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Dallas County, Iowa Cemetery Directory |
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Dallas County, Iowa Cemetery Directory |
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Photo contributed by Conni McDaniel Hall for Dallas County IAGenWeb
Longmire-Davis Cemetery
Adams Twp. Section 16, Dallas County, Iowa
Click here to view submitted Gravestone Photographs for Longmire-Davis Cemetery.
| The following is
the deed from Mr. Tristam Davis deeding the land to Adams Township
Trustees for a "public grave yard". Due to the research done
by Adams Township Board of Trustees Clerk, Julie Turner, and to honor Mr. Davis, the
Adams
Township Board of Trustee's
voted to rename the
Longmire
Cemetery
to
Longmire-Davis
Cemetery
. Mr. Longmire and Mr. Davis were the first settlers in
Adams
Township
and it was found that this burial site was originally called the Davis
Burying Ground.
The original deed is on file at the Dallas County Recorder's Office, Adel , IA. The copy of the original deed was donated to the Dallas County IAGenWeb by the Adams Township Board of Trustee's, March 3, 2009. |
(click on the deed for a larger image)
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