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Bolsinger Cemetery (occasionally known as the Kauffman cemetery)  Mallory Township, Section 24 NE/SW
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Sources used:
WPA cemetery records, transcribed by Phyllis Montour
Burial records contributed by LeRoy Bolsinger, Feb 2, 2008
Gravestone inscriptions from the Gravestone Photo Project
Obituaries
Iowa Death Certificates (familysearch.org)Notes:
1) Both spellings of surname, Balsinger & Bolsinger, are found in various records. The spelling used on this burial list is how it is engraved on the tombstone.
2) Lot numbers are from the WPA records
3) Researchers should always verify the dates & other information on this burial list - errors are possible when reading worn inscriptions or in determining family relationships.Many photos of the gravestones in Bolsinger cemetery were contributed by Phyllis Peterson & Cheryl Moonen. We thank them for their efforts in digitally preserving the inscriptions. View the Gravestone photos.
Obituaries for some who are buried in this cemetery have been transcribed & posted on the Clayton co. Obituary board. Check the obituary index.
See also: Plot owners
| Name | Born | Died | Comments |
| Bailey, Merlin A. | 05/17/1937 | 02/01/1994 | h/o Roberta K.; veteran |
| Bailey, Roberta K. | 08/11/1941 | 06/14/1990 | w/o Merlin A. |
| Bailey, Steven W. | 05/25/1977 | 02/21/2005 | h/o Candy S. |
| Balsinger, infant daughter | 09/09/1858 | d/o J. & K.J. | |
| Balsinger, infant son | 05/28/1863 | (likely same as birth) | s/o Joseph & Kezia J. |
| Balsinger, Andrew J. | 08/05/1858 | age 3m 28d; s/o J. & E. Balsinger | |
| Balsinger, Christopher | 12/14/1788 | 03/29/1872 | h/o Isabella; b. McClellandtown, Fayette co. PA; veteran War of 1812 |
| Balsinger, Dale | 11/29/1900 | 01/09/1901 | s/o Perry Jackson & Loie May (Smith) Balsinger |
| Balsinger, Earney | 03/23/1905 | 03/23/1905 | s/o C. & N. Balsinger |
| Balsinger, Isabella nee Miller | 1792 | 03/10/1879 | age 81; w/o Christopher |
| Balsinger, Mary M. | 11/29/1859 | 09/11/1890 | ssa Lizzie O. Cross |
| Balsinger, Minerva Isabel | 11/18/1862 | age 1y 5m 5d; d/o John M. & Elizabeth | |
| Balsinger, William D. | 06/29/1879 | age 30y & 12d; s/o J.M. & Elizabeth | |
| Billmeyer, Edward G. | 1892 | 11/22/1950 | h/o Susie; s/o Joseph E. & Lydia Ann |
| Billmeyer, Joseph E. 'Joe' | 02/11/1859 | 08/05/1912 | h/o Lydia; s/o Michael & Walburga (Seltner); Note: date on gravestone (8/5/1911) is not correct |
| Billmeyer, Lydia Anna nee Kauffmann | 06/17/1855 | 02/03/1929 | w/o Joseph; d/o John & Sarah (Brotzman) |
| Billmeyer, Rita A. | 03/30/1998 | age 57 y | |
| Billmeyer, Susie A. nee Cole | 1911 | 09/05/1973 | w/o Edward; d/o James W. & Isabelle (Parsons) |
| Bolsinger, Alta nee Cole | 1888 | 05/14/1977 | w/o Frank; d/o John |
| Bolsinger, Andrew Jackson | 1824 | 01/08/1904 | h/o Nancy; s/o Christopher & Isabel (Miller) Balsinger; Co. A, 2nd Minn. Inf. |
| Bolsinger, Anna nee Sickels | 08/17/1891 | 11/1?/1970 | w/o Earl |
| Bolsinger, Anna May | 11/09/1887 | 02/02/1889 | aged 1y 3m 23d; d/o J.F. & Ella |
| Bolsinger, Cody Allen & Cory David | 10/22/1998 | 10/22/1998 | twin sons of David & Beverly (Fry) |
| Bolsinger, Earl M. | 10/12/1938 | h/o Anna; s/o John F. & Ella; Iowa, Wagoner, 34th Inf. 7th Div. WWI; died of injuries in car accident | |
| Bolsinger, Edna Bertha | 10/05/1916 | 08/28/2002 | |
| Bolsinger, Eliza nee Hoover | 06/0?/1928 | aged 86y; w/o Harvey | |
| Bolsinger, Elizabeth Lillian nee Gillian | 10/23/1821 | 12/22/1893 | w/o John M. |
| Bolsinger, Ella nee Ingles | 1851 | 19?? | w/o John F.; d/o Samuel & Mary (Bolsinger) |
| Bolsinger, Franklin 'Frank' (Joseph Franklin) | 1881 | 01/27/1971 | h/o Alta; s/o Harvey & Eliza |
| Bolsinger, Glen William 'Ford' | 06/19/1927 | 09/29/2002 | h/o Patricia; s/o Frank & Alta |
| Bolsinger, George | 07/31/1868 | 06/??/1948 | s/o Harvey & Eliza |
| Bolsinger, H. C. | 1837 | 12/04/1881 | Co. H 131th Pa. inf. |
| Bolsinger, Harvey | 03/09/1844 | 12/22/1907 | h/o Eliza; Civil War veteran |
| Bolsinger, Jackson 'Jack' | 01/10/1839 | 02/28/1921 | h/o Mina; s/o Phillip & Mary J. (Nelson); Co. E, 140 PA Inf.; Note: an obit in the Edgewood Journal names him as John |
| Bolsinger, John Clayton | 05/15/1892 | age 13y 6m 15d; s/o H & E Bolsinger | |
| Bolsinger, John F. | 1853 | 04/1?/1936 | w/o Ella; s/o John M. & Elizabeth L. |
| Bolsinger, John M. | 06/22/1817 | 11/27/1906 | h/o Elizabeth |
| Bolsinger, Joseph | 1830 | 08/22/1913 | h/o Mary |
| Bolsinger, Loie May nee Smith | 1866 | 1925 | w/o Perry J. |
| Bolsinger, Loretta Linn | 04/02/1974 | 11/17/2020 | d/o Stan 'Whitey' & Ruth (Boge) |
| Bolsinger, Lorraine Doris nee Martin | 09/25/1925 | 07/09/1998 | w/o Elmer |
| Bolsinger, Mary | 05/16/1832 | 06/18/1880 | w/o Joseph |
| Bolsinger, Mary A. | 1839 | 11/16/1884 | |
| Bolsinger, Mary E. | 08/22/1846 | Age 1y 1m 24d; d/o J.M. & E. Bolsinger | |
| Bolsinger, Mina nee Hart | 10/22/1850 | 07/03/1938 | w/o Jackson; d/o John & Leah (Slout) |
| Bolsinger, Nancy M. nee Simons | 10/23/1838 | 10/11/1859 | w/o Andrew J.; "Born in Tioga Co. NY", "Died at Chatfield, Minn." |
| Bolsinger, Nellie nee Davis | 07/26/1878 | 03/15/1933 | |
| Bolsinger, Patricia 'Patsy' nee Leliefeld | 01/07/1933 | 01/18/2007 | w/o Glen W.; d/o Daniel H. & Rose C. (Kleine) |
| Bolsinger, Perry Jackson | 04/26/1864 | 02/2?/1942 | h/o Loie May; s/o Joseph & Mary |
| Bolsinger, Stanley L. 'Whitey' | 1930 | 2017 | h/o 1st Bonnie Turner (divorced), 2nd Ruth Boge; s/o Laura (Bolsinger) Buchheim; U.S. Marine Corps, Korean war |
| Bolsinger, William | 1882 | 1924 | s/o John F. & Ella (Ingles) |
| Brown, Anna nee Ingles | 08/25/1868 | 06/??/1945 | w/o Frank; d/o Samuel & Mary (Bolsinger) |
| Brown, Frank | 12/05/1863 | 10/??/1938 | |
| Buchheim, Laura Adeline 'Maa' nee Bolsinger | 10/02/1911 | 04/10/2000 | |
| Cross, Lizzie O. nee Balsinger | 08/23/1869 | 04/21/1901 | ssa Mary M. Balsinger |
| Franks, Elizabeth H. | 1855 | 1880 | |
| Gari, Welsh | 05/13/1969 | Note: name may be Gari Welsh | |
| Gillen, Nancy M. | 09/06/1863 | aged 1y 4m 28d; d/o John & Rebecca | |
| Graig, Andrew J. | 05/18/1862 | aged 1y 5m 4d; s/o G.M. & A.J. | |
| Griffith, Thomas | 06/07/1807 | 11/22/1871 | |
| Grose, Agnes nee Lagoni / LaGona | 09/12/1865 | 06/1?/1941 | w/o John J.; d/o Peter M. & Bodel (Smith) |
| Grose, Anton | 12/14/1877 | 1936 | h/o Katherine; s/o Joseph & Margaretha; crushed by a horse |
| Grose, Frank J. | 1902 | 1967 | s/o Anton & Katherine |
| Grose, Henry | 1885 | 1944 | h/o Lena |
| Grose, Johanna 'Margaretha' nee Schmalz | 06/03/1848 | 06/1?/1926 | w/o Joseph (d. 1912, bur. Holy Trinity Catholic cem., Dubuque, IA) |
| Grose, John J. | 1870 | 07/??/1941 | h/o Agnes; s/o Joseph & Margaretha |
| Grose, Joseph 'Joe' | 1908 | 1944 | s/o Henry & Lena |
| Grose, Katherine nee Bean | 04/15/1876 | 01/03/1939 | w/o Anton; d/o George & Margaret (Helming); Note: Death cert. gives DOB as 4/15/1878, gravestone 1876, also maiden name on Death cert., 1925 Iowa State census is Bean and both her & Anton's obits give her maiden name as Bean (some family trees on Ancestry give spelling as Beau) |
| Grose, Lena nee Kauffman | 1888 | 1969 | w/o Henry; d/o John W. & Sophia (Hartman) |
| Grose, Levena | 10/11/1907 | 09/1?/1937 | d/o Henry & Lena |
| Haines, C. Albert | 1876 | 1950 | 2nd h/o Eva |
| Haines, Eva L. Fosnow nee Kauffman | 06/26/1871 | 10/??/1944 | w/o 1st Dudley Fosnow (d. 1/22/1903, bur. Felton cem., Richland co., WI), 2nd Albert Haines; d/o John & Sarah |
| Henkels, Carol Rose nee Bolsinger | 02/18/1950 | 09/09/2015 | d/o Glen W. & Patricia (Leliefeld) |
| Hook, Arthur E. | 07/28/1928 | infant | |
| Hook Harry Herman | 1880 | 1960 | h/o Malinda |
| Hook, Malinda L. nee Sickels | 1904 | 1990 | w/o Harry; d/o Adam & Sarah A. (Kauffman) |
| Horstman, James A. | 02/28/1942 | 03/08/2018 | h/o Ruth |
| Horstman, Ruth E. nee Bolsinger | w/o James | ||
| Ingles, Betty Lou nee Bolsinger | 10/05/1954 | 11/27/2027 | w/o Jerry; d/o Glen & Patricia (Leliefeld) |
| Ingles, Elsie | - | - | lot 46; no dates on stone, it looks to be homemade |
| Ingles, Jack | 03/26/1873 | 12/16/1943 | s/o Samuel & Mary; died at the County Home |
| Ingles, Jerry L. | h/o Betty | ||
| Ingles, Jesse Philip | 01/23/1993 | 11/08/2020 | s/o Jerry & Betty |
| Ingels, Mary J. nee Bolsinger | 1840 | 1900 | lot 36; w/o Samuel |
| Jefferis, Rebecca M. nee Woodman | 08/19/1826 | 09/09/1858 | age 32y 29d; w/o E.C. Jefferis |
| Kauffman, Catherine Sophia nee Hartman | 06/03/1868 | 08/22/1919 | lot 23; w/o John W. |
| Kauffman, Catharine nee Miller | 02/18/1811 | 01/05/1901 | lot 21; w/o Rudolph; d/o Jacob & Dorothe (Franks) |
| Kauffman, Cyrus E. | 12/17/1896 | 08/09/1981 | h/o Gertrude; s/o John & Catherine; Pvt US Army, WWI |
| Kauffman, George James | 1871 | lot 38; s/o George M. & Eliza | |
| Kauffman, Gertrude Opal nee Davis | 10/22/1909 | 08/20/1986 | w/o Cyrus; d/o Erban & Rose (Knickerbocker); Note: DOD is not engraved on her stone; obit = Bolsinger cem. |
| Kauffman, John B. | 08/17/1813 | 12/13/1884 | h/o Sarah |
| Kauffman, John Jacob | 01/18/1845 | 08/20/1920 | lot 30; h/o Susan J.; s/o Rudolph & Catherine |
| Kauffman, John W. | 01/01/1852 | 06/23/1937 | h/o Catherine S.; s/o John & Cath (Bruiswaren) |
| Kauffman, Rudolph | 03/06/1808 | 02/13/1892 | h/o Catharine |
| Kauffman, Samuel | 02/19/1860 | 11/19/1897 | lot 22 |
| Kauffman, Sarah | 03/02/1826 | lot 22; w/o John B.; no death date on gravestone | |
| Kauffman, Sarah Estella | 04/06/1884 | 08/24/1903 | lot 22; d/o John W. & Catherine |
| Kauffman, Susan Jane nee Seagraves | 10/03/1850 | 04/??/1936 | lot 30; w/o John J.; d/o John & Agnes (Mahood); died in Chicago |
| Knickerbocker, Arthur Oliver | 10/05/1912 | 12/13/1913 | |
| Knickerbocker, Clem | 1886 | 1957 | SSA Matilda M. |
| Knickerbocker, Matilda M. nee Sickels | 1894 | 1941 | w/o Clem; d/o Adam & Sarah (Kauffman) |
| Livingston, Leslie L. | 08/08/1907 | 09/04/1907 | s/o C. & J. |
| McKinlay, Barbara A. nee Clark | 09/15/1815 | 12/15/1901 | b. Saline, Scotland |
| McKinlay, Henry | 08/06/1820 | 09/30/1872 | lot 17 |
| McVey, Sytha B. | 07/01/1855 | age 9m 22d; d/o B.F. & M.J. | |
| McVey, William F. | 05/10/1850 | 08/14/1851 | age 1y 4m 29d |
| Meyer, Erma M. nee Bolsinger | 1902 | 08/06/1965 | w/o Henry J.; d/o Perry J. & Loie (Smith) |
| Meyer, Virgil P. | 07/14/1923 | 12/06/1991 | CSM US Army, WWII, Korea, Vietnam |
| Miller, Anna Mae nee Torrey | 11/14/1884 | 04/10/1965 | w/o Leonard I. |
| Miller, Delila S. nee Franks | 07/03/1830 | 02/01/1917 | lot 47; w/o George H. |
| Miller, Eliza Jane | 05/20/1880 | age 26y 28d; d/o G.H. & D.S. | |
| Miller, George H. | 05/08/1822 | 02/11/1905 | h/o Delila |
| Miller, John P. | 08/07/18?? | s/o Geo & Delila | |
| Miller, John P. 'Johnie' | 03/03/1882 | 04/16/1884 | s/o M.C. & M.L. |
| Miller, Leah Taler | 1841 | 03/15/1857 | |
| Miller, Leonard I. | 03/01/1880 | 12/25/1935 | h/o Anna Mae; s/o Marion C. & Martha L. (Cree) |
| Miller, Marion C. | 02/10/1856 | 06/11/1938 | lot 40; h/o Martha; s/o Wiley Miller |
| Miller, Mark E. | 01/28/1899 | 01/09/1922 | lot 40; s/o Marion & Martha |
| Miller, Martha Louisa nee Cree | 11/17/1856 | 02/07/1922 | w/o Marion C.; d/o John & Mary (Doleson) |
| Mosely, J. | 12th IA Inf. | ||
| Moser, Ernst | 10/10/1887 | 1888 | s/o N. & R. |
| Moser, Jacob | 07/16/1838 | 09/09/1906 | h/o Mary |
| Moser, Mary Catherine nee Grimm | 03/19/1838 | 12/29/1900 | lot 32; w/o Jacob |
| Moser, Paul E. | 06/16/1890 | 04/01/1891 | s/o N. & R. |
| Pensel, Alma nee Benskin | 02/13/1912 | 01/09/2013 | w/o Otto; d/o John W. & Ethel (Bruner) |
| Pensel, Larry William | 02/03/1937 | 09/20/2006 | s/o Otto & Alma; U.S. Air Force veteran |
| Pensel, Otto R. | 08/18/1906 | 10/19/1979 | h/o Alma |
| Pierce, Ira Henry | 10/30/1895 or 11/06/1895 | infant s/o Jas. Pierce | |
| Radabaugh, Addie Mae nee Bolsinger | 03/19/1915 | 10/25/1991 | w/o Robert |
| Radabaugh, Jackie A. | 1951 | ||
| Radabaugh, Robert C. | 03/09/1915 | 05/02/1996 | h/o Addie Mae |
| Rosensweig, Duane C. | 03/17/1930 | 11/30/1993 | s/o Fred & Sarah; 25th Inf Div, 14th Regt, Korea |
| Rosensweig, Edwin Andrew | 1928 | 10/09/1930 | 'Our Baby'; s/o Fred & Sarah |
| Rosensweig, Fred C. | 1903 | 12/31/1972 | h/o Sarah M. |
| Rosensweig, Sarah Marie nee Sickles | 04/01/1906 | 08/05/1990 | w/o Fred C.; d/o Adam & Sarah (Kaufmann) |
| Schmidt, George | 11/09/1840 | 12/23/1904 | lot 20; h/o Theresa |
| Schmidt, Theresa nee Schrunk | 04/05/1849 | 01/23/1926 | lot 20; w/o George; d/o Johnnes F. & Josephine (Haman) |
| Schrank, Benjamin | 01/03/1853 | age 1y 1m 22d; s/o J.F. & I. Schrank | |
| Schrunk, John Frederick | 02/01/1802 | 02/20/1891 | lot 33; h/o Josephine |
| Schrunk, Josephine nee Haman | 07/05/1863 | age 44y 3m 15d; w/o J.F. Schrunk [she has 2 gravestones - surname spelled Shrank & Schrunk] | |
| Schrunk, Josiphene | 07/15/1871 | 07/17/1871 | d/o T.F. & Lucetta |
| Schrunk, William C. | 05/12/1864 | 10/16/1865 | s/o John F. & Ecelia |
| Schrunk, William H. | 08/22/1869 | 08/28/1869 | s/o T.F. & Lucetta |
| Scott, Janet | 1846 | 1870 | lot 33 |
| Scott, Jesse | 1868 | 1872 | |
| Scott, H.W. | 1868 | 1925 | lot 33 |
| Sheffield, Sarah J. nee Bolsinger | 1871 | 1941 | d/o Harvey & Eliza (Hoover) |
| Shrank, Josephine nee Haman | 07/05/1863 | Note: same person as Josephine Schrunk. Age 44y 3m 15d; w/o J.F. Shrank [she has 2 gravestones - surname spelled Shrank & Schrunk] | |
| Sickels, Adam | 1864 | 1942 | h/o Sarah; s/o John H. & Hannah J. (Ingles) |
| Sickel, Norman Miles | 10/17/1909 | 10/17/1909 | s/o Adam & Sarah; Dates are "best guess" |
| Sickels, Sarah Ann nee Kauffman | 10/11/1862 | 10/17/1909 | lot 19; w/o Adam; d/o John & Annie M. (Bratzman) |
| Sickels, William | 10/19/1901 | 10/03/1973 | |
| Sickles, Chauncy H. | 1872 | 1921 | lot 50; s/o Daniel E. & Eliza A. |
| Sickles, Shirley Ambrose | 06/23/1896 | 11/14/1937 | age 43y; s/o Adam & Sarah; committed suicide; Iowa, Pvt US Army, WWI |
| Smith, Andrew Jackson 'John'' | 02/01/1851 | 01/01/1939 | h/o Elizabeth; s/o Samuel & Elizabeth 'Betsy' (Walker) |
| Smith, Elizabeth nee Kauffman | 05/23/1852 | 12/31/1928 | w/o A.J. |
| Smith, H. A. | 1851 | lot 51 | |
| Springer, David Wm. | 03/23/1862 | Aged 7m 7d; s/o J. & Julia A. | |
| Torrey, Donald S. | 05/05/1915 | 05/19/1999 | h/o Katherine; M-Sgt, U.S. Army, WWII |
| Torrey, Edward Nathan | 1873 | 1926 | lot 31; h/o Mary Anna; s/o Wm. Henry & Emily A. (Springer) |
| Torrey, Johnie E. | 04/04/1903 | 11/08/1904 | s/o Edward & M. |
| Torrey, Katherine | 1916 | 06/06/1996 | w/o Donald |
| Torrey, Mary Anna nee Moser | 1877 | 1918 | lot 31; w/o Edward N.; d/o Jacob & Mary C. (Grimm) |
| Torrey, Russell W. | 08/26/1906 | 10/03/1907 | s/o E. & M. |
| Turner, Alice H. | 04/10/1900 | 10/05/1900 | d/o W.B. & S.J. |
| Turner, Wesley B. | 05/31/1869 | 03/12/1900 | lot 24 |
| Voss, Aloyus H. | 05/10/1921 | 10/09/1977 | s/o Herman & Mary K. (Sickels); Tec 5 US Army, WWII |
| Voss, Burdette W. | 07/21/1918 | 11/06/1967 | Iowa, PFC US Army WWII |
| Voss, Chester Lavern | 01/09/1924 | 04/17/2001 | s/o Herman & Mary K.; US Army Air Forces, A2C US Air Force, WWII, Korea |
| Voss, Herman M. | 09/23/1874 | 11/12/1965 | h/o Mary K.; s/o Henry & Elizabeth (Osterman) |
| Voss, Mary Kathryn nee Sickels | 08/30/1896 | 12/17/1940 | w/o Herman; d/o Adam & Sarah (Kaufmann) |
| Walters, Richard Dale | 02/20/1926 | 03/06/1926 | s/o Dale & Margaret (Bray) |
| Ward, Jane nee Kauffman | 1850 | 1920 | lot 42; w/o Thomas; d/o John B. & Sarah A. (Brotzman) |
| Ward, Thomas Henry | 04/08/1848 | 08/04/1923 | lot 42; h/o Jane |
| Wellman, Mada nee Ward | 1870 | 1937 | w/o K.C.; d/o Thomas H. & Mary 'Jane' (Kauffman) |
| Wellman, Kit Carson | 1872 | 1949 | h/o Mada |
| Welsh, Gari | 05/13/1969 | Note: name may be Welsh Gari | |
| Wiltse, Edna nee Bolsinger | 1881 | 1907 |
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~plot owners source: plot of Bolsinger cemetery, date unknown
~submitted by Charlene Barnhart (deceased)
~notes: This is a listing of plot owners (not necessarily a list of who is buried in the plot). According to the plat there are 10 lots that run north and south and rows running east and west. The book says lots 1-8 are empty but doesn't indicate on which end.
