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Highland Grove Cemetery
Fairview Twp
Section 36
42°02'12"N
091°15'23"W

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11Francis JRudisel 04/28/187856 yrs
12Asel SMershon 12/22/186552 yrs 9 mos 16 days
13DellaIngram 08/12/1860dau of C M & S A Ingram
14JoellaIngram 10/06/1859infant dau of C M & S A Ingram
15JosephIngram 05/04/186352 yrs
16ElendarIngram 12/02/1863 53 yrs; w/o Joseph Ingram Photo: Steve Hanken
17Susan GIngram 2/05/185522 yrs 9 mos 8 days - w/o John Ingram
18Charles EIngram 07/25/18555 mos 27 days - son of L & S Ingram
19Mary GIngram 12/10/186923 yrs 8 mos 17 days - w/o R H Ingram
110Joseph WTaylor06/13/182907/06/1896son of Tarpley D & Lydia (Secrist) Taylor
111Amanda E (Ingram)Taylor 02/14/187437 yrs 9 mos 24 days - w/o Joseph Taylor
112Lydia E Taylor 06/28/18637 yrs 3 mos 26 days - dau of Joseph W & Amanda (Ingram) Taylor
21John AMershon 01/11/18598 yrs 1 mo 23 days - son of T O & S J Mershon
22Mary AMershon 01/17/1868?10 yrs 10 mos 2 days - dau of T O & S J Merson
23CapitolaMershon 05/01/18592 mos 17 days
24Noble StockwellMershon 10/05/187256 yrs - wife: Mary A Bancroft
25John WMershon 12/16/187564 yrs 4 mos 2 days
26ThiessaMershon 05/26/18624 yrs 8 days - dau of J & H Mershon
27Elias MMershon 08/06/18601 yr 3 mos 3 days
28LouannBrown 03/12/186060 yrs 4 mos 21 days, w/o James Brown. Belva Vestal, "Louann also went by Susan and is listed with her husband James Brown in the 1860 Jones Co. IA census listed as taken June 8, 1860 on page 589, Fairview Township, city of Anamosa, dwelling 244, family number 250. The death date I have is Sept. 3 1866 in Jones Co."
29Lucinda JBrown 08/01/186523 yrs 11 mos 2 days - dau of James & Louann Brown
210AmandaHeald   
31Harriett L (Sherman)Taylor09/28/183301/07/186127 yrs 3 mos 3 days - w/ of John Clark Taylor--dau of Joshua & Mary Ann (Hickox) Sherman
32Pleasant MTaylor 09/25/18533 yrs 11 mos 9 days - son of John Clark & Harriet L (Sherman) Taylor
33Lydia (Secrist)Taylor 04/18/187162 yrs 8 mos 4 days - w/o Tarpley Taylor- dau of Joseph & Sarah A (Mershon) Secrest
34AmeliaRichtstine 12/12/1854 37 yrs; w/o Jacob Richtstine. Name is often spelled "Richstine." Photo: Steve Hanken
35William Richstine 07/23/18555 yrs 22 days - son of Jacob & Amelia Richstine
36JacobRichstine 07/27/186511 mos 21 days - son of Jacob & Amelia Richtstine
37 Richstine 11/18/1859infant dau. of Jacob & Amelia Richstine
38JamesShearman06/18/183505/19/1884son of Joshua & Mary (Meeker Hickox) Sherman
39Eliza C (Taylor) ShermanBowen04/27/18421/25/1913dau of Tarpley D and Lydia (Secrist) Taylor
310Ida MeekerShearman/Sherman 09/19/18641 yr 9 mos 23 days - dau of James & "Ella" C (Taylor) Shearman
311 Shearman/Sherman 09/10/1863infant dau of James & "Ella" C (Taylor) Shearman
312Mary AShearman/Sherman 12/06/18666 mos 2 days - dau of James &" Ella" C (Taylor) Shearman
313James OvidShearman/Sherman 12/29/18723 mos 6 days -son of James & "Ella" C (Taylor) Shearman
314Hiram LSteward 12/01/187542 yrs 10 mos 11 days
315Joshua ESteward 02/08/18664 yrs 5 mos 18 days - son of H L & A Steward
316EllaSteward 07/01/18662 yrs 2 mos - dau of H L & Ann Steward
41SamanthaLittlefield   Thomas—68 yrs 6 mos 28 days; Samantha—dau of Thomas & Maria Littlefield; 16 yrs 6(?) mos; died in OH Photo: Steve Hanken
42ThomasLittlefield 11/13/1861
43AlbertLittlefield 06/03/185913 yrs 1 mo 27 days - son of Thomas & Maria Littlefield
44ClarkLittlefield 03/20/186321 yrs
45Wm HNorton 04/25/185041 yrs 7 mos 24 days
46Lucinda (Ireland) Claflin02/22/18388/27/1902w/o 1)Andrew Stingley 2) Alexander Long 3)David Robinson & 4) Collins M Claflin - dau of William & Catherine (Lee) Ireland
46ZachariahNorton06/15/18413/25/1911wife: Alma (Robinson) Henry Norton Van Voltinburgh
47James WLong 12/30/18594 yrs - son of Alexander & Lucinda (Ireland) Long
48CorneliusMershon 12/21/186379 yrs
48BuelWood 12/04/186864 yrs 7 mos 19 days
49SabrinaWood 03/14/186516 yrs 1 mo 10 days -dau of Buel & Keziah (Eperson) Wood
49NathanWood 11/13/187529 yrs 1 mo - don of Buel & Keziah (Eperson) Wood
410Nina LouSecrist? 10/15/18621 yr 10 days
411R MSecrist 03/11/186152 yr 2 mos ? days
413Kezah (Eperson)Wood04/22/181502/03/1899born TN married Iowa Co., IA -w/o Buell Wood
414Lucy EllaWood   infant dau of J & ? Wood Photo: Steve Hanken
415CodieLeonard 10/25/18702 mos 5 days - son of M & M C Leonard
51James DNorton 07/00/188979 yrs 3 mos 5 days
52Sarah (Rooney)Norton 02/24/189175 yrs 1 mo 3 days - w/o James D Norton
53FlorenceNorton 06/20/185910 yrs 2 mos -dau of James D & Sarah (Rooney) Norton
54ElziraNorton 01/03/186411 yrs 8 mos 28 days-dau of James D & Sarah (Rooney) Norton - twin of Elihu Norton
55 Norton  infant dau of S M & M Norton
57 Mershon  infant dau of L & ? Mershon
59WilliamWarrington 12/31/1856 
510Leticia (Mershon)Warrington 05/09/186355 yrs 11 mos
511Eleanor JSouthwick 6/1/186431 yrs 2 mos 9 days
512BellRomine? 07/06/18609 mos- Wm D & Kesiah (Randall) Romine married 11/25/1855???- 1860 in Benton Co., IA
513Alfred TRomine? 05/21/1860? Yr 6 mos 12 days-Wm D & Kesiah (Randall) Romine married 11/25/1855????
514LydiaRomine?  Wm D & Kesiah (Randall) Romine married 11/25/1855???
515NAiler   
516Charles EAiler 03/30/18701 yr 2 mos 16 days - son of John L & Matilda (Randall) Ailer
517Rose EAiler   
518Willie EAiler 02/17/187614 yrs 4 mos- son of John L & Matilda (Randall) Ailer
519MaudeAiler   
61ThersseHelmick 12/28/187659 yrs 8 mos 28 days - w/o Adam Helmick -mother of Emmaline Barbara Fleming
62AdamHelmick 07/02/18645 mos 6 days-son of Adam & Thersse Helmick
63AMitchel   
64Atkinson TMcConaughy183012/15/1895s/o of John & Jane (Duncan) McConaughy
65Catherine (Warrington)McConaughy06/12/183803/16/1878 
66 Minter   
67Ora OArnold 04/17/186513 days - dau of J W & N A Arnold
68 Arnold   
71JohnForeman18181905 
72NancyForeman18221909 
73 Foreman? 06/00/1855child of J & ? (Foreman?)
74 Foreman? 03/01/????3 mos 9 days -infant son of J & ? (Foreman?)
75 Foreman? 03/00/????son of J & ? (Foreman?)
76JacobForeman09/02/18143/23/1900b Mercer Co., KY wife: Jane Rooney
77Martha FMiller 10/21/186641 yrs
77E JForeman 03/01/1872 
79Jane?Foreman?  02/13/18??17 days
710Sarah M (Warrington)Simpson18431928w/o of John Simpson - dau of Wm & Leticia (Mershon) Warrington -died Harlan, Shelby Co., IA
711John CSimpson  Co G 31st IA Inf
712Luella FSimpson10/24/188603/08/1887 
713Aletha HSimpson11/17/187004/10/1871 
714Esther MSimpson07/05/188408/16/1884 
715R SYount   7 yrs 5 mos 15 days
716(initials F and S on plot map)Yates  Plot map says Mrs. Yates buried here (maybe Libbie A Freeman)
717V GYates 09/14/1872 V G—18 yrs 8 mos; R S—11 yrs 7 mo 9 days;sons of Philip C & Libbie A (Freeman) Yates Photo: Steve Hanken
718R SYates 09/14/1872
719RobertMiller 10/25/186666 yrs 9 mos - Wife: Ann
719RobertMiller 10/25/186663 yrs 9 mos - wife: Ann
720Wm JMiller 12/03/188524 yrs 11 mos 24 days - son of R & D Miller
720William JMiller 12/03/186511 yr 7 mos 9 days - son of Robert & Ann Miller
721SarahSecrist18191912 
722JosephSecrist18171912 
723Jane (Secrist)McGowan18471917wife of Calvin McGowan
724Josephine "Josie" (McGowan)Joslin18831942w/o Lewis Joslin
725Ila LSterner19051944w/o of Lewis Sterner
726Minie MHays 08/12/1875 Minie age 14 yrs; Maudie age 1 yr 2 mos; daus of H & S A Hays Photo: Steve Hanken
727Maudie BHays 12/12/1874
81JulenaTaylor?184912/16/1851 2 yrs 10 mos 23 days
82JacobTaylor?   
83GeorgeHotz18201865 Veteran
84CathernHotz18291909
85Effie A (Hotz)Lindly18461933(Plot map says Mrs. F Lindly)
86Samuel MMiller 03/01/186635 yrs 10 mos 11 days
86Samuel MMiller 11/01/186635 yrs 10 mos 11 days
87Martha JMiller 10/21/186641 yrs
88Emma EMiller 10/23/18666 yrs 1 mos 15 days
89Hattie EMiller 10/18/18662 yrs 8 mos
810 Miller  infant
811PeterKane18431895Co F 19 Reg IA Vol.
812Lydia H (Wood)Kane 02/04/188631 yrs 20 days- w/o Peter Kane
813AbrahamKane  14 yr
814 Kane? 00/15/1850infant dau.
815Benjamin FranklinIreland18341909son of James Wood and Deborah (Birch) Ireland
816Catharine (Lyon)Ireland18421921w/o of Benj F Ireland (no stone for Catherine)
91CommodoreSunday 01/13/1878 28 yrs; wife: Mary Catherine Miller (remarried to Edward E Sawyer) Photo: Steve Hanken
92Barbara SSunday 07/19/18395 yrs 7 mos 15 days - dau of Andrew & Saloma(born 1820) Sunday-this child could not have been born in 1834 and buried in this cemetery. This must be 1859.
93Elizabeth (Foreman)Sunday 04/08/186622-w/o of John Tyler Sunday
94George SBates 09/02/18651 yr 5 mos 9 days
95Emily F (Spear)Bates18371865w/o of Ira Bates, MD
96IraBates01/30/182201/10/1896wives: Emily F Spear, Elizabeth Spear (died 1865) and Mary Ganser (buried Center Cem)
97GydaBates18251924This birthdate must be 1875-dau of Ira Bates and Mary Ganser
98Barbara AnnaWest 03/07/187514 yrs 6 mos 2 days - dau of Jonathan and M A West
9 CatherineAtkinson18381875
9 JAtkinson18301895 
101John BPorter08/20/182303/08/1892 
102Julia APorter 06/09/187443 yrs w/o John Porter
103John JacksonPorter 07/29/18795 yrs 6 mos 7 days - son of John and Julia Porter
104George FairchildPorter 08/15/18796 yrs 6 days - don of John and Julia Porter
105JosieMuck 12/19/18664 mos 8 days - dau of Alex H & E Muck
106HenryMuck 09/24/186972 yrs 9 mos 23 days - wife: Maria Harrison
107Elmer FloydBiggart11/02/188501/20/18872 yrs 2 mos 18 days
108 Pierce  infant
109Pauline?Pierce 1924 
1010Ibby? JaneEvertson?   
1011 Evertson 09/16/1865infant son
1012Tarpley LEvertson09/24/185803/23/187011 yrs 5 mos 29 days -son of Lewis & Mary Ann (Taylor) Evertson
1013LewisEvertson 11/07/187351 yrs 8 mons. - Civil War
1014Mary A (Taylor)Evertson05/02/182806/23/189062 yrs - w/o of Lewis Evertson -- dau of John Clark &Rachel (Cole) Taylor
1015Rebecca JEvertson 12/31/187229 yrs 9 mos 20 days - w/o John James Evertson
1016John JamesEvertson 12/30/187326 yrs 9 mos 19 days
1017George E WScott18311911 
1018Eliza Scott  w/o George E W Scott
111John BMurfield18651920 
112Minnie M (Mohn)Murfield18661907 
113Jerald SMurfield18961904son of John B & Minnie (Mohn) Murfield
114 Murfield 1907infant dau of J B & M L Murfield
115Joseph ECook 07/10/187058 yrs 5 mos
116J CCook   
117Elizabeth (Niles)Cook 02/27/188973 yrs-w/o of Joseph E Cook
118E CCook   
119J LCook   
1110JosephCook18621946son of Joseph E & Elizabeth (Niles) Cook
1111Nancy Ella (Reed)Cook18671946w/o of Joseph Cook - dau of David & Mary (Schriven) Reed
1112James Dale KentTaylor 05/29/187053 yrs 2 mos 9 days
1113Lodie RTaylor 11/22/18704 yrs 3mos 8 days - dau of James Dent Kent & Sarah A (Mershon) Taylor
1114Mary Elizabeth (Taylor)Strode 12/03/187022 yrs 5 mos - w/o Newton J Strode - dau of James Dale Kent & Minerva (Lindley) Taylor
1115Ambrose DTaylor 11/11/186815 yrs 1 mo 21 days
1116 Taylor? 03/30/18694 yrs 4 mos - on stone with Ambrose D Taylor
1117MarthaLindly 03/12/187976 yrs 8 mos 10 days
1118JoshuaMurfield10/04/182510/12/1886 
1119Elizabeth (Bancroft)Murfield01/02/182704/29/1887w/o of Joshua
1120 Murfield 1898Infant son of J B & M L Murfield
1121Charles WMurfield18511919 
1122Possay (Newman)Murfield18531923 
121Isabel (Ireland)Rooney 03/23/189576 yrs 1 mo 7 days-w/o Michael Rooney - dau of William & Catherine (Lee) Ireland
122MichaelRooney 07/10/188465 yrs 10 mos 23 days - son of James & Rhoda (Smith) Rooney
123Gerome BRooney 12/27/1861 13 yrs 8 mos 1 day; son of Michael & Isabel (Ireland) Rooney Photo: Steve Hanken13 yrs 8 mos 1 day; son of Michael & Isabel (Ireland) Rooney
124 Rooney  Infant dau of Michael & Isabel (Ireland) Rooney
125Rhoda (Smith)Rooney 04/09/186676 yrs - w/o James Rooney - dau of Alexander Smith
126Mary (Rooney)Fall 04/00/184827 yrs - wife of George Fall
127Charles ETorrance 02/21/187810 mos 17 days - son of Adam G & Almira (Rooney) Torrance
129Jane (Rooney)Foreman1817  
1210AForeman   
1211 Foreman 08/05/18591 yr 4 mos 13 days-son of Jacob & Jane (Rooney) Foreman
1212MerrittMershon 10/03/186010 mos 15 days- son of M G & M E Mershon** This maybe Henry C & Mary Elizabeth (Biggart) Mershon. This child would be a twin of Hubert.
1213Hattie (Murfield)Miller18621924w/o Oliver P Miller
1213Adam?Mershon  ** This maybe son of Henry C & Mary Elizabeth (Biggart) Mershon.
1214PearlMiller18841906 
1215Ray Miller18881899 
1216ArthurMiller18821895 
1218Oliver P Miller18591951 
1219Milla MMurfield18761877dau of Charles W & Passay (Newman) Murfield
1220Lulu EMurfield18781883dau of Charles W & Passay (Newman) Murfield
1221Tracy DMurfield18821883dau of Charles W & Passay (Newman) Murfield
1222ElvaMurfield18911891dau of Charles W & Passay (Newman) Murfield
1223Ada GraceMurfield18731893 
1224AvanelMurfield18951895dau of Charles W & Passay (Newman) Murfield
131RichardBancroft08/11/179708/22/188083 yrs 11 days -born Walrifield, Eng-perhaps the parent of Mary (Bancroft) Mershon & Elizabeth (Bancroft) Murfield
132Mary (Graham)Bancroft12/30/180207/12/188178 yrs 6 mos 12 days - w/o Richard -born Seneca Derry, NY-perhaps the parent of Mary (Bancroft) Mershon
133R CLindley  (Possibly Rily Lindley -child of Amza and Nancy (Bickerstaff) Lindley
134M CLindley(1823(1855)(Possibly Mary (Garrison) Lindley - 1st w/o Amza Lindley
135Rhoda (Foreman)Harrison18351906 
136WilliamHarrison18341906 
137RosaHarrison 09/06/18672 yrs 2 mos 14 days-dau of Wm & Rhoda (Foreman) Harrison
138ReubenHarrison 03/19/1871 11 mos 16 days - son of Wm & Rhoda (Foreman) Harrison
139Thomas JElliott 01/17/1869 20 yrs 8 mos 19 days; son of D M & M (?) Elliott Photo: Steve Hanken
1310Clara PSeale 10/11/1869dau of V & R Searle
1311SusanElliott 07/21/18706 mos 13 days - dauof E H & S C Elliott
141SidneyBills 03/16/188661 yrs
142IreneBills01/08/18263/16/1902 
143 Bills  (possibly an infant)
144Benjamin CBrownell10/23/18313/25/1908b Chautauquea Co., NY
145Ammie HenryNewman18611935 
146Jennie (Bates)Newman18631927w/o A H Newman - dau of Ira Bates
147Arrabell G (Gregory)Murfield18561935 
148Claudius JamesMurfield18571941 
149Mary "Lib" (Murfield)Holden18601937w/o Benjamin Percy Holden who died St Louis, MO
1410D FMurfield18491928 
1411Reeves WHarrison18624/19/193168 yrs; son of William and Rhoda (Foreman) Harrison (RH)
1412MaryHarrison18921942 
1413John ClintonMcConaughy02/01/187510/26/1939son of Ard Duncan & Minerva (Ernsbarger) McConaughy
1414Cleo (Murfield)McConaughy03/02/18844/13/1945dau of Charles W & Passey (Newman) Murfield
151Richard LynnMurfield 6/16/1930 
152Ellis AlfredMcConaughy18621949son of Atkinson T & Catherine (Warrington) McConaughy
153Dora A (Decious)McConaughy18681953wife of Ellis Alfred McConaughy - dau of Amos & Rosanna (Gilkinson) Decious
154PearlMiller18871979 
155ClarenceMiller18861950 
161EdwardBates18791954son of Ira and Mary (Ganser) Bales
162LedaBates18841940 
163AmyHolcomb18801948married 1899 - parents of Chester & Byron
164JoyHolcomb18761950married 1899 - parents of Chester & Byron
165Walter JBishop18771948 
166Mabelle EBishop18891945 
167EdwardMcGowan01/01/18707/8/1949 
The following individuals are buried in Highland Grove per plot map, but no stones can be found:
  Martha ARudisill18451857-1860 
  C Henderson Rudisill18521860-1870 
  JasperRudisill18501860-1870 
  JohnRudisill1817after 1885husband of Francis J Rudisill
The following individuals are buried in Highland Grove per the WPA Gravestone Record, but no stones can be found:
  JosephSherman06/18/183111/19/1887Wife: Clarice E Reed buried Madison Village Cem
  Lucy EEngren 10/10/1867 
  DanielKane 04/13/1880 

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