Transcribed by Jim Christianson and proofread by Joanne Wilken, and provided by the Jones County Genealogical Society.
Gravestone photos: Iowa Gravestone Photo Project
Map/Directions: Merritt Cemetery
Coordinates: Rome Township, Section 3, 42°01'43"N, 091°10'26"W
Merritt has been designated as a Pioneer Cemetery.
Current cemetery condition, source and credit information will be gladly received!
| LOT | GIVEN NAME | SURNAME | BORN | DIED | AGE | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charley | Merritt | 1867 | 1952 | ||
| 1 | Leonard Roy | Merritt | 4-4-1893 | 5-1893 | 1m 5d | Son of G. W. & Mary Merritt |
| 1 | William | Merritt | 10-15-1836 | 3-29-1915 | ||
| 2 | Harriet | Culdice | 2-21-1857 | 33 y | Wife of Josiah/Jonah Culdice | |
| 2 | J. Eloise | Culdice | 12-1-1870 | 18 y | ||
| 2 | Jonah/Josiah | Culdice | 12-4-1871 | 48 y | Son of Johann Henry and Margaret (Davison) Goldizen | |
| 2 | Chas. Lee | Walston | 12-06-1883 | 5-30-1886 | Son of Charles E. & Mary (Merritt) Walston | |
| 3 | Elmer F. | Coppess | 2-3-1888 | 1-29-1949 | Son of Noah L & Syretta Coppess-Ia Pvt, 142 Inf, 36 Div, WW2 | |
| 3 | Edyth E. | Coppess | 1897 | 1984 | ||
| 3 | Lucilla | Byerly | 8-11-1885 | 3y 1m 7d | Daughter of Frank A. & Malinda (Merritt) Byerly | |
| 3 | Infant | Merritt | 6-2-1887 | Son of H. S. Merritt | ||
| 3 | Harold Ball | Parker | 3-20-1904 | |||
| 3 | Rebecca Merritt | Parker | 6-11-1910 | 4-2-1984 | Parents of John-marr. 9-21-1930 | |
| 3 | Allison Jane | Arp | 9-10-1963 | 7-5-1983 | Daughter of Merl & Jean (Williams) Arp-b Nairobi, Kenya, d Washington, D.C. | |
| 4 | Hugh | Afe | 1y 3d | |||
| 4 | William | Houstman | 12-10-1855 | 3-1-1857 | Son of Mathias H. & H. A. Houstman. Thanks to Ron Siebels help with this entry. | |
| 4 | Hugh | Houstman | 11-21-1864 | 11-30-1864 | 9d | Son of Mathias H. & H. A. Houstman. Thanks to Ron Siebels for photo and help with this entry. |
| 4 | Cloey | Houstman | 11-3-1857 | 11-10-1857 | 7d | Daughter of Mathias H. & H. A. Houstman. |
| 4 | Catherine (Culp) | Merritt | 4-15-1800 | 12-14-1855 | Wife of John Merritt | |
| 4 | John | Merritt | 2-23-1806 | 12-1-1886 | to Iowa Jan 1866 | |
| 4 | Mary | Merritt | 7-26-1791 | 8-23-1856 | ||
| 4 | Caroline | Merritt | 10-20-1827 | 2-16-1904 | Wife of John Merritt | |
| 4 | Elanor (Merritt) | Hicks | 3-28-1875 | 74y 3m 21d | Wife of Lawson Hicks | |
| 4 | Andrew | Hicks | 7-17-1844 | 4-3-1898 | Death certificate says Center cemetery, but reading places him here w/mother. | |
| 4 | Augusta | Merritt | 4-15-1878 | 13y 8m 3d | Daughter of John Jerome & Rebecca (Blayney) Merritt-twin of Gus Merritt | |
| 4 | Maranda | Merritt | 08-30-1891 | 32y 6m 19d | Daughter of John Jerome & Rebecca (Blayney) Merritt-twin of Gus Merritt | |
| 4 | John Jerome | Merritt | 12-4-1833 | 9-8-1919 | b Niagra Co NY | |
| 4 | Rebecca (Blayney) | Merritt | 6-25-1837 | 5-30-1905 | Wife of John Jerome Merritt | |
| 4 | William Delos "Dell" | Merritt | 6-6-1874 | 7-27-1952 | Son of of John Jerome & Rebecca (Blayney) Merritt | |
| 4 | Maude (McKean) | Merritt | 2-23-1876 | 1-21-1949 | Wife of of William Delos "Dell" Merritt | |
| 4 | Sydney Allyn | Story | 4-24-1922 | 09-00-1944 | Lt. killed in line of duty-Son of Oscar Horace & Bessie E (Merritt) Story | |
| 4 | Bess Elizabeth (Merritt) | Story | 1902 | Wife of of Oscar Horace Story-Daughter of Dell & Maude (McKean) Story | ||
| 4 | Oscar Horace | Story | 9-18-1897 | 1-7-1965 | Son of Horace & Emma (Stivers) Story-WW1 | |
| 4 | C. | Merritt | GAR | |||
| 4 | Elizabeth (Newell) | Merritt | 1840 | 1911 | Wife of Cornelius Merritt | |
| 4 | Cornelius | Merritt | 1841 | 1911 | Co E, 31st Reg, Ia Inf, Civil War | |
| 5 | Clayton O. | Blood | 12 Feb | 5-1895 | Son of Clarence and Caroline Leona "Carrie" (Houstman) Blood. Thanks to Ron Siebels for help with this entry. | |
| 5 | John C. | Merritt | 11-29-1861 | 11m 15d | Son of John & Rebecca A. (Blayney) Merritt | |
| 5 | Cornelyous M. | Lyon | 2-6-1863 | 11-11-1919 | Son of John W & Dolly (Merritt) Lyon -wife: Caroline Sherman -Ia Pvt 32 U.S. Vol. Inf | |
| 5 | Dolly (Merritt) | Lyon | 4-29-1863 | 21y 3m 20d | Daughter of John & Catherine (Culp) Merritt | |
| 5 | Mattias H. | Houstman | 11-22-1826 | 1-14-1900 | Son of Henry and Catherine (Heister) Houstman. | |
| 5 | Agnes (Merritt) | Houstman | 5-17-1830 | 2-25-1903 | or died 1906. Wife of Mattias Henry Houstman, daughter of John and Catherine (Culp) Merritt | |
| 5 | Celesta | Harvey | 1872 or 1892 | 2m 2d | Daughter of G. W. and C. A. Harvey. (G. W. Harvey married a Cora Williams in Anamosa, 08-9-1871.) Thanks to Ron Siebels for photo and help with this entry. | |
| 6 | Florence | Houstman | 10-18-1899 | Daughter of Jerome Raleigh & Blanche (McDaniel) Houstman. Florence died as the result of a miscarriage when a barn door fell on her mother during a storm, and Blanche, almost full term, lost the baby girl. Thanks to Ron Siebels for help with this entry. | ||
| 6 | Joseph Albert | Robins | 4-30-1898 | 5h | ||
| 6 | J. A. | Robins | 6-5-1860 | 7-14-1902 | Father | |
| 6 | Hulda M. | Robb | 11-24-1877 | 4y 1m 27d | Daughter of Ben & Catherine (Munsinger) Robb | |
| 6 | Johney | Robb | 10-7-1884 | 3y 3m | Son of Ben & Catherine (Munsinger) Robb | |
| 6 | William E. | Merritt | 1870 | 1958 | ||
| 6 | John C. | Merritt | 1883 | 1948 | ||
| Mercy E. | Houstman | 9-22-1882 | This stone is located by the fence in the far right corner area next to Mary F. Houstman. That whole n/e corner of Merritt cemetery is almost entirely (with the exception of J. A. Robins Sr) children and infants, and all are closely related. Mercy Ellen was a young daughter of Merritt and Clara Jane (Shields) Houstman. Merritt Houstman moved on to Minnesota and North Dakota and is buried in the Turtle Lake cemetery by Turtle Lake, ND. Thanks to Ron Siebels for help with this entry and for the photo. | |||
| Mary F. | Houstman | 2-12-1879 | 12y 11m 1d | Mary was a daughter of Mathias and Agnes (Merritt) Houstman, and an aunt to Mercy (above). Thanks to Ron Siebels for help with this entry. | ||
| Faith Merritt | Williams | 7-1906 | 12-1997 | 12y 11m 1d |
