Point Pleasant Cemetery, Pleasant Township, Hardin County, Iowa


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Point Pleasant Cemetery, Pleasant Township, Section 18

aka Prairie Lee Cemetery

Located off State Hwy 175, 1 1/2 miles east of the   junction of U S Hwy 65. At N Ave.turn south for 1 1/4 miles at 24786. The Point Pleasant Church is on the west side of the road but has been converted into a home.   The cemetery is on the east side of the road. This Cemetery was at first called the Prairie Lee Cemetery. west of Eldora, near the abandoned town of Point Pleasant.  The earliest burial dates to 1855.

South side of driveway, w. end       
Meeker, Lindsley    d. 1 May 1869, 76y 7m 2d   
Meeker, Sarah    d. 25 Nov 1863, 72y 9m 2d    wife of Lindsley
Shepard, Arminda E.    d. 7 Jul 1859, 22y 7d    wife of J.
Shepard, Sarah E.    d. 24 Sep 1859, 3m    Little Sarah E.
Meeker, Mary Jenett    d. 15 Sep 1863, 1y 5m 3d    dau of J & M A
Lowden, Oren    17 June 1809-26 Aug 1868   
Lowden, Arthur B.    23 Aug 1871, 9m 9d    son of L O & N E
Sheldon, Putman    1855-1908   
Sheldon, Eva D.    1863-1947   
Sheldon, Don    1889-1910   
Sheldon, Infant    13 Mar 1904-15 Mar 1904    son of I P & E D
Garrison, Mercy    d. 15 Sep 1868, 71y 11m 10d    Wife of A.
Crockett, Nathaniel    d. 13 Mar 1872, 74y 4m   
Huhlenbein, Christof    27 Aug 1835-17 Aug 1873   
Dreier, Marian Carol    13 Jul 1944    Infant dau of Wm & Mary
Dreier, Charlotte    1889-1971   
Dreier, Wm. H.    1890-1969    ss Ruth
Dreier, Ruth R.    1891-1981    ss Wm
Dreier, Herman    2 Mar 1845-10 Apr 1930    ss
Dreier, Helena    10 Aug 1847-22 Jan 1909    ss
Dreier, Herman    20 Feb 1876-23 Oct 1877    ss
Crosser, Sarah Meaker    d. 26 Sep 1899, 69y 9m 27d    wife of M. J.
Crosser, M. J.     d. 25 Feb 1901, 80y 1m 27d   
Meeker, Henry    d. 28 May 1898, 77y 10m   
Sheldon, Leo O.    26 Sep 1887-12 Oct 1973    ss Lulu E.
Sheldon, Lulu E.    13 Mar 1892-21 Jan 1976    ss Leo O.
Boody, Baby    d. 11 Mar 1901, 3d    Children of R. W. & Ellen, ss
Boody, Donald    d. 10 Mar 1903, 5y 9m 4d    Children of R. W. & Ellen, ss
Boyd, Fannie A.    19 Aug 1880-15 Jan 1911    In memory of, buried in Eldora Cemetery
Meeker, Maria Howell    17 Sep 1828-9 Dec 1908   
Meeker, Enoch C.    21 May 1827-19 Aug 1905   
Moore, J. M.    d. 22 May 1860, 4d    Children of I S & M A., ss
Moore, H. W.    d. 23 Apr 1958, 1m 16d    Children of I S & M A., ss
Bond, Jas. W.    23 Sep 1870, 43y 5m 11d    GAR
Bond, James    d. 9 May 1863, 73y   
Mossman, Hannah    d. 2 Mar 1887, 82y    wife of Geo
Mossman, Geo.    d. 23 Oct 1870, 66y 2m 25d   
Dreier, Terry R.        ss Walter R.
Dreier, Walter R.    1929-1992    ss Terry R.
Knorr, Ida E. Mossman    27 June 1874-26 Aug 1905    wife of J. F.
Mossman, Louisa A.    11 Nov 1834-27 Jan 1887, 52y 2m 16d     wife of Ely C.
Mossman, Ely C.    d. 6 June 1897, 72y 4m 14d   
Mossman, A. L.    1856-1933    Husband of Mitta
Mossman, Mettie    d. 10 Nov 1880, 21y 12d    wife of A.
Mossman, Fernando C.    d. 15 Oct 1855, 6m 18d    son of E C & L
Whitney, Van L.    1890-1954    WWI, ss Mabel
Whitney, Mabel F.    1894-1973    ss Van
Whitney, Lawrence Jr.    d. 2 Jul 1863   
Palo, Fred H.    1878-1952    ss Agnes
Palo, Agnes M.    1878-1965    ss Fred
VanPatter, Leonard    12 Dec 1833-17 Mar 1902   
Danger, Nettie    d. 29 Mar 1900, 28y 6m    wife of Frank
VanPatter, Valeda E.    1834-1908    ss Ella
VanPatter, Ella S. Whitney    1857-1946    ss Valeda
Doty, Peter E.    1894-1940   
VanPatter, Hy    d. 6 May 1873, 47y 5m 16d   
VanPatter, Jane    1 Mar 1836-1 Oct 1881    wife of Hy
Whitney, Glee D.    1893   
VanPatter, Lewis M.    1855-1926    father, ss Iona
VanPatter, Iona    1868-1943    mother, ss Lewis
Mingle, Wm       
Mingle, Ethel       
Mingle, Mary       
Mingle, J. H.    18 Jul 1819-21 Feb 1908    father, GAR
Mingle, R. J.    28 June 1834-3 Apr 1904    mother
Lutz, Alice    6 Jul 1868-14 Oct 1899    dau of J. H. & R. J. Mingle
Mingle, James    28 Jul 1849-17 Apr 1901   
VanPatter, Emry A.    1859-1943   
VanPatter, Jessie M.    1864-1940   
VanPatter, Kenneth E.    31 Mar 1897-29 Sep 1969    ss Fannie
VanPatter, Fannie C.    12 Aug 1901-1975    ss Kenneth
VanPatter, Kenneth E.    16 Feb 1920-13 Apr 1976    Tec 5 US Army WWII
Manning, Phillip    d. 8 Apr 1881, 68y 4m   
Scott, Chas. A.    Mitterer    son of L & R
Rumbaugh, John    7 Feb 1876, 65y 3m 7d   
Fendrich, Ida Alivilda    d. 13 Mar 1873, 3y 3m 23d    dau of J. & H M
Fendrich, Huldah M.    d. 26 Nov 1874, 26y 6m 23d    wife of J.
Donohoe, Herbert    no dates    Our baby, son of J. F. & Dora
Holt, Sarah J.    d. 2 Aug 1879, 8y 5m 11d    dau of T. & M J
Mason, David    d. 5 Dec 1873, 77y 10m 22d   
Wilson, Sarah    d. Feb 1880, 6y   
Gettis, Sarah    d. 17 Apr 1878, 47y 1m 21d    wife of M. C.

East end of south side of entrance road       
North side, west end       
Jones, Eber    20 Jan 1804-4 Apr 1880    ss
Jones, Laura E.    9 May 1809-24 Sep 1886    ss, wife of Eber
Jones, Silas D.    19 Feb 1842-31 Aug 1858    ss, son of Eber & Laura E.
Buckingham, Hamilton    27 June 1864, 33y 14d    Killed at the battle of Kenesaw Mt., GA, Co G 6th Inf, GAR
Howell, Lewis    d. 24 Nov 1868, 69y 8m 13d   
Howell, Sarah Ann    d. 15 May 1875, 72y 6m    mother, wife of Lewis
Howell, Wm. N.    20 Mar 1835-10 Oct 1894    b. Unionville, Orange Co., NY, d. Roswell, Miner Co., SD, GAR
Sheldon, Baby    26 Mar 1899-28 Mar 1899    son of W S & T
Sheldon, Thomas    1789-1871, 82y   
Ostheimer, Baby    12 Oct 1895    child of E E & L C
Brightwell, Mariah    d. 26 Dec 1871, 30y 9m 15d    wife of Wm
Brightwell, Hazel L.    d. 21 Aug 1898, 9m 21d    dau of W E & M J
Brightwell, Wm. Edward, Jr.    4 Feb 1914-   
Lynn, Martha J.    d. 21 Jan 1904, 43y 6d   
Smith, Evelyn I.    25 Dec 1913-4 Feb 1914   
Dean, Robert    d. 3 Dec 1864, 49y 11m 23d    buried Nashville, Tenn., GAR
Dean, Catharine Bowers    d. 28 Feb 1895, 77y 8m 5d    wife of Robert Dean, ss
Tryer, Wm.    d. 5 May 1857, 17y 1m 22d   
Austin, Margret    1844-1908   
Leary, Jno.    no dates    CoF 32nd Ia Inf, GAR
Mitterer, Augustus G.    d. 14 Sep 1893, 70y 28d    ss Annizillah, CoF 32nd Ia Vol Inft, GAR
Mitterer, Annzillah    d. 15 Oct 1905, 78y 6m    his wife ss Augustus
Mitterer, Wm. H. T.    b.31 Mar 1856, 5y 5m 1d    son of A. & A.
Mitterer, Esther Margaret    29 June-2 Jul 1941    dau of L J
Mitterer, John L.    1870-1944    IOOF marker, ss Minnie
Mitterer, Minnie    1876-1974    wife of John, ss
Mitterer, Karen Sue    1939-    dau of Gus & Cleo
Mitterer, Gus H.    1897-1968    ss Cleo
Mitterer, Cleo    1915-    wife of Gus, ss
Leslie, Orville    4 Oct 1900-14 Feb 1901    son of Frank & Nellie
Voorhis, L. P.    12 Feb 1831-12 May 1908    GAR
Voorhis, Jane    18 Nov 1840-25 Sep 1910   
Meeker, Asa D    22 Dec 1838-21 Feb 1907   
Meeker, Hannah J.    4 June1854-27 Dec 1939   
Meeker, Robert E.    26 Mar 1893-12 Feb 1938   
Meeker, Lura A.    d. 22 Aug 1881, 4y 11m    Children of A. D. & H. J., ss
Meeker, Joseph A.    d. 10 Jul 1881, 6m 6d    Children of A. D. & H. J., ss
Meeker, Bennie    d. 4 Mar 1915, 4d    son of M. C. & Elva
Mitchell, Fred    7 May 1872-12 Apr 1893    son of J M & S A
Mitchell, G. W.    d. 1 Jan 1887, 25y 3m 18d    son of J M & Anna
Mitchell, John M.    25 Jul 1830-24 Apr 1899    CoE 3rd Ia Inft GAR, ss Anna
Mitchell, Anna    25 Oct 1835-16 May 1921    his wife, ss John
Hadley, Lucinda A.    3 Nov 1863-30 Apr 1914    Woodman marker
Rodgers, Dellas Dean    12 Apr 1941-15 Apr 1941    son of Brighton Rodgers
Rodgers, James Ralph    30 Dec 1942-31 May 1943    son of Brighton Rodgers
Rodgers, Jacob S.    d. 18 June 1896, 77y 3m 25d   
Rodgers, Catherine M.    d. 18 Feb 1880, 63y 11m 14d    wife of J. S.
Rogers, M. D.    1850-1918   
Rodgers, Kenneth L.    1909-1927   
Rodgers, Lillian VanPatter    1889-1909   
Rodgers, James B.    1856-1929    ss Sarah
Rodgers, Sarah E.    1858-1880    ss James
_____, Rosa D.    d. 1y 2m 22d    Our little Rosa
VanPatter, John B.    1857-1938    ss
VanPatter, Rebecca A.    1867-1928    ss
VanPatter, Infant son    1896    ss
VanPatter, Leonard    1861-1927    IOOF, ss Luella
VanPatter, Luella    1879-1948    Rebekah, ss Leonard