Jefferson County Online
Bidwell Cemetery
Walnut Township, Section 10

The information provided on the linked pages was researched by Orville and Mary Prill and Verda Baird. The primary source of information is transcribed from Jefferson Co., IA Records, Vol. 3. Verda Baird also researched the Jefferson County records from 1880 - 1919 and Jefferson County Obituary Scrapbooks to provide, when possible, maiden names and marriages. While compiling the cemetery listings to provide you with as much information as possible, we found it necessary to add an INDEX TO SOURCE INFORMATION. In order for you to document information, we have made every effort to show from which source the information was obtained.

We have tried to keep this information as accurate as possible.  However, all information should be checked against the original documents.

INDEX TO SOURCE INFORMATION:
Primary source transcribed by Clarice Hogan from Jefferson Co., IA Records, Vol. 3, pp 82, 83 by Mary Prill.
Additional sources as noted in Src column.
2 = Jefferson County Iowa - 77 Cemeteries - 1839-Dec. 1990 by Verda J. Baird - pub. July 1995.
3 = Obituary. Click on number to view.
4 = Biography. Click on number to view.
5 = Document. Click on number to view.
6 = Family Group Sheet. Click on number to view.

*   = Birth date calculated from death date and age shown on stone
**  = Found in other source listed.
*** = No tombstone.

If you need further information on a listed name, contact the Jefferson County Genealogical Society or post a Query on our Query Board.

An underlined surname indicates there is a gravestone picture on our Jefferson County portion of The Iowa Gravestone Photo Project. Clicking the underlined name will take you to that picture. Use your Back button to return to this site. If you have a photo of a county gravestone, please consider contributing it to the Project.

Listing updated through 2005 from index cards kept by Verda Baird, and from 2006 forward by Joey Stark from Fairfield Ledger obituaries.

Surnames are listed in alphabetical order.

SURNAME
Given Name
Maiden Name
Birth
Death
Aged
Spouse
Comments
Src
B
                
BIDWELL Benjamin***   1819 10 Aug 1898     No stone  
BIDWELL Sarah***   1792 1870     No stone; mortality schedule  
SURNAME
Given Name
Maiden Name
Birth
Death
Aged
Spouse
Comments
Src
C
                
CARTER Clarissa PARRISH 24 Jul 1825 1 Aug 1897   1)Samuel CARTER;
2)David SHANAFELT		 Bur Elm Grove Cem Washington IA [5]
CARTER Jane     10 Feb 1853 In 77th yr George CARTER    
CARTER Samuel A.     1 Jan 1854 33y Clarissa PARRISH Murdered by Martin CASADY  
E
                
EDWARDS Nancy SMITH 1 Apr 1815* 16 Feb 1875 59y 10m 15d William Marshall EDWARDS William (1814-1903) buried at Wayland IA  
H
                
HAWTHORN John   8 Mar 1793* 22 Aug 1843 50y 5m 14d      
HESSER Andrew***   1813 7 Mar 1869   Eleanor SHAW No stone  
HESSER Eleanor*** SHAW 5 Jul 1815 2 Jan 1893   Andrew HESSER No stone [3]
HESSER John***   1846 1897     No stone; Brighton News  
M
                
MILLER Matilda SMITH 11 Sep 1850* 15 Dec 1878 28y 3m 4d J. F. MILLER Dau of S. SMITH  
P
                
PEASLEY Hiram L.     23 Sep 1852 1y 11m   Son of J. & N.  
PEASLEY Phebe   22 Mar 1841* 10 Feb 1851 9y 10m 18d   Dau of J. & N.  
R
                
ROTZINGER Constantin   12 Jun 1820 17 Apr 1881   Valentina HETTICK    
ROTZINGER Valentina HETTICK 13 Apr 1832 22 Nov 1906   Constantin ROTZINGER   [3]
S
                
SMITH Albert Jr.   26 Aug 1880 27 Aug 1880 1d   Son of A.C. & L.C.  
SMITH Elizabeth PETEIR 20 Dec 1828* 12 Feb 1857 38y 1m 22d A. SMITH    
SMITH George W.   3 Jan 1850* 28 Nov 1850 10m 25d   Son of A. & E.J.  
SMITH Huldah PATTERSON 12 Sep 1820* 17 Feb 1889 68y 5m 5d Samuel SMITH    
SMITH Martin   1 Nov 1785* 2 Apr 1842 56y 7m 1d      
SMITH Minnie ROTZINGER 21 Sep 1857* 15 Aug 1885 27y 10m 24d Frank SMITH    
SMITH Samuel   22 Feb 1817* 28 Mar 1871 54y 1m 6d      
SMITH Sarah M.   18 Jul 1846* 22 Sep 1846 2m 4d   Dau of A. & E.J.  
SPARGO John Wesley   1832 5 May 1901 68 yrs 1)Mary J. HAWTHORN;
2)Susan STROUSE		 Died Washington Co IA; Susan's burial unknown [3] [5]
SPARGO Mary Jane HAWTHORN 1831* 22 Feb 1882 50y 9m John W. SPARGO    
SPARGO Mary W.   13 Jun 1869* 7 Oct 1871 2y 3m 24d   Dau of J.W. & M.J.  
U
                
Unknown due to Broken Headstone     30 Sep 1871* 2 Jan 1874 2y 3m 2d   Between Minnie ROTZINGER SMITH and her parents' (ROTZINGER) stones  
W
                
WILKS Martha     19 Sep 1841 In 60th yr   Survived by a nephew Thomas WILKS  

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