WEST UNION CEMETERY (TAMA COUNTY-IA)

NAMES M-Z (see Abbreviations & Notes on A-L list)

Submitted by Von Mings Stachon (vonstac@comcast.net) and Stuart Whannel who walked the cemetery In July 2006 and recorded data.

Bl

Lot

Deceased 

First

Birth

Year

Death

Year

Comments

28

So

Mahn

Frances

11 Jun

1895

31 Jan

1983

Old age; ss w/John.

28

So

Mahn

John

 

1893

 

1986

Marr. 20 Nov 1924; ss w/Frances.

2

14

McCormack

Edwin Bacon

16 Nov

1863

16 Jun

1902

 

2

14

McCormack

Esther

07 Dec

1898

21 Jan

1899

 

2

14

McCormack

Eunice May

31 Jan

1902

09 Jul

1908

c/o E.B. & Lizzie

2

14

McCormack

Grace Eliz.

10 Dec

1900

11 Mar

1906

c/o E.B. & Lizzie

2

14

McCormack

L. J.

 

1865

 

1926

 

2

14

McCormack

William Lawrence

19 Feb

1894

20 Mar

1895

 

6

13

McKinney

Samuel

 

 

 

 

Ownr: Samuel McKinney; don't know if he is buried here; no markers.

4

1

Metcalf

Eliza

 

 

07 Aug

1876

Age 57y; w/o R. Metcalf

2

13

Minkel

Grace E.

 

 

02 Feb

1880

Age 7y 2m 25d; d/o Peter & Lena

2

13

Minkel

Lena E.

 

 

 

1880

Age _2y 7m 24d; could be 12y or 22y or something else; diff to read

2

13

Minkel

Peter

 

 

11 Feb

1880

Age 83y?; Pvt GAR; can't read age.

2

9

Morse

Catharine

 

 

13 Sep

1864

Age 37y 5m 4d; w/o Herbert Morse

8

15

Moss

Eva A.

 

 

05 ?

18??

d/o H. & S.A.; age 1y11m.

3

So

Mundt

Mary

11 Jan

1881

22 Jul

1967

Lingering illness; Note 1; ss w/Theodor J.

3

So

Mundt

Theodor J.

22 Aug

1876

26 Feb

1962

Heart attack; Note 1.

7

2

Mundt

William

 

 

21 Mar

1903

Age 29y

7

2

Munt

Dorothea C.

28 Jan

1850

06 Apr

1876

d/o Jacob H & Martha Gehl; name spelled Munt.

7

2

Munt

Henry

 

 

12 Jul

1881

Last name was spelled Munt (not Mundt).

5

7

Murray

James (Jr)

 

1859

 

1902

 

5

7

Murray

James (Sr)

 

1826

 

1873

Ownr: J & Jane

5

7

Murray

Jane Crichton

 

1799

 

1875

 

5

7

Murray

Lillie Ann

 

1865

 

1875

d/o James & Jane; Note 1.

7

1

Neimand

Laura

02 Oct

1875

09 May

1877

 

7

1

Neimand

Lena

06 Jun

1841

06 Feb

1907

Words: His Wife

7

1

Neimand

Tony

13 Dec

1871

16 Aug

1881

 

1

8

Nichols

Harmon

 

1807

 

1883

 

1

8

Nichols

Homer; Mrs.

 

 

 

 

She is owner of plots-no marker; don't know if she is buried here.

3

8

Nichols

Leona

 

 

 

 

d/o H. & E.; d. 1873 or 1875; difficult to read.

3

8

Nichols

Little Alta

 

 

 

 

d/o H. & E.; d. 1y 4m 12d; old stone-difficult to read.

1

8

Nichols

Lucretia Nichols

 

1812

 

1897

Nichols was repeated on stone.Buried in Illinois.

5

3

Nichols

Mart G.

 

 

 

 

He is owner; don't know if he is buried here.

3

8

Nichols

Mary J.

 

 

10 Sep

1850

w/o Wm; d. at Polo? Dale? Co- IL; age 34y 3m 24d

3

8

Nichols

William

 

 

22 Aug

1879

Age 72y 10m 15d

7

9

Niemeyer

baby

 

 

 

1908

ss w/Edna.

7

9

Niemeyer

Edna

 

1907

 

1909

ss w/Baby Niemeyer

7

9

Niemeyer

Henry

1 May

1878

Aug

1957

Old age; ss w/Mary."


9

Niemeyer

Mary

4 Jun

1886

9 Aug

1982

Old age; ss w/Henry. Owner of plots: A.J.Danker who pd $2.50 on 11-7-1921.

7

10

North

Hensen

 

1856

 

1919


7

10

North

Mrs. Henson

 

 

 

 

No marker-Note 1. She pd $10 on 11-7-1921

6

6

Parkhouse

Harold Amos

23 Jun

1907

26 Dec

1975

Heart condition; Am. Legion; MM3 US Navy

6

6

Parkhouse

Jessie

Feb

1908

21 Apr

1990

Old age

5

12

Parkhouse

Pearl O.

20 Jun

1880

4 Aug 

1967

Pneumonia; ss w/Thos.D. Jr

5

12

Parkhouse

Sarah J.

 

1845

 

1920

bur next to Thomas Sr

5

12

Parkhouse

Thomas (Sr)

 

1846

 

1931

 

5

12

Parkhouse

Thomas D. (Jr)

 

1873

 

1931

 

5

12

Parkhouse

William 

 

1871

 

1929

 

6

9

Peters

Emma D.

 

1873

 

1874

 

6

9

Peters

Margaret K.

 

1844

 

1896

One stone for Peters - reads: Erected by Theresa M. Peters Schlotfelt in loving memory of Mother & children.

6

9

Peters

Willie

 

1875

 

1876

 

5

4

Phelps

Lydia


1795

25 Jun

1875

Age 80; w/o Wm; Schlotfelt in loving memory of Mother & children;  dates very hard to read.

5

4

Phelps

William

 

 

 

 

He is owner of plot; don't know if he is buried here.

2

4

Pinkerton

Alice B.

13 Jul

1875

25 Jul

1955

Old age per cem record book

2

4

Pinkerton

Dr. James A.

 

1860

 

1926

ss w/Alice B.

14

So

Plogman

Helen

 

1921

 

2006

p/o Brian; ss w/Virgil/Lester/ Marian.

14

So

Plogman

Irene Frances

 

1930

27 Mar

2001

Obit on file-Note 5.

14

So

Plogman

Lester J.

17 Jun

1923

1 Sep

1998

Old age; Note 1.

14

So

Plogman

Marian G.

19 Dec

1924

7 Nov

2001

Old age; Note 1.

14

So

Plogman

Nora (Puls)

 

1902

17 Jan

1985

Pvt Co.C 109 Engineers WW I. Obit on file-Note 5. Stone reads 1902-1986.

14

So

Plogman

Roy

11 Oct

1889

5 Sep

1956

Heart attack

14

So

Plogman

Virgil A.

1 Jul

1922

1 Feb

1998

Old age; Note 1. Obit on file-Note 5.

7

8

Plogmann

August

29 Sep

1853

17 Oct

1899

Father. Note 1.

7

8

Plogmann

Arther P.

11 Mar

1883

29 Jul

1961

Heart attack & yellow jaundice; son. Note 1

7

8

Plogmann

Augusta

 

1861

13 Jun

1947

Mother. Note 1.

7

8

Plogmann

Elsie E.

01 Jun

1886

31 Dec

1955

Heart attack; daughter; Am Legion Aux. Note 1.

7

8

Plogmann

Marcella

7 Apr

1893

3 Dec

1964

Diabetes & cancer; daughter; Note 1.

5

8

Powell

Edward

25 Dec

1812

12 Aug

1893

Ms w/Elizabeth.

5

8

Powell

Elizabeth

15 Aug

1811

11 Oct

1897

w/o Edward-Note 2.

27

So

Powell

Elsie Katherine (Morrow)

23 Aug

1909

9 Aug

1997

Old age; Note 1. Obit on file-Note 5.

1

So

Powell

Fred W.

 

1884

17 May

1959

Mason; Note 1.

27

So

Powell

Garfield

18 Oct

1881

5 Dec

1979

Old age; ownr: J.Garfield; Note 1.

12

So

Powell

Julia Rose

 

1884

02 Jul

1947

w/o Fred; Note 1.

12

So

Powell

Kenneth

16 Nov

1916

 

 

p/o Marc/ D. Matthew & Kim

27

So

Powell

Lynn Logan (Mr)

 

1906

2 Nov

1988

Old age; Note 1. Obiton file-Note 5.

12

So

Powell

Norma

24 Mar

1919

10 Mar

2003

Body given to Univ of IA;ss w/Kenneth

5

8

Powell

Robert

 

1844

 

1926

GAR

27

So

Powell

Sara (Logan)

12 Apr

1879

26 May

1961

Stroke-old age; Note1.

5

8

Powell

Sophia

 

1850

 

1942

ss w/Robert

5

8

Powell

Stella

 

1876

 

1928

d/o R. & S.

5

1

Powell; LL.B.

Martha E.

 

1879

 

1934

w/o W.C. Wagner M.D.

8

15

Puckett

Betty J.

 

 

21 Feb

1821

d/o D. & S.A.; age 1y3m21d

8

14

Pursell

Ellenora

 

 

02 Nov

1877

Age 15y2m15d; d/o S. & M.

1

12

Randolph

Harvey W.

 

 

10 Apr

1869

w/o W. & L.A.; Age 4y 3m6d - very difficult to read.

1

12

Randolph

Sarah E.

 

 

16 Mar

1863

sd/o W. & L.A.; Age 7y 11m21d; diff. to read.

1

12

Randolph?

C.Y.

 

 

 

 

Foot marker here - no dates - next to Randolph markers

3

12

Reed

Frank

 

 

10 May

1875

s/o J.D.E. & L.; age 2y 2m 18d

3

5

Reed

Kenneth

 

 

 

 

c/o Charles Reed; no marker; Note 1.

3

12

Reed

Minnie

 

 

 

1870

Age 9y (or 9M); d/o J.D.E. & L. Reed

3

12

Reed

Willie

 

 

 

18??

Very old stone

1

10

Rice?

Unknown

 

 

 

 

No marker-Note 1.


10

Rice?

Unknown

 

 

 

 

No marker-Note 1.

1

10

Rice?

Unknown

 

 

 

 

No marker-Note 1.


So

Robb

George I.

 

1859

 

1937

ss w/Phoeba A.

6

So

Robb

Phoeba A.

 

1865

21 Mar

1953

Note 1. She pd $25 on 3-21-1953.

7

15

Robinson

Lillian

 

 

26 Feb

1887

d/o T. & ?; age 5y10d

7

15

Robinson

Thomas

03 Aug

1854

25 Jul

1889

 

1

15

Rogers

Ellen Thompson

 

 

30 Jul

1887

Age 65y 2m 20d; w/o Rev. Warren; d. 1882 or 1887; diff. to read

1

15

Rogers

Rev Warren

 

1813

16 Oct

1892

Age 79y 3m 23d; b. York Co-Maine;his 1st wife was Sarah Goodwin & 2nd wife Ella Thompson; Note 4.

1

15

Rogers

Seldon

 

 

 

 

He is owner; no marker; don't know if he is buried here or in Bl 4 Lot 6 which he also bought. No markers in either place. He is s/o Rev. Warren Rogers. Note 4."

1

12

Root

Ausbin Wellington

 

1880

05 Mar

1950

Ausbin W. on marker; Note 1.

1

12

Root

Curtis Wayne

 

1940

 

1984

Obituary on file-see Note 5.

1

12

Root

F. Olive

 

1886

13 Jan

1958

Old age - Note 1.

1

12

Root

Ruby S.

 

1918

 

1998

ss w/Walter; p/o Curtis & David.

1

12

Root

Walter Levi

 

1902

01 Nov

1981

Cancer; Obit on file - Note5.

5

8

Sands

Ruth M. (Powell)

17 Nov

1891

15 Jul

1989

Old age-to Traer in covrd wgn per obituary-Note 5.

4

2

Sawyer

Agnes

 

1862

 

1879

Owner of Sawyer plots is E. D. Sawyer.

4

2

Sawyer

Catharine

09 Feb

1792

30 Jan

1880

w/o Scott Sawyer

4

2

Sawyer

James

 

1851

 

1878

 

4

2

Sawyer

Louisa

 

1829

 

1906

Louisa not on stone-says Mother. Name is from Cemetery record book.

4

2

Sawyer

Rosanna

 

1858

 

1874

 

8

9

Schuett

August F.

 

1882

24 Aug

1952

 

4

8

Scranton

Clara L.

 

1875

 

1883

Middle initial not on stone

8

8

Scranton

Dale & Nole

 

 

 

 

Ownr: Geo. Scranton; no dates

4

8

Scranton

Edmund

 

1839

 

1916

 

4

8

Scranton

Emily J.

 

1842

 

1884

w/o Ed

4

8

Scranton

Fannie A.

 

1862

 

1864

One  ss for all 5 Scranton's.

4

8

Scranton

Myrta L.

 

1866

 

1867

Middle initial not on stone

1

3

Seamans

Catharine H. (Evans)

 

1830

 

1917

w/o Mitchell L.; Note4.

1

3

Seamans

Mitchell L.

23 Feb

1831

 

1912

Teacher; b. Erie Co-NY; Note4.

1

3

Seamans

Susan Celestia

 

1859

 

1859

c/o Mitchell L. & Catharine.

1

3

Seamans

Windsor L.

 

1880

 

1880

 

21

So

Sell

Betty

 

 

 

 

No dates; ss w/Raymond

21

So

Sell

Harry J.

7 Nov

1913

19 Nov 

1966

Cancer; WW II; Note 1

21

So

Sell

Raymond H.

 

1915

4 May

1957

Car accident; American Legion; Note 1.

4

9

Shafer

Mary E.

 

 

02 Jan

1873

d/o J.A. & C.E. :can't read ; Note 1.

2

3

Sherrett

Emma

17 Jul

1865

26 Aug

1943

d/o Thomas & Susan; Note 4.

2

3

Sherrett

Robert

01 Jan

1866

20 Feb

1866

s/o T. & S. Sherrett.

2

3

Sherrett

Susan (Christie)

25 Sep

1829

07 Mar

1910

w/o T. Sherrett; Note 4.

2

3

Sherrett

Thomas 

14 Apr

1829

28 Mar

1918

h/o Susan

2

11

Sige?

Ferdinand

22 Feb

1845

01 May

1878

Ownr: Roda & Sige or Sigg. Note 1.

2

11

Sige?

Unknown

 

 

 

 

no marker; Note 1.

5

1

Smith

Baby

 

 

 

 

No dates-Note 1.

5

1

Smith

Baby

 

 

 

 

No dates-Note 1.

18

So

Smith

Dwayne R.

7 Sep

1933

3 Jun

1996

US Army Korean War

13

So

Smith

Faye (La Dow)

7 Feb

1900

8 May

1985

Old age; w/o Floyd; Note 1

13

So

Smith

Floyd

 

1893

Jan

1954

Cancer; Traer Fire Dept

18

So

Smith

Harriett Grace

27 Oct

1906

8 Mar

1971

Age & heart trbl; Note 1. Ss w/Ralph.

13

So

Smith

Jane O.

17 Apr

1870

31 Oct

1961

ss w/Robert; Note 1.

18

So

Smith

Ralph

22 Feb

1890

3 Feb 

1973

Old age; ss w/Harriett Grace; Note 1.

13

So

Smith

Robert H.

 

1866

 

1953

Ss w/Jane O. Traer Fire Dept.

5

1

Smith

Theo

 

 

 

 

no dates

8

1

Smith?

Baby

 

 

 

 

Ownr: Fred Smith; no marke; Note 1.

8

7

Snow

Alice E.

 

1883

15 Feb 

1968

Note 1. Clifford/Alice/Geo have ss."

7

10

Snow

Baby

 

 

 

 

No marker-Note 1."


7

Snow

Charles

 

 

30 May

1945

No marker; Note 1.

8

7

Snow

Clifford R.

 

1893

30 Nov

1947

316 Inf Co.M WW I- Note 1. Ss w/Alice."


10

Snow

Mary A.

 

1874

16 Feb

1950

 

1

10

Snow

Mary J.

 

 

25 Mar

1860

d/o W. K. & S; Age 13y 5m 21d.

8

7

Snow

Mother

 

1855

 

1915

Located near W.H.- Note 2.

8

7

Snow

W. H.

 

 

 

 

Owner of Snow plots; see William H. Sprole below.

7

10

Snow

Willard  C.

 

1877

13 Oct

1951

Pd $10 on 11-7-1921

1

14

Sprole

Charles Watt

 

 

20 Jun

1882

Age 12y 10m 9d.

1

14

Sprole

Eleanor

 

 

28 Jun

1882

Age 10y 9m 15d.

1

14

Sprole

Maggie

 

 

11 May

1880

Age 1y 1m 16d.

2

So

Sprole

Margaret

 

 

 

 

w/o Mariem Sprole-body removed; no marker

1

14

Sprole

Margaret (Watt)

24 Apr

1836

06 Sep

1911

Note 3. They marr. on 19 Nov 1863.

2

So

Sprole

Mary Burns

29 Dec

1877

09 Jan

1969

Note 1; ss w/William H.

1

14

Sprole

William

31 Mar

1830

09 Mar

1911

s/o Robert; b. Ohio.

2

So

Sprole

William H.

 

1877

 

1944

Ownr: W.H. Sprole; bought 11-2-1925; s/o William Sprole; ss w/Mary Burns Sprole.

6

15

St. Clair?


 

 

 

 

 No marker; Note 1.

25

So

Stammer

Beatrice A. (Robinson)

23 Jan

1925

9 Jun

2002

Old age; Am. Legion Aux.; Note 1.

25

So

Stammer

Jeannette Ann