updated 01/30/2024


MAY'S PRAIRIE CEMETERY
Lansing Township, Allamakee county Iowa

The May's Prairie Cemetery is located about a mile north of Church (Churchtown), Iowa. Traveling on Hwy 9 either north from Waukon or south from Lansing, turn north on May's Prairie Road. The cemetery is at the intersection of Four Mile Dr. (X-6) and May's Prairie Rd. If traveling from Lansing, the researcher can also turn off of Hwy 9 onto Four Mile Dr. (X-6) and follow it to the cemetery.


Notes:
1) Photos of some of the graves have been submitted to the Iowa Gravestone Photo Project. There also may be photos of gravestones marking burials made after the Woodmansee book was published in 1989. To view all of the gravestone photos submitted for May's Prairie cemetery, click here. (new window will open).
2) Woodmansee Notes have been submitted for this cemetery. A red Research Alert! next to the entry indicates there is a note for that person. Click here to read them, a new window will open.

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Burials recorded by Woodmansee as of Dec. 31, 1988:

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Name                                         Born           Died     Remarks

?, ?                                            ?    1862 Mar 21     Ae 43y 04m 14d
?, ?                                            ?    1904 Aug 30     DR
Bakewell, ?                                     ?    1880 Jul 07     Obit Mrs. James
Bakewell, C                                     ?              ?     Lost at sea Alaska Goldrush
Bakewell, Charles                             1858           1898    Marker placed in memory
Bakewell, Edwin                               1850           1874
Bakewell, James                       1822 Apr 30    1873 Mar 28
Bakewell, John                                1820  1879 Apr 23      Ae 59y
Bakewell, Sarah A                     1816 Oct 24    1898 Jan 14
Bakewell, William                             1853           1855
Bechtell, Anna Wendel                 1873 Jun 21    1913 Dec 08
Bellow, Ida G                         1882 Jan 29           Obit
Birg, Agnes                           1842 Dec 04    1893 May 16     Ae 51y 05m 12d Mrs.
Blank, Carl                           1868 Aug 25    1955 Jun 10     FB DR
Brown, Matilda J                      1845 Oct 23    1882 May 23     Obit
Cole, Bruce Edward                    1959 May 14    1971 Nov 13     FB DR
Cole, Murvel Dean                     1950 Jul 22    1972 Mar 19     GR VN War Vet FB DR
Dee, Gladys V                                 1898             ?
Dee, Herbert C                        1887 Apr 08    1891 Jul 27
Dee, Leonard L                        1892 Jun 24    1981 Jul 25     FM BR
Dee, Maybelle Lydia                   1913 Nov 04    1988 Mar 15     FB DR Layer
Dee, Norbert L                        1920 Dec 06    1925 Jul 30     DR
Douglass, Mary Juliana                1847 Feb 13    1905 Oct 25     DR
Ebner, B. Harvey                      1891 May 06    1970 Aug 08     FH Harvey C DR
Ebner, Emma L                         1883 Aug 23    1932 Jul 24     FM
Ebner, Flora Ann                              1878           1895
Ebner, Frank                          1894 May 03    1976 Apr 03     FM
Ebner, Jacob Charles                  1855 Jul 25    1929 Jan 03     FM Obit DR
Ebner, Johanna                        1855 Sep 13    1929 Jan 18     FM DR
Ebner, Kasper                                   ?    1861 Feb 22		Research Alert!
Ebner, Olga B                         1896 Mar 03    1985 Jan 28     FM DR
Ernst, Frederick                      1826 Feb 22    1905 Dec 16     B Germany
Feuerhelm, Althea                               ?            1930 Research Alert!
Feuerhelm, Augusta                    1823 Mar 10    1884 Jan 10
Feuerhelm, Charles                    1843 Nov 24    1914 Dec 18     GR Co A WI 1 Cav
Feuerhelm, Charlotte Mae              1920 Oct 16    1924 Jun 24     DR
Feuerhelm, Clarence L                 1890 Mar 17    1970 Mar 22     FM
Feuerhelm, Clarence LeRoy             1890 Mar 17   1970 Mar 21      FM DR
Feuerhelm, Dora                       1852 Nov 02    1930 Mar 27     DR
Feuerhelm, H. Agnes                             ?    1982 Jan 29     BR
Feuerhelm, Julius                             1849           1936
Feuerhelm, William                    1822 Aug 08    1884 Feb 24     Obit
Filler, Lydia                                 1875   1885 Mar 07     Obit
Fischer, Maria Wodan?                 1865 Feb 16    1865 Mar 05
Fisher, Anna E                        1837 Feb 07    1872 Feb 11
Foster, Albertina                     1837 May 03    1888 Feb 26
Foster, John                          1807 Jul 21    1879 Feb 11     Ae 71y 06m 20d
Frahm, Christian                              1830           1918
Frahm, Henry J                        1875 Nov 25    1950 Nov 17     FB DR
Frahm, Mary                                   1840           1903


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Name                                         Born           Died     Remarks

Frank, John                                   1826           1885
Frank, Maggie                                 1827           1881
Fuerhelm, H. Agnes                            1895           1982
Fuerhelm, Margaret                    1850 Feb 02    1933 Mar 25
Gang, Alois                           1819 Mar 26    1899 Jan 11
Gang, Herman                                  1871           1935
Gang, Magdalena                       1833 Apr 21    1876 Nov 06
Geinzer, Andrew                       1893 May 17    1983 Jan 21     FB DR
Geinzer, Frances K                            1921             ?
Goettel, Carl                         1835 Feb 02    1896 Oct 15
Goettel, Henrietta                    1837 Dec 14    1899 Aug 31
Gramlich, ?                           1957 Jul 08    1957 Jul 08     FM DR
Gramlich, Anna Mary                   1826 May 01    1907 Apr 02     DR
Gramlich, Christina Ann               1866 Sep 30    1958 Dec 21     FB DR
Gramlich, Frederich Ernest            1820 Feb 22    1905 Dec 16     DR
Gramlich, Henry                               1859           1927
Header, ?                                     1803   1889 Jan 21     Obit Mrs.
Heidemann, Pearl                              1912           1939
Heidemann?, Harold                            1908           1964
Henry, Gunhild                        1859 Sep 27    1927 May 03     DR Research Alert!
Henry, Johanna Leppert                          ?    1863 Sep 09     Obit NM Research Alert!
Hirth, ?                              1900 Aug 30    1900 Dec 04     FM NI Twin Son of L Research Alert!
Hirth, ?                              1900 Aug 30    1900 Dec 04     NI Twin Son of L Research Alert!
Hirth, Andrew                                 1859           1939
Hirth, Catherine                              1836           1888
Hirth, Christina                      1830 Dec --    1893 Jun 01     Obit
Hirth, Emma                                   1874           1946
Hirth, Emma L                         1870 Mar 20    1911 Dec 19
Hirth, Eva                                    1861           1938
Hirth, Jacob                                  1837   1930 Jan 25     Obit
Hirth, Johanna                        1870 May 20    1909 Jul 12
Hirth, John A                         1805 Aug 10    1896 Jul 30
Hirth, John H                                 1857           1939
Hirth, John J                         1877 Mar 07    1916 Apr 01
Hirth, Josephine Leppert              1852 May 12    1928 Jan 10     DR Mrs. Jacob
Hirth, Kathrina                       1849 Aug 22    1874 Jul 13
Hirth, Kermit G                       1906 Nov 08    1962 Sep 26     GR WWII Vet
Hirth, Louis                          1858 Nov 24    1917 Aug 13
Hirth, Louis                                  1883           1913 	Research Alert!
Hirth, Louis H                        1865 Sep 17    1954 Apr 27     FM DR
Hirth, Lydia                                  1872           1921
Hirth, Margaret                       1824 Sep 13    1900 Dec 30
Hirth, Peter                          1825 Oct 24    1901 Jun 02     NI
Hirth, William                                1869           1940
Ingles, ?                             1959 Dec 18    1959 Dec 18     FM Son DR
Ingles, George Edward                 1879 Aug 22    1967 May 09     FM DR
Ingles, Joseph Edward                 1956 Jan 17    1958 Aug 20     FM
Ingles, Mildred L                     1890 Jul 03    1981 May 07     FM Millie
Kehrberg, Matilda                     1876 Feb 16    1880 Aug 06
Kehrberg, William                     1842 Mar 09    1876 Jun 11


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Name                                         Born           Died     Remarks

Klein, Elizabeth                      1854 May 12    1939 Jan 13
Klein, Emmaretha L                    1862 Mar 27   1954 Aug 20      FM
Klein, Ernst Frederick                1868 Feb 26    1951 Sep 04     FM
Klein, Ethel Viola                    1893 Jul 26    1894 May 08
Klein, Lesley Theodore                1901 Nov 03    1901 Oct 29
Leppert, Andrew                       1826 May 15    1881 Mar 23     B Bavaria Obit
Leppert, Andrew                       1858 Sep 19    1927 Jun 11     FM DR
Leppert, Howard Clarence              1930 May 06    1985 Dec 22     Obit FB DR
Leppert, Jessie A                             1894           1940
Leppert, John                                   ?    1893 Feb --
Leppert, Lena                                 1866           1930
Leppert, Lydia Johanna                1901 Nov 01    1926 May 19     DR
Leppert, Matilda                      1869 Mar 07    1889 Jun 17
Leppert, Sarah Ann                    1864 Dec 16    1954 Dec 09     FM DRS
Leppert?, Eva Manderscheid                    1835           1917
Manderscheid, ?                               1807   1894 Aug 01     Mrs. C
Manderscheidt, George                 1819 Aug 19    1896 Aug 07
Manderscheit, ?                                 ?    1887 Mar 03     Obit
Manschild, Christian                  1807 Oct 06    1893 Feb 11
May, John                             1799 Dec 17    1862 Jan 23
May, Juliana                          1814 May 28    1879 Apr 27
May, Matilda J                        1843 Oct 19    1882 May 23
May, Nathaniel D                      1831 Aug 24    1895 Aug 07
May, Ruben C                                  1858           1934
Merton, ?                             1889 Dec --    1896 Jun --
Merton, Lydia                                   ?    1891 Jul 25
Meyers, Anna                                  1857   1925 Oct 25     FM DR	Research Alert!
Meyers, Harry                                 1865           1931
Neisz, Anna M                         1814 Aug 02    1889 Dec 30
Protsman, Albert Phillip              1895 Mar 11    1980 Dec 20     WWI Vet FB DR
Protsman, Ferne Belle                 1906 May 22    1972 Oct 30     FB DR
Reinke, David Ray                     1957 Jan 02    1957 Jan 04
Reiser, Julius Edward                 1871 Mat 20    1900 Jan 10
Reiser, Maria Anna                    1864 Sep 19    1871 Oct 11
Riser, ?                              1925 Mar 16    1925 Mar 16     DR
Riser, Barbara C                      1875 Aug 17    1960 Feb 21     FB DR
Riser, Benjamin                       1878 Mar 11    1965 Nov 15     FB DR
Riser, Catherine                      1844 Feb 09    1928 Jan 02
Riser, Charles E                         ? May 29              ?
Riser, Eva Margaret                   1847 Oct 28    1907 Aug 17     DR
Riser, Fred                           1834 Jun 14    1919 May 18     Obit Frederick
Riser, George William                 1869 Nov 07    1958 Apr 07     DR FB William
Riser, Jacob                          1861 Jan 06    1914 Dec 13
Riser, Johannes                       1790 Jan 07    1869 Feb 21     Ae 79y 01m 14d
Riser, Lydia Mathilda                 1886 Jan 05    1958 Mar 09     FB DR
Riser, Otto                           1875 May 21    1954 Dec 10     FB DR
Riser, Peter                          1830 May 31    1902 Nov 11
Riser, Philip                         1875 Aug 17    1960 Oct 02     FB DR
Riser, Wesley                         1866 Apr 16    1925 Mar 17
Sadler, Clifford                      1890 Apr 23    1972 Jul 24     FB DR


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Name                                         Born           Died     Remarks

Sadler, Viette Gertrude               1894 Dec 18    1962 Apr 15     FB DR
Sales, Frantz                                   ?              ?
Sandry, A. Leonard                    1864 Sep 03    1897 Jan 01
Sandry, Andreas T                     1829 Sep 22    1913 Apr 30     FM
Sandry, Anna                          1828 Feb 24    1904 Aug 30     B Germany
Sandry, Anna A                        1886 Oct 11    1919 May 08
Sandry, Anna Margaret                 1863 Jul 26    1948 Jun 21     FM DR Annie
Sandry, August                                1827   1890 Jun 27     Obit
Sandry, August J                      1827 Jun 15    1890 Jun 28
Sandry, Catherine                             1857   1921 Sep 15     DR
Sandry, Clarence Gideon                       1896   1896 Sep 28     Ae 06m
Sandry, Dewey                                 1899             ?
Sandry, Elizabeth                     1827 Dec 23    1915 Jun 13     FM
Sandry, Elizabeth                     1854 May 12    1939 Jan 13     FM
Sandry, Jacob                         1868 Mar 14    1948 Dec 26     FB DR
Sandry, John A                                1855           1922
Sandry, Joseph                                1857           1917
Sandry, Ludwig F                      1860 Jan 01    1912 Dec 28     FM Louis F
Sandry, Ruth E                        1910 Jul 21    1962 Apr 04     FB DR
Sandry, Theodore B                    1867 Jun 21    1913 Jun 08     FM
Scharfe, Catherine                    1816 Apr 15    1888 Sep 05
Scharfe, George                       1816 Feb 04    1892 Sep 08
Schumann, Henry                               1835   1870 Jul 15     Ae 35y
Schumann, John E                      1870 Apr 04    1870 Jul 15
Schumann, Julia G                     1866 May 06    1870 Jul 15
Schumann, Mary                        1838 May 10    1870 Jul 15
Schweinfurth, ?                       1929 Feb 02    1929 Feb 02     DR
Sess, Christina                       1839 Jan 09    1894 Apr 11     Mrs. H Mar J Zickert
Sess, Hattie                          1881 Aug 31    1960 Feb 16     FB DR
Sess, Irwin William                   1908 Jan 12    1960 Dec 17     FB DR
Sess, William Henry                   1865 Nov 15    1930 Jul 31     DR
Sires, Antoinette H Sandry            1904 Oct 24    1986 Dec 19     FM Obit DR
Stark, Carl                           1843 Feb 04    1870 Jun 21
Stark, Gotlieb                                  ?    1899 Oct 02
Steinbrun?, Theo?                     1905 Jul 17    1906 Jan 13     DR
Styir?, Henry A                               1895           1930
Troendle, ?                                     ?    1887 Jul 20     Obit Mrs. Fred
Wearinger, Julia A                              ?            1884    Obit
Wearinger, Juliana                              ?    1881 Feb --     Obit
Weber, Lawrence R                     1932 Apr 10    1987 Feb 14     FB KOR War Vet? BR
Wendel, Antoinette A                  1908 Apr 10    1909 Feb 15
Wendel, Gertrude                      1832 Jan 26    1906 Sep 24     DR
Wendel, Johanna Hirth                         1870   1900 Jul 12     NI Mrs. George
Wendel, John                          1829 Feb 06    1915 Jun 16
Wendel, John J                                1866           1940
Wendel, Minnie                                1877           1955
Wendel, Opal Dorothy                  1919 Oct 12    1986 Aug 03     DR BR
Wendell, Edward S                     1869 Jan 25    1887 May 19     Ae 18y 03m 24d
White, Sarah                          1855 Jan 01    1881 Oct 01     Obit Research Alert!
Youst, Margaret                       1866 Mar 31    1882 Jul 04


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Name                                         Born           Died     Remarks

Yust, Peter                                   1824           1867
Zettler, Henry                                1833           1888
Zingle, Willie                                  ?    1887 Jul 15     Obit

 

-source: ALLAMAKEE COUNTY IOWA BURIAL GROUNDS, 1845-1988, by Dale P. Woodmansee, Waukon, Iowa; Copyright© 1989 Dale Woodmansee

-Transcribed by Nancy McClain and proofread by JoLynne Bockman. Electronically reproduced with permission of Eleen Woodmansee granted to Roxanne Barth (former IAGenWeb Allamakee and Clayton County Coordinator), 1999.

Dale Woodmansee performed a wonderful service in surveying all the tombstones in the cemeteries in Allamakee county and publishing the data; but with any undertaking of this magnitude, there likely are errors, conflicting information or descrepancies. User-contributed information has been added on the Woodmansee Notes pages.

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