Muscatine County Iowa
Cemetery Records

CRANSTON CEMETERY RECORDS
SEVENTY-SIX TOWNSHIP
MUSCATINE COUNTY, IOWA

CRANSTON CEMETERY

Directions to this cemetery: 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, walked thru this cemetery mid-October, 2005 so this cemetery database is current up to this time. As you will notice thru out the database there are question marks (?). These were for the stones that were hard to read, crumpling, etc. Dave writes: "I am sure not all this information here is totally accurate, but I did the best I could do. I also went thru the WPA cemetery records done back around 1938 and included any information in this database that differed from the info I had in my records". Good luck in finding your ancestors in this database.
Surname Given Name Birth Date/ Age Death Date Notes
???? ? ? ? White stone by tree, can't read
Adkins Darlene S. 1944 1983 .
Atherton Robert 1834 1916 .
Barkman Anna 4 Jul 1825 16-Apr-1910 .
Barkman Samuel 20 Aug 1815 26 Mar 1898 .
Barnhart Edward H. 1857 1936 .
Barnhart Etta Cook 1862 1921 Wife of Edward H. Barnhart
Baxter Mary J. 1830 1929 WPA records show death date as 1923 and age as 93yrs
Bernice Ella 21-Nov-1914 3-Apr-1922 .
Bosch Ada 1872 1956 .
Bosch Daniel 1870 1934 WPA records show him as a World War Vet
Bosch Glen 1895 1927 .
Bosch Martha 1874 1899 .
Bowman Martha J. 29yrs, 11mos, 1dy 20 Oct 1856 Wife of Samuel Bowman
Bren? William H. ? ? son/o S.? & S.? Bren?; Rest of stone buried
Brookhart Elwood 1867 1937 .
Brookhart Jacob 1897 1898 Son of E.? & M. Brookhart
Brookhart John W. 26 Dec 1831 6-Aug-1915 G.A.R.--Civil War Vet; WPA records show Co. F 35th Iowa Inf.
Brookhart Mary 1875 1947 .
Brookhart Mary E. 14 Feb 1838 18 Jan 1895 Wife of J. W. Brookhart
Brookheart Milton Allen 12dys 6 Nov 1882 Son of ?. & M. Brookheart
Brookheart Raah? 5mos, 16dys 26 Oct 1871? Son of ?. & M. Brookheart
Carpenter Ethel Pearl 4-Oct-1910 10-Dec-1912 .
Carpenter John 1889 1958 .
Carpenter Opal P. Hafner 1904 1939 .
Carpenter Roy E. 1914 1983 .
Caylor Nancy 19? Jun 1814? 17? Oct 1848? Wife of Henry Caylor; WPA records show surname as Gaylor, birth date as 19 Jun 1814 and death date as 17 Oct 1846
Cecil Andrew J. 31 Jul 1844 26-Jun-1917 Father
Cecil Eliza M. Fullmer 2 Dec 1846 30-Jul-1916 Mother; wife of Andrew J. Cecil
Chapman Ben. J. or Benj. F. ? ? Co. A 11 Iowa Inf.--Civil War--No dates
Chapman Bessie S. 21 Jan 1872 9 Jan 1894 Aged 21yrs, 11mos, 18dys
Chapman Elizabeth 26 Oct 1822 6 Jun 1899 Wife of Ben J. Chapman; WPA records show birth date as 25 Oct 1822 and death date as 6 Jun 1894
Chapman Infant Son 26 Nov 1893 26 Nov 1893 Infant son of A. A. & B. S. Chapman
Chapman Laura O. 30 Sep 1864 7 Nov 1898 .
Chapman Maude P. 1877 1934 .
Chapman Oscar L. 1877 1957 .
Chase Allen 1871 1897 .
Collins D. Harris 1835 1862 WPA records show first name as Harris C., age 26yrs and death date as 6 May 1862 and in Co. A 11th Reg. Iowa Vol. Inf.---Civil War--G.A.R. Sergeant
Collins John 84yrs, 1mo, 23dys 23 Sep 1881 Father
Collins Laura J. 21yrs, 11mos, 15dys 4 May 1876 .
Collins Mary J. 1829 1908 Wife of Samuel Collins
Collins Mother 1835 1929 .
Collins Samuel 1824 1896 .
Collins Sarah ? ? Wife of D. Harris; no dates given
Collins Sergt D. H. ? ? Co. A 11 Iowa Inf.
Cross David Orlando 12yrs, 1mo 24 Sep 1860 .
Cross Elizabeth 74yrs, 2mos, 25dys 15? Dec 1852? Wife of Levi Cross; WPA records show surname as Gross, birth date as 1808 and death date as 15 Dec 1882
Cross Levi 18?yrs, 13?dys 18? Jan 1864 WPA records show surname as Grass, birth date 1806 and death date as 22 Jan 1894
Cross Wm. H. 8?yrs, 19?dys 20 Dec 1858? .
Denham Mary 4 Feb 1808 6 Jul 1895 Sister of J. J. Snyder
Eckles Dr. L. P. 25yrs, 7mos, 14dys 17 Oct 1874 .
Eckles James P. 74yrs, 9mos, 27dys 14? Feb 1883 WPA records show death date as 11 Feb 1883
Eckles Mary 77yrs, 5mos, 3dys 15 Jan 1890 .
Eckles W. C. or W. G. 22yrs, 8mos, 15dys 5 Sep 1861 Co. K. I st Regt. Iowa Vol. Inf.--G.A.R.--Civil War Vet
Epperly Adaline M. 1yr, 1mo, 21dys 10 Nov 1857 dau/o I. & E. E. Epperly
Epperly Austin E. 5mos, 5dys 5 Mar 1860 son/o I. & E. E. Epperly
Epperly Charles J. ? ? son of F.? & A. M. Epperly; rest of stone buried
Epperly Edith W. 27yrs, 9mos, 12dys 16 Dec 1885 dau/o I. & E. E. Epperly
Epperly Emily C. or E. 25yrs, 6mos, 18dys 7 Oct 1861 w/o Isaac Epperly
Epperly George 87yrs, 3mos, 25dys 3 Feb 1896 .
Epperly Isaac 15 Oct 1822 27 Apr 1899 .
Epperly Nancy W. 46yrs, 17dys 19 Aug 1863 .
Epperly Thomas 20yrs, 11mos, 17dys 17 May 1863 Co. F 35th Reg. Iowa Vol.--Civil War
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 WPA records show first name as Leo F.
Estle Thomas 27 Jun 1861 2 Sep 1864 Son of 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 1843 1922 .
Fry Earl T. 1905 1978 .
Fry Fern Violet 1902 1903 .
Fry Gracie 8yrs, 7mos, 6dys 14 Jul 1883 Dau. Of J. & J. Fry; this stone is broken by tree
Fry Luella Z. 1880 1962 .
Fry Margaret 1853 1921 .
Fry Mary M. 1876 1916 .
Fry Melva A. 1927 1969 .
Fry Thomas R. 1880 1957 .
Fullmer Eliza M. 2 Dec 1846 30-Jul-1915 All this info for Eliza M. is from the WPA records
Fullmer Elizabeth Ann 4yrs, 2mos, 7dys 25 Jul 1864 Child of W. M. P. & N. J. Fullmer
Fullmer John 19 Feb 1810 1-Feb-1903 .
Fullmer John R. ? ? Son of ? ?; stone broken and sunken in ground
Fullmer Levi Seigler ?yrs, 9mos, 3dys 25 Dec 1862 G.A.R. Civil War Vet; child of W. M. P. & N. J. Fullmer
Fullmer Margaret Ann 15yrs, 3mos, 20dys 5 Feb 1855 Child of J. & M. Fullmer
Fullmer Margery 62yrs, 8mos, 5dys 14 Jun 1872 Wife of John Fullmer
Fullmer Margery E. 19yrs, 3mos, 8dys 23 Dec 1862 Child of J. & M. Fullmer; WPA records show birth date as 15 Sep 1843 and born in Ohio and died in Cranston, Iowa
Fullmer Nancy J. 9 Apr 1838 9-Mar-1915 .
Fullmer William P. 25 Dec 1835 23-Mar-1925 WPA records show he is a Civil War Vet---G.A.R.
Gates John S. 1yr?, 6mos?, 25dys? 19 Apr 1870 Son of W.? & M. S. Gates
Gates L. W. 12 Jan 1843 4-Apr-1911 Father; G.A.R.---Civil War Vet
Gates Mary S. 18 Oct 1846 21-Feb-1904 Mother, wife of L. W. Gates; WPA records show birth date as 18 Apr 1846 and death date as 2 Feb 1904
Hafner Ellen 1861 1931 WPA records show surname as Habner
Hafner Infant Daughter 1-Feb-1904 4-Feb-1904 Dau. Of N. T. & A. E. Hafner
Hafner Laura Ameda 27-Oct-1901 27-Sep-1902 Dau. Of N. T. & A. E. Hafner
Hafner Norrell 1861 1952 .
Howe Anna Bell ? ? wife of Thomas Howe; rest of stone buried; WPA records show surname as Hove, birth date as 1807? And death date as 6 Dec 1856
Hunter Lizzie 13 Aug 1863 23-Dec-1905 Wife of Wm. S. Hunter
Hunter Wm. S. 1861 1939 .
Jacobs Samuel ? 27 Mar 189? Father; WPA records show first name as S. S., born in 1854 and death date as 27 Mar 1895
Jacobs Sarah ? ? Mother; can't read rest of stone
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 J. Lloyd 1914 . Parents of John, Thomas, Richard, Peggy
Lee John M. 1940 1940 .
Lee John R. 1887 1957 .
Lee Marian P. 1916 1989 Parents of John, Thomas, Richard, Peggy
Lee Hattie B. 1889 1972 .
Littrel ? ? ? Stone unreadable
Littrel Adam C. 38yrs, 2mos, 9dys 16 Nov 1863 WPA records show surname as Lettrel, first name as Adam G., birth date as 1825 and death date as 16 May 1863
Littrel Anderson 20yrs, 4mos, 25dys 30 Oct 1862 Son of S. & M. A. Littrel; WPA records show surname as Lettrel and birth date as 1842
Littrel Paris 22yrs, 7mos, 16dys 21 Jun 1867 Son of S. & M. A. Littrel; WPA records show surname as Lettrel and birth date as 1845
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 Infants ? ? Infant Children of Thos. J. & Carolyne Manning--no other info
Manning Thos. J. 24 Apr 1847 12-Dec-1932 .
McColm Florence Mabel 15 Aug 1889 31-Jan-1907 WPA records show surname as McColn
McColm Gwendolyn Grace 29-Apr-1904 26-Apr-1913 .
McColm Louis F. 16 Nov 1851 19-May-1921 WPA records show surname as McColn
McColm Margaret B. 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
McMichael Erma A. 23 Oct 1877 5 Apr 1881 .
McMichael Joseph 13 Jul 1835 15-May-1907 Father; WPA records show he was in the G.A.R.
Meeker Anna Belle 1848 1927 .
Meeker Carl W. 1874 1951 .
Meeker Cashew ? ? Son of W. & R. Meeker; can't read rest of stone
Meeker Effie A. Shires 1889 1977 .
Meeker Esther E. 1903 1923 .
Meeker Ferne A. Nichols 1884 1957 .
Meeker Harriet 1849 1916 .
Meeker Harry Cone 1886 1949 .
Meeker Infant Son 21-Feb-1901 21-Feb-1901 Infant son of C. W. & R. R. Meeker
Meeker J. Warren 1840 1926 G.A.R.--Civil War Vet; WPA records show first name as Warren J, birth date as 1840 and death date as 1925
Meeker Jonathan ? 11 Nov 1873 Son of W. & ? Meeker; rest of stone buried
Meeker Jonathan N. 1809 1887 .
Meeker Joseph W. 1923 2004 .
Meeker Josephus W. 1849 1921 .
Meeker Mabel Page 1892 1972 .
Meeker Maria M. 1851 1931 .
Meeker Martha 1812 1886 WPA records show her as wife of J.
Meeker Mary E. 21yrs, 5mos 11? Dec.? 1874 Wife of Joseph W. Meeker; WPA records show birth date as 1853 and death date as 11 Apr 1874
Meeker Mary Myrtle 1877 1974 .
Meeker Nelson 1868 1953 .
Meeker Nettie 1868 1947 Wife of Nelson Meeker
Meeker Nora 1mo, 17dys 9 Mar 1867 .
Meeker Rachel O. 1879 1922 .
Meeker Thos. S. ? ? Co. A 11th Iowa Inf. MUSN--Civil War Vet--No dates; WPA records show birth date as 17 Jun 1845 and death date as 27 Jun 1918
Meeker W. Ernest 1887 1979 .
Meeker Walter 1mo?, 8dys? 27? Oct 186? .
Meeker Warren Edgar 1879 1936 .
Meeker William H. 21yrs, 10mos, 19dys 6 Nov 1864 Son of J. & M. Meeker; Co. A 11 Reg. Iowa Vol.--G.A.R.; WPA records show birth date as 1841 and death date as 6 Nov 1862
Newcomb Charles T. 1909 1993 .
Newcomb Margaret L. 1937 1944 .
Newcomb Mildred 1918 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 WPA records show birth date as 22 Mar 1822
Parsons Sarah 20 Dec 1844 26 Dec 1845 .
Parsons Sheldon 12 Jul 1860 5-Dec-1911 .
Peck David 75yrs, 5mos, 16dys 29? Apr 1885 WPA records show birth date as 1810 and death date as 23 Aug 1895
Peck Elizabeth 26/86yrs, 7mos, 1dy 25 Jul 1859 Wife of David Peck; WPA records show birth date as 1823
Peck George W. 1844 1923 WPA records show death date as 1928
Peck? ? 32yrs 27? Mar 1870 Probably Peck, broken stone, no name
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 1999 .
Powell Inez E. 26-Dec-1900 4-Aug-1981 .
Powell Thomas 1922 1989 .
Rasley George E. 1910 1910 .
Rasley Guy O. 1881 1948 .
Rasley Louisa V. 1855 1927 .
Rasley Margaret L. 1912 1912 .
Ruckles Ida May 1895 1965 Mother; appears buried along side the Carpenter's.
Sheldon Frank E. 1852 1916 .
Sheldon JoAnn 1856 1946 .
Shellabarger ?? Iowa 11?yrs, 16dys? 3? Apr 1872? Son? Of J. M.? & ? Shellabarger
Shellabarger Charlotte 54yrs, 3mos, 3dys 25 Jul 1886 Wife of Isaac Shellabarger
Shellabarger Cora R. 1872 1968 Wife of Milton J. Shellabarger
Shellabarger Elizabeth 2yrs, 2mos, 16dys? 6 May 1882? Dau/o John? & ? Shellabarger
Shellabarger Ephriam? 9 May 1884 24-Dec-1906 WPA records show birth date as 9 May 1834 and he was in Co. A 11th Iowa Inf.--Capt.--Civil War-G.A.R.
Shellabarger Isaac 15 Sep 1832 16 Apr 1893 WPA records show birth date as 15 Sep 1862
Shellabarger John 74yrs, 5mos, 23dys 27 Nov 1855 .
Shellabarger John M. 10 May 1816 1 Aug 1890 Father
Shellabarger Milton J. 1859 1940 .
Shellabarger Ruth P. 26 Aug 1826 23-Mar-1914 Mother, wife of John M. Shellabarger
Shellabarger Susanna 56yrs, 4mos, 26dys 11 Dec 1864 Wife of Thos. Shellabarger, Mother
Shellabarger Thos. 69?yrs, 21?dys 1? Nov 1876 Father
Shellabarger Willard 29 Oct 1876? 29 Oct 1876? Son of E. & ? Shellabarger
Simons Geo. ? ? Civil War Vet---with G.A.R. marker----All info for Geo. Smith is from the WPA records
Smith Mary 1821 2 Apr 1884 All this info for Mary Smith is from the WPA records
Smith Silvester ? 25 Jul 1880 Rest of stone is buried and broken; WPA records show first name spelled Sylvester and birth date as 1803
Snyder Abraham 42yrs, 9mos, 11dys 18 Aug 1882
Snyder Alice 1853 1928 WPA records show last name spelled Snider and wife of J.
Snyder Capt. A. N. ? ? G.A.R. Civil War Vet; no other info on stone; WPA records show last name spelled Snider, first name as Abraham N., birth date as 1840 and death date as 18 Aug 1882 and he was in Co. C 1st Iowa Inf.--Co. T 35th Iowa Inf.--Corp. later Capt.
Snyder Catharine 83yrs, 3mos, 2dys 5 Oct 1893 Mother
Snyder Ellan 25yrs, ?mos, 25dys 20? Feb? 1873 w/o I.?M? Snyder
Snyder Jacob J. 73yrs, 28dys 25 Nov 1882 Father; WPA records show age as 73yrs, 23dys and death date as 25 Nov 1887
Snyder James J. 3yrs, 3mos, 7dys 9 Sep 1864 Son of ? & ? Snyder
Snyder Joseph 25yrs, ?mos, ?dys 3 Aug 1853 Rest of stone is buried
Snyder Joseph M. 1845 1929 WPA records show birth date as 7 Sep 1845 and death date as 4 Dec 1929, also Possible Vet--Son of Jacob & Catherine---Husb. Of Alice M. (Shellabarger) and Ella M. (Barter)--Father of Maryella, Pearl, Rilla, Verda O. Sturdevant, Blanche Alice Judd---Newspaper: Guthrian, 12/12/1929
Snyder Margaret Baxter 62yrs, 1mo, 16dys 9-Oct-1902 .
Snyder Maryann 4yrs, 5mos, 26dys 6? Jun 1855 .
Stephens Catharine 8 Mar 1830 5 Oct 1864 Wife of Greenbery? Stephens; WPA records show death date as 5 Oct 1884
Stephens Greenbery? 1 Jul 1824 28? Jun 1864 WPA records show death date as 23 Jun 1884
Viner Charles W. 2 Mar 1814 13 Jul 1877 Father
Viner Ella ? ? No dates
Viner Emma 6 Nov 1820 4 Apr 1863 Mother
Viner Florence ? ? No dates
Viner George A. 1884 1957 .
Viner James W. 1889 1935 WPA records show surname spelled Vener
Viner Maude M. 1894 1971 .
Viner Rose L. 1887 19?? .
Viner Willie ? ? No dates
Wagner Susanna 1818 27 Mar 1870 All info for Susanna Wagner is from the WPA records
Warnstaff Bonnie Rae 16-Sep-1953 16-Sep-1953 .
Warnstaff Carl R. 1905 1990 .
Warnstaff Charles T. 1868 1949 .
Warnstaff Cora E. 1873 1955 .
Warnstaff Harold Lee 23-Jan-1940 4-Jul-1965 Iowa SP4 540 Engr. GP.
Warnstaff June R. 17-Jun-1931 . .
Warnstaff Orville E. 1908 1988 .
Warnstaff Paul Thomas 21-Apr-1935 24-Mar-2002 US Army Vietnam
Warnstaff Sarah A. 1910 1973 .
Wenrich Catharine 36yrs, 4mos, 14dys 6 Jan 1860 Wife of Rev. D. Wenrich; Mother
Wenrich Mary Jane 7yrs, 3mos, 3dys 9 Feb 1860 Sister; dau.of D. & S. Wenrich
Wilhelme J. Roy 31 Dec 1865 7-Sep-1940 .
Wilhelme Mattie 30 Dec 1866 2-Dec-1914 Wife of J. R. Wilhelme
Zoller Mary Meeker 9-Feb-1928 . Korean War 8th Army N.S. DAR
Zoller Robert C. 14-Jul-1926 . WWII 25th Inf. Div.

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This page was last updated on November 11, 2005 by Dave Dunston