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Cemeteries from the USGenWeb Archives by Ken Kothe Ken was a prolific historian and genealogist with an interest in Butler County. Ken submitted many cemetery readings to the USGenWeb Archives and we are displaying his cemeteries on the Butler County IAGenWeb pages. The copyright belongs to Ken but we are thankful for the facts that they share. Sadly Ken passed away in 2012 and he will be sadly missed. You can read Ken's obituary here |
South Bristow aka Woodland Cemetery
South Bristow Cemetery (aka Woodland Cem), Butler Co., IA
This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by:
Ken Kothe <kkenk@frontiernet.net>
October 1997
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SOUTH BRISTOW or WOODLAND CEMETERY
This small abandoned cemetery dates back in time to the 1850's.
It is found in Sec. 25 of Pittsford Twp, south of the town of Bristow.
It is nestled in a grove of trees on the farm owned by Dale Eisen-
trager.
There are five Civil War veterans buried in this cemetery that we
know of. Many of the graves may have been marked with wooden
markers and some are marked with large limestone rocks without
names or dates. This makes it impossible to tell who and how many
people are buried in this old cemetery as there are no early records.
Several cement foundations have been found without stones. It is
also known that some coffins were removed to other cemeteries.
A local group from Bristow cleaned the cemetery and the surr-
ounding area for the centennial in l976 but the cemetery has since
grown back with trees and weeds.
The following is a list of information listed on the tombstones
in the cemetery.
CASS, Joseph F. son of M.A. & ?? Cass d June l, l87l
2m l8d "Our Darling Boy Has Gone Home"
EARLY, Charles A. son of H.A. & S.N. Early d Jan l, l862
3y 8m (footstone near the Early stone,
no writing)
GARRETT, Wilford G. son of B.F. & E.M. Garrett d June 20, l863
1m l2d (footstone with the initials J.G.)
Stone with the initials M.T.G. no dates GAR Marker next to
the stone.
GETCHELL, Wm. F. d Feb. l2, l866 33y 5m U.S. War Veteran
marker next to stone.
KILSON, Edward D. son of L. & C. Kilson d Aug. 3l, l863
2y l0m l0d
MC GEACHY, Edward d Sept. 24, l88l 45y
unreadable stone between McGeachy stones
??????, John (unreadable)
MITCHELL, Freddie, son of J. & P.R. Mitchell d Oct. 6, l863
11m 8d (footstone with initials F.M.)
MORRIS, James d Oct. 26, l875 5y 3m 3d
MORRIS, Mariah A. d Nov. 22, l867 4y 2m 16d
MOORE, Harriet l849 - l885
MOORE, Alpheus l847 - l892 Civil War Marker
NEICE, Stephen Willie son of B.F. & E.A. Neice d Mar. l0, l864
9y lld
NEICE, Ellen wife of B.F. d Nov. 2, l868 25y 11m 6d
SURFUS, Sgt. Emanuel Co. G. 32 IA. Inf. no dates
SURFUS, Silvanous F. son of Wm. & S. Surfus d Jan 23, l863
7y 5m 1d
SURFUS, Charles Albert son of C.V. & A.A. Surfus d. Jan. 23,
l879 5y 3m l5d (footstone with initials C.S.)
THORP, Roxanna d Dec. l5, l865 39y
TODD, Wm. Co. H. l42 Ind. Inf. no dates
WILKINSON, Infant son of N. & K. no dates
WILKINSON, Neil l828-l905
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