Behrends Cemetery, Butler Co., IA
 
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    Behrends Cemetery
    
      The Behrends Cemetery is a small abandoned burial plot found in Section
    29 of Albion Township one mile east of Parkersburg. It is found in the
    center of the section just north of what was once the farm of Henry Behrends
    and south of Kitty Denisons farm.
    
      There are only afew stones left, some broken and unreadable. They are
    as follows:
 
 small footstone initials F.G. only 

   
 Gibson, small son of J.A. & L.S. Gibson
       died Dec. 31,1869 6m 9d
    
 Linn, Carrie A. dau of W.? & R.E. Linn
       died Dec l0,1868 6m 5d "Beautiful
       and lovely She was given, A fair
       bud on earth to blossom in
       Heaven." (stone in the shape of a
       lamb)
    
 Frankie no last name no dates
       (stone in the shape of a lamb)
    
 Billings, Clarence son of Wm. and ?E. Billings
       no dates
    
 small broken stone no readable name
       ? ? , ? itt
    
 Ford, wife of John Ford
       died Mar17,1874 51Y
    
   
    
    
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14 Aug 2020