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Grand Meadow Cemetery Sec 12 SW/NW, Grand Meadow twp. Clayton co. Iowa
The cemetery is on Hwy 52-18 between
Postville & Luana. |
Note! This burial list & information was compiled from many sources. It is not yet a complete listing & will be updated as additional burials are found. You can help - do you know of a burial in the Grand Meadow cemetery that isn't listed? Dates? Corrections?
~Grand Meadow tombstone inscriptions compiled by L.F. Eder and published in the Hawkeye Heritage 1987
~WPA cemetery records, transcribed by Phyllis Montour
~Gravestone inscriptions
~Obituaries
~Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
~Richard O'Brien has contributed names, dates & other info. from the Allamakee county Death Records (ACDR) and Veterans Affairs records (VAR)
~other sources as notedGravestone photos have been contributed for this cemetery.
View gravestones for Grand Meadow cemetery
Obituaries have been contributed for some of the people in Grand Meadow cemetery.
Clayton co. Obituary Index & Allamakee co. Obituary Index Check both - several people buried in Grand Meadow lived in Allamakee co. & many of the obits are posted to the Allamakee board
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| Name | Birth | Death | Comments |
| B.B. | |||
| Barnes, Charlie A. | 11/27/1865 | s/o C.H. & H.M.; 2y 1m 11d | |
| Bell, Melvin | broken stone, name is the only visible engraving | ||
| Bettys, Benjamin | 1/14/1878 | age 67; h/o Mary | |
| Bettys, Mary | 1801 | 2/1/1902 | w/o Benjamin |
| Bettys, Mason D. | 02/08/1844 | 3/19/1863 | s/o Benjamin & Mary; Co. B, 21st IA; died Ste. Genevieve, MO; body taken home for burial; has 2 markers |
| Bettys, Phillip C. | 1840 | 09/13/1863 | s/o B & M.C.; Co L, 8th IL Cavalry Regiment, stone in Grand Meadow is a cenotaph, buried Culpeper Nat'l Cemetery |
| Bettys, Susan | no dates on stone; she may be d/o Benj & Mary | ||
| Brandt, infant | 1899 | 1899 | d/o Charles & Mathilda 'Tillie' (Kluss); Note: parents buried Oak Hill cem., Ft. Atkinson, IA |
| Brandt, Harold | 1907 | 02/??/1907 | s/o Charles & Mathilda (Kluss) |
| Brooks, John | 02/26/1861 | s/o Geo & Margaret; aged ?y 5m 26d | |
| Brooks, Josephine | 05/18/1865 | d/o Geo & M. | |
| Brooks, Margaret | 04/??/1859 | age 24y 8m; w/o George | |
| Brooks, Mary | 1859 | 09/21/1859 | 7m 2d; d/o George & Mary |
| Bruns, Fred Byron | 02/02/1899 | 07/06/1986 | 1st w/ Wilma Hazlett, 2nd w/ Hilda Pearson; s/o Henry & Emma (Witt); U.S. Army 42nd Rainbow Division, WWI |
| Bruns, Hilda Leah nee Pearson | 12/20/1912 | 01/12/1986 | w/o Fred; d/o Chester & Eula |
| Buren, son | 10/??/1939 | infant s/o Bennet & Elizabeth; died in Leland, IA (Postville Herald, 11/2/1939) | |
| Buren, Elizabeth nee Sonnkalb | 05/16/1906 | 11/??/1966 | w/o Bennet 'Ben'; d/o Charles & Elizabeth (Leui) |
| Buttolph, Bessie Caroline | 01/24/1887 | 05/18/1945 | d/o Loren & Emma |
| Buttolph, Julia L. nee Allen | 11/12/1883 | aged 46y 9m 24d; 2nd w/o William H. | |
| Buttolph, Loren Edward / Edwin | 09/14/1843 or 09/14/1845 | 01/16/1931 | h/o Emma Homuth (divorced, ca1919); s/o William H. & Mary A.; ACDR gives birth year 1843 & middle name Edward, obit gives 1845 & Edwin |
| Buttolph, Louise | 09/??/1951 | ?d/o Loren & Emma; killed in a car accident | |
| Buttolph, William H. | 12/25/1819 | 03/27/1901 | 1st w/ Mary A. Stearnes (d. 3/25/1853), 2nd w/ Julia Allen |
| Cayton, Floyd | 01/12/1867 | 02/17/1867 | s/o James C. & Tabitha |
| Cayton, James C. | 10/14/1880 | h/o Tabitha | |
| Cayton, James H. | 06/21/1849 | 04/04/1858 | s/o James C. & Tabitha |
| Cayton, John | 08/18/1849 | 02/20/1929 | s/o James C. & Tabitha; died at Iowa State Hosp., Independence, IA |
| Cayton, Tabitha nee Slades | 1811 | 12/3/1897 | w/o James C. |
| Cook, Florence Helen nee Kluss | 05/04/1894 | 03/20/1921 | w/o Dr. Howard Holden Cook; d/o John & Mary (Leui) |
| Courson, Charlott | 03/08/1859 | age 48y; w/o Anthony | |
| Davis, Florence M. nee Simpson | 04/18/1877 | 01/16/1950 | w/o John O.; d/o Wm & Sarah |
| Davis, John O. | 11/08/1867 | 06/18/1931 | h/o Florence Simpson; s/o John & Mary; ACDR |
| Davis, Mary A. | 1831 | 06/16/1880 | age 42y; w/o John |
| Davis, Ralph C. 'Jeff' | 05/15/1892 | 08/??/1936 | h/o Marie Wegner; s/o John O. & Florence; WWI veteran 88th Division |
| Edson, Linus | May 1811 | Feb 1859 | |
| Fewell, Alice | June 1855 | d/o H & S.B.; aged 4y 2m | |
| Fewell, Henry | 02/28/1855 | aged 38y 9m | |
| Fewell, Wm Beverly | 05/04/1853 or 1858 | DOD is best guess; s/o H & S.B.; aged ?y 4m 1d | |
| Foster, Frances Larson nee Pearson | 08/09/1914 | 06/22/2001 | 1st husb. Sidney Larson, 2nd husb. James R. Foster; d/o Chester & Eula; gravestone inscribed "Frances (Pearson) Larson" |
| George, Hannay | w/o Nathan | ||
| Hall, Myrtle R. nee Davis | 12/06/1903 | 08/26/1947 | 1st w/o Sheldon; d/o John O. & Florence (Simpson) |
| Hall, Sheldon Alva | 01/21/1901 | 07/26/1986 | 1st w/ Myrtle, 2nd w/ Florence Ann Sebastian (8/11/1908-9/13/1997 - bur. Postville cem.); s/o Charles W. & Alvira (Sample); d. Postville hosp.; Schutte Funeral home; ACDR |
| Hangartner, Richard Jacob William | 05/13/1914 | 05/25/1987 | h/o Violet; s/o Jacob & Wilmina (Heckman); PVT US Army, World War II |
| Hangartner, Violet Genevieve nee Miller | 03/09/1918 | 05/23/2011 | w/o Richard J.W.; d/o Harry & Della (Mathys) |
| Heirigs, Mrs. | 12/??/1893 | mother of Anna Heirigs Leui - researchers should confirm her burial in Grand Meadow cemetery | |
| Hilton, Adelia Ann 'Delia' nee Stickle | ca1871 | the little stone has no dates; w/o Amos W. (pastor of Grand Meadow Baptist church ca1868-1871) | |
| Jones, Benjamin F. | 12/28/1861 | 13y 2m 11d; s/o M. & C.A. | |
| Jones, Charlott | 05/08/1859 | Note! Not sure of surname, may be w/o Morgan, stone is next to Morgan Jones & M. & C.A. Jones, may be nee Pearson | |
| Jones, Morgan | 07/25/1855 | 63y 7m 6d | |
| Kamous, Caroline Dorothy nee Madaus | 06/20/1860 | 05/03/1902 | w/o Henry; shares gravestone w/Christian Madaus |
| Kamous, Henry | 09/29/1866 | 05/16/1944 | 1st w/ Caroline, 2nd w/Augusta (Opperman) Russell Reinhardt (d. 1955, bur. Postville cem) |
| Kluss, John F. | 01/04/1899 | age 40y; h/o Mary A. | |
| Kluss, Mary Anna nee Leui | 01/31/1858 | 04/09/1939 | w/o John; d/o Jacob & Susanne (Shields); source: Texas Death Index |
| Koevening, Joseph | 03/17/1834 | 09/04/1882 | |
| Krater, Michael | 02/06/1853 | age 41y | |
| Krater, Peter | 1851 or 1854 | s/o M & F.S. | |
| Kugel, Johann Carl August | 01/11/1859 | 02/04/1932 | 'Father'; h/o Marie; s/o Gottlieb & Julia (Bergerler) |
| Kugel, Freddie | 1890 | 1895 | s/o August & Mary |
| Kugel, Johann Harvey | 05/24/1902 | 07/22/1964 | s/o August & Mary |
| Kugel, Louise Helene Mary | 11/30/1885 | 02/08/1964 | d/o August & Mary |
| Kugel, Marie 'Mary' nee Zieman | 07/01/859 | 03/??/1939 | 'Mother'; aged 79y 8m 4d; w/o August; d/o John & Elizabeth (Meier) |
| Larson, Frances nee Pearson | see Frances Foster | ||
| Leui, Anna nee Heirigs | 05/12/1843 | 06/03/1922 | w/o Jacob |
| Leui, Anna H. | 03/14/1869 | 12/25/1954 | d/o Jacob & Anna |
| Leui, Augustus | 11/06/1883 | aged 18y 1m 8d | |
| Leui, Caroline | 04/23/1859 | 08/01/1937 | d/o Jacob & Susan |
| Leui, Emma | 09/13/1885 | 06/27/1899 | d/o Jacob & Anna |
| Leui, Eva Caroline | 07/30/1891 | 03/08/1902 | d/o John H. & Milda |
| Leui, Homer C. | 09/03/1897 | 07/23/1940 | w/o Marie A.; s/o John & Milda |
| Leui, Jacob / Jakob | 05/01/1820 | 07/26/1896 | 1st w/ Persis Lathrop (d. 1853), 2nd w/ Mrs. Susan Krater (1820-02/24/1861), 3rd w/ Anna Heirigs |
| Leui, John Henry | 02/03/1864 | 05/27/1929 | h/o Milda; s/o Jacob & Anna |
| Leui, Louisa C. | 09/04/1887 | aged 7y 4m; d/o Jacob & Anna | |
| Leui, Marie Agnes nee Waters | 11/09/1896 | 05/26/1987 | w/o Homer C.; d/o Robert & Mary A. (McKinley) |
| Leui, Milda nee Sonnkalb | 08/01/1870 | 11/07/1932 | w/o John H.; ACDR |
| Leui, Susanna 'Susan' Krater nee Shields | 10/??/1820 | 02/24/1861 | b. France; 1st h/ Mr. Krater, 2nd h/ Jakob Leui; lot 84 |
| Madaus, Christian | 11/03/1832 | 07/31/1902 | shares gravestone w/Caroline Kamus |
| McMaster, A.M. Oliver | 08/22/1829 | lot 53; no death date on stone | |
| McMaster, C.T. | lot 96 | ||
| McMaster, Dellie E. | 1/3/1878 | d/o M.Y. & M.J., aged 8y 2m 20d | |
| McMaster, Elias E. | 01/23/1866 | age 34, lot 96; middle initial may be 'B' | |
| McMaster, Ellen M. | 1831 | 11/06/1901 | lot 96; "H.J. McMaster has placed an order for a handsome monument of Wisconsin red granite and a job of marble curbing for his sister's grave in the Grand Meadow cemetery with Ed H. Prior" ~Postville Review May 1902 |
| McMaster, G.T | no dates on stone | ||
| McMaster, Hannah A. nee Russell | 06/07/1806 | 10/20/1885 | w/o Melvin; 79y 4m 12d (second stone) |
| McMaster, Howard Russel | 1806 | 10/20/1885 | lot 96 |
| McMaster, J.E. | lot 53; no dates on stone | ||
| McMaster, Melvin | 08/29/1874 | age 75y; h/o Hannah A.; lot 53 | |
| Meyer, Bertha L. nee Sonnkalb | 08/06/1872 | 03/09/1914 | w/o John C.; d/o C.F.W. & Loretta (Range) |
| Pearson, Chester Arthur 'Chet' | 08/11/1885 | 07/07/1942 | 'Father'; h/o Eula; s/o George W. & Julia (Hunt); ACDR |
| Pearson, Eula L. nee Jones | 11/23/1892 | 12/13/1971 | 'Mother'; w/o Chester; d/o Frank & Ella (Collins); ACDR |
| Pearson, George W. | 1823 | 1899 | lot 74; he has 2 gravestones -the death date on this stone is incorrect |
| Pearson, George W. | Nov. 1823 | 11/13/1900 | h/o 1st Maria, 2nd Julia; he has 2 gravestones -the death year on this stone is correct |
| Pearson, Julia Marcella nee Hunt | 05/23/1850 | 08/18/1941 | 2nd w/o George W.; d/o Horace S. & Harriet (Bailey) |
| Pearson, Maria A. nee Weber | 1867 | age 36; lot 74; 1st 1st w/o George W. | |
| Pearson, Mary A. Lyon nee Murch | 2/26/1880 | lot 76; 85y 9m 25d; w/o 1st Richard Lyon, 2nd Richard Pearson | |
| Pearson, Richard SR | 1800 | 1882 | lot 76; 2nd h/o Mary A. |
| Plumb, Josephine E.H. | 10/22/1870 | age 29y 1m 3d; w/o E.D. | |
| Plumb, Susan | 10/13/1868 | age 27y 10m 17d; w/o E.D. | |
| Range, Henry M. | 08/12/1844 | 09/24/1917 | s/o Henry & Loretta |
| Range, Loretta nee Purdy | 10/29/1806 | 04/04/1892 | w/o Henry (d. 1854) |
| Sawyer, infant son | 04/??/1895 | s/o G.W. Sawyer | |
| Schoulers, Joseph | 10/05/1855 | aged 1y 3m; s/o John & Christine | |
| Seybert, Charlie | 08/02/1872 | aged ?4y; s/o Joseph & Lydia | |
| Seybert / Sybert, Elizabeth | 03/30/1885 | aged 75y; w/o William; died Kensett, Worth co. IA | |
| Seybert, Joseph C. | 08/03/1849 | 12/16/1924 | h/o Lydia A.; s/o Wm & Elizabeth |
| Seybert, Lydia A. nee Gano | 02/02/1852 | 02/02/1930 | w/o Joseph |
| Shepperd, Alvina Anna Marie nee Kamous | 03/27/1892 | 03/30/1941 | w/o Alva; d/o Henry & Caroline (Madaus); died at the County Home; Death cert = marital status: Deserted |
| Simpson, Bert L. | 06/02/1880 | 07/16/1905 | lot 66; s/o William & Sarah (Folsom) |
| Simpton, Elizabeth | 07/26/1833 | 11/26/1874 | lot 66; w/o William |
| Simpson, Sarah | 10/08/1835 | 10/9/1856 | lot 66; w/o William |
| Simpson, Sarah nee Folsom | 02/07/1853 | 05/24/1931 | lot 66; w/o William; d/o Benjamin & Sarah |
| Simpson, William M. | 04/10/1828 | 11/12/1904 | lot 66; his 3 wives are buried in this lot |
| Simpson, Willie J. | 10/31/1860 | 03/18/1868 | |
| Sonnkalb, Charles F.W. 'Carl' | 11/15/1814 | 01/13/1882 | lot 1; born in Saxony, Germany; h/o Loretta Range Tuttle |
| Sonnkalb, Charles F. 'Charley' | 05/14/1869 | 08/16/1911 | lot 103; h/o Elizabeth C. |
| Sonnkalb, Elizabeth C. nee Leui | 03/14/1869 | 06/07/1952 | w/o Charles F.; d/o Jacob & Anna (Heirigs); died at Parker, SD |
| Sonnkalb, Loretta Tuttle nee Range | 05/04/1836 | 05/20/1913 | 1st husb. John Tuttle (d. in CW 12/30/1862), 2nd husb. Charles F.W. Sonnkalb; d/o Henry & Loretta |
| Sonnkalb, Robert | 1902 | lot 103 | |
| Strickland, Rebecca | 04/28/1848 | age 56; WPA death year =1853, stone nearly illegible | |
| Strickland, William | 06/17/1861 | age 63; WPA death year =1854, stone nearly illegible | |
| Tuttle, George S. | 1862 | 09/??/1936 | aged 74y 8m 2d; s/o John & Loretta (Range); step-son of Charles F.W. Sonnkalb |
| Ward, Orrin | 07/10/1870 | 10/??/1940 | died of injuries in a fall on 10/15/1940 (Postville Herald, 10/23/1940) |
| Weber, Emma | 5/18/1891 | 5/31/1891 | |
| Whilton, Mrs. A. | |||
| White, Donald William 'Barney' | 01/20/1919 | 12/02/1989 | h/o Mary E.; s/o Walter Rufus & Amy Lauinda (Moser); d. Iowa City; Schutte Funeral home; ACDR |
| White, Mary Ella nee Pearson | 02/20/1926 | 07/03/1995 | w/o Donald; d/o Chester & Eula |
| Zieman, Anna nee Lehtzke | 03/04/1793 | 03/03/1883 |
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