WEST UNION CEMETERY (TAMA COUNTY - IA)

NAMES A-L

NAMES M-Z

Submitted by Von Mings Stachon (vonstac@comcast.net) and Stuart Whannel.  The data was acquired by walking the cemetery as well as viewing the records of Mike Reuman (the person in charge of keeping the records of burials in West Union).  The cemetery was recorded in July 2006.

The cemetery is located at 1799 QQ Ave, near corner of 180th, about 1/2 mile off Hwy D65 in the town of Traer (Perry Township).  There was a town called West Union Village but as the town of Traer grew and the railroad bypassed West Union, the  town of West Union disappeared.  The cemetery survived and is still used.  The first burial was in 1856.  There are 523 graves listed here.  The Block and Lot are included to help you in matching up families or relationships.

Abbreviations used:
c/o = child of
d/o = daughter of
s/o = son of
h/o = husband of
p/o = parents of
w/o = wife of
ms = matching stone
ss = shared stone
GAR = Grand Army of the Republic (Civil War)

Notes:
1.  Some month and day dates and an occassional reason for death were shown in the Cemetery Burial Books and are included here.
    
This data is not on the stone.
2.  A few month/day dates were taken from the WPA listing. This cemetery, as well as others, were recorded in 1931 by people
    
working under the WPA project and this listing  (by name) can be found at:
    
www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ia/tama/cemetery.html.
3.  A small amount of data was used by looking at the LDS (Latter Day Saints) listing on the web.  This site was used to verify a
    
date  that was extremely difficult to read. The site can be found at www.lds.org.
4. Details of marriages and some dates were taken from History of Tama County which was published in 1883.  This history can
   
be found at: www.rootsweb.com/~iatama/.
5.  Obituaries for some of the people buried here were borrowed from Jean Reuman and were scanned and  donated to the web by Von Mings Stachon.  The scans (totaling 553)   can be found at: www.rootsweb.com/~iatama/.
 

Bl

Lot

Deceased

First

Birth

Date.

Death

Date

Comments

1

11

Adams

Baby

 

  

  

 

s/o Floyd Childs per Cem Record Bk; no dates

1

11

Adams

Bertie

 

1878

 

1879

 

1

11

Adams

Don Carlos

17 Feb

1882

 

1856

Old age; Note 1.

1

11

Adams

Eddie 

 

1874

 

1879

 

1

11

Adams

Lenora H.

 

1853

 

1924

 

1

11

Adams

Newell H.

 

1841

 

1924

GAR.

1

11

Adams

Oscar Leroy

 

1884

 

1941

 

27

So

Allison

Gladys L. (Powell)

22 Aug

1904

26 Feb 

2001

Old age;Note 1.

27

So

Allison

Lawrence Andrew

23 Jun

1907

17 Mar

2001

Heart attack; marr 66-1/2 yrs.

4

15

Alway

William

 

 

11 Jul

1903

Age 73y

6

3

Ames

Elsie

 

1861

 

1955

 

7

7

Anderson

Elva Snow

 

1882

 

1922

 

7

7

Anderson

Fremont

 

1877

 

1972

 

7

7

Anderson

Monte

 

 

 

 

Heart attack; placed here-don't know if he is related-no marker. Monte could be short for Fremont.

7

7

Anderson?

Earl

 

  

 

1913

Located to left of Anderson plots. No last name.

7

7

Anderson?

Merle

 

 

 

1913

No last name on mrker for Earl/ &Merle (possibly twins).

1

8

Armstrong

Amanda M.

 

 

03 May

1876

Age 57y 2m 12d; w/o Arnold.

1

8

Armstrong

Arnold

 

 

10 Feb

1888

Age 72y; GAR

6

10

Arohn

C. P. G.

05 Sep

1800

14 Mar

1877

 

3

6

Arter

Anna

 

1850

 

1931

Mother

3

6

Arter

Jacob

 

1849

 

1930

Father

3

6

Arter

John M.

 

 

 

 

No marker; Note 1.

3

6

Arter

Kenneth Walter

 

1902

 

1911

 

3

6

Arter

Marion

 

1873

 

1874

 

3

6

Arter

Nellie

 

1884

 

1928

 

19

So

Axon

Leonard B.

 

1914

 

1990

ss w/Marjorie D.

19

So

Axon

Marjorie D.

 

1918

 

 

p/o Carol/John/Norma/Joyce/ Michael

19

So

Axon

Norma Jean

5 May

1941

5 Jan

1956

Leukemia; daughter; Note 1.

3

10

Bailey

Freddie

 

 

29 Oct

1876

Age 2y 10m 8d; s/o S.& ?A.

3

10

Bailey

Infant dau

 

 

 

 

bur in Kansas; no marker

3

10

Bailey

Sarah A.

 

 

 

 

Can't read-looks like S. S. Name Sara A. was shown in Cemetery record book.

3

10

Bailey

Sylvester

 

 

 

 

GAR; Co M 13th IA Inf; pd $1 on 10-14-1855 for plot

3

10

Bailey?

Amos

 

 

 

 

Can't read dates

5

So

Baillie

Thomas L.

 

1900

 

1940

 

6

2

Balliet

David

07 Aug

1816

11 May

1878

 

26

So

Balliet

David E.

4 Mar

1898

29 Oct

1955

Heart attack. Found dead in his room at Campbell Hotel in Rochester- MN; s/o Charles &Lottie Robinson; marr in 1930 to Thelma Hubbard of Long Beach- CA.

6

2

Balliet

Elizabeth

29 Jun

1817

05 Jun

1892

 

6

2

Balliet

Redmond

03 Nov

1843

13 May

1894

Co F 3rd Regt Penn CavPvt

1

4

Barbour

Drydan Sr 

04 Apr

1815

21 Dec

1896

Age 81; (Note 4: birth month/day) 

1

4

Barbour

Dryden H. Jr

 

1846

04 May

1864

Age 18; s/o D. & J.W.

1

4

Barbour

Flavia A.

 

1847

21 Mar

1883

Age 36

1

4

Barbour

Giles Q.

 

 

12 Aug

1858

Age 2; s/o D. & J. W.

2

4

Barbour

Henry

03 Aug

1850

23 Mar

1919

Age 69y; ss w/Mary ; s/o Drydan Sr

1

4

Barbour

Jane (Wilcox)

 

1816

12 Feb

1881

Age 65; Note 4: m. 16 Mar 1843.

2

4

Barbour

Mary Winch

21 Jul

1854

01 Jan

1910

Age 46; w/o Henry; m. 27 Jan 1874.

23

So

Barge

Betty

 

 

 

 

Purchased plots Oct 1967; no markers.

24

So

Barge

Henry E.

14 Feb

1896

06 Mar

1962

Ownr: Henry E. ; Note1.

24

So

Barge

Martha

 

1901

30 Jul

1959

Cancer; w/o Henry; Note 1.

23

So

Barge

Raymond

 

 

 

 

Ownrs: Raymond & Betty

3

10

Barker

Elizabeth

 

 

10 Apr

1873

Age 57y

5

13

Beatty

Clyde L.

04 Jul

1901

16 Feb

1901

s/o Wm M. & M.M.(dates written as shown - engraver may have transposed dates)

5

13

Beatty

Gertrude

08 Jun

1877

01 Sep

1891

c/o S.A. & M.M. Beatty.Purchaser of Beatty plots was Adalbert Bea

tty.

1

9

Beatty

Henry

21 Jul

1809

27 Mar

1874

Father. Note 2 (Month/dayfrom WPA project);( b. PA; Note 4)

5

13

Beatty

Leslie G.

23 Feb

1881

 

1881

MICH appears after year; c/o S.A. & M.M.

1

9

Beatty

Lydia (Yale)

12 Aug

1814

30 Mar

1889

Mother. W/o Henry;m. 26 Dec 1833; b. NY; Notes 2 & 4.

1

9

Beatty

William W.

18 Nov

1839

12 Nov

1862

Age 23y; b. IA.; 24th Reg IA Volunteers Co. I; died at Keokuk; Note 4.

4

So

Bell

Helen Stealy Bell

6 Dec

1901

4 Apr

1980

Heart condition; Note 1. Matching stone w/Lucile & Ross.

4

So

Bell

Lucile

17 Jul

1898

14 Sep

1944

Mother

4

So

Bell

Ross H.

Jul

1898

Aug

1989

 

9

So

Benter

Thelma Karr

23 Sep

1911

31 Aug

1986

Car accid-killed outright; Note 1. Obit on file-Note 5.

4

11

Bernstorf

Johann

04 Aug

1866

15 Feb

1886

Unreadable

4

11

Bernstorf

Magretha

28 Aug

1840

25 Feb

1880

w/o Wilhelm; Words 

Born and Died written in German.

2

6

Blair

Edwin J.

 

 

07 Aug

1875

Note 1; s/o S.W. & M.A. Note2: age 16. 

2

6

Blair

Eliza

 

 

03 Apr

1875

Note 2; d/o J. P. & Eliza; can't 

read

2

6

Blair

Johnnie

 

 

02 Oct

18??

Note 1; s/o S.W. & M.A.; difficult 

to read.

2

6

Blair

Willie

 

 

 

 

Note 1; s/o J. P. & Eliza; can't read

24

So

Blohm

Harry

14 Oct

1913

19 Nov

1913

Heart trouble; no marker; Note 1. Obit on file-Note 5.

8

9

Boldt

Baby

 

 

17 Jun

1922

 

8

9

Boldt

Henry

16 Feb

1888

17 May

1984

Old age; m.Lizzie; he pd $25 on 6-19-1922 for plots. 

8

9

Boldt

Lizzie

09 Jan

1891

02 May

1957

Old age

5

7

Brown

Jane Murray

 

1836


1917

Buried in plot owned by James Murray.

8

2

Bruer

Claus H.

19 Mar

1827

04 Mar

1911

ms w/Ernst & Henriette Gehl

6

10

Buchman

Emma

 

 

 

 

 

6

10

Buchman

Wilhelm

 

 

 

 

ss: Wilhelmien/wilhelm/Emma; unreadable.

6

10

Buchman

Wilhelmien

 

 

 

 

c/o H. & K. Buchman. One stone for all Buchman's.

8

5

Bunge

John D.

 

1855

 

1911

Ownr: John D. Bunge

4

14

Bunker

Laura

 

 

09 Dec

1942

No marker; Note 1.

4

14

Bunker

Mary A.

04 Feb

1841

07 Nov

1895

w/o M. (probably McIrin)

4

14

Bunker

McIrin

17 Mar

1837

16 Mar

1910

 

4

14

Bunker

Our Susie

 

 

02 Feb

1886

Age 2y3m26d; d/o M. & M.; old stone

13

So

Burk

Galen

 

 

27 Dec

1947

 

24

So

Burrell

Evelyn R. (Barge)

29 Oct

1924

26 Feb

1997

Mother of Linda/Flo ann/Sharon. Obit on file-Note 5.

24

So

Burrell

Francis Neil

 

1931

5 Dec

1988

Cremated-bur @ foot of plot #1; US Army Korean War

5

So

Calkins

Charles D.

 

1864

 

1938

Father

6

3

Campbell

Abigail

 

1797

11 Oct

1876

Age 79; ss w/Carrie

3

2

Campbell

Ada

 

 

 

 

d/o Frank & Libbie

6

3

Campbell

Carrie P.

 

1874

28 Jan

1905

Age 31y9m18d

3

2

Campbell

Hattie J.

 

 

04 ???

1872

Age 1y 6m 25d; diffic to read

6

3

Campbell

John

15 Aug

1838

14 Dec

1929

ss w/Mary A.

3

2

Campbell

Lee

 

 

02 May

1878

Age 3y 5m 24d; s/o Frank & Libbie; Note 1.

3

2

Campbell

Martha H.

 

1849

09 Feb

1874

Note 2: d/o J. & M.H.; stone unrreadable; w/o Frank.

6

3

Campbell

Mary A.

06 May

1833

27 Dec

1909

 

3

2

Campbell

Merett L.

 

 

26 May

1870

Age 19y 9m 28d; s/o J & A

5

1

Capoccioni

David A.

16 Apr

1941

12 Oct

1999

Mo/Day from obituary; Note 5

5

10

Carlisle

George

 

 

 

 

No marker. Geo. Purchased the plot; don't know if he is buried here.

1

5

Cody

Elizabeth (Groswell)

 

1833

 

1920

Note 4.

1

5

Cody

Emma

 

1864

 

1864

 

1

5

Cody

Lura May 

 

1870

 

1965

Old age & stroke ; Note 1.

1

5

Cody

Lyman

23 May

1828

 

1912

Carpenter; b. OH; Note 4.

1

5

Cody

Walter L.

 

1860

 

1943

19 Jul 1943 per LDS

5

So

Cole

Lee Arthur

 

 

 

1943

 

3

1

Cone

Adolphus

 

 

29 Jun

1890

Age 73y 3m; h/o Mary; GAR

3

1

Cone

Albert G.

25 Dec

1846

02 Nov

1906

A.G. m. Elvira Beckwith1-5-1871; s/o Adolphus Cone & Mary Smith; Note 4.

9

So

Cone

Arlin Gerald

 

1935

 

1936

s/o Ruth N & Gerald G.

3

1

Cone

Elvira (Beckwith)

20 Sep

1831

 

 

ss/wAlbert; no death date

9

So

Cone

George L.

4 Feb

1878

18 Dec

1931

Old age; Note 1.

9

So

Cone

Gerald G.

 

1908

 

1985

ms w/Geo/Gertrude/Thelma

9

So

Cone

Gertrude M. (Robb)

21 May

1883

23 Oct

1969

Old age; Note1.

7

14

Cone

Julia Ann

11 Aug

1849

14 Feb

1907

Age 58y6m3d; Mother

3

1

Cone

Mary E.(Smith)

 

 

09 Jan

1896

Age 71y 1m; w/o Adolphus; Note4.

7

14

Cone

Oscar Eugene

25 Dec

1844

07 Dec

1908

Age 63y11m6d; Father

1

9

Cranston

Mary E

22 Dec

1856

 

 

w/o Orlando; Age 20y 11m26d; w/o Adolphus; Note 4.

1

9

Cranston

Orlando

 

 

22 Dec

1856

Age 23y 1m 22d

1

1

Crawshaw

Ibby (Harris) Kile; Higgins

15 Sep

1803

12 Jan

1885

b.VA; 1st marr to Nicholas Kile (he d. 27 Dec 1841); 2nd marr to Dexter Higgins(he d. 2 Mar 1864); 3rd marr to Jos. Crawshaw (he d. 28 Dec 1880); Note4.

5

7

Crichton

Jane

 

1799

 

1875

See Murray- Jane Creichton.

5

9

Cron

Charlotte A. (Heacock)

22 Dec

1838

12 Jun

1907

w/o James;m. Aug 1865; d/o Joshua Heacock & Eliza Wressell; Note 4.

5

9

Cron

Fergus E.

18 Jun

1864

04 Jul

1899

 

5.

9

Cron

James

07 May

1833

30 Nov

1907

ss w/Charlotte; b. Scotland; s/o John Cron & Mary Murray.

5

9

Cron

Magda L.

 

 

18 Jul

1875

Age 4m25d; d/o James & Charlotte;Note 4.

5

9

Cron

Tommy F.

 

 

18 Apr

1874

c/o James & Charlotte; age 14m4d

5

10

D.

A.B.

 

 

 

 

Ownr: A.B.D.; no marker; this could be Alice Bell Dally (Bl 4 Lot 10); Note 1.

4

10

Dailey

E.

 

 

22 Jan

1946

No marker; Note 1.

4

10

Dailey

Ralph

 

 

07 Sep

1947

No marker; Note 1.

4

10

Dally

Alice Bell

 

 

 

 

d/o E. & M. (not readable); Note 1.

4

10

Dally

John

06 Jul

1825

07 Nov

1904

Pvt Co E 161 NY Vol GAR

7

9

Danker

Arnold J.

 

1867

 

1933

 

7

9

Danker

Christine

 

1868

 

1939

Ownr: Mr/Mrs Henry Niemeyer

3

3

Davis

Albert T.

 

1877

 

1944

ss w/Lula M.

4

13

Davis

Allan

 

 

16 Jan

1944

No marker; Note 1.

3

3

Davis

Harold E.

 

1896

 

1896

Grave next to Davis

3

3

Davis

Lula M.

04 Oct

1884

31 Mar

1957

RNA marker; Note 1; ss w/Albert T.

6

4

Dickerson

Bradford Braddock

 

1872

 

1875

Ownr of Dickerson plots: George Dickerson

6

4

Dickerson

Bradock

 

1827

 

1916

 

6

4

Dickerson

Mary (Griswold)

 

1832

 

1901

ss w/Bradock

2

5

Dolph

Chester

 

1834

 

1872

Age 38y ?m 11d or 12d; d.12 Jan 1872 per WPA records;  Note 5.

4

14

Dorr

Clara A.

13 Oct

1868

05 Apr

1927

 

2.

So

Eckhardt

Agnes M. (Jacobson)

19 Dec

1912

18 Nov

1981

w/o Fritz Eckhardt; Obit on file-Note 5.

11

So

Eckhardt

Dean W.

2 Jun

1920

14 May

1970

Pfc Field Artillery WW II; died from compilation of ailments.

11

So

Eckhardt

Donald J.

 

1949

07 Feb

1949

Note 1.

11

So

Eckhardt

Edith E.

15 Mar

1891

9 Jul

1977

Old Age; Note 1.

5

5

Eckhardt

Fred

 

 

21 Dec

1907

Age 56y8m

20

So

Eckhardt

Fritz

12 Sep

1914

27 Apr

1977

Lengthy illness; ss w/Agnes;p/o Teri/Nancy/Donald

5

5

Eckhardt

Kate

 

1846

  

1928

w/o Fred

11

So

Eckhardt

Peter W.

 

1884

10 Apr

1937

Ownr: Peter; Note 1.

1

6

Evarts

Anne E.

 

 

 

 

d/o H.H. & M. Stone unreadable. Note 1.Per LDS she is Anne Elizabeth Tulley & she married 6 Feb 1884.

1

6

Evarts

Elsie

 

 

 

 

d/o H.H. & M. Unreadable.

1

6

Evarts

Elzie

 

 

 

 

s/o H.H. & M. Unreadable.

1

6

Evarts

J. T.

 

 

 

 

He is owner of these Evarts plots; not known if he is buried here.

1

6

Evarts

Raymond

09 Aug

1901

13 Aug

1902

s/o John J & Jennie

3

3

Everett

May

 

 

 

 

Located bt Everett & Vanslyke; no dates

4

3

Everett

Calista

30 Nov

1828

24 Nov

1879

w/o Sam F.; d/o Thos L& H.N. Drew

3

3

Everett

Caroline L.

 

1838

 

1919

 

4

3

Everett

S. F.

 

 

14 Feb

1874

Age 69y 17d; h/o Calista.

3

3

Everett

Samuel

07 Jan

1832

30 Oct

1899

IOOF marker

3

3

Everett?

Jessie

 

 

 

 

Located bt Everett & Vanslyke; no dates

8

4

Everts

Donna Belle

10 Jul

1906

23 May

1907

d/o W.P. & D.B.Everts

8

4

Everts

Dora B.

16 Feb

1873

08 Feb

1936

ss w/Will Everts

8

4

Everts

Will P.

22 Aug

1870

19 May

1922

ss w/Dora B.

7

4

Ewoldt

Alvina