Myers Cem, Dallas Co, IA

The first person buried here was William Myers, July 14, 1863. This unique little fenced cemetery is near an old road bed which led to the North Raccoon River. Here lies the grave of Rebecca J. Woodley, a former slave and cook in the Union Army. She was with Sherman's troops whey they marched across Georgia. She died in 1887.

Source: Dallas County Conservation

It was one of the first cemeteries in the area. When they started the Elmwood in Minburn, Iowa, they moved a lot of the graves there. Then the cattle got into Myers Cemetery and knocked down a lot of the stones. They put up a fence but by then it was to late.

Thank you Clarence for taking the photos we now have on the Gravestone Photo Project and for the above information.

Surname	First Name	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Notes
Aschan	Anna Sophia	17 Jul 1830	16 Apr 1885	nee Adolphson; w/o Carl; b. Sweden
Aschan	Carl	03 Dec 1830	21 Apr 1897
Bryant	Josiah	30y 5m 29d	12 Jan 1897
Craig	James H	51y 7m 19d	07 Sep 1876
Craig	John	64y 9m 2d	18 Mar 1874
Ferris	Eddie	8m 3d	05 Mar 1885	s/o AD & M
Knowles	Infant	1d	30 Apr 1887	s/o Frank & May
Myers	Daniel Boone	37y 4m	21 Aug 1867
Myers	Florrance E J	7y 5m 25d	27 Jun 1878	d/o SH & SA
Myers	Henry	84y 5m 16d	11 Dec 1882	h/o Margaret
Myers	Margaret M	58y 5m	15 Dec 1870	w/o Henry
Myers	Martha Jane	31y 27d	27 Oct 1867	d/o H & M
Myers	Sylvester D	2y 1m 3d	30 Aug 1860	s/o DB & J
Myers	William H	4y 29d	14 Jul 1863	s/o SH & SA
Newby	Margaret M	76y	19 Dec 1881
Newby	Mark J	72y	01 Jan 1879
Scott	Maggie M	1y 6m 27d	06 Oct 1882	d/o C & ME
Stewart	Andrew	58y 1m 20d	09 Nov 1865
Titus	Ocie Newton	11m 22d	02 Apr 1874	s/o A & AE
Thompson	Harry "Dee"	1926	2005	Father; WWII Vet; stone outside of fence
Thompson	Ruth A	1936	2003	Mother; nee McCall; stone outside of fence
Unknown	Unknown	-	04 Feb 1894	stone is too deteriorated to read
Voas	Albert Henry	1y 11d	29 Apr 1867	s/o H & EE
West	Frances J	27y 1m 12d	03 Nov 1874	w/o Thomas
Williams	Isaac	41y	30 Mar 1871
Williams	Mary Etta	20y 9m 27d	27 Apr 1885
Woodley	Rebecca	75y	30 Sep 1886	w/o J