Neese Cemetery
Webster Township, Hamilton County, Iowa
Contributed to IAGenWeb by Jackie Frederick, March 2013 jjfrederick@globalccs.net
The Neese Cemetery was founded on land owned by Washington C. Neese, a Methodist preacher in the late 1850s. Mr. Neese traveled the southwest part of Hamilton county preaching and holding baptisms in the Boone River at Bells Mill. (from the History of Hamilton County)
The Neese Cemetery is located in Webster Township at the junction of Bells Mill Road and 320th Street. The cemetery is about 1/8 mile west of this intersection at the end of a well maintained, dead-end farm lane. The cemetery is on a small hill surrounded by rich farm land and native prairie.
Although still an active cemetery; many Hamilton County pioneers are buried here. The earliest burials are those of Barbara and Maneroy J. (her son) Rodenberger buried in Oct 1860. There are several Civil War, WWI and WWII veterans laid to rest in this cemetery.
The cemetery is enclosed in a wire fence and has a driving path in the middle of cemetery. The east side of the driveway is not plotted, although it contains many of the older stones. Cemetery list starts on the east side of the driveway and then walked in north-to-south rows.
The cemetery was walked July 2012 by Jackie Frederick for the Hamilton Heritage Hunters Genealogical Society. This cemetery list was transcribed using the township record for the cemetery. Unmarked graves were identified by using earlier cemetery listings.
| Name | Birth Date | Death Date | Comments |
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| BELL, Sarah J. | | June 26, 1858 | Wife of Purlonzo Bell; repaired stone hides part of stone information |
| BURLESON, John Jay | Dec 16, 1881 | Aug 26, 1952 | |
| COFER, Oliver P. | Mar 23, 1853 (calc) | Jan 10, 1874 | Aged 20 yr, 9 m, 18 days; stone is difficult to read |
| CURREY, Cora May | Oct 18, 1876 (calc) | May 9, 1882 | Aged 5 yr, 6 m, 21 days; daughter of G.W. & M.G. Currey; stone difficult to read |
| CURREY, George W. | Dec 25, 1871 (calc) | Jan 15, 1875 | Aged 3 yr, 21 days; son of G. & M.J. Currey; stone difficult to read |
| DEBUSK, Mary Agnes (Prim) | 1895 | 1982 | Wife
of Charles DeBusk; Daughter of Joseph & Mary Prim; Name from
earlier cemetery listing No Stone |
| DEVORE, James | Aug 27, 1856 | Feb 16, 1857 | Aged 6 m, 19 days; Son of John & Sarah DeVore; "He rests in Heaven" |
| DEVORE, Jane | April 1806 (calc) | Apr 13, 1861 | Aged 55 yrs; wife of Daniel Devore; broken stone |
| DEVORE, Lizzie | Feb 9, 1869 (calc) | July 3, 1870 | Aged 1 yr, 4 m, 24 days; Daughter of John & Sarah DeVore |
| DEVORE, Mary | Sept 16, 1854 | Oct 11, 1855 | Aged 1 yr, 1 m, 5 days; Daughter of John & Sarah DeVore; "She rests in Him" |
| EELLS, Edward | 1810 (calc) | Dec 11, 1871 | Aged 61 years; footstone has 'E.E.' |
| EELLS, William C. | Dec 6, 1849 (calc) | Apr 29, 1873 | Aged 23 yr, 4 m, and 23 days; Son of Edward & F.P.L. Eells; "Farewell Friends" |
| ENGSTROM, Anna M. | Jan 31, 1870 (calc) | Feb 12, 1878 | Aged 8 yr, 12 days; "Children of P & B Engstrom" |
| ENGSTROM, Victor E. | Mar 6, 1876 (calc) | Feb 19, 1878 | Aged 1 yr, 11 m, 13 days; "Children of P & B Engstrom" |
| ENGSTROM, Willie O. A. | May 2, 1873 (calc) | Feb 19, 1878 | Aged 4 yr, 9 m, 17 days; "Children of P & B Engstrom" |
| HUGHES, Denise Marie (Greufe-Madsen) | Nov 30, 1959 | July 25, 2004 | 1st married Tim Madsen; 2nd married Craig L. Hughes; Daughter of William and LaVonne Greufe |
| HUGHES, Virginia Mae (Plager) | Dec 7, 1929 | Oct 8, 2000 | Wife of William R. Hughes |
| HUGHES, William Roger | July 14, 1930 | Jan 11, 2002 | Husband of Virginia M. Hughes |
| JOHNSON, Andrew | 1825 | 1914 | Husband of Anna S. Johnson |
| JOHNSON, Anna S. | 1842 | 1916 | Wife of Andrew Johnson |
| JOHNSON, John P. | 1871 | 1955 | |
| KAUFFMAN, Flora E. | Oct 11, 1863 | June 14, 1900 | Wife of W. H. Kauffman |
| KAUFFMAN, Freddie H. | Jan 31, 1890 (calc) | Feb 14, 1891 | Aged 1 yr, 14 days; Son of W.H. & Flora E. Kauffman; same stone as Infant daughter Kauffman |
| KAUFFMAN, Infant daughter | June 16, 1884 | June 16, 1884 | Daughter of W. H. & Flora E. Kauffman; same stone as Freddie H. Kauffman |
| LARGENT, Albert Bunt | Mar 17, 1899 | Dec 4, 1986 | Son of Lewis and Alice Josephine Largent; no stone; WWI veteran |
| LARGENT, Alice Josephine (Coffer) | 1873 | Mar, 6, 1942 | Wife of Lewis K. Largent |
| LARGENT, Eva | Apr 29, 1889 (calc) | May 17, 1891 | Aged 2 yr, 18 days; daughter of Lewis K. & Alice J. Largent |
| LARGENT, Harry R. | Jan 25, 1907 | Jan 31, 1979 | Son of Lewis and Alice Josephine Largent; no stone |
| LARGENT, Lewis K. | Feb 5, 1860 | Sept 4, 1954 | Husband of Alice J. Largent; WWII veteran |
| LARGENT, Maude | Dec 30, 1884 | Mar 1971 | Daughter of Lewis and Alice Josephine Largent; no stone |
| MEADE, Abner | Dec 30, 1812 (calc) | Dec 9, 1883 | Aged 70 yr, 11 m, 9 days; Husband of Samantha A. Meade |
| MEADE, Samantha A. (Rowley) | Mar 21, 1817 | Mar 1, 1912 | Wife of Abner Meade; "Asleep in Jesus" |
| MILLER, Charles H. | Apr 7, 1874 (calc) | May 15, 1875 | Aged 1 yr, 1 m, 8 days; Son of J. & S.E. Miller; stone difficult to read |
| NEESE, E. S. | | | Aged 1 yr; child of George & Sarah Neese; same stone as George & Susan Neese; "Infant"; stone is difficult to read |
| NEESE, Eather | 1870 | 1949 | |
| NEESE, Freddie E. | Oct 21, 1897 (calc) | Jan 19, 1882 | Aged 2 yr, 2 m, 29 days; Son of W. C. & M. E. Neese; "Our Little Freddie" |
| NEESE, G. E. | | | Aged 2 yr; child of George & Sarah Neese; same stone as George & Susan Neese; stone is difficult to read |
| NEESE, George | May 25, 1820 (calc) | June 3, 1877 | Aged 57 yr, 9 days; Husband of Susan Neese; same stone as Susan, G.E. & E.S. Neese; stone is difficult to read |
| NEESE, Jasper Newton | Dec 13, 1848 | May 9, 1924 | Aged 75 yr, 4 m, 25 days; Husband of Miranda A. Neese |
| NEESE, Leah | Mar 1, 1818 (calc) | Dec 6, 1895 | Aged 77 yr, 9 m, 5 days; Wife of Washington Neese; "At Rest" |
| NEESE, Lois | May 9, 1842 | Aug 20, 1897 | Wife of Martin V. Neese; also a separate headstone says "Mother" |
| NEESE, Lois M. | Mar 9, 1919 | Mar 9, 1919 | Daughter of E. & D. Neese |
| NEESE, Martin V. | May 20, 1840 | Jan 26, 1926 | Husband of Lois Neese; also a separate headstone says "Father"; separate military marker; Company C Northern Border Brig Civil War |
| NEESE, Mary E. (Royster) | Mar 6, 1847 | May 15, 1918 | Wife of Washington C. Neese; complete dates on separate headstone |
| NEESE, Miranda A. | July 14, 1855 (calc) | Aug 26, 1886 | Aged 31 yr, 1 m, 12 days; Wife of Jasper Newton Neese |
| NEESE, Sarah Eliza | Aug 19, 1883 | Feb 7, 1971 | "Sadie"; Daughter of Washington C. and Mary E. Neese |
| NEESE, Susan | Aug 25, 1822 | May 18, 1888 | Wife of George Neese; backside of George Neese stone; "Our Mother"; stone is difficult to read |
| NEESE, Washington | Dec 24, 1816 (calc) | May 7, 1878 | Aged 61 yr, 4 m, 13 days; Husband of Leah Neese; "Gone Home" |
| NEESE, Washington C. | 1846 | 1930 | Husband of Mary E. Neese |
| NICKESON, Joseph M. | July 28, 1872 (calc) | Sept 6, 1874 | Aged 2 yr, 1 m, 9 days; son of H. S. & S. L. Nickeson; stone difficult to read |
| PRIM, Grover C. | Sept 16, 1893 | Apr 8, 1968 | Iowa PVT US Army WWI |
| PRIM, Nicolas Otto | Nov 18, 1896 | 1920 | WWI veteran |
| PRIM, Paul Joseph | Sept 21, 1906 | Nov 25, 1976 | PVT US Army WWII |
| REVAI, Amanda S. | 1883 | 1966 | |
| ROBERTSON, Claude Othneil | June 1, 1886 | Feb 14, 1939 | Husband of Neva E. Robertson |
| ROBERTSON, Neva Eleanor (Neese) | Aug 13, 1886 | Oct 23, 1970 | Wife of Claude O. Robertson |
| ROBERTSON, Vontell Eleanor | Mar 5, 1910 | Feb 14, 1920 | Daughter of Claude O. & Neva E. Robertson |
| RODENBERGER, Barbara | Dec 14, 1827 (calc) | Oct 20, 1860 | Aged 32 yr, 10 m, 6 days; Wife of S. P. Rodenberger; "My children dear assemble here, A Mother's grave to see. Not long ago I dwell with you, but soon you will be with me" |
| RODENBERGER, Maneroy J. | Aug 1, 1860 (calc) | Oct 11, 1860 | Aged 2 m, 10 days; Daughter of S. P. & Barbara Rodenberger; south side of Barbara Rodenberger stone |
| ROSS, Emma | 1872 | 1873 | Daughter of Huitt & Sarah Ross; listed on back of family stone; footstone with "Jennie" |
| ROSS, Huitt | 1819 | 1901 | Husband of Sarah Ross; Large family stone with 5 Ross names on it; footstone with "Huitt"; Civil War |
| ROSS, Jennie | 1867 | 1876 | Daughter of Huitt & Sarah Ross; listed on back of family stone; footstone with "Jennie" |
| ROSS, Love | 1790 | 1876 | Wife of Thomas Ross; footstone with "Mother"; listed on front of family stone |
| ROSS, Sarah | June 30, 1819 (calc) | Feb 13, 1863 | Aged 43 yr, 7 m, 14 days; Wife of Huitt; footstone with "Sarah"; listed on front of large family stone as "his wife" and death year of 1862. There is also has a separate 'Sarah' older stone which has a different death year (1863) |
| SCOTT, Cora M. | 1877 | 1925 | Wife of George L. Scott |
| SCOTT, Elijah | | | Co. F. 2nd IA. Calvary, Civil War |
| SCOTT, George L. | 1868 | 1949 | Husband of Cora M. Scott |
| SCOTT, Glenn Albert | Oct 27, 1915 | Sept 19, 1917 | Son of George & Cora Scott; has "brother" on top of stone |
| SCOTT, Henry | Jan 1839 | | Husband of Pricilla Scott; Co E. 48th Illinois Infantry Civil War |
| SCOTT, Pricilla (Robinson) | May 27, 1843 | Mar 8, 1888 | Aged 44 yr, 9m, 11 days; Wife of W. Henry Scott; Concrete boundary around Pricilla and Henry headstones border has year 1911 carved in it. |
| SCOTT, William Henry | Jan 12, 1897 | May 12, 1907 | Son of George & Cora Scott |
| STONER, Cristina | 1851 | 1911 | Wife of Swen Stoner |
| STONER, Fred | 1879 | 1964 | Son of Swen & Cristina Stoner |
| STONER, Swen | 1836 | 1917 | Husband of Cristina Stoner |
| WALSTROM, Jonas H. | Feb 25, 1860 | June 14, 1942 | Husband of Luella Walstrom; also has a tall unreadable original stone |
| WALSTROM, Kenneth | Oct 1, 1896 | Sept 12, 1900 | Son of Jonas H & Luella E. Walstrom; also has a footstone |
| WALSTROM, Luella E. | Nov 14, 1861 | Apr 3, 1902 | Wife of Jonas H. Walstrom; also has a footstone; stone is partially buried |
| WESTRUM, baby | 1901 | 1901 | |
| WESTRUM, Pearl S. | 1908 | 1910 | |
| WHALEN, James T | Jan 4, 1861 (calc) | Jan 19, 1862 | Aged 1 yr, 15 days; Son of N. & L. Whalen; broken stone |
| WILLCOX, Priscilla | 1838 (calc) | Oct 23, 1868 | Aged 30 yrs; Wife of Charles Willcox; stone difficult to read |
| ZAMORA, Brad L. | Oct 18, 1967 | Dec 28, 1999 | |
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| Misc. stones found in cemetery | | | |
| (SCOTT?), Jenny | | | Small unreadable hand-made stone; next to the George Scott family; name from earlier cemetery listing |
| Base of a stone | | | Gravestone not found |
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