Muscatine County Iowa Cemetery Records

Directions to Lenz Cemetery: About three miles west of Nichols on Highway 22, make turn north onto Atwood Avenue. Take the next right on 160th Street. The cemetery will be on your right a short distance up the road.

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This cemetery database was compiled and submitted by Eleanor B. McCleary & Charlene Nichols Hixon.
They put a book together titled "Pike Township Cemetery Records, Muscatine County, Iowa March 1836-March 2001". Their publication provides maps of each Pike Township cemetery, including burial location (lot and grave number) and notes on relationships. Please click here to find further information and how to order this incredible book.

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This tiny cemetery, surrounded by corn fields, is found on the former Valentine Lenz farm. In the Book of Lands ‘X’, page 466, 18 March 1863, Valentine Lenz posted bond to purchase NW 1/4, Section 6 - 77 - 4 M to John F. Dillon for $800. At some undetermined point in time, someone chose to label the cemetery as Weyland. Reference materials may name it either way.

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Surname	First Name	Birth Date	Death Date	Notes
Attig	Elizabeth	na	27 Jul 1873	age 10 mos. 10 dys. - f. N. Attig m. M.
	E.A. (foot stone)	na	na
Eberle	Jacob	12 Mar 1799	28 Feb 1877
Fuhr	Margaretha	na	18 Oct 1875	"Frau vun Nicolaus - alter 33 Jahr 10 Mo, 29 Tage"- Wife of Nicolaus Fuhr - age 33 yrs. 10 mos. 29 dys
	M.F. (foot stone)	na	na	Among pile of stones propping up Barbara Lenz's monument
Fuhr	Margaarete	na	4 Sep 1870	Geb don (stone sunk)
Jeelch	Anna	na	3 Dec 1873	f. R. Jeelch m. E.
Jehle	Frank C.	29 May 1872	4 Apr 1873	age 10 mos. 5 dys. - f. P. Jehle m. E.
	F.C.J. (foot stone)	na	na	Among pile of stones propping up Barbara Lenz's monument
Jehle	Infant	na	2 Jul 1871	age 11 mos. 21 dys. - f. J. Jehle m. L. - "Our Babe on earth a little while, In heaven forever"
Julgh	Catrena	na	4 Oct ?	f. R. Julgh m. E. - ** Data copied by Charlene Hixon 4 Jun 1966. Marker has since disappeared.
	C.J. (foot stone)	na	na
Lenz	Barbara	1805	6 Sep 1874	"Hier Ruhet in Gott Frau ist Geboren 1805 Gest den 6 Sep 1874" stone broken - Wife of Valentine - Here rests with God, Mrs. born 1805, d. 6 Sep 1874
	B.L. (foot stone)	na	na	Among pile of stones propping up Barbara Lenz's monument
Lenz	Valentine	18 Oct 1817	30 Jun 1898
Niefel	Peter	9 May 1868	5 Mar 1870	Gone Home - "Sohn von Sam, O Niefel Gebben 9 Mai 1868 geftben 5 Maerz 1870" - Son of ; Family of Niefel who born 9 May 1868 - d. 5 Mar 1870
	P.N. (foot stone)	na	na	Among pile of stones propping up Barbara Lenz's monument
Rausch	Nicholas	na	11 Mar 1878	age 16 yrs, 10 mos. 4 dys. - ** Data copied by Charlene Hixon 4 Jun 1966. Marker has since disappeared.
Reininger	Elizabethae		19 Nov 1880	age 12 ys. - f. G. Reininger m. R.
	E.R. (foot stone)	na	na	Among pile of stones propping up Barbara Lenz's monument
Reininger	Philipp	na	na	stone sunk
Reininger	William F.	na	29 Apr 1883	age 15 weeks
	W.F.R. (foot stone)	na	na
Rousch	George	na	16 Oct 1875	"Sohn von J. Rousch m. R.- Den 16 Oct 1875 - Alf 11 Jahi" - Our boy on earth a little while, in heaven forever - Son of J. Rousch m. R. d 16 Oct 1875 in his 11th year
Schierman	Nicholas	na	15 Jan 1886	Shares same stone with Mary Schierman - age 74 yrs. 25 dys.
Schierman	Mary	na	4 Mar 1896	Wife of Nicholas Schierman - age 72 yrs. 22 dys.
Schussler	P.	22 Aug 1853	4 Mar 1873
Unknown		na	na	only base remains
Unknown		na	na	only base remains
Vetter	Charlotte	22 Jul 1868	14 Aug 1869	f. P. Vetter m. E. - "Gone Home, Sleep on sweet babe. He thought it best."
	C. V. (foot stone)	na	na	Among pile of stones propping up Barbara Lenz's monument
	J.L. (foot stone)	na	na	Among pile of stones propping up Barbara Lenz's monument
	E & C.F. (foot stone)	na	na	Among pile of stones propping up Barbara Lenz's monument

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