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Iowa County Cemetery Stones and History 1844-1975 (manuscript) by Pauline Lillie

                              CHAMPION HILL CEMETERY                  p.1
                                  History by Pauline Lillie


Located
Section 20, Green 78 Township, Range 9; About 3 miles south of old 
town of Holbrook. Located in the south part of the church yard.

History
The 1881 history mentions church and cemetery with about 30 interments 
but the ground is not so old - the 1874 Atlas has the church on the 
J.P. Moore farm- 1900 Atlas on the Moses Kempf land, and the 1915 Atlas 
p. 29, lists a church and cemetery in the center section of 20, on the 
A.C. Marine land. The 1915 History Vol. I- mentions a cemetery at the 
Methodist Episcopal Church which is small - page 185-. An early insight 
into the history may be gained from the legal information.

Legal
Book 18 of Land Records page 238-239, Iowa County, Recorder is the
following; From John P. Moore to Champion Hill, M. e. Church a War Deed; 
That John P. Moore, and Cynthia Moore wife, for the consideration of sum 
of one dollar paid by the Trustees of Champion Hill M. E. Church and their 
successors; Described as;

Commencing one hundred Rods South of the North West Corner of the North 
East Quarter of Section 20 in Township Seventy Eight (78) North, Range 
Nine (9) thence South twelve rods thence East ten rods, thence North 
twelve rods, thence West ten rods to the place of beginning; Also one 
other tract and bounded as follows;

Commencing one hundred and sixteen rods south of the North West Corner
of North East Quarter of Section 20, Township 78, Range 9 West- thence 
South, twenty rods thence east ten rods, thence North twenty rods, thence 
West ten rods, to the place of beginning containing one acre and one forth. 
Also the right of way of the four rods between the above described lands 
or parcel of land. This land to be used for BURIAL, and Religious worship 
only.

That said Cynthia Moore hereby relinquished all her right of dower in 
and to said premises; Witness October 17th, 1866; Signed by John P. and 
Cynthia Moore. Notarized by H.H. McArtor Justice of Peace, October 17, 
1866, and recorded February 26th, 1867 by C.V. Gardner, Iowa County Recorder.

Condition
When I was there in 1966, both the cemetery and church were well cared for 
Lovely big stones, and the usual small ones. Evidently the first are those 
of the Huffman family in 1860, who were buried there, but seems to be few 
after the year of 1950.

Remarks
Copied the stones September 6, 1967 by Mrs. Wm. K. Wagner- Mrs. Herman R. 
Wennermark, and Mrs. Mable Woods, of Cedar Rapids.


Researched by Pauline Lillie - Ladora.


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                  CHAMPION HILL CEMETERY - continued            p.2


Retyped from their copy                 Located: English 78 township, Range 9
for arrangement with Iowa               Section 20: about 3 miles south of old
County Cemetery Records;                of Holbrook.  On the south part of
Bicentennial Project 1976               churchyard.  Mrs. Wm. K. Wagner, Mrs.
Ladora, Iowa.                           Herman R. Wennermark, and Mrs. Mable V.
                                        Woods, September 6, 1967 fo Iowa County
                                        Historical Society.


Aggson      John                           d.18 Sept.1897;     ae 65-7-16
            Margaret                       d.26 Feb. 1879;     ae 34-2-0


Allis       H.S.                           d.22 Mar. 1870;     ae 19 yrs.
            on the same stone as Lizzie Miller wf. of L. Miller


Aggson,     Anna J. dau of A.J. & R.E.     d.12 July 1871;     ae 1-9-9


Aggson,     Sarah   dau of M. & J.         d.1 Aug. 1878;      ae 1-10-15


Andrews,    Lucinda wf. of A.G.            d.4 Sept.1876;      ae 1-10-15


Bean,       Catherine B. (Lloyd) wf. of T.O. Bean.
                                           d. 17 Apr. 1882;    ae 23-0-0


Baxter.     Mary                b. 1784    d. 1871 on Minteer lot


Brock,      Ida B. dau of L.J. Brock       d. 2 Sept.1882;     ae 0-5-20


Brock,      A.M.                b. 14 Aug 1816  d. 15 Mar.1891 ae 74-7-1
            Sarah G.                       d. 19 Oct. 1879;    ae 57-8-0
            "Here lies Father & Mother - No better Friends on earth, we ever
            had."


Berry,      Clark               b. 1862    d. 1940
            Edie                b. 1866    d. 1913


Collins,    Elizabeth J. wf. of H.S.       d. 30 Jan. 1870;    ae 53-5-10


Chapman,    Mary                b. 1870    d. 1947
            John B.             b. 1860    d. 1936


Chapman,    Timothy                        d. 21 Jan 1894;     ae 86-1-2


Chapman,    Charles s. of T. & F. E.       d. 6 Feb. 1872;     ae 15-0-22


Echhardt,   Rachael             1899       d. 1933


Fuller,     Dewey N. s. of J.H. & S.       d. 12 Dec. 1902;    ae 5-7-1


Fuller,     Hiram s. of Hiram & G. (or C.) d. 4 June 1889;     ae 0-4-1
            Laura A. dau of Hiram & G. (or C.)
                                           d. 14 Sept. 1889;   ae 14-9-27


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            CHAMPION HILL CEMETERY- continued                   p.3


Ford,       John                b. 2 Feb 1843 d. 25 Oct. 1901


Fuller,     Hiram               b. 19 Nov. 1842 d. 3 May 1903 G.A.R Marker
            Clarinda            b. 2 Aug. 1853  d. date not given
            William                        d. 14 May 1871;     ae 0-3-3
            Hiram                          d. 29 Aug. 1878;    ae 1-7-11
            (Following small stones with only the names:
            William, Hiram, Laura, Hiram M. Frank, Edward, Infant.


Farley,     Lizzie wf. of L. J. Farley & wf. of L. Miller
                                           d. 3 June 1871;     ae 20-6-0


Groff,      Thomas              b. 1881    d. 1964


Grimm,      Birtie s. of J.C. & F.C. (?)   d. 20 May 1875;     ae 1-9-13



Grimm,      Mary V.             b. 1891    d. 1931
            Richard L. s. of R.R. & M.V.   d. 18 Feb. 1913;    ae 0-3-8


Grimm,      Adelbert B.         b. 1858    d.1917


Hukill,     Stanley             b. 1889    d. 1959
            Lorena              b. 1888    d. 1933


Hukill,    Large stone and the following small stones;
           Harman A.            b. 2 Sept. 1876 d. 22 Sept 1889
           Mary J.              b. 10 May 1840  d. 23 June 1933
           Joseph O.            b. 12 June 1835 d. 21 Apr. 1914


Hukill,     Aaron L.            b. 1860    d. 1929
            Belle C.            b. 1859    d. 1936


Huffman,    Harvey S.           b. 2 Mar. 1864  d. 12 Aug 1866
            Alice               b. 25 Mar. 1853 d. 2 Oct. 1860
            Willie              b. 21 Apr 1865  d. 21 Apr. 1865
            John S.             b. Aug. 1869    d. 18 Mar. 1870


Huffman,    Elizabeth J.        b. 1 Feb 1830   d. 26 Apr. 1910
            John R.             b. 14 July 1823 d. 19 Jan. 1901 G.A.R. Marker

Huffman,    Wanda R.S.          b. Apr. 1911 d. 24 Jan 1915
            "Our sweet voiced baby"
            Veldt (?)           b. 7 May 1901 d. 2 Apr 1903


Huffman,    David S.            b. 31 Oct. 1834 d.11 Oct. 1866
            Rachel wf.          b. 14 Aug. 1833  d. 11 May 1904
            Mary J. dau of D.S. & R. Huffman
                                b. 19 July 1857 d. 31 Mar. 1863


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            CHAMPION HILL CEMETERY - continued                  p. 4


Hall,       Baby James Leon                d. 1950
            Baby Cathy Jane                d. 1946
            Baby Mary Joanne               d. 1931


Hall,       Vera Virginia       b. 22 Aug. 1919 d. 25 Feb. 1924
            Lee                 b. 1895    d. 1896
            Eula                b. 1898    d. 1901
            Rose                b. 1918    d. 1952 Also Rosa Hugh Hall on a
                                Mahannah Funeral Home Marker

Hall,       Kathyrn             26 Oct. 1932- only date given
            Jacke               b. 6 Sept. 1931 d. 27 Dec. 1866;ae 6-8-28


Hayes,      Vanton L. s. of W. & H. Hayes  d. 15 Dec. 1866;    ae 6-8-28


Hall,       Eva                 b. 1878    d. 19-- date not completed on stone
            Jesse T.            b. 1876    d. 1954 Odd Fellows Marker &
                                              Mahannah Funeral Home Marker


Hall,       Marget E.           b. 3 Dec 1847 d. 13 Nov. 1905


Hall,       Eliza A. wf. of J.W. Hall b. 15 Jan 1816 d. 25 June 1890


Hudson,     Alta Hope           b. 28 Apr. 1895 d. 22 Mar. 1946
            Charles A.          b. 9 Sept. 1896 d. 31 Mar. 1956  W.W. I Marker


Lodwig,     John T.                        d. 26 Mar. 1886;    ae 50-11-18
            Warren s. of J.T. & L. Lodwig  d. 23 Oct. 1883;    ae 16-1-13


Lessure,    John H.             b. 20 Jan. 1829 d. 10 Jul 1914


Leasure,    Ruth Ann            b. 7 Feb 1825   d. 4 May 1896
            Hattie dau of J.H. & R. A.          d. 3 June 1898;  ae 19-5-6
            Hallie, s. of J.H. & R. A.          d. 11 Feb. 1869; ae 1-3-8


Leasure,   Margaret                        d. 15 Apr. 1871;    ae 65-1-2


Leasure,   Wilmer                          d. 5 May 1873;      ae 24-1-8


Leasure,    Infant s. of J.C. & E.A.       No dates given on the stone
            Foot stone W.L. near these graves


Long,       Jesse J.            b. 1878    d. 1959  Interment at Anaheim,Calif.
            Maggie A.           b. 1879    d. 1946

Lazenby,    Emily Lavinia dau of Wm & Mary b. 8 Aug. 1866 d. 10 Mar 1881


Lloyd,      Elizabeth wf. of J.P.          d. 20 Nov. 1900;    ae 83-3-0
            Catherine B. wf. of T.O. Bean  d. 17 Apr. 1882;    ae 23-0-0
            (See Also Catherine Bean)


Lloyd,      Wilber J. s. of T.B. & S. A.   d. 23 July 1869;    ae 0-2-26
            Clara May dau of T.B. & S. A.  d. 13 Jan. 1874;    ae 5-1-10


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Minteer,    William M.          b. 1798    d. 1866
            Delila              b. 1808    d. 1892


Minteer,    Frank               b. 1841    d. 1915


McClelland, Mrs. Hunter         b. 20 Dec 1877 d. 21 Sept. 1901


Miller,     Mame                b. 21 Mar. 1862 d. 3 Dec. 1952
            Lincoln             b. 5 Nov. 1863  d. 11 Feb. 1941
            3 unmarked graves near this stone except for corner stone with
            initial "H" and one with "S".  Also the top of a white monument
            and honeysuckle flowers.


Miller,     Sylvester L.        b. 7 May 1861 d. 25 Aug. 1924


Miller,     James M.            b. 17 Jan. 1828 d. 20 Mar. 1904
            Mary C.             b. 11 Apr. 1832 d. 17 Aug. 1917
            Hattie M.                  d. 17 Sept 1890 or 1892(?) no age given
            Hannah E.                      d. 4 Mar. 1873;     ae 0-5-10(?)
            Cynthia E.                     d. 3 July 1879;     ae 8-5-16
            Last 3 are daus. of J.M. & M. C.


Miller,     Joseph D.           b. 1865    d. 1964
            Elsie               b. 1875    d. 1964
            Ethel Irene dau. of J.D. & E.J.d. 17 Mar. 1899;    ae 4-4-15


Miller,     Chauncey            b. 19 Dec 1854 d. 28 Feb 1933


            Lenon M.            b. 1877    d. 1950 Knedler Undertaker Marker
            Ida L.              b. 1878    d. 19- - date not completed
            Selma Pauline inf.dau b. 19 Sept. 1940 d. 8 Oct. 1940


Miller,     Lizzie wf. of L. Miller & dau. of L.J. Farley
                                           d. 3 June 1871; ae 20-6-0
            Hurley D. s. of G. A. & R. W.  d. 14 Dec. 1876;    ae 1-2-17
Allis,     H.S.                            d. 22 Mar. 1870;    ae 19-0-0
           All on the same stone


McIntire,   James               b. 22 Jan. 1823 d. 5 Dec. 1903 G.A.R. Marker
            Mary wf. of James   b. 15 May 1829  d. 7 July 1903
            Catherine A.        b. 20 Dec. 1820 d. 2 Sept. 1890; ae 69-9-12


McDowell,   James H.            b. 1866    d. 1938
            Sarah E.            b. 1866    d. 1926
            Oren W.             b. 1891    d. 19- - not completed


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McCalla,    Robert              b. 1 Mar. 1856 d. 26 Mar 1891 I.O.O.F. Marker
            Lizzie              b. 1859    d. 1930


Moore,      Harriet P. dau of J.P. & G. Moore d. 10 Nov. 1857; ae 1-0-7
                                on same stone as Vowles Infant


Nester,     Zephur              6 Mar. 1900 only date given W.W.I Marker
            Patsy               b.3 July 1896  d. 9 May 1932


Norris,     Joseph              b. 11 Jan. 1851  d. 21 Sept. 1934
            Susanna (Tracy) wf. of Joseph
                                b. 8 Apr. 1856   d. 21 Sept. 1919; ae 53-5-13


Popham,     Willie J.           b. 1884    d. 1940
            Maybel              b. 1885    d. 1959


Patterson,  Ephriam             b. 25 Dec. 1854  d. 21 Jan. 1949 "Father"
                                I.O.O.F Marker
            Augusta             b. 3 Apr. 1857   d. 30 Mar. 1914 "Mother"


Patterson,  Irvin               b. 14 Dec. 1894  d. 2 Sept. 1909; ae 14-8-18


Patterson,  Lena                No dates "At Rest"


Popham,     Columbus D.         b. 22 Aug. 1841  d. 1 Apr. 1904
            Margaret N.         b. 27 July 1849  d. 16 Aug. 1948
            Charles B.          b. 31 Aug. 1876  d. 7 Mar. 1879


Ruegsegger, Guido L.            b. 1878    d. 19 - - date not completed
            Eliza E.            b. 1887    d. 1959
            Roscoe L.           b. 1910    d. 1913
            Rita H.             b. 1912    d. 1933
            Helena Kay          b. 1946    d. 1946 "Baby"


Rickord,    E.A.                b. 1834    d. 1923 "Mother"


Robinson,   Hattie              b. 23 June 1870 d. 14 Aug. 1914


Smith,      Anson T.                       d. 9 Nov. 1900; ae 26-4-23


Smith,      Perry               b. 19 Jan. 1876 d. 20 Feb. 1895
            Nancy L.            b. 9 Dec. 1836  d. 26 Feb. 1890


Swayze,     Mary E. wf.                    d. 8 Jan. 1870;     ae 37 yrs.


Shaver,     J.F. d. of W. & M.A. Shaver    d. 30 Aug. 1868;    ae 9-8-29


Troyer,     Sophia A.           b.18 Mar. 1864  d.3 Jan. 1952


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            CHAMPION HILL CEMETERY - continued                  p. 7


Tracy,      Horatio N.          b. 10 Sept. 1828 d. 7 Oct. 1906 G.A.R. Marker
            Amanda S.           b. 15 Aug. 1833  d. 6 Feb. 1904
            Charlie P.          b. 22 Sept. 1858 d. 7 Feb. 1908
            "Not lost but gone before"


Vowles,     Infant Dau of W.G. & L.J.      d. 27 Apr. 1871 no ae given on
            stone as Harriet P. Moore


Walton,     Robert W.           no dates given
            Martha J.           b. 13 Dec. 1848 d. 1 Apr. 1913


Walton,     Al                  b. 1863    d. 1943 I.O.O.F. Marker
            Mary E>             b. 1868    d. 1940


Walton,     Ella Fern dau of A. & M. Walton d. 5 Feb 1892;     ae 0-2-28


Walton,     Charles R.          b. 7 Nov. 1895 d. 9 Oct. 1918 Am. Leg. Marker
            Co. 32, 165 Reg. Inf. Iowa


Zilmer,     Theodore W.         b. 1875    d. 1951 I.O.O.F. Marker
            Clarissa E.         b. 1878    d. 1967


Zilmer,     John E.             b. 1885    d. 1939
            Elmina T.           b. 1890    d. 19- - date not completed
            Marvil G.           b. 30 June 1913  d. 12 Mar. 1916


Copied by Mrs. Wm. K. Wagner, Mrs. Herman R. Wennermark, and Mrs. Mable V.
Woods. copied 6 Sept. 1967


Re-typed as given; by Pauline Lillie, Ladora, for Bicentennial Project
of Iowa County Histoical Society.


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