This is the Cassteel plot in the Mineral Ridge Cemetery, Boone
County, Iowa. The top picture shows the main stone, plus smaller ones.
L-R:
Wanda
May 4y10m12d, 10 Oct 1888, daughter of GW (George Washington Casteel) & RA (Rebecca A Johnson)
; Nathaniel 26 Nov 1865 - 11
Sep 1881 (the Boone County death record says that he "committed suicide by
hanging, said suicide due to temporary insanity"); Rosetta 30 Jan 1867 - 27
Dec 1870; and (on the right of the main stone,) Father James 8 Mar 1823 - 9 Mar
1898. James actually died on May 9, 1898, as proved by two separate
obituaries. The probate of his estate shows an expenditure of $14 for work
on the head stone. I think they should have demanded a refund due to the
incorrect date!! The main stone is inscribed Elizabeth A Cassteel, born
Mar 25, 1828, died Apr 10, 1871.
