BROOKS CEMETERY
POLK TOWNSHIP SECTION 25
W. OF OTTUMWA
Brooks Cemetery is located in section 25, Polk Township. It is south of new highway 34, west of Ottumwa, Iowa. Susan Brooks died in 1855 and was probably the birth of the cemetery. There is a deed of John Harlan for one-half acre to the trustees of Brooks Cemetery. On the same date, another parcel was deeded to the cemetery by O.W. Johnston. These were likely small additions. While most rural cemeteries were free, there was a charge for a plot at Brooks. ( Taken from "Wapello County History")
Instructions: Click on the name if highlighted and view a picture of the stone...Click on the death date and view the Obituary
NAME |
BIRTH |
DEATH |
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1836 |
1916 |
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Anderson, John W. |
1844 |
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Anderson, Mary E. |
1850 |
1924 |
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Annis, Dolores |
Sept. 29, 1946 |
"Dee" "Together Forever" |
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Archer-Lawrence, Summer Sky |
May 16, 2008 |
June 11, 2008 |
Our Loving Daughter |
Ash, Carl | May 29, 1923 | July 8, 2001 | Families Forever |
Ash, Cecil R. |
Apr. 29, 1906 |
Aged 70y, 2m, 25d |
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Ash, Martha |
Jan. 24, 1918 |
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Ashworth, Ruth E. | Oct. 10, 1925 | Dec. 6, 2015 | |
Beagle, Abner |
Oct. 14, 1814 |
Aged 81y, 9m, 16d |
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Beagle, Agnes (wife of Abner) |
Dec. 29, 1812 |
Aged 82y, 3m, 18d |
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Beagle, Charles T. |
June 6, 1870 |
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Beagle, Dale F. |
Feb. 19, 1894 |
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Beagle, Edith C. |
Dec. 5, 1894 |
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Beagle, Elizabeth |
Sept. 24, 1872 |
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Beagle, Elva |
Dec. 28, 1879 |
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Apr. 25, 1874 |
Age 9m, 8d child of J.F. & N. Beagle |
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1873 |
May 2, 1874 |
Age 9m, 15d child of J.F. & N. Beagle |
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Beagle, John F. |
Feb. 18, 1842 |
Co. B. 18 Reg. Iowa Vol. Inf.--Vet. Civil War(1861-1865) |
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Beagle, Lora C. |
Nov. 29, 1890 |
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Dec. 9, 1865 |
Age 10d child of J.F. & N. Beagle |
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May 18, 1848 |
Woman of Relief Cross--Corps WRC #27.....1883 |
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Mar. 17, 1892 |
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Beagle, Udell O. |
Aug. 22, 1881 |
Aged 1y, 4m Child of J.F. & N. Beagle |
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Feb. 18, 1902 |
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Berkey, Fred E. |
May 6, 1861 |
Buried at Shaul Cemetery |
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Dec. 30, 1868 |
Aug. 17, 1917 |
Wife of F.E. IOOF marker |
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Jan. 22, 1818 |
Oct. 13, 1876 |
Aged 58y, 8m, 21d |
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Feb. 21, 1885 |
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Sept. 5, 1833 |
Sept. 2, 1874 |
Aged 40y, 11m, 27d |
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Jan. 6, 1897 |
Jan. 18, 1897 |
Dau. of M.W. Brooks |
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Nov. 25, 1934 |
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Oct. 1, 1930 |
(Sister) |
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Nov. 5, 1911 |
(Mother) |
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Apr. 27, 1909 |
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Jan. 8, 1912 |
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July 10, 1883 |
Jan. 16, 1903 |
Son of S.B. & Susan |
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Dec. 15, 1848 |
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Brooks, John W. |
Feb. 17, 1882 |
May 14, 1914 |
Marker behind stone of Cora D. Brooks |
Brooks, Lenard |
Jan. 10, 1878 |
June 30, 1905 |
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Sept. 25, 1858 |
Sept. 16, 1891 |
Wife of M.W. Brooks |
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May 10, 1836 |
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Oct. 3, 1824 |
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Aug. 27, 1851 |
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1822 |
Feb. 18, 1855 |
Wife of Absolom |
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Nov. 1, 1888 |
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Sept. 6, 1942 |
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1853 |
1915 |
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June 2, 1851 |
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1842 |
1922 |
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Mar. 29, 1889 |
Aged 78y, 6m, 9d |
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Nov. 30, 1889 |
Aged 29y, 11m, 21d |
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1834 |
1911 |
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Mar. 28, 1879 |
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Infant Dau. of Chas. B. & Clara |
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Oct. 24, 1914 |
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Oct. 8, 1916 |
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Jan. 22, 1873 |
May 22, 1915 |
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May 8, 1876 |
May 3, 1917 |
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Mar. 18,1839 |
Aug. 12, 1906 |
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Jan. 15, 1847 |
Apr. 27, 1905 |
(His wife) |
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1928 |
1984 |
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Feb. 14, 1896 |
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Mar. 26, 1890 |
Aged 52y, 10m, 18d |
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Dixon, Ivan |
(No dates) |
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Unknown |
Oct. 15, 1916 |
91y, 8m, 9d |
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Aug. 10, 1816 |
Aged 76y, 5m, 18d |
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Doty, Lemmie (6 days) |
Mar. 9, 1879 |
Parents J.R. & M.S. Doty |
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Mar. 12, 1879 |
Parents J.F. & M.S. Doty |
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Jan. 21, 1880 |
Parents J.F. & M.S. Doty aged 1 day |
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Drewry, Charla M. |
Dec. 6, 1974 |
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Dec. 31, 1941 |
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July 30, 1948 |
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Nov. 4, 1872 |
Aged 55y, 3m, 14d |
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Aug. 12, 1829 |
July 2, 1858 |
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July 16, 1932 |
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May 24, 1902 |
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1810 Va. |
1886 |
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1810 Ky. |
1884 |
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Jan. 15, 18__ |
(Not legible,tall gray stone) |
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June 18, 1851 |
Aug. 12, 1909 |
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Nov. 16, 1881 |
57y, 8m, 6d |
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Wife of H. Gilman aged 78 yrs |
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Oct. 8, 1845 |
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Sept. 4, 1870 |
62y, 2d |
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June 4, 1886 |
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Dec. 1, 1841 |
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Aug. 27, 1842 |
Sept. 19, 1889 |
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Granneman, Ruth Leonard | Oct. 10, 1925 | Dec. 6, 2015 | |
Haines, James |
Mar. 3, 1927 |
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Haines, Ruth |
May 1, 1934 |
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Feb. 15,1891 |
Aged 10y, 3m, 28d; Dau. of J.W. & S.A. Haley |
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Aug. 28, 1879 |
Feb. 11, 1908 |
Wife of Emmett Haley |
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Hampton, Donna M. | Mar. 26, 1976 | July 31, 2000 | Families Forever |
Aug. 14, 1874 |
Mar. 7, 1916 |
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Dec. 21, 1882 |
Feb. 3, 1937 |
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Harkless, Leroy Earl |
Jan. 1891 |
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Hill, Ella |
(not legible) |
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Nov. 9, 1857 |
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June 25, 1820 |
Oct. 15, 1889 |
Wife of John Harlan 70y, 3m, 20d |
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Dec. 20, 1871 |
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Jan. 24, 1870 |
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April 19, 1850 |
Wife of Ulysses |
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Jan. 17, 1858 |
Aged 6y, 9m, 6d; son of J. & A. Harlan |
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July 9, 1887 |
Musical lyre cut into stone |
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1858 |
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Feb. 11, 1819 |
Aged 80y, 7d |
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Mar. 31, 1861 |
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Feb. 8, 1858 |
Aged 2y, 1m, 1d; Dau. of J. & A. Harlan |
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Apr. 24, 1861 |
Aged 16y, 2m, 19d; Dau. of J. & A. Harlan |
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July 2, 1862 |
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July 16, 1885 |
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April 24, 1842 |
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Sept. 30, 1842 |
Dec. 21, 1924 |
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Aug. 15, 1876 |
Aged 72y, 8m, 26d; wife of Z. Holcomb |
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Mar. 4, 1884 |
Feb 8, 1893 |
Aged 8y, 11m, 4d; son of L.A. & F.D. Hollowell |
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May 17, 1915 |
May 30, 1915 |
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Mar. 15, 1914 |
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Aug. 2, 1854 |
29y, 9m, 7d |
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Oct. 27, 1878 |
May 18, 1918 |
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Aug. 30, 1950 |
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Feb. 11, 1920 |
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Mar. 11, 1910 |
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Oct. 19, 1872 |
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May 27,1915 |
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Oct. 24, 1874 |
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Oct. 9, 1862 |
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Apr. 20, 1911 |
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June 17, 1873 |
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Jan. 3, 1896 |
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1932 |
(Son) |
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Oct. 8, 1888 |
(Father) |
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Aug. 18, 1863 |
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1919 |
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1904 |
1917 |
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April 22, 1868 |
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Jan. 21, 1931 |
(Son) |
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Kuhns, J.H. |
(No dates) |
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Mar. 23, 1812 |
Apr. 18, 1853 |
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Mar. 12, 1853 |
Age 7y, 9m, 16d; son of H. & N. Kuhns |
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Jan. 1, 1891 |
2m, 2d; son of H.T. & N.E. Lathrop |
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Sept. 10, 1879 |
Nov. 24, 1901 |
Dau. of H.T. & N.E. Lathrop |
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Dec. 9, 1839 |
Apr. 19, 1919 |
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June 19, 1883 |
Aged 81y, 8m, 3d |
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Lathrop, Maria |
Dec. 8, 1812 |
Dec. 16, 1887 |
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Mar. 28, 1847 |
(Wife of H.T.) |
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May 19, 1878 |
Husband of Frances Layne; aged 58y, 9m, 3d (small old stone) |
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1914 |
Son of Earnest & Nellie |
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Letourni, Jessie |
Sept. 28, 1893 |
Aged 83y, 4m, 12d |
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Aug. 28, 1938 |
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Lunsford, Lauraly |
June 6, 1941 |
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Dec. 5, 1898 |
Dec. 7, 1900 |
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Martin, Iver L., Jr. |
1921 |
1921 |
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May 22, 1913 |
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1868 |
1913 |
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1870 |
1926 |
Buried in California |
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Dec. 25,1907 |
Feb. 18, 1909 |
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Martin, Mary |
Nov. 7, 1922 |
Nov. 8, 1922 |
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1905 |
1906 |
Our son |
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Sept. 6, 1847 |
Aug. 4, 1906 |
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Nov. 20, 1846 |
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1891 |
1912 |
Son |
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Feb. 23, 1868 |
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McCoy, Lucille |
Sept. 9. 1910 |
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July 2, 1868 |
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Feb. 21, 1892 |
13 or 15y, 3m, 6d |
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July 7, 1899 |
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1894 |
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1862 |
1910 |
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Dec. 25, 1864 |
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1896 |
1911 |
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Millard, (Annis), Dolores | Sept 29, 1940 | "Dee" "Together Forever" | |
Sept. 14, 1894 |
Feb. 16, 1903 |
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May 19, 1895 |
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Nov. 30, 1900 |
Mar. 17, 1901 |
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Sept. 8, 1900 |
Wife of Ira S. |
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Jan. 22, 1859 |
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Oct. 11, 1923 |
Wife of Howard J. Millard |
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Jan. 13, 1863 |
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Millard, H.J. Jr. |
Aug. 26, 1944 |
"Jim" "Together Forever" |
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Oct. 8, 1920 |
Tec 5 U.S. Army World War II |
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June 13, 1898 |
Husband of Emogene L. |
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July 29, 1923 |
Nov. 11, 2021 | ||
Nov. 13, 1892 |
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Aprl 10, 1921 |
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Nov.15, 1859 |
Age 15y, 7m, 25d; son of J. & S. Miller |
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Sept. 12, 1871 |
Aged 3y, 11m, 13d; dau. of S.B. & J.A. Miller |
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Dec. 23, 1927 |
U.S. Navy World War II |
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Nov. 27, 1856 |
Aged 2m, 3d; son of S.B. & J.A. Miller |
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Aug. 11, 1824 |
Feb. 7, 1905 |
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Aug. 8, 1834 |
May 13, 1924 |
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Mar 11, 1891 |
Aged 2y, 2m, 13d; son of E. & H. Mott |
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May 25, 1883 |
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July 19, 1910 |
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Oct. 18, 1919 |
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Jan. 30, 1912 |
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Aug. 20, 1885 |
Husband of Carrie I. |
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Aug. 25, 1909 |
1y, 5m, 17d; son of M.A. & C. I. |
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May 29, 1899 |
Colorado Sgt. Medical Dept. World War I |
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Jan. 2, 1894 |
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Sept. 20, 1973 |
Beloved son of Robert & Rose Brooks-Widmar. Special friend of Chris |
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Oct. 30, 1917 |
Vet World War II |
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Nov. 16, 1873 |
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Oct. 13, 1876 |
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July 5, 1856 |
Aged 35y, 11d; wife of W.J. Pickrell |
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Mar. 16, 1891 |
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Feb. 22, 1858 |
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1875 |
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1854 |
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July 7, 1888 |
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Dec. 25, 1881 |
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Mar. 13, 1863 |
Aged 20y, 7m, 25d; wife of J. F. Price |
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1926 |
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June 10, 1904 |
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Ralston, Estella |
Feb. 1, 1878 |
Dau. of O.P. & J. Ralston |
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April 1889 |
Aug. 1889 |
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May 1, 1852 |
(Mother) also a father stone...no dates |
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1890 |
On same stone as William E. Reed |
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1891 |
On same stone as William E. Reed |
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Sept. 28, 1864 |
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Mar. 27, 1864 |
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July 23, 1890 |
Son of U.G. & M. Reed; aged 2y, 7m, 23d |
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1893 |
1932 |
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Rose, Harry |
Oct. 24, 1867 |
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Aug. 23, 1844 |
Feb. 24, 1905 |
Aged 60y, 6m, 1d |
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Dec. 11, 1866 |
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July 17, 1845 |
July 29, 1926 |
Wife of J.N. Rose |
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Ross, A.L. Bert |
Feb. 15, 1876 |
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June 19, 1897 |
Child of S.W. & E. Ross |
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Ross, Charles Duane |
Oct. 5, 1944 |
May 25, 2005 |
The Lord Be With You |
Oct. 22, 1883 |
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Nov. 22, 1881 |
Age 10y, 6m, 12d; dau. of P.J. & S.J. Ross |
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Apr. 27, 1878 |
Dec. 7, 1894 |
Aged 16y, 7m, 10d; son of V. & A. Ross |
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Jan. 21, 1863 |
Wife of Santford W. Ross |
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Nov. 15, 1868 |
May 29, 1890 |
Aged 21y, 14d; dau. of Vard & Sarah L. Ross |
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Sept. 24, 1887 |
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(not legible) |
Nov. 1881 |
Infant child of L.T. & S. Ross |
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Nov. 9, 1892 |
Son of J.N. & Melissa Ross; aged 10d |
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Sept. 25, 1910 |
Infant son of F.M. & Tillie Ross |
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Dec. 5, 1855 |
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Nov. 6, 1878 |
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May 24, 1823 |
Sept. 24, 1878 |
Aged 55y, 5m (Union Defender Flag) |
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Ross, M. Helen |
Aug. 31, 1913 |
God's Faithful Servants at Home For Eternity |
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April 22, 1820 |
Aug. 26, 1899 |
Wife of S.V. Ross |
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Dec. 7, 1851 |
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Mar. 13, 1879 |
April 5, 1894 |
Aged 4y, 11m, 8d; dau. of P.J. & S.J. Ross |
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Sept. 18, 1858 |
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Jan. 22, 1891 |
Dec. 19, 1905 |
Child of S.W. & E. Ross |
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July 6, 1909 |
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Dec. 8, 1881 |
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Jan. 11, 1818 |
Mar. 21, 1901 |
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Dec. 24, 1857 |
Sept. 5, 1906 |
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Ross, Sarah |
Feb. 23, 1830 |
Apr. 11, 1880 |
Aged 50y, 1m, 19d; wife of Lewis T. |
Nov. 13, 1866 |
Wife of Virgil |
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Oct. 22, 1844 |
June 25, 1879 |
Aged 34y, 8m, 3d; wife of Vard Ross |
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April 3, 1854 |
May 7, 1883 |
Aged 29y, 1m, 4d; wife of Virgil Ross |
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Feb. 17, 1843 |
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Mar. 19, 1854 |
Mar. 29, 1929 |
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Sept. 22, 1880 |
Feb. 19, 1881 |
Age 4m, 27d; son of P.J. & S. J. Ross |
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July 23, 1918 |
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1899 |
1969 |
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Ruf, Glee Chisman |
1903 |
1999 |
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Saylor, Baby |
(No dates) |
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April 4, 1889 |
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1908 |
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Mar. 16, 1891 |
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Jan. 13, 1915 |
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1906 |
1906 |
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June 15, 1872 |
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1896 |
1918 |
World War II Vet...U.S. |
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Nov. 3, 1872 |
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Jan. 9, 1883 |
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Aug. 14, 1888 |
June 12, 1895 |
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Nov. 17, 1915 |
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(not legible) |
Son of J. & M.S. Schwartz |
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Aug. 27, 1886 |
Oct. 26, 1892 |
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July 2, 1845 |
Aug. 13, 1914 |
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June 13, 1891 |
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July 20, 1851 |
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Jan. 24, 1889 |
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Oct. 3, 1907 |
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Oct. 7, 1880 |
Dau. of J. & M.S. Schwartz |
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Skinner, Larry D. | May 11, 1956 | Sept. 16, 2012 | Families Forever |
Skinner, Lou Ann | Oct. 27, 1956 | Families Forever | |
June 9, 1845 |
May 20, 1931 |
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Feb. 24, 1867 |
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Nov. 6, 1889 |
Dau. of C. & G. Smith 3y, 9m, 6d |
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June 26, 1868 |
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Sept. 19, 1868 |
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June 29, 1872 |
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Oct. 8, 1853 |
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June 10, 1903 |
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Sept. 9, 1878 |
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May 3, 1835 |
Mar. 4, 1883 |
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Sept. 12, 1848 |
Wife of Z.P. Smith |
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Nov. 16, 1926 |
Son of Marvin & Goldie Smith 10 days |
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Aug. 5, 1912 |
Infant Dau. of W. & K. Smith |
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Smith, Infant dau. |
Infant Dau. of George W. & Matilda A. Smith |
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Dec. 17, 1823 |
Mar. 4, 1908 |
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Oct. 25, 1826 |
Feb. 6, 1911 |
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Jan. 23, 1835 |
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Nov. 11, 1838 |
Mar. 6, 1914 |
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Mar. 2, 1893 |
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Smith, Mary A. |
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Sept. 14, 1882 |
Dau. of F. & C. Smith |
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Apr. 17, 1895 |
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June 28, 1863 |
Husband of Catherine |
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Oct. 20, 1831 |
Feb. 24, 1876 |
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April 21, 1857 |
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May 13, 1885 |
39y, 6m, 18d; son of J.J. & C. Sponsler |
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July 13, 1878 |
68y, 8m, 29d; wife of John J. Sponsler |
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Mar. 16, 1886 |
79y, 3m, 2d |
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Jan. 18, 1932 |
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Dec. 1, 1898 |
F.O.E. |
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Nov. 1922 |
Children of Alva and Eva |
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Nov. 2, 1901 |
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Jan. 1921 |
Children of Alva and Eva |
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Nov. 1932 |
Children of Alva and Eva |
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Oct. 25, 1870 |
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Dec. 8, 1907 |
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Oct. 5, 1900 |
Feb. 21, 1900 |
(Dau) |
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1897 |
1907 |
(Son) |
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May 20, 1908 |
Nov. 5, 1992 |
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1867 |
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Oct. 10, 1908 |
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July 11, 1910 |
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Mar. 9, 1934 |
Parents of Pam, Paula, Mike & Amy |
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Mar. 7, 1977 |
Beloved son of Denny & Sandi, Brother & buddy of Trevor-Best friend of Jared |
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Oct. 18, 1932 |
Parents of Pam, Paula, Mike & Amy |
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July 23, 1883 |
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1884 |
1886 |
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1891 |
1892 |
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1881 |
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Feb. 18, 1894 |
Infant of M.E. Thompson |
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Dec. 4, 1903 |
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July 2 1860 |
Wife of William H. |
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1843 |
1922 |
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Van Gorp, Brett | June 20, 1962 | Oct. 16, 2016 | |
May 23, 1924 |
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Aug. 17, 1914 |
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Nov. 7, 1852 |
(Mother) |
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Mar. 21, 1842 |
GAR cut into stone...Vet. Marker |
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Sept. 29, 1885 |
May 19, 1916 |
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1888 |
1954 |
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Mar. 24, 1935 |
Sgt. U.S. Army Korea |
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Walley, Don U. |
Dec. 3, 1920 |
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Walley, Lorene E. |
Jan. 12, 1922 |
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Walley, Paul D. |
Mar. 3, 1928 |
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Walley, Hallis Halimah |
July 25, 1944 |
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June 30, 1885 |
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Jan. 6, 1886 |
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1915—1916 |
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1917 |
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Aug. 11, 1872 |
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1882 |
1958 |
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1911 |
1921 |
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1926 |
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1925 |
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1853 |
Dec. 27, 1925 |
Wife of Michael Ware |
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Jan. 2, 1819 |
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1849 |
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Feb. 19, 1894 |
F.O.E. |
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Feb. 14, 1916 |
U.A. Local Union 33 |
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Apr. 14, 1921 |
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Nov. 20, 1857 |
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1846 |
1922 |
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Jan. 7, 1901 |
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(Note: James A. & Michael were sons of William & Elizabeth Ware) |
(John H. was son of James A. & Margaret E. Ware) There were several unmarked graves of Ware infants in same plot |
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Nov. 22, 1818 |
Feb. 15, 1899 |
Civil War Union Defender aslo Sergt. Wm. War Co. B. 9 Iowa Vol. Cavalry |
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Ware, Albert |
Dec. 1882 |
April 15, 1901 |
(No Stone) |
Ware, Gracie |
Nov. 1886 |
Dec. 1, 1902 |
(No Stone) |
Ware, Lewis Michael |
Oct. 6, 1884 |
(No Stone) |
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Williamson, Anna |
( 16 years old – no date) |
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Nov. 17, 1918 |
Apr. 26, 1921 |
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Feb. 13, 1921 |
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July 24, 1916 |
Apr. 24, 1921 |
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June 8, 1914 |
Apr. 15, 1921 |
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1844 |
1921 |
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1850 |
1908 |
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Aug. 18, 1912 |
Apr. 20, 1921 |
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Jan. 1, 1902 |
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July 10, 1907 |