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Illyria Cemetery

Illyria township, Section 2, Fayette co. Iowa

Illyria cemetery

The cemetery is on the grounds of Illyria Community Church, Hwy 56 just across the Highland twp.,Clayton co./Illyria twp., Fayette co. border

L - Y * A - K


*Sources
1. WPA cemetery records, transcribed by Phyllis Montour
2. Gravestone inscriptions
3. Obituaries
4. Other sources as credited

*Gravestone photos have been contributed to the Iowa Gravestone Photo Project. View gravestone photos for Illyria cemetery
*Obituaries have been posted for some of the people buried in Illyria cemetery. Clayton co. Obit Board * Fayette co. Obit Board

*Because this cemetery is geographically located in Fayette county, the burial list on the Fayette co. IAGenWeb may be more up-to-date.


Name Birth Death Comments
Layton, Joseph   1869 lot 5; age 34y; h/o Matilda
Layton, Matilda J. nee Chapman 08/19/1841 07/23/1918 w/o Joseph
Louden, B. D.     no dates; Co. F 20 Wis. Cav. Lot 15
Lower, Kiziah 1828 02/17/1906 lot 13
Lower, Philip 1825 04/01/1906 lot 13
Lower, William   12/19/1866 age 18; lot 13
Mattocks, Elizabeth 1807 06/30/1883 lot 14
Mattocks, Jacob C.   05/30/1865 age 52; lot 12
Mattocks, John H. 1870 09/24/1917 lot 21
Mattocks, Levi   1867 age 21; lot 12
Mattocks, Orinda   03/03/1880 age 53; lot 14
Mattocks, Wilder M.     no dates; Co. H 38 Ia. Inf.; lot 12
May, E. O. 1852 1926 lot 11
May, Martha 1858 10/05/1922 lot 11
May, Robert H. 1820 04/27/1910 lot 11
McAlavy, Elizabeth   04/16/1873 lot 14
McKellar, Archibald   12/17/1871 age 85; lot 14; born in Scotland
McKellar, Harriet 'Hattie' F. 1870 03/27/1937 lot 13; died in Chicago
McKellar, Hugh 1800 07/14/1887 lot 14; born in Scotland; h/o Mary
McKellar, Lawrence W. 05/03/1867 04/09/1944 h/o Nellie Klingman; s/o Peter & Samantha
McKellar, Mary nee McEwan 1811 05/22/1889 lot 14; born in Scotland; w/o Hugh
McKellar, Orvil Wm., (Dr.) 1864 10/02/1929 lot 13
McKellar, Peter 10/06/1839 08/15/1921 lot 14; h/o Samantha; s/o Hugh & Mary
McKellar, Samantha nee Moorle 1844 10/31/1894 lot 14; w/o Peter
Medbury, Adam J. 1897 1918 lot 20
Medbury, Chas. H. 1865 02/12/1936 lot 20
Medbury, Frank L. 1860 10/27/1922 lot 20
Medbury, Myron 01/15/1898 02/15/1925 lot 20
Medbury, Rosette 1871 1914 lot 20
Medbury, S. A.   10/23/1889 age 54; lot 19
Moats, David 1818 03/16/1917 lot 9
Moats, Lydia A. 1825 03/14/1912 lot 9
Moore, Catharine C.   09/19/1907 age 89; lot 15
Moore, Francis M.   01/25/1893 age 35; lot 15
Moore, William (Rev.)   04/27/1873 age 59; lot 15
Nelson, Carrie A. nee Kraus 07/07/1913 08/25/1991 1st h/Elmaer Lembke (d. 12/31/1966); 2nd h/Milton Nelson (d. 4/12/1991); d/o Fred & Stella (Stone) Kraus
Nye, John C.   12/24/1872 age 83
Ogle, Joseph 1828 1899 lot 9
Ogle, Sarah 1833 1923 lot 9
Paige, Florence 1861 02/17/1912 lot 17
Paige, Myrtle nee Olson   08/25/1997 age 99y; w/o Orville; d/o Olavus & Bertha Olson
Paige, O. R. 1830 06/14/1912 lot 17
Paige, Sarah D. 1837 10/08/1991 lot 17
Palmer, Asahel R. 1812 09/28/1892 lot 15
Palmer, Jane A. 1818 06/21/1855 lot 15
Palmer, Matilda 1844 05/24/1907 lot 15
Palmer, O. U. 1842 08/18/1901 lot 15
Patterson, Hugh 1854 04/09/1933 lot 23
Patterson, Jackson A. 1830 1904 lot 24
Patterson, Sarah Ann 1833 11/30/1908 lot 24
Peterman, Daniel 1836 1917 lot 1; h/o Mary
Peterman, Jennie   02/11/1885 age 29; lot 12
Peterman, Mary J. C. 1864 1912 lot 1
Peterman, Mary S. nee Sulton 03/20/1833 05/17/1888 lot 1
Peterman, Wm. A. 1855 1879 lot 1; w/o Daniel
Peters, Alex W. 1832 1917 lot 23
Peters, Effis Bell 1880 07/22/1904 lot 24
Peters, Margaret J. 1836 1915 lot 23
Peters, Mary H. 1858 1931 lot 23
Peters, Rebecca A. 1855 1923 lot 10
Peters, Robert H. 1856 1933 lot 10
Peters, Susan 1800 11/09/1895 lot 10
Pollock, Helen W. nee Hood 1826 11/13/1903 lot 7; w/o Thomas
Pollock, John A. 1861 10/19/1865 lot 7
Pollock, Martha E. 1860 07/19/1864 lot 7
Pollock, Thomas 1832 05/11/1896 lot 7; h/o Helen
Probert, Adeline 'Addie' nee Walters 1869 04/19/1895 lot 12; w/o James C.; d/o Martin & Susannah (Hess)
Probert, Mary 1827 1920 lot 12
Probert, Richard 1824 1865 lot 12
Prouty, Marshall M. 01/21/1859 06/12/1936 h/o Martha
Prouty, Martha Isabel nee Ogle 02/05/1861 04/12/1943 w/o Marshall; d/o Joseph
Quigley, Charles H. 1853 06/02/1903 lot 7; s/o Joseph & Nancy
Quigley, Joseph B. 1813 11/20/1884 lot 7; w/o Nancy
Quigley, Joseph M.   1859 8y; s/o Joseph & Nancy
Quigley, Nancy B. nee Griffith 06/21/1819 02/19/1897 w/o Joseph; d/o John W.
Quigley, Sue F. 1842 01/04/1896 lot 7; d/o Joseph & Nancy
Reichert, Lisette   10/09/1888 age 29; lot 6
Richards, Chauncey 1783 06/17/1866 lot 8
Riche, Mannah E. 1844 02/25/1920  
Robbins, Birdie A. 1881 1950 w/o Malcolm J.
Robbins, Christina 1824 03/18/1909 lot 10
Robbins, Clarinda   06/25/1812 lot 10
Robbins, F. K. 1819 11/19/1909 lot 10
Robbins, Jerome N. 1844 1920 lot 13; Co. D 46th Ia. Inf.
Robbins, Malcolm J. 1877 1960 h/o Birdie
Robbins, Maria M. 1847 1934 lot 13
Robbins, Nancy 1818 04/21/1889 lot 11
Robbins, Robert Jerome 06/13/1919 12/01/1983 1st w/Gertrude Greenough; 2nd w/Mary A. Scott; s/o Herve & Lana;
Robbins, Willard 1792 02/27/1880 lot 11; Private 31st U.S. Infantry, War of 1812
Rothlisberger, Charles Edword 03/05/1884 08/22/1933 lot 9; h/o Lulu A. Kerr; s/o John & Cora; suicide by shooting
Rothlisberger, Cora M. nee Kohler 12/17/1862 06/15/1938 lot 7; w/o John; d/o Ben & Magdalena (Wenger); committed suicide
Rothlisberger, Elizabeth nee Seeman 1830 11/24/1906 lot 3; w/o John
Rothlisberger, Emma 1858 06/29/1890 lot 3; w/o Rudolph
Rothlisberger, John 01/24/1859 03/15/1935 lot 4; s/o John & Elizabeth; single
Rothlisberger, Lulu Ann nee Kerr 05/01/1881 01/13/1944 w/o Charles E.; d/o Thomas & Ella (Moats)
Rothlisberger, Rudolph 06/02/1866 08/31/1943 h/o Emma; s/o John & Elizabeth
Rothlisberger, Simon 1815 07/29/1887 lot 3
Ruroden, Duane Emory 01/02/1945 01/23/2011 h/o Helen Ihdh
Smith, Wm. Carlton 1849 05/09/1925 lot 24
Speed, I. M.   05/04/1863 age 46; lot 12
Stewart, Isaac 06/05/1792 10/15/1864 Stoington, Conn.; lot 6
Stewart, Ruth 1798 12/10/1966 (Wilcox); Winfeild, NY; lot 6
Strong, C. L. 1874 08/15/1909 lot 7
Strong, C. W. 1837 09/03/1926 lot 11
Strong, Clara B.   12/25/1866 lot 11
Strong, Elvina 1837 04/05/1908 lot 11
Talcott, Ellen M.   08/24/1871 age 18; lot 12
Talcott, Elmira A.   06/01/1867 age 41; lot 12
Talcott, Lydia   12/19/1966 age 21; lot 12; death date is incorrect
Voss, Elaine Ardith nee Ruroden 11/03/1941 04/19/2006 1st h/Lewis Meyer (divorce); 2nd h/James Voss (divorce); d/o Emory O. & Ula M. (Howard) Ruroden
Wenger, ??     "Father"; no dates; lot 5
Wenger, Christian 1855 05/10/1908 lot 5
Wenger, John D. 1885 1914 lot 5
Whitford, Clara Mae nee Baechler 07/09/1914 09/24/2007 1st h/Howard Shaffer (d. 1962); 2nd h/Floyd Whitford (d. 1977); d/o Ernest & Rose (Baumgartner) Baechler
Wilson, Ann   12/27/1893 age 81; lot 16
Wilson, John   04/17/1888 age 59; lot 16
Wilson, Rachel 1831 1919 lot 9
Woodard, Abram (Rev.)   02/23/1874 age 65; lot 13
Woodard, Anna M.   06/26/1882 age 71; lot 13
Yearous, Catharine nee Peters 1831 08/20/1916 lot 10; w/o Charles
Yearous, Charles 01/28/1832 01/07/1905 lot 10; h/o Catharine
Yearous, Ethel 05/11/1894 04/05/1917 lot 10
Yearous, Eva   08/26/1903 lot 12
Yearous, Isa Belle   05/07/1894 lot 12
Yearous, Leslie Jerome 1922 06/09/2011 h/o Marion K. Pardol (d. 1989); s/o Jacob & Bertha (Medberry) Yearous; US Airforce 1942-1945, WWII

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