IAGenWeb Project - Clayton co.
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Cemetery Index

 


Clayton Center Cemeteries

Surnames H - L
Surnames A - G
Surnames M - R
Surnames S - Z

Zion Lutheran cemetery - behind the church on the left side of the photo
&
Clayton Center Cemetery - south of hwy 128, right side of the photo

Sec 9 NW/SW, Reed Twp

Birds Eye photo courtesy of Bing maps
Birds-eye photo from Bing maps


*Gravestone photos have been contributed for these cemeteries:
View gravestone photos for Clayton Center cemetery * View gravestone photos for Zion Lutheran cemetery

*Many obituaries have been contributed for people buried in these cemeteries - Clayton Obituary Index

*Sources:
WPA cemetery records, contributed by Phyllis Montour - the Lot numbers are also from WPA records
Obituaries, SSDI, biographies, newspaper articles & census records
Allamakee co. death records, contributed by Richard O'Brien (ACDR)
Clayton co. death records,contributed by Constance Diamond (CCDR)
Iowa Death Certificates
Gravestone inscriptions

Note! It isn't always clear in which of the 2 cemeteries the grave is. Many obits and death certificates give burial only as "Read Cemetery". Known burials in Zion are indicated in the comments. If unclear or in Clayton Center cemetery, no indication is given.


Name Born Died Comments
Hackman, Agnes 1816 1871  
Hackman, Herman 1820 1865  
Hagensick, Eva 06/24/1810 05/21/1874  
Hagensick, Freda Anna nee Diers / Deers 06/20/1880 06/28/1943 w/o Louis J.; d/o Fred & Margaret (Schnieder)
Hagensick, Frederich C. 09/29/1873 11/18/1873 s/o Christian & Barbara
Hagensick, John Louis 12/30/1874 06/30/1941 h/o Freda; s/o Mathews & Margerathe (Winch); Note: Gravestone= Louis J.
Hagensick, Louis H.H. 11/22/1857 09/11/1859 s/o J.L. & M.M.
Halverson, Annice A. 1907 1985 w/o Leslie
Hamann, Katharina Tewes nee Lemble 1834 04/14/1916 lot 68; 1st h/Wilhelm Tewes, 2nd h/August Hamann (see Tewes, this cemetery)
Hamann, Otto 1867 1928 lot 77
Hamann, Wilhelmina 09/23/1815 06/11/1868 1st w/o August
Hankammer, K. Louisa 03/15/1859 12/25/1861 d/o Carl & Luise
Hankammer, L. Karolina 06/01/1857 12/31/1861 d/o Carl & Luise
Hankammer, N. Carl ca1853 02/08/1868 15y 8m 25d; s/o Carl & Luise
Hann, Elisabeth 10/25/1820 10/19/1874 (Zion) 1st w/o Henry
Hann, Heinrich 'Henry' 1821 03/11/1879 (Zion) h/o 1st Elisabeth, 2nd unkn.
Hath, August 1820 1851 WPA - Hann
Haverland, Leona Katharein nee Vogt 04/29/1895 02/19/1962 w/o Paul J.
Heiden, John   12/??/1897 86y 7m 13d; h/o Sophia
Heiden, Sophia nee Voss 02/18/1831 01/14/1912 w/o John; d/o George & Maria (Ploetz)
Heiden, Wilhelm 'William' 11/22/1841 12/22/1911 (Zion) lot 51; s/o Fritz
Hempeler, Cathrina 1801 1858  
Heuer, "Grandfather"     there are no dates on gravestone; see obit of Anna Funk, this may be her 1st husb. Wilhelm who died bef. 1894 OR, but less likely, it could be Frederick who died 1899 at the county home
Heuer, Caroline 'Lena' nee Blanck 1866 01/11/1912 w/o Ludwig
Heuer, Friedrich   05/03/1899 age 81y; died at the county home
Heuer, Friedrich 1857 1892  
Heuer, Ludwig 'Louis' 08/01/1857 07/20/1934 (Zion); h/o Lena; s/o Friedrich & unkn (Theodor); served in German Imperial Army prior to immigrating
Hoffman, Mildred May nee Sommer 05/07/1924 05/06/2010 w/o Clarence
Hofka, Anna 1878 02/12/1909 Palkoen lot
Hoth, Annice 07/26/1919 04/14/1920 d/o Arthur & Charlotte
Hoth, Arthur 12/24/1890 03/31/1929 h/o Charlotte; s/o John & Lizzie (Meyer)
Hoth, Bobbie Joseph   02/18/1991 age 35y; h/o Rebecca
Hoth, Charlotte nee Heur / Heuer 05/09/1892 1933 w/o Arthur
Hoth, Dwane Henry 03/03/1931 05/22/2008 h/o Joann Walter
Hoth, Edwin   11/02/1976 h/o Viola
Hoth, Emma Amanda nee Stade 02/16/1911 06/07/1965 w/o LeRoy; d/o Charles & Evalena (Whals)
Hoth, Gary Arthur 'Tiny' 01/21/1937 12/27/2006 s/o LeRoy & Emma
Hoth, Harry A.   03/19/2002 age 77; h/o Ivanelle
Hoth, Lester Emil Arno 11/08/1916 08/13/1965 h/o Helen Palmer
Hoth, Viola Marie nee Schloetzer 07/04/1905 04/24/1978 w/o Edwin
Huden, William 1841 12/22/1911  
Huckstadt, Carolina / Karolina 08/10/1866 08/11/1929 w/o William; d/o John & Friederika (Mueller)
Huebner, Arno John   06/05/1999 age 92; h/o Mildred; s/o Wm C. & Mary
Huebner, Henry 04/08/1884 11/03/1938 h/o Emma Best; s/o Frederick & Wilhelmina (Yahn)
Huebner, Mary nee Possehl 03/30/1875 07/22/1941 w/o Wm C.
Huebner, Mildred Ann   11/16/2001 age 91; w/o Arno
Huebner, William Carl 03/30/1876 09/30/1945 h/o Mary; s/o Friederick & Wilhelmina (Yahn); died at Dubuque, IA
Hughes, Norma June   09/23/2001 age 75
Humke, Emma nee Kurdelmeyer 02/05/1870 01/02/1918 w/o George; d/o William & Marie
Ihde, Anna 07/12/1889 12/22/1905 d/o Carl & Bertha
Ihde, Arthur Max 10/26/1892 12/28/1945 h/o Hilma; s/o Carl & Bertha
Ihde, August 10/11/1877 06/07/1955 1st wife unkn., 2nd Ida Gilster (divorced); s/o Christian & Anna (Kliefoth); died at the County Home; obit gives burial in Zion, but no gravestone located, his mother Anna is buried in Zion (see Anna Meyer's entry)
Ihde, Bertha nee Meklenberg 11/23/1865 07/30/1895 lot 108; w/o Carl
Ihde, Carl / Charles 01/11/1862 07/17/1948 h/o Bertha; s/o Christian
Ihde, Hilma nee Schmidt 1894 1961 w/o Arthur M.
Ihde, John Herman 07/04/1879 08/06/1937 h/o Bertha Meyer; s/o Christian & Anna (Kliefoth)
Ihenfeldt, Anna 1889 1969 w/o Fred
Ihenfeldt, Christian 'Christ' 03/02/1845 11/08/1905 h/o Fredricka Witt (d. 1888)
Ihenfeldt, Fred 1885 1956 h/o Anna
Ihlenfeldt, Lora L. 10/09/1912 09/09/2007  
Ihlenfeldt, William C. 07/28/1883 01/21/1953 h/o Ella Heuer; s/o Christ & Fredricka
Johnson, Helen nee Glawe 01/24/1924 05/16/2009 w/o Eldo
Junk, Karl 1832 05/04/1905  
Junk, Karolina 1839 03/29/1931 lot 7
Kahlbaum, Elizabeth nee Seek 09/16/1838 05/03/1884 w/o Wilhelm P.
Kahlbaum, Henrietta Dorotha Charlotta nee Pahlas 05/23/1865 10/15/1951 w/o William P.; d/o George & Friedericka (Barberitz)
Kahlbaum, Wilhelm Peter 09/17/1838 10/23/1900 h/o Elizabeth
Kahlbaum, William P. F. 06/07/1867 06/18/1943 h/o Henrietta; s//o Wilhelm P. & Elizabeth
Kalke, Alice Marie nee Davis 03/08/1929 08/03/2004 w/o Edwin
Kalke, Edwin   10/12/1987 h/o Alice
Kalke, Fritz 1868 1938  
Kalke, Harley Henry 10/21/1909 02/14/1984 h/o Miranda Hagensick; s/o Fritz & Anna (Mahnke)
Kalke, Milo Wilkeim Louis 07/20/1901 04/26/1984 h/o 1st Lucy Nuehring (d. 1925, bur. Postville cem), 2nd Viola; s/o Fritz & Anna (Mahnke); Note: Burial here has not been verified
Kalke, Viola nee Kamin 03/05/1909 11/02/1978 2nd w/o Milo; d/o Henry & Ida (Schroeder); Note: Burial here has not been verified
Kamin, Frederick 'Fritz' 1835 11/23/1909 h/o Sophia
Kamin, Sophia nee Wittenberg 01/08/1842 02/18/1920 w/o Fritz
Kelpien, August 07/27/1832 12/13/1876 h/o Dora
Kelpien, August 01/01/1887 01/13/1887 s/o Charles & Lesette
Kelpien, Charles John Fredrick 09/19/1856 04/14/1945 h/o Lesette; s/o August & Dora
Kelpien, Dora 03/16/1837 04/13/1912 w/o August
Kelpien, Emma 09/28/1884 02/14/1889 d/o Charles & Lesette
Kelpien, George William John 08/07/1882 10/12/1961 h/o Linda; s/o Charles & Lesette
Kelpien, Lesette nee Taake 02/14/1860 01/02/1956 w/o Charles; d/o Wm.
Kelpien, Linda Louise nee Vogt 04/02/1885 09/18/1958 w/o George
Kelpien, Maheli 12/18/1892 09/30/1896 d/o Charles & Lesette
Kelpin, Hannah / Sophia   09/27/1882 age 84y; CCDR
Kliefoth, John 1845 07/22/1926  
Kliefoth, Sophia nee Guesmer 1840 01/04/1919  
Kling, Arno 1887 04/??/1894 s/o Frederick J. & Bertha (Palas)
Kling, Arthur H.   06/06/1886 age 1m 1d; s/o Frederick J. & Bertha (Palas)
Klinge, Elizabeth 1825 07/20/1921 w/o Frederick
Klinge, Frederick 1825 01/14/1906 lot 97; h/o Elizabeth
Klinge, Linda Ida   05/09/1894 age 9y 3m 23d; d/o Frederick J. & Bertha (Palas)
Klinkenberg, son - - (Zion); s/o C. & D.
Klinkenberg, Amanda M.   02/10/1894 lot 91; CCDR = Clinkenberg
Klinkenberg, Arno     lot 9
Klinkenberg, Bertha   04/11/1895 18 days; d/o Herman & Minnie
Klinkenberg, Carl 03/28/1831 12/31/1921 (Zion) lot 69; h/o Dorothea
Klinkenberg, Dorathea nee Mandelkow 11/07/1835 06/20/1903 (Zion) lot 69; w/o Carl
Klinkenberg, Frederick 'Fred' 1896 1896 s/o Herman & Minnie
Klinkenberg, Frieda nee Appel 08/29/1901 02/18/1982 w/o Fritz W.
Klinkenberg, Herman 12/25/1864 01/30/1940 h/o Minnie; s/o Carl & Dorothea
Klinkenberg, Mary nee Moeller / Miller 11/21/1870 05/13/1917 "Mother"; lot 91; 1st w/o William; d/o John & Wilhelmina (Meier)
Klinkenberg, Minnie nee Mueller 03/06/1867 11/19/1944 w/o Herman; d/o John & Wilhemina
Klinkenberg, William 02/14/1867 02/18/1934 "Father"; h/o 1st Mary Moeller, 2nd Mary (Krogmann) Ohloff (bur. 1st husb Carl Ohloff, Postville cem.); s/o Carl & Dorathea
Klinkenberg, William Henry Fred 1896 2/25/1896 Aged 11d; CCDR=Klingberg
Kluth, Carl 1825 07/14/1900 lot 3??
Kluth, Maria 'Mary' nee Landem 1824 / 1825 03/22/1909 lot 36; w/o 1st Carl Kluth, 2nd Adam Rau; buried with Carl; see obit for additional info.
Koch, Maria 1821 02/24/1909  
Koch, Peter 1826 04/16/1902  
Kohn, Wilhelm 1852 02/19/1908 lot 98
Krambeer, Betty Jean nee Piere   05/17/2006 age 74; w/o L'Dean
Krambeer, Dorothea 1819 04/05/1902  
Krambeer, Joachim 'John' SR   09/07/1881 69y 9m 1d; CCDR
Krambeer, Joachim 1859 04/14/1880  
Kreblin, Marie 1820 02/25/1912  
Kroeger, Wilhelmina 'Reta Minnie' Schwencke nee Taake 05/10/1854 12/09/1938 (Zion); w/o 1st J. Henry Schwencke, 2nd Christoph Kroeger (d. 1926); buried w/1st husb. (see his entry); died in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Kruse, Augusta nee Behrens 08/20/1880 07/??/1948 w/o Henry F.
Kruse, Ernestina 'Tina' Funk, Putzier nee Meehan 07/25/1897 11/11/1972 w/o 1st Ben Funk (see above), 2nd John Putzier (d. 1950, bur. Garnavillo City cem), 3rd Arnold Kruse (d. 1976, bur. Immanuel Lutheran cem); d/o John & Wilhelmina (Willie)
Kruse, Esther M. 05/10/1905 09//23/1907 (Zion); d/o Henry F. & Augusta; CCDR=age 2½ y
Kruse, Henry Fred 03/23/1878 03/05/1957 h/o Augusta; s/o William & Mary
Kruse, Mary 1850 1933 lot 15; w/o William
Kruse, Mildred May nee Hammond 07/11/1918 01/07/2010 w/o William
Kruse, Wilhelm J. 05/10/1873 09/19/1873 (Zion); s/o Wm & Mary
Kruse, Wilhelm 'William' 12/03/1844 12/29/1915 h/o Mary; s/o John
Kuhse, Frank 01/06/1892 12/28/1918 lot 53 new cemetery; h/o Anna Mueller; s/o Frank & Alvina (Wilker)
Kuhse, Gus O.   04/17/2009 age 79
Kuhse, Wilmer 08/04/1916 12/28/1918 s/o Frank & Anna; died shortly after his father
Kurdelmeier, Eleanor 1870 09/18/1919 lot 107
Kurdelmeier, Geo. F. 1867 1935 lot 22
Kurdelmeier / Kurdelmeyer, Margaret nee Adams 08/25/1909 03/27/1990 w/o William J.
Kurdelmeier, Mary nee Piper 1836 09/07/1921 lot 10; 2nd w/o Wm. F.
Kurdelmeier, William Frederick 1831 12/21/1898 lot 10; h/o 1st Louisa Schumier (d. 1860), 2nd Marie
Kurdelmeier, William John 06/21/1902 10/17/1979 h/o Margaret
Lahrs, Charles 09/18/1873 03/02/1932 h/o Wilhelmine; s/o Christian & Friederike
Lahrs, Christian 09/10/1844 01/22/1909 h/o Friederike
Lahrs, Ella Sophia nee Vogt 01/27/1882 10/06/1971 w/o Fred W.
Lahrs, Elmer Henry Christian 05/06/1904 04/06/1939 s/o Charles & Minnie
Lahrs, Freddie E.   04/26/2006 age 86; h/o Roma
Lahrs, Friederike nee Kruse 04/03/1849 12/14/1933 w/o Christian
Lahrs, Fred W. 07/01/1876 Jan 1948 h/o Ella; s/o Christian & Friederike
Lahrs, Roma Sylvia 'Dottie' nee Heins   02/25/2009 age 88; w/o Freddie E.
Lahrs, Wilhelmine Johanna A. 'Minnie' nee Glawe 11/15/1877 07/01/1959 w/o Charles; d/o Henry & Minnie
Lange, Mabel C. nee Seeland 06/09/1910 04/16/1995 1st h/ Ralph Wolfe, 2nd h/ Leland W. Lange
Law, Augusta   02/20/1888 age 24y 2m; CCDR
Lehr, LaDean nee Taake 11/07/1922 07/03/1983  
Leib, Anna Pauline Christine   09/28/2002 age 105
Lembke, C. J. F. 1828 1877 lot 70
Lembke, Fred J.C. 08/24/1873 11/05/1928 lot 32; h/o Minnie; s/o Franz
Lembke, Hale 11/25/1891 02/16/1892 s/o Johan & Katherina; Note! Obit = s/o William Lembke; father may have been named Johan William or vice versa, or obit gave incorrect father
Lembke, Henry 07/16/1868 01/25/1894  
Lembke, John - - no dates on stone
Lembke, Minnie 'Mina' nee Kalke 03/27/1878 10/31/1929 lot 32; w/o Fred
Lembke, William 1866 1876  
Lemke, Alma Louise 04/26/1890 03/16/1894 d/o Henry & Minna
Lemke, Amanda Emma 04/21/1892 04/12/1894 d/o Henry & Minna
Lemke, Anna nee Bahlke 1871 04/10/1898 w/o William
Lemke, Emma S. 03/06/1894 04/21/1918 lot 5; d/o Henry & Minnie
Lemke, Henry John 07/16/1888 03/16/1894 lot 5; s/o Henry & Minnie
Lemke, J. J. Wilhelm 'William' 06/27/1827 11/05/1911 h/o K.M. Sophia
Lemke, Johann Henrich 'Henry' 04/20/1856 09/08/1929 h/o Minna; s/o Wm. & Sophia
Lemke, Katharine Marie 'Sophia' nee Bremer 02/07/1830 05/03/1912 lot 70; w/o William
Lemke, Mahaley nee Best 04/24/1885 04/30/1919 w/o Henry; d/o Wm & Margaret (Schmidt); shot herself
Lemke, Wilhelmine 'Minna' nee Radloff 02/19/1864 05/21/1918 w/o Henry
Lemke, William Christian Daniel 04/18/1867 04/30/1937 h/o Anna; s/o William & Sophia (Brenner)
Lenth, Albert J. 08/22/1870 12/0?/1920 (Zion) lot 1-2; h/o 1st Anna; 2nd Louise; s/o Carl & Dorothea (Schmalfeld)
Lenth, Anna nee Wilke ca1875 02/18/1895 1st w/o Albert (married 12/15/93); d/o Fred W. & Doretta (Landon); died in childbirth
Lenth, Frederick D. 05/12/1823 12/31/1901 (Zion) lot 52; h/o Maria
Lenth, Frederika 05/23/1837 04/05/1906 (Zion) lot 26
Lenth, Johan F. 01/14/1821 03/08/1900 (Zion) lot 26
Lenth, John   1857 (Zion)
Lenth, Louise nee Gottschalk 1872 1958 2nd w/o Albert
Lenth, Maria H. nee Halter 1827 04/20/1893 (Zion) lot 52; w/o Frederick D.
Lenth, Milton 1900 03/0?/1917 (Zion) s/o Albert & Louise
Leu, Augusta 10/21/1866 02/13/1888 d/o Wilhelm & Maria
Leu, Johanna 'Maria' nee Junk 10/28/1843 02/18/1920 lot 73; w/o Wilhelm
Leu, Wilhelm [surname frequently found as LEUI] 1831 05/14/1908 lot 73; h/o Maria
Lindenbauer, Caroline D. nee Klinkenberg 06/031868 01/26/1894 w/o Herman;
Lindenbauer, Rosa 01/14/1894 01/23/1894 14 day old d/o Herman & Caroline
Lindroth, infant   01/??/1887 infant of William & Alvina; grandson of Fritz 'Fred' Lindroth
Lindroth, Dorthea   02/17/1885 38y
Lindroth, Fritz 'Fred' 02/27/1844 10/09/1904 died at the Poor Farm, funeral at Clayton Ctr per obit, burial at Clayton Ctr per death cert.
Lindroth, Maria 'Mary'   1878 w/o Fritz; burial here has not been confirmed

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