Tilton Cemetery
This information comes from the book "Stone Cities" by Donald B. Wentworth. The names in Bold have been submitted to the Gravestone Photo Project. I hope if you are able to visit the cemetery, you will consider taking photos and submitting them. You can also email me and I can do the submissions for you. Please email with any corrections or additions as well.
The Tilton Cemetery is located between old and new Highway 61 in Section 36 of Farmer's Creek Township. It has also been known as Usher Farm Cemetery, Chapel Cemetery and, in some death records, as the "the old parsonage burying ground." The last burial was in 1956.
The GPS coordinates are 42.13110, -90.67789
This is a Pioneer Cemetery and the Jackson County Pioneer Cemetery Commission has worked hard to restore and take care of this cemetery. Here are some photos they took at the cemetery when they were re-doing it.
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NAME |
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DIED |
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| Baird, Jno. | 12 Dec 1880 | Co. M, 2nd Iowa Cav. (Civil War) | |
| Brady, Willis | 06 May 1861 | 1 yr 3 mos 18 days Son of J & S Brady | |
| Cameron, George | War of 1812 veteran | ||
| Campbell | No other information | ||
| Campbell, John | 02 Apr 1812 | 14 Aug 1877 | 65 yrs 4 mos 12 days |
| Campbell, Mary | 29 May 1898 | 91 yrs 6 mos 28 days Wife of John Campbell | |
| Campbell, William H. | 11 Oct 1853 | 4 yrs 7 mos 26 days Son of John & Mary Campbell | |
| Campbell, William M. | 09 Oct 1865 | Son of John & Mary Campbell | |
| Cooper, Archie | 30 Aug 1876 | 1 yr 6 mos 2 days Son of G & R Cooper | |
| Dunkin, Lemuel | 02 Jun 1845 | 31 yrs 3 mos 7 days | |
| Edwards, C. J. E. | |||
| Edwards, Dorothy | 12 (24?) Sep 1867 | 61 (or 64) yrs 4 mos 5 days | |
| Edwards, Elvira P. | 07 Nov 1865 | ||
| Edwards, James E. | 20 Jul 1865 | 26 Jul 1865 | |
| Edwards, James | 22 Mar 1829 | 03 May 1875 | |
| Edwards, Jones | 23 Dec 1865 | 65 yrs | |
| Edwards, Luella T. | 25 Jul 1875 | 18 Sep 1875 | Dau of J & H E Edwards |
| Haight / Hight, Elizabeth A. | 07 Sep 1854 | 1 yr 18 days Dau of I H & E A | |
| Hofius, Elizabeth | 02 Oct 1893 | 56 yrs 10 mos 10 days Wife of A Hofius | |
| Hofius, Lulu M. | 10 Aug 1892 | 25 Jan 1894 | |
| Hofius, Wm. R. | No dates | ||
| Hunting, J. B. H. | |||
| Hunting, Laura | 20 Jan 1855 | 4 yrs 4 mos 1 day Dau of B F & Elizabeth Hunting | |
| Hunting, Osker Calvin | 08 Oct 1866 | 17 Oct 1867 | Son of B F & Elizabeth Hunting |
| Parker, Elizabeth (Meyer) | 05 Nov 1854 | 27 yrs Wife of Austin C. Parker | |
| Parker, H. C. P. | |||
| Parker, Josiah | 29 Oct 1849 | 10 mos 25 days Son of William M & D T Parker | |
| Parker, R. C. P. | |||
| Parker, W. M. | 30 Nov 1863 | 55 yrs 1 mo 5 days | |
| Rash, Julia A. | 10 Aug 1873 | 34 yrs 9 mos 14 days Wife of W. Rash | |
| Shinkle, Daniel | 1805 | 09 Feb 1872 | |
| Shinkle, Eldon C. | 10 Feb 1876 | 4 mos 2 days Son of E D & E J Shinkle | |
| Shinkle, Elizabeth | 10 Feb (or 18 Jun) 1895 | 79 yrs 9 mos 22 days | |
| Shinkle, Nancy | 17 Mar 1853 | 44 yrs (1st Mrs. Daniel) | |
| Simon, Mary B. | 17 Jun 1868 | 83 yrs 7 mos 17 days Wife of Peter Simon | |
| Thomas, J. McDonald | Co. B, 26th Iowa Inf. (Civil War) | ||
| Thomas, Nathaniel | Co. B, 12th US Inf. (Mexican War) | ||
| Usher, Pete | 02 Aug 1878 | 3 yrs 11 mos 20 days | |
| Woods, Alice (Richey) | 1785 | 18 Jul 1862 | 77 yrs 1 mo |
| Woods, Margaret (Bolender) | 1818 | 28 Sep 1866 | 47 yrs 10 mos 22 days Wife of N A Woods (Mrs. Nathaniel A) |
| Woods, Sarah Catherine | 1845 | 07 Feb 1848 | 1 yr 3 mos 7 days Dau of Nathaniel A & Margaret |
| Wright, Ancel | 1 yr 7 mos 26 days Son of L & O | ||
| Wright, Olive | 29 Mar 1847 | 41 yrs Wife of Lyman Wright |