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Shelby County |
FOLCK CEMETERY
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Folck Cemetery was established in 1869 and incorporated in 1874. About 12 - 15 people were buried here, with at least 3 removals. When members of the Harrison County Genealogical Society visited Folck Cemetery in October, 2013 only two gravestones were found to remain. Several members of the Harrison County Genealogical Society are currently working with the Western Iowa Pioneer Cemetery Association (WIPCA) to identify and document possible grave sites in Folck Cemetery. On October 26, 2013 the WIPCA placed flags at 35 possible grave sites using old fashioned "witching" with a dousing rod, and they are looking into obtaining a ground penetrating radar machine for use in further identifying unmarked graves. The gravestone of a veteran of the War of 1812, John Folck, was documented as broken in 1937 (see below). |
DIRECTIONS: Located off 800th St., east of Quice Rd., just before the last house. Access is through a field, so visits must be planned before planting or after harvest. Four large iron posts mark the cemetery boundaries. |
| BROKEN MONUMENTS IN 1937 |
| DUNCAN, Hannah, died January 31, 1875, age 74 yr. 3 mo. 26 da. (wife of M. DUNCAN) |
| DUNCAN, Nora B., age 3 yr. 4 mo. 15 da. [no stone] |
| FOLCK, Hattie, died June 1, 1871, age 1 yr. 10 mo. 9 da. [no stone] |
| FOLCK, John, died May 4, 1871, age 74 |
| **KNOWN REMOVALS |
| Infant Carmichael - [removed to Harlan Cemetery] |
| Infant Carmichael - [removed to Harlan Cemetery] |
| Infant Carmichael - [removed to Harlan Cemetery] |
| Christian Goodyear, born Dec. 11, 1929, died March 10, 1874 [removed to Harlan Cemetery] |
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Articles of Incorporation of the Folck Cemetery Association were filed for record at the Recorder's Office on May 30, 1874. Signatures: Samuel Elser, Wm. H. Errett, Neal Carmichael, Washington Wyland. Also mentioned: Anthus Duncan. Deed Dated June 6, 1874. Cemetery ground was purchased from H. H. Folck and Rebecca Folck of Dallas County, Iowa for $50.00. From The Republican, dated Thursday, April 12, 1892: Sexton J. H. Weeks on Tuesday of this week, exhumed from the old cemetery at Windy Knoll, and brought to the cemetery at Harlan, the body of Christian Goodyear, and three of the infant children of Mrs. Carmichael. The probability is that the remaining six bodies there will also be removed and the cemetery abandoned. The township trustees have levied a tax to fence the cemetery, which will not be needed if the removals are made as contemplated. Photos and directions courtesy of Craig Poole and the Harrison County Genealogical Society. Transcriptions above by the Nishnabotna Genealogy Society and copied by Marthann Kohl-Fuhs with their permission. |
