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Dravis Cemetery has been designated a Pioneer Cemetery by the Des Moines County Pioneer Cemetery Commission.

Dravis Cemetery is in Benton Township, section 15. This cemetery is about two miles south of Kingston and 1.25 miles west of Highway 99.

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DRAVIS CEMETERY
transcribed by Becke Dawson


SURNAME

GIVEN NAME

BIRTH

DEATH

NOTES
DravisLouis F.18761950  
DravisArthur23 Jul 188017 Nov 1947 
DrebenstedtOliver19091911 Son of John & Lena
DravisEmma Matilda19 Apr 187321 Dec 1908 
DravisHenry A.4 Dec 18352 Jan 1921 
Mary D.4 Dec 184527 Mar 1927
MyersJohn F.9 Jun 186419 Jun 1918 
MyersJohn Frederick24 Jun 18347 Oct 1907 "The blood of Christ cleanseth from all sin."
Amelia6 Sep 18317 Feb 1912
KochLouis29 Jan 184125 Jul 1914 
Johanna5 Sep 18407 Feb 1907
TackenbergAlvine 15 Mar 1900 Age 68y 2m 16d. Hier Ruhe in Frieden Unsere Mutter (Here Rest in Peace Our Mother).
TackenbergHeinrich 8 Sep 1888 Age 50y 4m 21d. Hier Ruhen in Frieden (Here Rest in Peace). Mein Gatte und Unser Vater (My Spouse and Our Father).
GerlingMary C.31 Dec 182222 Sep 1877 
C(arl) F(Friedrich)9 Feb 18214 Dec 1879
HoppeChristian 2 Sep 1879 Age 72y 4m 19d
GrassMarkus25 Apr 18295 Apr 1900 
Catherine Christ11 Mar 18315 Aug 1899
RiceRose8 Apr 189710 Apr 1897 Homemade stone. This marker abuts that of Louis and Johanna Koch. It did not appear in a gravestone survey of Dravis Cemetery originally done in 1967 or in the subsequent 1974 survey.
SiekmanMargaret11 Apr 18711 Sep 1912 

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