Bethel Cemetery

Mantua Township

Research on Bethel Cemetery by Margaret Gee - 1999

Surname	First	Birth	Death	Headstone	Notes
Allison	Martha Mae Chidester	26 Dec 1918	1947	Yes	Twin of Roy and Bessie Chidester. Died in 1947
Aubrey	Rosa Edith Chisman	24 Nov 1876	20 Aug 1957	Yes	"Mother"
Ayers	Leroy	15 Jul 1892	27 Aug 1942	Yes	Wife is Alice, WWII?
Baird	Richard Dale	6 Jan 1937	11 Jan 1937	Yes	Son of Harvey and Florence Terrell Baird.
Beebe	Simpson	1 Dec 1879	13 Feb 1885	Yes	Who are his parents???
Bellman	(Infant)	25 Feb 1892	26 Feb 1892	Yes	Female. Ref. Death Records.
Bellman	Clara E	28 Jun 1869	13 Dec 1893	Yes	Wife of A.E. born in Illinois
Bellman	Princess Uva	2 Jan 1901	14 Jan 1901	Yes	Daughter of A. E. & Mina. 12d.
Burnet	Mary	30 Jan 1854	24 Dec 1857	Yes	Daughter of J. & G. 3 y, 10m, 25d.
Caldwell	Fred	1878	9 Nov 1905	Yes
Caldwell	Lulu M	1876	1941	Yes
Caldwell	Rhoda Ellen	20 Jan 1856	18 Oct 1928	Yes
Caldwell	Thomas H	21 May 1853	21 Dec 1934	Yes	81y, 7m, 9d. Died in Blakesburg
Carpenter	Huldah			No	ref; Obit.
Chidester	(Infant)			No	Infant of Z & S. No stone.
Chidester	(Infant)	18 May 1881		Yes	Son of Leander & Mary
Chidester	Ada Uphane	28 May 1871	8 May 1895	Yes	Daughter of Gideon and Lucinda
Chidester	Alta			Yes	Daughter of Benjamin and Harriett Chidester
Chidester	Arthur	26 Dec 1918	26 Dec 1918	Yes	Twin of Martha Mae. Died at birth.
Chidester	Benjamin			Yes	Son of Benjaman and Harriett Chidester
Chidester	Benjamin Franklin	24 Feb 1836	27 Nov 1907	Yes	Civil War
Chidester	Bessie May Walker	2 Oct 1882	29 Dec 1918	Yes	Died following birth of twins.Wife of Roy.
Chidester	Celestia L	8 Mar 1851	16 Apr 1926	Yes	Wife of Samuel Floyd.
Chidester	Cora Evelyn	1893	31 Aug 1925	Yes	Car accident NW of Blakesburg. ref; death record.
Chidester	Effa			Yes	Daughter of Benjaman and Harriett Chidester
Chidester	Elmer Alford	12 Feb 1867	26 Jul 1886	Yes	Son of Gideon and Lucinda
Chidester	Emry			Yes	Son of Benjaman and Harriett Chidester
Chidester	Ernest Don	28 Feb 1882	5 Mar 1912	Yes	Son of Sarah Bell
Chidester	Florence		1886	Yes	Wife of Harvey.
Chidester	Frank	19 Jul 1860	2 Nov 1923	Yes
Chidester	George			Yes	Son of Benjamin and Harriett Chidester
Chidester	Georgia		1916	No	Daughter of B.M.
Chidester	Gideon	27 Apr 1829	22 Oct 1901	Yes	Son of John Peter Chidester
Chidester	Grant			Yes	No dates
Chidester	Harriet Gleason	1844	1879	Yes	Wife of Ben
Chidester	Harry Harvey	1 Jun 1886	6 May 1941	Yes	Twin of Harvey Harry. Suicide by gunshot. Son L & M
Chidester	Harvey Harry	1 Jun 1886		Yes	Twin of Harry Harvey. Sons of Leander and Mary Jane Chidester.
Chidester	Henry Morgan	28 Oct 1841	19 Sep 1925	Yes	Civil War
Chidester	Hezekiah Morgan	8 Apr 1885	3 Jan 1887	Yes	Infant of H. M. & Sarah.
Chidester	John B	2 Mar 1885	20 Oct 1885	Yes	Son of E. & B. 1y, 7m,18d.
Chidester	John Peter	9 Sep 1765	7 Sep 1859	No
Chidester	Lavinia J		15 Jan 1880	Yes	dau of S. F & C. L.
Chidester	Leander Scotland	11 Nov 1848	30 Jun 1919	Yes	Son of Zadock and Susanna Chidester
Chidester	Lucinda Good	4 Jul 1839	19 Oct 1917	Yes	Died in Madrid, Iowa. Daughter of Marilla "Lora" Tyrrell
Chidester	Mary Jane Jones	25 Jan 1851	21 Oct 1925	Yes	Wife of Leander
Chidester	Minerva	10 Feb 1857	22 Mar 1860	Yes	4 year old daughter of Gideon and Lucinda Chidester
Chidester	Oscar W		1884	Yes
Chidester	Samuel Floyd	19 Jul 1845	14 Jul 1911	Yes	Son of Zadock and Susanna Chidester
Chidester	Sarah Childers			No	died after he did.
Chidester	Sarah Bell Breese	29 Sep 1866	4 Apr 1915	Yes
Chidester	Susannah Tharp	29 Jan 1822	2 Feb 1904	Yes	Wife of Zadock Chidester
Chidester	Thurman Allen	31 Oct 1889	27 Mar 1933	Yes	43y, 4m, 29d,
Chidester	Ulysses G		2 Oct 1880	Yes	Son of Z. & S 16y, 26d.
Chidester	Zadock	22 Apr 1816	17 Oct 1897	Yes	Civil War
Chidester	Celestia Stephenson	8 Mar 1851	16 Apr 1929	Yes	death date may be 1826.
Chidester	Sarah Parry	20 Dec 1844	2 Jan 1907	Yes	Wife of H. M. Chidester
Chisman	(Unknown)			Yes
Chisman	Charlie	April 1883	7 Nov 1885	Yes	Son of Simon K. & Fedelia Forsythe Chisman.
Chisman	Edmond		25 Mar 1896	Yes	Son of L. & T. 20y,11m, 8d.
Cloyd	Elvin	11 Feb 1859	11 Sep 1859	Yes	7m, 10d
Collingwood	Edna			No	No stone, no dates, Sister of Gladys.
Collingwood	Joseph		1853
Collingwood	Mary E Weatherly	7 Oct 1855		Yes	Died in 1928.
Cook	(Infant)			Yes	Daughter of Helen. Died 1912.
Cook	Doster D			Yes	No Dates
Cook	Edna	3 Nov 1891	18 Jan 1895	Yes	Daughter of W. R. & Eliza. 3y, 2m, 15d.
Cook	Flora		1875	Yes	Wife of Grant?
Cook	Frank	14 Jul 1885	17 Feb 1892	Yes	Son of W. R. & Eliza. 6y,7m,13d.
Cook	Goldie	13 May 1891	3 Feb 1892	Yes	Daughter of Doster and Leona.
Cook	Grant		1877	Yes
Cook	Guy T		1908	Yes	Died 1976. Army WW II.
Cook	Inez	18 Apr 1889	8 Aug 1890	Yes	dau of W. R. & Eliza. 1y, 3m, 20d.
Cook	John F	22 Oct 1838	16 Nov 1892	Yes
Cook	John Oliver	6 Apr 1904	8 Sep 1946	Yes	Died 1946
Cook	Leona L Tyrrel	23 Oct 1868	21 Sep 1962	Yes	died 1962.
Cook	Petta J		29 Aug 1870	Yes	daughter of J F & R. 8m, 14d.
Cook	Rachel			Yes	wife of John
Cook	Sarah Hattie	27 Dec 1871	9 Jan 1893	Yes	20y,13d.
Cook	Sidney Elton	37303	8 Oct 1963	Yes	WW II.
Cottrell	Annie M		1896	Yes	Died 1964
Cottrell	Benjamin E	1 Mar 1862	29 Oct 1932	Yes	Stone fallen
Cottrell	Clarence E. C.	1920		Yes	Died 1940.
Cottrell	Earl F		1900	Yes
Cottrell	Emma	29 Oct 1864	6 May 1940	Yes
Cottrell	Floyd W	8 Jan 1912	3 Apr 1993	Yes	Wife is Martha Brem.
Cottrell	Franz E	42696	17 Jul 1990	Yes	WW II Army
Cottrell	Gladys Collingwood	11 Dec 1890	20 Apr 1918	Yes	Daughter of Joseph and Mary.
Cottrell	James E. F.	28 Jun 1898	1 Nov 1902	Yes	son of B. E. & M. E.
Cottrell	Jesse C	12 Mar 1887	6 Nov 1956	Yes	Died in 1956.
Cottrell	Martha M Brem	5867		Yes	Wife of Floyd W.
Cottrell	Reba L Lewis	1901	6 Nov 1988	Yes	Buried at Oak View in Albia. Married Charlie Forsythe.
Cottrell	Robert William Sr.	5 Jan 1939	12 May 1965	Yes	from Robbie & Tracy. birth date may be 1938??
Cottrell	Vernon E	3582	11 May 1961	Yes
Davis	Emma	1907
Davis	Etta Belle Cottrell	1889
Davis	Goldie	1908
Deyo	Amos	24 Jun 1866	28 Jan 1868	Yes	1y, 7m, 4d. 1863??
Deyo	Charles Hamilton	1 Jun 1839	27 May 1917	Yes	Civil War, born Tompkins Co,NY
Deyo	Eunice	15 Oct 1882	7 Dec 1862	Yes	1m 23d.
Deyo	Laura	11 Aug 1875	22 Jul 1870	Yes	11m, 11d. 1876??
Deyo	Sarah Ann Chidester	6 Dec 1843	27 Feb 1917	Yes	Wife of Charles.
Edland	Anna C		1884	Yes	Funeral Home Marker only.
Edland	Joseph Bryan	21 Feb 1890	11 Jul 1954	Yes	Funeral Home Marker Only.
Fritz	Eric	1877	12 Apr 1908	Yes	Death Record Book 2A, p. 129
Golden	Bill Cottrell			Yes	Small stone no dates.
Good	Ashford	1836		Yes	Death date illegible. Civil War. Grandson of Lora Beebe.
Gretten	Henry A	10 Jul 1941	12 Feb 1966	Yes	Vietnam Vet
Gretten	Henry O	20 Aug 1881	14 Mar 1915	Yes
Gretten	Jesse I	15 Jun 1908	3 Dec 1914	Yes	son of Ho. O. & Della
Gretten	Orvel	26 Sep 1911	7 Oct 1913	Yes	son of H. O. & Della
Hainline	Jacob		1857	Yes
Hainline	Roy	30 Mar 1890	3 Nov 1937	Yes	WW I.
Harmon	Francis Lucille	9 Jul 1934	23 Aug 1937	Yes	Infant
Harmon	Iva B Downing	27 May 1900	16 Sep 1986	Yes	Born Missouri the daughter of Alex and Letha Clark Downing. Wife of William.
Harmon	Joseph	14 Aug 1878	28 Jan 1968	Yes	Died in Albia
Harmon	Ray			Yes	No dates
Harmon	Roy			Yes	No dates.
Harmon	William	18 Oct 1931	13 Nov 1948	Yes	Accidental Gunshot Wound
Hill	(Infant)			Yes	Infant daughter of Josie Cook and Fred Hill.
Hilton	Bertha Tyrrel	12 Dec 1888	31 Jan 1934		Book 1, death records.
Hinkle	Charity Marie	13 Jan 1859	28 Aug 1860	Yes	daughter of E. & S.
Hinkle	Eliza E	23 Aug 1873	20 Jan 1882	Yes	8y, 9m, 28d.
Hinkle	Ethan Clark		10 Mar 1881	Yes	Son of Z. & L.
Hinkle	Z		13 Mar 1883	Yes	Age 35 Husband of L.
Hunter	Elias C		15 Feb 1897	No	61y 18d.
Johnson	Elmira Martin	24 Jul 1842	9 Mar 1908	No	wife of John. May be North Bethel in Mahaska Co.
Keeran	Merwin Thomas	16 Dec 1847	16 Dec 1919	Yes	Civil War. May be North Bethel in Mahaska Co.
Kephart	Mary F		13 Mar 1886	No	66y,10d.
Lewis	(Infant)		24 Mar 1908	No	Par. W.H.Lewis &Jennie Sinclair
Lewis	(Infant)			No	another infant of Jennie Lewis.
Lewis	Erastus J		1877	Yes
Lewis	Sarah J		1880	Yes
Lingren	C Della		1885	Yes
Lingren	J Albert		1879	Yes
Lingren	Wanda Marie	27 Mar 1950	27 Mar 1950	Yes	Daughter of Clarence V.
Major	Albert	21 Jul 1831		Yes	No death date on stone.
Major	Amanda E		18 Jan 1885	Yes	daughter of A. & E 2y,10m,20d.
Major	Eliza J		1846	Yes	birth date may be 1843.
Major	Elizabeth Tyrrel	9 Jul 1845	10 Sep 1906	Yes	Wife of Albert
Major	Hamilton	1767	22 Jun 1849
Major	Hattie P Oaks		1882	Yes
Major	Jacob A		1827	Yes
Major	Julius		1884	No
Major	Sarah
Mathias	Millie Frances	30 Oct 1915	16 May 1948	Yes
McKay	Mary	25 Dec 1816	11 Aug 1898	Yes	82y, 7m, 17d.
Miller	Elizabeth Rogers	11 Feb 1820	12 Feb 1891	Yes	Married James Davis and then married to George Miller.
Miller	Ina	27 Mar 1883	11 Apr 1883	Yes	Daughter of A. E. & M. E. Dates are in question.
Miller	William		25 Mar 1891	Yes	age 72y, 11m.
Munson	Andrew P	15 Dec 1833	29 Apr 1895	Yes	Born in Sweden
Munson	Mary A	3 Apr 1842	7 Jan 1919	Yes
Neal	Frances	22 Jan 1844	4 Mar 1926	Yes	Wife of Jackson.
Neal	Jackson	23 Jul 1834	6 Nov 1891	Yes	57y,3m, 18d. Born Indiana.
Oaks	Arthur P	12 Oct 1917	6 Sep 1933	Yes	Funeral home marker illegible.
Parks	James W	18 Apr 1862	22 Nov 1862	Yes	son of D. & L. 7m, 3d.
Parry	Anna	13 Jan 1889	9 Jan 1971	Yes	Wife of Thomas.
Parry	Edwin	24 Sep 1910	8 May 1930	Yes
Parry	Everett	1909		Yes	No death dates
Parry	Grace			No	No dates
Parry	Helen	13 Jul 1912	27 Oct 1917		Daughter of T. & A.
Parry	Thomas	29 Oct 1888	26 Mar 1917	Yes
Parry	Vaughn	1913		Yes	No death dates.
Poland	George Washington	6 Sep 1819	12 Sep 1900	Yes	Ref; Book 1, death records.
Pooley	Hannah J		20 Jan 1879	Yes
Pooley	John	25 Sep 1882		Yes	62y, 8m,25d, per death record.
Pooley	Mary	13 Mar 1886		Yes	Death date may be 1866?
Remington	Mary R Cottrell	19 Feb 1922	2 Aug 1953	Yes
Riggs	Ussie	30 Dec 1880	10 Aug 1907	Yes	Daughter of H. M. & Sarah Chidester Riggs.
Robinson	(Infant)			No	Daughter of James.
Sandeen	Eva Applegren		3 Apr 1922	No	Ref; obit.
Smith	Benjamin Carlin	8 May 1902	12 Jan 1905	Yes	son of J. & Della
Spears	(Infant)	31 May 1887	12 Jun 1887	Yes
Spears	James R	3 Mar 1864	23 Oct 1934	Yes
Spears	Sarah	3 Jun 1867	25 Jun 1929	Yes
Springer	A. W.	28 Jul 1844	26 May 1899	Yes
Springer	Andrew J	16 Sep 1850	3 Jan 1880	Yes	Husband of M. E.
Springer	Clara	1850		Yes	Died 1937.
Tate	Francis	6 Jul 1853	21 Jul 1878	Yes	Son of John & Mary
Telin	Michael Ray		1957
Telin	Randy		14 May 1959	Yes	son of Jerry and Pat.
Tubaugh	Mary		9 Dec 1886	No	4y, 2m, 6d.
Tyrell	Ilo N	18 Oct 1898	22 Apr 1991	Yes
Tyrrel	Arley Mahew	5 May 1930	5 May 1930	Yes	Son of Sylvan and Ilo
Tyrrel	Catherine Noland	23 Jun 1835	16 Jun 1922	Yes	Birth date may be 1837.
Tyrrel	Eliphalet		1886	Yes
Tyrrel	Ethan	11 Dec 1895	9 Nov 1898	Yes	Son of E. & M. E. 9y, 9m, 29d.
Tyrrel	Ida May Deyo	21 Nov 1868	26 Oct 1935	Yes
Tyrrel	James	6 Feb 1872		Yes	date may be 1875.
Tyrrel	John Kester		22 Jun 1880	No	10m, 20d.
Tyrrel	Kester L	18 Oct 1858	20 Nov 1935	Yes
Tyrrel	Mary A	23 Jul 1878		Yes	Dau of S. F. & C 17y, 6m,17d.
Tyrrel	Mary M	4 Mar 1902	29 Mar 1950	Yes	Daughter of K. & Ida.
Tyrrel	Sydney F	25 Aug 1835	2 Apr 1909	Yes	Civil War
Tyrrel	Sylvan F	3 Dec 1892	18 Oct 1942	Yes	WW I
Wilcox	Charles W	1863		Yes
Wilcox	Frank	1866		Yes
Wilcox	Glen	1906		Yes
Wilcox	Laura E	1869		Yes
Wilcox	Minerva H	1843		Yes	Wife of William
Wilcox	Myrtle Ethel	21 Jun 1886	11 Oct 1963	Yes	wife of Samuel.
Wilcox	Samuel	1878		Yes
Wilcox	Walter S		1 Aug 1879	Yes	stone broken
Wilcox	William	1839		Yes	Civil War
Wilcox	Willis A	1872		Yes
Woodcock	Dora M	9 Dec 1886		No	11y.
	Anna (Infant)	31 Dec 1925	23 Jan 1926	Yes	Marked w/rock. Ref. Bk 1, Death rec