods               1848           1924           76yr
Sarah E. Woods           1861           4-6-1942       80yr           Wife
George Morgart           1879           6-25-1948      69yr           Last known
                                                                      residence-Kansas.

Lot 27- Uriah Davis
Uriah Davis              1857           1921           64yr
Nettie Davis             12-20-1867     3-22-1944      76yr


Lot 28- John Davis
Josie Davis              2-27-1860      6-3-1900       40yr
Nannie Davis                            3-28-1894      35yr 6mo
Mary Davis                              1-19-1892      63yr 2mo 12da  Wife of John Davis
John Davis                              2-14-1901      80yr 7mo 23da

Lot 29- Murphy Russell
Harry K. Russell         9-11-1890      7-13-1894      4yr            Son of J.M. & Jenny
                                                                      Russell
Mary Russell Ash (Mrs.)  1851           6-14-1935      84yr


Lot 30- Gabriel Strunk
Daniel Strunk                           9-11-1893      32yr 4mo 27da  Son of G. & S. Strunks
Sarah A. Strunk                         2-18-1850      11mo 4da       Child of G. & S. Strunk
Victoria P. Strunk                      7-11-1854      9mo 18da       Child of G. & S. Strunk
Bruce Strunk                            7-27-1868      7yr 6mo 12da   Child of G. & S. Strunk
Sarah Strunk             5-7-1829       8-30-1894      65yr           Wife of G. Strunk
Gabriel Strunk           6-12-1815      5-10-1896      81yr

Lot 31- Hazel Coit Murphy
Mr. Fred Jensma          1910           12-15-1957     47yr            (Helen Murphy)Last know
                                                                        residence, Fairview
                                                                        Twp. Jasper Co.
Hazel C. Murphy          1846           8-12-1947      70yr

Lot 32- John Dunlap
John Dunlap                             1-23-1898      67yr
William Gooden                          3-30-1897      71yr 5mo 13da

Lot 33- County Home

Lot 34- Frank Auten*
Ida Belle Auten                         1880           11-29-1972     92yr
James Howisen Morris                    1874           7-31-1961      90yr
Susie Mae Auten          1880           1910           30yr
Frank M. Auten           1864           1955           90yr
Frank Melvin Auten       1919           1949*                         (Staff Sgt.) Son of Frank
                                                                      & Ida Auten

Lot 35- William E. Roseman, Jay Auten*
William E. Roseman       6-16-1829      11-2-1896      67yr
Auten, Jay		12-19-1904	12-1-1980
Auten, Grace Adams	5-1-1901	3-19-2000	

Lot 36- William H. Drake, Samuel Mark
William H. Drake         8-23-1860      7-27-1939      78yr
Mrs. Rosaltha M. Drake   8-2-1864       1-26-1949      84yr
Georgie A. Mark                         7-28-1877      1yr 6mo 13da   Son of S. & F.A. Drake
Frances A. Mark          3-26-1848      1-6-1912       69yr           Wife of Samuel Mark
Samuel A. Mark (GAR)                    12-5-1893      53yr 2mo 8da

South East Section
Lot 1- William Van Wyngar
Jacoba Van Wyngarden     4-4-1852       12-14-1910     58yr           Wife of William Van
                                                                      Wyngarden
William Van Wyngarden    11-1-1848      12-17-1923     75yr

Lot 2- O.M. Parsons
Orval M. Parson          1905           1909           4yr            Son of O.M. & May Parsons
Mae Parson               1874           2-21-1957      82yr           Mother
Oscar Meeker Parsons     1863           5-4-1942       74yr           Father
Floyd W. Parsons         4-30-1907      12-21-1952     45yr           Pfc. Co.K 315 Inf. WWII
                                                                      B.S.M - last known
                                                                      address California

Lot 9- James Woods, Antone Alling
Wendell L. Woods                        1904                          Son of James & Lizzie
                                                                      Woods
Allbert L. Spellman      7-5-1879       12-28-1963     84yr
Antone Alling            1862           11-8-1937      75yr

Lot 10- Daniel DeYoung
James C. Gover           1889           9-12-1946      56yr           Last known address,
                                                                      DesMoines
Daniel DeYoung           1851           1935           84yr
Jane DeYoung             1849           1909           60yr           Wife of Daniel DeYoung

Lot 11- A.L. Davis
Venia Davis              1876           1907           31yr
Anna E. Davis            1883           1945
A.L. Davis               12-20-1867     12-7-1948      80yr
Mrs. A.L. Davis                         11-12-1965     81yr
Eileen Davis                            1913                          Infant
Robert Peterson                                                       (Grandson of A.L. Davis)
                                                                      last know residence,
                                                                      Detroit Mich.

Lot 16- Unknown

Lot 17- Jacob Herring
Gideon S. Merryman                      1879           1yr
Margaret B. Herring                     8-6-1871       1yr            Dau of J. & M.E. Herring
Jacob Herring                           5-8-1862       3yr            Son of J. & M.E. Herring
William Herring                         6-8-1869       7yr 10mo 1da   Son of J. & M.E. Herring
J. Herring               1-16-1817      2-24-1871      54yr
Mary Herring             1-5-1834       1-8-1898       64yr           Wife of J. Herring

Lot 18- James Zink
Infant Chambers                         11-2-1893                     Infant Dau of R.C.F. &
                                                                      Cora E. Chambers
Clarissa Zink            1-7-1833       6-21-1904      71yr           Wife of James D. Zink
James D. Zink            4-14-1831      12-21-1898     67yr

Lot 19- John DeGreef
Jon T.DeGreef            9-19-1950      8-18-1962      11yr

Lot 24-Herring
Laura Herring Noland     1868           1903           35yr
George Allen             2-28-1882      10-23-1969

Lot 25- B.N. Wheeler
Ben Wheeler                             2-3-1888       57yr 9mo 17da  Hus of Sarah Wheeler
Sarah Wheeler                           6-24-1902      66yr 19da      Wife of Ben Wheeler

Lot 26- George Frizzell
Louisa Frizzell          12-14-1846     2-13-1900      54yr
George Frizzell          1840           1908           69yr

Lot 27- A.C. Trevits, Alfred Sheel
Ancel C. Trevits         1872           11-24-1951     79yr
Imelda Trevits           1878           7-24-1971      93yr
Vera Trevits Scheel      1903           4-4-1947       43yr

Lot 29- Squires
Irena Squires            9-25-1819      2-18-1904      85yr
Mary J. Mathews          6-30-1834      2-11-1903                     Wife of G.A.R.

Lot 30-J. Adams*
Matilda Adams            8-17-1859      9-24-1898      39yr
Orson J. Adams           1-18-1834      6-3-1910       76yr           
Arthur E. Adams          9-18-1869      6-14-1933      63yr           
Carrie Adams Arbs        9-1-1871       11-30-1943     71yr

Lot 31- E.J. Dunahey
Ralph E. Dunahey         7-14-1895      8-9-1896       1yr
Helen Hopson             4-11-1884      12-3-1968      84yr
Estelle Hopson           9-30-1879      11-23-1968     89yr

Lot 33- John P. Ervin
Anna M. Ervin (?)        1841           1882           41yr           his wif
Charlie L. Ervin                        1-30-1879      6yr
John P. Ervin (GAR)      1837           1923           86yr
Mary M. Ervin            1842           1924           86yr           Wife of John P. Ervin

Lot 34- Robert Martin, William Ervin
Mary R. Martin           1855           1894           39yr
W.E. Ervin               10-22-1831     7-1-1900       69yr
Elizira Ervin            4-25-1832      4-8-1901       69yr           Wife of W.E. Ervin
Roy Martin               1881           1909           29yr
William Robert Martin                   10-27-1935     82yr           10-27-1935 is burial date
                                                                      not death

Lot 35- J.S. Davis
M. Irena Davis           3-8-1877       5-13-1898      21yr           Dau of J.S. & N.J. Davis
John S. Davis            10-25-1841     8-2-1905       64yr
Jennie Davis             6-14-1849      11-5-1912      63yr           Wife of John S. Davis

Lot 36- Squires*
Grace Adams              12-19-1895     7-8-1966       90yr
Willie Squires                          1902           28yr

South West Section
Lot 1- John W. Murphy
John W. Murphy           5-12-1825      8-20-1914      86yr
Anna Eliza Murphy        2-21-1830      2-8-1914       84yr

Lot 2- Wilbur Woods
Lillian Bunea Woods      8-8-1917       8-22-1917      15da           Dau of Wilbur & Halena
                                                                      Woods
Halena Woods             1892           9-1-1963       71yr
Wilbur N. Woods          1884           12-23-1969     85yr

Lot 3- H.E. Murphy
Mary H. Murphy           8-18-1863      7-11-1907      43yr
Birge W. Murphey                        10-13-1923     25yr
H.E. Murphey                            1949                          Last known res. Mileston
                                                                      Canada
Ellsworth Murphey        8-29-1866      3-6-1949

Lot 4- H.E. Atwood
Ivan Blake Atwood        3-21-1893      3-1-1958                      Last known res. Chicago
Anna Atwood              1867           1926           59yr
Harry E. Atwood          1867           2-15-1936      68yr

Lot 5- Clarence Hill, Stepp
Delta Stepp              1916           5-23-1939
Richard Floyd Stepp      8-7-1938       8-15-1938

Lot 6- Gael Atwood
Gael E. Atwood           1891           1-20-1945      51yr

Lot 7- Hugh P. Murphy
Mrs. Hugh (Ruth) Murphy  1892           2-6-1968       75yr
Hugh Murphy              1888           1960
Infant                                  7-23-1931

Lot 8- Bower Murphy
Bower T. Murphy          10-20-1870     6-14-1923
M. Edith Murphy          7-26-1875      5-28-1934                     Wife of Bower T. Murphy

Lot 9- Alexander Woods
Alexander F. Woods       1856           5-19-1932      75yr
C. Price Woods           1859           1924           65yr

Lot 10- W.M. Woods
Wildman W. Woods         1882           1959
Mrs. W.M. (Pearl) Woods  1885           5-24-1970      84yr
Francis M. Woods         1907           1927                          Son W.M. & Pearl Woods

Lot 11- Melvin Meredith
Melvin Meredith          1904           1968
Keith E. Meredith        1931           12-14-1933     2yr            Sleeping Sickness

Lot 12- Charles S. Hill
Mrs. Ida M. Hill         1865           1960           95yr
Charles S. Hill          1860           1934           73yr

Lot 13- Richard (Dick) Verwers
Nancy Jean Verwers       1-16-1956      1-16-1956                     Still born infant

Lot 14- Orville Springer
Darrell Dean Springer                   1-27-1942                     Infant

Lot 15-William R. Ponder
William R. Ponder        1874           4-22-1940
Mrs. Hilma Ponder        1872           3-13-1948      76yr

Lot 16- C.H. Davis
C.H. Davis               1883           1928           45yr
Charles H. Davis         1870           6-19-1948      78yr

Lot 17- J.H. Wallace, Dirk Blom
Jaime H. Wallace         1881           1946                          Buried at Oxford, Penn.
Mrs.J.H.(Dacia E)Wallace 1870           1-27-1944      73yr
Dirk Blom                1876           3-8-1951       75yr

Lot 18-Fremont Woods
Mrs. Grace G. Woods      1894           5-21-1957      63yr

Lot 19-Donald Springer
Steven Lee Springer      7-17-1954      7-27-1954      10da

Lot 23- Glen W. & Lois Stoddard
William C. Stoddard      7-21-1954      8-26-1970      16yr           Last known res Chelsea


Lot 25- Charles Scoville
Charles B. Scoville      1860           2-9-1938       77yr
Lucy J. Scoville         1868           1920           52yr

Lot 33- George Sampson
Ruby Sampson             11-12-1903     1903                          Infant
George Sampson           6-19-1875      9-6-1906       31yr
Mrs. Ada Parks Sampson   4-10-1874      7-9-1958       84yr

Lot 34- Harry Springer
???? Infant                                                           (Cremation) Disinterred
                                                                      to Newton Memorial
                                                                      Cemetery 11-26-1962-
                                                                      1-25-1913
Johnny E. Anderson Jr.   7-1-1935       7-2-1935       8hr            Grandson of Harry
                                                                      Springer

Lot 35- Fred Sampson
Infant
Alice Sampson            1895           1918
Fred E. Sampson          1888           12-5-1950      62yr
Mary E. Sampson          1851           1919
David W. Sampson         1843           1934
Retta Hunt               1885           1960


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Additions and Corrections to this original by Marilyn Auten Berthelsen, Kellogg, IA:

Lot 17- Alexander Auten (owners)
Alexander C. Auten 1839 - 1933 94yr (b. July 20, 1839)
Lois I. D. Auten 1839 - 1920 81yr (Lois Dillison (nee Foote) Auten, born Oct 18, 1839
J.C. Auten 1871- 1888 17yr Son of A.C. & I.D. Auten (Jay C. Auten b. 9-16-1872) 16 at death on March 17, 1888 from complications of measles)


Lot 30-J. Adams
Matilda Adams 8-17-1859 9-24-1898 39yr (Nee Davis,correct birth year is 1839 - and her age at death  59 years)(Her oldest child, Charles Francis Adams, my grandfather, born August 1861). His  grave is in Our Silent City, Kellogg, IA)
Orson J. Adams 1-18-1834 6-3-1910 76yr
Arthur E. Adams 9-18-1869 6-14-1933 63yr
Carrie Adams Arbs 9-1-1871 11-30-1943 71yr

Lot 34 - Frank Melvin Auten died as a result of the worst air loss in the WWII on Friday the 13th of October 1944

Lot 35- William E. Roseman, Jay Auten (owners)
William E. Roseman 6-16-1829 11-2-1896 67yr
Auten, Jay 12-19-1904 12-1-1980 
Auten, Grace Adams 5-1-1901 3-19-2000   (another typo, as her birthdate was May 2, 1901)
Charles Windsor Auten and Ruth Saunders Auten are documented on Auten stone in lot 35. Their ashes were scattered over the Rocky Mountains.

Lot 36- Squires (owner)
Willie Squires 1902 28yr 
Grace Adams 12-19-1895 7-8-1966 90yr (SHE WAS BORN ON DECEMBER 19, 1875)  The math does not
               work for born in 1895 and dying in 1966, and she was indeed 90 years old.)  This is
               the aunt who raised my mother, Grace Adams Auten after Maude Pearl Phillips Adams
               died when mother was 7 years of age.   Maude Adams is buried in Our Silent City,
               Kellogg.

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