In 1836 the town of Bloomington (known today as Muscatine) was established. As the town grew, it became obvious that a special plot of ground needed to be set aside for a cemetery. The "New Burying Ground" was announced in an ad selling Family Lots in the "Bloomington Herald Newspaper" on August 18, 1843. The first recorded list of burials in this cemetery is titled "Public Burial Grounds Graveyard Register". It contains the names of 702 people who were buried from August 18, 1843 to September 4, 1853. Some have age at death, place of burial and cause of death noted.For many years this register was considered lost and was recently rediscovered by Mrs. Robert S. McCleary as she was searching for her husband’s great great grandfather. So to facilitate its’ study, Eleanor B. McCleary and Jo Ann Carlson prepared a typewritten reproduction of the original Register and consolidated the documentation of the early public burial grounds. Plat map, early history, and a photo of the Early Settler Monument are included. Their book may be found at Musser Public Library in Muscatine, Iowa State Genealogical Library in Des Moines, Iowa State Historical Libraries in Iowa City and Des Moines. One may also contact Greenwood Cemetery, 1814 Lucas Street, Muscatine, Iowa. Office hours are 8 a.m. to noon (563) 263-7051 For more information on the early history of Greenwood Cemetery, click here.
An index of this register has been re-transcribed for Internet presentation by Dave Dunston.
Surnames A - C
Surnames D - G
Surnames H - M
Surnames N - S
Surnames T - Z
Register # First Name SURNAME Age Death/Burial Date Disease 670 Margaret AAIGH Infant 12 Apr 1853 . 656 Benedict ABARAF Infant 19 Jan 1853 Spasms 653 1/2 Finley ACHISON 19 20 Dec 1852 Small Pox 274 Samuel ACHTES 2 22 Mar 1849 Croop 461 J.S. ADAIR . 26 Nov 1850 Stillborn 348 Henriette AEUER 31 15 Jan 1850 Lung Fever 93 Wm. AFARSLY 21 14 Jan 1846 Measles 608 Croesis J. ALBERT Infant 7 Aug 1852 Diarrhea 256 Edmund ALBEY 4 19 Oct 1848 Bronchitus 592 1/2 George ALBORS Infant 9 Jul 1852 Cholera Morbus 621 Frank A. ALBY . 28 Aug 1852 Measles 79 Mary V. ALDRICH 7 23 Sep 1845 Congestion Fever 566 Dory ALGER 1 31 Jan 1852 Lung Fever 56 James ALLEN Infant 19 Jul 1845 Sore Mouth 243 James ALLEN's infant . 17 Aug 1848 . 240 Mary A. ALLEN 31 14 Jul 1848 Consumption 194 Catharine APPLE's infant . 16 Jul 1847 . 624 Ava M.C. ATTUCRUSE 1 31 Aug 1852 Chol. Infantum 57 Chas. E. AUSTIN 43 19 Jul 1845 Congestive Fever 61 Edward AUSTIN 13 31 Jul 1845 Congestive Fever 65 Frances AUSTIN Infant 9 Aug 1845 Diarrhea 58 Harriet C. AUSTIN 41 20 Jul 1845 Congestive Fever 47 Elizabeth B. 36 28 Feb 1845 Congestive of Brain 284 B.B. BABCOCK 2 9 May 1849 Cholera 281 Elanora BABCOCK 3 5 May 1849 Cholera 280 Geo. BABCOCK 38 5 May 1849 Cholera 113 George BABOOCKMIFT Infant 15 Mar 1846 Spasms 550 Wm. BAIRD Infant 24 Oct 1851 . 230 Frederick BAKER 7 15 Apr 1848 Consumption 674 Josephus BANDAJOIFF 42 27 Apr 1853 . 38 Charles BARCUS 11 12 Nov 1844 Chills & Fever 436 Daniel BARCUS Infant 31 Aug 1850 . 432 Margaret A. BARCUS . 28 Aug 1850 Billous Fever 242 Thomas BARCUS 54 16 Jul 1848 . 644 John BARGER 70 16 Oct 1852 Ship Fever 536 Caroline BARLUS 6 26 Aug 1851 Whooping Cough 249 J.M. BARNARD's infant . 25 Aug 1848 . 418 James BARRET 11 11 Aug 1850 Inflamation 306 Daniel BARROW's infant . 1 Jul 1849 . 544 James BARTHOLOMEW 5 28 Sep 1851 Dropsy 658 Elizabeth BARTLETT 24 3 Feb 1853 . 301 Grace Ann BATELL 39 19 Jun 1849 Cholera 253 Wm. L. BEADING . 29 Sep 1848 Wound 263 Thos. BEARSLEY's infant . 27 Dec 1848 . 465 Wm. BEATTIA 42 24 Dec 1850 Erisipies 636 E. BEATTIE Infant 27 Sep 1852 Typhus Fever 646 E.J. BEATTIE 28 23 Oct 1852 . 399 Augusta BECK 24 15 Jul 1850 Consumption 275 Henry BECK . 5 Apr 1849 Cholera Morbus 364 Clains D. BENNER 3 18 May 1850 Inflamation 360 Waterman BENNER 42 26 Apr 1850 Small Pox 341 Alexander BENNETT 1 3 Dec 1849 Liver Complaint 19 J.B. BENNETT Infant 13 Jul 1844 Cholera Infantum 335 Joseph BENNETT's infant . 18 Oct 1849 Small Pox 268 Yan. BERENDSHERANS' infant 7 1 Feb 1849 Inflamation 572 Alexander BILES Infant 10 Mar 1852 . 116 Charlotte BILES 8 21 Mar 1846 Measles 121 Mr. BILES 1 29 Mar 1846 Measles 580 Ruthman BILES 30 6 May 1852 Consumption 561 Mary F. BLADES 2 25 Jan 1852 Scarlet Fever 98 Dr. BLADESMITH . 16 Feb 1846 . 166 Mary BLAKE 5 10 Dec 1846 Croup 691 Mary Charlotte BLAKE Infant 28 Jul 1853 . 328 Herman BLANCHARD Infant 7 Sep 1849 Diarrhea 96 Lucy M. BLANY 25 7 Feb 1846 Inflamation 100 Amos. C. BLOCK 2 20 Feb 1846 Scalded 198 Marx BLOCK's infant . 7 Aug 1847 Stillborn 202 Hyman BLOMCHAR 29 31 Aug 1847 Consumption 160 Catherine BLUME 28 12 Oct 1846 . 395 Excelsior BOAT 21 15 Jul 1850 Cholera 410 Pauline BOATMAN 10 27 Jul 1850 Measles 260 Unknown BODMAN's infant . 18 Dec 1848 . 231 Daniel BOLL 33 19 Apr 1848 . 619 F. BONSA 2 25 Aug 1852 . 304 Bart BONYCORD . 24 Jun 1849 Cholera 449 Emily A. BOONE 1 20 Sep 1850 Diarrhea 564 Sardina M. BORLAND 36 27 Jan 1852 Consumption 195 Landes BOWMAN . 22 Jul 1847 . 334 Mr. BOYD's infant . 10 Oct 1849 Small Pox 657 Nathaniel BRANDENBERG 46 22 Jan 1853 Fits (Epilepsy) 573 W.W. BRANDENBERG 7 29 Mar 1852 . 468 Bath BRANSON 69 15 Jan 1851 Consumption 132 Amia BRIDGEMAN Infant 2 Jul 1846 . 481 Joseph BRIDGEMAN Infant 11 Mar 1851 Congestion Lungs 179 Mary Briggs 66 28 Mar 1847 . 30 General BROOKS . ? Aug 1844 . 585 Jane BROWN 44 30 May 1852 Inflamation 578 Aaron BRUMAGE 27 23 Apr 1852 Cholera Morbus 307 E.S. BURR's infant . 4 Jul 1849 . 484 Fredk. BUSCHES 27 18 Mar 1851 Inflamation Bow. 271 Sarah A. BUTLER 24 24 Feb 1849 . 164 William BUTLER Infant 30 Oct 1846 . 606 Charles BUXTON . 1 Aug 1852 Diarrhea 206 Abigail H. CADLE 33 12 Sep 1847 Fever 11 Copels CADLE 72 25 Oct 1843 Congestion of Lungs 551 Ella A. CADLE . 25 Oct 1851 . 10 Mary CADLE 77 24 Oct 1843 Disease of Heart 568 Elictick CADWELL 26 14 Feb 1852 Consumption 379 Mary CANAL 2 8 Jul 1850 Cholera 642 Phillip CANAW 6 13 Oct 1852 Ague 339 Alice Ann CANDY Infant ? Nov 1849 Consumption 381 Catherine CARL 38 10 Jul 1850 Cholera 389 Michael CARL 12 13 Jul 1850 Cholera 53 Mr. CARVER Infant 13 Jul 1845 . 496 Elizabeth CASH 8 10 May 1851 Fever 44 Wm. H.H. CATELL 4 8 Feb 1845 Congestion 346 Mr. CAUGHRAN's infant . 4 Jan 1850 . 5 Mary Ann CHAMP 26 5 Oct 1843 Consumption 394 Fowler CHARLES Infant 15 Jul 1850 Cholera 431 Job CHATAWAY Infant 27 Aug 1850 . 355 Lincoln CHATFIELD Infant 20 Mar 1850 Lung Fever 426 Daniel CHESROY . 19 Aug 1850 . 7 Hiram CHILDERS Infant 13 Oct 1843 Cholera Infantum 521 John CHRISMAN 62 23 Jul 1851 Dropsy 473 Maria CHROMISTINE 6 6 Feb 1851 Inflamation Lungs 73 John CHURCHMAN 6 3 Sep 1845 . 32 Geo. CILLIN 1 4 Sep 1844 Cholera Infantum 1 David CLARK 35 15 Aug 1843 Inflamation 130 Elizabeth A. CLARK 32 31 Apr 1846 Cold 582 John G. CLARK 1 21 May 1852 Lung Fever 353 Margaret CLARK 1 5 Mar 1850 Inflamation of Lungs 125 Wyena CLARK 3 9 Apr 1846 Croup 597 Mary J. CLARKE . 27 Jul 1852 . 365 Wm. CLARKE 22 25 May 1850 Lung Fever 112 Arriotta CLOUD 28 14 Mar 1846 Comsumption 155 Frances D. CLOUD 5 19 Sep 1846 Dropsy 486 Geo. M. CLUFF 1 29 Mar 1851 . 648 Mary J. COBEL 28 28 Nov 1852 Congestive Fever 16 Rachael COCHRAN 31 18 Feb 1844 Consumption 370 John A. COFFERS 1 10 Jun 1850 Small Pox 532 Samuel COLE Infant 19 Aug 1851 . 504 Jane COLEMAN 39 17 Jun 1851 Cholera 617 John COMBS Infant 23 Aug 1852 Diarrhea 173 John CONE Infant 20 Jan 1847 Stillborn 462 Bridget COOKE 47 9 Dec 1850 Consumption 77 Jane COOPER 31 14 Sep 1845 B.Fever 303 Lambert C. COWLES 31 24 Jun 1849 Cholera 626 Recompense COX Infant 5 Sep 1852 Diarrhea 293 Wm. COX 27 22 May 1849 Cholera 622 Wm. CRAGE 1 30 Aug 1852 Diarrhea 8 Columbus CRAIG 5 13 Oct 1843 Apoplexy 463 Matthais CRAMER . 12 Dec 1850 . 69 Geo. R. CRANDOL 2 28 Aug 1845 Cause by Eating 610 Matthew CRANE Infant 10 Aug 1852 Diarrhea 506 Mary CRAWFORD 22 18 Jun 1851 . 495 Wm. CRAWFORD Infant 9 May 1851 . 475 Jacob CROUSE 23 9 Feb 1851 Bronchitus 647 C. CTTELL 6 4 Nov 1852 Typhoid Fever 650 Rev. CUMMING . 3 Dec 1852 Congestion
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