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Greenhill Cemetery
aka Platt cemetery in some records

Greenhill cemetery - photo by Phyllis Peterson

Originally recorded by Phyllis Peterson, October 2004
Updates were made in July 2021 & October 2023

Sec. 22, SE/SW
Lodomillo twp.

To reach Greenhill cemetery, take Hwy 3 west from Edgewood. Turn north on the Littleport Rd (X-21) continuing on to Essex Ave. Turn on Essex Ave. following nearly to where it dead-ends at farm outbuildings. The road to the cemetery may or may not be marked, but is on the right. Follow it to the cemetery.


Source: personal recording of burials by Phyllis, who walked the cemetery in October 2004 & again in 2021, supplemented with existing WPA cemetery records due to some older illegible stones.  Lot numbers are from the WPA listing and the comments are from Phyllis or S. Ferrall (coordinator)

Note: this list will be updated whenever possible, adding new burials or more complete dates (Clayton co. coordinator)

*View photos for all gravestones in the Greenhill cemetery
*Obituaries have been submitted for some people buried in Greenhill

Name Birth Death Comments
Allen, Abel   01/??/1899 Co. D 21st IA Inf, GAR marker
Allen, Anna   12/14/1872 w/o Abel, age illegible
Allen, David R. 1840 1874 ssa Dorothy Wright
Alloway, Emma 1860 1941 Married Cordon Stone 1877, George Wait 1904; Mother of Jessie, Harriet, Lillian, Anna, Laura & Jennie
Ash, Austin A. 2/14/1921 6/10/2003 ssa Virginia, married 01 Aug 1942
Ash, Virginia I. 10/31/1924 Blank ssa Austin, parents of Kay, Jann, and James
Bacon, Carintha 'Carrie' C. nee Van Horn 5/30/1877 3/8/1910 1st w/o William E.; d/o George & Catherin (Ross)
Bacon, Ellen A. 1917 1921  
Bacon, Henry S.     No dates, Co. A 23rd Wis. Inf, GAR marker
Bacon, Mary A. 6/3/1855 10/29/1940 Age 85 ys
Bacon, Oren 1796 12/18/1882 Stone not found; information from WPA records
Bacon, Sylvestor M. 4/11/1851 4/18/1912 Age 61 ys
Bacon, William Edward 4/13/1878 3/20/1939 Father; h/o 1st Carrie, 2nd Nettie; s/o William; died in Cedar Rapids
Bacon, William N.     No dates, Co G 29th Wis. Inf, GAR marker
Baker, Amasa   1872 Aged 56 years
Baker, Howard Noble 04/11/1890 04/12/1920 h/o Jennie L. Stone; s/o Noble & Elsie (Phelps); died at Mercy hosp., Dubuque, IA
Baker, Irene 1818 1886 Names & dates on stone are illegible, except 1886, used WPA dates
Ball, Llewella 1882 1966 ssa Ray
Ball, Ray 1875 1932 ssa Llewella
Barger, Jennie L. 1895 1976 ssa Joe
Barger, Joe 1889 1955 ssa Jennie
Beyer, Bertha 1880 1958 ssa Ira and Infant
Beyer, Infant ---- 1923 ssa Bertha and Ira
Beyer, Ira 1875 1942 ssa Bertha and Infant
Born, John Edward 9/28/1912 9/28/1912 ssa Harriet Jackson Shepard
Bower, Catherine 1811 05/20/1886 ssa Michael; dates not legible; used WPA dates
Bower, Clara 1895 1966 Funeral Home Marker, next to W. Dwight stone
Bower, Michael 1811 03/25/1896 ssa Catherine; Dates not legible; used WPA dates
Bower, Thirzah Firman   1904 Aged 45 years, w/o Ira S. Bower
Bower, W. Dwight 1880 1944 Husband, FLT Black Hawk Lodge marker
Branch, Effie L. 1864 1931  
Brown, Alvin B. 1913 Blank Same stone Zelda I.
Brown, Zelda I. 1915 1990 ssa Alvin
Burdine, Issac     No dates, ssa Ruth, Mother & Father, Parents of Mary Wooldridge
Burdine, Ruth     No dates, ssa Isaac, Mother & Father, Parents of Mary Wooldridge
Bushaw, Helen B. 10/16/1911 Blank ssa William
Bushaw, William J. 5/25/1916 11/14/1998 ssa Helen
Carrothers, Father - - No given name or dates on stone
Carrothers, Tressie Rebbecca nee Elliot 4/20/1882 9/21/1917 w/o W.L.; d/o Hartley M. & Philena (Rosencrans); buried with her infant
Carrothers, baby   9/21/1917 infant of W.L. & Tressie
Coffin, Jerome A. 1855 1934  
Coffin, Ona May 4/6/1922 4/11/1912 d/o John & Cora (Straub)
Elliot, Alvorn J. 1859 1935  
Elliot, Cors 1862 11/20/1879 Stone not found; used WPA information
Elliot, George H.   1/24/1912 82ys-?ms-28ds
Elliot, Harriet 1845 08/20/1889  
Elliot, Hartley Milton 1858 04/10/1884 26y 7m; 1st h/o Philena (Philena Wooldridge below); died Lake twp., Wright co. IA; on 4/3/1884, cause = diabetes, burial in Clayton co. IA (Return of deaths, Wright co. IA, pg 577)
Elliot, Hattie E. 1870 06/05/1887 w/o A.J. Elliot
Fargo, Catherine / Katie   08/??/1906 w/o Charles; may not have a stone, info. is from her obit, is also on WPA list but that date is in error
Fargo, Guy 12/27/1885 unkn s/o Charles & Catherine; info. per census, is on WPA list but with errors
Firman, Clarissa Hazzard   1904 w/o John N, Aged 82 years
Firman, John N. 1816 1902 87 years
Fisher, Edith 1903 1918 Dau. of S.H. & K.L.
Fisher, Ethel E.   1880 Dau of T & M, 11ms & 11 ds
Fisher, Margaret nee Jones 10/24/1847 03/19/1899 w/o Thomas
Fisher, Thomas 1826 5/27/1911 Co. E 9th IA. Inf, GAR emblem
Fisher, Thomas C.   10/22/1868 Son of T & M
Fortin, Laura L. 11/10/1941 Blank ssa Paul
Fortin, Paul V. 9/9/1925 Blank ssa Laura, S/SGT US Army WW II
Franklin, John Family - - Weathered funeral home marker, no legible dates or other information
Frederick, Infant   1921 Daughter of Harry & Pearl
Hammond, Alexander DeForest 5/24/1847 3/19/1909  
Hammond, Alice J. 1869 06/10/1882 w/o O.D. Hammond
Hammond, Charles R. 1863 1920 ssa Sarah E. Richards
Hammond, David A. 1853 09/06/1874 Stone was broken and repaired, dates now illegible; used WPA dates
Hammond, Grover 1887 1896 Son of C.R. & S.E.
Hammond, Nathaniel 1818 05/27/1889 Aged 71ys-4ms-10ds
Hammond, Sarah C. 1862 1938 Mother
Hammond, Sarah E. Richards ???? ???? ssa Charles; Stone has sunk; Dates below ground level
Harrelson, Alva V. 11/24/1904 8/19/1965 ssa Audrey
Harrelson, Audrey A. 11/7/1912 5/18/1979 ssa Alva
Hines, Chrissie 3/6/1916 12/26/1994 Mother of Clyde, Milo, Bill, & Don Letts
Hines, Geo. Ed 10/22/1879 8/10/1927 ssa Minnie
Hines, Minnie M. 4/23/1887 5/21/1949 ssa George
Hines, Wesley   3/2/1898 Aged 1mo, 20 days
Hying, Billey L.   08/05/1968 "Daddy's Little Angel Born to Eternal Life"; s/o William & Alice
Kellogg, H. B. 1885 1934 [Harry Benjamin], next to Iva
Kellogg, Iva M. 1883 1931 Next to H. B.
Knapp, Bernard James 04/28/1946 04/29/1946 1 day-old s/o Arthur & Opal (Miller); funeral home marker
Letts, Clyde B. 2/10/1935 8/26/1995 Father of Warren, Frank & Dawn
Letts, Frank D. 5/9/1961 3/12/1995 s/o Clyde & Jacque
Letts, Warren B. 03/14/1960 11/17/2019 h/o Lesa K.
McCallum, Dicky Leroy   5/27/1934  
McClure, Bert 1885 1978  
Miller, Alvina 1860 1923 ssa Wm & Jesse
Miller, Ellen nee Stone 1889 01/13/1969 w/o William J.
Miller, Jesse S. 1882 1906 ssa Wm & Alvina
Miller, June Evelyn nee Rhines 03/10/1922 04/28/2008 w/o William 'Jack'; d/o Donald & Clara (Shaw)
Miller, Martin     Dates are not legible; Appears to be child’s stone.
Miller, Susan 4/8/1838 2/12/1921 w/o James
Miller, William E. 1856 1928 ssa Alvina & Jesse
Miller, William James 1886 1958 h/o Ellen
Miller, William 'Jack' 08/25/1918 07/14/2003 h/o June; s/o William & Ellen; U.S. Navy WWII
Otto, Gus F. 8/20/1888 6/27/1958 ssa Laura
Otto, Laura L. 2/7/1892 8/10/1960 ssa Gus
Parson, Morgan 1823 7/15/1912 Dates not legible; used WPA dates
Richards, Emily Noble 11/16/1834 1/12/1908 ssa Martin; Separate Mother headstone
Richards, John A. 6/8/1846 7/13/1936 Co. B 4th IA Cavalry, GAR marker
Richards, Martin B. 10/91827 05/01/1899 ssa Emily, Father headstone
Richards, Paul 10/29/1789 03/22/1870 Aged 80ys 5ms
Richards, Wm. H. 1793 11/27/1853 Dates not legible; used WPA dates (lot 55)
Rosenkrans, Benjamin 1833 03/02/1887 Aged 51ys-?ms-?ds (lot 44)
Rosenkrans, Benjamin 7/16/1866 10/23/1910 Son of Wm & Jane (lot 34)
Rosenkrans, Eliza nee Miller 11/15/1862 02/16/1941 w/o Hezekiah; d/o James
Rosenkrans, Harriet nee Smith   1/25/1905 w/o Benjamin, age not legible (lot 44)
Rosenkrans, J. W. 4/3/1829 10/1/1901 [John William], ssa Jane (lot 30)
Rosenkrans, Hezekiah 1855 12/30/1933 h/o Eliza
Rosenkrans, Jane 1843 4/22/1915 ssa J.W., used WPA dates (lot 30)
Ross, Harold   12/1/1917 Son of Loren and Laura
Ross, Loren J. 1884 1954  
Sanger, Leroy C. 12/15/1923 11/3/2002 U.S. Navy World War II, Purple Heart, ssa Jacqueline
Sanger, Jacqueline R. 1929 Blank ssa Leroy
Sauerbry, Emma L. 1908 1974 ssa Howard
Sauerbry, Howard F. 1904 1979 ssa Emma
Sauerbry, Ronald H. (Jack) 12/4/1929 3/5/1990  
Shepard, Harriet Jackson 1835 1917 ssa John Edward Born (lot 89)
Smith, Alvina V. 1845 3/26/1919 Stone not found; used WPA information (lot 29)
Smith, Eleanor   Apr 1895 w/o Jacob
Smith, Rev. J. W. H.   03/07/1892 Devoted Husband and Loving Father, 52ys – 28ds (lot 29)
Smith, Jacob 1814 01/25/1896 Stone not found; used WPA information (lot 43)
Smith, Lincoln 7/4/1869 1/3/1962 -
Smith, Mieatha G. 7/5/1870 2/21/1875 Dau. of Rev. JWX & AB Smith, 4ys-7ms-?ds, Used WPA dates
Smith, Robert N. 1876 04/10/1896 Dates and name hard to read, used WPA dates (lot 5)
Smith, Sarah E. 1843 1918 ssa Willard (lot 5)
Smith, Willard J. 1823 1913 ssa Sarah (lot 5)
Spore, Infant     Infant(s) of J.H. & E.S. Spore(s)
Spore, Jacob   05/31/1888 lot 140
Spore, Olive J. 1878 5/2/1904 lot 139
Stanton, Gene 1925 Blank ssa Lorraine, married 24 Nov 1951
Stanton, Lorraine 1930 Blank ssa Gene
Stone, Alexander Jackson 'Jack' 1859 04/??/1946 w/o Etta
Stone, Benjamin C. 03/31/1979 10/14/2020 s/o Curt & Barb
Stone, Charles R. 1923 Blank ssa Jennie
Stone, Cleta 1888 1947 ssa Ralph
Stone, Cordon 1852 8/11/1904 lot 7
Stone, Cynthia E. 1872 1944  
Stone, Esther M. 1859 1939 ssa Herbert
Stone, Etta / Ellen 1862 1951 w/o A.J.
Stone, Herbert A. 1856 1941 ssa Esther
Stone, Jennie C. 1923 1983 ssa Charles
Stone, Jennifer Lavon 06/21/1977 01/06/2008 d/o Curt & Barb
Stone, Myron L. 1872 1949  
Stone, Ralph 1885 1963 h/o Cleta; s/o Alexander & Etta
Thurn, Robert Dean 12/14/1931 3/22/1989 CPL US Marine Corps, Korea
Tremaine, Iota V. 1912 2000  
Tremaine, John W. 1911 1966  
Wait, George 6/10/1854 2/27/1916 In memory of my beloved husband (lot 7)
Weyant, Elvira 10/25/1821 01/11/1892 w/o James (lot 19)
Weyant, Frank L. 1850 1932 h/o Hattie (lot 65)
Weyant, Harlan 1899 1977 h/o Mabel; s/o Fred
Weyant, Hattie E. 1855 1950 w/o Frank L.
Weyant, Ivanell May 9/14/1928 2/27/1929 d/o Harlan & Mabel
Weyant, James 2/6/1822 10/10/1895 (lot 19)
Weyant, Jessie M. 1878 1940 Eastern Star emblem, ssa Martin
Weyant, Lottie M. nee Wiltse 07/06/1873 03/07/1943 w/o Wilford; d/o George
Weyant, Mabel nee Bente 1901 1995 w/o Harlan
Weyant, Martin J. 1872 1938 Masonic emblem, ssa Jessie
Weyant, Nancy W. 1822 02/28/1861 Stone not found; used WPA information (lot 19)
Weyant, Wilford R. 'Fred' 1876 1933 h/o Lottie
Weyant, Willis 1931 1934  
White, Donald F. 7/15/1912 7/27/1975 AVN Cadet Army Air Force WW II
White, Juanita Stone 1911 1981  
Wolf, Mary E. 9/4/1836 12/17/1902 Mother (lot 59)
Wooldridge, Alma J. 12/181863 03/25/1882 1st w/o Francis I. (lot 1)
Wooldridge, Elmer 11/5/1881 2/16/1882 s/o F.I. & Alma
Wooldridge, Francis I. 4/7/1860 5/17/1952 h/o 1st Alma, 2nd Philena; s/o John A. & Mary
Wooldridge, John A. 8/28/1830 10/14/1917 h/o Mary; has 2 gravestones, one is a military Co.D 21st Ia inf., GAR marker, no dates
Wooldridge, Mary E. nee Burdine 11/28/1835 5/24/1938 w/o John A.; (lot 24)
Wooldridge, Philena R. Elliot nee Rosenkrans 9/5/1857 4/18/1925 w/o 1st Hartley M. Elliot; 2nd Francis I.; d/o Benjamin & Harriett (Smith)
Wright, Dorothy Ellen Thorpe nee Dunlap 07/20/1925 01/13/2013 w/o 1st Ralph 'Joe' Thorpe, 2nd Robert Wright; d/o Carroll & Gladys (Alcock); died at Hiawatha Care Center, Hiawatha, IA; her inscription is on the same marker as David R. Allen
Zlabek, Dwaine Robert 08/29/1937 11/11/2019 h/o Marna
Zlabek, Marna Arlene nee Harrelson 04/28/1940 02/02/2023 w/o Dwaine

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