updated 06/15/2022


WEST RIDGE CEMETERY
Section 18, Union Prairie Township, Allamakee co. Iowa

West Ridge cemetery

The West Ridge Cemetery is on grounds of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and located about 8 miles west of Waukon. To reach the cemetery, take West Ridge Rd. (W60) from Waukon. Turn west onto West Ridge Dr. and travel about 3 miles to the church and cemetery. The church is in section 7 and the cemetery directly across the road in section 18.


-Source: ALLAMAKEE COUNTY IOWA BURIAL GROUNDS, 1845-1988, by Dale P. Woodmansee, Waukon, Iowa; Copyright© 1989 Dale Woodmansee

-Transcribed by Nancy McClain and proofread by Kay Brumbaugh. Electronically reproduced with permission of Eleen Woodmansee granted to Roxanne Barth (former IAGenWeb Allamakee and Clayton County Coordinator), 1999.

Dale Woodmansee performed a wonderful service in surveying all the tombstones in the cemeteries in Allamakee county and publishing the data; but with any undertaking of this magnitude, there likely are errors, conflicting information or descrepancies. User-contributed information has been added on the Woodmansee Notes pages.


Notes:

1) Many photos of the graves have been submitted to the Iowa Gravestone Photo Project. There also may be photos of gravestones marking burials made after the Woodmansee book was published in 1989. To view all of the gravestone photos submitted for West Ridge cemetery, click here or to view an entry photo of the cemetery, click here. (new windows will open).

2) Woodmansee Notes have been submitted for West Ridge cemetery. A red Research Alert! next to the entry indicates there is a note for that person. Click here to read them, a new window will open.

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Burials recorded by Woodmansee as of Dec. 31, 1988:

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Name                                       Born              Died     Remarks

?, ?                                1863 Apr --       1883 Apr --     Ma
Barry, ?                                      ?       1881 May 20     Mrs. Michael
Barry, Michael                              1812      1902 Apr 04     GR CW Vet
Baxter, ?                                     ?       1881 Jun 25     Mrs.
Baxter, Catherine                           1823      1881 Jul 21
Baxter, Sarah                       1870 Jul 14       1881 Jan 19
Bird, Florence                              1894              1916 Research Alert!
Bird, John J                                1877              1928
Bird, Mary                                  1887              1921
Bowen, Annie                                1836      1892 Feb 14
Bowen, Patrick                              1838      1925 Dec 07     Co B MA 25 Inf
Brandt, H. J.                       1849 Dec 16       1904 Mar 15
Buggs, Mary Ann                     1829 Mar 08       1882 Jul 24
Burke, Michael                              1816              1900
Burns, Ellen C                      1848 Jun 06       1872 Dec 06     B Franklin Co NY
Butler, John W                      1791 Feb 28       1890 Dec 28     B Co Tipperary Ireland
Butler, Margaret                            1828      1888 Mar 09	Research Alert!
Colsch, Bonnie K                    1957 Jul 21       1982 Sep 17     FH
Colsch, Gregory Gerard              1962 Oct 15       1980 Oct 15     FH DR
Conner, Mary                                1830              1905
Conner, Thomas                              1825              1915
Connor, ?                           1868 Nov 16       1912 Jun 02     Mrs. E. J.
Connor, Bernard M                   1860 Oct 03       1890 Apr 29
Connor, Edward                              1862              1945
Connor, Frances                               ?                 ?     Ae 07y?
Connor, Francis                             1902              1927
Connor, Patrick                               ?                 ?     Ae 01m 20d?
Connor, Thomas F                            1869              1959
Connor?, Hannora                            1834      1886 Jun 09
Connors, Daniel                               ?                 ?
Connors, Oinnes                     1859 May 02       1910 Dec 30
Curtin, Agnes                                 ?                 ?
Curtin, Catherine                           1861      1883 Dec 13
Curtin, Catherine C                 1888 Aug 06       1968 Aug 19     FH DR
Curtin, Charles                               ?                 ?
Curtin, Con                                 1867              1938
Curtin, Daniel C                            1833      1892 Feb 04
Curtin, Daniel Howard               1912 Jul 24       1964 Sep 29     FM DR
Curtin, Daniel Joseph               1878 Nov 28       1966 Apr 19     FM DR
Curtin, Ellen                       1888 Jul 02       1888 Jul 05
Curtin, John E                              1926              1927
Curtin, Margaret E Gavin            1879 Oct 23       1963 Jun 11     FH DR
Curtin, Peter J                     1884 Mar 26       1967 Dec 08     FH DR
Curtin, Sarah                               1841      1921 Dec 24     DR
Curtin, Thomas                                ?       1881 Nov 11
Daugherty, Benjamin                         1816      1891 Aug 21
Donohoe, Ann                                1821              1911
Donohoe, Daniel                             1804      1892 Apr 18
Donohoe, Malomby?                           1818      1888 Aug 22
Donohoe, Michael                            1857              1921


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Name                                       Born              Died     Remarks

Doogan, Ann                         1858 Feb 25       1862 Mar 19
Doogan, Bridget                     1855 Nov 09       1856 Aug 06
Doogan, Margaret                    1859 Apr 14       1872 Apr 12
Doogan, Martin                      1862 Feb 20       1872 Mar 09
Doogan, Mary                        1862 Aug 06       1872 Apr 13
Drew, Bridget                               1863              1893
Drew, Edward J                      1875 Oct 18       1951 Apr 07     FH DR
Drew, Francis                       1872 Jul 01       1962 Aug 07     FH DR
Drew, Hanora                                1834      1902 Jun 05
Drew, Hanorah Magner                1857 Jul 27       1942 Jul 18     FH Mrs. James DR
Drew, James                         1862 Jan 09       1926 Jun 07
Drew, James                                 1870              1871
Drew, James                         1819 Jun 07       1894 Apr 03
Drew, Lawrence D                    1919 Oct 16       1970 Jun 19     FH GR WWII Vet
Drew, Mamie G                       1885 Oct 22       1941 Jul 16     FH Mrs. Ed
Drew, Margaret                              1867              1891
Drew, Margaret Griffin              1880 Feb 03       1977 Oct 15     FH DR
Drew, Mary T                        1875 Apr 14       1902 Dec 03
Drew, Philip                                1877              1877
Drew, Thomas                                1861              1872
Drew, William                               1817              1890    B Co Limerick Ireland
Duffy, Henry                        1850 Aug 26       1907 May 22     DR
Duffy, James                        1930 Feb 10       1930 Mar 09     DR
Enright, Michael                            1819      1865 Jun 01     B Bally Longford Co Kerry
Farley, Charles J                   1894 Jan 29       1986 Jan 13     GR WWI Vet DR
Farley, William                     1853 Aug 17       1930 Nov 04     DR
Fitzgerald, Abbie/Abby                      1834      1905 May 14     DR
Fitzgerald, Edward                          1820      1885 Jun 26
Fitzgerald, Ellen                          185?               1883
Fitzgerald, Julia                   1866 Jun 15       1880 Jul 10
Fitzgerald, Julian                          1865      1880 Jul 08
Fitzgerald, Michael                         1824      1894 Oct 17     B Co Kerry Ireland
Gallagher, Catherine                        1786      1861 May 10
Gallagher, Ellen                            1822      1890 Jan 10
Gallagher, Mary                             1846      1926 Jan 08     DR
Gallagher, Patrick                            ?                 ?	Research Alert!
Gallagher, Thomas                   1854 Aug 07       1935 May 08     DR
Gavin, Joseph T                     1888 Sep 17       1969 Feb 23     FH DR
Griffen, James                              1819      1882 Apr 11
Griffen, John W                     1861 Mar 12       1883 May 12
Griffen, Willie                     1890 Mar 27       1898 Jun 02
Hale, Mary                                  1862      1891 Apr 11
Hanley, Daniel                                ?       1898 Mar 01
Hanley, John                                  ?       1897 Aug 14
Hanley, Mamie                                 ?       1905 Mar 11
Hanley, Mary                                  ?       1904 Feb 06
Hanley, Susan                                 ?       1898 Feb 11
Hayes, Margaret                             1835              1892
Hicks, James William                1954 Aug 14       1954 Aug 14     FH DR
Hogan, Anna E                       1872 Sep 16       1952 Mar 13


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Name                                       Born              Died     Remarks

Hogan, Clement                      1904 Mar 13       1940 Mar 30     FM
Hogan, John                         1869 Mar 04       1925 Mar 04     DR
Hogan, John                         1858 Apr 20       1942 Jun 28     FM DR
Hogan, John H                               1867              1925
Hogan, Leonard Patrick                      1897      1981 Jun 09     GR WWI Vet
Howe, Lura Margaret                 1907 Mar 07       1907 Aug 27     DR
James, Daniel                               1927                ?
Kelly, John                                 1815      1895 Jun 16
Kilpatrick, Charles S Sr            1878 Jul 03       1973 Apr 16     FM DR
Kilpatrick, Harry Charles           1907 Jan 29       1970 Feb 20     FM DR
Kilpatrick, Sarah                   1877 Oct 16       1952 Aug 30     FH Mrs. Charles DR
Kilpatrick, Thomas                          1815      1871 Aug 07 Research Alert!
Lannon, Bridget                             1824      1904 Sep 07     B Co Mead Ireland
Lannon, John                                1813      1890 Jan 18
Lannon, Terrence                            1818      1904 Feb 10
Liddiard, Maggie E                  1869 Mar 22       1944 Nov 27     FM
Liddiard, William J                 1892 Jun 28       1985 Jul 27     FH DR
Magner, Catherine T                 1871 Aug 11       1948 Feb 07     FH Mrs. William DR
Magner, Dana Ann                    1976 May 24       1976 May 24     FH DR
Magner, David                               1858              1900
Magner, Elizabeth M                 1900 Feb 14       1984 Jul 06     FH
Magner, Joanna                              1823      1912 Sep 15
Magner, John                        1820 Jan 06       1907 Jan 31     DR
Magner, John E                      1899 Jun 16       1969 Aug 20     FH DR
Magner, Mary                        1893 Jun 03       1893 Sep 23
Magner, Mary                                1825      1898 Apr 01     B Co Limerick Ireland
Magner, William                             1825              1904
Magner, William Edward              1864 Nov 12       1945 Sep 07     FM DR
Mahoney, Edward Michael             1905 Jun 02       1983 Jun 14     FH DR
Marsden, Albert Leo                 1890 Apr 03       1976 Apr 30     FH Bert DR
Marsden, Rose Ann Curtin            1889 Jul 06       1983 Mar 04     FH DR
McCartny, Daniel                    1859 Oct 15       1861 Feb 15
McCartny, James                             1818      1891 Nov 28
McCartny, John                              1868      1886 Apr 27
McCartny, Margaret                            ?       1896 Dec 23
McCartny, Timothey                          1856      1886 Apr 18
McDevit, Catherine                          1807      1891 Mar 21 Research Alert!
McDevit, James                              1814              1870    B Curry Couslige Ireland
McMorrow, Ellen                               ?       1875 Apr 15
McMorrow, Will                              1885              1937    Obit Research Alert!
McNuit, Mary                                1832              1870		Research Alert!
Mellick, Alice                              1838      1910 Feb 27    B Adare Co Limerick Ireland
Mellick, Anna O’Rourke              1869 Jul 03       1969 Jul 10     FH DR
Mellick, Colette                    1899 Feb 02       1930 Sep 05     DR
Mellick, Donald                             1912              1913
Mellick, James                      1876 Aug 15       1894 Apr 11
Mellick, James Edmund               1906 Jan 01       1906 Jan 02     DR
Mellick, John Henry                 1929 May 29       1929 May 30     DR Twin
Mellick, John J                     1866 Jun 06       1934 Mar 31     DR
Mellick, Julia M                    1884 Mar 10       1936 Jul 09     FM


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Name                                       Born              Died     Remarks

Mellick, Margaret                   1867 Mar 06       1877 Oct --
Mellick, Maurice                    1877 Nov 12       1899 Dec 23
Mellick, Michael                    1826 Sep 29       1913 Mar 07    B Banagher Co Kings Ireland
Mellick, Michael                    1874 Apr 24       1947 Aug 19     FM
Mellick, Morris                     1904 Sep 25       1933 Apr 15     DR
Mellick, Patrick Joseph             1929 May 29       1929 May 30     DR Twin
O'Brien, Ellen                              1827      1892 Jan 10
O'Brien, Florence Mullaney          1897 Jun 20       1983 Nov 02     FH DR
O'Brien, Jane                       1855 Nov 09       1859 Jan 09
O'Brien, Johanna                            1867      1892 Jun 20
O'Brien, John                       1889 Oct 20       1967 Apr 19     FH
O'Brien, John                               1819      1888 Aug 30
O'Brien, John David Jr              1854 Jan 29       1930 Mar 30     Obit DR
O'Brien, Margaret Magner                    1859              1936
O'Brien, Mary                       1851 Nov 26       1875 Feb 16
O'Hare, Bridget                             1863              1937
O'Hare, George A                    1897 Oct 16       1977 Dec 28     FH DR
O'Hare, James                               1825      1863 Feb --
O'Hare, Jerry                               1855      1929 Jul 06     DR
O'Hare, John P                      1899 Apr 04       1985 Oct 29     FH DR
O'Hare, Joseph E                    1897 Apr 23       1973 Mar 01     FH GR WWI Vet DR
O'Hare, Mary T                      1889 Oct 30       1971 Dec 10     FH DR
O'Hare, Minnie A                    1911 Feb 15       1981 May 01     FH
O'Hare, Terrance                    1888 Jun 15       1964 May 09     FH DR
O'Laughlin, Bridget                         1819      1907 Dec 25
O'Laughlin, Michael                           ?                 ?     Ae 02y
O'Laughlin, Terrance                          ?                 ?     GR CW Vet
O'Neill, Augustine M                1886 Jan 25       1971 Jan 20     FH Gus DR
O'Neill, Irene                      1940 Oct 06       1942 Mar 04     FH DR
O'Neill, Joseph Leo                 1888 Jan 20       1970 Nov 21     FH DR
O'Neill, Mary T Ryan                1894 Nov 27       1980 Dec 27     FH DR
O'Neil, Anne                        1855 Jul 25       1937 Nov 24
O'Neil, Frances                             1919              1938
O'Neil, John                                1818      1883 Aug 25     B Co Kings Ireland
O'Neil, Joseph                              1856      1861 Nov 07
O'Neil, Stasia                              1895              1946 Research Alert!
O'Neil, William                             1858      1861 Nov 09
O'Niell, ?                          1905 Aug 21       1905 Aug 21     DR
O'Niell, Austin                     1892 Mar 03       1947 Feb 08     FH DR
O'Niell, Elizabeth                  1884 Mar 29       1951 Oct 04     FH DR
O'Niell, John                       1853 May 02       1922 Apr 27     DR
O'Niell, Rita Birdina               1926 Nov 25       1926 Nov 29     DR
Onsager, Mary                               1913                ?
Onsager, Peter                      1908 Apr 10       1970 Nov 12     FH DR
Quigley, Catherine                          1822      1882 Mar 05
Quigley, Owen                               1827      1879 Sep 09 Research Alert!
Quigley, Thomas                             1807      1877 Sep 04
Rea, Bridget                        1817 Feb 01       1917 Oct 01
Rea, Catherine                              1887              1936
Rea, John                           1854 Feb 14       1928 Oct 05     DR


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Name                                       Born              Died     Remarks

Rea, Marie Dorothy Mellick          1902 Feb 15       1987 Feb 23     Obit FH DR
Rea, Patrick                                1846              1912
Rea, Robert James                   1891 Oct 04       1973 Mar 11     FH DR
Rea, Sarah A                                1852              1936
Rea, William                        1884 Apr 15       1948 May 28     FH
Rea, William                                1814      1884 Dec 29
Riley, Ann                                  1822      1911 Nov 11     Anna Hanna Hannah
Riley, Mary Ellen                   1870 Mar 21       1904 Sep 08     DR
Riley, Thomas B                             1820      1907 Nov 22     Obit B Ireland DR
Ryan, Anna                          1861 Jun 06       1933 Sep 17     DR
Ryan, Annie Rea                     1857 Mar 28       1859 Feb 06     FH DR Mrs. John R
Ryan, Beth Ann                      1880 Dec 09       1881 Jan 09
Ryan, Catherine                             1814      1886 Aug 22
Ryan, Catherine                             1834      1904 Apr 07     FH Mrs. Jerry
Ryan, Catherine C Liddiard          1903 Apr 06       1961 Nov 22     FH DR
Ryan, Deborah                               1832      1890 Sep 24
Ryan, Dennis                        1845 Jan 06       1907 Oct 06     B Co Tipperary Ireland
Ryan, Edward                        1838 Apr 18       1899 Jul 12     Co H IA 9 Inf
Ryan, Edward J                      1902 Oct 18       1980 Feb 23     FH DR
Ryan, Edward W                              1883              1959
Ryan, Ellen                                 1838              1918
Ryan, Henry                                 1858      1927 Mar 25     Obit
Ryan, James                                 1802      1880 Sep 01
Ryan, James                                 1806      1884 Aug 31
Ryan, James B                       1882 Feb 02       1958 Nov 18     FM DR
Ryan, Jerry                                 1865              1938
Ryan, Jerry                         1929 Mar 15       1931 Apr 21     DR	Research Alert!
Ryan, Johanna A                     1868 Mar 15       1950 Jul 30     FH DR
Ryan, John                          1880 Dec 24       1881 Oct 07
Ryan, John J                         1896 Jun 1                 ?
Ryan, John R                                1857      1933 Mar 26     DR
Ryan, Joseph                        1862 Nov 10       1863 Feb 10
Ryan, Joseph F                      1889 May 20       1960 Aug 24     FH WWI Vet DR
Ryan, Joseph T                      1892 Dec 29       1897 Jul 19
Ryan, Julia?                                1810      1907 Nov 13
Ryan, Leonard C                     1895 Nov 20       1963 May 05     FH DR
Ryan, Loretta M                             1897                ?
Ryan, Mary                          1850 Jun 05       1917 Sep 28
Ryan, Mary                                  1816      1862 Nov 16
Ryan, Mary C                                1885              1940
Ryan, Mary Jane                     1858 Aug 25       1859 Sep 15
Ryan, Peter                                 1845      1909 Dec 16     Obit	Research Alert!
Ryan, Richard                                 ?                 ?     GR CW Vet
Ryan, Rose Ann                                ?                 ?
Ryan, Theresa V Lemmon              1854 Jul 09       1932 Feb 11     DR	Research Alert!
Ryan, Thomas                                1873              1907
Ryan, William R                     1889 Jun 13       1954 Dec 28     GR WWI Vet FH DR
Ryson, Catherine                            1804      1904 Nov 17     DR Ae 100y
Ryson, Ellen                                1822      1878 Mar 29
Ryson, Mary J                               1861      1887 Sep 06


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Name                                       Born              Died     Remarks

Schulte, Allan Joseph               1957 May 05       1957 Nov 05     FH DR
Schulte, Peter J                    1852 Nov 10       1909 Dec 16	Research Alert!
Schulte, Teresa V                   1854 Jul 09       1932 Feb 09		Research Alert!
Slattery, ?                                 1847      1922 Sep 24     Obit Rev Father Research Alert!
Taggert, Bridget                            1834      1872 Feb 15
Trainer, Thomas                               ?       1885 Dec 13     NI
Twoley, Cornelius                           1830      1890 May --     Obit TOWLEY? Research Alert!
Urell, Catherine                    1870 Jan 06       1945 Jan 28     FH
Urell, Catherine Dougherty          1870 Jan 06       1872 Feb 28     DR
Urell, Ellen M                              1893              1897
Urell, Ethel M                              1900                ?
Urell, Harry J                      1898 Jan 25       1948 May 28     FH DR Research Alert!
Urell, Thomas                               1860              1902
Urell, Thomas Francis               1902 Mar 16       1963 Oct 30     FH DR
Urell, Thomas Francis               1967 Jul 11       1986 Oct 15     FH DR
Vanhorn, Donald Hilton              1922 Oct 13       1971 Aug 06     FH GR WWII Vet DR
Vanhorn, Margie A                           1922      1951 Jan 09     FH Mrs.
Walsh, Irving S                             1928                ?
Walsh, Mary Lou                             1926                ?
Walsh, Stephen I                    1955 Jul 30       1973 May 17     FH DR
Ward, James                         1828 Jul 28       1875 Jan 01
Ward, John                          1820 Apr 15       1894 Dec 18
Ward, Mary                                    ?       1902 Mar 08

 

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