Beavers Cemetery
Woodland Township, Section 9, Decatur County, Iowa
Nearest town: Leon
Cemetery GPS Coordinates: 40.7092018,-93.6314011
Earliest tombstone burial: Apr. 28, 1853 (#9-1)
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History: This cemetery was part of the BEAVER'S farm. Elmira (BEAVERS) LANE had the cemetery fenced because stones were being damaged by rooting pigs. There is a metal gate with an overhead arch, "Beavers."
NAME
ROW#, GRAVE#		 DATE of BIRTH DATE of DEATH COMMENTS
BAKER, Elizabeth A.
1 - 1		 70y 9m 25d 19 Mar 1905d/o Erhardt & Elizabeth (COONTZ) LENTZ; w/o Jefferson
BAKER, Jefferson
1 - 1		 66y 1m 16d 20 Jun 1890s/o Joseph & Mary BAKER
BAKER, John K.
1 - 2		1867 1914 
BAKER, Joseph E.
1 - 2		1864 1911 
BAKER, Ruth1861 06 Jul 1876 AE 14y 11m 23d; d/o R.T. & S.J. BAKER
BEAVERS, Alice J. (FITCH)
8 - 1		1883 1940 
BEAVERS, Andrew Jackson "Jack"
7 - 9		20 Jan 1816
Ohio		 05 Apr 1901s/o Thomas & Sarah; h/o Eva RIDDLE
BEAVERS, Andrew Jackson
7 - 10		 2y 2m 24d 22 Jun 1865 s/o A.J. & E.
BEAVERS, Barbara Ann (RIDDLE)
5 - 1		30 Mar 1839
Rainsboro OH		 03 Jun 1925
Leon IA		 w/o James K., md 27 Mar 1864
BEAVERS, Clara 7y 3m 13d 18 Dec 1878 d/o James Seldon & Emma Frances (RICHARDSON)
BEAVERS, Dellie
5 - 2		 2y 8m 24d 29 Nov 1880 d/o James K. & Barbara Ann (RIDDLE)
BEAVERS, Ella B.
7 - 8		 2y 2m 24d 26 Oct 1880 d/o W.T. & M.E.
BEAVERS, Emma
8 - 3		 3y 8m 24d 18 Nov 1880 d/o J.S. & E.F.
BEAVERS, Emma Frances
8 - 2		24 Jul 1852
Bloomfield IA		 15 Dec 1921d/o Harvey D. & Elizabeth (LOCKWOOD) RICHARDSON; w/o J.S.
BEAVERS, Eva
7 - 9		21 May 1823
Ohio		 08 Aug 1901d/o John & Anna (HARSHBARGER) RIDDLE; w/o Andrew J.
BEAVERS, Harvey J. 1y 2m 16d 20 Sep 1876 s/o J.S. & E.F.
BEAVERS, Infant
7 - 7		20 May 1882 20 May 1882 d/o W.T. & M.E.
BEAVERS, Ira Dale
2 - 1		1926 1941 
BEAVERS, James K. "Grimes"
5 - 1		08 Oct 1838
Highland Co. OH		 30 Apr 1915
Leon IA		 s/o Joseph Allen & Christina 9SPARGUR); h/o Barbra Ann RIDDLE
BEAVERS, James Seldon
8 - 2		1850
Pickaway Co. OH		 14 Jan 1929
Des Moines IA		 s/o Andrew Jackson & Eva (RIDDLE); h/o Emma F.
BEAVERS, Mabel G.
7 - 6		 3m 2d 02 Jul 1888 d/o W.T. & M.E.
BEAVERS, Mary
7 - 3		1852 1949 d/o W.T. & M.E.
BEAVERS, Mary A.
7 - 11		 4y 4m 12d 16 Nov 1862 d/o A.J. & E.
BEAVERS, Mary Elizabeth
7 - 5		04 Dec 1852
Ohio		 07 Sep 1894d/o Samuel & Pernelia McDOWELL; w/o Wm. T. BEAVERS
BEAVERS, Maurie M.
7 - 4		 11y 5m 19d 20 Mar 1901 d/o W.T. & M.E.
BEAVERS, Nellie 17d 27 Dec 1873 d/o J.S. & E.F.
BEAVERS, William T.
7 - 5		 41y 6m 22d 07 Sep 1894 
BROWN, Marcellus05 Dec 1838 15 July 1905md 20 Mar 1861 Rebecca Jane LILLY
BROWN, Rebecca Jane (LILLY)03 Jul 1840 14 Nov 1928md 20 Mar 1861 Marcellus
BROWNING, Della (BEAVERS)
6 - 1		 31y 1m 20d 22 Mar 1909 w/o C.P.
DEISHER, Carey
6 - 2		22 Dec 1844
Pickaway Co. OH		 24 Jan 1928
Garden Grove IA		 s/o David & Jane C.
DEISHER, Jane
6 - 2		15 Oct 1841 30 May 1882 1st w/o Carey
DEISHER, Sarah J.
6 - 3		 40y 7m 15d 22 Mar 1909d/o John & Anna (HARSHBARGER) RIDDLE; 2nd w/o Cary
HOLLAND, Infant
4 - 2		 3d 15 Mar 1876 d/o J.S. & C.
LANE, Elvira B. "Ella"
3 - 3		01 Oct 1866 1957d/o Andrew Jackson & Eva (RIDDLE) BEAVERS; w/o Travis C.
LANE, George C.
3 - 2		1903 1931s/o Travis C. & Elvira B.
LANE, Jettie Ophelia
2 - 2		16 Aug 1896 13 May 1920
High Point IA		 d/o Arthur F. & Ellen M. VAUGHN; w/o Clem F.
md 30 Sep 1914
LANE, Infant  18 May 1934beside Jettie's gravestone is a cement slab with a baby's footprint and date inscribed
LANE, Tomes E.
3 - 1		00 Nov 1897 1912s/o Travis C. & Elvira B.
LANE, Travis C.
3 - 3		00 Feb 1860
Kentucky		 1932s/o James & Susan (MASSEY); h/o Elvira "Ella" BEAVERS
LENTZ, Solomon C.
7 - 11		15 Jan 1832
Hardy Co. VA		 18 May 1858 AE 26y 1m 3d; s/o Erhardt & Elizabeth (COONTZ); h/o Mary Ann RIDDLE md 1855
LINDSEY, Cordell
6 - 6		19 Mar 1877 20 Aug 1879 s/o Milton F. & Lenora (BEAVERS)
LINDSEY, Infant
6 - 5		29 Jun 1888 29 Jun 1888 child of Milton F. & Lenora (BEAVERS)
LINDSEY, Lenora "Queenie"
6 - 4		29 Aug 1844
Ohio		 06 Jul 1926d/o John Wesley Mary Ellen (HANKINS) BEAVERS
LINDSEY, Milton F.
6 - 8		00 Nov 1849
Ohio		 00 Jan 1937 
LINDSEY, Stella
6 - 7		11 Feb 1875 23 Feb 1875 d/o Milton F. & Leonora (BEAVERS)
MASON, David Charles10 Jun 1915 04 Mar 1992h/o Crystal Fern MASON, b. 21 Feb 1920
McDOWELL, Perlina (ELMORE)
7 - 2		 67y 1m 19d 08 Oct 1889 w/o Samue
McDOWELL, Samuel
7 - 1		12 May 1812
Cumberland Co. KY		 21 May 1895 h/o Perlina ELMORE; AE 83y 8d; Civil War Veteran, PVT. Bugler/Musician;
Co. G, 3rd MO State Militia Cavalry, became Co. K, 7th MO State Militia Cavalry
04 Apr 1862- Dec 1862
METCALF, Mary E.
4 - 1		 11y 6m 3d 03 Jun 1865 d/o U. & J.
MONTGOMERY, Eliza J.
9 - 1		 2y 11m 5d 16 Mar 1857 d/o Thomas & Elizabeth (RIDDLE)
MONTGOMERY, John R.
9 - 2		 9m 21d 17 Jun 1865 s/o Thomas & Elizabeth (RIDDLE)
MONTGOMERY, Mary M.
9 - 1		 16d 23 Apr 1853 d/o Thomas & Elizabeth (RIDDLE)
PAXTON, Julia (BEAVERS)21 Apr 1911
Decatur Co. IA		 1940
Des Moines IA		 
RIDDLE, Anna
8 - 4		21 Nov 1799
Botetourt Co. VA		 22 May 1899
AE 99y 1d		 d/o Christian & Barbara (AMMEN) HARSHBARGER; w/o John RIDDLE md 28 Jun 1829, Fincastle VA
RIDDLE,
John RIDDLE
8 - 5		1797
Roanoke Co. VA		 28 Feb 1872
AE 75y 16d		War of 1812 Veteran; surname on stone spelled "RIDDELL";
s/o Andrew & Catherine (RADER); h/o Anna Harshbarger
VANCE, Solomon Joseph
5 - 3		1878
Decatur Co. IA		 08 Dec 1880
Decatur Co. IA		 AE 2y 5m 10d; s/o George Price & Anna Elizabeth (LENTZ)

 
Sources: Cemeteries of Decatur Co. IA; compiled by Lois Slade,
and transcribed by Janice Lira; updated by Sharon R. Becker, December of 2013; reformatted by Conni McDaniel Hall, March 2019.
Additional transcriptions from WPA Records and obituaries.
 
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