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Coster Cemetery
This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by:
Ken Kothe <kkenk@frontiernet.net>
January 1998
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THE COSTER CEMETERY
The Coster Cemetery is located in the northeast corner of the south
one-half of the southeast quarter of section 22 of Jefferson Township,
Butler County, Iowa. The land was originally owned by John Coster and was
about a half mile from the Salem Evangelical Association Church. While
the earliest readable date on a gravestone is 1871, county records state
that on or about January 31, 1874 the above named real estate was conveyed
by John Coster and his wife to the trustees of Salem Evangelical Church.
Some early county death records list place of burial as "German Church
Cemetery" or "Salem Cemetery", and one reads "one-half mile south of the
German church". There is also on file at the recorder's office a deed
dated May 3,1913. George Pohl, C.L. Renning and H.F. Renning, trustees of
the Salem Evangelical Church conveyed the property to the Coster Cemetery
Association.
Across from the cemetery stands the foundation fragments of an early
building of the once town of Coster. A lot number follows each name
listed in the following pages.
Lots l through l8 are in the northermost row with the numbers
running east to west. The 2nd row, just south of the above row,
contains lots l9 through 35 with the numbers running east to west.
The 3rd row contains lots 36 through 52 and the 4th row, lots 53
through 70.
Adams, John K. Lot 48
10-31-1892 11-25-1922
Bauman, Helen Francis Lot 40
10-9-1913 4-16-1914
Hindertje 1876-1960 Lot 40
Diedrich Lot 40 1875-1960
John Lot 40 1911-1937
Brenner, George Lot 29
8-6-1877 - ?
Bucheister, John (No stone) Lot 21
Busse, Elmer Lot 63
Coster, John B. Lct 7
3-4-1847 - 8-26-1924
Minnie (wife) Lot 7
1841 - 1920
Duks, Herman (Infant) Lot 51
8-5-190? - 10-11-190?
Drenth, Ben Lot 48
9-11-1919 - 3-20-1920
Psalm 33:4 For the word of
the Lord is right and all his
works are done in Truth.
Earsey, Mrs. Lot 54
Folken, Nan Lot 43
11-1885 - 1943
Jennie Lot 43 1889 - 1969
Freeland, Charley Lot 59
1876 - 1950
Julia (dau. E. Immery) Lot 59
1880 - 1970
Goodnacht, Lewis Lot 23
11-14-1824 5-19-1914
Dora Lot 23
3-16-1821 5-10-1903
Hahn, Freddie Lot 42
9-22-1893 - 1898
George (son of George & Anna) Lot 42
6-7-1905 - 6-12-1905
Another child of George & Anna
Lot 42 No dates
Marie Lot 24
8-20-1834 - 8-19-1887
Son of Ernest & Hilka Lot 50
5-12-1897 - 5-12-1897
Son of Ernest & Hilka Lot 50
2-14-1918 - 2-14-1918
Hall, Baby Lot 32 1 mo 12 day 1920
Hard (Hart), Daniel Lot 23
12-11-1850 - 2-28-1931
Louise Lot 23
6-14-1855 - 2-28-1931
Infant sons Lot 23
12-22-1874
6-4-1876
12-17-1879
Hart, Aloysia Lot 36
1834 - 1926
Daniel Lot 36 1814 - 1884
Emma Lot 38 1856 - 1938
Ernest P. Lot 37 1881 - 1904
Eureka Lot 51 1857 - 1920
Frederich William Lot 37
1-7-1842 - 1-5-1920
Jennie Lot 37
4-4-1855 - 7-20-1946
Philip Lot 51
1848 - No date cut
Steve Lot 25 6 graves
William F. Lot 37
6-4-1878 - 4-10-1880
William Lot 38 1853 - 1908
4 children Lot 38
Elnore B. Lot 56
1-9-1914 - 2-11-1914
3 sons of Aloysia & Daniel Lot 36
Hinders, Kneal Lot 64 1889 - 1957
Minnie Lot 64 1892 - 1971
Imming E. Lot 59 No dates
Jans, Minnie Ahlers Lot 47 1880 - 1974
Minnie (dau.) Lot 47 6-16-1919 -
3-20-1920
Wubbo Lot 47 1863 - 1937
Jacobs, Julius Lot 15
4-29-1873 - 9-3-1873
Jaquis, Uns Lot 32
4-18-1888 - 12-24-1909
Jonas, Johann Lot 9 9-1813 - 9-1886
John (son) Lot 9 1-26-1865 -
10-12-1880
Sophie (wife) Lot 9 ? - 1907
2 children (No marker)
Jones, Eddie Lot 28 (Son of William & Mary)
Ruth Lot 28 1894
Twin boys Lot 28 1896
Kluiter Baby of John & Grace Lot 39
No stone
Koehn, Osoah Nathan (Son of Bert M.
Koehn) Lot 29 9-23-1880
9yrs 5 mo 8 days
Kretschner, Llois Lot 35 1861 - 1888
Lang, Paul Son of David & Eva Lot 29
12-3-1907 - 6-10-1908
Lennenbeck, Mother Lot 5
D 4-14-1875 73 yrs.
Lubben, Fenne Lot 20 1844 - 1904
Gerhard Lot 20 1848 - 1923
Medders, Martha Lot 59 1899 - 1934
Methfessel, Father Lot 54
9-2-1834 - 11-24-1916
Mother Lot 54 7-5-1834 - 2-17-1906
Meyers, Herrold Lot 10
9-15-1890 - 4-29-1902
Miller, Catherine Lot 53
1846 - 1913
Stella Lot 53 1879 -
Viola Lot 53, (dau. of A & G)
D 3-27-1884 7 months
Modderman, Elsie Lot 55
1916 - 1931
Natzke, Anna Lot 30
D 7-19-1893 72 yrs old
August Lot 30
D 1-2-1890 69 yrs old
August Lot 30 (son of August
& Anna) 5-22-1871
Negan, Fred Lot 55 (Son of Jake & Lena)
9-13-1910 - 1-28-1926
Henry Lot 55 2 yrs
Pagel, Vern
Pohl, Francis May Lot 46
(Dau. of George & Mena)
7-28-1890 - 9-6-1895
Poppen, Alme Lot 19 1915 - 1935
Edna F. Lot 44
9-23-1894 - 10-11-1897
Harm Lot 19
9-19-1841 - 11-30-1905
Mable Marlys Lot 19
Rolfken G. Lot 19
1-10-1842 - 10-21-1910
Infant Son Lot 19 1930
Porman, John Lot 8
2-20-1827 - 3-10-1894 67 yr.
Minnie Lot 8 D 5-12-1900 62 yr.
Minnie Lot 8 (Dau. of John &
Minnie) D 5-24-1889 20 Yr 30 mo.
Ramige, Dau. of Don & Anna Lot 44
B & D 1943
Mary A. Lot 44 1880 - 1944
Newton S. Lot 44 1876 - 1937
Reiher, C. F. Lot 6
9-2-1880 - 5-2-1917
Emila (dau.)- Lot 6
5-28-1863 - 1-21-1884
Mary (wife) Lot 6
9-6-1832 - 7-16-1904
Renning, Camilla May Lot 43
(dau. of C.L. & M.A.)
8-21-1901 - 9-16-1904
Carl Lot 5 5-9-1831 - 12-18-1906
Christina Lot 5
6-2-1834 - 3-31-1923
Minnie A. Lot 26
3-11-1857 - 9-20-1894
Rettlein, Frau Anna Lot 34
6 - 1837 - 4-27-1903
Baby Lot 34 1903
Schoneman, John Lot 40 1889 - 1956
Kate Lot 40 1896 - 1949
Seliger, Alice Mary Lot 36
1912 - 1923
Florence Lot 36 1923 No marker
Schilling, Sophie Tackman Lot 4
10-28-1856 - 9-19-1943
Shorter, James Lot 33 (Son of W & E)
7-29-1877 1 yr. 4 mo. 3 days
Tachman, Henry Lot 4
11-28-1857 - 10-24-1902
Timer, George Lot 60 1919 - 1927
George (son of Steffen & Flora)
Lot 60 3-3-1908 - 5-8-1919
Ham Lot 46 1876 - 1942
Metje Lot 46 1872 - 1943
Toll, Christian Lot 3 11-6-1885 81 yrs.
Tuitjer, Ted Lot 48 Baby
Walters, Fred Lot 22 1838 - 1915
Fred W. Lot 57 1875 - 1955
George (Baby son of F & C) Lot 23
1873 4 mo.
Kate Lot 22 1846 - 1918
Nora Lot 57 1887 - 1916
Wilson, Charles Lot 13
7-1-1871 2-10-1954
Dora Lot 13 (Wife of J.M.)
7-15-1838 7-21-1901
Esther Dora Lot 49
12-4-1892 - 12-13-1892
J.M. Lot 13 6-25-1828 - 12-16-1908
Mary Lot 1 (Wife of Frank E.)
9-11-1885 - 2-11-1909
Ray E. Lot 49 1890 - 1-3-1919 Age 23
Wiltfangs, Andrew Lot 16 (Son of Henry)
1915 - 1921
Wurdinger, Pauline Lot 62 1863 - 1932
Peter Lot 62 1872 - 1949
Yarcho, Emil W. Lot 11 1919
Grace May Lot 11 (Dau. of L & MC)
2-2-1886 2 mo. 15 days
Henrich Lot 11 (Son of H & S)
1863 - 10-7-1880 17 yr 10 mo
Henry Lot 11 4-17-1832 - 5-8-1927
Louis Lot 27 5-26-1861 - 1945
Lydia Louise (wife) Lot 10
(dau. of Emma & Herman Ruege)
5-16-1891 - 3-26-1974
Mary C. Lot 27 2-27-1862 - 1935
Sophia (wife) Lot 11
4-27-1837 - 5-8-1927
William Emil Lot 10
(Son of Sophia & Henry)
12-18-1874 - 5-15-1941
William & Lydia parents of -
Ruth, Floyd, Emil, Robert, Albert,
Paul, Louise, Norma Lee
Additions:
Imming, Cora M. Lot 58
8-16-1883 - 4-3-1919
Engbert Lot 59
10-20-1848 - 1-6-1918
Henry Lot 58 1885 - 1980
Jess J. Lot 58
6-6-1889 - 4-3-1918
Sophia Lot 59 4-30-1857
Kohs, Anna Lot 41
10-15-1862 - 6-18-1897
Kuster, Elisabeth Lot 7
D 1890 79 yrs.
Pope, Henry Lot 12
D 12-2-1895 68 yrs.
Elizabeth D 4-21-1891
Notes:
Lot 29 is designated as Pastor's
Lot 35 is designated as Pauper Lot.
Lots 17, 18, 31, 52, 60 thru 70
are empty
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