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Packwood Cemetery Also known as Prairie Center Polk Township, Section 14 |
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INDEX TO SOURCE INFORMATION:
Primary source from: "Jefferson County Records" Vol. XI, pg. 192 - 220, 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.
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NEFF | Alberta Marie | NELSON | 26 Oct 1914 | 22 Jul 1983 | 68y | 1)Ralph E. NEFF; 2)Sam MORE |
S. West; died Ottumwa IA | [3] |
NEFF | Enola Mae | DAILEY | 9 Jun 1941 | 25 Jul 2016 | 75y | Franklin E. NEFF | [3] | |
NEFF | Franklin Emory | 27 Oct 1936 | 25 Jul 2016 | 79y | Enola M. DAILEY | MSGT US Army & ARNG | [3] | |
NEFF | Ralph Emory | 19 Mar 1882 | 9 Oct 1957 | 75y | Alberta M. NELSON | S. West | [3] | |
NEFF | Ricky Dean | 11 May 1969 | 11 May 1969 | 2h | Son of Franklin & Enola; S. West | [3] | ||
NELSON | Ada M. | JOHNSON | 1876 | 1908 | Swan H. NELSON | N. East | ||
NELSON | Albert Lingren | 12 Jun 1880 | 13 Oct 1966 | 86y | 1)Nora M. CARNAGEY; 2)Ella V. CUSTER GRANT |
S. West; Ella d.1957 & bur Altoona IA | [3] [6] | |
NELSON | Alice | 1906 | 1907 | Dau of S.H. & A.M.; N. East | ||||
NELSON | Alma Matilda | JOHNSON | 26 Apr 1896 | 31 Jan 1977 | 80y | Ed E. NELSON | S. West | [3] |
NELSON | Amel Carl | 1886 | 1 Nov 1948 | 61y | Bessie L. WILLIAMS | S. West | [6] | |
NELSON | Anna May | DAVIS | 1889 | 21 Feb 1942 | Virda A. NELSON | N. East; died Mickling SD | [3] | |
NELSON | Ardith | BRADFIELD | 22 May 1914 | 13 Jul 2008 | 94y | Marion C. NELSON | S. West; died Ottumwa IA | [3] |
NELSON | Beda | 6 Mar 1883 | 13 Oct 1964 | 81y | unmarried | Dau of C.G. & J.; N. East | [3] | |
NELSON | Bessie Luella | WILLIAMS | 8 Aug 1886 | 24 Jun 1928 | 41y | Amel C. NELSON | S. West | [3] |
NELSON | Bonnie | GOBBLE | 26 Jun 1892 | 1 Feb 1985 | 92y | 1)Roy E. HARTMAN; 2)Virda A. NELSON |
N. East | [3] |
NELSON | Cecil W. | 27 Aug 1912 | 27 May 1984 | 71y | Helen Mae MILLER | Son of Albert & Nora; died Splendora TX; S. West | [3] | |
NELSON | Cecil Warren | 1921 | 1922 | Son of A.C. & B.L.; S. West | ||||
NELSON | Charles G. | 31 Mar 1842 | 13 Feb 1886 | 43y 10m 13d | Johanna ANDERSON | Buried Blue Point Cem. | [6] | |
NELSON | Charles J. | 1964 | 1964 | S. West | ||||
NELSON | Charles W. "Pete" | 6 Jul 1908 | 28 Jan 1972 | 63y | Marie MILLS | S. West | [3] [6] | |
NELSON | Charlotte | 1935 | 28 Apr 1935 | Dau of J. & N.; N. East | ||||
NELSON | Clara | 8 Oct 1885 | 4 Aug 1953 | 67y | unmarried | Dau of C.G. & J.; N. East | [3] | |
NELSON | Cynthia Lynn | 1967 | 1967 | S. West | ||||
NELSON | Ed Elmer | 4 Oct 1895 | 29 Oct 1973 | 78y | Alma M. JOHNSON | S. West | [3] [6] | |
NELSON | Edna Vera | 17 Aug 1887 | 23 Oct 1978 | 91y | 1)Samuel NELSON; 2)Ed AVERY |
[3] | ||
NELSON | Elsie Faye | MITCHELL | 1897 | 1944 | 1)Raymond BRAGG; 2)Fred D. NELSON |
S. West | ||
NELSON | Ernest Elmer 'Shorty' | 16 Aug 1920 | 16 Mar 1987 | 66y | Kathleen I. MOORE | S. West | [3] | |
NELSON | Florence | 17 Sep 1889 | 18 May 1908 | 18y | unmarried | Dau of Johanna & Charles; N. East | ||
NELSON | Fred D. | 10 Aug 1900 | 19 Aug 1958 | 58y | 1)Elsie F. MITCHELL BRAGG; 2)Pansy DUSENBERRY |
S. West | [3] | |
NELSON | George C. | 28 Dec 1892 | Dec 1975 | S. West | ||||
NELSON | Hollis E. | 17 Oct 1950 | 31 Aug 1968 | 17y | Son of E.E. & K.I.; S. West | [3] | ||
NELSON | Isaac Bernie | 27 Aug 1882 | 18 May 1965 | 82y | 1)Maggie F. HUDSON; 2)Juliabelle STARR |
N. East | [3] [6] | |
NELSON | Iva 'Arlene' | MERCER | 20 Apr 1922 | 26 Dec 2010 | 88y | Merle A. NELSON | [3] | |
NELSON | Jennie | SLACK | 28 Jul 1871 | 28 Jan 1957 | 85y | John NELSON | S. West | [3] |
NELSON | Johanna | ANDERSON | 9 Sep 1845 | 10 Nov 1928 | 1)Charles G. NELSON; 2)Lars LARSON |
[3] [5] | ||
NELSON | John | 1868 | 21 Dec 1938 | Jennie C. SLACK | S. West | [3] [6] | ||
NELSON | Joseph | 20 Nov 1839 | 15 Mar 1921 | 81y | 1)Lucinda CAPPS; 2)Maranda L. WEBB |
N. East | [6] | |
NELSON | Juliabelle | STARR | 26 Nov 1886 | 11 Jun 1956 | 69y | Isaac B. NELSON | N. East; died Sigourney IA | [3] |
NELSON | Kathleen I. | MOORE | 20 Feb 1920 | 5 Aug 2015 | 95y | Ernest E. NELSON | S. West | [3] |
NELSON | Leland Eddie | 3 Mar 1918 | 27 Jan 2008 | 89y | Dollie ______ | ETM3 USN WWII | [3] | |
NELSON | Maggie Frances | HUDSON | 28 Dec 1885 | 23 May 1907 | 21y | Isaac B. NELSON | N. East | [3] |
NELSON | Maranda Luticia | WEBB | 4 Dec 1852 | 5 Mar 1952 | 99y | Joseph NELSON | N. East | [3] |
NELSON | Marcia Ann | 30 Jan 1947 | 7 Feb 1947 | 8d | Twin dau of E.E. & K.I.; S. West | |||
NELSON | Marie | MILLS | 20 Sep 1903 | 4 Jan 1985 | 81y | Charles W. "Pete" NELSON | S. West; died Green Bay WI | |
NELSON | Marion Charles | 5 May 1913 | 17 Mar 1960 | 46y | Ardith BRADFIELD | S. West | [3] | |
NELSON | Marjory | 8 Sep 1901 | 14 Aug 1902 | Dau of S.H. & A.M.; N. East | ||||
NELSON | Martha Sue | 30 Jan 1947 | 30 Jan 1947 | Twin dau of E.E. & K.I.; S. West | ||||
NELSON | Mary Helen | MEYER | 15 Jun 1906 | 21 Jul 1964 | 58y | George C. NELSON | S. West | [3] |
NELSON | Merle Adrian | 1911 | 20 Nov 1911 | Son of V.A. & A.M.; N. East | ||||
NELSON | Merle Andrew 'Skip' | 22 Mar 1924 | 4 Aug 2005 | 81y | Iva A. MERCER | [3] | ||
NELSON | Nora Marie | CARNAGEY | 9 Mar 1879 | 24 Oct 1947 | 68y | Albert L. NELSON | S. West | [3] |
NELSON | Pat L. | 1907 | S. West | |||||
NELSON | Roy Eugene | 4 Nov 1916 | 4 Jun 1987 | 70y | S. West; son of Albert & Nora; US Army WWII Co L 339th Inf & POW | |||
NELSON | Sam | 6 Mar 1880 | 29 May 1920 | 40y | Edna V. STEPHENSON | N. East | [3] [6] | |
NELSON | Swan H. | 19 Jan 1871 | 26 May 1948 | 77y | Ada M. JOHNSON | N. East | [3] [5] [6] |
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NELSON | Verle Arthur | 1911 | 20 Nov 1911 | Son of V.A. & A.M.; N. East | ||||
NELSON | Virda Arthur | 27 Aug 1888 | 22 May 1979 | 90y | 1)Anna M. DAVIS; 2)Bonnie GOBBLE HARTMAN |
N. East | [3] |
OGIER | James*** | 185? | 1907 | Lucy GINSEL | No stone | |||
OGIER | Lucy*** | GINSEL | 20 Jun 1855 | 31 Aug 1938 | 83y 2m 11d | James OGIER | No stone | [3] [5] |
O'HAVER | Nathaniel W. | 1 Sep 1833 | 31 Aug 1911 | 77y | unknown | N. East; born 1834 per death record | [5] | |
OOLEY | James Lyle | 14 Apr 1921 | 1921 | S. West; no death record; son of G.L. & J. | ||||
OOLEY | William G. | 17 Jan 1920 | 2 Oct 1931 | 11y | Son of G.L. & N.; S. West | [3] |
PACKWOOD | Jennie M. | WOOLUMS | 6 Feb 1870 | 19 Oct 1959 | 89y | Samuel D. PACKWOOD | N. East | [3] [5] |
PACKWOOD | Joseph Marion | 27 Jan 1845 | 1 May 1924 | 79y | Margaret B. RUGGLES | N. East | ||
PACKWOOD | Malinda | GOSS | 30 Jun 1827 | 11 Mar 1890 | 63y | Samuel PACKWOOD | N. East | [3] |
PACKWOOD | Margaret Belle | RUGGLES | 1860 | 5 Oct 1933 | Joseph M. PACKWOOD | N. East | ||
PACKWOOD | Samuel David | 21 Jan 1865 | 3 Oct 1929 | 64y | Jennie M. WOOLUMS | N. East | [3] | |
PACKWOOD | Samuel S. | 14 Apr 1818 | 6 May 1902 | 84y | Malinda GOSS | N. East; founded town of Packwood | [3] [4] | |
PAGE | Letha Jane | LIGGETT | 5 Feb 1894 | 26 Jul 1941 | 47y | Ralph PAGE | S. West; died Cambridge IL | [3] |
PARISH | Kelly Ann | 12 Nov 1961 | 12 Nov 1961 | Dau C. & M.; S. West | [3] | |||
PARKS | Floyd Samuel | 12 Jan 1900 | 8 Sep 1993 | 93y | Gladys HEALD | S. West | ||
PARKS | Gladys | HEALD | 15 Mar 1901 | 13 Dec 1991 | 90y | Floyd S. PARKS | S. West | |
PARKS | Minnie Ethel | BOWMAN | 15 Jun 1880 | 31 Jul 1970 | 90y | Samuel N. PARKS | S. West | [3] |
PARKS | Richard Floyd | 30 Mar 1924 | 20 Oct 1930 | 6y | Son of F. & G.; S. West | [3] | ||
PARKS | Samuel Notley | 16 Sep 1878 | 15 Jan 1960 | 81y | Minnie E. BOWMAN | S. West | [3] | |
PAXSON | Ferne Irene | BUCHANAN | 13 Nov 1911 | 13 Apr 1980 | 68y | Merle F. PAXSON | S. West | |
PAXSON | Merle F. | 13 Sep 1913 | 3 Aug 2004 | 90y | Ferne I. BUCHANAN | S. West | ||
PAXSON | Nora D. | SUTTON | 14 Dec 1885 | 30 Dec 1971 | 86y | William F. PAXSON | S. West | [3] |
PAXSON | William Frederick | 4 Mar 1891 | 23 Feb 1968 | 76y | Nora D. SUTTON | S. West | [3] | |
PAXTON | Edgar Harlan 'Eddie' | 12 Sep 1918 | 14 Mar 1988 | 69y | Velna I. WALLERICH | S. West | ||
PAXTON | Ethel Edora | WISEMAN | 6 Dec 1896 | 12 Aug 1964 | 67y | Roy C. PAXTON | S. West | [3] |
PAXTON | J. W. | 18 May 1957 | 24 Jun 1957 | 1m | Son of E. & V.; S. West | |||
PAXTON | Myrtle M. | SLOAN | 27 Aug 1933 | 23 Aug 2017 | Clayborn PAXTON | [3] | ||
PAXTON | Roy Clarence | 14 Dec 1895 | 31 May 1964 | 68y | Ethel E. WISEMAN | S. West | [3] | |
PAXTON | Velna Irene | WALLERICH | 21 Jan 1921 | 12 Dec 2009 | 88y | Edgar H. PAXTON | S. West | [3] |
PEPPER | Clifford L. 'Pep' | 6 Mar 1934 | 3 Nov 2009 | 77y | Charlene FLEMING | [3] | ||
PERRY | William J. | 8 Sep 1897 | 10 Sep 1898 | 1y 2d | Son of S.D. & G.R.; N. East | [3] | ||
PFEIFFER | Nellie Elizabeth | MARTIN | 15 May 1918 | 17 Jul 1986 | 68y | 1)Robert PFEIFFER 2)Lloyd A. GRAHAM |
Died New London IA | |
PILE | Harry Ferguson | 20 Jan 1885 | 13 Dec 1977 | 92y | Jessie M. ROMACK HAVENS | S. West | ||
PILE | Jessie Marie | ROMACK | 1903 | 13 Apr 1992 | 88y | 1)Henry HAVENS; 2)Harry F. PILE |
S. West | |
PRINS | Magdalene | 1908 | N. East |
RACHFORD | Nancy | MYERS | 24 Sep 1949 | 19 May 1997 | 47y | 1)Jack MILLS; 2)Harvey RACHFORD |
[3] | |
RAINS | Jessie Blanche | HUFFMAN | 15 Aug 1881 | 18 Oct 1949 | 68y | Walter A. RAINS | S. West | [3] |
RAINS | Walter Alexander | 30 Oct 1881 | 13 Nov 1978 | 97y | Jessie B. HUFFMAN | S. West; died Washington IA | [5] | |
REIGHARD | Beulah | JOHNSON | 16 Nov 1902 | 2 Jan 1981 | 78y | Willard W. REIGHARD | S. West | |
REIGHARD | Willard Wayland | 22 Jun 1901 | Feb 1980 | 78y | Beulah JOHNSON | S. West; obit. Feb 28 | ||
REINIER | Edgar Edwin | 20 May 1909 | 31 Dec 1983 | 74y | Mildred I. HUNT | N. East; US Army | ||
REINIER | Gertrude Mae 'Gertie' | SHELTON | 24 Apr 1887 | 15 Jan 1979 | 91y | 1)Thomas R. REINIER 2)George W. HART; 3)William Clay JONES; 4)Felix Fred SEHMAN |
Buried as SEHMAN | |
REINIER | Harlan Leon | 9 Sep 1907 | 1908 | Son of T.R. & G.M.; no death record; N. East | [5] | |||
REINIER | Mildred Irene | HUNT | 27 Jun 1910 | Apr 1983 | 72y | Edgar E. REINIER | N. East; died Ottumwa IA | |
REINIER | Thomas Richard | 3 May 1875 | 7 Aug 1963 | 88y | Gertrude M. SHELTON | N. East | ||
REYNARD | Infant*** | 1931 | 18 Jan 1932 | 5w | Child of Oscar; no stone | [3] | ||
RHODES | Florence | 9 Feb 1882 | 24 Jan 1901 | 18y | N. East | |||
RICHARDSON | Harley Earl | 10 Dec 1904 | 10 Nov 1989 | 84y | Mary P. BROWN | |||
RICHARDSON | Mary | THOMAS | 10 Sep 1907 | 13 Sep 1987 | 80y | 1)Eldon E. SIPE; 2)Joseph RICHARDSON; 3)Carl S. BLOOMQUIST |
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RICHARDSON | Mary Pearl | BROWN | 5 Mar 1921 | 29 May 2017 | 96y 2m 24d | Harley E. RICHARDSON | Died Sigourney IA | [3] |
RITCHEY | Clara*** | STARK | 12 May 1880 | 10 Oct 1922 | 42y 6m 28d | Ulysses S. RITCHEY | No stone; born 12 Mar? | |
RITCHEY | Claudius F. | 12 Jul 1872 | 28 Aug 1931 | 59y 1m 16d | Elizabeth A. BOTTORFF | Son of B.F. & S.A.; S. West; died Mt. Pleasant IA | [3] | |
RITCHEY | Elizabeth Ann | BOTTORFF | 22 Mar 1874 | 10 Apr 1954 | 80y | Claudius F. RITCHEY | S. West | [3] |
RITCHEY | Ulysses S. | 21 May 1870 | 13 Dec 1940 | 70y | Clara STARK | S. West | [3] | |
ROLAND | Doris Kathleen | DAVIS | 18 Dec 1928 | 25 Nov 2017 | 88y | Raymond E. ROLAND | Divorced; he in Evergreen Cem | [3] |
ROMACK | Elbert A. | 2 Aug 1870 | 7 Nov 1943 | 73y | Lyllian J. RUGGLES | N. East | [3] | |
ROMACK | Elijah | 5 Mar 1850 | 25 Nov 1919 | 69y 8m 20d | unmarried | Son of T. & E.; N. East | [3] | |
ROMACK | Franklin 'Frank' | 10 Feb 1856 | 14 Mar 1931 | 75y | unmarried | Son of T. & E.; N. East | [3] | |
ROMACK | George | 22 Sep 1853 | 30 Mar 1939 | 85y 6m 7d | unmarried | Son of T. & E.; N. East | [3] | |
ROMACK | James Robert | Oct 1900 | 3 Jan 1901 | Son of E.A. & L.J.; N. East | ||||
ROMACK | Lyllian Jane | RUGGLES | 1 Mar 1872 | 28 Dec 1931 | 59y 9m 27d | Elbert A. ROMACK | N. East; died Ottumwa IA | [3] |
ROMACK | Samuel B. | 19 Mar 1857 | 22 Jun 1923 | 71y | unmarried | Son of T. & E.; N. East; died Ottumwa IA | [3] | |
RUGGLES | Amos Henry | 7 Mar 1862 | 19 Feb 1945 | 82y | Susan E. McVEY | N. East; died Oskaloosa IA | [3] | |
RUGGLES | Cecil Roquel 'Buck' | 5 Mar 1912 | 9 Sep 1952 | 40y | Marietta VESTAL | S. West | [3] | |
RUGGLES | Charles B. | 9 Feb 1864 | 26 Apr 1920 | 56y | 1)Louise MARSHALL; 2)Hattie C. HALE |
N. East; Louise in Ollie Cem | [3] | |
RUGGLES | Clementine 'Clemmie' | LEWIS | 1860 | Jun 1934 | Jesse O. RUGGLES | N. East; died Keokuk Co IA | [3] | |
RUGGLES | Colleen Louise | HUFFMAN | 15 Oct 1949 | 26 Sep 2020 | 70y | Lloyd O. RUGGLES | Died Newton IA | [3] |
RUGGLES | Cyrus R. | 28 Mar 1866 | 29 Oct 1954 | 88y | Lillie CLINE | S. West | [3] [5] [5] |
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RUGGLES | G. Orville | 1891 | 6 Nov 1953 | 62y | Ruby B. HALE | S. West; died Ottumwa IA | [3] | |
RUGGLES | Harriet C. 'Hattie' | HALE | 14 Sep 1857 | 17 Mar 1936 | 78y | Charles B. RUGGLES | N. East | |
RUGGLES | James Eugene 'Jim' | 15 May 1954 | 5 Sep 2023 | 69 yrs | Debra MONK | Died Sigourney IA | [3] | |
RUGGLES | Jesse Oliver | 28 Sep 1858 | 25 Oct 1942 | 84y | Clementine LEWIS | N. East | [3] [5] | |
RUGGLES | John C. | 8 Sep 1897 | 18 Mar 1926 | 28y | N. East; son of Amos and Eva | [3] | ||
RUGGLES | John Calvin | 21 Mar 1832 | 20 Oct 1912 | 80y 6m 29d | Martha A. BOWMAN | N. East | [3] [4] [5] |
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RUGGLES | Lillie B. | CLINE | 13 Oct 1869 | 13 Jan 1960 | 90y | Cyrus R. RUGGLES | S. West | [3] [5] |
RUGGLES | Lloyd Owen | 7 Oct 1935 | 10 Jan 2010 | 74y | Colleen L. HUFFMAN | Died Ottumwa IA | [3] | |
RUGGLES | Marietta | VESTAL | 1917 | 1961 | Cecil R. RUGGLES | S. West | ||
RUGGLES | Martha A. | ORSBORN | 10 Sep 1831 | 14 Dec 1901 | 70y 3m 4d | 1)Solomon BOWMAN; 2)John Calvin RUGGLES |
N. East | |
RUGGLES | Mary Ruth | WHITMORE | 23 Mar 1935 | 6 Jun 1994 | 59y | Ronald R. RUGGLES | ||
RUGGLES | Maurietta Gail | 8 Dec 1940 | 4 Mar 1943 | 2y | Dau of C.R. & M.M.; S. West | [3] | ||
RUGGLES | Rita M. | HICKS | 19 Aug 1904 | 5 Apr 2001 | 96y | William R. RUGGLES | S. West | |
RUGGLES | Ronald R. | 28 Nov 1934 | 3 Mar 2011 | 76y | Mary R. WHITMORE | [3] | ||
RUGGLES | Ruby Beatrice | HALE | 29 Nov 1894 | 8 Sep 1989 | 94y | G. Orville RUGGLES | S. West | [3] |
RUGGLES | Susan Evalena 'Eva' | McVEY | 12 Aug 1870 | 14 Jan 1921 | 50y | Amos H. RUGGLES | N East | [3] |
RUGGLES | William Riley | 23 Aug 1902 | 30 May 1978 | 75y | Rita M. HICKS | S. West | ||
RUSSELL | George Thomas | 12 Feb 1879 | 31 Jul 1952 | 73y | Grace E. SMITH | N. East | [3] | |
RUSSELL | George W. | 12 May 1839 | 8 Apr 1915 | 75y | Lydia A. SHEETS HOLLER | N. East | [4] [5] [5] |
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RUSSELL | Grace Ethel | SMITH | Dec 1884 | 1961 | George T. RUSSELL | N. East | ||
RUSSELL | Harold Wayne | 27 Jun 1917 | 1921 | N. East; son of Geo. T. & Grace | ||||
RUSSELL | Lydia Adaline | SHEETS | Dec 1841 | Feb 1923 | 81y | 1)Hiram HOLLER; 2)George W. RUSSELL |
N. East | [3] |
RYMAN | Jesse Albert | 23 May 1915 | 27 Feb 1943 | N. East; Motor Machinist Mate 2nd Class USNR WWII | ||||
RYMAN | Robert Andrew | 12 Mar 1884 | 24 Aug 1957 | 73y | Ethel SHIBLEY | N. East | [3] | |
RYMAN | V. Ethel | SHIBLEY | 1885 | 17 Jul 1983 | Robert A. RYMAN | N. East |