Postville Cemetery - Area A
notes
page 586-595
Bareis, Wilhelmina (1837-1910)
- Steve Bareis called Dave Schutte and he went
looking for this stone and couldn't find one.
(P.P.)
Brunits?, Mathilda
- Matilda Brandt (nee Larson)
and she's also in the book in Area B, with same
dates but a different spelling of her first name.
(P.P.)
Clark, Quentin A
- Buried in Marion Lutheran cemetery, Clayton co.
and not in Postville. Dates: 3/5/1919-11/16/1986.
(P.P.)
Diederichs, Albertina
(1877-1936) & Wilke,
Albertina Thies (1877 Jan 02-1936 Jul
25)
Diederichs, Anna (1875-1895)
Diederichs, Fritz (1863-1936)
& Wilke, Fred (1862
Sep 20-1936 Feb 27)
Diederichs, Lorenz K. (1902-
1971) & Wilke,
Lorenz K. (1903-1971 Jan 29)
Correct surname for all is Wilke
and all have gravestones near the Wilke family
monument. Anna's stone is engraved 'Mother Anna
Diederichs'
Albertina (Thies) Wilke was the 2nd w/o Fritz
'Fred' Wilke and mother of Lorenz. Anna
(Diederichs) Wilke was Fritz's 1st wife. Lorenz
Karl Wilke, 01/29/1902 - 01/29/1971 died at
Soldiers' Home, Marshalltown, IA. WWII Veteran,
U.S. Army. (R.O.)
Ehde, Reuben (1891-1921
Aug 13)
Correct surname is Ihde. Death
Certificate (familysearch.org) - Died of
'tubercular kidnies' at the Postville hospital,
but is buried in the Garnavillo City
cemetery, Clayton co. IA, (where his
parents John & Anna (Thoma) Ihde are buried).
Dates: 8/1/1891 - 8/13/1921. (R.O.)
Gravestone spells his first name Rueben.
Gordon, Clara Thomas
- Her maiden name was Thoma
and not Thomas (P.P.)
Herman, Fred
- Fred Heusman. Also listed in
Area B, but with just the years (1891-1932)
rather than the full dates. See page 603. (P.P.)
Lenth, Fred (1866 Mar
13-1940 Dec 09)
Lenth, Louise (1872 Jun 30-1959
Oct 1)
- The correct names are Fred & Louise
Charlotte (Lenth) Schultz,
incorrectly listed in Woodmansee with surname
Lenth. Fred was s/o Carl Heinrich Johan Schultz
and Elizabeth Lucia Dahse. Fred died near
Castalia, Iowa. Louise was d/o Carl
L. Lenth and Charlotte Schmalfeldt. (R.O.)
Lenth, Louise A. Linderbaum
(1889 May 29-1975 May 3)
- This is Louise A. (Linderbaum) Schultz Lenth.
Her 2nd husband was a Lenth. Allamakee co. Death
Records show her as Louise Lenth because that was
her name at time of death. She is not buried in
Area A, rather she is buried in Area F
with her 1st husband Henry Fred Schultz.
Woodmansee also records her in Area F as Schultz,
Louise A. Lenth (1889-1975) (R.O.)
Meyer, Lena (1872-1957
Feb 03)
- The correct dates for Lena Meyer, from the
Winneshiek County Death Records, are 07/23/1872 -
04/02/1958. Lena (Nolte) Meyer was wife of John
O. Meyer. They are buried in Postville Area A. Gravestone photo. The dates
given in Woodmansee are for a different Lena
Meyer - ie: Lena Hulverson Meyer, wife of August
C. Meyer. She is buried in Pleasant View
cemetery, Castalia, Winneshiek county... Gravestone Photo - Obit.
(R.O.)
Oldag, Mathildah Foels
(1884-1964)
- Mathilda (Foels) Oldag Heins, born June 21,1884
& died October 12, 1964. She is buried with
her 1st husband George Fred Oldag (1878-1920).
Her gravestone is inscribed "Matilda H.
1884-1964". Woodmansee also lists her as
Mathilda Heins in Postville Cemetery Section F.
Her 2nd husband was Frederick John Heins
(1884-1955) and he is buried in Section F with
his first wife Anna M.C. Nuehring Heins. (R.O.)
Oldag, Mildred A. Kamp
(1909-1981)
- Mildred A. Oldag married Emil Kamp. Her maiden
and married name appear to be reversed. She's
listed again with same dates in Postville Area F
as Mildred Kamp. (P.P.)
Palas, Vera M (1890-1968)
(Ms. Arthur J.)
- Vera Palas never married. (P.P.)
Saueressig, Helen
- The obituary spells her name Saueressig rather
than the way the Woodmansee book spells it. She
was a single 25 year old woman who suffered from
epilepsy for 15 years. Therefore the
"mother" remark is probably not correct
(P.P.)
Schultz, Dorothea
- She spelled her first name Dorthea, rather than
Dorothea. On her gravestone, her name is
correctly inscribed as 'Dorthea'. -from Lynnae
Lathrop, great-granddaughter of Dorthea
Weihe, ? (23 July 1913-23 July
1918)
-note: According to a death notice in the
Postville paper, the birth year should also be 1918:
"Twin boys arrived Tuesday morning at the
Postville Hospital for Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Weihe,
but it was not decreed that both were long for
this world and during Wednesday night one of them
passed away. The little one was laid to rest the
same day...". (R.R.J.)
Wilke - Albertina, Fred &
Lorenz - see notes above for Dietrich
Postville Cemetery - Area B
notes
page 596-617
Ammons, Cyrus A.
(1870-1/24/1901)
Ammons, Lucretia
(1870-1/24/1901)
- Their dates are incorrect in the Woodmansee
book. Cyrus Arlington Ammons was born Dec 02,
1860 and died April 16, 1939. Their gravestone
has his name, but no dates inscribed for him.
January 24, 1901 is the date his wife Lucretia
died. The dates inscribed on the gravestone for
Lucretia Ammons are 1866-1901. (R.O.)
Bloxham, Charles (1840 Feb 03-1929 Dec
26)
- Burial is in the Hardin cemetery (S.F.)
Bowman, Mabel S (1876-1898)
(Mrs. E. L.)
- Mabel Dresser's husband was Frank L. Bowman -
initals should be F.L. (P.P.)
Bowman, Mabel S (1876-1898)
(Mrs. E. L.)
- Mabel Dresser Bowman was the wife of Frank
Lester Bowman. They were married 23 December
1897. They had one daughter, Mabel Elnora Bowman
(born 21 April 1899), was 5 weeks old when her
mother died. My birth and death record
information for Mabel Dresser does not match the
information that Dale Woodmansee has. I have that
Mabel was born 20 October 1878 (not 1876) &
died 29 May 1899 (not 1898). Mabel was the
daughter of Alonzo Harvey Dresser and Sarah
Samantha Smith. According to Frank's obituary,
the baby, also named Mabel, was 5 weeks old when
her mother (Mabel died). I do not have the
CONCLUSIVE PROOF other than the fact that these
were in the original Dresser materials that I got
back in the 1970's from my Grandmother and Esther
Chamberlain. I have found their records to be
pretty accurate since this was done all before
the internet. I think they must have had some
good contacts with other Dresser relatives and
the fact that they were based in Postville
(C.E.)
Cole, Savella (?-1915) (Mrs.
George?)
- Savella Clough (1831-1915) was Mrs. Joel Cole
(P.P.)
Collon, Adelade M.
Collon, Sarah A.
Collon, Wesley
Collon, Wesley O.
- Surname is Cotton not Collon.
Wesley Cotton's death date in Woodmansee &
inscribed on his gravestone is 1880, but his
death occurred in 1881. I double-checked the date
on the newspaper and it is definitely Feb 19,
1881 and not 1880. Obituary & Gravestone photo
Adelade M., Sarah A. & Wesley O. Cotton were
all children of Wesley & Marietta Cotton. The
children died in a 1877 diphtheria epidemic. The
correct death dates for the children are:
Nov. 4th, 1877, Adalaide May, aged 10 years 11
months and 17 days. Obituary
Nov. 7th, 1877, Sarah Amelia, aged 12 years, 9
months and 18 days. Obituary
Nov. 14, 1877, Wesley Ottman, aged 9 years, 1
month and 7 days. Obituary
(S.F.)
Dahms, William L. (1886 Jun
01-1910 Dec 12)
Correct DOD was 01/12/1910. (R.O.)
Douglas, Reuben N (? -?)
- His dates are 16 Aug 1849 - 24 Dec 1924 (P.P.)
Dresser, Ira M. 1886 June 02 -
1961 May 09
- This is Iva Margaret Dresser,
daughter of John Smith Dresser and Margaret
Eunice (Eaton) Dresser. Iva never married. Obituary. (C.E.)
Durno, Blanche Bell (1870-1921)
(Mrs. Joseph)
- Blanche Durno never married, neither did her
sister Josephine. They are both buried in Area B.
(P.P.)
- an affirmation that Phyllis Peterson
is correct, neither Blanche Bell Durno nor her
sister, Josephine Sofia Durno, ever
married. They were my great-grandmother's
(Eva Jane Durno Tuller) sisters. The last time I
was at the cemetery was in 1957 for Josephine's
burial.
-from John Tuller
Fangmeier, Chalmer (1914-1929 Jan --)
- Iowa WPA records, Bremer county, Washington
twp., Harlington cemetery: "placed in vault,
later moved to Postville, Allamakee, IA".
His dates are 06/13/1904-01/6/1929. (R.O.)
Garms, Henry (1861-1942)
- His dates in Woodmansee are incorrect. His
gravestone is inscribed 1856-1936. His wife
Wilhelmine (Senholz) Garms 1861-1942 is not
listed in Woodmansee, but her inscription is on
the same stone as Henry. (R.O.)
Goetz, father
Goetz, mother
Goetz, Sidney Gordon (1885 May 08-1889
Nov 22)
- Father & Mother Goetz are George Washington
Goetz (d. 1914) and his wife Ella C. nee Dymond
Goetz (1858-1930). They are the parents of Sidney
Gordon Goetz who died Nov. 22, 1898,
rather than in 1889. All have obits posted on the
Allamakee co. Obituary Board. (R.O.)
Gruel, Carl
- The obituary in the Postville Herald
in 1937 stated that he died in an automobile
accident in Harvard, Illinois and that a lot of
local relatives were driving to Harvard to attend
the services. There's no mention of his body
being brought back to Postville for burial.
(P.P.)
Harris, Gerald (30 Mar 1881 - 07
Sep 1928)
- Gerald Elisha Harris is buried at Minert
Cemetery, Post Twp. in a family plot with his
father George Harris, mother Ella Laughlin
Harris, and brother Rodger Harris. The book has
omitted George, Ella, and Roger from Minert
Cemetery and incorrectly lists Gerald as
"Gunhild E. Harris".
(P.P.)
Hawkins, Lorenzo D. R.
(1838-1928)
- The initials should be D.B.
rather than D.R. His obituary gives his full name
as Lorenzo Dan Blodget Hawkins. (R.R.J.)
Heins, Goldie May Pollman (1896
May 06-1956 Mar 20)
- She is buried in the Eno cemetery, Clayton
county (sources: Allamakee County Death Records,
her obituary). Her maiden name is Follman,
not Pollman (sources: her obit, census records)
(R.O.)
Henderson, Agnes d. 1875
Henderson, Cassius d. 1860
Henderson, Dosette d. 1875
Henderson, Georgina d. 1859
Henderson, Hugh d. 1866
- all have inscriptions on the same gravestone in
Area B, all were omitted from the Woodmansee book
(R.O.)
Huesman, Ada May (1894-1964)
- Ada Mae Hinzman,1894-1964. She
has a metal funeral home marker in the George
Oldag plot in Area A Postville cemetery. (R.O.)
Jacobia, David (1835 Dec 01-1908
Jun 23)
- Buried in Eno Cemetery, Clayton County, Iowa.
Sources: Clayton co. IAGenWeb, Eno Cemetery
Records. (R.O.)
Kamp, Margaret H (1913-1983)
Marge
Kamp, Martha H (1913-1983) Mrs.
Vernon C.
- Margaret H. Snitker married Vernon C. Kamp 13
Dec 1939. Both entries are partially correct.
(P.P.)
Krogmann, Elizabeth (1837-1904)
- This is Catharina Maria
"Elisabeth" Schroeder Krogmann. Her
birth month should be July instead of June. -from
Karen Muchow
McDonald, Mary E. 1868 Dec 29
- This is actually Mary McDaneld and her birth
year was 1858. (P.P.)
McKay, George W. (1832-1903 Dec
22)
-Obits in the Allamakee Journal & Waukon
Republican-Standard, and an application for
military headstone (ancestry.com record) give DOD
on Dec 19, 1902, not Dec 22,
1903. (R.O.)
Mead, Amy Liza (1857-1921 Jul
12)
- According to her entry in the Allamakee Death
Records and her obituary, she is buried in the
Minert (Post twp.) cemetery rather than the
Postville cemetery. Her maiden name was Allman
(R.O.)
Meyer, Elizabeth Schroeder (1847
Jul 30 -1920 Apr 09) (Mrs. August)
- Elizabeth Moetsch who married Jacob Meyer on 26
Dec 1869 has these dates. Wrong maiden name -
wrong husband? (P.P.)
Meyer, Marie M. Schultz (1922- )
Mrs. Williard
- This is Marie Minna Clara Meyer, younger sister
to Willard who was born 19 Jul 1922 and never
married. Willard's wife is Marie A. born 1918.
There is a stone for her in Area F with her
husband.
(P.P.)
Meyer, Marie M. (1891-1948)
Meyer, Minnie (1891 Sep14-1948
Mar 01)
- Marie M. Meyer & Minnie M. Meyer are the
same person. The dates given for the Minnie Meyer
entry in Woodmansee are in error. According to
her obituary, she was born
Wilhelmina Maria Kuhse, March 1, 1891 and died
November 25, 1948 in a car accident. Her son
Arthur R. and daughter Marie F. Meyer died in the
same accident. The gravestone, with husband Alvin
D., is inscribed Minnie M. Meyer. Arthur R. &
Marie F. have a gravestone next to their parents.
(R.O.)
Mott, Augustus D. (1844-1863)
- From the Postville Review, November
22, 1879: "On the 6th Inst, the remains of
Augustus D. Mott were removed from Luana Cemetery
and reinterred by the side of his Father, Henry
Mott, the work being skillfuly done by John
Cole." Researchers will note that the
father, Henry Mott, died in August 1879. (S.F.)
Nuehring, Edith A. Warnholtz
(1887 Feb 1-1973 Nov 14)
- Her correct birthdate is date is Feb1, 1886.
Her gravestone also has 1886. The published
obituary also had the wrong birthyear. -from
Robert Nuehring
Nuehring, Lucy E. (1904 Sep 23 -
1925 Oct 26)
- Lucy was married to Milo Kalke and died as a
Kalke. She is buried with her parents and her
stone shows both names. Milo died 1984 and is
buried Clayton Center Cemetery, Clayton County.
There is a photo of the gravestone on Find A
Grave.com. The stone is easy to misinterpret.
Dale Woodmansee notes that she was buried in the
same lot as her mother. (R.O.)
Ohloff, Carl (1867 Apr 15 - 1914
Aug 13)
Ohloff, Charles (1858-1914 Aug
13)
- Both of the entries are for the same man and
both are partially correct. His gravestone is
inscribed Carl 1868-1914. His
wife, Mary (nee Krogman) name & dates are
also on the stone. Charles/Chas/Charley Ohloff
has an obit that gives his dates as 4/15/1867-8/13/1914
note that the birth year in the obit is
also in conflict with the inscription on the
gravestone. The 1858 date may be a typo,
transcription error, or error in reading the
stone. (R.O. & S.F.)
Oldag, Gretchen F. Schlitte
(1917-1969 Jan 02)
Schlitter, Gretchen F
(1917-1969)
- This is the same woman. Gretchen Freida Wolter
was married twice. 1st to Leslie Schlitter and
2nd to Leonard Oldag. Woodmansee lists her 3
times - under both surnames in Area B and under
Oldag in Area F. She is buried with her first
husband in Area B, as a Schlitter. (R.O.)
Pearson, Julia (1850-1941)
- Julia Hunt Pearson (Mrs. George Pearson) is not
buried in the Postville cemetery. She is buried
in Grand Meadow cemetery,
Clayton co. Iowa. Her husband, his parents and
their son Chester Pearson are also buried in
Grand Meadow. (S.F.)
Pixler, Hannah (1820 Jan 23-1893
Sep 10)
- Although her gravestone does have DOD as 1893,
Allamakee Death Records & her obituary in the
Postville Graphic 9/5/1895, give DOD
9/10/1895. Hannah Sprague was
first married to George French (d. 1880, buried
Frankville, IA), then to John Pixler. (R.O.)
Pliester, Olga (04 May 1905-28
Dec 1984)
- This is Olga Isabel (nee Baker) Pfister.
Her funeral was held in Postville and her obit
appeared in the Postville newspaper, but it
clearly states that she was buried in East
Clermont Cemetery, which is in Clayton co. Iowa.
She was the wife of Frederick Pfister whom she
married 09 Mar 1930 at Decorah. (P.P.)
Renzman, Frederick
Tangeman, Frederick
- these men have exact same birth and death dates
listed; based on the obituary of Frederick
Renzman, his entry is the correct one (P.P.)
Root, Abner (1852 Apr 30-1880
Jun 08)
- The obit of Abner Root was published in January
1880, indicating a death date of January 8, 1880
rather than June 8, 1880. (R.R.J.)
Sanders, Margaret (1837-1913)
- This is Margaret (Holmes) Coyle,
listed in Allamakee County Death Records
06/26/1837-04/25/1913. It is her daughter Jessie,
who was the wife of John Sanders. Margaret's
grave is in the Sanders family plot, thus the
confusion over her surname, although her
gravestone is clearly inscribed Margaret Coyle.
Margaret's husband was unknown Coyle. (R.O.)
Sawvelle, Myoth? (1895 Feb 12 -
1935 Feb 17)
- This is Myrtle (Hendricks) Sawvell.
She is buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery,
McGregor, Clayton co. IA and not in the Postville
cemetery. Myrtle was married to Jay Albert
Sawvell (1895-1973). Sources: Allamakee County
Death Records & Waukon Democrat
& Waukon Republican-Standard
obituaries. (R.O.)
Schmidt, Emelia (nee Gassman)
- She was the wife of Rev. Eugene Schmidt of St.
Paul's Lutheran church and had lived in Postville
from about 1913 until her death in 1923. There
was a large service in Postville after which her
remains were taken to Lena, Illinois (her home
town) for burial. (P.P.)
Schroeder, Bertha Meyer (1881
Apr 15-? Jun 02)
Schroeder, Carl C.
- Carl's entry is correct, but his wife and
daughter were omitted from the book. Mary
(Mueller) Schroeder d. 1906, and Amanda Schroeder
d. June 3, 1894. Another daughter Bertha
Schroeder is listed without year of death. She
died 1894. The Meyer included with her entry in
Woodmansee should not be there
and possibly is a typo because the name
immediately preceding her entry is named
Schroeder, Bertha Meyer but with different dates.
(R.O.)
Schroeder, Edward H (1863-1935)
- Family members say that he is actually buried
in Garnavillo. I can't verify this. (P.P.)
- Edward Schroeder died in Postville but is
buried in the New Garnavillo cemetery Block 2.
Info from Sexton Burial and Lot record book
(Clayton co. IAGenWeb website. Allamakee County
Death Record is unclear about location of burial.
There was a obit in Waukon Democrat that
gives place of burial as Garnavillo. Wife was
Mary Elizabeth Clair born 1860 Feb 10 Died 1929
Mar 12 in Postville, she is also in Garnavillo
cemetery. There is an Edward C. Schroeder
(1890-1963) & his wife Nora (1893-1960) who
ARE buried in the Postville cemetery. (R.O.)
Schroeder, Elizabeth
Drahn (1858-1906)
- Elisabeth (Drahn) Schroeder isn't buried in the
Postville cemetery. She is buried at St. John's
Lutheran Cemetery, Luana, Clayton County, Iowa
with her husband Carl J. Schroeder. My
information shows her dates as August 7,1847 -
October 11,1925, which conflicts with the Woodmansee
data too. -from Karen Muchow
Schroeder, Mary Jahnke
(1853-1898)
- Mary Janke Schroeder died 07 Dec 1922 at
Hardin, Iowa. Her birth date may be 05 Dec 1851,
rather than 1853. (P.P.)
Schroeder, Rosina (1874-1928)
Mrs. W.
- Rosina Rabe was the second wife of John C.
Schroeder. (P.P.)
Schroeder, Sophia (1883-1955)
(Mrs. Henry)
- Her maiden name was Dahl (P.P.)
Schroeder, Sophia Dahl
(1886-1925) (Dau. of Ludwig, Mrs.)
- Dahl should be dropped; she was the unmarried
daughter of Ludwig Schroeder. She was a sister to
Henry Schroeder who married Sophia Dahl (above)
(P.P.)
Staadt, Anton (1821 Jan 07-1903
Jan 07)
- Correct DOD is December 7, 1902.
His gravestone is also inscribed with the wrong
year of death. His obituary was published in the
Dec. 12, 1902 issue of the Postville Herald,
there was an obit in the Waukon Standard,
and Allamakee Death Records give DOD 12/7/1902.
Also, the notation in the Woodmansee record that
he was a WWI veteran is obviously incorrect.
(R.O.)
Thiese, ? (?- 1911 Nov 10)
- correctly, she is Clara Anna
Amelia (Spoo) Thiese McGhee. First
married to Henry Thiese, second to L.H. McGhee,
she is buried with Henry in the Postville
cemetery area B. Death cert (familysearch.org)
DOB: 1/19/1866, DOD: 11/10/1911, cause: cancer of
breast, d/o Anton Spoo & Mary Nagel. She is
not shown in 'Woodmansee' as Clara McGhee (S.F.)
Tripp, O.N. (no dates)
- This is D.M. Tripp. David
Mortimer Tripp's obit states that he was in
Company A, 16th Regiment, 15th Iowa Infantry. His
wife was Frances A. Tripp. (R.R.J.)
Tuller, Edward (1822 Jul 06-1892
Sep 02)
Tuller, Johanna (1841 Mar
04-1883 Jul 21)
- The listings for Edward Tuller and Johanna
Tuller are actually for Edward Staadt
and Johanna Staadt.
Woodmansee also correctly lists them as
Staadts. Edward Staadt married Johanna
(family called her Hannah or Hainey) Michels, and
when she passed, he married her widowed sister,
Mary Michels Tuller (my great-great
grandmother). So a Tuller (Mary) became a
Staadt, two Staadts (Edward & Johanna) did
not become Tullers.
-from John Tuller
Tuller, Mary (no dates)
- this is more than likely Mary Michels Tuller Staadt
1830-1912, wife of Warren Tuller and Edward
Staadt. Woodmansee does not list her under
Michels or Staadt (R.O.)
- Mr. O'Brien is correct that Mary Tuller was
first married to Warden Tuller (my great-great
grandfather) and then later to Edward Staadt (per
the transcribed 9 Feb 1912 Postville Review
obit). And the correct spelling of her first
husband is Warden, not Warren. Their son was my
great-grandfather, Frank Warden Tuller, who begat
my grandfather, Ralph Warden Tuller, who begat my
father, Ralph Warden Tuller, Jr.
-from John Tuller
Tuller, Rive M. (1894-1913)
- Her birth record lists her as Olive - may be a
transcription error. (P.P.)
- an affirmation that Phyllis Peterson is correct
that there is a transcription error in the birth
record for Rive M. Tuller. Her first name was
Rive (pronounced Riva) and her middle name was
Marjory. Someone must have misconstrued Rive to
"Olive." She was my grandfather's
sister. Her obit has been posted to the
Allamakee co. Obituary Board -from John Tuller
Weihe, Elizabeth Marie
(06/28/1879-05/27/1921)
- This is Elizabeth Marie (Weihe) Schutte. She
was married to Louis Schutte (1877-1968). The
Woodmansee book also has her correctly listed in
Section B. (R.O.)
Wichmann, Frederick (1843 Feb
17-1909 Dec 21)
- The DOD inscribed on his gravestone
(12/21/1910) is in conflict with the Woodmansee
entry, his obituary & Allamakee co. Death
Records. The 1909 date is
correct.(R.O.)
Postville Cemetery - Area C
notes
page 618-624
Beucher, Mathew Joseph (1840 May 10 -
1901 Aug 01) (Obit)
- This is a duplicate of a similar entry in Area
B: Beucher, Mathias J. (1830 - 1901 Aug 01) Based
on other sources, I believe that his correct
birth date is 10 May 1830. (P.P.)
Dewitte, Little Ray 1866-1870
son of WL and L Chas
- This record should be under the
surname Chase. Ray DeWitte Chase was
the son of Washington Irving Chase and Lydia
Dresser, who are also buried in Area C of the
Postville Cemetery. (P.P.)
Dow, Meritabel 1844 Oct 15-1874
Jan 20
- Her first name does not match the headstone and
the birthdate does not match the information on
the headstone (Aged 79 yrs, 3 mths, 17 days). The
entry should read: Dow, Mehitabel 1794
Oct 3 - 1874 Jan 20. Census records also
support this correction. -from Phil Frey
Gordon, Christine Willman (1868
Sep 08-1957 May 01)
Christine (Willman) Harris Gordon is buried in
Section D with her 1st husband Herman H. Harris.
Her 2nd husband was John Gordon. (R.O.)
Gordon, Nancy Hardin (1840-1917)
Mrs. Angus Gordon
- Her maiden name was either Nancy Jane Stiles or
Nancy Jennie Stiles. She was the wife of James
Gordon, married 28 Jun 1860. (P.P.)
Hawkins, Hartwell (1837 Nov
09-1861 May 21)
Hawkins, John S. (1812 Jul --
1873 Feb 03)
- Hartwell Hawkins' year of death on his
gravestone is 1864, not 1861.
Year of death on John Smith Hawkins' gravestone
& in his obit is 1875, not
1873. Obit also gives 1815 as year of
birth, rather than 1812. DOB is not on his
gravestone. (R.O.)
McGhee, Sophia Jennewine
(1861-1883) (Mrs. James H)
- Death year is wrong. Sophia and James were
married 17 May 1885 in Jefferson Twp. She died 09
Mar 1893 in Waukon from perintonitis and was
buried on 11 Mar 1893. (P.P.)
Nichols, Adeline (1816 Jul
15-1873 Jan 03)
- Death year is 1879 (sources:
obits of Adeline, her husband Charles D. Nichols
and her gravestone inscription)
Reif, Anna Fischer (1868-1941)
(Mrs. John)
- Anna Reif was born 28 Feb 1860 and died 15 Jul
1941. She never married; however, her mother's
maiden name was Fischer. Her father was John and
an unmarried brother John is reported to be in
the same area of the cemetery. (P.P.)
Stiles, Elbert H. (1848 Sep
07-1925 Jul 02)
-The middle initial is incorrect, his full name
is Elbert Darwin Stiles. Woodmansee also
indicates that he has no marker, which is
incorrect - he shares a gravestone with his wife,
it is ingraved E.D. Stiles 1848-1925.
(R.R.J.)
Swenson, Swen (1869 Aug 13-1955
Feb 09)
- He is buried in God's Acre Cemetery, Clermont,
Fayette co., IA. He has a gravestone there, and
Allamakee County Death Records correctly show
burial place. (R.O.)
Taylor, Hiller Bennett (1807 Jun
20-1894 Nov 11)
Taylor, Lee M (1859 Dec 08-1876
Oct 16)
- This is Hiram Bennett Taylor
and his son Lee M. Taylor. Hiram's obituary gives
birth year as 1827 (not 1807).
Woodmansee annotates Lee's entry with "Son
of WB & ET" - this should be Son of HB
& ET (R.R.J.)
Waters, ? (1901 - 1901) (Dau. of
Howard)
- She was the daughter of Edward Waters and his
wife Anna K. Redhead. The dates match those given
in county birth/death records. She was a
premature child who lived only 4 days. Her
younger
brother Howard is buried in the same area of the
cemetery - he died in 1915 at age 12 and is
probably buried in the same plot. (P.P.)
Waters, Maggi M.U.
(11/2/1934-12/11/1934)
- This is actually Margie M.V. Martens,
buried in Section D. Her gravestone is inscribed
"Margie M. Martens 1934-1934". Her
parents were John C. & Florence M. Martens.
Woodmansee also correctly lists Margie in the
Section D burials. (R.O.)
Wilder, Nora B.
1887-1968 (SLA FN Beedy)
- I believe her name should be listed
as Norma instead of Nora. Allamakee
County birth records list a Norma Beedy born 03
Jun 1887 at Postville to Frederick N. Beedy and
his wife Frances Allen.
The social security death index lists a Norma
Wilder (03 Jun 1887 - Mar 1968), last residence
was Grants Pass, Josephine, Oregon. (P.P.)
Postville Cemetery - Area D
notes
page 625-632
Baltz, Minnie Zuchow (1861-1925)
- My records show her maiden name to be Beulow.
(P.P.)
Bollman, Henry Thomas
- He's buried at Minert Cemetetry in rural Post
Twp. (P.P.)
Burdick, Lenora E. (1863-1920)
- correct dates from gravestone and her obituary
are 4/30/1873 - 11/29/1929
(R.O.)
Clark, ? (1815-1888) (Mrs. John
T.)
- County death records list her as Elizabeth
Balkeslee Clark. (P.P.)
- her obit gives maiden name Blakeslee
(S.F.)
Everman, Pauline (1915-1915)
- She was still alive (and single) and living in
Postville in 1999. (P.P.)
Flack, Mary Bray (1898-1978)
- The book lists her in both Area D and Area G
(P.P.)
Freidag burials
- There are four burials in Postville cemetery
Area D with surname Freidag. The surname is
actually Freitag. (R.R.J.)
Gordon, Hattie H.
- Hattie is not listed in Woodmansee.
Her grave is next to her parents, Angus and Nancy
Gordon and her sister Cynthia. Died Mar 26 1877,
aged 6 yrs 11 mos 9 dys. Her tombstone is
difficult to read. -from LA
Gordon, Nancy E. (1841-1901) (Mrs. Angus
Gordon)
- Her maiden name was Nancy E. Hardin. She was
the wife of Angus Gordon, married 29 Jul 1860.
(P.P.)
Hardin, R.
(07/19/1864-12/22/1890)
- This may be Wilber Don Hardin. His dates given
in his obit match the dates in
Woodmansee. The inscription on his gravestone is
too worn to read his first & middle name. All
that can be made out is "son of G & E
Hardin and his dates", but it is certainly
possible that R. Hardin is actually Wilber Don
Hardin and his gravestone is inscribed D. Hardin
rather than R. Hardin. (R.R.J.)
Harris, C. (1869-1957)
Christina Willman Harris Gordon b. 08 Sep 1868,
d. 01 May 1957, buried 03 May 1957. She m1.
Herman Harris and m2. John Gordon. She is buried
in Area D with Herman. She is not in the same lot
as Wm; Charity Harris is in the same lot as Wm.
(P.P.)
Harris, Charity McDonald
(1848-1920) (Mrs. Obert)
- She was Mrs. William Harris and not Mrs. Obert
Harris (P.P.)
Harris, Clara Klein (1893-1972)
- Clara Klein was Mrs. Obert Harris (P.P.)
Huff, Bert E. (1877-1893)
- According to his obit, this is Bert E.
Hopp, son of Mary Hopp (R.O.)
Mathis, Morris
Mathis, Vila C. Schnuelle (1917
Apr 13 - 1981 Jun 15)
Morris Mathis is buried in Oakland
cemetery, Waukon. He was Villa's 2nd
husband. She first married Arthur Herrmann, who
died 1951. Vila & Arthur share a gravestone
in Area A.
McGhee, Leta (1879 Jun 30-1880
Jan 25)
-Year of death on gravestone is 1886,
not 1880 (R.O.)
Miller, Lottie E. Gress (1896
Aug 16-1978 Mar 21)
- Although Woodmansee correctly lists her, this
note clarifies who she is: Lottie
Elizabeth (Gress) Carwick Miller. She is
buried with her 1st husband Edward Charles
Carwick in the Carwick plot Area D. Her stone is
inscribed "Lottie Carwick Miller
1896-1978". Lottie's 2nd husband, Frank
David Miller (d. 1965) is buried in Oakland-Main,
Waukon with his 1st wife Maude (d. 1917). (R.O.)
Welch - John E., Mable E. & Maude
Esther
-note: surname spelling on their shared
gravestone is Welsch. Mable's
DOD is 1990. (R.O.)
Postville Cemetery - Area E
notes
page 633-638
Groth, Ernest (Oct 16, 1862 -
June 13, 1937)
- Ernest Groth is buried in the Frankville
cemetery, Winneshiek co. (R.O.)
Nyberg, Allard S.
- Allard was my uncle and his birth date was
3/22/1917. -from Sandy Shores
Postville Cemetery - Area F
notes
page 639-656
Ames, Clara Tilda Erickson (9/13/1895-7/25/1951)
- This is Clara (Erickson) Aanes,
who is buried in Gods Acre cemetery Fayette
county. Clara (Erickson) Aanes was married to
Lloyd M. Aanes (1894-1986), also buried in Gods
Acre. They have a gravestone in Gods Acre with
both of their names on the stone. Clara's obit
from the Postville Herald (posted on the Fayette
co. Obituary board) gives place of burial as the
Clermont cemetery. Allamakee County Death Records
correctly spell her surname as Aanes, but list
place of burial as Postville Cemetery with
Schutte Funeral Home handling the burial. (R.O.)
Deering, Charles I. (1936 May 16
- 1939 Dec 24)
Correct DOD is 01/27/2017. The
DOD shown by Woodmansee is the birth date of his
wife. - contributed by Stacy (Deering) Tharp, his
daughter
Deering, Leone (1916 May 24 - ?)
Correct spelling of her first name is Leeone.
She died 10/12/2002. Her
gravestone is incorrectly inscribed 10/10/2002. -
contributed by Stacy (Deering) Tharp, her
grand-daughter
Dennison, Horace (1900-1951 Aug
04)
-See note below, Area F, for Hazel Olson
Doerring, Rita L.
- Woodmansee incorrectly shows that she was wife
of Charles W. Doerring. She was married to Eugene
A. Doerring, who is buried in Colorado.
-from Dwight Doerring (son of Eugene A. Doerring)
Dunning, Leslie
- He is not buried in the
Postville cemetery, he is buried in Monona
City cemetery, Clayton co. IA. Leslie
was born: 1917 Oct 12 & died: 1983 Sep 28 in
Postville Hospital. Funeral handled by Schultz
Funeral Home. (source: Allamakee Death Record)
His parents, Roy & Abbie are in the Postville
cemetery. (R.O.)
Heins, Mathilda Foels
(6/21/1884-10/12/1964)
Mathilda (Foels) Oldag Heins was born June
21,1884 & died October 12, 1964. The
Woodmansee book lists her as in Section F, which
is an error. Her 2nd husband Frederick John Heins
(1884-1955), is buried with his first wife Anna
M.C. Nuehring Heins in Section F. Mathilda is
buried in Section A with her 1st husband George
Fred Oldag (1878-1920). Her gravestone is
inscribed "Matilda H. 1884-1964".
(R.O.)
Kruse, Virgil Henry (1923 Jan
26-1923 Feb 10)
- He is buried in St. John's Lutheran cemetery,
Luana, Clayton co. IA. The Feb 7th, 1923 Postville
Herald had his birth announcement, giving
DOB 1/27/1923. His parents LeRoy & Eda (Genz)
Kruse are also buried in St. John's. (S.F.)
Larson, Henry C. (1869-1960)
- This should be Henry Charles Lawson,
04/15/1860-11/15/1960. His parents were John
& Sally Lawson, butied in Cleveland cemetery
(aka Lawson cemetery). Source: Allamakee co.
Death Records. (R.O.)
Levenhagen, John (1849-1932)
- John Levenhagen died in Linton twp. & the
Alamakee County Death Records list him, but are
not clear as to place of burial. I have not found
an obit for him. He was married to Albertine Gipp
(1851 Oct 20 -Jun 02 1927) who is buried St. Paul
Lutheran cemetery, Monona, Clayton co. Iowa. He
may be buried with his wife, rather than in the
Postville cemetery. (R.O.)
Meyer, Ora Marie (1896-1985)
(Mrs. Victor)
- She never married, Victor Meyer is her brother,
he never married either. (P.P.)
Meyers, Theresa (1892-1970)
- Her name should be spelled Myers - she was Mrs.
Judson Myers, married 1917 (P.P.)
Moritz, ? 1930 Oct 11-1930 Oct
11
- This grave is the stillborn child of William
August Moritz & Theresa Martin Moritz. -from
Paul Moritz (deceased), grand nephew of William
August Moritz
Myers, Gretchen (1924- ) (Mrs.
Judson)
- She is actually a daughter of Judson (P.P.)
Oldag, Gretchen Frieda
(1918-1969 Jan 02)
- Gretchen Freida Wolter was married twice. 1st
to Leslie Schlitter and 2nd to Leonard Oldag.
Woodmansee lists her 3 times - under both
surnames in Area B and under Oldag in Area F. She
is buried with her first husband in Area B. Her
gravestone gives birth year 1917. Leonard Oldag
(1912 Aug 30-1993 Aug 01) is buried beside his
first wife Velva Irene (Gilson) Oldag in Area F.
(R.O.)
Olson, Hazel Ewing (1917 Feb 02
- 1987 Dec 29)
- Hazel was married twice, first to Horace
Dennison died 1951. Her 2nd marriage was to Ole
Olson whose DOD & burial place unknown to the
contributor. Hazel died in Anamosa, Jones co.
Iowa as Hazel Olson. Her obit has her surname as
Olson and the Schutte Funeral Home handled her as
a Olson. However Hazel is buried beside Horace as
a Dennison. (R.O.)
Peters, Lena Hofer (1873 Feb
28-1956 Oct 15)
- Correct burial place is the Elgin cemetery,
Elgin, Fayette co. IA. souces: gravestone &
Allamakee co. Death Records. (R.O.)
Price, Arthur
Price, Jean Marie
- I think they are buried in Smith Cemetery and
not in Postville Cemetery (P.P.)
Schultz, Louise A. Lenth
(1889-1975)
- see above in Area A notes
for Lenth, Louise A. Linderbaum
Segrist, Louis
Segrist, Mary Ann
- They are both buried at Minert Cemetery. Louis
Segrist's dates are wrong. These are the dates
for Louis and Mary Ann's daughter Etta Segrist
who married Conrad Hangartner. Etta is buried in
Area B, Postville (P.P.)
Postville Cemetery - Area G
notes
page 657-661
Brainard, Jennie McWilliams
- She is buried at Minert Cem and not at
Postville (P.P.)
Ihde, Reuben (1891-1921 Aug 13)
Death Certificate (familysearch.org) - Died of
'tubercular kidnies' at the Postville hospital,
but is buried in the Garnavillo City
cemetery, Clayton co. IA, (where his
parents John & Anna (Thoma) Ihde are buried).
Dates: 8/1/1891 - 8/13/1921. (R.O.) Gravestone
spells his first name Rueben.
Postville Cemetery - Area
'other' notes
page
662
Chevalier, Ruth (1970 Apr
06-1970 Apr 06)
- Ruth is buried at Strawberry Point
Cemetery, Strawberry Point, Clayton co., IA
(R.O.)
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