USGS lists two cemeteries (Scotch Grove & Scott) in exactly the same location. It does not list either as a variant name.

Photo: Jim Christianson

Photo: Jim Christianson

Photo: Yvonne Ellwood

Sutherland gravestones:
Perry, 1896-1967 (right);
Emma, his wife, 1898-1990 (left);
Perry Jr., 1931-1969 (middle).
Photo: Yvonne Ellwood

Click the logo for a detailed map and directions. DIRECTIONS:Take Hwy 38 (south or north) to County Road E17. East on County Road E17 through Scotch Grove, Iowa. Drive 2.3 miles. Look for Scotch Grove Presbyterian Church sign on the right. Take a right (south) on 95th Ave. and drive .5 miles. Scotch Grove Cemetery is on the right.

John Lovejoy was the younger brother of Elijah P. Lovejoy who was killed in Alton, Illinois by a mob. His death is considered the first white death over the cause of slavery in the United States. Elijah's next younger brother was a Senator from Illinois and operated an underground railroad stop in Princeton, Illinois, he was a friend of Lincoln and insisted Lincoln sign the emancipation proclamation. John became a representative of the United States with Peru during the Lincoln administration. Initially he came to Anamosa to start a paper which ultimately became the Anamosa Eureka, but found his heart wasn't in it, He married a Sutherland in Scotch Grove, farmed for a while and was the choir director for the Scotch Grove Presbyterian Church. Later he moved to Center Junction and was a telegrapher and station agent for the railroad where he died. The Lovejoy family were from Maine and their father was a well known Congregationalist preacher there.
Photo: Steve Hanken