new content added 05/30/2023
new content added 05/30/2023
Clayton Cemetery Clayton Township, Section 2 NE/NW  Photograph by Reid R. Johnson, July 2015 A-H J-Y |
| Sources: ~The original file, containing only names & no dates, was contributed by Karen Lammers - her source is unknown ~WPA records, transcribed by Phyllis Montour ~Gravestone inscriptions. Note! Many of the dates & names shown below are from difficult to read inscriptions, researchers should expect unintentional errors and should verify the information. ~Obituaries, newspaper articles, and other as credited Gravestone photos have been contributed for this cemetery - View gravestone photos for Clayton cemetery Obituaries have been contributed for some of the people buried in the Clayton cemetery - Clayton county Obituary Board |
|
~*~
| Name | Birth | Death | Comments |
| Adams, Abigail nee Gregory | 02/01/1855 | 12/07/1936 | w/o Moses; d/o Fred & Catherine (Carrier or Mollenkopf); Death cert = mother Catherine Mollycup |
| Adams, Angeline | |||
| Adams, Ann Eliza | 02/20/1854 | 2y 8m; d/o John & Phebe | |
| Adams, Arthur M. | 03/11/1885 | 02/??/1965 | h/o Jane; s/o Moses H. & Abigail |
| Adams, Dixie | |||
| Adams, Donna M. nee Knapp | 05/24/1932 | 02/06/2015 | w/o Stanley |
| Adams, Jane nee Smull | 1893 | 10/??/1981 | w/o Arthur |
| Adams, Rosa | gravestone broken, dates illegible | ||
| Adams, Stanley John | 02/11/1927 | 01/06/1998 | h/o Donna; s/o Arthur & Jane; U.S. Navy, South Pacific, WWII |
| Allen, Carrie | |||
| Alt, Katherina nee Haan 'Kate' | 12/08/1849 | 01/16/1910 | death certificate # 22-01395: Catherina was born Lancaster, WI; w/o Herman T., married 03/28/1870. Her mother's name was Caterina Knapp (1832-1851?) born in Germany & lived in Lancaster; the mother died two years after Catherina was born.- from Loretta Thompson Feb. 2007 |
| Alt, Charles | 1883 | 01/??/1924 | s/o Herman & Kate; d. in Davenport, IA |
| Alt, Herman T. | 05/27/1837 | 09/09/1925 | h/o Katherina; s/o John |
| Alt, Louis | 1876 | 02/??/1911 | s/o Herman & Kate; died at Independence |
| Anderson, Clara | |||
| Anderson, Hettie B. | 1883 | 1929 | buried in the Beckett lot |
| Anderson, Gulbrand | 03/17/1796 | 03/10/1901 | h/o Marthia Pedersdatter |
| Baack, Alma | 1887 | 03/09/1889 | 2 y/o d/o Henry |
| Baack, Friederika | 1857 | 1887 | ssa Alma |
| Backus, John | Note: burial may be in Garnavillo | ||
| Bailey, Clifford T. 'Cliff' | 04/20/1934 | 03/15/2008 | h/o Linda; s/o Henry C. & Jeannette |
| Bailey, Henry Casper 'Cad' | 09/15/1889 | 07/12/1958 | h/o Jeanette; veteran |
| Bailey, Jeanette N. nee Mead | 01/15/1894 | 08/23/1968 | w/o Henry C. |
| Bailey, Linda nee Churchill | - | - | w/o Cliff |
| Bailey, Ray | infant | ||
| Bailey, Raymond L. | 03/21/1919 | 03/28/1997 | U.S. Army, World War II veteran; s/o Henry C. & Jeannette |
| Bailey, Robert LeRoy | 1913 | 10/11/1958 | s/o Henry & Jeanette; died in the Oakdale Sanitorium of TB |
| Balk, Andrew C. 'Andy' | 11/30/1916 | 03/13/1986 | h/o Anna; s/o William & Mary (Moeller); U.S. Army, WWII |
| Balk, Andrew George | 03/17/1948 | 06/01/209 | s/o Andrew C. & Anna; U.S. Navy, Vietnam |
| Balk, Anna M. nee Cuchna | 05/17/1929 | 02/23/2003 | w/o Andrew; d/o James & Mary (Cecka) |
| Balk, Jeffrey L. 'Jeff' | 10/13/1959 | 09/06/2011 | h/o Lorrie |
| Balk, Lorrie J. nee Kinkead | - | - | w/o Jeff |
| Ballow, Eldridge H. | 08/12/1847 | aged 5m; s/o J.M. & Mary | |
| Bass, George R. | 1858 | 1927 | h/o Mary |
| Bass, Harry Leopoid | 06/07/1885 | 05/14/1960 | |
| Bass, Mary M. | 1859 | 1942 | w/o George |
| Bates, Eugene M. | 02/03/1914 | 01/10/1989 | h/o Gerry |
| Bates, Geraldine 'Gerry' nee Robertson | 09/24/1913 | 03/08/1987 | w/o Eugene; d/o George & Myrtle (Henderson) |
| Baumer, Herman H. | 07/31/1850 | 05/08/1932 | was the Clayton cemetery sexton for many years |
| Beacom, Saddie | see Sadie Stearns | ||
| Beaty, Ellen nee Beckett | 09/02/1869 | 04/08/1935 | w/o James; d/o Peter W. & Elizabeth; died in Rockford, Ill. |
| Beaty, James H. | 1858 | 1926 or 1927 | h/o Ellen |
| Beckett, Albert | 07/04/1896 | age 9y; s/o Fred & Bessie; drowned | |
| Beckett, Bessie nee Robinson | 1862 | 1949 | w/o Fred |
| Beckett, Charlotte Ann | 02/04/1820 | 10/10/1894 | w/o Peter |
| Beckett, Clara | |||
| Beckett, Fred | 1857 | 1908 | h/o Bessie; s/o Peter & Mary |
| Beckett, George | s/o Fred & Bessie; Note: burial may be in the Garnavillo City cemetery | ||
| Beckett, Grace Blanche nee Chewning | 12/10/1884 | 11/11/1965 | w/o Samuel; d/o Alonzo & Adelaide (Woods) |
| Beckett, John F. or John T. | 1850 | 1925 | s/o Peter & Mary |
| Beckett, Mae/May Elizabeth nee Miller | 02/06/1856 | 12/04/1930 | w/o S.W.; d/o V.R. Miller |
| Beckett, Mary Elizabeth nee Childress / Childers | 06/20/1845 | 01/21/1915 | w/o Peter Wm |
| Beckett, Oscar | 1882 | 03/07/1902 | |
| Beckett, Peter B. | 04/??/1901 | h/o Charlotte | |
| Beckett, Peter William | 01/21/1847 | 09/04/1934 | h/o Mary E.; DOB may be 1851 |
| Beckett, Samuel S. | |||
| Beckett, Samuel Peter 'Sam' | 04/15/1874 | 02/02/1943 | h/o Grace; s/o William |
| Beckett, S.W. 'Sam' | 1845 | 1941 | h/o May |
| Beckett, William H. | s/o Peter & Mary | ||
| Beetem, Earl Le Roy | 03/28/1918 | 06/06/1934 | s/o Wm. & Edith; died in the CCC camp near Worthington, IA |
| Beetem, Edith Mae nee Bean | 06/16/1883 | 11/??/1918 | w/o William |
| Beetem, Floyd Lewis | 08/07/1907 | 06/09/1973 | 2nd h/o Lela; s/o Will & Edith; Illinois, Tec-4, U.S. Army, WWII |
| Beetem, H.H. | 1863 | 1944 | |
| Beetem, Hugh | |||
| Beetem, Lela Evelyn Keddo nee Frye | 1st h/ unkn. Keddo, 2nd h/ Floyd Beetem; d/o Theodor & Bertha (Rademacher) | ||
| Beetem, Ralph | |||
| Beetem, William T. 'Will' | 1867 | 1945 | h/o Edith |
| Belote, David E. | 08/22/1854 | age 22 | |
| Bishop, Elmer Franklin | 07/09/1879 | 03/29/1939 | 1st w/ unkn., 2nd w/ Evelyn Tinkey; s/o Frank & Priscilla |
| Bishop, son | infant s/o Elmer & Evelyn | ||
| Blake, Anna | 1879 | 01/03/1898 | see Anna Elder |
| Blake, Augustus | 1830 | h/o Nancy J.; DOD is not engraved on his stone | |
| Blake, Caroline A. nee Seippel | 10/04/1873 | 05/06/1937 | w/o William; d/o J.M. |
| Blake, Charles | 1877 | 1948 | h/o Dorothy |
| Blake, Donald | s/o W.H. & Caroline | ||
| Blake, Dorothy | 1877 | 19-- | w/o Charles; DOD is not engraved on the gravestone |
| Blake, Edward L. | 1884 | 1918 | |
| Blake, Margaret nee Hoskins | 02/07/1903 | 12/??/1983 | |
| Blake, Marion Evelyn | 01/10/190? | 01/1913 | d/o W.H. & Caroline |
| Blake, Nancy Jane nee Hafford | 09/30/1841 | 10/23/1901 | w/o Augustus |
| Blake, Stephen A. | 11/01/1865 | 05/05/1925 | s/o Augustus & N. Jane |
| Blake, William H. | 10/28/1874 | 11/02/1952 | h/o Caroline; s/o Augustus & Nancy |
| Bothmer, Caroline nee Loescher | 08/24/1832 | 01/22/1911 | w/o Henry |
| Bothmer, Christ | infant | ||
| Bothmer, Christopher William 'Christ' | 10/05/1863 | 02/11/1929 | h/o Mary Glynn; s/o Henry & Caroline; died in Dubuque |
| Bothmer, Clyde | infant | ||
| Bothmer, Henry C. Jr. | 1859 | 1927 | s/o Henry & Caroline |
| Bothmer, Henry F. W. SR | 07/22/1813 | 09/23/1893 | h/o Caroline |
| Bothmer, Katherine nee Specht | 07/20/1864 | 08/17/1937 | |
| Bothmer, Marguerite Augusta | 08/22/1896 | 01/15/1897 | d/o Christopher & Mary |
| Brown, adopted daughter | 1909 | "The little adopted daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Jim Brown was buried in the Clayton cemetery Thursday morning of last week." Guttenberg Press, 4/9/1909 | |
| Brown, Addison Ford | 1853 or 1863 | s/o J.A. & R.S. | |
| Brown, Frank | 10/17/1853 | aged 8m 11d; s/o J.A. & R.S. | |
| Buhlman, infant | |||
| Buhlman, Bertha | 10/24/1882 | 03/21/1883 | d/o August |
| Buhlman, Julius | 03/26/1887 | 04/11/1888 | s/o August Bertha |
| Buhlman, Margaritha / Margretha nee Smasal | 1847 | 01/21/1884 | |
| Betum, Edith Mae | 1883 | 11/13/1918 | |
| Burley, Carl E. | 06/02/1934 | 09/14/1992 | h/o Patricia |
| Burley, Patricia A. | - | - | w/o Carl |
| Butts, Katherine / Catherine | 1824 | 01/04/1866 | aged ?y 8m 19d; w/o W.F. |
| Butts, Mary | 1844 | 1872 | |
| Carl, Tom | |||
| Chestnut, Jake | |||
| Chewning, George | 1885 | 09/17/1927 | d/o Alonzio & Adelaide (Woods); buried in the Robinson lot with his mother Adelaide & stepfather Winthrop Robinson |
| Chewning, Grace | see Grace Beckett | ||
| Christ, Fredrich | 10/04/1866 | 5m 27d; s/o Lorenz & Katherine | |
| Christ, Jacob | 09/23/1867 | 10/21/1892 | s/o Lorenz & ?Rosina |
| Christ, Katherine | 1838 | 1866 | w/o Lorenz |
| Christopher, Dorothy Loretta Spiker nee Meyer | 08/07/1934 | 12/05/1996 | buried w/1st husband; see Dorothy Spiker for more info. |
| Christopher, Roy Harry | 03/29/1921 | 08/16/1994 | 2nd h/o Dorothy; s/o John & Addie (Brehmer); U.S. Army, WWII |
| Clark, Franklin | |||
| Clark, Sophia | 1844 | 1865 | |
| Cole, Freddie L. | 06/2?/1899 | 4 y/o s/o Dell Cole "... of Petersburg, IA"; obit = ".. brought here for burial"; very likely, but confirmation of burial here should be made | |
| Cole, Jane nee McClellan | 1893 | w/o Liberty; burial here is assumed: husb's obit states he was "laid beside his companion gone before" | |
| Cole, Liberty W. | 05/01/1820 | 02/26/1900 | h/o Jane; died in Prairie du Chien, WI |
| Cole, Raymond | 1891 | 01/25/1895 | s/o Dell Cole; died of pneumonia |
| Craig, elderly man | 02/??1893 | abt 87y; remains found near RR track & buried in Clayton cem. | |
| Cox, Francis A. | 01/10/1855 | infant s/o Ferdinand & Christina | |
| Crawford, Anna | 1868 | 1925 | w/o E.J. |
| Crawford, Edgar J. | 05/01/1869 | 09/06/1940 | h/o Anna; s/o James & Elizabeth |
| Crawford, Elizabeth nee Gregory | 10/19/1850 | 03/09/1904 | w/o James |
| Crawford, James H.M. | 11/24/1843 | 05/30/1901 | |
| Crefeld, Charles | 03/26/1870 | 12/08/1929 | s/o Hubert & Isabel; ssa George Pesch, his half-brother |
| Crefeld, Herbert | 05/08/1830 | 12/11/1903 | 2nd h/o Isabel |
| Crefeld, Isabel Pesch nee Ruckdaschel | 1832 | 1911 | 1st h/ unkn Pesch, 2nd h/ Hubert Crefeld |
| Crefeld, Mary | 1872 | 1945 | d/o Hubert & Isabel |
| Dausener, Anna Marie | 1857 | 1858 | d/o Philip |
| Dausener, Anna Marie | 10/13/1861 | 10/11/1862 | d/o Philip |
| Dausener, Auguste | 08/16/1864 | 10/13/1865 | s/o Philip |
| Dausener, Philip | 07/28/1822 | 08/16/1879 | |
| Davis, Nancy A. | 1798 | 05/12/1857 | w/o Timothy (d. 1872, bur. East Side, Elkader) |
| DeLorimier, Joseph | 06/??/1863 | DOD is 'best guess' | |
| DeLorimier, Verneuie / Vermenil | 1805 | 08/21/1871 | |
| DePew, John | 05/24/1858 | aged 12y 2m | |
| Duff, Elizabeth E. | 1874 | 1928 | |
| Duwe, George L. | 07/12/1864 | 09/??/1897 | h/o Bessie L. McCoskery; s/o Wm. & Mary; died of Bright's Disease |
| Duwe, Mary Ann nee Osterdock | 08/??/1929 | w/o William | |
| Duwe, William A. | 03/28/1843 | 10/23/1930 | h/o Mary; s/o George & Frederika |
| Eggelston, Alice | |||
| Elder, Anna nee Blake | 12/10/1879 | 01/03/1898 | w/o J.W. Elder, they married 11/8/1897; died at home of her parents in Clayton |
| Ellsworth, Louise | |||
| Fettes, Jennie | 12/09/1865 | aged 2y 10m; d/o George & Barbara | |
| Fischer, William | infant | ||
| Fischer, son | 01/??/1907 | 5 y/o s/o George, died of diptheria | |
| Fischer, Naomi Bertha nee Henrichs | 10/11/1908 | 09/29/1985 | w/o Victor; d/o Edward & Malitta (Lebeck) |
| Fischer, Victor | 07/25/1902 | 06/10/1978 | h/o Naomi; s/o Henry J. & Clara (McNeil) |
| Flower, Gilbert Lorenzo | 08/22/1851 | 02/17/1909 | h/o Marinna |
| Flower, John T. | 09/29/1881 | 03/05/1925 | s/o Gilbert & Marinna |
| Flower, Marinna Mamelia nee Lossing | 05/15/1847 | 09/02/1922 | w/o Gilbert; d/o John & Emma (Treffrey) |
| Franz, Christina nee Foell | 05/14/1848 | 06/12/1909 | w/o George |
| Franz, George A. SR | 09/26/1846 | 08/02/1917 | h/o Christina |
| Franz, William P. | 08/02/1884 | 02/10/1925 | |
| Freese, Henry | 02/18/1981 | h/o Irene V. | |
| Freese, infant son | 1934 | s/o Henry & Irene (Yohe) | |
| Freese, Irene Viola nee Yohe | 06/11/1915 | 02/27/2012 | w/o Henry; d/o George & Elsie (Luther) |
| Freund, Christopher | 10/22/1822 | 07/18/1889 | h/o Mary |
| Freund, Frank | 1860 | 05/24/1884 | age 24y 8d; s/o Christ & Anna; died of consumption |
| Freund, Mary Ann nee Dill | 01/09/1822 | 03/22/1905 | w/o Christopher |
| Fry, Lloyd E. | 06/18/1893 | 03/1977 | s/o Frank & Olive; WWI veteran |
| Frye, infant | 1930 | s/o George & Marguerite | |
| Frye, Arthur Edwin | 1902 | 12/24/1944 | h/o Geneva; s/o Peter & Cecelia |
| Frye, Cecelia Marie nee Hilgers | 07/02/1871 | 06/06/1941 | w/o Peter |
| Frye, Clarence Earl | 04/06/1890 | 01/28/1954 | s/o Peter & Cecelia; U.S. Army, 66th Depot SVC Co. ASC, WWI |
| Frye, Geneva Leona nee Erickson | 09/12/1908 | 06/28/1999 | w/o Arthur; d/o Edward & Mattie (Sponem); died in Phoenix, AZ |
| Frye, Jill Ursula | 1975 | ||
| Frye, John SR | |||
| Frye, John Peter 'Jack' | 11/02/1896 | 10/22/1974 | h/o Lucille |
| Frye, Kenneth F. | 05/20/1931 | 02/13/1997 | h/o Mary; s/o John & Lucille; U.S. Army, Korea |
| Frye, Loyed E. | 1893 | 1977 | U.S. Army, WWI |
| Frye, Lucille Frances nee Beckett | 03/18/1901 | 11/16/1992 | w/o John P.; d/o Fred & Elizabeth (Robinson) |
| Frye, Margaret M. 'Mary' | - | - | w/o Kenneth |
| Frye, Mary Ursel nee Schmidt | w/o Kenneth; d/o Robert K. | ||
| Frye, Peter Rufus | 1869 | 1938 | h/o Cecelia |
| Fulcomer, Lydia S. | 06/17/1864 | 01/06/1867 | d/o Michael & Ragnilde (Olson) |
| Fulcomer, Mary E. | 01/13/1866 | 01/??/1867 | d/o Michael & Ragnilde (Olson) |
| Gales, Louis | |||
| German, Frank | |||
| Gilbert, Bert | 1881 | 1947 | h/o Mamie |
| Gilbert, Mamie C. nee Essex | 05/05/1883 | 12/30/1971 | w/o Bert |
| Glotfelty, A. Jane nee Payseur | 09/18/1930 | 04/27/2009 | w/o Robert |
| Glotfelty, Robert W. | - | - | h/o A. Jane |
| Gregory, Kathryn | |||
| Griest, Elisha | 09/21/1820 | 07/25/1900 | h/o Rebecah |
| Griest, Estella | ?1878 | d/o Elisha & Rebecah | |
| Griest, Rebecah nee Cook | 1824 | 01/13/1912 | w/o Elisha |
| Grinnell, Caroline nee Hulbert | 04/06/1826 | 01/04/1872 | 1st w/o John; d/o Hiram & Mary (Penny) |
| Grinnell, George | 06/13/1863 | aged 21y 2m 10d; s/o John & Caroline | |
| Grinnell, John (birth name Grinnold) | 01/08/1815 | 04/25/1897 | h/o 1st Caroline; 2nd Helen B. Noyes (divorced); s/o Daniel & Lydia Grinnold |
| Grinnell, Mary | 1814 or 1841 | 1872 | |
| Gruenzius, Ida E. | ?1858 | age 8m; d/o J.B. & ?.E. | |
| Gruenzius, Maria M. | 04/31/1856 | age 8d; d/o J.B. & ?.E. | |
| Grundeman, John J. 'Slim' | 07/27/1909 | 05/25/1978 | s/o John D. & Agatha (Dyck) |
| Hagensick, Freda | |||
| Hansel, Harry Jayson | 01/21/1891 | 11/14/1969 | h/o Lucille |
| Hansel, Ivan E. | 08/16/1913 | 12/07/1968 | h/o Virginia; s/o Harry & Lucille; riverboat Captain |
| Hansel, Lucille nee Nolte | 03/11/1891 | 02/12/1976 | w/o Harry; d/o William & Julia (Zapf) |
| Hansel, Virginia nee Kumm | 09/22/1918 | 08/08/2000 | w/o Ivan |
| Harvey, Harley | 09/19/1874 | 08/06/1892 | s/o James N. & Levina (Lander); drowned |
| Harvey, Harold | 1915 | s/o Harry & Lucille | |
| Harvey, Sara Myrtle nee Funk | 09/26/1881 | 11/05/1901 | w/o Ernie J. (aka James Ernest); d/o Benjamin & Kathern (Wisegarver); she died of cerebral meningitis "a young bride of only a few days." another obit says: "but two short weeks before, the young couple were joined in wedlock..." |
| Haeuschen, Anna Marie | 09/19/1909 | ||
| Haeuschen, Anna Maria | 1857 | ?/06/1858 | ssa Joseph |
| Haeuschen, Charles Albert | 09/20/1867 | 03/07/1869 | s/o John & Mary |
| Haeuschen, George Oliver | 08/19/1862 | 03/14/1866 | ssa Mary Ann |
| Haeuschen, John | 07/04/1827 | 09/06/1899 | 1st w/ Mary Carver, 2nd w/ Mrs. Kieber |
| Haeuschen, Joseph | 1860 | 07/17/1861 or 07/17/1864 | ssa Anna Maria |
| Haeuschen, Mary Ann nee Carver | 06/20/1830 | 06/11/1885 | 1st w/o John |
| Haeuschen, William | 07/24/1861 | 08/08/1861 | s/o John & Mary |
| Hauswirth, Louis | 09/20/1874 | 11/28/1874 | |
| Hawkins, John B. | 1833 | 1872 | h/o Emily Gibbens; Pvt. Co G, 1st IA Cav. |
| Hayes, Helen M. nee O'Dell | 12/08/1851 | 08/26/1905 | w/o James |
| Hayes, James J. | h/o Helen | ||
| Hedeman, Jennie | 1846 | 03/27/1871 | w/o J.D. |
| Heeger, Dorothy Radatz nee Schultz 'Dottie' | 10/22/1914 | 12/16/1964 | 1st h/ Oscar, 2nd h/ Arthur Radatz; d/o Frank & Alma (Schumacher), buried w/Oscar |
| Heeger, Oscar E. | 1901 | 02/12/1970 | 1st h/o Dorothy |
| Heiller, Mathilda | 1856 | 1885 | w/o John |
| Herman, Sophia | |||
| Hochhaus, Joachim 'Joseph' | 12/28/1828 | 06/05/1899 | |
| Hodge, E.M. | 12/23/1855 | 04/18/1910 | h/o unkn Sharp; s/o Silas & Cynthia (Colyer); died in Clinton, IA |
| Hodges, Francis 'Frank' | 06/22/1844 | 04/18/1910 | h/o Mary; s/o Cyrus & Ruey; Civil War, Co. C, 18th WI Vol. |
| Hodges, Mary Margaret nee DeLorimer | 1845 | 02/24/1886 | w/o Frank; d/o V. |
| Hodges, Vernueil F. | 04/12/1868 | 05/09/1869 | s/o Francis & Mary |
| Hogue, Cleva nee Haner | w/o Talton | ||
| Hogue, Talton | h/o Cleva | ||
| Hoskins, Emma nee Lossing | 07/16/1880 | 10/22/1937 | m. Oliver Hoskins (divorced) |
| Howe, Mrs. William | 1875 | 2nd w/o Wm | |
| Howe, William | 12/15/1897 | ||
| Hulbert, Amasa | 1830 | 01/27/1871 | d/o Hiram & Mary |
| Hulbert, Herman | |||
| Hulbert, Hiram | 1805 | 11/19/1866 | Aged 61y 10m 21d; h/o Mary |
| Hulbert, Mary nee Penny | 10/07/1800 | 07/13/1880 | w/o Hiram |
| Hurd, Lucy | 1866 | 1896 | |
| Hurd, Martha | 1828 | 1892 | w/o Sam |
| Hurd, Samuel 'Sam' | 01/19/1833 | 01/20/1915 | h/o Martha; died in Chickasaw co., IA |