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Runyan Cemetery
Pilot Mound Township

Located on John Ferrari's land (2006), which is about one-quarter to one-half mile drive back through the side of a field.

On May 6, 2006, Tina Keister met Chelley Clark, her daughter, and her son at the church in Pilot Mound, Iowa.
They traveled east on E-18 about two miles to J Avenue and turned south on the dead-end road
that took them to John Ferrari's home. From there Mr. Ferrari drove them out to the Runyan Family Plot.

They first took clippers and side cutters and removed some brush. Then the weed eater was used to mow
the tall weeds and remove the extra brush. Racks were used to pull most of the tall grass and brush away from the area.

They started to locate graves, and stones. From other Runyan descendents they knew that there
were possibly 7-12 graves. They gathered up the stones and placed them so they knew where they
came from. There were two stones that were mostly covered. They carefully dug
around them and brought them up to dry. They started with the middle row.
They found one stone that was so badly deteriated that they placed it right below the rest of
the stone that it belonged to, placed cement on top of it and placed the remaining
part of the stone on top of it. All that could be seen was the last part of what looked like a
date and a leaf. They did not know who the stone belonged to.

In the same row was E. J., wife of A. J. Runyan; it is believed that this was Elizabeth, wife of
Andrew Runyan. Her stone was second in the row. Next to her was Andrew Runyan.
On the east of this row were two small stones. It was not known who these belonged to.
On the west side of the middle row was Peter Runyan. His stone just had the initials P. R.
There was another stone that was mostly covered over with dirt and grass. They
carefully dug around this stone and found it to be Mary, wife of Peter Runyan. Her stone was very large.
This stone was very neat. It had what looked like roses or flowers on either side of a open Bible
with another of the same kind of flower on top of the Bible.

In all, 8 stones were set and restored.

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 42.17500, Longitude: -94.00150

Name	Birth	Death	Age	Notes
Harass, William W.	01 Jan 1803	08 Apr 1882	79Y, 3M, 7D	Burial found in death records
Runyan, Andrew Jackson	21 Dec 1827	09 May 1884	56Y, 4M, 18D	Husband of Elizabeth McBride
Runyan, Elizabeth J. (McBride)	19 Feb 1830	08 Mar 1890	60Y, 17D	Wife of Andrew Runyan
Runyan, Mary (Crum)	21 Jan 1791	07 Nov 1857	66Y, 9M, 17D	Wife of Peter Runyan
Runyan, Peter R,	19 May 1787	10 Dec 1871	84Y, 6M, 21D	Husband of Mary Crum

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Runyan Cemetery Pilot Mound Township

Runyan Cemetery
Pilot Mound Township