Milledgeville Cemetery

Independence Township, Section 10
Located north of Rathburn Lake on Hwy S79,  to 1st road,  west 1/2 mile.
Once a small trading town on the Chariton River, all that is left is the cemetery.

Photos at Iowa Gravestone Photo Project

Transcription as of 2015
Row Pos. Surname First Name Birth Death Age Comments
1 1 Houk John Elmer 1871 Oct. 16, 1876 1 Y 9 M 25 D s/o J.H. & F. Houk
1 2 Chadwick W. Rile 1858 1929
1 2 Chadwick Emilia J. 1866 1941
1 3 Chadwick Gussie Flo Jan. 16, 1893 8 Y 4 M 26 D d/o W.R. & M.J. Chadwick
1 3 Chadwick Frankie Fay Jan. 20, 1893 10 Y 1 M 29 D d/o W.R. & M.J. Chadwick
2 1 "Father" no other information
2 2 "Mother" no other information
2 3 Peppers Catherine Sept. 8, 1802 Aug. 15, 1866 "Born Ash Co. N.C."
2 4 Peppers Infant Dau. Jan. 4, 1874 d/o W.H. & M. Peppers (stone broken)
3 1 Phillips Clara Elzora July 7, 1878 Jan. 3, 1934
3 2 Phillips Marietta Oct. 16, 1846 Dec. 31, 1906
3 2 Phillips William H. Dec. 27, 1841 Jan. 2, 1910
3 3 Phillips H.D. Nov. 20, 1865 Jan. 2, 1876 s/o W.H. & M.E. Phillips
3 3 Phillips W.H. Aug.17, 1870 Mar. 25, 1871 s/o W.H. & M.E. Phillips
3 4 unreadable
3 5 Peppers S. Jane Feb. 6, 1865 20 D d/o H. & M.J. Peppers (additional bronze marker - Samantha Peppers)
3 6 Peppers Eugene Dec. 24, 1865 4 Y 3 M 24 D s/o W.M. & M. Peppers (additional bronze marker, 1861 -1865)
3 7 Peppers Martha Nov. 23, 1874 40 Y 9 M 24 D w/o William Peppers, died in Albia, Iowa (additional bronze marker, 1834-1874)
3 8 Lowrey Jennie 1885 1887
3 8 Lowrey Lucy 1896 1909
3 9 Lowrey (Peppers) Druzellia 1859 1931
3 9 Lowrey McIvor I. 1855 1928
3 10 Lowrey Ernest E. 1883 1964
4 1 Sheeks Amy Feb. 2, 1860 Jan. 14, 1941
4 2 Sheeks Minnie E. Dec. 9, 1874 Sept. 26, 1949
4 2 Sheeks Milton Edward May 31, 1866 Feb. 9, 1925
4 3 Sheeks John T. 1837 1920 36th IA Inf. Co. F, Private. With G.A.R. medallion
4 3 Sheeks Harriet 1837 1914 His wife
4 4 Chadwick Infant Dau. d/o F.M. & Mary E. Chadwick
4 5 Sheeks Alexander Z. s/o S. & E. Sheeks, Co. F 36 Reg. Iowa Vol. With G.A.R. medallion
4 6 Sheeks Samuel Feb. 22, 1890 77 Y 6 M 3 D
4 6 Sheeks Elizabeth Aug. 31, 1863 67 Y His wife
4 7 Shepard John Nov. 16, 1893 74 Y 7 M 23 D
4 8 Shepard Mabel N. Sept. 15, 1893 10 M 26 D d/o D.D. & N.J. Shepard
4 9 Felton Infant Son Mar. 4, 1906 s/o F.M. & L.M. Felton
5 1 Chadwick Frank M. 1856 1945
5 1 Chadwick Mary E. 1856 1926
5 2 Wetmore Philo Jan. 18, 1810 Nov. 27, 1894
5 2 Wetmore Ruth Nov. 25, 1835 May 17, 1917 His wife
6 1 Peppers (Wheeler) Laura July 1896 w/o Winfield Scott Peppers
6 2 broken stone
6 3 Standley Dempsey Apr. 14, 1811 May 31, 1861 50 Y 1 M 17 D
6 4 Standley Alexander May 17, 1855 Aug. 26, 1916
6 5 Nash C.J. Mar. 14, 1867 26 Y 11 M 11 D stone laying on ground, broken
6 6 Martin John Aug. 15, 1843 May 8, 1904
6 6 Martin Polly May 15, 1847 Jan. 15, 1922
6 7 Martin James L. 1875 1949
7 1 Miller Mary May 15, 1875 17 Y 4 M 1 D w/o R.H. Miller Jr.
7 1 Miller Infant Son stone laying on ground, broken
7 2 Miller Twins died at birth
7 3 Miller Jimmy 18 Y
7 4 Miller Elizabeth Unk. Born in Indiana. Grandmother.
7 4 Miller George W. Aug. 18, 1903 Born in Kentucky. Grandfather.
7 5 Miller John Apr. 27, 1912 Born in Iconium
7 6 Miller Spencer R. 1861 1931
7 7 Miller George F. 1876 1941
8 1 Dimmitt Floy E. Mar. 15, 1893 1 Y 5 M 16 D d/o L.L. & R.C. Dimmitt
8 2 Dimmitt Floyd E. Mar. 20, 1886 May 30, 1912
8 3 Dimmitt Lincoln L. 1865 1951 Father
8 3 Dimmitt Rosa L. 1865 1952 Mother
8 4 Chadwick E. Nov. 18, 1892 62 Y 8 M 23 D
9 1 Chadwick (Wofard) Martha Aug. 7, 1836 Nov. 1, 1907
9 2 Chadwick Sarah E. Sept. 17, 1891 5 Y 9 M d/o E. & M. Chadwick
9 3 Chadwick John E. Jan. 15, 1882 3 Y 2 M 24 D
9 4 Brandon Grover C. Sep. 21, 1884 Mar. 28, 1967
9 5 Brandon Lucy J. June 17, 1863 Feb. 4, 1897
9 6 Brandon Bernice B. Feb. 14, 1893 May 2, 1894
10 1 Chadwick Ota Dollie July 13, 1892 1 Y 11 M 14 D d/o J.N. & A.L. Chadwick
11 1 Haver Ollie May Nov. 29, 1888 July 29, 1917
11 2 Haver Mable June 13, 1894 Mar. 26, 1907 (Ola) d/o J. & A.M. Haver
11 3 Haver Bashti May 30, 1906 Mar. 26, 1907 (Una)
12 1 Walter Blue 1874
12 1 Walter Ella 1877 1948
12 2 Haver Jacob Oct. 27, 1842 May 15, 1916
12 2 Haver Anna M. July 22, 1851 Jan. 27, 1920
12 3 Haver Lewis June 9, 1891 Dec. 11, 1891 s/o J. & A.M Haver
12 4 Haver Elsworth Issac Apr. 20, 1893 Oct. 10, 1893 s/o J. & A.M Haver
12 5 Head Jno. Nov. 29, 1896 22 Y 4 M
12 6 Head B.R. Oct. 6, 1881 53 Y 7 M 19 D Co. H 18th Iowa (stone broken)
13 1 Scott Zella 1901 1929
13 2 McCloud Bertha E. 1868 1947
13 2 McCloud William E. 1868 1924
13 3 McCloud Infant Son July 16, 1903 s/o W.E. & B. E. McCloud
13 4 Christie Harry A. Oct. 17, 1896 31 Y 2 M 17 D s/o B.A. & Pearlie Christie
13 5 Tarbell Harry B. Sept. 19, 1880 Feb. 1, 1882 s/o B.A & R.P. Tarbell
13 6 Maulding Mary C. Nov. 7, 1884 44 Y 1 M 23 D w/o N.N. Maulding
13 7 Maulding Nancy May Mar. 19, 1874 2 Y 6 M 1 D d/o N.N. & M.C. Maulding
13 8 Dicks Bell Oct. 8, 1898 37 Y 9 M 25 D w/o H.M. Dicks
13 9 Dicks H.M. 1860 1942
14 1 Tarbell Vanchie 1883 1974
14 1 Tarbell Jesse M. 1871 1949
14 2 Tarbell R.P. 1845 1921
14 2 Tarbell B.A. 1842 1911
14 3 Asher Orphy Sept. 7, 1874 Age 40 w/o Keller Asher
14 4 McPherson Little Maggie Aug. 8, 1873 1 Y 1 M 13 D d/o A. & M. McPherson
14 5 McPherson Infant Sept. 1874 Child of F.N. & R.B. McPherson
14 6 Armstrong Joseph N. 1852 1926
14 6 Armstrong Mary A. 1852 1936
14 7 McDaniel Willis O. 1893 313th Col. US Army WWI
14 7 McDaniel Josephine H. 1910 1986
14 8 McDaniel Stanley Joseph Mar. 8, 1934 Dec. 27, 2007 Cpl. US Army Korea
15 1 Wetmore Goodwin 1865 1953 (secondary marker)
15 2 Wetmore Ethel Jan. 12, 1918 44 Y 2 M 16 D
15 2 Wetmore Goodwin Nov. 13, 1865 Sept. 14, 1893
15 3 Galsraith Sarah May 3, 1818 June 7, 1880 w/o T. Galsraith
15 4 McDaniel Sarah G. Jan. 29, 1896 88 Y 1 M 13 D w/o W.P. McDaniel
15 5 McDaniel William P. 1857 1899 Father
15 6 Short (McDaniel) Ida B. 1883 1902 w/o C.F. Short
15 7 McDaniel Lewis B. 1885 1901
16 1 Tarbell Eva Doralee May 11, 1934 Mar. 18, 1936 d/o Charles & Ella Tarbell
16 2 Tarbell Ella M. 1890 1977
16 2 Tarbell Charles D. 1889 1956
16 3 Shadd William H. June 11, 1884 46 Y 22 D
17 1 Lucas Bernice Fay 1910
17 2 Astroth Mary E. May 15, 1899 Oct. 13, 1899 d/o A.H. & M.R. Astroth
18 1 Tarbell Mildred 1893 1986
18 1 Tarbell Frank 1887 1962
19 1 Robertson M. June Mar. 25, 1817 Sept. 19, 2006
19 1 Robertson Harry M. Mar. 24, 1913 Sept. 19, 1990

Transcribed by Renee Rimmert from information provided by Vicky Dischner