Cemeteries from the USGenWeb Archives

by Ken Kothe

Ken was a prolific historian and genealogist with an interest in Butler County.  Ken submitted many cemetery readings to the USGenWeb Archives and we are displaying his cemeteries on the Butler County IAGenWeb pages.  The copyright belongs to Ken but we are thankful for the facts that they share.  Sadly Ken passed away in 2012 and he will be sadly missed.  You can read Ken's obituary here

South Bristow aka Woodland Cemetery

South Bristow Cemetery (aka Woodland Cem), Butler Co., IA
 
This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by:
Ken Kothe <kkenk@frontiernet.net>
October 1997

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		SOUTH BRISTOW or WOODLAND CEMETERY

    This small abandoned cemetery dates back in time to the 1850's.
It is found in Sec. 25 of Pittsford Twp, south of the town of Bristow.
It is nestled in a grove of trees on the farm owned by Dale Eisen-
trager.
    There are five Civil War veterans buried in this cemetery that we
know of.  Many of the graves may have been marked with wooden
markers and some are marked with large limestone rocks without
names or dates.  This makes it impossible to tell who and how many
people are buried in this old cemetery as there are no early records.
Several cement foundations have been found without stones.  It is
also known that some coffins were removed to other cemeteries.
    A local group from Bristow cleaned the cemetery and the surr-
ounding area for the centennial in l976 but the cemetery has since
grown back with trees and weeds.
    The following is a list of information listed on the tombstones
in the cemetery.

     CASS, Joseph F.  son of M.A. & ?? Cass   d June l, l87l
                             2m l8d   "Our Darling Boy Has Gone Home"
     EARLY,  Charles A.  son of H.A. & S.N. Early  d Jan l, l862
                              3y 8m  (footstone near the Early stone,
                                               no writing)
     GARRETT, Wilford G.  son of B.F. & E.M. Garrett  d June 20, l863
                               1m l2d  (footstone with the initials J.G.)
     Stone with the initials M.T.G.  no dates  GAR Marker next to
                  the stone.
     GETCHELL, Wm. F.  d Feb. l2, l866  33y 5m  U.S. War Veteran
                              marker next to stone.
     KILSON, Edward D.  son of L. & C. Kilson  d Aug. 3l, l863
                                      2y l0m l0d
     MC GEACHY, Edward   d Sept. 24, l88l  45y
      unreadable stone between McGeachy stones
      ??????,  John  (unreadable)
     MITCHELL, Freddie, son of J. & P.R. Mitchell  d Oct. 6, l863
                            11m 8d   (footstone with initials F.M.)
     MORRIS, James  d Oct. 26, l875  5y 3m 3d
     MORRIS, Mariah A.   d Nov. 22, l867   4y 2m 16d
     MOORE, Harriet   l849 - l885
     MOORE, Alpheus   l847 - l892  Civil  War Marker
     NEICE, Stephen Willie  son of B.F. & E.A. Neice   d Mar. l0, l864
                        9y lld
     NEICE, Ellen    wife of B.F.   d Nov. 2, l868  25y 11m 6d
     SURFUS, Sgt. Emanuel   Co. G. 32 IA. Inf.   no dates
     SURFUS, Silvanous F.   son of Wm. & S. Surfus  d Jan 23, l863
                         7y 5m 1d
     SURFUS, Charles Albert   son of C.V. & A.A. Surfus   d. Jan. 23,
                            l879    5y 3m l5d    (footstone with initials C.S.)
     THORP, Roxanna   d Dec. l5, l865    39y
     TODD, Wm.   Co. H. l42 Ind. Inf.   no dates
     WILKINSON, Infant son of N. & K.  no dates
     WILKINSON, Neil   l828-l905


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