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 342 Oliver Danz 35 9 Dec 1849 . 18 Wm. H Davis 2 Jul 8, 1844 Canker in Mouth 409 Francis C. Day 34 27 Jul 1850 Obstetrics 406 Jared C. Day 1 24 Jul 1850 Cholera 407 Jared C. Day 45 26 Jul 1850 Cholera 139 Mr. Day . 2 Aug 1846 . 408 John H. Dayton . 27 Jul 1850 Cholera 320 Henry Dealmire 64 26 Jul 1849 Consumption 501 Joseph Dean inf 5 Jun 1851 . 384 Silas Dean 24 12 Jul 1850 Cholera 15 Christian Deets inf Jan 8, 1844 Still Born 324 George Dennison's infant . 21 Aug 1849 . 192 George Dennison's infant . 6 Jul 1847 Measles 327 Henry Derston's infant . 4 Sep 1849 . 119 Steven Dexter 5 29 Mar 1846 Eresipeles 520 M. Dice 25 22 Jul 1851 Cholera 583 Rachael L. Dickens 16 23 May 1852 Poisoned 584 Vindilia Dickens 20 23 May 1852 Poisoned 287 Francis Dickenson 45 15 May 1849 Cholera 442 E.J. Dimdersdale 1 11 Sep1850 Bilious Fever 94 Henry Dirard 2 25 Jan 1846 Worms 358 Jacob Dolty inf 4 Apr 1850 Spasms 627 Jacob Dolty inf 5 Sep 1852 Diarrhea 392 Aaron Donner 22 14 Jul 1850 Cholera 88 Jacob Dormick 1 27 Nov 1845 . 693 Friderick Dotts . 9 Aug 1853 . 299 J.B. Dougherty's infant . 6 Jun 1849 . 136 John B. Doughtery inf 20 Jul 1846 Diarrhea 55 Thomas Downs 5 15 Jul 1845 Liver Complaint 124 Elizabeth Dugles 49 Apr 5, 1846 Eresipelas 120 J. Dugles inf 29 Mar 1846 Eresipeles 336 Feby Dums 19 6 Nov 1849 Lung Fever 375 Potric Dunke 27 18 Jun 1850 Brain Fever 368 Charles Dunn 23 1 Jun 1850 Consumption 549 Clary M. Dunsmore 1 18 Oct 1851 Dropsy 217 Thos. J. Easerd's infant . 3 Dec 1847 . 292 Martha Easert 26 22 May 1849 Cancer 590 Austin Eaton 23 19 Jun 1852 Killed 559 Samuel E. Eaton 1 13 Jan 1852 . 446 Solomon Edgekoffer 56 16 Sep 1850 Bilious Fever 153 Mark Emerson 28 14 Sep 1846 Conjestion 146 George Erb 1 19 Aug 1846 Disease Lung 558 John Ervin inf 4 Jan 1852 Inflamation of Brain 86 Harriet Evan 3 4 Nov 1845 Lung Fever 351 Josephene Evans 4 21 Feb 1850 . 698 Maria Evans inf 4 Sep 1853 . 439 Mary Fariep 38 4 Sep 1850 Drowned 95 Wm. Farnworth . 6 Feb 1846 Erouplas 148 Matthew Fasett 16 28 Aug 1846 Typhus Fever 227 Edmund Fay . 23 Mar 1848 . 68 David Feist 26 23 Aug 1845 Congestive Fever 456 Jacob Fiartz 1 1 Oct 1850 Diarrhea 609 Andrew J. Fimple inf 10 Aug 1852 Measles 82 Javera Fingles 1 17 Oct 1845 Boils 182 Alonzo M. Fish 28 5 May 1847 . 686 Michael Fish inf 14 Jul 1853 . 259 John Fish . 14 Dec 1848 Consumption 443 Mr. Fisher . 13 Sep 1850 Diarrhea 197 William Fish's infant . 26 Jul 1847 . 201 George Fitch 29 29 Aug 1847 Congestion 221 Margaret Fitsimmons 3 4 Jan 1847 Sic. ie. 1848 174 John Fitten 53 Jan 1847 . 214 James Fitzsimmons 8 13 Oct 1847 . 391 Thos. Fitzsimons . 14 Jul 1850 Cholera 563 Wm. B. Flemming 1 26 Jan 1852 Scarlet Fever 620 Henry Fobbler inf 27 Aug 1852 Measles 649 Allen Foster 83 1 Dec 1852 . 663 Edwan L. Foster 1 Feb 26, 1853 . 245 Seward Foster inf 8 Aug 1848 . 295 Mary R. Fovishec 20 23 May 1849 Cronic Dis. 118 Ramnamita Frank 2 27 Mar 1846 Measles 539 Hock. Frederick inf 7 Sep 1851 . 159 Julia A. Freeman 26 8 Oct 1846 Fever 210 Mary Freeman 3 Sep 19, 1847 Whooping Cough 24 Thomas Freeman 1 30 Jul 1844 Consumption 165 Wm. Fry 43 13 Nov 1846 . 651 Eliza J. Fullian 22 16 Nov 1852 Consumption 176 Francis E. Fulington . 23 Mar 1847 Lung Fever 185 Norman Fullington 37 4 Jun 1847 Bilious Fever 571 John Fulton inf 1 Mar 1852 . 140 Duchinanot Funk . 9 Aug 1846 . 457 Henry Funk inf 13 Oct 1850 Whooping Cough 167 Henry S. Funk 1 13 Dec 1846 . 75 John Funk 43 3 Sep 1845 . 76 Margaret Funk 6 10 Sep 1845 Consumption 27 Elizabeth Garns 2 15 Aug 1844 Cholera Infantum 22 Jacob Garns 28 28 Jul 1844 Canker Throat 679 Sarah E. Garrinson mo. 19 6 Jun 1853 . 560 Wolling Gerger 48 18 Jan 1852 Liver Complaint 639 Mr. Getting inf 7 Oct 1852 . 376 B. Gilny 45 18 Jun 1850 Lung Fever 554 John Girard 7 17 Nov 1851 . 175 John Glanz inf 29 Jan 1847 Still Born 288 Joseph Gobert 50 16 May 1849 Cholera 547 Rachael Goldsberry 40 3 Oct 1851 . 696 Wm. Goldsberry 1 30 Aug 1853 . 590 Jidings Gordon 23 18 Jun 1852 Cholera 84 Thos. Goset 1 26 Oct 1845 . 262 Martin J. Graham 25 27 Dec 1848 death by Landnum 464 Henry Green 47 15 Dec 1850 Inflamation lungs 380 Dennis Greenaway inf 9 Jul 1850 . 147 Henry Greene inf 21 Aug 1846 Fever 172 Michael Greene inf 18 Jan 1847 Still Born 343 Henry Green's Infant . 25 Dec 1849 . 433 Michael Greno inf 30 Aug 1850 . 35 Michael Greno inf 5 Oct 1844 Still Born 209 Geo. Grosman's infant . 16 Sep 1847 Whooping Cough 9 Anna Grossman 1 Oct 20, 1843 Cholera Infantum 265 Geo. Grossman 4 27 Jan 1849 Croop 586 Sarah Grundy 4 30 May 1852 Spasms 373 Jacob Gun 25 13 Jun 1850 Cholera
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