Crain (Underwood) Cemetery
Section 22 West Des Moines Township
Cemetery Status: Fenced and restored by the West Des Moines township Livewires 4H Club
Access: Roadside
History:
Typed
note written by Frank Underwood dated 20 August 1954: "The Crain
Cemetery was deeded to the dead by one Jacob CRAIN who had made the
first land claim in that district. On the 19th day of October 1861,
deeded 1 1/2 acres to the dead for religious and burial purposes. There
are 30 bodies buried there, among them 2 Civil War soldiers: Frank
CRAIN, son of the donor of the yard, and Frank WHITE, a nephew of
CRAIN. Most of the graves have markers."
NAME
*denotes veteran | DATES | NAME
*denotes veteran | DATES | BAKER, Margaret W. | 11 Jul 1815-7 Feb 1848 | UNDERWOOD, Clarence | 1 Mar 1869-11 Nov 1876 | CRAIN, Elizabeth | 1817-18 Sep 1848 | UNDERWOOD, Elvira M. | 21 Nov 1843-17 Jun 1929 | CRAIN,Francis* Co D 36th IA Inf | No dates | UNDERWOOD, Infant son of M.&E. | -15 Oct 1862 | CRAIN, Jacob N. | 3 Jul 1798-14 Jan 1878 | UNDERWOOD, James | 15 Dec 1849-9 Feb 1855 | CRAIN, Margaret C. | -4 Feb 1920 | UNDERWOOD, John | 19 Mar 1805-22 Apr 1890 | CRAIN, Martha | 23 Jul 1808-1 Jul 1873 | UNDERWOOD, Lovisa | 6 Jun 1839-29 Feb 1852 | DAVIS, G.W. | | UNDERWOOD, Myrtle | 12 Feb 1879 -15 Dec 1885/1888
aged 7yr 10mo 3d | DAVIS, Louise Daughter of G. W. | | UNDERWOOD, Myshale | 30 Nov 1840-10 May 1923 | DAVIS, Margaret Wife of G. W. | | UNDERWOOD, Phebe | 2 Feb 1841-17 Mar 1860 | FALLOWILL, Francois* 36th IA Inf | | WALISA, Rachel D. | 17 Feb 1848-10 Jul 1875 | FOLLOWILL, Elizabeth | 25 May 1826-6 Feb 1895 | WHITE, Frank* | | FOLLOWILL, Mary Ann | 27 Dec 1829-1 Nov 1851 | WHITINGER, Francis*
Co. D 36th IA Inf | No dates | LOGAN, Benjamin F. | 1918-9 Sep 1919 | WILLISON, John L. | 23 Sep 1859 - 29 Aug 1933
b. Iowa | LOGAN, Elizabeth DeMoin | 5mos -1 Aug 1847 | WILSON, James | 16 Jun 1832-17 Oct 1862 | LOGAN, Margaret | 1yr5mo11d - | WILSON, John L. | 73yrs 11mos 6da
-29 Aug 1933 | STEVENS, Oel Alfred | 1847-8 May 1863
15yr3mo4da | | | STUMBO, John T. | 19 Jul 1828-5 Dec 1848 | | | UNDERWOOD, Angeline | 25 Sep 1844-29 Jan 1855 | | |
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