Clarke County, Iowa Cemeteries
Harrison Cemetery
Liberty twp., Sec. 23
This cemetery is located in the northwest quarter of section 23, Liberty township. It is in a field, not visible from the road. To reach this location, starting at the junction of Highway 69 and R59, go south on R59 to the 3rd road and go east on Pacific St. approximately 3.5 miles. At this time (1997), the cemetery is cared for, but is often unaccessible because of crops in the field around it. (See township map.) It was once part of the Eli Harrison farm.
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The Clarke County Genealogical Society compiled this listing of burials by walking the cemetery. This listing is included in their book Clarke Co., IA Cemeteries, vol. 2: The Rural Cemeteries, c. 1997. They still retain copyright to this list. I am grateful to them for sharing this information .
The stones are recorded in the order they are set in the row. They started in the northwest corner and every row of stones was read from the north end to the south end, always working from the western-most row to the east. If the cemetery was divided into sections, each section will start in its northwest corner. The listing is by rows of stones, not by lots. Their intention was to include all the names, dates, places, relationships, military histories and organization memberships that were engraved on the stone. They did not note metal spikes set into the ground, such as GAR markers, as those markers are sometimes moved by mowers, vandals, or children so can't be counted on as an accurate source of information. Space limitations prevented them from including poetry and inspirational notations engraved on the stones.
Each stone is listed with a row-stone number such as 05-03 (the third stone in the fifth row). If there is more than one person named on the same stone, the number is repeated for each one. Words in (parenthesis) are not actually on the stone. Often only given names and dates were engraved on the foot stones next to a large family headstone. They made an effort to determine the surname for those foot stones, based on type of stone and proximity to a family headstone, then put the surname in parenthesis. There is the possibility of error. Also in parenthesis are notations about the condition or location of the stone or additional information about the deceased person taken from the WPA's Graves Registration book.
Underlined words or numbers indicate that the word or number was difficult to read and that they have made a "best guess."
HARRISON CEMETERY
01-01 MARSHALL, James A., son of R. H. & M. M. Marshall d. Jan 31, 1863, age 2y 1m
01-02 (HOPKINS, William, son of J. H. Hopkins Dec 8, 1878 - Nov 28, 1880 WPA said b. 1879 This stone was copied in 1995, but not found in 1996)
01-03 (HOPKINS, Mary, dau of J. H. Sep 6, 1860 - Dec 5, 1880 WPA said Mary G., wf of J. H. This stone was copied in 1995, but not found in 1996)
01-04 BAKER, Jacob Dec 31, 1809 - Jan 14, 1902
01-05 BAKER, George W., son of S. & L. A. Baker d. May 31, 1874, age 1yr 6m
01-06 (rock)
01-07 (rock)
02-01 ARNETT, Sarah, dau of T. & L. Arnett d. Jun 14, 1861, age 7y 8m 6d
02-02 ARNETT, Clearisa A. J., dau og T. & L. Arnett d. Dec 5, 1858, age 7im 22d
02-03 ASHBY, Mary S. F., dau of M. & M. Ashby d. Feb 4, 1858, age 7m 17d
02-04 ASHBY, Elizabeth H., dau of M. & M. Ashby d. Aug 27, 1865, age 3y 10d
02-05 ASHBY, Minnie, dau of M. & M. Ashby d. Oct 22, 1872, age 2y 5m 20d
02-06 ASHBY, Ella 1865-1879
02-06 ASHBY, Willie 1873-1882
02-07 CRAWFORD, John Dicken's Co. VA Inf. War 1812
02-08 DANNER, Amilea, dau of A. B. & M. J. Danner d. Nov 30, 1860, age 6y (Age partially covered by cement; WPA said age 6y 4m 10d)
02-09 DANNER, Simpson, son of A. B. & M.J. Danner d. Oct 24, 1860, age 6y (WPA said Simpson age 6y 6m 5d)
02-10 DANNER, Alice C., dau of A. B. & M.J. Danner d. Nov 17, 1860 (WPA said d. age 1y 3m 22d)
02-11 ASHBY, Susan, wife of M. Ashby d. Feb 17, 1892, age 89y 1m 9d
02-12 ASHBY, Milton d. Mar 29, 1882, age 80y 3m 18d
02-13 SPENCER, Margaret d. May 4, 1871, age 23y 10m 16d
03-01 PARRISH, John M. Co. B 18 Iowa Inf.
03-02 PARRISH, Jerusha A., dau of N. & Z. Parrish d. Feb 9, 1863, age 1y 11m 1d
03-03 ASHBY, Susan Ella B., dau of J. A. & L. J. Ashby d. Dec 7, 1865, age 6y 4m 18d
03-04 CRUMRINE, Mary B., dau of J. & E. Crumrine d. Jul 29, 1863, age 9m 26d
03-05 PARRISH, Abel, husb of B. Parrish d. Jan 5, 1857, age 50y 6m12d
03-06 ASHBY, Marseles, son of M. & S. Ashby d. Oct 10, 1857, age 10y 9m 5d
03-07 MOSSBARGER, Sarah F., dau of G.W. & L. d. Dec 27, 1857, age 3y 10m 11d
03-08 ASHBY, Hiram A., son of M.A. & E. L. Ashby d. Feb 10, 1868 (age hidden in cement now, 1995 reader saw age 7m)
03-09 (Rock)
03-10 MIKESELL, Malinda, wf of J. d. Mar 5, 1870, age 38y 3m 24d
03-11 MOSSBARGER, Susan E., dau of G. W. & L. Mossbarger d. Feb 18, 1872, age 15y 5m
03-12 MOSSBARGER, Mary L., dau of G.W. & L. Mossbarger d. May 20, 1874, age 4y 5m 25d
03-13 BARBER, Francis M., son of C. B. & N. J. Barber d. Apr 29, 1876, age 2y 4m 18d
04-01 PARRISH, Noah 1872-1948
04-02 Father
04-03 PARRISH, Noah 1870-1901
04-03 PARRISH, Zelma, his wf 1842-1880
04-04 (PARRISH), Thomas
04-05 (PARRISH), Annetty
04-06 Mother
04-07 (PARRISH), Arlando
04-08 BAKER, Nancy HARRISON, wf of C. Baker 1866-1917
04-09 HARRISON, Eli M. 1832-1869
04-10 SLAVENS, Nancy H. TIBERCHIEN, wf of H. Slavens 1833-1859
04-11 HARRISON, Everet K., son of F. M. & S. M. Harrison 1860-1862
04-12 HARRISON, John W., son of F. M. & S. M. Harrison 1863-1866
04-13 Mother
04-14 HARRISON, F. M. 1834-1923
04-14 HARRISON, Sarah M. 1840-1868 Wife
04-15 Father
04-16 HARRISON, Robert P., son of F. M. & E. Harrison 1880-1903 Co. H 50 IA (Masonic & IOOF emblems)
04-17 HARRISON, Elizabeth 1849-1939 Mother
04-18 HARRISON, Eli d. Mar 14, 1872, age 79y 7m 7d
04-19 HARRISON, Nancy d. May 19, 1883, age 89y 8m 15d
04-20 HOLT, Harley 1887-1890
04-21 HOLT, Delcena 1864-1937 Mother
04-22 HOLT, Starling 1860-1945 Father
05-01 BENN, Lemuel C., husb of Margaret M. Benn d. Aug 28, 1871, age 25y 10m 16d
05-02 (Rock)
05-03 (Rock)
05-04 KERR, Cordell d. Jan 11, 1872, age 20d
05-04 KERR, Corwan d. Jan 7, 1871, age 3d
Children of J. C. & T. A. Kerr
05-05 HARRISON, W. Jefferson, son of T. V. & F. A. Harrison d. Sep 20, 1863, age 7y 3m 12d
05-06 Mother
05-07 HARRISON, Frances A., wf of T. V. Harrison Aug 18, 1825 - May 10, 1892
05-07 HARRISON, Thompson V. Oct 14, 1819 - Jan 11, 1901
05-08 Father
05-09 HARRISON, Infant son of Eli & L. A. Harrison d. Jan 22, 1893
05-10 Mother
05-11 HARRISON, Eli A. 1854-1917
05-11 HARRISON, Lucetta A. wife 1865-1951
05-12 Father
05-13 McLAUGHLIN, Jesse, son of H. & M. McLaughlin d. Jul 2, 1884, age 6y 1d
06-01 SMITH, Glenn Wesley, son of J. N. & S. E. Smith d. Dec 11, 1891, age 1y 6m 8d
06-02 GOBEN, George W., son of George & E. Goben d. Jan 19, 1875, age 4y 4m 20d
06-03 (Rock)
06-04 (Rock)
06-05 GOBEN, William M., son of J. F. & S. L. Goben d. Oct 24, 1874, age 1y 11m 1d
06-06 GOBEN, Fielden L., husband of Mary Goben d. Nov 26, 1866, age 53y 11m 29d
06-07 BEAL, George, husb of Elizabeth Beal d. Feb 20, 1888, age 78y 8m 26d
WPA LISTINGS AT HARRISON
The WPA also listed the following gravestone that were not found at this time.
ASHBY, James M., son of J. A. & L. J. d. Mar 5, 1856, age 5d
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