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Gantz Cemetery
Also known as Laughlin Cemetery
Locust Grove Township, Section 10

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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. We have made special effort to show from which source the information was obtained in order for you to document the information.

This Cemetery was read and recorded May 14 - 18, 1962; updated June 8, 2009, by Verda Baird, and kept current by Joey Stark.

Since this information has been transcribed several times and its accuracy may be flawed we encourage you to verify this information with all primary information available to you.

INDEX TO SOURCE INFORMATION:
Primary source transcribed by Barbara Kelly from "Jefferson County Records" Vol. 2, pp 132 - 150
Additional sources as noted in 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.

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SURNAME
Given Name
Maiden Name
DOB
DOD
Aged
Spouse
Comment
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SALTS Ella Jane*** HOLMES 7 Jun 1871 27 Oct 1939 68y 4m 20d James O. SALTS No stone; data from courthouse [3]
SALTS Emma Ruth   6 Nov 1896 11 Nov 1901     Dau of J.O. & E.J.; died 1900 on stone [3]
SALTS Florence***   16 Sep 1909 18 Jul 1913     No stone; dau of J.O. & E.J.; date from courthouse  
SALTS Frank***   1876 28 Feb 1938   Caroline HUPP No stone; she remarried F.B. HOLMES & bur. Brooks Cem.  
SALTS James O.***   26 Jul 1866 8 Jan 1918   Ella J. HOLMES No stone; data from courthouse [3]
SALTS Rachel FISHER 27 Dec 1843* 7 May 1904 60y 4m 10d William P. A. SALTS L. 18 May 1904; William died 1919, buried unknown  
SALTS Rhoda FISHER 15 Mar 1846 30 Jul 1898   Samuel SALTS   [3]
SALTS Samuel   30 Aug 1844 12 Apr 1920   1)Rhoda FISHER;
2)Anna P. SHAMP HIBBS HUDGEL		 Civil war soldier; Anna in Evergreen Cem. [4]  [4]
SALTS William Bryan***   1900 11 Nov 1939     No stone; son of J.O. & E.J.; death record  
SALTS Winnie Bell   3 Dec 1878* 22 Mar 1879 3m 19d   Dau of D.M. & B.  
SCHAFER Lizzie SMITH 4 Oct 1872* 28 Nov 1900 28y 1m 24d William J. SCHAFER His 2nd wife; he in Evergreen Cem.; she also on stone with Nora TAYLOR  
SEARS Aurelia 'Really'   21 Aug 1858* 26 Jan 1880 21y 5m 5d   Dau of Jacob S. & Mary [3]
SEARS Catharine CRUM 17 Nov 1790* 2 May 1847 56y 5m 15d David SEARS Sr. 1861 at top of stone - year erected?  
SEARS Cathren   22 Sep 1839* 9 Sep 1863 23y 11m 17d   Dau of Jacob L. & Harriett  
SEARS Christena HEYDE 24 Jan 1804 3 Mar 1881 77 yrs 1)Augustus SMITH;
2)David SEARS Sr.		 Augustus died 1846 enroute to CA  
SEARS David P.   26 Jul 1853* 6 Jun 1855 1y 10m 10d   Son of Joseph & Alicey A.  
SEARS David Sr.     28 Oct 1865 79 yrs 1)Catharine CRUM;
2)Christena HEYDE SMITH		    
SEARS Harriet Amanda   23 Jul 1847* 28 Jan 1849 1y 6m 5d   Dau of Jacob L. & Harriett  
SEARS Harriet S.   2 Sep 1843* 22 May 1853 9y 8m 20d   Dau of Jacob S. & Mary  
SEARS Henrietta C.   13 Dec 1855* 29 Aug 1858 2y 8m 16d   Dau of Jacob S. & Mary  
SEARS Jacob S.   9 Oct 1803 16 Jan 1862   Mary SARGENT In Memory of Father and Mother  
SEARS John   28 Apr 1819* 19 Nov 1861 42y 6m 21d Sarah DELASHMUTT She remarried John McQUERRY  
SEARS Louisa Manerva   16 Jul 1843* 9 Aug 1849 6y 23d   Dau of Jacob L. & Harriet  
SEARS Lydia C.   2 Sep 1851* 10 Nov 1874 23y 2m 8d   Dau of Jacob S. & Mary  
SEARS Mary SARGENT 14 Jul 1813 11 May 1899   Jacob S. SEARS    
SEARS Winfield Scott   7 Nov 1853 22 Apr 1896   Jennie STILES    
SIRDOREUS Catherine HEFFELFINGER 29 Aug 1816* 22 Aug 1879 62y 11m 23d John SIRDOREUS    
SIRDOREUS Emma MARION 1860 1932   John R. SIRDOREUS L. 26 May 1932, Obit L. 11 June 1932  
SIRDOREUS John   13 Jun 1813* 19 Dec 1882 69y 6m 6d Katherine HEFFELFINGER    
SIRDOREUS John R.   1850 1930   Emma MARION    
SIRDOREUS Lafayette   16 Mar 1891* 8 Feb 1898 6y 10m 22d   Son of J.R. & E.  
SIRDOREUS Maggie   4 Feb 1877* 11 Oct 1879 2y 9m 7d   Dau of J. & C.  
SMITH Andrew   9 Sep 1820 19 Jan 1892   1)Sally FLEENOR;
2)Minerva A. SMITH		 Masonic emblem [3]
SMITH Dora?     25 Sep 1867 19 yrs   Dau of H. & B.; broken stone  
SMITH Infant (m)     19 Feb 1855     Son of A. & S.  
SMITH James M.   28 Nov 1853* 1 Dec 1853 3d   Son of A. & S.  
SMITH M. Sidney   26 Jul 1860* 25 Jun 1861 10m 29d   Dau of A. & M.A.  
SMITH Mary A.   30 Mar 1856* 13 Oct 1857 1y 6m 13d   Dau of A. & M.A.  
SMITH Minerva A. SMITH 1834 1913   Andrew SMITH Eastern Star  
SMITH Nellie A.   7 Feb 1864* 9 Apr 1877 13y 2m 2d   Dau of A. & M. A.  
SMITH Sally FLEENOR 1824 5 Mar 1855 30ys 9ms 18ds Andrew SMITH On Andrew's stone and a separate one  
SMITH Sarah B.   7 Dec 1858* 26 Jan 1862 3y 1m 19d   Dau of A. & M.A.  
SMITH Wm. Goldston   11 May 1849* 4 Jun 1872 15y 23d   Son of A. & M.A.  
STEPHENSON Bridget   15 Jan 1897* 17 Mar 1897 2m 2d   Dau of H. & O.  
STEPHENSON Della D.   1870* 23 Feb 1872 1y 8m   Dau of T.W. & S.E.  
STEPHENSON Infant (f)   7 Jan 1878 7 Jan 1878     Dau of T.W. & S.E.  
STEPHENSON John A.   1865* 8 Oct 1875 10y 5m   Son of T.W. & S.E.  
STEPHENSON Montgomery L.   15 Aug 1815* 7 Nov 1903 88y 2m 22d unmarried Co. I. 40th Ind. Vol. Inft. [3]
STEPHENSON Sarah E. FINLAW 1837 16 Apr 1923   Thomas W. STEPHENSON Buried Caldwell Co. MO  
STEPHENSON Thomas W.   26 Apr 1830* 14 Dec 1882 52y 7m 18d Sarah E. FINLAW Co. A 2nd Regt. WV Vol.  
SURNAME
Given Name
Maiden Name
DOB
DOD
Aged
Spouse
Comment
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TAYLOR Alexander     28 Jan 1949 81 yrs   No stone?  
TAYLOR Alvira PYLE 1842 28 Feb 1922   Harry W. TAYLOR Dates & maiden name from WPA  
TAYLOR Harry W.   7 Feb 1836* 3 Mar 1903 67y 26d Alvira PYLE    
TAYLOR Nora   23 Jan 1882* 12 Jun 1896 14y 4m 19d   Dau of H.W. & A.  
TAYLOR William***   1865 11 May 1933     No stone; son of H.W. & A.; 1866-1935 per death record  
THOMAS Lucinda A. ALDRICH 1852 27 Dec 1916   ______ THOMAS Date from death cert.  
THOMPSON Charles G.   20 Sep 1839 6 Aug 1846     Sacred to the memory of Charles G. -- Son of Rev. Jas. G. & Harriet THOMPSON  
THOMPSON Millie Ann   24 May 1852* 27 Oct 1892 40y 5m 3d D. C. THOMPSON    
TULLER Allen   17 Jan 1880* 18 Jun 1881 1y 5m 1d   Son of E. & S.A.; stone chipped  
TULLER Edwin Ruthven   18 May 1841 23 Mar 1915 73y 10m 5d Susan A. SEARS   [3] [4]
TULLER Infant (f)     19 Oct 1870     Dau of E. & S.  
TULLER Susan Adeline SEARS 19 Dec 1841 22 May 1903 61y 5m 3d Edwin R. TULLER   [3]
SURNAME
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Maiden Name
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Spouse
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VANNESS David L.   13 May 1862* 19 Oct 1864 2y 5m 6d   Son of A.L. & M.  
VANNESS John E.   9 Apr 1846* 26 Dec 1863 17y 8m 17d   Co. D. 19th Iowa V.; died at Brownsville, TX; son of A.L. & M.  
VANNESS Manda J.   24 Feb 1854* 7 Sep 1855 1y 6m 13d   Dau of A.L. & M.  
VANNESS Martha E.   26 Nov 1855* 1 Oct 1857 1y 10m 5d   Dau of A.L. & M.  
VANNESS Thomas A.     26 Oct 1855 4 yrs   Son of A.L. & M.  
SURNAME
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Maiden Name
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Aged
Spouse
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WELLS Alberta   8 Feb 1909 7 Mar 1909     Dau of Floyd & Ada; info from death cert.  
WELLS Mary A. GROVES 30 Sep 1833 18 Nov 1903   R. M. WELLS Maiden name from death cert. [3]
WELLS Rufus Morgan   21 Nov 1823 15 Feb 1897   Mary A. GROVES    
WHITMORE E. C.   30 Oct 1875* 7 Sept 1876 10m 7d      
WITT Sandy (male)***   1813 10 Oct 1888     No stone; info from death cert.  
WOOD Julia A.   10 Apr 1835* 5 Dec 1871 46y 7m 25d John WOOD    

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