updated 01/30/2024
Cemetery Index
updated 01/30/2024
Cemetery Index
The May's Prairie Cemetery is located about a mile north of Church (Churchtown), Iowa. Traveling on Hwy 9 either north from Waukon or south from Lansing, turn north on May's Prairie Road. The cemetery is at the intersection of Four Mile Dr. (X-6) and May's Prairie Rd. If traveling from Lansing, the researcher can also turn off of Hwy 9 onto Four Mile Dr. (X-6) and follow it to the cemetery. |
Notes:
1) Photos of some of the graves have been submitted to the Iowa Gravestone Photo Project. There also may be photos of gravestones marking burials made after the Woodmansee book was published in 1989. To view all of the gravestone photos submitted for May's Prairie cemetery, click here. (new window will open).
2) Woodmansee Notes have been submitted for this cemetery. A red Research Alert! next to the entry indicates there is a note for that person. Click here to read them, a new window will open.
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Burials recorded by Woodmansee as of Dec. 31, 1988:
page 139 Name Born Died Remarks ?, ? ? 1862 Mar 21 Ae 43y 04m 14d ?, ? ? 1904 Aug 30 DR Bakewell, ? ? 1880 Jul 07 Obit Mrs. James Bakewell, C ? ? Lost at sea Alaska Goldrush Bakewell, Charles 1858 1898 Marker placed in memory Bakewell, Edwin 1850 1874 Bakewell, James 1822 Apr 30 1873 Mar 28 Bakewell, John 1820 1879 Apr 23 Ae 59y Bakewell, Sarah A 1816 Oct 24 1898 Jan 14 Bakewell, William 1853 1855 Bechtell, Anna Wendel 1873 Jun 21 1913 Dec 08 Bellow, Ida G 1882 Jan 29 Obit Birg, Agnes 1842 Dec 04 1893 May 16 Ae 51y 05m 12d Mrs. Blank, Carl 1868 Aug 25 1955 Jun 10 FB DR Brown, Matilda J 1845 Oct 23 1882 May 23 Obit Cole, Bruce Edward 1959 May 14 1971 Nov 13 FB DR Cole, Murvel Dean 1950 Jul 22 1972 Mar 19 GR VN War Vet FB DR Dee, Gladys V 1898 ? Dee, Herbert C 1887 Apr 08 1891 Jul 27 Dee, Leonard L 1892 Jun 24 1981 Jul 25 FM BR Dee, Maybelle Lydia 1913 Nov 04 1988 Mar 15 FB DR Layer Dee, Norbert L 1920 Dec 06 1925 Jul 30 DR Douglass, Mary Juliana 1847 Feb 13 1905 Oct 25 DR Ebner, B. Harvey 1891 May 06 1970 Aug 08 FH Harvey C DR Ebner, Emma L 1883 Aug 23 1932 Jul 24 FM Ebner, Flora Ann 1878 1895 Ebner, Frank 1894 May 03 1976 Apr 03 FM Ebner, Jacob Charles 1855 Jul 25 1929 Jan 03 FM Obit DR Ebner, Johanna 1855 Sep 13 1929 Jan 18 FM DR Ebner, Kasper ? 1861 Feb 22 Research Alert! Ebner, Olga B 1896 Mar 03 1985 Jan 28 FM DR Ernst, Frederick 1826 Feb 22 1905 Dec 16 B Germany Feuerhelm, Althea ? 1930 Research Alert! Feuerhelm, Augusta 1823 Mar 10 1884 Jan 10 Feuerhelm, Charles 1843 Nov 24 1914 Dec 18 GR Co A WI 1 Cav Feuerhelm, Charlotte Mae 1920 Oct 16 1924 Jun 24 DR Feuerhelm, Clarence L 1890 Mar 17 1970 Mar 22 FM Feuerhelm, Clarence LeRoy 1890 Mar 17 1970 Mar 21 FM DR Feuerhelm, Dora 1852 Nov 02 1930 Mar 27 DR Feuerhelm, H. Agnes ? 1982 Jan 29 BR Feuerhelm, Julius 1849 1936 Feuerhelm, William 1822 Aug 08 1884 Feb 24 Obit Filler, Lydia 1875 1885 Mar 07 Obit Fischer, Maria Wodan? 1865 Feb 16 1865 Mar 05 Fisher, Anna E 1837 Feb 07 1872 Feb 11 Foster, Albertina 1837 May 03 1888 Feb 26 Foster, John 1807 Jul 21 1879 Feb 11 Ae 71y 06m 20d Frahm, Christian 1830 1918 Frahm, Henry J 1875 Nov 25 1950 Nov 17 FB DR Frahm, Mary 1840 1903 page 140 Name Born Died Remarks Frank, John 1826 1885 Frank, Maggie 1827 1881 Fuerhelm, H. Agnes 1895 1982 Fuerhelm, Margaret 1850 Feb 02 1933 Mar 25 Gang, Alois 1819 Mar 26 1899 Jan 11 Gang, Herman 1871 1935 Gang, Magdalena 1833 Apr 21 1876 Nov 06 Geinzer, Andrew 1893 May 17 1983 Jan 21 FB DR Geinzer, Frances K 1921 ? Goettel, Carl 1835 Feb 02 1896 Oct 15 Goettel, Henrietta 1837 Dec 14 1899 Aug 31 Gramlich, ? 1957 Jul 08 1957 Jul 08 FM DR Gramlich, Anna Mary 1826 May 01 1907 Apr 02 DR Gramlich, Christina Ann 1866 Sep 30 1958 Dec 21 FB DR Gramlich, Frederich Ernest 1820 Feb 22 1905 Dec 16 DR Gramlich, Henry 1859 1927 Header, ? 1803 1889 Jan 21 Obit Mrs. Heidemann, Pearl 1912 1939 Heidemann?, Harold 1908 1964 Henry, Gunhild 1859 Sep 27 1927 May 03 DR Research Alert! Henry, Johanna Leppert ? 1863 Sep 09 Obit NM Research Alert! Hirth, ? 1900 Aug 30 1900 Dec 04 FM NI Twin Son of L Research Alert! Hirth, ? 1900 Aug 30 1900 Dec 04 NI Twin Son of L Research Alert! Hirth, Andrew 1859 1939 Hirth, Catherine 1836 1888 Hirth, Christina 1830 Dec -- 1893 Jun 01 Obit Hirth, Emma 1874 1946 Hirth, Emma L 1870 Mar 20 1911 Dec 19 Hirth, Eva 1861 1938 Hirth, Jacob 1837 1930 Jan 25 Obit Hirth, Johanna 1870 May 20 1909 Jul 12 Hirth, John A 1805 Aug 10 1896 Jul 30 Hirth, John H 1857 1939 Hirth, John J 1877 Mar 07 1916 Apr 01 Hirth, Josephine Leppert 1852 May 12 1928 Jan 10 DR Mrs. Jacob Hirth, Kathrina 1849 Aug 22 1874 Jul 13 Hirth, Kermit G 1906 Nov 08 1962 Sep 26 GR WWII Vet Hirth, Louis 1858 Nov 24 1917 Aug 13 Hirth, Louis 1883 1913 Research Alert! Hirth, Louis H 1865 Sep 17 1954 Apr 27 FM DR Hirth, Lydia 1872 1921 Hirth, Margaret 1824 Sep 13 1900 Dec 30 Hirth, Peter 1825 Oct 24 1901 Jun 02 NI Hirth, William 1869 1940 Ingles, ? 1959 Dec 18 1959 Dec 18 FM Son DR Ingles, George Edward 1879 Aug 22 1967 May 09 FM DR Ingles, Joseph Edward 1956 Jan 17 1958 Aug 20 FM Ingles, Mildred L 1890 Jul 03 1981 May 07 FM Millie Kehrberg, Matilda 1876 Feb 16 1880 Aug 06 Kehrberg, William 1842 Mar 09 1876 Jun 11 page 141 Name Born Died Remarks Klein, Elizabeth 1854 May 12 1939 Jan 13 Klein, Emmaretha L 1862 Mar 27 1954 Aug 20 FM Klein, Ernst Frederick 1868 Feb 26 1951 Sep 04 FM Klein, Ethel Viola 1893 Jul 26 1894 May 08 Klein, Lesley Theodore 1901 Nov 03 1901 Oct 29 Leppert, Andrew 1826 May 15 1881 Mar 23 B Bavaria Obit Leppert, Andrew 1858 Sep 19 1927 Jun 11 FM DR Leppert, Howard Clarence 1930 May 06 1985 Dec 22 Obit FB DR Leppert, Jessie A 1894 1940 Leppert, John ? 1893 Feb -- Leppert, Lena 1866 1930 Leppert, Lydia Johanna 1901 Nov 01 1926 May 19 DR Leppert, Matilda 1869 Mar 07 1889 Jun 17 Leppert, Sarah Ann 1864 Dec 16 1954 Dec 09 FM DRS Leppert?, Eva Manderscheid 1835 1917 Manderscheid, ? 1807 1894 Aug 01 Mrs. C Manderscheidt, George 1819 Aug 19 1896 Aug 07 Manderscheit, ? ? 1887 Mar 03 Obit Manschild, Christian 1807 Oct 06 1893 Feb 11 May, John 1799 Dec 17 1862 Jan 23 May, Juliana 1814 May 28 1879 Apr 27 May, Matilda J 1843 Oct 19 1882 May 23 May, Nathaniel D 1831 Aug 24 1895 Aug 07 May, Ruben C 1858 1934 Merton, ? 1889 Dec -- 1896 Jun -- Merton, Lydia ? 1891 Jul 25 Meyers, Anna 1857 1925 Oct 25 FM DR Research Alert! Meyers, Harry 1865 1931 Neisz, Anna M 1814 Aug 02 1889 Dec 30 Protsman, Albert Phillip 1895 Mar 11 1980 Dec 20 WWI Vet FB DR Protsman, Ferne Belle 1906 May 22 1972 Oct 30 FB DR Reinke, David Ray 1957 Jan 02 1957 Jan 04 Reiser, Julius Edward 1871 Mat 20 1900 Jan 10 Reiser, Maria Anna 1864 Sep 19 1871 Oct 11 Riser, ? 1925 Mar 16 1925 Mar 16 DR Riser, Barbara C 1875 Aug 17 1960 Feb 21 FB DR Riser, Benjamin 1878 Mar 11 1965 Nov 15 FB DR Riser, Catherine 1844 Feb 09 1928 Jan 02 Riser, Charles E ? May 29 ? Riser, Eva Margaret 1847 Oct 28 1907 Aug 17 DR Riser, Fred 1834 Jun 14 1919 May 18 Obit Frederick Riser, George William 1869 Nov 07 1958 Apr 07 DR FB William Riser, Jacob 1861 Jan 06 1914 Dec 13 Riser, Johannes 1790 Jan 07 1869 Feb 21 Ae 79y 01m 14d Riser, Lydia Mathilda 1886 Jan 05 1958 Mar 09 FB DR Riser, Otto 1875 May 21 1954 Dec 10 FB DR Riser, Peter 1830 May 31 1902 Nov 11 Riser, Philip 1875 Aug 17 1960 Oct 02 FB DR Riser, Wesley 1866 Apr 16 1925 Mar 17 Sadler, Clifford 1890 Apr 23 1972 Jul 24 FB DR page 142 Name Born Died Remarks Sadler, Viette Gertrude 1894 Dec 18 1962 Apr 15 FB DR Sales, Frantz ? ? Sandry, A. Leonard 1864 Sep 03 1897 Jan 01 Sandry, Andreas T 1829 Sep 22 1913 Apr 30 FM Sandry, Anna 1828 Feb 24 1904 Aug 30 B Germany Sandry, Anna A 1886 Oct 11 1919 May 08 Sandry, Anna Margaret 1863 Jul 26 1948 Jun 21 FM DR Annie Sandry, August 1827 1890 Jun 27 Obit Sandry, August J 1827 Jun 15 1890 Jun 28 Sandry, Catherine 1857 1921 Sep 15 DR Sandry, Clarence Gideon 1896 1896 Sep 28 Ae 06m Sandry, Dewey 1899 ? Sandry, Elizabeth 1827 Dec 23 1915 Jun 13 FM Sandry, Elizabeth 1854 May 12 1939 Jan 13 FM Sandry, Jacob 1868 Mar 14 1948 Dec 26 FB DR Sandry, John A 1855 1922 Sandry, Joseph 1857 1917 Sandry, Ludwig F 1860 Jan 01 1912 Dec 28 FM Louis F Sandry, Ruth E 1910 Jul 21 1962 Apr 04 FB DR Sandry, Theodore B 1867 Jun 21 1913 Jun 08 FM Scharfe, Catherine 1816 Apr 15 1888 Sep 05 Scharfe, George 1816 Feb 04 1892 Sep 08 Schumann, Henry 1835 1870 Jul 15 Ae 35y Schumann, John E 1870 Apr 04 1870 Jul 15 Schumann, Julia G 1866 May 06 1870 Jul 15 Schumann, Mary 1838 May 10 1870 Jul 15 Schweinfurth, ? 1929 Feb 02 1929 Feb 02 DR Sess, Christina 1839 Jan 09 1894 Apr 11 Mrs. H Mar J Zickert Sess, Hattie 1881 Aug 31 1960 Feb 16 FB DR Sess, Irwin William 1908 Jan 12 1960 Dec 17 FB DR Sess, William Henry 1865 Nov 15 1930 Jul 31 DR Sires, Antoinette H Sandry 1904 Oct 24 1986 Dec 19 FM Obit DR Stark, Carl 1843 Feb 04 1870 Jun 21 Stark, Gotlieb ? 1899 Oct 02 Steinbrun?, Theo? 1905 Jul 17 1906 Jan 13 DR Styir?, Henry A 1895 1930 Troendle, ? ? 1887 Jul 20 Obit Mrs. Fred Wearinger, Julia A ? 1884 Obit Wearinger, Juliana ? 1881 Feb -- Obit Weber, Lawrence R 1932 Apr 10 1987 Feb 14 FB KOR War Vet? BR Wendel, Antoinette A 1908 Apr 10 1909 Feb 15 Wendel, Gertrude 1832 Jan 26 1906 Sep 24 DR Wendel, Johanna Hirth 1870 1900 Jul 12 NI Mrs. George Wendel, John 1829 Feb 06 1915 Jun 16 Wendel, John J 1866 1940 Wendel, Minnie 1877 1955 Wendel, Opal Dorothy 1919 Oct 12 1986 Aug 03 DR BR Wendell, Edward S 1869 Jan 25 1887 May 19 Ae 18y 03m 24d White, Sarah 1855 Jan 01 1881 Oct 01 Obit Research Alert! Youst, Margaret 1866 Mar 31 1882 Jul 04 page 143 Name Born Died Remarks Yust, Peter 1824 1867 Zettler, Henry 1833 1888 Zingle, Willie ? 1887 Jul 15 Obit |
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COUNTY IOWA BURIAL GROUNDS, 1845-1988, by Dale P.
Woodmansee, Waukon, Iowa; Copyright© 1989 Dale
Woodmansee Dale Woodmansee performed a wonderful
service in surveying all the tombstones in the cemeteries
in Allamakee county and publishing the data; but with any
undertaking of this magnitude, there likely are errors,
conflicting information or descrepancies.
User-contributed information has been added on the
Woodmansee Notes pages. |