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| LOUISA COUNTY, IOWA | |
CEMETERY RECORDS
Smith Cemetery
also known as Mormon Cemetery
Eliot Township
Twp. 73 North Range 2 West of 5th P.M., SW 1/4 SW 1/4, Section 28
Directions from Route 61, turn east on Highway 22 by Newport. Just past Elrick, the Smith Cemetery is located on private property of the Ball family farm, 8945 County Road Hwy 22.
It is high on the bluff. No one has been buried there for many years, many stones are lost or broken and weathering makes them difficult to read. It is thought that these were people of the Mormons who alter leaving Nauvoo, Illinois came here. Restored by Richard Lehart between 2001 and 2003, he installed a chain link fence around cemetery. An old cast iron fence surrounds some of the stones.One story of interest was given to us by Valeen Ziegenhorne.
A Sarah Jane Ray of Sparta, Missouri wanted to marry Solon Peck who was not Mormon. Her father refused to let her marry him. So She, Sarah, met him with his horse and buggy and they raced to be married, followed by her father on horseback. Too late, the vows were over. The last name was changed from Rhea to Rae. Sarah Jane Peck died in October of 1901 in child birth and was buried in Smith Cemetery. Peck later was buried at Northfield. Their son was buried at Edwards Cemetery as John Harrison Peck, son of Solon and Sarah J. Rhea Peck.
Information sources: Cemeteries of Louisa County, Iowa, published in 1990, WPA records, and researcher personal records.
| s/s : Shares stone | n/d: No date | p/o: Parent of |
| h/o: Husband of | s/o: Son of | c/o: Child of |
| w/o: Wife of | d/o: Daughter of |
| Surname | Given Name | Birth Date | Death Date | Notes |
| Alsot | Carrie | 14 May 1898 | d/o W. H. & M., aged 12yrs 5ms 14ds | |
| Alsot | Gay J. | 4 Jul 1900 | s/o W. H. & M., aged 6 ms 2 ds | |
| Carl | Elizabeth | 1884 | 6 Jan 1873 | w/o William M. Carl |
| Carl | William M. | 22 Dec 1882 | 15 Sep 1898 | born in PA |
| Dawson | Elizabeth | 26 Jun 1852 | her stone was found 1/2 mile down the road, at the Miller farm, laying in their yard | |
| Dochterman | Elitha A. | 9 Nov 1865 | d/o W. T. & L. A., aged 10ms 22ds | |
| Hannan | Elizabeth | 27 Jan 1865 | name also spelled Elisa Beth, aged 72yrs, w/o Thomas Hannan | |
| Gebhart | G. W. | 18 Jul 1893 | per obit Morning Sun Herald, July 20, 1893, abt 28 yrs, RR worker run over by train | |
| Hannan | Elizabeth | 27 Jan 1865 | name also spelled Elisa Beth, aged 72yrs, w/o Thomas Hannan | |
| Hannan | James | 1858 | s/o T. E. & F. | |
| Hannan | John E. | n/d | s/o T. E. & F., aged 11yrs | |
| Hannan | Mary J. | 18 Feb 1867 | d/o H. W. & A., aged 9ms | |
| Hannan | Permilla | 10 Mar 1879 | w/o T. E. Hannan, aged 30yrs | |
| Hannan | Rachel | 1856 | d/o T. E. & P | |
| Newell | Robert | 22 Apr 1866 | aged 52yrs 10 ms 7ds | |
| Newell | Stephen | 14 Aug 1845 | aged 33yrs 4ms 8ds | |
| Newell | William | 8 Feb 1855 | s/o T. & S. J., aged 17ds | |
| Peck | Sarah Rea | 1860 | Oct 1901 | w/o Solon Peck |
| Rea | David | 11 Dec 1880 | aged 8yrs 11ms 26ds | |
| Rea | Lamar F. | 25 Jun 1880 | s/o J. & S. E., aged 22yrs | |
| Rea | Rebecca A. | 30 Dec 1880 | d/o J. & S. E., aged 2yrs | |
| Rea | Sarah | 29 Jun 1878 | w/o Joseph Rae, aged 42yrs | |
| Smith | Amanda | 7 Jan 1855 | d/o J. & B., aged 22ds | |
| Smith | Jacob | 13 Apr 1841 | s/o J. & B., aged 4hrs | |
| Smith | James H. | 20 Sep 1869 | aged 1yr 5ms 29ds | |
| Smith | Jesse | 7 Sep 1846 | s/o J. & B., aged 7ms 12ds | |
| Smith | Rachel | 1 Oct 1848 | d/o J. & B., aged 9ms | |
| Smith | Rachel | 21 Apr 1851 | w/o John Smith, born Shenandoah, VA, aged 35yrs | |
| Smith | Rebecca Ann Landis | 5 Sep 1841 | 13 Dec 1857 | w/o Levi Smith, married 25 Jun 1857 |
| Smith | Sarah | 13 May 1857 | d/o J. & R., aged 15yrs | |
| Smith | William | 3 May 1853 | s/o J. & M. aged 3yrs | |
| Smith | William H. | 24 Apr 1860 | s/o Wm. & C., aged 18yrs | |
| Smith | William S. | 8 feb 1873 | aged 52yrs |