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Stoermer
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Meyer, Fredrick
Sunny Ridye
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Meyer, George F.
Sunny Ridge
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Meyer, John Herman
Sunny Ridge
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Meyer, Louis H.
Sunny Ridge
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Mayer, Margarethe
Sunny Ridge
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Meyer, Mary
Sunny Ridge
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Meyer, Sophia
Sunny Ridge
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Mueller, Heinrich W.
Sunny Ridge
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Nanke, Friedrich A.
Sunny Ridge
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Nanke, Sophie M.
Sunny Ridge
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Nass, Karl
Sunny Ridge
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Nass, Wilhelm
Sunny Ridge
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Nauman, Alma
Garibaldi
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Nauman, Eva R.
Garibaldi
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Neubauer, Charlotte
Sunny Ridge
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Oldenburg, Minna
Sunny Ridge Old Bethel
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Orsborn, Daniel
Pfannebecker, Alvina
Sunny Ridge
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Pfannebecker, Christian
Sunny Ridge
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Pfannebecker, Denver (no death date)
Sunny Ridge
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Pfannebecker, Elmer W.
Sunny' Ridge
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Pfannebecker, Eva Katherine
Sunny Ridge
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Pfannebecker, Henry, Jr.
Sunny Ridge
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Pfannebecker, Henry, Sr.
Sunny Ridge
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Pfannebecker, Josephine
Sunny Ridge
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Pfannebecker, Lucy
Sunny Ridge
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Meyer, Johann
Sunny Ridge
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PLANK ( SOUTH) TOWNSHIP
Name
Pfannebecker, Nettie Pfannebecker, Oscar H.
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Sunny Ridge
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Sunny Ridge
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Pimme, Adelheit Pimme, Adelheit C.
Sunny Ridge
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Pimme, John H.
Sunny Ridge
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Polke, Albert
Sunny Ridge .
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Polke, Mary E.
Sunny Ridge
7
Riesenberger, Kate
Sunny Ridge
9
Scharnhorst (first name not readable)
Old Bethel
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Schimmelpfennig, Caroline
Sunny Ridge
10
Schimmelpfennig, Edward L.
Sunny Ridge
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Schimmelpfennig, Frederick
Sunny Ridge
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Schimmelpfennig, Gertrude
Sunny Ridge
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Schimmelpfennig (infant dau. of W.D. and MA) Sunny Ridge
Sunny Ridge
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Schimmelpfennig, Marilyn J.
Sunny Ridge
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Schimmelpfennig, Wm. Deidrick
Sunny Ridge
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Schirmer, Barbara
Sunny Ridge
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Schirmer, Johann
Sunny Ridge
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Schrader, John P.
Sunny Ridge
6
Schreyer, John
Sunny Ridge
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Schroeder, Mary
Sunny Ridge
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Schulz, Friedrich
Sunny Ridge
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Schulz, Johannis
Sunny Ridge
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Schuman, Adelheit
Sunny Ridge
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Schum n, Friederika
Sunny Ridgo
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Schuman, Gustav A.
Sunny Ridge
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Schuman, Solomon
Sunny Ridge
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Schumann, Amelia
Sunny Ridge
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Schumann, Augusta
Sunny Ridye
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Schumann, Emma K.
Sunny kidoe
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Schumann, Otto
Sunny Ridge
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Schwenke, Anna Marie
Sunny Ridge
8
Schwenke, Caroline
Sunny Ridge
5
Schwenke, David C.
Sunny Ridge
8
Schwenke, Evelyn N. (no death date)
Sunny Ridge
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Schwenke, Fred
Sunny Ridge
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Schwenke, Heinrich Friedrich
Sunny Ridge
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Schwenke, Henrietta C.
Sunny Ridge
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Schwenke Henry F.
Sunny Ridge
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Schwenke, Herman F.
Sunny, Ridge
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Schwenke, Louise
Sunny Ridge
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Schwenke, Mary ..
Sunny Ridge
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Schwenke, Ray K.
Sunny Ridge
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Schwenke, Sophia D.
Sunny Ridge
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Seaba, Anna C.
Old Bethel
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Seaba, Anna K.
Sunny Ridge
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*Schwenke, Meta D. L.
Sunny Ridge
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Cemetery
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Sunny Ridge
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Schimmelpfennig (Infant son)
Schimmelpfennig, Margaret A.
Sunny Ridge
PLANK (SOUTH) TOWNSHIP
Name
Seaba, Clause H.
Sunny Ridge
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Seaba, Henry
Old Bethel
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Seaba, Lily
Old Bethel
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Seeber, Catarina
Sunny Ridge
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Seeber, Paul
Sunny Ridge
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Smith, Anna
Sunny Ridge
5
Smith, Anna M.
Sunny Ridge
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Smith, Barbara
Sunny Ridge
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Smith, John
Sunny Ridge
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Smith, John
Sunny Ridge
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Snakenberg, John
Old Bethel
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Speckmeyer (mother)
Sunny Ridge
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Starr, Dora A.
Sunny Ridge .
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Starr, Eddie
Sunny Ridge
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Stoermer, Jacob
Stoermer
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Stoermer, Lizetta Henrietta
Stoermer
3
Strohman, Caroline
Sunny Ridge
5
Strohman, Christine
Sunny Ridge
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Strohman, D.F.H.
Sunny Ridge
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Strohman, Frederick L.
Sunny Ridge
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Strohman, Heinrich
Sunny Ridge
5
Strohman, Henry
Sunny Ridge
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Strohman, Karl
Sunny Ridge
5
Strohman, Mary C.
Sunny Ridge
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Strohman, Wilhelmine
Sunny Ridge
5
Strupp, Mary
Sunny Ridge
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Vittetoe, Emma C. Vittetoe, James M.
Sunny Ridge
9 9
Sunny Ridge
Walerch, Catherine
Sunny Ridge
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Walrich, Robert
Sunny Ridge
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Wickenkamp, Anna Mary
Sunny Ridge
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Wickenkamp, C. H.
Sunny Ridge
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Wickenkamp, F.
Sunny Ridge
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Wickenkamp, John A.
Sunny Ridge
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Wickenkamp, Katherine
Sunny Ridgo
8
Wickenkamp, Mary
Sunny Ridge
6
Wickenkamp, Mary A.
Sunny Ridge
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Wickenkamp, William J.
Sunny Ridge
9
Winegarden, Frederika A. Witt, Edward F,
Sunny Ridge
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Witten, John C.
Sunny Ridge
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Witten, Triene
Sunny Ridge
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Wolf, Maria El
Sunny Ridge
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Wollf, Rachel
Old Bethel
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Old Bethel
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Cemetery
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BURIAL ON OLD BAKEHOUSE FARM (NOW BERNARD HERMANN FARM)
South Plank Township 8-75-11
Ray Cassens, Emma Cassens Fairchild, and Helen Bakehouse White have given information about the burial spot on the farm of the early pioneer, Karl Bakehouse. The lister had previously heard of this burial plot through other sources.
A man by the name of Fritz Humpke, who died in 1846, was buried under a large oak tree on the Karl Bakehouse Farm. Also buried at this spot is the stillborn child of Humpke's widow. The bones, except the wrist bone, of Dora Humpke, the little daughter who met her death in the night in the timber, are also buried here. Helen White reports that she had heard that the Christian Duensing and the Fritz Humpke families had a few children who passed away in the severe winter and who were buried at this spot. Emma Fairchild reports that her mother told her that a Strohman child was buried there. These facts about the other families could not be verified.
Helen White reports further about little Dora, whose bones were buried under the oak tree. Dora went on an errand with her dog to a neighbor and on the return trip home it is said that she was attacked by wolves and killed. Some persons question that she was killed by wolves and think that because of the severe storm she may have been struck by lightning and later devoured by wolves. Twenty-one days after her disappearance, bones of her body were found in the timber and the mother in her intense grief kept the wrist bohe and a piece of the dress she had worn the day of her disappearance. The bones were buried under the tree at the burial spot, but the mother kept in her wooden chest the wristbone wrapped in a piece of the homespun cloth of the child's dress. The mother requested that this bone be buried with her and Helen Bakehouse White, her granddaughter, reports that fifty-six years later she was a witness to the fact that the bone saved by Mrs. Humpke, then Mrs. Bakehouse, was placed in the casket with the mother's body.
At the present time (1975) the tree is gone. The graves were never marked because all the "old timers" knew exactly the spot where they were buried and could direct anyone to the place. Formerly there was a rail fence around the burial plot, but after the farm was no longer in the Bakehouse family name, the fence was removed and the spot farmed.
Mr. Humpke's widow married Karl Bakehouse and they are the parents of Dick (who lived in Oklahoma), Will (Bill), Mary Bakehouse Fritz, Charley, and Sophia Bakehouse Kleinschmidt.
OLD BETHEL METHODIST CEMETERY
South Plank Township 2-75-11
Location
The location of Old Bethel Cemetery is about five and one-half miles cast of Sigourney, in the field south of Highway 92. It is southwest of the Bethel United Methodist Church. It is near the center of Section 2.
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Physical Features
(Discussed under history)
Land Description
Diedrick Snakenberg and Mary Snakenberg
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Warranty Deed
! ! Consideration $10.00 Dated March 21, 1863 Recorded September 3, 1863 Deed Record L, page 183
Trustees of German Members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church of German
Township, Keokuk County, Iowa.
Description: Nine rods 21 links north from the beginning of the Southwest cor- ner of the Northeast Fractional Quarter of Section 2, Township 75 North, Range Il West of the5th P.M. , commencing then and running 12 rods east, from thence 13 rods Il links north, from thence 12 rods west, from thence 13 rods Il links south to the place of beginning on the west side of the aforesaid described land, containingone acre.
History
In 1844, a small group of German immigrants who had come to this area of Keokuk County held neighborhood religious meetings in the homes of the various members of the group. That was the beginning of their interest in a more central meeting place and a year later a 16 x 18 log cabin was built where services were held.
In 1844-1846, the Rev. John Mann was the first minister of the Bethel German Methodist Episcopal Church, which was the oldest German Methodist Church in Iowa. In 1848, a second and larger log church was constructed. After this log church was outgrown, a frame structure was built. The Old Bethel Cemetery was near the church and some headstones may be seen on the picture of the first frame church which follows.
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In time it was considered advisableito relocate the Bethel Methodist Church to be more easily accessible by public highway. A new site was acquired .hu .. now church building constructed, which is the present church on Highway 92, ... miles eact of Sigourney.
When the new Bethel Cemetery ground was purchased in 1882, diagonally ce. the road from the new Bethel Methodist Church, burials were made there. Schu ware removed from the Old Bethel Cemetery and reburied in the now. There is A.s list of those whose bodies were transferred, nor is there a list of chocs burt . in the old cemetery.
Because of the location of the Old Bethel Cemetery in the field without . good access road, few people went to the cemetery other than those who ..... ... close relatives buried there. Those who had memories through family connecti. ... with the church, its services, and its influence were concerned about und Com. care. In the lost decade, the owner of the surrounding land has removes che i uu- stones and placed them against a barn in the farm building lot. These was the stones and pieces of otonos the cemetery listers read.
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Plat
There is no information at this time about the existence of a plat.
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Headstonac
The following ctones and pieces of stones wore read by the listors. Where piecus could be fitted together by design or other identifying marks, they were read ao _ unit.
Henry A., son of B. and M. A. Kcolor, d. April 6, 1670; age (broken; could be 1 mo. ) 6 das. ( stone broken)
Anna C., wife of Henry Soaba, d. Oct. 17, 1879; in the 83 year of hor age. ( stone broken in half)
Daniel Orsborn ( this was a broken piece; no other portion of stone was found) Lily, dau. of C. and S. A. Scaba, d. Aug. 11, 1871; ago 1 yr. 2 mos. (stone is broken; remainder of age cannot be road)
Henry Seaba, d. Mar. 21, ( stone broken; other part cannot be found) (He came Pron. Gormany)
Jacob Hatter, d. Sept. 23, 1860; age 32 yr. Il mos. 6 das.
Jaspor M., son of J. & N. (likely Hutter) ( Stone broken; cannot find part about hi. death or age)
Ma (remainder of name is broken off as stone is broken in half) wife of J. J. Jaques, d. Feb. 12, 1659,; age 24 yrs.
(First name is broken off of stone) Jaques, b. Mar. 12, 1857; d. Jan. 6, 1862 (Nome broken off), 1866; age 68 yrs. 7 mos. 20 das. ( Stone broken, only age appears) age 64 yrs. Il mos. 29 das.
( Stone broken), 4, 1860; yrs. 7 mos.
Frodorika A., dau. of J.J. Winegarden, d. Dec. 16, 1869; age 1 yr .. 1 mo. 20 ou -. (Top of stone is broken off)
William, son of J. and B. Goering, d. Aug. 29, 1872; age 6 yrs. 4 mos. 20 dus. (This stone is not broken)
(Marker with "R.W." on it)
Josephein, dau. of J. and M. Gross, d. July 21, 1876; age 2 mos. 21 das. ( This stone is not broken)
John, son of J. and A. M. Gross, b. June 27, 1862; d. Dec. 18, 1875 (Stone is broken only at edges)
Rachel Wollf, d. July 31, 1863; age 20 yrs. 9 mos. 16 das. (Stone is broken) (First name not readable) Schornnorst, d. Sept. 27, (year Bruken off); cos 75 y ... (remainder of age brokon off) (This stone was broken into many pieces.
Additional Information
Mrs. Estella Hinnah Luers reports that her father's brother, Wilhelm Hinnan. born December 1, 1863 and died October 27, 1881, is buried in Old Bethel Cumetc. Perhaps two or three infant brothers and sisters are also buried there.
Mac. Grace Scott reports that John Smakenberg, her great grandfather, was t. in Old Bothel. She does not know his birth or death dates.
fürs. Edna Kuhn Hoffman reports that her grandfather John Henry Gruber, bown in 1826 and died in 1863, is buried in Old Bethel Cemetery.
OLD EVANGELICA. CHURCH BURIAL GROUND
South Plank Township 5-75-11
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The first Evangelical Church was a log structure located in Section 9, Township 75 North, Range Il West of the 5th P.M., approximately eighty rods south and 80 rods east of the Stony Point Schoolhouse corner. It was on the . south side of the old stage coach road fram Garibaldi northwest. This log structure was constructed about 1850 and was abandoned when the new brick struc- ture of the Evangelical Church (also known as the Brick Church) was built on the road ( now Highway 92) about a mile and a quarter north of the log structure.
Much of the information about this church and the small cemetery beside it has been given the listers by Ray Cassens, Harvey Cassens, Emma Cassens Foir- child, and Pearl Voltmer Barron, all of whom grew up in the vicinity and whose parents were associated with the early church. They state that at one time they knew of seven or eight people having been buried there. These deceased persons may not have had neadstones at their graves, at least no headstones are now cr have for a long time been in existence. The cemetery has been farmed over for many, many years.
Pearl Barron reports that Suzanne Blaiso, a daughter ( the second child) o.' Mathias and Margaret Blaise was buried there. She was born in 1849 and died in 1855 al the age of six years.
Harvey Cassens reports that two of Christian Duensing's children were Lutou there. He does not know the names or the dates.
Though this information is very incomplete and indefinite, this cemetery is reported in the county cemetery project in the hope that at some future til someone may be able to supply further information and names.
Schon Plank Township 15-75-11
Location
Garibaldi Cometory lies about six mile. southeast of Sigourney. It may be reached by going there miles cast on highway 92, turning south on gravel 2020 and going two miles to first "Y" road, turning left (east) for about one and a half miles. Near the end of the mile-and-a-half distance there is a bridee CVor Gorman Creek, then over the nill there is a farm gate on the south side of the road. From the farm gote to the south it is about 1/10 of a mile to the Comotory entrance.
Physic: 1 Features
The cemetery size is 32 feet East and West by 45 feet North and South. It is a fairly level piece of ground with only a slight slope to the cost. There a. no trees, but there are shrubs and rose bushes. The cemetery receives township cu .- and is completely fenced with a walk-in entrance gate.
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(This picture was taken from the southwest to the northeast)
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Information regarding the purchase of the cometer/ gesund follows:
August Stoiglador and Matilda Steigleder to Théodore Blaise, Henry Coeldner, and Charles Mertz , Trustees of the Garibaldi Frei Gemeinde 1
Warranty Deed Consideration $6.00 Coted April 27, 1574 Recorded April 27, 1874 Dood Record Y, page 193
Description: Eighty feet square in the Southwest corner and the privilege of a road to and from said land of the following described tract: Three actus off of the West side of the North end of the West Holf of the Northeast quarter of Section 15, Township 75 North, Range 11 wust of the 5th P.M., three acres to be taken from a ten acre tract described as follows:
Login- ning 16 rods from the Northwest corner of said West Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 15, and running 80 rods East, thence South 20 rods, thenc. West 80 rodo, thence 20 rods to the place of beginning.
John Duonsing, Frank Stanton, and H. L. Strohman, Trustees of Plank Townchip, Keokuk County, Iowa, First Partios
Agreement (Leaso) Datad October 16, 1920 Rocosded January 30, 1922 Book 4, Page 511
and
Boosie Strupp, Second Party
The agreement refers to the land deed above set out and recorded in Cool: Y, page 193.
"Whoreos said Garibaldi Frei Gemeinde no longer exists, and Whereas a port c. Sai'd tract has been used for burial purposes, and Whereas the fonce around saio tract is dilopidated and a new fence is necessary,
""Now, therefore, in consideration of the premises said first party hos.by - locses to seld second party all of said eighty feet square, except the followi ... doccribed tract, commonco at the Southwest corner of said 80 foet square, sunt ... East 32 Pout, thence North 45 foot, thence West 32 feet, thence South 45 Feet tu place of beginning, and in consideration therefore seid second party is to ana : by agrees to build and maintain a hog tight fence around said tract laut above c .. cribed, said fence to consist of 48-inch woven wire, with one strand of balbue . ... on top, posts to be set firmly in the ground not over 9 feet apart, a Loven ... 1. gate is to be put in and maintained at the northwest corner thereof, said qut .. . to not loos than four foet wide.
o? sald risot party of thuis successore in office.
"In case any of sube lund herein leased should at any time be desired for cometery purposes or whenever caid first pusty of theis successors in office Pit so to do then this Cause to be void and of no effect, and by giving there notice, First party or'their succascors in office may roentur upon coid lund ... remove all persons therefrom, without process of law.
"This lease is to mun as long as said fonce is maintained and kept in Som to the satisfaction of first party or their successors in office, said Virus prawy reserves the right to declare this lease at an und whenever they choose to . ....
"Second party to have the right to assign this loase to her grantees uns assigne."
History
The post office in Cuibaled was established July 2, 1361, and abandoned Nov. 1, 1321. Garibaldi was held cut in 1856, according to the account in the Kookuk County History, 1880. The stage coden route wont through the town, oris. had a post office, s store, and 2 Turner's Hall. Just when Garibaldi Lucinase establishments were abandoned is not known. The Garibaldi cemetery does not bad. to have any burials after 1395, according to the stones which now cxist.
Plat
There is no known plat of the cemetery.
Headstones
headstones in this cemetery were read from north to south beginning at ind Lust cido. There may be burials for which there are no headstones or for when these no information.
Henry Coaldner, d. Mar. 23, 1880, age 55 yrs. (This is the grandfather of Free Bruns. The stone on his grave records the year as 1879, but this is incur. .. )
Albert Coeldner (There is no stone for Henry's son Albert at the present cine. He is buried to the north of his father, Henry. There had been a score buc it is no longer there. He was born Muy 21, 1861; died, December 19, 1375. His mother was Sarch Teller Coeldner. )
Hansy Couldner (There never nas been a stone for Henry Thomas, son of haney un .. Surah Teller Cooldnor. Ho is buried to the south of his father. Hu mus born Aug. 11, 1856 and dico October 25 or 26, 1889.)
Elieso "Lizzio" Coeldner (This Suby was the daughter of Henry and Licoste Sch .. borg Coeldner, an ount of Fredu Bruns. She was born December 5, 1879, and died July 16, 1380) (Curial plot not known)
Infant son of J. B. and R.O. Coeldner, d. Sept. 17, 1879
Emmo Cooldner, dou. of J. A. and A. A. Cocloner, d. Doc. 30, 1878; age 3 yrs. 7 mos. Il das. Eduard Cooldner, son of J. A. and A. A. Couldnor, d. Dec. 27, 1878; age 5 yrs. 9 mos. 7 das.
Alma Nauman, Jou of C. and M. C. Naumon, C. Feb. 24, 1874, 200 4 nos. 16 Cau. Eva R. Nouman, b. June 9, 1300; d. March 5, 1877 Anno C. Cooldner, dou. of J. A. and A. A. Cooldnor, b. Dec. 19, 1881; d. June Le, 1395
J. A. Goordner, d. June 1, 1883, age 49 yrs. 6 mos.
Additional Information
Anna Nauman Bruns roports that her grandfather, Charles Nauman, was buried at Garibaldi Cemetery, but his body was exhumed in the early 1900's and buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Sigourney.
Mata Nagel reports that August Steigleder's body was exhumed and buried in an Ollie or Richland Cemetery. This was done in the early 1900's.
CURIAL NA JAGEL FARM
South Plank Township 16-75-11
Edith and Meta Nagel roport that William Klott, Sr. 's mother was busted south of their windmill on the Nagel farm. The Klett home was located osout where their driveway fron the public road goes south to Nagel's houce. The Klett home was a log cabin. Until recontly the basement or cellar of the log cabin was visible.
South of the log cabin location approximately one-fourth mile were Swomp areas with high swamp grass. It was in this area that Mrs. Klett was found drowned and she was buried in this vicinity. Her age or the date of her death are not known.
South Plank Township 4-75-11
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To reach Stoermer Cumutury, asive three miles cast of Sigourney on Highway 92, turn right ( south) on gravel road for one mile to the old Story Point School- house, turn left (cast) on gruvol roud and go a little over one-fourth milo co s gate going into a fielo on the north side of the road. In good weather offs me! deive over the pasture ground diagonally to the northeast to a small clump of hedge and brush and one large cuk trud.
The cemetery is on leval ground at the top of a knoll. The size of ths plot as of 1974 is approximately 30 feet by 30 feet. There are only hadye-jin- tosos, wild plum growth, and one large oak tree growing there. The evercedens once grew there are gone. The cemetery is fenced and there have been repaice w' ___ to the fence in recent months, but the wire is old and may not long be stook prowi.
Land Description
There is no specifio statement in the Keokuk County deed records to show the size of the cemetery. The cemetery is specifically mentioned in the following dead:
Peter V. Kerkove and Sarah J. Kerkove, husband and wife,
Warranty Deed Datod Mar. 2, 1910 Recorded March 3, 1916 Deed Record 49, page 240
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William Moyer
De. cription: (Other reul estoto is also described, but only that rolutuo to the cemetery is given hora) The South Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, excepc.22 feet in equal width theseor, all in Soutien 4, Township 75 North, Range Il Westof the 5th P.M.
The description is followed by a statement pertaining to partition rendus che the further statement that pertains to the cemetery: "It is further unter_tous that a certain chall cematery situated on said premises shall at no time Le ci _- turbed, in accordance with a certain contract between these grantors and Jecch Pfannebecker and wife, und grentors agree and are to keep said cometery property Penced ut all times."
A suarch of the Keokuk County records did not reveal a recorded contrecu butweon Jacob Pfannebecker and Poter V. Kerkove.
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un March 22, 1999, Willich muyes and chabacano meyer, husband and wife, Queded to the Federal Land Bank of Omaha the South Half of the Southeast .Com of the Southwest Quartos, except the West 22 fout theroof and except the Gold of Section 4, Township 75 worth, Runge 21 Hust of the 5th P.M. (other land ... also deuced, but only that which relates to the comotory is shown). Det mold €5, pugo 527, recordod June 21, 1935.
On December 23, 1043; tho reubrul Lanc punk of Omaha, by Led E. hancon, Vice President, Attest: Wayne E. Smith, Asst. Secretary, duused to Lyle Je Chany- Pult and Margaret Ruth Shandyfele, husband and wife, the South Half of se Sous- Last Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, except the West 22 feet theroof and Cheap the cemetery of Section 4, Townchip 75 North, Range Il West of the 5th P.m. ( co- gether with other landa). Soud Record 60, page 67, recorded Feb. 23, 1944.
Lyle J. and Margaret Ruth Shaneyfelt are the present owners of the reci estate surrounding the cemetery and Oral Dyson is the tenant Parmes.
History
Jacob Stoermer was an immigrant from Germany and on September 2, 1:33, nu acquired the East Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 4, Township 75 Worth, Range 11 West of the 5th P.M., From John C. Culbertson who had entered the Land Prom the Government. Mr. Stoczmer planted a few evergreens in this area and he was very proud of these treus growing among the native timber. As some of his friends and neighbors lost members of their families in death, his kindly will. showed itself in his inviting his friends to bury their loved ones under theus tross.
As a child, Froda Bruns remembers hur grundmother, Lisetta Couldner CaMuch ... ing about Mr. Stoermer's generosity as a neighbor giving burial space for the children of her and her nucband, Henry Goelchor.
Grace Sanderson, a great granddaughter of Jacob and his wife, Lizzetta Hun- etta Stoermer, relates that one comembers her parents speak of the time when the passed away and were buried in the cemetery. Until recent years there was ul ..._ c hacdetone at their graves.
Neighbors in the vicinity of the cemetery recall that there were as many uu twelve to sixtoon headstones thure in the early 1900's. There is only one houdscono there today, 1974, though there wore two headstones when the li. toss were there in 1972. The size of the cemetery is much decreased from its .. Sich as socalled by several of the former neighbors in the vicinity who i acquainted with the burial plot. The size of the cemetery has been colin .. .. CG fact x 60 fest or possibly larger. Those who have discussed the century .. history with the listers uro Mrs. Lydia Wallerich, Ray Cassens, Mro. Louis -
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