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Strawn Cemetery
Fayette Township

Strawn Cemetery is located 
2.27 miles east of the center of Shellsburg,
and .15 miles north of E Shellsburg Road, on the west side of Strawn Road.


Cemetery Inscriptions
Strawn Cemetery
Linn County, Iowa

Date inscriptions were recorded: September 11, 1971

Grave inscriptions copied by:
Gregory Smith McDonough and Karel Joy Doop McDonough
gregmcd@att.net

1. Mary Jones
Wife of J. M. Jones
D July 31, 1889
32 years

2. Florence (Jones)
Daughter of J.M. Jones and Mary Jones
D October 1, 1865
11 mo. 15 days

3. Florence (Jones)
Daughter of J.M. Jones and Mary Jones
D October 1, 1865
11 mo. 15 days
(same inscription as #2 on same stone as 1 & 2, This is a loose stone, assumed
to be the same child)

4. Frank (Jones)
Son of J.M. and M Jones

5. Willard J. Jones
Oct 6, 1865
1 Y 9 M 21 D

5a. Mary A. Jones
Feb 21, 1863
1 Y 5 D
Children of D.W. and E Jones

6. James Jones
D Feb 19, 1862
70 Y 3 M 19 D

7. Barbara Jones
Wife of J Jones
D Oct 16, 1871
76 Y 10 M 6 D
Note: Additional DAR marker Barbara Walters Jones
1797-1876
daughter of Revolutionary War Soldier

John Walters
Erected by Little Muddy Society CAR and Ashley Chapter DAR

8. Caroline (Smith)
Wife of Noah Smith
D Nov 6 1866
Aged 48 Y 7 M 9 D

9. Edward (Miskimen)
Infant son of C. W. & S. J. Miskimen
D Jan 26, 1860
25 days

9a. Lizzie Miskimen
D Oct 20 1864
1 Y 6 M 24 D

10. Phebe Myers
1812-1887

11. Peter Meyers
D Aug 14, 1847
44 Y 11 M 15 D

12. Jerome McManes
Son of (?). M & E. L. McManes
D Dec 27, 1876
4 Y 6 M 14 D

13. Lizabeth Long
1820-1895
Samuel Long
1817-1904

14. Joseph Penrose
Apr 2, 1837 – May 2, 1902
His wife
Phoebe R.
Oct 31, 1840 (no death date)

15. Penrose
Nov 17, 1854 – Nov 9, 1860

16. Nancy E Cleckner
D Nov 18, 1891
Aged 84 Y 2 M 19 D

17. Penrose
Lewis 1844-1923
Sarah 1844-1930

18. Clarence “baby”

19. Elson
Eva 1866-1945
James 1861-1935

20. James Strawn
B Aug 11, 1810
D Sep 2, 1895

21. Eliza Strawn
Wife of James Strawn
B Mar 10, 1814
D Jan 2, 1875

22. T Gainer Strawn
D Aug 15, 1888
40 Y 1 M 8 D

23. Joseph Strawn
D Nov 9, 1883
Aged 70 Y 6 M 24 D

Tabitha (Wife of J.R. Strawn)
D Sep 19, 1883
93 Y 5 M 4 D

24. Mabele (Strawn)
Dau of W. L. & D. E. Strawn
D Apr 8, 1883
3 yrs

25. William Strawn
Co. B
9 IA Cav.

26. Mother
Deborah E
Wife of W. L. Strawn
Died
July 7 1897
Aged

27. Chas E Strawn
Sep 6 1882
Nov 10 1907
47 years

28. Mary E McKlintock
B Feb 11, 1840
D Apr 5, 1846
Dau of L.W. and Sarah

29. Catherine McKlintock
B Mar 29, 1844
D Sep 26, 1847

30. Martha McKlintock
B Jan 7, 1840
D May 4, 1840

31. Clarence S Carrier
B in June 1866
D in Oct 1905

Cynthia A. Carrier
B Nov 12, 1834
D May 31 1904

William E Carrier
Aug 13, 1870
May 10, 1944

32. Byron T Murray
Son of R. B. & S Murray
D Aug 1, 1881
1 Y 5 M 26 D

33. Serepta Murray
1847-1936


34. Bruce Murray
1840-1925
Co C 46th Rec O.V.V.I.

35. John C. Murray
1868-1956

36. Daniel Sherman
May 17, 1854
Jan 13, 1942

37. Mrs Hattie Sheerman
Dec 9 1853
Oct 14, 1917

38. Sarah Mabel (Sherman)
Dau of D & H Sherman
Nov 1, 1853
Aug 28, 1903

39. Sarah McKlintock
D Apr 30, 1893
75 Y 2 M 17 D

John W. McKintock
D Dec 30, 1886
69 Y 10 M 13 D

40. John Rife
D Dec 13, 1891
71 Y 6 M 17 D

Mary Rife
D June 29, 1904
75 Y 1 M 20 D

41. Roland R (Rife)
Infant son of A.K. & S.E. Rife
July 19, 1904
Mar 15, 1905

42. Bernard A Stookey
Dec 8, 1884 – Aug 9, 1893

43. Mother/ Eliza A. Stookey
1854-1918
44. Father/ Nelson H Stookey
1853-1942

45. Thomas W. Stookey
Sept 10 1956

46. Mary Bertha Stookey
1865-1964

Samuel S Stookey
1874-1929

47. Mary B Stookey
Aug 4, 1964

48. (Stookey?)
Dortha Nell 1923
Twin Boys 1929

49. Mary Eliza 1911-1918
Dau of S.S. & M.B. Stookey

50. Susan wife of P.K. Kisling
D Dec 12, 1880
72 Y

Peter K Kisling
D Nov 11, 1876
72 Y

51. Carr
Ethel
Mar 15, 1887
Mar 7, 1904

52. (Wright)
Lucille
Nov 19, 1904 – Apr 12, 1905

53. Clark C. Wright
Jul 31, 1874 - Jul 11, 1963

Ella wife of C.C. Wright
Sep 9, 1874 – Mar 16, 1906

54. Adam Hoover
21st Ind Batt’y

55. John W Jones
B Aug 8, 1822 - D Jan 5, 1897

Maria A. wife of J.W. Jones
B Apr 19, 18223
D Jan 25, 1909
Aged 86 Y 9 M 6 D

56. LIGHTFOOT
Mary E. 1878-1906
Ida D. 1881-1909
Margaret E. 1843-1919
George W. 1844-1932
Jasper N. 1876-1932
Effa M. 1880-1968 (Effie Lightfoot Aug 5, 1968)
American Legion Marker

57. Two Stones unmarked

58. Malisa Inks
Wife of A.W. Inks
Aug 30 1859 – Jan 15, 1906

59. STRAWN
Elizabeth wife 1856
N.P. Strawn 1851-1908

60. Hannah J. Jones 1855-1917
Paul T. Jones 1846-1928

61. Wm Moodey
Co D
8 IA. INF.

62. SMITH
B Apr 29, 1884
D June 16, 1905

END

There were other graves that were unmarked in this cemetery. Also lots of overgrowth and I did not have time to remove and search for other graves.