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Iowa County Cemetery Stones and History 1844-1975 (manuscript)
by Pauline Lillie
YANKEE POINT CEMETERY
History by Pauline Lillie
Location
Fillmore 78 township, Range 10, Section 21, May be reached from Hy. 149
to Parnell, then south 2 miles west 1 mile to the lane which goes to the
top of hill, going north. May be seen from the county gravel road,
History
No mention in the history of 1881, does appear on the early 1874 Atlas
page 15, on the J.C. Claypool farm Atlas 1915 p. 31 locates this cemetery
in field on the F.C. Claypool farm in the NW section: Few biographies
in the 1881 history. North of this area another different group of people
those around of (now) Parnell); From the Catholic settlements with a church
and cemetery.
This is an old cemetery with burials from 1855, and used to-day by the
descendants living elsewhere. One has only to check the many names in
the cemetery against those of the 1875 Atlas to realize the family con-
nections,
One of the first thing you notice about this cemetery are the very large
grey stones, hugh, and practically all that color. There are a few large
brown ones, may be five, and of course a few of those of early year vintage.
A mausoleum door marker used for the headstone from the Marengo I.O.O.F
after it was closed, is found here for a marker. These were names listed
on the door vault of the Mausolem. This in the Woodward lot.
Another fact I have never seen in any cemetery was the placing of the
funeral markers in cement blocks.
This cemetery is on a hill top with nice hickory nut trees, well mowed,
and cared for; Stones were outstanding for some were old. Most of the
Civil War Veterans were given special attention, with some having new
stones. Only one down stone that of Isabel Welch. That because a tree
cut, and probably waiting for the stump to rot before fixing. This cem-
etery is still being used. (1975)
Condition
Well cared for no weed, what ever, no junk around stones, with gate and
fence in the best condition.
Remarks
Outstanding for an old cemetery.
Researched by Pauline Lillie
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p.2
YANKEE POINT Cemetery
Fillmore 78 township Range 10
Section 21; Located 2 miles south
and 1 west of Parnell, up a lane
in field; copied by Pauline Lillie
October 29, 1975 for Iowa County
Historical Society.
NOT FOR LOAN
Blue, Clarence A. d. Nov. 20, 1872; ae 24y 3m 12d
Luna M. d. Mar. 22, 1879; ae 2m
Claypool, Minnie E. b. 1882 d. 1961
Bert H. b. 1881 d. 1970
Clifford O. b. Nov.14, 1901 -
Thelma L. b. Jan.28, 1909 d. 1971
John F. d. Nov.10, 1913; ae 42y 1m 10d
Father-Mother
Ira A. Henkle b.1847 d. 1929
John has I.O.O.F. marker
Claypool, Jonathan d. Nov.3, 1919; ae 90y 9d
Anna Maria d. May 8, 1912; ae 76y 1m 21d
Claypool, Samuel L. d. Feb. 23, 1907; ae 83y 7m 15d
Mary E. wife of S.L. d. Sept.15, 1900; ae 89y 14m
Father Mother
Claypool, W.M. b. Jan.2, 1853 d. Feb. 25, 1912
Claypool, Pearl A. b. 1894 d. 1964
Cement block with funeral
home in block - McSwiggin
and Ulmann
Anna Bernice Claypool Santi b. Mar. 5, 1915 d.Nov. 11, 1965
Home to rest
A benton [sic] b. 1862 d. 1932
Rosa B. b. 1859 d. 1930
Inf. son of A.B & R.B. d. Jan.23, 1898
Carter, Elsworth B. husband of
Maggie N. d. Apr.22, 1899 ae 38y 23d
I.O.O.F. marker
Mother b. 1860 d. 1931
Ronald James Carter b. 1919 d. 1949
Funeral Marker McSwiggin & Uhlmann
Carter, L.A. b. 1849 d. 1901
Bertha our dau. b. 1880 d. 1900
Lewis our son b. 1883 d. 1902
Gail our dau. b. 1892 d. 1902
Father - Bertha-Lewis-Gail
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Yankee Point Cemetery continued p.3
Carter, Doris Manie b. 1918
Charles C. b. 1892 d. 1953
Willie son of U.S. & Iowa d. Nov. 21, 1893 21/51?y 21m 10d
Carter, Herbert B. b. Feb. 22, 1890 d. Oct. 11, 1918
Carter. Warren U. b. Oct. 8, 1875 d. Aug. 16, 1914
Sophia M. b. June 16, 1872 d. Aug. 11, 1903
Carter, Jacob O. d. June 15, 1881 ae 38y 1m 10d
Carter, Milton A. b. 1888 d. 1918
I.O.O.F marker
Emma G. dau of A.J. & E.M. b. Jan. 10, 1903 d.Mar.11, 1903
Carter, Forest b. 1901 d. 1918
Mother -
No name on big stone
Laurae dau. of A.J. & E.M. d. Sept.25, 1898 ae 1y 3m 17d
Carter, David b. Sept.4, 1838 d. July 21, 1910
Cynthia b. Mar. 7, 1841 d. Aug. 28, 1923
Carter, Oscar L. d. Feb. 8, 1897 ae 55y 10m 15d
GAR marker
Charlotte d. Jan. 20, 1878 ae 79y 10m 17d
Stephen d. June 27, 1864 ae 29y 15d
killed by lightening
Carter, William d. Feb.12, 1904 ae 74y 1m 16d
Harriet E. d. Aug.28, 1906 ae 70y 5m 19d
Cora I. d. Sept.13, 1873 ae 3weeks 3d
small stones Cora I - Father - Mother
Carr, Infant son of B.F. & L.A. -
Lucy A. Willhite d. Dec.10, 1888 ae 21y 7m 2d
on same stone
Edmiston, Maggie dau of W.L.& R.G. b. Oct.9, 1886 d. June 26, 1902
Fruman, Etta wife of Albert b. July 8, 1872 d. Sept.23, 1904
ae 22y 2m 17d
Farlow, Mary Ann wife of Grancis G. b. 1888 [*1838] d. 1902 [*should be Francis C.]
twin stones
Clarica H. ae 1y 4m 16d
William ae 2y 3m 5d
children of F.G. & M.A.
Fernow, Benjamine E. son of D.L. & M.E. d. June 17, 1880
our little son ae 11y 9m 21d
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Yankee Point pg.4
Garringer, James Riley b. July 3, 1872 d. Jan.23, 1922
Tracy his wife b. May 7, 1873 d. Mar.19, 1961
Garringer, John D. b. April 18,1898
Bertha I. b. May 23,1900
Their son Ronald G. b. Aug.2,1942 d. Apr.14, 1960
Garringer, Adahl I. mother b. Nov.27, 1899 d. Apr.12, 1922
Carl L. father b. Feb 21, 1896 d. Apr.14, 1972
Esther b. July 8, 1907 d. Sept.6, 1960
Garringer, Keith K. b. April 17, 1919 d. June 4,1950
Chris William Hubbell b. 1867 d. 1967
McSwiggin & Uhlman - marker funeral[sic] in cement in stone block
Gordon, William b. Aug. 5, 1867 rest gone, broken off
Clarissa wife of Wm.M d. June 3, 1866 ae 53y
Ebenezer L. drowned d. July 5, 1865
at the expiration of his term of
service of his country ae 22y 7m 16d
GAR Marker (for Ebenezer)
David C. b. Dec. 16, 1840 d. Jan. 21, 1862
He has a new stone IOWA PVT - G & REGT Iowa Inf.
Civil War - GAR MARKER--I.O.O.F MARKER
Luretta E. dau of W.M. & C. d. Jan. 3,1869 ae 11y 8m 2d
Holden, W.H.
Co. - B 73 Ind. Inf. GAR MARKER
Hubbell, Chris William b. 1867 d. 1967
Garringer lot of Keith K.
McSwiggin & Uhlmann funeral marker in cement block
Henkle, Ira b. 1847 d. 1929
Lot of Minnie E. and Bert H. Claypool
Janes, Anita Renee b. 1964 d. 1964
Reynold Funeral home - embedded in cement block
Kleinmeyer, Edward C. b. 1908 d. 1959
Knipfer, Wilhelmina d. Apr. 16, 1904 ae 71y 9m 22d
Rosa d. Mar. 8, 1907 ae 44y 9m 12d
Gottfried d. Feb. 20, 1914 ae 83y 6m 12d
Mother-Father-Rosa
Moore, James A. d. April 10, 1864 ae 21y 6m 9d
John d. Mar. 22, 1856 ae 73y 5m 15d
Moore, Bertha b. Jan 26, 1886 d. May 16, 1904
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YANKEE POINT CEMETERY - continued
Moore George W. b. 1920 d. 1904
stone made at J.P. Horsha -
Montezuma, Iowa
Charles L. son of G.W.&A. d. Aug. 20,1882 ae 23y 10m 6d
Abigail wife of George d. Feb. 20,1883 ae 62y 7m 16d
McMaran Mary J. dau. of McMaran d. Aug. 11, 1883 ae 5 years --.
in stone of Cynthia F. wife of H.U. Woodward
Noland Peter d. July 26,1863 ae 38y 2m
Michael born Killarney, Ireland d. Jan.21,1892 ae 53 years.
Pettibone Franklin d. April 12,1910 ae 80y 11m 1d
Armilla A. d. Jan. 29, 1884 ae 50y 10m 1d
Dllen [sic] d. June 2,1885 ae 52y 10m 17d
Mother --
Benjamin E. our little son,
of D.L. & M.E. Fernow d. June 17,1880 ae 11y 9m 21d
Pettibone Benjamin F. d. Jan.5,1878 ae 26y 9m 15d
Palmer Lauro [sic] O. d. Nov.21,1887 ae 72y 10m 26d
Parsons Rosemary Sue - Best Funeral -- --
in cement block (prob. small child)
Powers Richard Cecil b. Apr.30,1895 d. Apr.15, 1913
2 big stones unlike names
on 2nd probably belong to small sotnes
Clara A. b. 1869 d. 1922
Charles B. b. 1869 d. 1946
Welch, Daniel d. Nov. 28,1899 ae 76y 9m 6d
Caroline A. d. Mar. 17,1883 ae 34y 9m 9d
Jane d. Nov. 7,1930 ae 86y 16d
small stones Caroline - Jane
Albert Welch b. 1851 d. 1932
Albert made out of cement - very well done.
Welch, Nettie b. Nov.13,1869 d. Apr. 25, 1919
Grace b. Oct.31,1898 d. Dec. 13, 1898
Eugene b. Feb.23,1867 d. Aug. 6, 1935
another stone for Grace
Welch, Dewey b. Feb. 25, 1819 d. July 23, 1866
Iowa 1st LT-CO-G-8-Iowa TNF
GAR MARKER 9 (this new stone)
Cynthia wife of David d. July 5, 1863 broken off
David R. d. Sept.15, 1858 broken off
looks as part was 63 yr.11mo.?
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YANKEE POINT CEMETERY CONTINUED p.6
Welch Isabel d. Jan.- 1869 ae 34yr.9mo.9da
errected by her son H.C.Welch (on stone)
Lucy A d. Dec.10, 1888 ae 21yr.7mo.2da
on stone of CARRInf. son of B.F. & L. A/
West Wynter b. 1901 d. 1975
Mason emblem
No funeral home in New Marker
from another source following: Sept. 12, 1975 deceased
born January 9, 1901
West Waldo E. son of S.& A.M. d. April 5, 1900 ae 4 weeks 6 da
Anna M b. May 27, 1875 d. Nov.30,1919
Samuel b. Dec.19,1870 d. Oct.26,1949
North b. 1903 d. 1927
Father - Mother
Warner Joseph d. June 18, 1881 ae 32yr.11mo. 10 da
Saila Ann d, Oct.6,1874 ae 43yr.15mo. 27 da
Woodward Cynthia E.wife of H.J. b. 1867 d. 1908
Mildred D. dau of H.C. & F. d. Oct.29, 1934 ae 11 yr. 27 da.
Herman b. 1870 d. 1929
an Emblem of M.W.A. Deaf in stone, which
appearance as door) taken from the slab
of Mausoleum for the headstone
Lyle R b. 1913 d. 1964
Funeral marker McSwiggin &
Uhlmann in stone cement block
Mary J. dau of McMaran d. Aug.11, 1863 ae 5 yr. -
H.C. b. 1912 d. 1966
McSwiggin & Uhlmann, cement block
with funeral marker on top
Wallace William d. Nov.15, 1867 ae 62 yr
Lydia d. Nov.11, 1855 ae 48yr.5mo. 29 da
Elbert L. son of John & Eliza J. d. Oct.8, 1867 ae 8 mo. 9 da
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[* Corrections to original publication by Jerry Sander, Idaho Springs, CO]
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