Muscatine County Iowa
Cemetery Records

CRANSTON CEMETERY RECORDS
SEVENTY-SIX TOWNSHIP
MUSCATINE COUNTY, IOWA


Directions: Starting with the Bypass 61 & Highway 38 Junction on the northern side of the city of Muscatine, go south on Bypass 61 to Hershey Avenue, which is about 5.5 miles. Turn onto Hershey Avenue (also called G28 and 231st Street) going west. Go about 6.5 miles and turn south onto Independence Street. Go about 2 miles to 250th street and turn west. Go about 2.5 miles on 250th street, which will turn from pavement to gravel. Once on the gravel the cemetery is just around the bend on the north side.
Interesting article found in the Muscatine JOURNAL, summerized:
Death of Early Cranston Pioneer Recalled by Recent Stories----Coffin Made From Puncheon Floor----Grave of Man Who Died in 1839 Located Under Large Tree Near Bain Farm----Cranston.----The older settlers of the Cranston area remember the first grave in this community. The pioneer that died in 1839 was, J. O'Dare, who had only moved here a few months ago in this wild and unsettled country. He had built a cabin across from the present Bain farm. He had died alone and was unknown here, but his neighbors who lived about three miles away prepared a coffin from the puncheon floor of the cabin, which was the only timber awailable. Also, no nails were available so the split logs were put together with wooden pegs. The services and burial were conducted by the seven pioneers that lived in the Cranston area. The grave can still be seen, located under a large tree on a small knoll, across the road from the Bain farm. (The source of this article is from: "THE MUSCATINE JOURNAL and NEWS-TRIBUNE", Wednesday, March 4, 1931, page 8).

Dave Dunston, compiled ths data base when he walked this cemetery mid-October, 2005. Lynn McCleary further updated the information when she photographed all the stones in November 2014.

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b.: Born s/s: Shares stone h/o: Husband of
d.: Died d/o: Daughter of w/o: Wife of
n/d: no date s/o: Son of p/o: Parent of
Surname Given Name Birth Date Death Date Notes
Adkins Darlene Sharon 1944 23 July 1983  
Adkins Leonard G. 16 Oct 1934 20 Feb 2008  
Atherton Robert 1834 6 Jan 1916  
Barkman Anna 4 Jul 1825 16 Apr 1910 w/o Samuel
Barkman Samuel 20 Aug 1815 26 Mar 1898 s/s Anna
Barnhart Edward H 1857 1936  
Barnhart Etta Cook 1862 1921 w/o Edward H Barnhart
Baxter Mary J 1830 1923  
Bosch Ada 1872 2 Apr 1956  
Bosch Daniel 1870 1934 World War I
Bosch Glen 1895 1927 WWI
Bosch Martha 1874 4 Apr 1899  
Bowman Martha J   20 Oct 1856 w/o Samuel Bowman, aged 29ys, 11ms, 1dy
Brentz William H     s/o S & S Brentz
Brookhart Elwood 10 Feb 1867 1937  
Brookhart Jacob 1897 1898 s/o E & M Brookhart
Brookhart John W 26 Dec 1831 6 Aug 1915 Civil War - Co F 35th Iowa Inf, h/o Mary E.
Brookhart Jonathan   11 Nov 1873 s/s J W & S, aged 11ys 7ds
Brookhart Mary 2 Feb 1875 23 Apr 1947 w/o Elwood
Brookhart Mary E 14 Feb 1838 18 Jan 1895 s/s John W. Brookhart
Brookheart Milton Allen   6 Nov 1882 s/o J & M Brookheart, aged 12ds
Brookheart Barry   26 Oct 1871 s/o J & M Brookheart; 5ms, 16ds
Carpenter Ethel Pearl 4 Oct 1910 10 Dec 1912  
Carpenter John 1889 1958  
Carpenter Opal P Hafner 1904 12 Apr 1939  
Carpenter Roy Edward 3 Nov 1914 11 May 1983  
Caylor Nancy 19 Jun 1814 17 Oct 1846 w/o Henry Caylor, aged 32yrs 8ms 28ds
Cecil Andrew J 31 Jul 1844 26 Jun 1917 Father
Cecil Eliza M Fullmer 2 Dec 1846 30 Jul 1916 Mother; w/o Andrew J Cecil
Chapman Benjamin Franklin 1 Sep 1830 7 May 1912 Co A 11 Iowa Inf-Civil War
Chapman Bessie S 21 Jan 1872 9 Jan 1894 Aged 21ys, 11ms, 18ds
Chapman Elizabeth 25 Oct 1822 6 Jun 1899 w/o Ben J Chapman
Chapman Infant Son 26 Nov 1893 26 Nov 1893 Infant s/o A A & B S Chapman
Chapman Laura O 30 Sep 1864 7 Nov 1898  
Chapman Maude Pearl 1877 28 Sep 1934  
Chapman Oscar Leon 21 Feb 1877 7 Aug 1957  
Chase Allen 1871 1897  
Chase Allen 1871 1929  
Collins David Harris 1835 6 May 1862 Civil War- Sgt. Co A 11th Reg Iowa Vol Inf
Collins John 31 Jul 1797 23 Sep 1881 Father, aged 84ys, 1m, 23ds
Collins Laura J   4 May 1876 aged 21ys, 11ms, 15ds
Collins Mary J 1829 1908 w/o Samuel Collins
Collins Mother 1835 1929 grave marker for Sarah
Collins Samuel 1824 20 Feb 1896  
Collins Sarah   n/d w/o David Harris Collins
Cross David Orlando 16 Aug 1849 24 Sep 1860 age 12yrs, 1m, s/s Wm H R Cross
Cross Elizabeth 1808 14 Dec 1882 w/o Levi Cross; Aged 74ys, 2ms, 25ds
Cross Levi 1 Jan 1806 20 Jan 1894  
Cross Wm H R   20 Dec 1858 s/s David Orlando Cross
Denham Mary 4 Feb 1808 6 Jul 1895 Sister of J J Snyder
Doty Milton W.   26 Jan 1947
Eckles W G   5 Sep 1861 Civil War- Co K I st Regt Iowa Vol Inf; 22ys, 8ms, 15ds
Eckles Dr L P   17 Oct 1874 25ys, 7ms, 14ds
Eckles James P   11 Feb 1883 74ys, 9ms, 27ds
Eckles Mary   15 Jan 1890 77ys, 5ms, 3ds
Epperly Adaline M 1855 10 Nov 1857 d/o I & E E Epperly; 1yr, 1m, 21ds
Epperly Austin E   5 Mar 1860 s/o I & E E Epperly; 5ms, 5ds
Epperly Charles J   2 Mar 1860 s/o F & A M Epperly, aged 1yr 29dys
Epperly Edith W 4 Mar 1858 16 Dec 1885 d/o I & E E Epperly; 27ys, 9ms, 12ds
Epperly Emily C   7 Oct 1861 w/o Isaac Epperly; 25ys, 6ms, 18ds
Epperly George 8 Oct 1808 3 Feb 1896 87ys, 3ms, 25ds, h/o Nancy W Epperly
Epperly Isaac 15 Oct 1822 27 Apr 1899 s/s Emily C
Epperly Nancy W   19 Aug 1863 46ys, 17ds, s/s George Epperly
Epperly Thomas   17 May 1863 Civil War - Co F 35th Reg Iowa Vol; 20ys, 11ms, 17ds
Estle Charles 30 Sep 1855 16 Oct 1949  
Estle Elizabeth 15 Sep 1862 29 Apr 1931  
Estle M Monica 11 Jan 1891 12 Sep 1901  
Estle Susan 25 Sep 1818 15 Jun 1888 Mother
Estle T Leo 14 Nov 1889 22 May 1915  
Estle Thomas 27 Jun 1861 2 Sep 1864 s/o T L & S Estle
Estle Thomas L 21 Sep 1814 13 Nov 1884 Father
Estle W Eldred 18 Nov 1888 20 Feb 1914 WPA records show first name as Eldred W
Fry Cyrus 27 Jun 1843 10 May 1922  
Fry Earl T 18 Jun 1905 23 Jan 1978  
Fry Fern Violet 1902 1903  
Fry Gracie   14 Jul 1883 d/o J & J Fry; 8yrs, 7ms, 6dys
Fry Luella Z Atherton 6 Sep 1880 8 Aug 1962 w/o Thomas Ralph Fry
Fry Margaret A. Brookhart 22 Jun 1853 1921  
Fry Mary Matilda 20 Feb 1876 9 Apr 1916  
Fry Melva A Darnell 4 Jan 1927 9 Apr 1969  
Fry Thomas Ralph 3 Dec 1880 31 May 1957  
Fullmer Elizabeth Ann   25 Jul 1864 c/o W M P & N J Fullmer; 4ys, 2mos, 7ds
Fullmer John 19 Feb 1810 1 Feb 1903  
Fullmer John R   n/d  
Fullmer Levi Seigler   25 Dec 1862 c/o W M P & N J Fullmer; ?ys 9ms 3ds
Fullmer Margaret Ann   5 Feb 1855 c/o J & M Fullmer; 15ys, 3m, 20ds
Fullmer Margery   14 Jun 1872 w/o John Fullmer; 62ys, 8ms, 5dy
Fullmer Margery E 15 Sep 1843 23 Dec 1862 c/o J & M Fullmer; 19ys, 3ms, 8dy
Fullmer Nancy J 9 Apr 1838 9 Mar 1915  
Fullmer William P 25 Dec 1835 23 Mar 1925 Civil War Co. F, 35 Iowa Inf.
Gann Sally Mae 18 Aug 1942 22 Apr 2006 w/o Robert C, married 22 Sep 1956, p/o Robert, Annette, Tony, Roger
Gann Robert C "Bob" 2 Oct 1939 n/d s/s Sally Mae Gates
Gates John S   19 Apr 1870 s/o W & M S Gates; 1ys, 6ms, 25ds
Gates L W 12 Jan 1843 4 Apr 1911 Civil War - Sgt. Co. A, 11th IA Inf.
Gates Mary S 18 Oct 1846 21 Feb 1904 w/o L W Gates
Hafner Ellen 1861 1931  
Hafner Infant Daughter 1 Feb 1904 4 Feb 1904 d/o N T & A E Hafner
Hafner Laura Ameda 27 Oct 1901 27 Sep 1902 d/o N T & A E Hafner
Hafner Norrell 1861 1952  
Howe Anna Bell   6 Dec 1856 w/o Thomas Howe
Hunter Lizzie 13 Aug 1863 23 Dec 1905 Wife of Wm S Hunter
Hunter William S 1861 1939  
Jacobs S. S. 'Samuel'   27 Mar 1895 Father, aged about 44yrs
Jacobs Sarah   n/d Mother
Jones Arlene 30 Oct 1926 30 May 1941  
Jones Merrill A 7 Aug 1901 31 Oct 1968  
Jones Ruthetta S 22 Aug 1896 18 Aug 1969  
Lee John Lloyd 12 Jun 1914 22 Jul 2008  
Lee John M 1940 1940  
Lee John R 5 Oct 1887 29 Dec 1957 h/o Hattie B
Lee Marian P 1916 1989 w/o John L Lee; p/o John, Thomas, Richard, Peggy
Lee Hattie B 1889 15 Feb 1972 s/s John R
Littrel Adam C   16 Nov 1863 38yrs, 2ms, 9ds
Littrel Anderson   30 Oct 1862 s/o S & M A Littrel; 20ys, 4ms, 25ds
Littrel Paris   21 Jun 1867 s/o S & M A Littrel; 22ys, 7ms, 16ds
Manning Anna Elisa 22 Aug 1845 4 Aug 1864  
Manning Carolyne 18 Jun 1856 22 Nov 1915  
Manning Eva Martha 19 Jul 1864 29 Aug 1864  
Manning Hannah Ann 28 Jul 1820 15 Aug 1864  
Manning Infant Children   n/d c/o Thos J & Carolyne Manning
Manning Thomas J 24 Apr 1847 12 Dec 1932  
McColm Florence Mabel 15 Aug 1889 31 Jan 1907  
McColm Gwendolyn Grace 29 Apr 1904 26 Apr 1913  
McColm Louis F 16 Nov 1851 19 May 1921  
McColm Margaret M 5 Jan 1860 21 Nov 1955  
McColm William E 13 Jun 1898 14 Apr 1986  
McMichael Ann Eliza 19 Jan 1842 2 Oct 1909 Mother, w/o Joseph
McMichael Erma A 23 Oct 1877 5 Apr 1881  
McMichael Joseph 13 Jul 1835 15 May 1907 Father; s/s Ann Eliza, Civil War Vet
Meeker Anna Belle 5 Aug 1848 7 Jan 1927  
Meeker Carl W 21 Jan 1872 24 Jan 1951  
Meeker Cashew   n/d s/o W & R Meeker
Meeker Effie A Shires 11 Nov 1889 4 Oct 1977  
Meeker Esther E 15 Aug 1903 1923  
Meeker Ferne A Nichols 12 Mar 1884 24 Aug 1957  
Meeker Georgia Mabel Page 3 Aug 1892 5 Sep 1972  
Meeker Harriet Gates 13 Apr 1849 8 Jan 1916  
Meeker Harry Cone 13 Aug 1886 9 Jul 1949  
Meeker Infant Son 21 Feb 1901 21 Feb 1901 Infant s/o C W & R R Meeker
Meeker John Warren 7 Jul 1840 21 Oct 1926 Civil War- Sgt. Co A, 11th IA Inf.
Meeker Jonathan 1 Feb 1809 20 Aug1887 h/o Martha Meeker
Meeker Josephus W 17 Jan 1849 12 Mar 1921  
Meeker Joseph W 19 Mar 1923 15 May 2004  
Meeker Maria M 25 Oct 1851 12 May 1931  
Meeker Martha 1812 1886 s/s Jonathan Meeker
Meeker Mary "Nettie" 28 Oct 1868 19 Oct 1947 w/o Nelson Meeker
Meeker Mary E   11 Apr 1874 w/o Joseph W Meeker; 21ys, 5ms
Meeker Mary Myrtle 12 Aug 1877 16 Jun 1974  
Meeker Nelson F 18 Jan 1868 19 May 1953  
Meeker Nora   9 Mar 1867 1m, 17ds, s/s Walter, c/o W Meeker
Meeker Rachel O 12 May 1879 20 May 1922  
Meeker Thomas S 17 Jun 1845 27 Jun 1918 Civil War - Musician, Co A 11th Iowa Inf
Meeker W Ernest 1887 27 Apr 1979  
Meeker Walter 10 Aug 1870 27 Aug 1870 s/s Nora, c/o W Meeker
Meeker Warren Edgar 15 Mar 1879 29 Jan 1936  
Meeker William H   6 Nov 1864 s/o J & M Meeker; Civil War -Co A 11 Reg Iowa Vol; aged 21ys, 10ms, 19ds
Newcomb Charles Thomas 1909 19 Feb 1993 h/o Mildred
Newcomb Margaret L 1937 1944  
Newcomb Mildred 1918 27 Apr 2003  
Parsons Andrew 25 Aug 1846 9 Nov 1846  
Parsons Joseph 8 Feb 1817 30 Jan 1888  
Parsons Mark 17 Jan 1843 22 Feb 1850  
Parsons Matilda 22 May 1822 21 Feb 1894  
Parsons Sarah 20 Dec 1844 26 Dec 1845  
Parsons Sheldon 12 Jul 1860 5 Dec 1911  
Peck David   29 Apr 1885 75yrs, 5ms, 16ds
Peck Elizabeth   25 Jul 1859 w/o David Peck; 26yr, 7ms, 1dy
Peck George W 18 Aug 1844 1923  
Peck Unknown   27 Mar 1870  
Potter Harriett 26 May 1815 24 Feb 1894 WPA records show death date as 24 Feb 1874
Powell Clarence J 17 Aug 1890 20 Aug 1948 US Army WWI
Powell Erma 1929 16 Mar 1999  
Powell Inez E 26 Dec 1900 4 Aug 1981  
Powell Thomas 1922 1989  
Rasley George E 1910 1910  
Rasley Guy O 1881 8 Feb 1948  
Rasley Louisa V 1855 1927  
Rasley Margaret L 1912 1912  
Ruckles Ida May 1895 19 May 1965 Mother
Sheldon Frank E 1852 29 Dec 1916  
Sheldon Joanna 18 Jul 1856 7 Mar 1946  
Shellabarger Charlotte   25 Jul 1886 w/o Isaac Shellabarger; 54ys, 3ms, 3ds
Shellabarger Cora R 1872 1968 w/o Milton J Shellabarger
Shellabarger Elizabeth   6 May 1882 d/o John & Ruth Shellabarger; 2ys, 2ms, 16ds
Shellabarger Ephraim 9 May 1834 24 Dec 1906 Civil War-Capt. Co A 11th Iowa Inf
Shellabarger Isaac 15 Sep 1832 16 Apr 1893  
Shellabarger John 1781 27 Nov 1855 74yrs, 5ms, 23ds
Shellabarger John M 10 May 1816 1 Aug 1890 Father, s/s Ruth P
Shellabarger Mildred Iowa   3 Apr 1872 d/o MJ & R Shellabarger; 11ms, 16ds
Shellabarger Milton J 25 Jan 1859 1940  
Shellabarger Ruth P 26 Aug 1826 23 Mar 1914 Mother; w/o John M Shellabarger
Shellabarger Susanna 1808 11 Dec 1864 Mother; w/o Thomas Shellabarger; 56yrs, 4ms, 26dys
Shellabarger Thomas 1807 1 Nov 1876 Father
Shellabarger Willard 29 Oct 1876 29 Oct 1876 s/o E & E Shellabarger
Simons George   n/d Civil War - Co. A 35th Iowa Inf.
Smith Mary 1821 2 Apr 1884 w/o Sylvester
Smith Sylvester 1803 25 Jul 1880  
Snyder Abraham N   13 Aug 1882 Civil War - Capt.35th Iowa Inf.; 42ys,11ds
Snyder Alice 1853 1928 w/o Joseph M. Snyder
Snyder Catharine 3 Jul 1810 5 Oct 1893 Mother; w/o Jacob J, 83ys, 3ms, 2ds
Snyder Ella M.   30 Jan 1873 w/o J M Snyder; 25yrs,9ms, 28dys
Snyder Jacob J   25 Nov 1882 Father; 73ys,28ds
Snyder James J   9 Sep 1864 s/o J M & E M Snyder; 3ys, 3ms, 7ds
Snyder Joseph 13 Feb 1818 3 Aug 1853 25ys
Snyder Joseph M 1845 1929 s/o Jacob & Catherine; h/o Alice M (Shellabarger) &Ella M (Barter); f/o Maryella, Pearl, Rilla, Verda O Sturdevant, Blanche Alice Judd
Snyder Marbella   22 Aug 1872 d/o JM & EM Snyder; aged 8ms, 22 ds
Snyder Margaret Baxter   9 Oct 1902 62ys, 1m, 16ds
Snyder Maryann   6 Jun 1855 d/o J & E Snyder; 4ys, 5ms, 26ds
Stephens Catharine 8 Mar 1830 5 Oct 1864 Wife of Greenbery Stephens
Stephens Greenbery 1 Jul 1824 28 Jun 1884 WPA records show death date as 23 Jun 1884
Unknown Unknown ? ? Broken in 3 pieces, white monument by tree, can't read
Viner Charles W 2 Mar 1814 13 Jul 1877 Father, h/o Emma
Viner Ella Bernice 21 Nov 1915 3 Apr 1922  
Viner Emma 6 Nov 1820 4 Apr 1863 Mother
Viner Florence   n/d  
Viner George A 1884 25 Jan 1957  
Viner James W 29 Nov 1890 28 Oct 1935  
Viner Maude Mae 1894 21 Aug 1971  
Viner Rose L 1887 19--  
Viner Willie   n/d  
Wagner Susanna 1818 27 Mar 1870  
Warnstaff Bonnie Rae 16 Sep 1953 16 Sep 1953  
Warnstaff Carl Ransom 7 Jan 1905 4 Aug 1990 h/o Sarah H
Warnstaff Charles T 22 Apr 1868 31 Aug 1949 h/o Cora Ellen
Warnstaff Cora Ellen 25 Dec 1873 5 Oct 1955  
Warnstaff Harold Lee 23 Jan 1940 4 Jul 1965 Iowa SP4 540 Engr GP
Warnstaff June R 17 Jun 1931 n/d  
Warnstaff Orville Eugene 15 Nov 1908 1988  
Warnstaff Paul Thomas 21 Apr 1935 24 Mar 2002 US Army Vietnam
Warnstaff Sarah A 16 Oct 1910 29 Nov 1973  
Wenrich Catharine   6 Jan 1860 w/o Rev D Wenrich; Mother; 36ys, 4ms, 14ds
Wenrich Mary Jane   9 Feb 1860 Sister; s/o D & S Wenrich; 7ys, 3ms, 3ds
Wilhelme J Roy 31 Dec 1865 7 Sep 1940  
Wilhelme Mattie 30 Dec 1866 2 Dec 1914 w/o J R Wilhelme
Zoller Mary Meeker 9 Feb 1928 n/d  
Zoller Diane C 6 Nov 1947 25 Jun 2011  
Zoller Robert C "Bob" 14 Jul 1926 26 Aug 2010 WWII 25th Inf Div; Korean War-8th Army

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