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Bidwell Cemetery Walnut Township, Section 10 |
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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.
BIDWELL | Benjamin*** | 1819 | 10 Aug 1898 | No stone | ||||
BIDWELL | Sarah*** | 1792 | 1870 | No stone; mortality schedule | ||||
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 | |||
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EDWARDS | Nancy | SMITH | 1 Apr 1815* | 16 Feb 1875 | 59y 10m 15d | William Marshall EDWARDS | William (1814-1903) buried at Wayland IA | |
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 | ||||
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MILLER | Matilda | SMITH | 11 Sep 1850* | 15 Dec 1878 | 28y 3m 4d | J. F. MILLER | Dau of S. SMITH | |
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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. | |||
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ROTZINGER | Constantin | 12 Jun 1820 | 17 Apr 1881 | Valentina HETTICK | ||||
ROTZINGER | Valentina | HETTICK | 13 Apr 1832 | 22 Nov 1906 | Constantin ROTZINGER | [3] | ||
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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. | |||
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Unknown due to Broken Headstone | 30 Sep 1871* | 2 Jan 1874 | 2y 3m 2d | Between Minnie ROTZINGER SMITH and her parents' (ROTZINGER) stones | ||||
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WILKS | Martha | 19 Sep 1841 | In 60th yr | Survived by a nephew Thomas WILKS |