The first pioneer grave in the Colfax vicinity was probably that of eight-year old Hester A. Slaughter, daugher of Joseph and Belinda Slaughter. Little "Hattie" died in 1846, shortly after her family came to Iowa of "the fever."
The story is told, in 1846 there was no sawn lumber to make a coffin, so a log was split and hollowed out. The child was laid in the log, it was put back together and that formed her "casket." The little girl was buried on her father's farm, thus the Slaughter Cemetery was begun.
Source: Jasper County, Iowa Cemeteries, Mound Prairie Township by the Jasper County Genealogical Society. Used with the permission of the Iowa Genealogical Society. To order this book, contact the Iowa Genealogical Society.
| Name (Maiden) | Birth | Death | Age | Notes |
| Ackroyd, James B. | Jan 11, 1882 | Jan 28, 1882 | ||
| Ackroyd, Mattie A. | Apr 24, 1858 | Jan 16, 1882 | same stone as James | |
| Blanford, Fern | 24 Dec 1896 | 24 Apr 1899 | Dau of C. E. & Amie Blanford | |
| Carpenter, Maggie (Wilson)6 | Feb 11, 1855 in VA | Mar 28 1907 | F: Andrew Wilson M: Toppie Goings |
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| Cole, Gretchen (Blanford) | March 25, 1906 | May 4, 1992 | 85 Y | No Stone | Obituary |
| Doolittle, S.2 | 1864 | 1936 | No stone | |
| Gibson, William | Aug 27, 1881 | 81 Y | ||
| Gunter, John | Aug 17, 1902 | 43 Y | ||
| Hanawalt, Elmer Eugene | June 21, 1878 | Oct 20, 1960 | Son of Geo & Julia Hanwalt.3 See obituary |
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| Hanawalt, G. Roli. | 1874 | Arp 19, 1933 | same stone as Elmer See obituary |
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| Hanawalt, George W. | May 08, 1840 | May 22, 1914 | Co. I 126 Ill. Inf. See obituary |
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| Hanawalt, Julia Ann | Nov 7, 1851 | Oct 1, 1925 | Same stone as George See obituary |
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| Hanawalt, Oliva Coulter | Dec 17, 1840 | Nov 18, 1872 | No stone. First wife of G.W.1 | |
| Havens, Henry C. | 02 Apr 18925 | Co. N 13 Inf Married Lucinea Marquette on July 13 1868 |
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| Havens, Lucinda (Marquette)3 | Mar 21, 1846 | Dec 14, 1922 | F: Jacob Marquette M: Margaret Henning. Source: JC Death Record BK-2, page 34. | |
| Kilgore, Francis M. | 4 Sep 1844 | 1 Apr 1889 | 44Y 6M 27D | |
| Larson, Mary2 | Jan 1909 | Aged 17 Y | No stone | |
| Lester, Dorothy R. | 1924 | 1924 | ||
| Lester, Baby Wm. | 1912 | 1912 | Same stone as Dorothy | |
| Lester, Eddie | 1920 | 1978 | ||
| Lester, Ethel | 1894 | 1983 | Wife of William Lester | |
| Lester, William | 1881 | 1927 | ||
| Lester, Ethel B.2 | 1926 | 1927 | No stone | |
| Lister, Cora | Oct 10, 1848 | Mar 5, 1909 | Wife of J. H. Lister | |
| Lister, Frank 5 | Age 23 | Mar 20, 1882 | No stone | |
| Lister, Rebeca B. | Apr 16, 1875 | Dec 30, 18 | Same stone | |
| Lister, Thomas H. | Oct 22, 1887 | Jan 1, 1891 | Same stone | |
| Lister, Baby | Same stone | |||
| Murray, Albert | 11 Nov 1912 | 18 Nov 1914 | Son of Arthur M. & Mary Murray. Grandson of Wagoner1 | |
| Norris Stone | ||||
| Norris, Emma B. Slaughter | Sep 23, 1856 | Oct 10, 1891 | Dau of Joseph Slaughter | |
| Norris, Everette B. | Jul 23, 1880 | Jan 31, 1882 | Golden Head So Slowly Bending Little Feet So White and Bare Dewy Eyes Half Shut, Half Opened Lisping Out His Evening Prayer |
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| Porter, Isaac | Aug 4, 1870 | Son of W.W. & P.A | ||
| Porter, Martha J.2 | 7 Dec 1846 | 27 Mar 1879 | Wife of William No stone |
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| Porter, Polly2 | 1825 | 9 Jul 1914 | No stone | |
| Porter, Thomas Porter | 5 May 1857 | Mar 10, 1882 | ||
| Porter, William | 6 Mar 1825 | 1 Mar 1872 | ||
| Porter, Willis |
11 May 1855 | Son of W.W. & P.A. | ||
| Powell, Mary J. | Aged 28 Years | May 4, 1859 | Wife of J. Powell | |
| Rush, John2 | Feb 1824 | 25 Jul 1910 | No Stone, Civil War Veteran | |
| Slaughter, Joseph | Oct 27, 1819 | Oct 09, 1902 | Pioneer Settler | |
| Slaughter, Belinda Meyers | Jan 15, 1817 | Apr 24, 1905 | Wife of Joseph Slaughter | |
| Slaughter, Hester | 9 July 1846 | Dau of J & B. Slaughter First burial in this part of county. |
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| Slaughter, Taylor | 27 Jan 1849 | 4 Feb 1903 | Aged 34 Y |
See obituary |
| Spencer, Hannah Pearl | Jan 4, 1899 | Apr 3, 1899 | ||
| Spencer, Henry Earl | Jan 4, 1899 | Apr 8 1899 | Same stone as Hannah | |
| Spencer, Syntha Mae | May 2, 1892 | Dec 2, 1893 | ||
| Sumpter, Bluford | Civil War Co. I 39th IA Inf. | |||
| Sumpter, Henry | 14 Jan 1830 | 17 Sept 1903 | Same stone as Anna | |
| Sumpter, Anna C (Petty) Doolittle | 14 Aug 1841 | 17 May 1897 | Same stone as Henry | |
| Sumpter, John J. | 1849 | 1897 | ||
| Sumpter, Eliza | 1849 | 1939 | Same stone as husband John J. | |
| Sumpter, John2 | 10 Mar 1794 | 10 Jan 1856 | Stone is gone. War of 1812 | |
| Sumpter, Sally (Hobbs)2, 4 | Aug 2, 1881 | Was on same stone as husband John above | ||
| Sumpter, John | 1861 | 19xx | ||
| Sumpter, Gertrude | 1868 | 1930 | Same stone as husband John | |
| Topper, Louisa M. | Aged 24 Y | d. Feb 26, 1870 | Wife of Richard E. Topper | |
| Topper, Charlie | 8 May 1877 | 19 Jan 1878 | Same stone as Infant son. Son of R.E. & C. E. |
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| Topper Infant | Apr 30, 1876 | Mar 4, 1876 | Son of R.E. & C. E. | |
| Wagoner, John C. | 14 Aug 1858 | 22 Aug 1914 | See obituary | |
| Wagoner, Amanda J. (Hanawalt)2, 3 | 22 Dec 1865 | 07 Sep 1926 | Same Stone as John C. but is not buried here. Dau of G.W. & Olivia Hanawalt. See obituary |
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| Waggner, Eliza (East)3 | 07 May 1849 | 05 June 1939 | No Stone | |
| Wagoner, Alva | 10 Dec 1904 | Dec 1912 | Child of John C. & Amanda J. Hanawalt Wagoner. See obituary |
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| Wagoner, Anna F.2 | 1904 | 1912 | No stone | |
| Wagoner, Eva Bell | 1895 | 1910 | See obituary | |
| Wagoner, Harry T. | 1900 | 1911 | See obituary | |
| Wagoner, John C. | 14 Aug 1858 | 22 Aug 1914 | See obituary | |
| Winpegler, Byron3 | 06 Nov 1870 | 06 June 1944 | Son of Wm. & Mary (King) Winpegler | |
For Byron: Spelling is probably Winpigler. Born in Warren Co., Iowa; Married; Father-William Winpegler b. Belmont, Ohio; Mother-Mary King b. Athens Co., Ohio. Source: JC Death Record (1921-1929) BK-2, page 493 | ||||
| Winpigler, Wm. | Co. A 48th IA Inf. | |||
| Wonders, George Albert 7 | 18 Jan 1907 | 20 May 1953 | ||
| Wonders, Rosa A. | Aug 25, 1877 | Mar 04, 1931 | Wife of Thomas O. | |
| Wonders, Thomas | Stone says "Husband" | |||
1World Connect on Roots Web
2Jasper County Iowa Cemetery Burials, Jasper Co. Genealogical Society (1966)
3Refer to Funeral Home Records on this site.
4Information on World Connect gives her name and the War of 1812 information.
5Jasper Co., Iowa Death Register Book 1
6Jasper Co., Iowa Death Register Book 3
7Jasper Co., Iowa Death Record Book 3 (1941-1953)
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