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01/24/2012

As with any undertaking of the magnitude of Dale Woodmansee's book "Allamakee County, Iowa Burial Grounds 1845-1988 ", there may be errors, omitted or conflicting information, or descrepancies. The information on this page has been contributed by Allamakee County researchers. The intent is to assist others by alerting them to possible errors, omissions or descrepancies in the book; as well as providing additional notes from the submitter.

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• Cherry Mound Cemetery notes
  page 687-698
  
  Henderson, Marie 1904 Dec 29-1930 Dec 29
  -notes: according to courthouse death records and 1930 federal census, her name was Daisy Marie Henderson, wife of Earl Henderson, daughter of Michael and Elizabeth (Elliot) McNally
  -contributed by Paul Moritz
  
  McCormick, Helen M. 1901-1973
  -notes: Her complete dates are February 12, 1901 - January 6, 1973 (source: Prayer card Bakke and Hanson Funeral Home Waukon, Iowa
  -submitted by: Connie (Kelly) Ellis. Helen was an acquaintance and lived in the farming community of my parents
  
  

• Cleveland Cemetery notes
  page 577-578
  
  Gilson, Judith 1815-1902
  -notes: birth year for Judith Gilson should be 1813 & not 1815
  -submitted by Jan Miller
  
  Larson, John D.
  Larson, Millie E.
  Larson, Etta
  -notes: This surname is actually Lawson.  I'm guessing the same for Etta but her stone is sunk so far into the ground I'd have to start digging with a shovel.  Sarah's I don't know, there is a chunk of stone that could be her, she's buried near Etta.
  -submitted by Jan Miller
  
  Terrill, Andrew (1878 Sep 12), Frank (1869 Oct 07) & Joseph (1871 Mar 15)
  -notes: Woodmansee gives the dates on the stone as death dates, the stone clearly shows them as birth dates. Death dates are not given on the stone.
  -submitted by Jan Miller
  
  

• East Paint Creek Synod Cemetery notes
  page 535-538
  
  Jeglum, James R.
  -notes: My father-in-law, James R. Jeglum is buried in the Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery and NOT in the East Paint Creek Synod Cemetery. Dates of 1906 Aug 6 to 1985 May 26 are correct. Appears to be a double entry, more or less.
  -submitted by email (unsigned by author)
  
  

• Ebenezer Cemetery notes
  page 502-503
  
  Doertner, Fred
  note - correct surname is Poertner
  note submitted by Jan Miller
  
  Ruin, Hermine E.;1871 Apr 18 1871 Apr 28
  Ruin, Hermine L.;1868 Nov 02 -1870 Jul 30
  notes - surname is Rumpf not Ruin.  At the bottom of the stone are the words: "Kinder von C. & C. Rumpf"
  note submitted by Jan Miller
  
  Kosbau, Fredricka C.; born 1864, Jan 28
  notes - 1st name is Fredrick not Fredricka. Stone is broken off but he appears to have died on Jan. 28, 1864 rather than that being his birth year
  note submitted by Jan Miller
  
  Winher, Ernest; 1820-1890
  Winher, Sophie;  ? -1881 Jul 17
  note - This is Ernst & Sophie Wentker. Sophie was born 1824 in Germany.
  note submitted by Norbert and Helen Wurtzel
  
  Ebenezer cemetery burials omitted from the Woodmansee book (all notes from Jan Miller's personal observations at the cemetery in April 2004)
  Keehn - notes - no legible dates or other info.
  Hagemeier children - no 1st names, stone inscribed: "2 kinder of A. & L. Hagemeier" 
  Christof - notes - no legible dates or other info.
  Mary - notes - no legible dates or other info.
  
  

• English Bench Cemetery notes
  page 95-97
  
  ? Beetem, d. 1868
  -notes: this entry is for John David Beetem who died Sept. 3, 1868 in French Creek. He was not 90 years old, as Woodmansee states. According to the 1907 obituary of his wife, Mary Beetem, she was laid to rest at the old German Methodist Cemetery in French Creek, next to her husband.
  -submitted by Dee Yeager, 4th great granddaughter of John and Mary Beetem
  
  Hartley, Mrs.
  -notes: In the English Bench Cemetery, across the walkway from Hepsibah Sneezeby Hartley, is a grave site, unmarked, but the cemetery records say it is "Mrs Hartley" No other information. Notes say it was paid for by Mrs Hartley, I assume they mean Hepsibah. I believe this is the wife of William Hartley, Jane Howe, died in 1864
  -submitted by Marion Hartley
  
  Hartley, Hephzibah Sneesby 1823 Jul 20-1876 Oct 21
  -notes: Woodmansee incorrectly indicates that she was the daughter of John W. Hartley, but she was d/o James & Susan (Munns) Sneesby. She was Francis Hartley's 1st wife.
  -submitted by Paul Moritz
  
  

• Faegre Prairie Cemetery notes
  page 394-395
  
  Smedsrud, Karen; 1863 Mar 31-1881 Aug 08
  -notes: A clear photo of Karen Smedsrud's tombstone does not match the Woodmansee transcription of her death date. The death year is 1884 on the gravestone.
  -submitted by Larissa Reutgen
  
  

• French Creek Methodist Cemetery notes
  page 98-99
  
  Buntrock, Frederick
  -notes: In the French Creek cemetery Woodmansee lists 'Frederick Buntrock, 24 Dec 1854-8 July 1886'.  This should be Friedericke Deters Buntrock wife of John Buntrock, 24 Dec 1854-8 July 1886.  The French Creek Cemetery is actually a small corner of land that originally was part of her husband's land.
  -submitted by AdaMarie Kerndt, Allamakee Historical Society
  
  Zoll, Mary Angeline 1902 Apr 11 - 1905 Aug 17
  -notes: The listing for Angelina Zoll in the French Creek Methodist Cemetery is in error. The correct burial place is in St. Mary's Hanover.  Gravestone photo
  -submitted by Dan Zoll
  
  

• Gethsemane Cemetery notes
  page 103-115 * page 116-126
  
  McGarry, Bernard May 15, 1814-December 24, 1901
  McGarry, Elizabeth A. ' Lizzie' June 15, 1861-December 28, 1880
  -notes: neither appear on the Woodmansee burials for Gethsemane cemetery, but are buried there
  -submitted by Paul Moritz
  
  Hanley, ?       1829-1897 Feb 12
  -notes: This is Mary Hanley (Mrs. James Hanley ). Source: 1895 Iowa State Census
  -submitted by Paul Moritz
  
  Keller, Ann - omitted from Woodmansee
  -notes: Ann Keller is buried in Gethsemane cemetary with the rest of the Kellers. She was born June 26, 1855 and died Feb. 05, 1914.
  -submitted by Amy Sandvold
  
  Lucey, Francis B. 1923-1975 Nov 08
  Lucey, Rose M. 1903-1971 Feb 10
  -notes: Francis was born March 9,1923. Rose's correct dates are June 2, 1903 - February 7, 1971
  -source: Prayer cards, Dickinson Funeral Homes - I think this funeral home was in LaCrosse, Wisconsin - because that is where some of the Lucey's moved to when they left the Rossville/Waukon, Iowa area. The Lucey's were friends of my father. The prayer cards were in misc. papers of my saved by my mother.
  -submitted by Connie Ellis
  
  Nachtwey, Theodore   1899 Jan 24 - 1909 Dec 20
  -notes: Dates from his gravestone, are Oct 25, 1833 - Dec 19, 1909. These dates are also supported by his obituary.
  -submitted by Paul Moritz
  
  Rellinan, Katherine    1859 Jun 08  -  1935 Apr 24
  Rellinan, Mayme        1884   -   1954 Jan 23
  Rellinan, Michael        1848 Sep 20  -  1909 Dec 03
  -notes: The above are listed in Woodmansee as buried in the Gethsemane cemetery but they are not listed in the book index. The spelling of the last names should be Rellihan.
  -submitted by Jan Miller
  
  Tetzlaff, Carolina     ? -1987 Aug 31
  -notes: Although Woodmansee cites a Burial Transit Permit Record as his source, Carolina is not buried in Gethsemane cemetery. In searching for the burial of Tetzlaff, Carolina (Linchen) who died on 31 Aug 1987. I discovered she is listed in the Gethsemane Cemetery rather than the Oakhill Cemetery in Lansing.  This is in error--we were at her funeral and burial.
  -from Helen and Norb Wurtzel, February 2007.
  
  Troendle, Gary Lee 1955-1977
  -notes: His complete dates are March 30, 1955 - December 18, 1977. (source: Funeral Prayer Card)
  -submitted by Connie Ellis
  
  Weipert, John
  Weipert, Faranziska
  -notes: The July 1901 edtion of the Lansing Mirror mentions the Weipert's were reburied from the old Catholic cemetery to the new one (Gethsemane), John Weipert 1897 and Faranziska Weipert 1875.
  -submitted by Paul Moritz
  
  Zoll, Margaret E. 1860 Oct 19-1898 Mar 07
  -notes: Death records at Allamakee County Recorder's office have 'L' for middle intial; her age at death 37y 4m 18d
  -submitted by Paul Moritz
  
  

• Hardin Cemetery notes
  page 670-674
  
  CORDANIER
  -notes: name should be Gordanier
  -submitted by Phyllis Peterson
  
  Gordon Krumme
  -notes: He is buried in Salem Cemetery in Ludlow Twp., not in Hardin
  -submitted by Phyllis Peterson
  
  Prescott, Achsa Jane
  -notes: Woodmansee gives her death date as 04/11/1861, but a death notice for the young girl appears in the Garnavillo Herald published on April 21, 1854: "Poisoned! On the 11th inst. at Hardin, Allamakee county, Miss Achsa Jane, daughter of Jeremiah and Mary Prescott, formerly of Newport, Maine, was poisoned by eating wild parsnip in mistake for wild artichoke. She lived about an hour after eating the poison. Miss P. was 16 years of age."
  -submitted by Sharyl Ferrall
  
  

• Harpers Ferry Cemetery notes
  page 554
  Coopernoll, P. V.
  -notes: This listing in Woodmansee is incorrect.  The tombstone actually reads
  "Ada F, wife of P.V. Coppernoll" 1851 Sep 26 - 1870 Sep 07
  The top portion of the inscription has been obscured by weathering.
  - submitted by Ted Harper
  
  

• Ion Cemetery notes
  page 703
  
  Kenison, Jacob
  Kenison, Mary
  -notes: Mary Berry Kenison was Jacob's wife, not his daughter
  -submitted by Elaine Mershon
  
  

• Iowa River Lutheran Cemetery notes
  page 81-85
  
  ANVIDEM, Torfin & Anne
  -notes: should read Torfin & Anne Anvidson
  -submitted by Duane Torfin g-grandson
  
  

• Lansing Ridge Cemetery notes
  page 129-138
  
  Frank, Christina, October 23, 1856 - February 16, 1888
  -addition to Woodmansee
  -notes: I was at Lansing Ridge Cemetery and once again went to a very old upright monument that I have been unable to read on my other visits to the cemtery.  The stone is very worn and difficult to read.  This last visit I was able to decipher the writing on the tombstone and realized it was someone I had been searching for a very long time.  This person is not on the Lansing Ridge List of interments. 
  - submitted by Elizabeth Parker. View the tombstone.
  
  Fritz, Louis (Ludwig) 1817 Aug 22 1901 Jul 29*
  Fritz, Conrad (Konrad) 1849 Oct 21 1925 May 12
  Fritz, Emma W. 1857 Nov 2 1865 Mar 16
  Fritz, Emma F. 1868 Dec 16 1872 Aug 2
  Fritz, Jacob 1824 Apr 17 1899 Mar 12
  Fritz, John Martin 1828 May 28 1905 Feb 17
  Fritz, Louis E. 1852 Dec 2 1896 Sep 28 (Backward "Z's on marker)
  Fritz, Varena 1821 Oct 8 1894 Jan 30 (shown as Maren Fritz)*
  Fritz, Margaret H. 1830 Jun 25 1906 Aug 17
  Fritz, Mary 1857 Apr 26 1894 Aug 18
  -notes: *My greatgrandparents
  -Fritz family notes were submitted by Jacob O. Fritz
  
  Goettel, Louisa 1800-1894 Dec 29
  -notes: birth date is March 21, 1805; NOT 1800. She is the second wife of Wilhelm Goettel buried at Oak Hill & the mother of Louise Auguste Klehn Wirth who is buried with husband and daughter at Lansing Ridge.
  -submitted by Steven L. Goettel
  
  Hawser, Eva D.
  Hawser, John
  Hawser, Jurgen H.
  -notes: the surname on the two stones is spelled Hauser, which is the correct spelling. This was verified in June 2002 when the stones were viewed.
  -submitted by Sharyl Ferrall for Bob Hauser
  
  Johnson, Theodore 1900-1922
  -notes: The correct name is Theodore Iseli. His first name on the stone is spelled wrong. My Grandfather, Jacob Iseli seems to have had a problem with spelling. He had also misspelled his first wife's name. It is easy to see how 'Woodmansee' made the mistake on the last name was wrong. It is just west of my aunt Esther Johnson and Uncle Norse and only has the first name and  the dates 1900-1922. East of the Johnson marker is the Johnson plot, West of the Johnson marker is the Iseli plot. Theodore was my mother's (Ruth Iseli Schultz) half-brother.
  -submitted by Ronald G. Schultz, Lansing
  
  

• Lycurgus Cemetery notes
  page 255-265 & pg 266-277
  
  Connors, ? ;(Mrs. John); 1877 Jan 06 - 1919 May 24
  -notes: I've found out that an Anna M. Whalen, daughter of Thomas Whalen and Elizabeth Shortt Whalen, was the second wife of a John H. Connor.  The 1925 census indicates that his first wife was Esther Ward (her daughter is in John's household and Esther is named as her mother)  But I couldn't find her in Woodmansee's entries for St. Mary Cemetery, Lycurgus.  But there is a Connor whose name is unknown and it notes that she is "Mrs. John".  That could possibly be Esther Ward Connor.
  -submitted by Matthew Whalen
  
  Fenelon, John
  Fenelon, Mary nee Brennan
  -notes: John Fenelon & his wife Mary Brennan Fenelon are buried in St. Mary's Lycurgus, but neither name appears in Woodmansee. Their gravestones are still readable and the church shows no records of them. Mary's obit has been posted on the Allamakee co. Obituary Board. Their headstones read:

  John Fenelon Departed this life Feb 6 1868 Aged 71 y's 7 m's 21 d's Native of the parish of Killann(?) Co. Wexford, Ireland -submitted by Kathy Maurer

  Erected in memory of Mary Brennan wife of John Fenelon who departed this life Mar 25, 1877 Age 70 years

  
  Harkin, Bridget 1827-16 Nov 1882 age 55 years
  -notes: Bridget Harkin is in the 1880 census with John Harkins and her two stepsons James and Barney, brothers, I assume, to the Neil mentioned in the obituary. She is listed as being 82 years old. Her obituary is dated a few days after the funeral, so would appear that the date of death was November 10, which is the Friday before the obit was written. Her date of birth would be closer to 1797 than 1827.
  -submitted by Matthew Whalen
  
  
  Whalen, John - NM Lot 33

  -notes: John Whalen with no marker in Lot 33 at Lycurgus has a strong possibility of being the son of Thomas Whalen (brother to my great-grandfather Patrick Whalen) and Elizabeth Shortt Whalen. According to the 1880 US Census he was born in 1872 but in the Iowa State census years 1885 & 1895 his age indicates that he was born in 1874/5. His Funeral Mass card (right) gives birth date of March 14, 1879, which is likely not the correct year. A few of Thomas and Eliza Shortt Whalen's sons went west to Idaho. I had assumed John may be one of them. I know they traveled back to Iowa to visit family, especially the unmarried brothers. Although John's funeral card doesn't specifically give burial place, it would appear he was buried in Allamakee County, because the Mortuary was Bakke and Toner, which was in Waukon in the 1940s. John's parents and siblings are buried in Lycurgus (as were his Whalen and Shortt ancestors and cousins), so Lycurgus cemetery is the most likely cemetery. The only other John Whalen listed in Woodmansee is John Henry Whalen buried at Wexford, a member of an unrelated family. If there is a record of the sale of Lycurgus Lot 33, that may be helpful. -submitted by Matthew Whalen

  
  

• Makee Cemetery notes
  page 278-279
  
  - all notes are from Jan Miller's personal observations at the cemetery in April 2004
  ?, Celia; 1831 Oct 17 -1862 Dec 07
  note - this is Celia Blanchard
  Augusta, May ; 1860 Aug 07 -1864 Jan 01
  note - more than likely her name is actually May Augusta ???, with her surname being 'unknown'. Her name is on the same stone as David Stuart, who is probably her brother (see also Stuart, David)
  Bartley, David; 1810 Nov 20 -1883 Dec 11
  note - died Dec. 1, 1883 not on the 11th
  Beede, Angie; 1826 Nov 05 -1879 Jan 15
  note - death year is 1870 & not 1879
  Beede, William Henry; 1881 May 16 -1909 May 22
  note - death year 1910 & not 1909
  Brayton, Alma; 1831 Nov 09 - 1858 Dec 15
  note - death year 1868 & not 1858.
  Burton, Minnie; 1868 18— - Dec 06
  note - died Dec. 6, 1868. 18 days old. My observation: That would put her birth Nov. 18, 1868. Minerva Jane Burton is her mother, she died 9 days after giving birth. Then little Minnie died 9 days later. How sad...
  Burton, Rhoda; 1810 - 1862 Apr 14
  note - died Apr. 11 & not the 14th in 1862.
  Caton, Charles; 1857 - 1868 Aug 09
  note - the headstone says he was 11 days old when he died on Aug. 9, 1868. Not sure where Woodmansee got the birth year of 1857. Guessing he mistook days as years.
  Gaslin, Ann; 1809 - 1878 Sep 10
  note - death year 1873 & not 1878.
  Gaslin, Cynthia; ? - 1858 Jan 05
  note - Cynthia is spelled Synthia on the headstone.
  Gaton, Clarence;1866 Jun 04 -1866 Oct 01
  Gaton, Cynthia; 1857 Dec 18 -1859 Feb 18
  Gaton, Lilia; 1866 Aug 22 - 1869 May 29
  Gaton, Phebe; 1863 Mar 02 - 1863 Aug 02
  notes - last name on the 4 above is Caton, not Gaton.
  I found a stone for Phebe but it is in poor shape, I think it reads daughter of Chester & "R" Caton. Age 5 mo.  Chester Caton was married twice. Phebe was his 1st wife & Rosetta, according to her headstone was his 2nd wife. So if Phebe is the daughter of Chester then her last name is Caton & not Gaton.  1st wife Phebe died in 1861, two years before little Phebe was born, so she had to be the daughter of Rosetta.
  Steadman, Betsy Jane; 1821 -1864 May 28
  note- Last name spelled Stedman on stone. Death date is May 18th & not May 28th of 1864.
  Steadman, Augustine L.; ? - 186-
  note- his name is spelled Steadman on the stone, but his first name is: Augustin (no "E" on the end)
  Stuart, David; 1862 Dec 30 - 1864 Aug 10
  note - more than likely his name is actually David Stuart ???, with his surname being 'unknown'. His name is on the same stone as May Augusta, who is probably his sister (see also Augusta, May)
  
  Makee cemetery burials omitted from the Woodmansee book (all notes from Jan Miller's personal observations at the cemetery in April 2004)
  Marsh, Jane note - Most of the stone is gone but is says she was the wife of Joseph Marsh. Wondering if she isn't the ?, Jane that Woodmansee has listed.
  Kaeser, Elizabeth note - She's on the other side of the same stone as John Kaeser. John's last name is spelled Kaesers (with an "S" on the end & Elizabeth is just Kaeser)
  Berrier, Marian note- There is a metal monument of some Marsh's. There are Marsh's on the base of this monument on 3 sides. Marian is on the 4th side.
  Margaret Nicolson note- She died March 12, 1862 aged 20 yrs 6 m & 11 days. On the opposite side of the same headstone is Robert Reed. Wonder if they were related somehow? He died in 1863.
  

• Maple Hill Cemetery notes
  page 540-542
  
  Biggs, David
  Biggs, Elizabeth
  -notes: Woodmanseee has David Biggs' date of death listed as March 25, 1914 in Maple Hill. However, David is living with two of his daughters & a grand daughter in Jefferson twp. in the 1920 census, so he obviously can't be dead. Woodmansee has Elizabeth, David's wife listed as dead on May 16, 1924. She does not appear in the census with David and his daughters, and he is shown as a widower. So...... I think Woodmansee transposed the dates of death for David and Elizabeth. David probably died on the date that Woodmansee has listed for Elizabeth and vice versa. Positive affirmation of these dates would be great
  -submitted by Steven Bareis
  

• May's Prairie Cemetery notes
  page 139-143
  
  Ebner, Kaspar
  Ebner, Frantz Sales
  -notes: When we were there in 2003, we found the grave site of my husband's great-grandfather, Kasper Ebner (the headstone reads Caspar Ebnar). We cleaned it off and, to our surprise, found a 9 month old son is buried with him. The writing is in German, so only someone who could read it would know. The baby's name was Franz Sales (Ebner) and the headstone spells Franz with a "t" in it, ie: Frantz. The baby's burial is not recorded in Woodmansee. The inscription under the age is: "Sleeps near his father". The father, Kasper, died February 22,1861. If the baby Franz died near the same time, he would have been born in May of 1860.
  -submitted by Beth Ebner
  

• Minert / Post twp. Cemetery notes
  page 579-584
  
  Brainard, Elsie S. 
  -notes: born 11/0/1914  and deceased 10/12/1980.  She married Elmer in 1936 and gave birth to me in 1941 so she was not deceased in 1930 as stated in the Woodmansee book.
  -submitted by Kay F. Brainard Hicks
  
  Harris, William 1847 -1923 Mar 07
  -notes: The tombstone at Minert cemetery has no dates on it. The dates shown in Woodmansee are for a different William Harris who is buried in the Postville cemetery. The tombstone in Minert does have the inscription Co I MO 1 Engr.  This is the company that William J. Harris served in.  Records show he enlisted October 6 and was mustered Oct 31, 1861, at the age of 41, residence Lybrand.  Returning Civil War veterans listed William Harris with wife Cloe, 42, and son Willie T., 2 months.  This is the wife and son of William J. Harris who was born 13 December 1816 and died 10 February 1877 as shown by probate records found in both Allamakee County, Iowa, and Butler County, Nebraska.
  -submitted by DeLoris Jensby
  
  Gerald Harris - see Postville area B notes for (on Woodmansee notes page 2)
  

• Mt. Hope Cemetery notes
  page 31-35
  
  Bulman, Frances A., nee Wiemerslage - 12 Feb1900 - 12 Sept 1992, her death occurred after the Woodmansee book was published.
  -burial info. contributed by Norma Bulman Gaertner
  
  May,   ?, ?-1869
  May, D.O., 1816-1896 Apr 04
  -notes: I've identified them as Dexter Otis May, b. March 31, 1818 in New York (source: an ancestry.com family tree), d. April 4, 1896 and Eliza A. 'Rose' May, b. 1827 in Massachusetts (source: ancestry.com family tree), d. 1869. Dexter O. & Eliza A. are the parents of Frank D. May (Francis Dexter May)  who is buried in Mt. Hope lot 02 along with his wife, Adella L. (Yeoman) May, and their son, Chauncy.
  -contributed by Errin Wilker
  
  Weymiller, Verna I Jackson, 1921 Sep 18-1973 Sep 29 
  -note: her maiden name is Jacobson, not Jackson. She was daughter of Carl & Dora Jacobson of Spring Grove area, MN. (source: Verna's brother Leslie “Les “ J. Jacobson's obituary )
  -submitted by Paul Moritz
  
  

• New Albin City Cemetery notes
  page 47-61
  
  Angell, Chas. L.
  notes - he is not buried in New Albin, he is buried in Oak Hill, Lansing
  -submitted by Paul Moritz
  
  Brenner, John
  Brenner, Ernestine
  -notes: 'Woodmansee' page 48, there is a John and Ernestine Brenner listed in New Albin Cemetery. That is incorrect, the correct names are John and Ernestine Brennan.
  -submitted by Larry Harmon
  
  Darling, Charles Aaron
  -notes: according to the Oak Hill Cemetery, Lansing, record book, he died in Lansing, IA on Feb. 9, 1926 of lobar pneumonia & was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery on Feb. 11, 1926. Woodmansee (citing "death records as source") erroneously indicates that he is buried in New Albin City cemetery.
  -submitted by Paul Moritz
  
  Irons, Merlin Wayne
  -notes: This should be Melvin Wayne Irons. He was my grandfathers brother, he died around his teen years from drowning or falling out of the barn. My grandfather had two of 12 siblings die during childhood, one of each of the previously mentioned causes. 
  -submitted by Matt Irons
  
  Meyers
  -notes: The correct surname spelling is Myers for John Meyers (1836- 1919), Irena Meyers (1866-1945), and David M. Meyers (1899-1903).
  -submitted by Larry Harmon
  
  Reed, Joseph Edward
  -notes: the date for Joseph Edward Reed birth year is shown as 1827. The stone has 1837. Also Juliet A. Reed, wife of J.E. Reed is on the same stone, born Dec. 10, 1845 (five is hard to make out) and died Mar. 24, 1910. Woodmansee does not include her.
  -submitted by Larry Harmon
  
  Reibling
  -notes: there is a gravestone for Lottie Reibling (1897-1912) gravestone in the cemetery, but not listed in Woodmansee.
  -submitted by Larry Harmon
  
  Rosendahl
  -notes: Hans P. Rosendahl, born Apr. 5, 1816, died Aug. 10, 1896 has a gravestone, but is not included in Woodmansee.
  -submitted by Larry Harmon
  
  Seeley, Deborah Ryan
  -notes: Deborah Ryan Seeley, born August, 1820 & died March 6, 1902; wife of John Adam Seeley. According to death certificate at Allamakee Courthouse, Deborah is buried in the Ross cemetery (New Albin City cemetery) She is not listed in Woodmansee records, but John Adam is. Death certificate has Pennsylvania listed as state of birth. It also lists Ross Cemetery as place of interment.
  -submitted by Paul Moritz
  
  Thompson
  -notes: The correct surname spelling is Thomson for the 2 unknown Thompson burials, Ruby Thompson, Donald Howard Thompson and Charles Thompson.
  -submitted by Larry Harmon
  
  Thomson
  -notes: Buried next to Robert H. Thomson is Caroline Thomson, born in 1852 and died in 1938. She is not included in Woodmansee.
  -submitted by Larry Harmon
  
  Weymiller
  -notes: On the same stone as August F. Weymiller is Otilie H. Weymiller (1874 - 1945).
  -submitted by Larry Harmon
  
  

• Oak Hill Cemetery notes
  pg 145-163 * pg 164-181 * pg 182-199
  
  Beckmire, August S.; 1830 Dec 16 - 1900 Feb 27
  Beckmire, Herman H.; 1890 Aug 09 - 1902 Jul 01
  Beckmire, Marie A.; 1843 Aug 14 - 1916 Aug 06
  Beckmire, William; 1806 Oct 17 - 1879 Feb 25
  -notes: "William Beckmire" is actually Wilhelm Goettel and the stone is so inscribed. He is the father of Marie Goettel Boeckemeier listed above. The family name is actually Boeckemeier and it is on the individual stones, but there is a large plot marker inscribed BECKMIRE, hence the misinterpretation. August Simon Boeckemeier was a long time blacksmith and wagon maker in Lansing
  -submitted by Steven L. Goettel
  
  Brooks, Wendel A.; 1935-1979
  - notes: Wendel Dale Brooks (middle initial is not 'A'); born January 28, 1935 in Allamakee County, IA and died April 4, 1979 at his residence in New Prague, MN. Burial at Oak Hill Cemetery, Lansing, IA
  - submitted by Janet Koozer, sister of Wendel D. Brooks
  
  Davis, Andrew A.
  -notes: This is actually Andrew A. Dains.  On the Death record his name is Andrew A "Dames" (although at first glance it looks like "Dawes", thus I missed it early on)  He is from Richland Co WI. There is a land transaction in Richland, in which Andrew A. Dains of Allamakee Co IA sells his land in Richland Co WI.  He is perhaps the son of Ebenezer Dains of NJ, PA & Ohio.  Suspect he moved to IA from WI with a relative.
  -submitted by email (unsigned)
  
  Deremore, Abraham 1813-1897 Oct 18
  -notes: Abraham Deremore is buried in Oakland Cemetery, with his wife Julian and not in Oak Hill. I do not find any Deremore's in the Oak Hill lot or plot record books. Abraham was actually listed twice by Woodmansee, as he and his wife are recorded for Oakland, German Addition:
  Deremore, A. 1814 Oct 01-1897 Oct 18
  Deremore, Julian Deal 1825 Mar 09-1909 Mar 11
  -submitted by Paul Moritz
  
  Ellithorde, Isabelle
  Ellithorde, Clara Maud
  -notes: my Great Grandmother's surname is incorrectly spelled, as is that of her daughter Clara Maud. I haven't seen the stone (if there is one) or the obituary, however, the correct spelling should be: Ellithorpe
  -submitted by Claudia Monson, Lindstrom, Minnesota
  
  Glynn, Ralph Bernard  1930 Oct 16-1982 Oct 22
  - notes: Ralph Bernard Glynn was too young to have been a WWII veteran. His father, Ralph Sr. was a WWII veteran.
  - submitted by Paul Moritz
  
  Goetel, Daniel Gottlieb
  Goetel, Esther R.
  Goetel, Frank Edward
  -notes: Goettel is the family spelling and that which appears on the gravestones for [my grandparents] Daniel Gottlieb Goettel and Esther Regina Hacklander Goettel as well as Frank Goettel and his wife Emma.
  -submitted by Steven L. Goettel
  
  Haines, Walter (1861 -1884 Mar 18)
  -notes: This grave is more than likely Mrs. Walter Haines, the first wife of Walter Haines. From the Houston County Journal  (Minnesota), March 26, 1884: "Walter Haines has returned from his last sad visit to his dear departed wife". In 1886 he remarried to Virginia (Jenny) Dunbar) my great Aunt. The first name of his first wife is still unknown.
  -submitted by Helen Houlihan
  
  Idaa?, Ida Markley 1912-1959
  -notes: Name is Ida Markley, she was the granddaughter of Geo. Henry Markley (b. 1850) per 1925 Iowa State census. According to the LaCrosse Tribune, March 1959, she lived in Chicago, but died in California.
  -submitted by Paul Moritz
  
  Shattuck, George
  -notes: Woodmansee erroneously lists George Clinton Shattuck as buried in Oak Hill cemetery Lansing.  George C. Shattuck is buried in the Greenwood Cemetery in Platteville, Grant Co., Wisconsin in the Seeley family plot and next to his son-in-law, David James Seeley.  Woodmansee also has an incorrect date of death.  George C. Shattuck died 16 April 1876 in Ipswich, Elk Grove Twp., Lafayette Co., Wisconsin.
  -submitted by Nancy A. Shattuck [George C. Shattuck's gravesite in Platteville - scroll down to the photos]
  
  Smith, Gideon Wilson 1833 Oct 05-1917 Oct 21
  - notes: Woodmansee lists as buried in Oak Hill, but there's no marker in that cemetery,  his obit says: "Services were conducted by Rev. L.F Hoover at the Central M.E. Church and interment was made in the Walnut Mound cemetery at Retreat, Wis. (Allamakee Journal, Oct 31, 1917). Read the full obituary on the Allamakee co. obit board
  - submitted by Paul Moritz
  
  Tetzlaff, Carolina     ? -1987 Aug 31
  -notes: Although Woodmansee cites a Burial Transit Permit Record as his source that Carolina is buried in Gethsemane cemetery (page 120), she is actually buried in Oak Hill. By email Feb 2, 2007: "In searching for the burial of Tetzlaff, Carolina (Linchen) who died on 31 Aug 1987. I discovered she is listed in the Gethsemane Cemetery rather than the Oakhill Cemetery in Lansing.  This is in error--we were at her funeral and burial."
  -contributed by Helen and Norb Wurtzel
  
  Zoll, Maggie Jane 1891 Jun 09-1891 Sep 21
  notes: Woodmansee lists her as buried in Oak Hill, but she is actually buried in Gethsemane. Her death record at the Allamakee co. courthouse gives "Catholic Cemetery" as place of burial.
  -submitted by Paul Moritz
  

• Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Cemetery notes
  pg 397-408 * pg 409-421
  
  Frater, ?
  -notes: comments say she is Mrs. A. This is Ann Frater, wife of Archibald Frater.  She died in Harper's Ferry on the date stated in the book; however, her obituary said her body was taken to Farley (Dubuque Co.) for burial.  This is why I cannot find her in Farley - she's in Dalby
  -submitted by Nancy J. Geitgey
  
  Jeglum, James R.
  -notes: My father-in-law, James R. Jeglum is buried in the Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery and NOT in the East Paint Creek Synod Cemetery. Dates of 1906 Aug 6 to 1985 May 26 are correct. Appears to be a double entry, more or less.
  -submitted by email (unsigned)
  
  Larson, John (1872-1944 Oct 31)
  -notes: His obituary in the Nov. 1, 1944 Allamakee Journal gives date of birth as Dec. 25, 1871 and date of death as October 29, 1944 in LaCrosse, WI hospital
  -submitted by Paul Moritz
  
  Schroeder, Harriette Lea
  -notes: The complete dates of birth and death for my mother are June 8, 1918 - December 13, 1976. She was one of the daughters of Anton Peter Lea, a pastor at Old East Paint Creek prior to 1950.
  -submitted by her son, Jon Schroeder
  

• Old West Paint Creek Cemetery notes
  page 423-433 * 434-446
  
  Smith, Thomas A. (1794 -1874 Mar 25)
  -notes: He is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery with his wife Beulah. There is a gravestone for him in Oak Hill cemetery and there is not a gravestone for him in Old West Paint Creek cemetery.
  -submitted by Paul Moritz
  

• Old Oak Hill Cemetery notes
  page 200-204
  
  Dermo, Eliza J.   1847 Jan 01-1887 May 06
  -notes: her name is Eliza Jay Deremo according to Allamakee county Death Book I. She was born in Arkansas and died in Lansing township from pneumonia. The Woodmansee dates are correct. Husband was Orne Deremo. 
  -submitted by Paul Moritz
  
  Lowe, John, November 30, 1908 - February 9, 1909
  -notes: he is not listed in 'Woodmansee'. From Allamakee co. Recorder Death Book 3: died of pneumonia; s/o Robert P. & Bertha (Campbell) Lowe; buried Feb 11, 1909 in Old Oak Hill Cemetery. His mother Bertha's maiden name may have actually been Canfield. Her death record lists her parents as Nathan & Ellen Russell Canfield, not Campbell.
  -submitted by Paul Moritz
  
  Prince, Fannie Malinda
  -notes: had interview with Tillie Woodmansee, July 1, 1999. Her deceased spouse was writing a book on all the cemeteries in the area She referenced some cards he left on Old Oakhill Cemetery 102, 200-204, Fannie Malinda Prince, Sept 02, 1865 Died 10/2/1925 ...... she said remarks just said "Margaret Seasalt?". Edwin Leroy Prince married Fannie Malinda Taylor, Nov 26, 1891 at Lynxville WI, so we can now tie this in. Fannie's mother's maiden name was Margaret Seasultz, so it fits.
  -submitted by Janet Nelson
  additional note: this inscription is actually recorded in the Oak Hill cemetery on page 181, not the Old Oak Hill cemetery -SGF
  
  Thorsten, Emma A.
  -notes: she is buried in D-46 grave 5 Oak Hill (see Moritz database for Oak Hill cemetery); she may have originally been buried in Old Oak Hill cemetery
  -submitted by Paul Moritz
  
  Walker, ?  1928 Jun 08
  -notes: courthouse records list an infant girl, born on Jun. 8, 1928 (premature), lived for 3 hours, and was buried on Jun 9, 1928 in Old Oak Hill. Parents: Hugh Walker & Rose Clancy.
  -submitted by Paul Moritz
  
  Whitey, Infant son
  -notes: not listed in Woodmansee; according to Oak Hill Cemetery Lot and Burial Records, he was born and died June 30, 1918 in Lansing, IA, buried July 1, 1918; s/o of Geo. M. Whitey & M.S. Swenson; record states "place of burial, old cemetery"
  -submitted by Paul Moritz
  

• Oakland (Main, 1920 Addition & St. John's Addition) Cemetery notes
  Oakland Main: pg 281-299 * pg 300-318 * pg 319-335
  1920 Addition: pg 336-352
  St. John's Addition: pg 353-361
  
  Bearcem, Mary Jane (1852-6/5/1928) - Oakland Main
  -notes: The alphabetical and Oakland Main listings of Woodmansee show a Bearcem Mary Jane (1852-1928), with no comma after the surname.  The 'm' key is next to the comma key on the keyboard, so this is either a typo in Woodmansee or a transcription typo.  Mary Jane is buried in plot 409 with other people named Bearce.
  -submitted by Tom McGourin
  
  Bulman, Alice M. -Jan 20 1913 - Feb 27, 1991
  Bulman, Donald F. -July 9, 1911 - Oct 8 1995
  Bulman, Martha - Jan 9 1892 - Dec 16 1990
  -notes: Woodmansee has surname spelled Bullman for Alice & Donald, the correct spelling is Bulman. Their death's occurred after the Woodmansee book was published. They are buried in Plot 80 of the 1920 Addition
  -submitted by Norma Bulman Gaertner, daughter of Donald & Alice Bulman and great niece of Frances & Martha Bulman
  
  Grangaard, W. Conrad (1898 Jun 03-1890 Jun 22) - St. John's Addition
  -notes: Death year should be 1980 not 1890. U.S. Social Security Death Index gives the following information for William Grangaard:
  Birth: 3 Jun 1898;  State Where Number was Issued: Iowa;  Death: Jun 1980
  -submitted by Paul Moritz
  
  Hastings, Oliver Holverson (1872 Aug 03-1904 Sep 11) - Oakland Main
  -notes: this entry should read: Hastings, Olive Holverson. She married Irving H. Hastings April 5, 1897 in Waukon. In 1900 they lived in Jefferson Township. Olive was born Olava Hansdatter Pedersmoen on August 30,1872 in Nordre Land, Norway, daughter of Hans Christian Halvorsen Pedersmoen and Karen Olsdatter Sorum. Olava emigrated with her parents and siblings in 1886.
  -submitted by Larissa Reutgen
  
  Hendricks, Amelia Gibson 1846 Jul 03-1937 Jul 03
  Hendricks, Bert 1876-1958 May 11
  Hendricks, Margaret 1877 Dec 19-1960 Jun 20
  Hendricks, Myron B. 1837 Mar 17-1914 Aug 15
  -notes: the 1920 & 1930 US census spells the surname 'Hendrick', as does Bert & Margaret's marriage certificate. Myron & Amelia are Bert's parents.
  -submitted by Paul Moritz
  
  Jackson ? - Oakland Main
  -notes: An infant born & deceased 19 Aug 1932 with only the surname Jackson - might be George S. Jackson's grandson, Robert Edward Jackson who died as an infant sometime between 1928 and 1935.  I have written to the Martin Funeral home and the Waukon library for more information.
  -submitted by Nancy J. Geitgey
  
  Jackson, Greta S. - Oakland Main
  -notes: should be Grace S. Jackson - I have a copy of the death record from the Allamakee County courthouse.
  -submitted by Nancy J. Geitgey
  
  Kelly, Donald     ?-1951 Oct. 29     Lot 171
  -notes: the name & dates are not correct. Donald Kelly bought Lot 171 in the 1920 Addition, when his son, Steven Dale Kelly was born on October 29, 1951.`Steven died on November 1, 1951 and is buried in the lot. Donald Kelly is not buried in Waukon, Iowa. He is in a National Military Cemetery in Nashville, Tennessee.
  -submitted by Connie Ellis
  
  McGowen, Thomas (1862-1929) - Oakland Main
  -notes:  This is Thomas Francis McGourin, husband of Lillie Belle (Lillian B.) McGourin, listed immediately above him on page 313.  He was born Mar 28, 1862 in Cascade, Sheboygan Co., Wisc (family records), and died in Pensacola FL on June 25, 1929 (from the Death Certificate and Martin Funeral Home records).  He is buried in the same lot as her parents.
  -submitted by Tom McGourin
  
  Reed, Milton Taylor (1844-2/2/1863) - Oakland Main
  -notes:  The Armed Forces Grave Registration records for him show that he is buried in Corinth National Cemetery, Corinth, Alcorn Co., Mississippi.  The text states "enl 11 Aug 1862 age 19 res Lansing [Iowa] died disease and originally buried at Jackson TN; memorial marker for this soldier at Oakland Cem in Allamakee Co IA."
  -submitted by Tom McGourin
  
  Stevens, Samuel L. - Oakland Main
  -notes: Mr. Woodmansee transcribed the tombstone of Samuel L. Stevens as: born 31 Oct 1895 and died 10 Nov 1896. According to this record it would appear that Samuel L. Stevens was 1 year old when he died. This is definitely NOT the case. In 1999, I traveled to the cemetery & found the stone sunken into the ground, so the inscription was unreadable. Jan Miller assisted me in pulling up the tombstone & leveling it. Amazingly, the lettering that was buried under the ground was very well preserved. There is no birth date recorded on the stone. Additionally, W.P.A. Grave Records of Allamakee co. transcribed the dates as: 1829-Nov 10, 1886.
  -submitted by Karen Stevens
  
  Stillman, John J. (9/2/1809-2/20/1893) - Oakland Main
  -notes:  All records I can find list him as John, except for the WPA records (John N.).  The Co. B 12th Ia Inf is not him but his son John J. (from the John Stillman (1809-1893) obituary, Arthur T. Stillman bio in the 1913 Allamakee co. bios)
  -submitted by Tom McGourin
  
  Stillman, John J. (3/14/1840-2/15/1862) - Oakland Main
  -addition:  A listing for John J. Stillman (3/14/1840-2/15/1862) is missing from the Woodmansee book and has no dates in the WPA list.  John J. Stillman's tombstone was stolen many years ago, probably before the WPA transcriptions.  It was found near McGregor in Clayton County, Iowa several years ago.  It was returned to Oakland Main, Lot 84, in a ceremony on October 24th, 2004.  The tombstone inscription reads "John J. son of John & Mary E Stillman:  Fell at Fort Donaldson while nobly defending his Countrys Flag.  Feb 15, 1862.  Age 22 years.  A member of Co. B. 12 Regt Iowa Volunteers."  There is no record of when and how John J. Stillman's body was transported to Waukon from Tennessee, if in fact it was transported there.  There are 670 Union soldiers buried in the Fort Donelson National Cemetery, 512 of them unidentified.
  -submitted by Tom McGourin
  
  

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