Union Cemetery |
| Morgan Township, Section 17 |
 Contributed to Iowa Gravestone Photo Project by dvstew, 2005 |
| Nearest town: Lineville Cemetery GPS Coordinates: 40.6065080,-93.6392856 Earliest tombstone burial: July 28, 1857 #10-5 Latest tombstone burial: 1942 #8-8 View Gravestone Photos |
| History: There are many broken and unreadable
stones in this cemetery located at the end of a long dirt lane. (This
lane is .2 miles north of the Lineville/Pleasanton road. There is an
orange #519 “warning gas line” marker where the lane begins.) The original east half was given by William and Elizabeth Dillon. The first burial was a Galpin baby girl (named Mandy?) but there is no stone marking this grave, but thought her burial was in 1856. Later a west section was added to the cemetery. Originally the road went on the east side; the fence, too, has been moved and there are unmarked graves (overgrown with timber) outside the fence line. Deed May 29, 1869 From: Wm. Dillin & Elizabeth Dillin to the Public. Decatur County, Iowa. NW qr. Sect. 17 (this is east half) Deed Book 93 page 197 Oct. 22, 1894 From: V.K. Robinson, S.E. Robinson, Lour Robinson, D.A Robinson, E.M. Robinson, Mary E. Poland and her husband, Peter Poland To: The Public the west half of Union Cemetery |
| Surname | First Name | Row-Stone | Birth | Age | Death | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ??? ??? (footstone by tree – K.C.) (next to 5-9) ??? ??? (rock) (6-1) ??? ??? (rocks) (11-3 through 11-8) ??? ??? (rock) (12-1) ??? ??? (rock) (12-2) ??? ??? (rock) (12-3) ??? ??? (rock) (13-2) ??? ??? (rock) (15-3) ??? ??? (rock and pile of footstones—W.P. M.P. J.S. (14-6) ??? ??? (red rock) (12-6) ??? ??? (red rock) (12-7) ??? ??? (tall rock) (14-7) ??? ??? (temporary metal marker-unreadable) (16-1) ??? ??? (temporary metal marker-unreadable) (16-2) ??? ??? (broken stone) ---Dec. 8, 1881 aged 82y 7m 2d (12-4) ??? ??? (unmarked child in cement pen) (3-1) | ||||||
| Alley | James H | bwt 8&9 | 1y 18d | 27 Jun 1885 | s/o JB | |
| Alley | Jesse O | bwt 8&9 | 1d | 25 Mar 1886 | s/o JB | |
| Alley | Manerva E | bwt 8&9 | 26y 6m 16d | 27 Mar 1886 | w/o JB | |
| Bennett | Jennie M | 7-7 | 28 Dec 1865 | 01 Apr 1896 | w/o JB | |
| Berndt | Elizabeth N | 11-9 | 29y 11m 16d | 15 Oct 1888 | d/o Geo & Elizabeth (Hashman) McDougal; w/o Rea; gm/o Marvin D Berndt | |
| Bloom | Jessey Leroy | 8-3 | 1y 8m 27d | 11 Feb 1887 | s/o JA & NC | |
| Bradley | Anna | 2-1 | 1906 | 1920 | ||
| Bright | Gladys Louise | 15-4 | 10 Nov 1901 | 19 Dec 1906 | d/o CC & MJ | |
| Bright | Infant | 14-1 | 2hrs | 28 Oct 1869 | d/o J & MA | |
| Bright | Jacob | 15-2 | 28 May 1818 | 01 Mar 1901 | Father; s/o Sarah | |
| Bright | John | 14- | 66y | 07 Oct 1884 | ||
| Bright | Louisa | 14-10 | 53y | 07 Mar 1882 | w/o John | |
| Bright | Mariah | 15-2 | 1820 | 1884 | Mother | |
| Bright | Sarah | 14-3 | 1794 | 1874 | ||
| Bright | Sarah I | 14-8 | 18y 9m 17d | 28 Dec 1886 | footstones SH & SIB | |
| Bright | Wallace W | 1862 | 12 Oct 1863 | no stone, WPA records | ||
| Bunn | Infant | 10-1 | - | 19 Feb 1869 | s/o N & EE | |
| Burkhart | Perlina | 7-5 | 57y 12d | 24 Apr 1888 | w/o Eliga | |
| Carr | Low | 5-7 | - | - | ||
| Carr | Nancy | 5-9 | - | - | ||
| Carr | Wm | 5-6 | - | - | ||
| Clark | Lewis | 7-6 | 11y 8m 9d | 15 Aug 1862 | s/o JS & M | |
| Cockerham | Sarah J | 4-2 | 67y 11m 5d | 21 Jun 1898 | w/o WD | |
| Cockerham | Wm D | 4-2 | 62y 4m 5d | 08 Sep 1893 | GAR | |
| Comer | Eliza | 5-4 | 41y 3m 28d | 05 May 1890 | w/o Robert C | |
| Comer | Jane | 5-8 | - | - | ||
| Comer | Kenneth | 5-5 | 2y 24d | 06 Aug 1879 | s/o RC & E | |
| Dillin | Everett | 11-1 | 2y 3m 26d | 26 Aug 1868 | s/o H & E | |
| Farnes | Temperance | 11-10 | 48y 6m 14d | 27 Jul 1861 | w/o J | |
| Farrens | George | 9-6 | 1788 | 26 Apr 1874 | h/o Sarah; WPA records, stone broken | |
| Farrens | Sarah | 9-7 | 67y | 16 May 1872 | w/o George | |
| Farver | Charles | 5-1 | 22 Apr 1831 | 29 Aug 1888 | ||
| Farver | Elizabeth | 5-1 | 28 Jan 1834 | 24 Jun 1900 | w/o Charles | |
| Fugit | Isaac P | bwt 8&9 | 18y 6m 16d | 30 Nov 1862 | s/o JB & N | |
| Fugit | J B | bwt 8&9 | 71y 28d | 28 Feb 1871 | ||
| Fugit | Nancy | bwt 8&9 | 66y 2m 5d | 19 Apr 1871 | w/o JB | |
| Galpin | Ebenezer | 4-6 | 04 Dec 1797 | 01 May 1878 | Father | |
| Galpin | Clarinda | 4-6 | 20 May 1803 | 08 Jun 1876 | Mother | |
| Gammell | F G | 8-8 | 1857 | 1942 | ||
| Gammell | Fred W | 4-9 | 18 Mar 1833 | 04 Jan 1915 | ||
| Gammell | Mahlon M | 4-7 | 10y 11m 26d | 11 Sep 1881 | s/o FW & MM | |
| Gammell | Marilla | 8-8 | 1861 | 1909 | ||
| Gammell | Mary E | 4-9 | 28 Feb 1837 | 29 Jul 1919 | ||
| Gammell | Robbie O | 8-7 | 04 Feb 1892 | 08 Dec 1893 | s/o FC & MC | |
| Gammell | Roy H | 8-6 | - | 16 Aug 1941 | IA PVT 1CL US Army | |
| Gammill | Bell | 3-6 | 11 Sep 1869 | 02 Mar 1896 | ||
| Gammill | Marilla | 15 Oct 1861 | 47y 4m 2d | 17 Feb 1909 | d/o Robt & Emma Grantham; w/o Frank md 09 Mar 1879 | |
| Gochenouer | Infant | 7-4 | 22 Mar 1928 | 22 Mar 1928 | s/o A Ervin & M Ella | |
| Halstead | Infant | 6-3 | - | 14 May 1866 | d/o N & R | |
| Halstead | Maggie J | 6-4 | 16y 11m 6d | 23 Aug 1875 | d/o N & R | |
| Halstead | Rebecca | 6-6 | 63y 1m 6d | 08 Aug 1893 | w/o N | |
| Halstead | Thomas J | 6-7 | 29y 6m 7d | 17 Apr 1885 | s/o N & R; h/o Rachel A | |
| Hartsook | Caroline J | 10-4 | 22y 2m 26d | 28 Mar 1886 | d/o John & Mary A | |
| Hartsook | Caroline M | 10-4 | - | - | d/o J & M | |
| Hartsook | David H | 10-5 | 1m 28d | 28 Jul 1857 | s/o J & M | |
| Hartsook | John | 10-4 | 07 Sep 1821 | 22 Sep 1902 | ||
| Hartsook | Lovina S | 10-10 | 15 May 1856 | 46y 2d | 17 Jun 1902 | nee Sines; w/o S |
| Hartsook | Mary A | 10-4 | 18 Oct 1822 | 11 May 1899 | w/o J | |
| Hartsook | Rosa E | 10-8 | 4y 10m 20d | 30 Nov 1888 | d/o S & LS | |
| Hartsook | Sybil | 10-6 | 26 Oct 1879 | 19 Mar 1881 | d/o MH & L | |
| Hartsook | Sylvester | 10-9 | 29 May 1856 | 01 Oct 1921 | ||
| Hashman | James E | 12-5 | 1y 25d | 29 --- 1879 | broken stone | |
| Hashman | Ruth | 13-3 | 01 Oct 1826 | 84y 10m 3d | 04 Aug 1911 | w/o Wm |
| Hashman | Silas | 13-6 | 25y 2m 25d | 08 Jul 1880 | s/o Wm & R | |
| Hashman | Uarka E | 13-5 | 28y 1m 29d | 06 Apr 1866 | w/o George | |
| Hashman | William | 13-4 | 71y 7m | 18 Jun 1892 | ||
| Hashman | William | 13-7 | 18y 11m 21d | 23 Mar 1876 | w/o W & R | |
| Hatfield | Infant | 7-3 | 12 Oct 1913 | 12 Oct 1913 | s/o Jesse & Jennie | |
| Hinds | Jacob | 14-2 | 63y 2m 23d | 04 Oct 1882 | h/o MA md 1882 | |
| Hinds | Mary A | 14-2 | 27 Sep 1829 | 83y 7m 10d | 08 May 1913 | b. Augusta Co VA, d. Leon; w/o J |
| Hollinger | Elmer B | 1-1 | 1905 | 1906 | ||
| Johnson | Emma E | 4-5 | 2y 8m 11d | 28 Oct 1885 | d/o J & MJ | |
| Johnson | Lillie R | 4-8 | 03 Jun 1868 | 08 Feb 1891 | w/o PF | |
| Lose | John | 10-3 | 7m 25d | 26 Jun 1858 | s/o L & S | |
| Lose | Lavina | 11-2 | 3y 3m 18d | 18 Dec 1858 | d/o L & S | |
| Lose | Susana | 10-2 | 40y 9m 7d | 01 Nov 1862 | w/o Levi | |
| Lowrance | Addie L | 9-1 | 5m 27d | 25 Mar 1889 | d/o JN & MA (family records: d. 1883) | |
| Lowrance | Eli M | 9-5 | 08 Feb 1828 | 12 Mar 1903 | ||
| Lowrance | Josiah N | 9-1 | 25y 1m 13d | 30 Mar 1886 | s/o Em & AC | |
| Lowrance | Louisa J | 9-2 | 3y 4m 8d | 20 Mar 1869 | d/o EM & AC | |
| Lowrance | Mary J | 9-4 | 4y 6m 13d | 26 Aug 1858 | d/o EM & M | |
| Lowrance | Sarah A | 9-3 | 6y 6m 11d | 16 Aug 1858 | d/o EM & M | |
| McDougal | Elizabeth | 10-11 | 74y 6m 2d | 02 Dec 1891 | ||
| McDougal | George | 10-12 | 77y 9m 25d | 20 Jun 1890 | ||
| McDougal | Perry | 6m 24d | 17 Aug 1880 | no stone, courthouse record | ||
| McFarland | Carrie | 8-5 | 1m | 20 Sep 1879 | d/o AT & MA | |
| McKee | Ivan S | 2-2 | 1921 | 1924 | s/o GF & SL | |
| Melton | Mary A | 4-1 | 31 Dec 1861 | 17y 8m 7d | 08 Sep 1879 | w/o Charles |
| Melton | John | 82y | 1881 | no stone, WPA records | ||
| Moore | Thomas | 35y | 1932 | no stone, WPA records | ||
| O'Harra | Fleetwood | 11y 1m 10d | 14 Mar 1884 | d/o E & J; "Was taken sick Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock died Friday morning at 4 o'clock. Her remains were borne to the grave by her schoolmates-Gracie Bolan, Nora Biggs, Cora Biggs, Ette Dillin, Rosa McDowld, Lucy Barr. Her last word was "Be Happy Ma." | ||
| Orey | John W | 8-1 | 1856 | 1930 | ||
| Orey | Minerva | 8-1 | 1860 | 1937 | ||
| Peirsol | Erwin | 13-1 | 1873 | 1874 | ||
| Peirsol | Margaret | 13-1 | 1866 | 1871 | ||
| Peirsol | Mettie | 13-1 | 1882 | 1895 | ||
| Peirsol | Sarah | 13-1 | 1861 | 1863 | ||
| Peirsol | Wiley | 13-1 | 1877 | 1883 | ||
| Peterson | Hoyt | 4-3 | 26y 7m 1d | 02 Mar 1887 | nee Snider; w/o Leonard | |
| Pool | Alma | 6-2 | 8m 16d | 20 Jun 1877 | d/o A & E | |
| Pool | Greenburry E | 6-3 | 17d | 27 May 1870 | s/o A & EA | |
| Pool | Margaret | 5-3 | 73y 10m 19d | 07 Jun 1880 | w/o T | |
| Pool | Mary L | 6-8 | 4y 1m 14d | 24 Sep 1871 | d/o RF & ME | |
| Pool | Thomas | 5-2 | 87y 8m 29d | 27 Nov 1888 | ||
| Rees | Cora | 5-2 | 1m 13d | 25 Dec 1870 | d/o J & E | |
| Rees | Emmiah | 5-2 | 51y | 25 Feb 1884 | w/o J | |
| Sanders | John B | 8-2 | 60y 4m 5d | 09 Oct 1884 | ||
| Shields | Eliza Emma | 15-1 | 16 Jul 1862 | 22 Nov 1865 | ||
| Shields | Elizabeth Ellen | 15-1 | 06 Nov 1860 | 20 Nov 1865 | ||
| Shields | Madison | 15-1 | 03 Aug 1823 | 22 May 1906 | ||
| Shields | Mary Jane | 15-1 | 07 Jul 1835 | 22 Jan 1901 | w/o Madison | |
| Shields | Syntha L | 15-1 | 01 Dec 1864 | 08 Nov 1865 | footstones Father, Mother, Elizabeth, Eliza, Syntha | |
| Smith | John | 14-4 | 72y 1m 21d | 06 Apr 1874 | h/o Sarah | |
| Smith | Sarah | 14-5 | 72y | 07 Feb 1880 | w/o John | |
| Trembly | Nelson J E | 6-10 | 4y 29d | 10 Jan 1888 | s/o GW & SE | |
| Tuttle | Senora B | 8-4 | 2m 20d | 05 Dec 1871 | d/o WT & M | |
| Wells | Beulah | 7-1 | 25 Oct 1891 | 07 Sep 1892 | d/o CE & EM | |
| Wells | Willis H | 7-2 | 31 Dec 1901 | 08 May 1903 | s/o CE & EM | |
| Williams | Lauretta | 6-9 | 9y 5m 20d | 26 Aug 1871 | d/o J & MA | |
| Willis | Lucetta Geraldine | 1853 | 11 Apr 1937 | no stone, WPA records | ||
| Willis | S F | 16-3 | - | - | Co G 79th IL Inf | |
| Wood | Charley E | 3-3 | 1y 6m | 22 Mar 1870 | s/o JH & LJ | |
| Wood | Henry C | 3-4 | 60y | 12 Sep 1865 | native of Virginia | |
| Wood | Jacob H | 3-2 | 59y 8m 7d | 17 Feb 1898 | ||
| Wood | Lucretia J | 3-2 | 1842 | 08 Nov 1934 | w/o Jacob H | |
| Wood | Nancy | 3-5 | 1816 | 1901 | ||
| Source: Cemeteries of Decatur Co. IA; compiled by Lois Slade and transcribed for Decatur County IAGenWeb by Stacey Dietiker. Reformatted by Conni McDaniel Hall, May 2019. |
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