CEMETERY: Codner Cemetery, Butler Co., IA

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Codner Cemetery

Joseph and Elizabeth Matita Codner along with their children Charles and
Deborah, migrated from Pennsylvania to Illinois in 1852. In 1853 they ferried
the Mississippi River at Dubuque and traveled westward into Iowa by oxen drawn
covered wagon seeking a suitable location for a homestead. Early fall found
the family in Albion Township in Butler County, Iowa

Joseph Codner staked out his homestead of 160 acres of land which he
purchased from the U.S. Government for $1.25 an acre in 1854. A house and out-
buildings were constructed on the land. They were located on land which is now the farmstead 
of Iver Bloomfield. During the following, years, two more sons, DeLos and Lymon were born 
making four children of Joseph and Elizabeth Codner. The original homestead of this family are 
the farms of Harlan Hersey. Iver Bloomfield and Glen Hersey who are the great grandsons of 
Joseph and Elizabeth.

Daughter Deborah was united in marriage to Levi Hersey and "heir first born, a son named 
Chester, who was born in 1868 was in poor health after birth and was not expected to live 
long. Deborah sought counsel. with her father in regards for burial of her son if and when his 
death occurred as no cemetery could be found in the immediate vicinity. With Josepn's wife 
also in poor health and expected to live only a shorttime Joseph decided to set aside a
portion of land for cemetery purposes. Traveling to the County Seat, he set aside a small 
portion of his land to be used for a family burial grounds.

Levi and Deborah Hersey's son Chester, and the grandson of Joseph and
Elizabeth Codner, died in 1869 and was the first burial in the cemetery .
Within a year both Joseph died in May of l870 and Elizabeth died in June
of l870 and were laid to rest in the family plot.

The cemetery known as the Codner's Cemetery is under the jurisdiction of
members of the family with Iver Bloomfield now the overseer for the care and
upkeep. It is located in Section 27 on the farmstead of Harlan Hersey with
access obtained through Mr. Hersey's private farm driveway.


At the time of this writing, October l984, sixty-three persons have been
buried in the cemetery. Some of the graves are unmarked. There are two veterans
buried in the cemetery, one from the Mexican War and the other from World II.


There are 5 rows in this cemetery running from north to south.
Row l (furtherest west) has graves l through 22
Row 2 has graves 23 through 35
Row 3 has graves 36 through 50
Row 4 has graves 5l through 6l
Row 5 has graves 62 through 65 


Row 1 Grave 1-2-3 three unmarked graves (believed to be the children of Ackerman who
died from diptheria)
4-Codner, Barney d July l6, l87l 8ly 7m l6d
5-Codner, William H. son of G.G. & M.A. Codner l866-l876
6-unmarked grave
7-white stone no writing (believed to be a Whitman grave)
8-9-dark stone no writing (believed to be grave of a man
and wife names unknown)
10- Daniels Veteran of Mexican War 1846
11- Card, Ann no dates
12- Card, Perry d July 11, 1870 52y 5m
13- Codner E. Malita wf of Joseph Codner d June 10, 1870 47Y 10m ld
14- Codner, Joseph d May 14, 1870 54y 10m 5d
15- Hersey, Chester l868-l869
16- Brammer, Walter W. l909-l959 
17- Branner, Naomi E. l906-
l8- Hersey, Levi F. Oct. 5, l845 Oct 27, l9ll
19- Hersey, Deborah E. Aug 6, 1843 July 24, 1924
20- Bloomfield, Ira L. 1883-1965
21- Bloomfield, Clara M. 1876-1962 Womans Relief Corp
22- Bloomfield, Iver L. 1916-
Row 2 Grave23- unmarked grave (believed to be Francis Whitman)
24- Codner, James 1868-1946
25- Codner, Elizabeth M. 1871-1946
26- Codner, Charles 1840-1922
27- Codner, Catherine W. wf of Chas 1845-1901
28- Codner, lnfant son of C. & C. Codner Apr 20, 1873 Apr 20, 1873
29- Codner, Lottie M. 1876-1877
30- Codner, Mother Louise 1857-1915
31- Codner Father Delos l854-l9l8
32- Hersey, Lucile l92l-l922
33- Hersey, Eli F. l870-l943
34- Hersey, Minnie l875-l965
35- Hersey, Henry W. Tec 5 U.S. Army WWII l907-l978
Row 3 36- Card, Lyle Vivian 1895-1965 Womans Relief Corp
37- Card, Louie H. l887-l956
38- Card, Perry S. Father Nov 30, 1952 May 18, 1922
39- Card, Eliza J. Mother Nov 27, 1856 Apr 3, 1921
40- Card, William
41- Card Ezra l5y
42- Minnie 3m
43- Card, Fanny ld
44- unmarked grave (believed to be grave of Sam Wilson)
45- unmarked grave (believed to be grave of Emma Wilson)
46-47-48-three unmarked graves (believed to be the
children of Sam and Emma Wilson)
49- Codner, George N. son of L. & A. Codner l885-l886
50- Codner, Father Lymon l848-l929
Row 4 5l- Church, Fred A. l862-l948
52- Church, Ellsworth l864-l94l
53- Church, Lydia l869-l948
54- Church, Addie l875-l903
55- foundation only (believed to be grave of a Card)
56- Card, Lymon June 27, l827 Feb. l6, l909
57- Card, Malinda wf. of Lymon Card Jan. 22, l837 Nov.l9, l900
58- Wetzeer, Eva no dates
59- Wetzeer, Daisy no dates (believed to be children of Rosa
and Frank Wetzeer)
60- Wetzeer, Rosa l872-l943
6l- Wetzeer, Frank l870 date of death unknown but he is
buried here
Row 5 62- Card, Julia l858-l945
63- Brennen, Mother Adaline C. l856-l940
64- Church, Mother Hannah C. l860-l942
65- Church, Father Charles E. l866-l952 


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