Muscatine County Iowa
Cemetery Records

GILBERT CEMETERY RECORDS
SWEETLAND TOWNSHIP, MUSCATINE COUNTY, IOWA

Directions to drive to this cemetery: From Muscatine at the intersection of Highways 38 and 61, take Highway 61 east about 1.4 miles. Turn right onto New Era Rd and take an immediate right turn onto a gravel road. It will turn into a black top road. Go about 1.1 miles and turn right onto Keener Rd.---Also from Highway 22, at intersection of Highway 22 E. and Soloman Av., turn North onto Soloman Av. Go about .5 mile and turn onto Keener Rd. On Keener Rd, follow road and you will see both Gilbert and Jewish Cemeteries side by side.


Dave Dunston walked thru this cemetery in October 2001. Further information was submitted by Eleanor B. McCleary from her publication "Sweetland Township Cemetery Records, Muscatine County, Iowa 1839-2002".

Read about Some History of this cemetery.

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Row Lot No. Last Name First Name Birth Date Death Date Notes
A 1 Stiles Martha Jane 16 Mar 1842 23 May 1929 Gravemarker reads: Martha. Age 87 yrs. 2 mos. 7 dys. - wife of George H. Stiles - dau of Samuel & Mary Ann Chinn Gilbert
A 2 Stiles Family Monument     Martha Jane and George Stiles listed
A 3 Stiles George H. 13 Jun 1833 27 May 1904 Gravemarker reads: Husband. Born in Barnstead, N.H. - age at death 70 yrs. 11 mos. 14 dys.
A 4 Gilbert Eliza   20 Sep 1873 Age either 71 yrs. or 74 yrs. (bearly legible) - wife of M. Gilbert, brother of Mordecai Gilbert. Stone destroyed by vandals.
A 5 Gilbert Henrietta 13 Apr 1784 24 Nov 1857 Age 73 yrs. 7 mos. 11 dys. - Wife of William Gilbert
A 6 Gilbert Mordecai 10 Jun 1782 1 Feb 1864 Age 81 yrs. 7 mos. 21 dys.
A 7 Gilbert Malinda 7 Sep 1782 7 Sep 1849 Age 67 - Wife of Mordecai Gilbert - nee Orgen
A 8 Gilbert James T. 24 Apr 1822 17 Jun 1855 Age 33 yrs. 1 mos. 23 dys. - son of Mordecai & Malinda Orgen Gilbert
A 9 Courtney A. 1823 8 Jun 1858 Age 35 yrs. - marker erected by Eliza A. Courtney
A 10 Kramer Emma M. 1867 1919 Wife of Frank John Kramer
A 11 Kramer Frank John 1869 1940  
A 12 Millett Fay E. 1905 1974 Shares gravemarker with wife, Wilma A. Millett. Parents of Fay Jr. & Roman
A 12 Millett Wilma A. 1910 1994  
B 1 Huffmaster Rudolph 6 Feb 1839 19 Apr 1919 Gravemarker reads: Father. Age 80 yrs. 2 mos. 13 dys.
B 2 Huffmaster Family Monument     Rudolph & Irene Huffmaster listed. Top of monument spells name as 'Hoffmaster'. However names on east side of marker is spelled 'Huffmaster'.
B 3 Huffmaster Irene 1 Apr 1848 10 Feb 1913 Gravemarker reads: Mother. Age 64 yrs. 10 mos. 9 dys. - Wife of Rudolph Huffmaster - dau of Samuel & Mary Ann Chinn Gilbert
B 4 Gilbert Mary Ann 5 Mar 1824 26 May 1900 Gravemarker reads: Mother. Age 76 yrs. 2 mos. 21 dys. - Wife of Samuel Gilbert - nee Chinn / Chin
B 5 Gilbert Family Monument     Samuel & Mary Anne Gilbert Listed.
B 5 Gilbert Samuel 15 May 1815 8 Dec 1873 Age 58 yrs. 6 mos. 23 dys. - son of Mordecai & Malinda Orgen Gilbert
B 6 Gilbert Family Monument     Hiram & Eliza B. Gilbert listed
B 6 Gilbert Hiram 17 May 1817 4 Mar 1887 Age 69 yrs. 9 mos. 17 dys. - son of Mordecai & Malinda Orgen Gilbert
B 7 Gilbert Eliza B. 22 Sep 1822 6 Jun 1899 Gravemarker reads: Mother. Age 76 yrs. 8 mos. 14 dys. - Wife of Hiram Gilbert - nee Benefiel. Foot stone reads: E.B.G.
B 8 Gilbert Wiley Owen 20 Aug 1876 1 Sep 1876 Age 11 dys. - son of Millard Wiley & Ellen Roberts Gilbert - grandson of Hiram & Eliza Benefiel Gilbert. Stone destroyed by vandals.
B 9 Gilbert Mary Izet 4 Jun 1878 7 Jul 1878 Age 1 mos. 3 dys. - dau of Millard Wiley & Ellen Benefiel Gilbert. Stone destroyed by vandals.
C 1 Chin Clara     Only base of marker remains. Map by Alfred Rittenhouse of Dec. 1, 1969 gave name and age as 'Infant'.
C 2 Duncan Guy 1887 1970 Shares gravemarker with wife, Irene Duncan. Parents of Edward & Carol Duncan.
C 2 Duncan Irene 1889 16 Jul 1978 Daughter of Howard & Mary Catherine Chandler
C 3 Duncan Edward Guy 9 Oct 1909 6 May 1910 Age 6 mos. 27 dys. - son of Guy & ---Chandler Duncan
C 4 Chandler Howard 13 Jul 1854 6 Aug 1916 Gravemarker reads: Father. Age 62 yrs. 23 dys.
C 5 Chandler Family Monument     Howard & Mary Catherine Chandler listed.
C 6 Chandler Mary Catherine 13 Aug 1852 24 Apr 1903 Gravemarker reads: Mother. Age 50 yrs. 8 mos. 11 dys. - Wife of Howard Chandler - dau of Samuel & Mary Ann Chinn Gilbert
C 7 Baker Hannah M. 1883 1925 Wife of Buford B. Baker - dau of Howard & Mary Catherine Gilbert Chandler - G. dau of Samuel & Mary Ann Chinn Gilbert
C 8 Baker Buford B. 1874 21 Oct 1943  
C 9 Chandler Harvey   31 Mar 1937 Son - Pvt. 163 Depot Brig. - parents: Ralph & Catherine Wilkerson Chandler. Has American Legion marker.
C 10 Chandler Ralph 1876 12 Sep 1951 Father - son of Howard & Mary C. (Gilbert) Chandler. County Court House; b. 14 May 1876 d. 12 Sep 1951
C 11 Chandler Catherine E. 1888 22 Aug 1962 Mother - wife of Ralph Chandler - nee Wilkerson
C 12 Chandler Clyde Ralph 16 Jun 1920 9 Apr 1963 Iowa TEC4 HO CO GHO SW PA World War II - parents: Ralph & Catherine Wilkerson Chandler. Has American Legion marker.
D 1 Mandas        
D 2 Bamford Caroline 3 Sep 1818 25 Mar 1878 Age 59 yrs. 8 mos. 22 dys - wife of Samuel Bamford - m/o Amanda C. Bamford who is married to Winfield Scott Gilbert
D 3 Rittenhouse Robert V. 1928 9 Aug 2012 h/o Jerry S.
D 3 Rittenhouse Jerry S. 3 Aug 1931 Mar 1996 Shares gravemarker with husband, Robert V. Rittenhouse.
D 4 Rittenhouse Alfred I. 1904 7 Feb 2000 Shares gravemarker with wife, Beulah O. Rittenhouse. Parents of Robert, Walter & Myron
D 4 Rittenhouse Beulah O. 1904 17 Apr 1996 Daughter of Buford & Hannah Baker
D 5 Rittenhouse Myron J. 27 Sep 1938    
D 5 Rittenhouse Anna M. Brei 11 Jun 1940 7 Dec 2006 Wife of Myron J., married 14 Nov 1959, parents of Brian, Sarah, Julia, Amy
E 1 Rode Lydia 17 Feb 1876 20 Nov 1884 Shares gravemarker with brother, Fred Rode. Age 8 yrs. 9 mos. 3 dys. - children of M. & F. Rode
E 1 Rode Fred 28 Aug 1887 28 Oct 1887 Age 2 mos.
E 2 Rode Fred W. 7 Jul 1839 21 Oct 1904 Shares gravemarker with daughter, Lilie. Father - age 65 yrs. 3 mos. 14 dys.
E 2 Rode Lilie 5 Nov 1889 Feb 1894 Daughter - age 4 yrs.

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