Transcribed by the Jones County Genealogical Society and proofread by Joanne Wilken.
Gravestone photos: Iowa Gravestone Photo Project
Map/Directions: Sams/Fremont Cemetery
Coordinates: Cass Township, Section 20, 42°09'20"N, 091°20'00"W
AKA Fremont
Click for map of Sams Cemetery made in 2005 and contributed by Sandra Berg.
Current cemetery condition, source and credit information will be gladly received!
| ROW | GIVEN NAME | SURNAME | BORN | DIED | AGE | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hannah I | Hamilton | 8/15/1862 | 22y1m17d | ||
| 1 | May | Chopper | 2/20/1873 | 4d | d/o John P. & Nancy A. (Reed) Chopper | |
| 1 | Eleanor | McBee | 3/1/1868 | 68y11m2d | w/o Lemuel Mc Bee | |
| 1 | Lemuel | McBee | 10/10/1872 | 76y10m | ||
| 2 | Malinda | Calkins | 3/2/1860 | 27y | w/o Stephen B Calkins (s/o Calvin & Mary A Calkins) | |
| 2 | Nancy E (McBee) | Chopper | 9/24/1867 | 29y5m20d | w/o John P Chopper | |
| 2 | Ira | Chopper | 10/20/1859 | 8m21d | s/o John P & Nancy E (McBee) Chopper | |
| 2 | Joseph | Bower | 7/7/1857 | 28y9m16d | footstones here say AB, LNB, MAB, & MB | |
| 3 | Melvin A | Sams | 12/12/1867 | 1yr4m29d | s/o Stephen & J. Mary (Wagner) Sams | |
| 4 | Lewis | Crow | 11/1/1870 | 8m21d | s/o Edward M. & Sarah A. Crow of Buffalo Tsp, Linn Co., IA | |
| 4 | Gabrison M | Crow | 08/17/1868 | 3 mos 18 d | s/o Edward M. & Sarah A. Crow of Buffalo Tsp, Linn Co., IA | |
| 5 | Lydia | Sams | 10/16/1879 | 18y11m29d | d/o Silas & Sarah (Foust) Sams | |
| 5 | Edward Sams | Reeves | 4/4/1846 | 3y7m15d | s/o John A. & E. "Lydia" (Sams) Reeves | |
| 5 | Elva A | Sams | 10/14/1879 | 2y8m18d | d/o Silas & Sarah (Foust) Sams | |
| 5 | Edward | Sams | 1/28/1857 | 3m26d | s/o Silas & Sarah (Foust) Sams | |
| 5 | Wm H | Sams | 10/13/1861 | 3y11m | s/o Silas & Sarah (Foust) Sams | |
| 6 | Sarah (Foust) | Sams | 8/19/1835 | 1/22/1917 | w/o Silas Sams | |
| 6 | Silas | Sams | 7/25/1826 | 2/22/1905 | ||
| 6 | Rezin | Sams | 8/4/1853 | 29y | ||
| 6 | Edward M | Sams | 03/23/1794 | 1/23/1854 | 60y10m | |
| 6 | Casander (Edginton) | Sams | 4/28/1878 | 72y7m13d | w/o Edward M Sams. Stone says daughter buried w/her | |
| 7 | Clarence S | Leek | 6/16/1888 | 8/26/1903 | s/o Lorenzo & Maggie (Sams) Leek | |
| 7 | William E | Sams | 2/9/1873 | 1m6d | s/o Stephen & Mary J. (Waggam) Sams | |
| Unk | Mary A | Beeks | 06/23/1854 | 7y8m17d | d/o William J & Margaret J Beeks | |
| Unk | Edward Grant | Farrell | 10/06/1870 | 11m12d | s/o J. & N. E. Farrell | |
| Unk | Hansel | Kelley | 07/19/1854 | 7y3m22d | s/o S. & J. Kelley |
