ANSTINE, Simon, died Nov. 6, 1884, aged 66 yrs 11 mos 28 das
ANSTINE, William H., died Apr. 1, 1883, aged 28 yrs 8 mos 22 das
ANSTINE, Willard Elmer, 1921 - 1980, Sgt. U S Army, World War II
BECKER, Floyd, 1905 - 1976
BECKER, Genevieve, 1910 - 2001
BECKER, Frank, 1872 - 1956 GPP link
BECKER, Jeanette F., 1881 - 1953 GPP link
BENEDICT, Our Darling Beloved Daughter of Rev. D. D. and Mrs. G. Benedict,
Born July 28, 1886, Died July 3, 1887
BOYES, Mary, wife of Gana Boyes, died Mar. 16, 1872, age 34 yrs - "Though in
the path of death I tread with gloomy terrors overspread, My steadfast heart shall fear
no ill, for thou, O Lord, art with me still"
BRITTON, Ernest, died May 23, 1886, age 8 mos 17 das
BRITTON, Gracie, died July 10, 1887, age 3 mos 25 das;
Inscription on the children's side of the stone: Gone But Not Forgotten. Children of O.L. and N. Britton.
BRITTON, Nellie, Died May 17, 1888, 23 ys, 20 ds [Ernest & Gracie share a stone with their mother, Nellie]
Inscription: Husband and daddy I must leave you, Leave, yes leave you all alone.
But my blessed Savior calls me, calls me to a heavenly home.
BUCKLAND, J.S., died May 7, 1889, aged 45 yrs
BURNETT, Kathy J., July 5, 1945 - Oct. 13, 2004 (Note: Her obit "buried Seney Cemetery.")
CHAPMAN, Grant, 1865 - Mar. 25, 1944, aged 79 yrs 1 mo 19 das
CHAPMAN, Margaret, 1872 - 1938
CLARK, Iona M., 1892 - 1964 [Daughter of Mathew & Ella Ewin, Seney, IA]
CONNER, Nathan L., 1899 - 1954
CONNER, Eva R., 1911 - 1988
COOK, Charles W., Father, 1864 - 1929
COOK, Martha J., Mother, 1873 - 1965 GPP link
COOK, Gordon Louis, July 10, 1905 - Nov. 1, 1982
COOK, Margaretta, June 14, 1919 - [living as of Oct. 2003]
DEN OUDEN, CORNELIUS "CASEY" Sept. 29, 1925 - April 5, 2008
ERICKSON, Brandon James, Nov. 2, 1991 - Sept 6, 1993
Inscription: He was our angel--Now he's the Lord's
ERICKSON, Walter G., July 31, 1922 - Dec. 9, 1990
EWIN, Robert Leroy [no dates on the stone/born: 23 Mar 1894/per death record died, 12 May 1894]
EWIN, Anna [no dates on the stone/per newspaper write-up,born 25 Mar 1900--lived only a couple of hrs]
[Robert Leroy and Anna were the infant children of Mathew & Ella Ewin, Seney, IA]
EWIN, Ella H., July 15, 1856-Feb. 14, 1915 Mother-on separate stone GPP link
EWIN, Mathew, June 20, 1852-Mar 28, 1923 Father-on separate stone GPP link
FREEMAN, Samuel A., died Feb. 24, 1884, age 63 yrs 11 mos 10 das
FREEMAN, Josie B., wife of W.S. Freeman, born Sep 17, 1855, died May 24, 1882
[Per a family member, in June of 1983 the old stone for this grave was gone and a new grave marker was in place.
It reads, Josephine Knowlton Freeman 1855 -- 1882]
FRENCH, Emma F., died July 13, 1883, aged 31 yrs 11 mos 8 das
GIBSON, Freddie, son of W. H. and M. Gibson, died Jan. 1, 1881; aged 1 y, 11 ds
GITTOES, Martha Ann, wife of William Gittoes, died Aug 18, 1884, aged 22 yrs, 8 ms, 21 ds
GOBER, Frank, 1886 - 1958
HAVILAND, Charles P., Oct. 30, 1875 - June 3, 1876
[Note regarding a Haviland grave: LeMars Sentinel, 26 Jun 1908, SENEY:"Mr. Bogen, of LeMars, was in town one day recently and erected a monument at
the grave of the baby of Jas. Haviland.]
HAWKINS, William G., 1880 - 1963
HAWKINS, Eliza W., 1880 - 1970
HAWKINS, Harriet E., 1925 - 1974
HAWKINS, Norris N., b. 28 Mar 1927, d. 5 Dec 2004
HAWKINS, Richard, Father, 1851 - 1926
HAWKINS, Jane, Mother, 1857 - 1944
HAWKINS, Richard A., 1886 - 1935
HAWKINS, Elizabeth A., 1883 - 1965
HAWKINS, Albert T., 1897-1961
HAWKINS, Annie E. 1898 - 1978
HAWKINS, Albert W., son of A. T. and Annie E., Sept 24, 1920 - Oct. 13, 1920
HAWKINS, George C., son of R. A. and Elizabeth, Oct. 4, 1921
HAWKINS, Joel B., 1963 - 1971
HAWKINS, Timothy D., 1956 - 1959 "Ours For Awhile"
HAWKINS, William Henry, son of H.J. and M., died Aug. 21, 1886, aged 1 yr 4ds
Inscription: Since life and spirit now hath rest, thy sufferings all are over.
Secure in thy Redeemer's breast, thou'll reign forever more.
HAWKINS, Leola Hart, Nov. 15, 1923 - July 17, 2003, Wife and Mother
HAWKINS, Duane Douglas, Feb. 25, 1923 - Jan. 6, 2001, CPL U S Marine Corps, World War II
HEIDE, Henry, born Nov 26, 1830, died Mar 4, 1919, Co D 53rd, Ill. Vol
HEIDE, Katherine, wife of Henry Heide
HEIDE, Julia, daughter of Henry and Katherine
HUGHES, Elizabeth, 1868 - 1941 GPP link
HUGHES, George T., 1866 - 19__
[Note: George died August 29, 1962 and is buried in Haxtun, (Phillips), Colorado, where he and Lizzie made their home.
Lizzie is the daughter of Elizabeth Reeves and her first husband, John Eason, and is buried here alone, in spite of the joint stone.]
HUSTED, Isabell, 1850 - 1933
HUSTED, Henry, 1842 - 1932
KNOWLTON, Nancy W., Mother, 1830 - 1883
KNOWLTON, Alvah S., Husband, 1852 - 1944
KNOWLTON, Helen A.F., Wife, 1854 - 1926
KNOP, Mary, Mother, 1864 - 1927
KUNATH, Charles F., 1894 - 1957
LANCASTER, Chris, 1876 - 1938 [transcribed in 1976--this stone is no longer found Oct 2003]
LANCASTER, John, Father, 1848 - 1936
LANCASTER, Amelia, Mother, 1857 - 1946
LANCASTER, Edwin M., Father, 1852 - 1930
LANCASTER, Mary Alice, Mother, 1853 - 1929
LANCASTER, Marion, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Lancaster, Sep 7, 1905 - Nov 2, 1907
LANCASTER, L. Rosabelle, Jan 19, 1899 - July 7, 1986
LANCASTER, M. J. "Mit", Aug 3, 1887 -Dec 3, 1967
LANCASTER, Vincent M., 1895 - 1948
LANCASTER, Mary I., 1904 - 1999
LANCASTER, Elizabeth, died Dec 14, 1890, aged 81 yrs
LANCASTER, William, died June 25, 1895, aged 87 yrs
LANCASTER, Margaret, Mother 1848 - 1920
LANCASTER, William, Father, 1844 - 1928
LANCASTER, Jane, died May 21, 1881, aged 7 ys, 5 ms, 11 ds, "To Bloom In Heaven"
LANCASTER, Maggie, died May 27, 1881, aged 8 ms, 9 das, Children of W. C. and M. Lancaster
Inscription on the stone Jane and Maggie share:
Do not weep dearest father and mother she said.
The angels are around me, they're guarding my bed.
I cannot stay longer, for me they've come down
I am going to my Jesus to wear a gold crown.
LEHRMAN, Lila Jean, "In God's Loving Care" Aug 17, 1962 - Sept 1, 1984
LORD, Sarah A., died July 8, 1874, aged 53 yrs 2 mos
McARTHUR, Alex, 1868 - 1956
McARTHUR, Annie, 1871 - 1956
McARTHUR, Hazel M., 1893
MOIR, George R., Father, 1855 - 1936
MOIR, Mary F., Mother, 1862 - 1939
MOIR, Dorothy A., June 17, 1924
MOIR, Infant son of G.R. and M. F. Moir, Died Feb 24, 1892, age 1 da
MOORE, Clarence E., 1866 - 1945
MOORE, Ada L., 1879 - 1937
MORRIS, Calvin A., 1875 - 1954
OWINGS, Mary W., died Aug 17, 1901, aged 82 yrs 1 mo 10 das - "With a cheery
smile and a wave of the hand, she has wandered into an unknown land"
PENNING, Albert N., 1882 - 1957
PENNING, Lulu, 1886 - 1964
PENNING, John F., 1880 - 1921
PENNING, Eilert D., 1837 - 1902
PENNING, Wubka A., His Wife, 1845 - 1933 [Note: the west side of the large stone shared by Eilert and Wubka
features a man clinging to a cross as a storm is approaching. Inscribed above is "Rock of Ages"
and the words "Life" and "Truth" are inscribed in the lower corners.]
PENNING, Janette V., 1874 - 1897 [Shares a stone with Eilert & Wubka]
PENNING, Lyman E., Father, 1876 - 1925
PENNING, Mamie A., Mother, 1884 - 1950
PORTER, Sadie J., daughter of Nels and Mary Porter, June 19, ????
[Note: Though this stone was found, it is completely illegible in 2003, with "Sadie" being the only
word that could be made out. The information here is from the previous transcription in 1976.]
POTTER, Nellie I., daughter of R. and S. Potter, died Sep 20, 1871, age 2 yrs 3 ms, 17 ds
POTTER, Sarah, Wife of Robert Potter, Mother, May 28, 1829 - Aug 12, 1900 "At Rest and Gone But Not Forgotten"
POTTER, Robert, Sep 8, 1829 - Dec 12, 1918
REES, Lena Penning 1885 - 1967
REES, Margaret, Mother, 1884 - 1966
REEVES, Arthur, Father, 1847 - 1932 GPP link
REEVES, Elizabeth, Mother, 1844 - 1933 GPP link
REEVES, Cynthia, Mother, 1886 - 1930 GPP link
REEVES, Bert H., Father, 1878 - 1960 GPP link
REEVES, Clarence H W, son of Geo. and Emily M. died 19 Nov 1872, age 3yrs 8 mos 21 days GPP link
REEVES, Francis, died May 20, 1874, aged 22 yrs 2 mos - "To Die No More" GPP link
REEVES, John, died July 19, 1881, aged 62 yrs 6 mos 14 das [age incorrect--59 ys, 6 ms, 14 ds] GPP link
Inscription: Rest husband in the silent tomb; Rest, for the shadow and the gloom of death is passed;
Rest from the griefs thy path beset; Rest, dear one, till we have met in heaven at last.
[REEVES, Caroline, Feb 26, 1823 - June 30, 1906, 83 ys, 4 ms, 4 ds, wife of John--no marker]
RUBEL, Lydia A., Wife of Jesse Rubel, died Dec 14, 1880, aged 69 yrs 7 mos 6 das
Inscription: What to us is life without thee--Vainness and despair alone
When with sighs we seek to find thee--This tomb proclaims that thou art gone.
RUBEL, Ruzella May, died Jan 1, 1881, Infant Daughter
RUBEL, Myrtle B., died June 26, 1883, aged 2 ys 4 ms 20 ds; Children of Thomas and Lucy Rubel
[Note: Ruzella and Myrtle share a stone]
SUDDUTH, John, 1861 - 1929
SUDDUTH, Lillian M. R., His Wife, 1847 - 1926
WALINGA, Baby, Oct 14, 1911 - Mar 18, 1912
WALKUP, John H., 1864 - 1924
WALKUP, Mozzemma, 1867 - 1943
WALKUP, Hazel, 1899 - 1923
WILLS, K. Dean, 1934 - 1960
WILLS, Hollis B., 1905 - 1992
WILLS, Dora C., 1913 - 1984
WILLS, Joyce L., 1938 - 1987
WINKEL, John F., 1817 - 1900 (same stone as Penning, Eilert D., Wubka and Janette)
WINKEL, Ranko, 1855 - 1896
WINSLOW, Charles N., died Mar 11, 1880, aged 68 yrs 1 mo
WONSER, Marie J., Aug 30, 1881 - Mar 1, 1954
Plymouth County, Iowa, Deaths….from courthouse records:
Others buried at Seney, Iowa, Elgin Twp Cemetery, but no tombstones
BELDER, Fay -- d. 8 May 1897 Elgin Twp; 1 mo. 1 da; female; bur Elgin Twp cem; born Springfield, Illinois
BRITTON, Claude -- d. 12 Oct 1892; 7 mos; cause: cholera infantum; father: Oris Britton; buried Seney, IA
BRITTON, Eli -- d. 21 Sep 1889, Seney, Ia.; age 80 yrs; born 2 Mar 1809, New York state (father of J. Lyman Britton, husband of Deborah)
BRITTON, Debora -- "Old Grandma Britton died in Minnesota June 9, 1893; she was brought to Seney on the 10th; buried on 11th" (mother of J. Lyman Britton, wife of Eli Britton)
BRITTON, Jonathan Lyman -- d. 24 Apr 1911 [from the newspaper: "interment was made in the Seney cemetery by the side of his parents."]
CHAPMAN, Grant -- d. 15 Oct 1899; age 3 mos; buried Seney, IA
CLUTE, May -- d. 20 ___ 1900 Fredonia Twp; 14 das; female; bur Seney, Ia; born Fredonia Twp.
DARVILLE, Laura -- d. 27 Oct 1889, female; 6 yrs; father David Darville, buried Seney Cemetery
FALK, Annie -- d. 27 Sep 1894; 5 mos old; buried Elgin Twp, Seney, IA
HAVILAND, M.C. -- d. 2 Apr 1902; 85 yrs; old age; buried Seney, IA
LANCASTER, Ira – male; 3 yrs 2 mos; born Plym County; d. 27 Apr 1888 Plymouth Co.; buried Seney, IA. [son of John & Amelia Lancaster]
MILLER, Louise -- female; age 8 mos; born 4 miles north of Remsen, IA; d. 1 Feb 1884, buried Seney, IA.
MOORE, Lela Gertrude -- d. 20 Mar 1906; 5 weeks of age; buried Seney Cemetery
NICOLAUS, Wilhelm Frederich -- (no dates); buried Seney, IA
REEVES, Claude R. – male; 1 yr 4 mo; born Seney, IA; d. 10 Aug 1887 Seney, IA; buried Seney, IA. [age correction per family member: Actually 4 mos, 12 das old; Claude died as an infant. He was originally buried in the Seney Cemetery in August 1887, then was disinterred and moved to LeMars Memorial Cemetery in 1910.]
REEVES, Caroline -- Feb 26, 1823 - June 30, 1906, 83 yrs, 4 ms, 4 das, wife of John
REEVES, Robert -- d. 30 Jan 1927, born 26 Jun 1848 [from the obituary: "interment made in the cemetery at Seney."]
REEVES, Mrs. Robert (Lucy) -- d. 27 May 1917, born 16 Nov 1856; married; maiden name: Lucy Potter
RUBEL, Jesse -- d. 19 Jun 1889, Elgin Twp; 81 yrs; cause: Old Age; buried Seney Cem., Seney, IA
SARDESON, John David -- eldest child of Wm. Sardeson; b. 16 Dec 1883, Alton, IA; died 03 Mar 1890, Alton, IA. Bur Seney, IA.
SARDESON, Mabel -- infant dau of Wm. & Eliza Sardeson; b. 19 Aug 1891, d. 30 Sep 1891; death record states the place of burial as Seney, Ia.
SMALL, J. D. – male; 7 das; born Seney, IA; d. 4 Feb 1885, Seney, Plymouth County; buried Seney, IA.
WINKEL, A. -- d. 30 May 1894, Fredonia Twp; still birth; buried Seney Cemetery
YOUNG, Amanda -- female; age 7 yrs; born Iowa; res IA 7 yrs; d. 2 July 1881 LeMars; bur 3 July 1881, Seney, IA.
Originally buried at Seney--later exhumed and reburied in the Alderson/Chapman family plots in the LeMars City Cemetery.
ALDERSON, Ruth Leone -- died October 24, 1897, aged 2 yrs, 2 mos, 13 das (dau of Jonathan & Agnes Alderson)
CHAPMAN, Lois May -- birth: July 10, 1899 death: October 15, 1899 (dau of Elam and Lizzie Alderson Chapman)
CHAPMAN, (infant son) -- Jan. 20, 1903 - Jan. 22, 1903 (son of Elam and Lizzie Alderson Chapman)
LeMars Sentinel newspaper, dated 29 Apr 1910:
SENEY: (Special Correspondence)
John Beely, of LeMars, was in town Friday and took up the corpses of the
children of Elam Chapman and Jonathan Alderson and removed them to the
LeMars cemetery.
***SOURCES: Plymouth Co., IA, Deaths Beely & Fissel Funeral Homes; 1889-1890 & 1892-1906
Plymouth Co. Courthouse Death Record Index: July 1880 - 1890
Plymouth Co. Courthouse Death Records; Book 1 1891-1900
Various Obituary & Newspaper articles, LeMars Sentinel
** Updated 06/08/2006 |
