LEE COUNTY IOWA GENEALOGY
IAGENWEB PROJECT
ABANDONED CEMETERIES
From Ha - Wa
HAYES CEMETERY aka SAWYER FARM or MOTHERSHED
The bodies were moved from this Washington Township Cemetery.
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HENRY FARM CEMETERY
South of Montrose in Montrose Township Lost, these known burials are from Montrose newspaper.
HENRY, Joseph; Father
HENRY, Sarah; Mother (Cuintery) ? added 2008 Sarah Ellen's death certificate
HENRY, Matilda; Born: 23 Jan 1839; Died: 00 Mar 1906; dau of J. & S.
HENRY, Sarah Ellen, Born: 15 Oct 1844; Died: 13 Mar 1907; dau of J & S added 2008
Obituaries
15 March 1907
HENRY SARAH ELLEN , was born near Madison, In. 15 Oct. 1844 and died at her farm home near Montrose, Iowa 13 Mar 1907. Came to Iowa with parents,
Joseph and Sarah HENRY at the age of two and had lived here since. She had three sisters and one brother. Mrs. Thurza BEGGS is the only one now living.
Buried on family plot on the farm.
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HOFFMEISTER FAMILY CEMETERY
Abandoned cemetery within Ft Madison city limits. The Hoffmeister family burial plot is located in Happy Hollow on the bank of Paradise Creek.
(approximately where Ave A and 3rd St. might intersect, if they were to be extended) There are ten graves, each with a low, horizontal stone slab. At the top
of most slabs is a Roman Numeral, which is shown. First known burial 1869, last known burial 1962.
HOFFMEISTER, Johann Heinrich; born: 1800; Died: 1869 (I)
HOFFMEISTER, Augustus W.; born: Jun 14, 1827; died: May 16, 1896 (II)
HOFFMEISTER, Bertha J. S.; born: Jun 17, 1827; died: Aug 30, 1895 (II)
HOFFMEISTER, A. Julia; born: Sep 06, 1868; died: Mar 17, 1885 (III)
Emelia J.; born: Feb 05, 1862; died: May 6, 1857
HOFFMEISTER, Minna; born: Sep 01, 1858; died: Jun 14, 1860 (III)
HOFFMEISTER, Lousia T HILLGARTNER; born: Dec 31, 1856; died: Sep 25, 1926 (III)
HOFFMEISTER, Berthold L.; born: Jun 17, 186?; died: Jan 30, 1916 (III) son of Aug W & Bertha
HOFFMEISTER, August Wilhelm; born: Jun 27, 1884; died: Sep 21, 1884 (IV)
HOFFMEISTER, Robison Berthold; born: Oct 18, 1895; died: Sep 07, 1962 (IV) son of Berthold & Elizabeth
Ella Carrie MOORE; My beloved wife; born: May 14, 1895; died: Feb 25, 1948 daughter of Frank & Carrie
HOFFMEISTER, Carl Berthold; Jan 8, 1917 (V) son of Carl W. & Marguerite GRIESEL
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HYDE GROVE FAMILY CEMETERY
Abandoned Cemetery North of Ft Madison in Washington Township
Updated and corrected Oct., 2001 by family member, Sharon Brown. Thank you Sharon!
HYDE, Charles J.; Born: 28 Sep 1801; Died: 14 Aug 1886
HYDE, Lucy; Died: 05 Apr 1842; Age: 26y 1m 19d; wife of Chas.
(Born: 15 Feb 1816; maiden name SHERWOOD)
HYDE, Henry; Died: 13 Oct 1848; Age: 17y 9m 29d; son of Chas. & Lucy (Born: 14 Dec 1830)
HYDE, Elizabeth (LAUB) Born: 10 Aug 1819; Died: 31 Dec 1903;
HYDE, William S.; Born: 18 Jan 1842; Died: 18 Jan 1843 (son of Chas. J. & Lucy)
HYDE, Infant; Born: 25 Feb 1842; Died: 15 Mar 1842 (son of Chas. J. & Lucy)
HYDE, Edward W.; Born: 23 Jan 1862; Died: 06 May 1862 (son of Chas. J. & Elizabeth)
HYDE, Charles J.; Born: 29 Mar 1888; Died: 01 Dec 1889; (son of Charles J. & Minnie MUMME; grandson of Chas. J. & Elizabeth)
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KENNEDY FAMILY CEMETERY
Cedar Township
KENNEDY, Mary; Died: 16 Jun 1864; Age: 74y; wife of J.
KENNEDY, Lincoln; Died: no date; 3y 2m 6d; son of G.E. & S.
KENNEDY, Charles H.; Died: 23 Aug 1865; Age: 1y, son of P. & S.
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LAUTHER FARM CEMETERY
Lost and Abandoned Cemetery in Washington Township
From Lee Co. Death Book
WRIGHT, Robert Ellis; Died: 25 Jul 1903; Age: 22y 4m 15d
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LEE COUNTY POOR FARM CEMETERY
Lost cemetery in Jackson Township. An old map show this cemetery on the poor farm north of Keokuk.
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MOON FARM CEMETERY
Abandoned Cemetery on a farm between Montrose and Ft Madison in Jefferson Township
CRANDEL, Esmirelda; Died: 21 Mar 1862; Age: 5y 2m 16d; daughter of A. & J.
CRANDEL, Frank; Died: 01 Jul 1862; Age: 1y 11m 8d; son of A. & J.
DeFUR, Caroline; Died: 31 Oct 1854; Age: 42y 8m 4d; wife of Hiram
HAY, Wife and Child of Eli Hay
HAY, James A.; Died: 12 Mar 1857; Age: 6m 11d
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OILER FAMILY CEMETERY
Abandoned cemetery west of Keokuk near the Des Moines River in Jackson Township.
OILER, Andrew; Born: 10 May 1796; Died: 24 Apr 1854
OILER, Harriet T. Nevada; Died: 30 Mar 1857; Age: 1m 26d; dau of J.C. & E.R.
OILER, Infant; Died: 05 Dec 1854; twin sons of J.C. & E.R.
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PITMAN FAMILY
KNOWN BURIALS
West Point Township, Section 10
Work
in Progress
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RUDD FAMILY CEMETERY aka COPELAND or KUDEBECK
Abandoned cemetery North of Montrose and East of Charleston. When this cemetery was recorded, in the 1960's, there were a number of sunken graves
with no markers.
CARSON, Laura E. Died: 15 Aug 1878; Age: 5d
POWERS, Mrs. Minnie; from Montrose Journal, 25 Aug 1910
RUDD, Johnie; Born: 05 Aug 1855; Died: 24 Sep 1855
RUDD, Webie; Born: 24 Aug 1867; Died: 26 Aug 1867
RUDD, Jas. A.; Born: 29 Sep 1835; Died: 15 May 1907; husb of Charlotte CARR;
Co. C, 18th Iowa Inf.
RUDD, Mother; Born: 15 Jun 1835; Died: 30 Jan 1920; wife of J.A.
RUDD, Michael; Born: 10 Aug 1839; Died: 06 Mar 1896; Father
RUDD, Mary C.; Born: 21 May 1837; Died: 15 Nov 1908; Mother
RUDD, Nathaniel; Born: 08 Jul 1859; Died: 11 Apr 1930; husb of Clara
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SAX FAMILY CEMETERY
The stones were moved from this burial ground in Harrison Township.
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TURNER FAMILY CEMETERY
West of Keokuk in Jackson Township. This was an abandoned cemetery un til the 1990's when the ground changed hands. The new owners restored and
are caring for this family burial spot.
TURNER, Charles G.; Born: 02 May 1869; DIed: 27 May 1869; son of J.P. & F.J.
TURNER, Frank; Born: 11 May 1870; Died: 09 Oct 1892; son of J.P. & F. J.
TURNER, E.G.; Born: 1800, Kentucky; Died: 1867
TURNER, John G.; Born: 1800, Maryland; Died: 1862
TURNER, Sarah A.; Born: 1780, Virginia; Died: 1865
WRIGHT, Charles; Charles J.; Born: 1819; Died: 1879; Father
TURNER, Eliza; Born: 1820; Died: 1900; Mother; wife of Charles
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Van HYNNING FAMILY CEMETERY
STINE, Mrs. Minnie; Died: 21 Feb 1882; Age: 63y 5m
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VIELE CEMETERY
Abandoned Cemetery in the vicinity of the abandoned town of Viele.
Jefferson Township
These names are from Lee Co. Death Records (Transcription)
BARCKLEY, George; Died: 27 Sep 1881; Age 55y; (WPA lists burial at Wilson)
COILLE, Mrs. John; Died: 12 Nov 1906; Age: 64y
DOWDY, Mitchel; Born: 1785; Died: Oct 1816?? (WPA Listing)
RUDD, Francis BURTON; Died: 17 Sep 1930; Age: 61y; husb of Martha
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WARSON CEMETERY
Harrison Township
DIFFENDERFER, Henry; Died: 04 Oct 1929; Age: 70y
DOCKENDORF, Harold; Born: 05 Apr ????; Died: 03 May 1923
DOCKENDORF, Ralph; Born: 06 Oct ????; Died: 10 Dec 1922
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