Hall Cemetery |
| Woodland Township, Section 5 |
 Photograph courtesy of Nancee (McMurtrey) Seifert, 2010 |
| Nearest town: Leon Cemetery GPS Coordinates: 40.7107000,-93.6321000 Earliest tombstone burial: October 4, 1854 (#7) Latest tombstone burial: Howard Hanneman, Dec. 4, 1996 View Gravestone Photos |
| History: Very little is known about Hall Cemetery. A man by the name
of Hall (first name unknown) owned the land north and south of the
cemetery. This land had been sold before 1894 (according to an old plat
book.) The story goes that Mr. Hall owned slaves and that when 2 of them
died, they were buried just outside the cemetery fence line. There are very few stones left unbroken or standing. Several years ago, a lot of the stones were oiled under a large tree at the north end. There were 13 stones found in this pile. Only 12 other stones are found throughout the cemetery. At one time the cemetery was about twice as large, but the west fence was moved farther east and half the cemetery returned to pasture. An * means no tombstone, but indicates a known burial. |
| NAME ROW #, GRAVE # |
DATE of BIRTH | DATE of DEATH | COMMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|
|
BARNES, Ishmael | 13 Apr 1870 AE 51y 15d | "h/o S. BARNES" | |
| BROOKE, Beale W. | 17 Jun 1845 Ohio |
19 Nov 1906 | Civil War Veteran Co. I, Kans. Inf. md 09 Dec 1883 Minnie FRONABARGER body later moved to Leon Cemetery |
| BROOKE, Minnie | 08 Sep 1939 AE 73y | w/o Beale W. BROOKE body later moved to Leon Cemetery | |
| CAIN, Vere James | 13 Sep 1891 |
07 Mar 1892 | s/o James & Allie CAIN |
| CHAMBERS, Emma J. | 06 Jan 1869 AE 11y 17d | "d/o D. & E. CHAMBERS" gravestone broken & piled under pine tree | |
| CHAMBERS, Infant | 19 May 1862 | "Infant d/o D. & E. CHAMBERS" | |
| DUNN, James | 23 Aug 1816 Madison Co. Kentucky |
12 May 1889 AE 72y 6m | md 01 Apr 1839 Lettice ACTON top broken off stone |
|
DUNN, Margareta Alexandria (HINDS) 2-1 | 12 Feb 1805 Kentucky |
12 May 1858 AE 53y 3m | "w/o A[llen]. DUNN" |
|
DUNN, Martin | 11 Apr 1811 Somerset Kentucky |
04 Oct 1854 AE 43y 6m | s/o James & Dicey MARTIN md Emily ACTON (1815-1875), Bethel Cem. |
|
DUNN, Samuel | 01 Dec 1854? AE 6m 20d? | "s/o A. & M. DUNN" broken & repaired stone | |
| HALL, Albian E. 3-1 | 21 Oct 1892 AE 9d | "s/o J.M. & S.A. HALL" | |
| HALL, Allen D. | 14 Dec 1842 Indiana |
03 Feb 1863 inflammation of lungs hosp. St. Louis MO | s/o Allen & Asenath Boyden (GREENE) HALL Civil War Veteran Co. A, 34th Reg. IA Vol. Inf. |
| HALL, Asenath B. | 01 Mar 1888 AE 67y 10m 28d | "w/o Allen E. HALL" | |
| HANNEMAN, Howard R. | 28 Jul 1913 |
04 Dec 1996 | World War II Veteran SGT U.S. Army |
|
HINDS, Eliza A. (MACE) 1-3 | 30 Nov 1820 Pennsylvania |
28 Sep 1880 AE 59y 9m 28d | "w/o J[ohn]. HINDS" |
|
HINDS, Elizabeth Ann | 20 Apr 1855 Indiana |
25 Feb 1867 AE 11y 10m 5d | "d/o J & E.A. HINDS" |
|
HINDS, John 1-4 | 05 Oct 1814 Pennsylvania |
09 Jan 1894 AE 80y 3m 4d | s/o Sampson & Mary (PIERSOL) HINDS h/o Eliza A. MACE broken & repaired stone |
| KING, Francis M. | 26 Mar 1863 AE 4y 11m 1d | "s/o W.R.S. & M.J. KING" mother, Mary Jane (STEPHENS) KING broken & repaired stone | |
| KING, John W. | 1862 Leon IA |
1880 Leon IA | s/o W.R.S. & Mary Jane (STEPHENS) KING |
| KING, Louisa | 1860 Leon IA |
1880 Leon IA | d/o W.R.S. & May Jane (STEPHENS) KING |
| KING, Sarah E. | 1854 Leon IA |
1879 Leon IA | Oldest child of W.R.S. & Mary Jane (STEPHENS) KING |
| KING, Sheridan L. | 00 Mar 1870 Leon IA |
26 Mar 1863 AE 4y 11m 1d | s/o W.R.S. & Mary Jane (STEPHENS) KING |
|
LOCKWOOD, Charity E. (BRESSEE) 1-6 | 1826 Vermont |
01 Feb 1892 WOODLAND | w/o John Q. LOCKWOOD "Mother" |
|
LOCKWOOD, Frances 1-7 | 05 Jul 1868 Vermont |
11 Aug 1871 AE 3y 1m 6d | "d/o J.Q. & C.E. LOCKWOOD" |
|
LOCKWOOD, J[ohn]. Q. 1-5 | 25 Apr 1825 Springfield VT |
03 Feb 1892 Woodland IA | Civil War Veteran Co. M & H, 2nd Reg NY Vol. Cav. s/o Asahel Clark & Achsah M. (POND) LOCKWOOD h/o Charity E. BRESSEE "Father" |
|
MOAD, Rebecca | 1835 Tennessee |
1861 AE 26y | d/o Daniel & Elizabeth MOAD; W.P.A. Records |
|
RAINS, Ellen (COOPER) | 25 Aug 1799 |
10 Jan 1871 AE 71y 4m 16d | "w/o John RAINS" |
| RAINS, Isaac | 22 Jun 1825 Highland Co. Ohio |
10 Jul 1872 AE 47y 18d | s/o John & Elanor (COOPER) RAINES "h/o M.E. RAINS" md 1858, Ohio Milcha 'Milkey" Elizabeth BAKER |
|
RAINS, John 1-1 | 07 Nov 1795 Virginia |
15 Jul 1857 AE 61y 8m 8d | h/o Ellen COOPER |
|
SIMS, Alonzo 3-3 | 18 Mar 1876 |
15 Jul 1876 AE 3m 28d | "s/o W.L. & H. SIMS" gravestone shared with brother Arthonzo |
|
SIMS, Arthonzo 3-3 | 18 Mar 1876 |
18 Mar 1876 | "s/o W.L. & H. SIMS" gravestone shared with brother Alonzo |
|
SIMS, Harriet (FESLER) 3-4 | 04 Aug 1836 Pennsylvania |
09 Aug 1894 AE 58y 5d | "w/o W.L. SIMS" md 20 Oct 1856 |
|
SIMS, William H. 3-2 | 10 Mar 1864 AE 12m 19d | "s/o W.L. & H. SIMS" | |
|
SIMS, William L. 3-4 | 17 Apr 1835 Ohio |
11 Feb 1887 AE 51y 9m 14e | md 20 Oct 1856 Harriet FESLER |
| TRUITT, John Reeves * no gravestone | 05 Mar 1819 Kentucky |
07 May 1900 Leon IA | md 1st ca. 1840
Nancy LEIGH, d. 1848 md 2nd 1849 Lucinda Jane STOKES |
| TRUITT, Lucinda Jane (STOKES) * no gravestone | 24 Dec 1831 Putnam Co. IN |
24 Apr 1895 AE 64y 4m | md 24 Dec 1931 Putman Co. IN, John Reeves TRUITT |
| WADDLE, Mary J. | 19 Apr 1863 AE 2y _m 21d | "d/o J. & M.A. WADDLE" | |
| WILSON, Polly * no gravestone | W.P.A. Records |
| Sources: Cemeteries of Decatur Co. IA; compiled by Lois Slade. Updated by Sharon R. Becker, March of 2014. Additional transcriptions from WPA Records and obituaries. Reformatted by Conni McDaniel Hall April 2019. |
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