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Clark
Cemetery
Council Bluffs
Clark Cemetery was established in 1860 when
120
acres of land was purchased by Algernon Sidney Bonham,
who immediately discovered that the property encompassed 121 acres
after a survey was made. The grantor, Edwin Clark, agreed to include
the extra property in the purchase and the gentlemen chose the name of
the cemetery by flipping a coin. Since the burial site was named in
honor of Edwin Clark, the adjoining road became "Bonham" in honor of
Algernon Bonham.
The cemetery is located on top of a hill on Franklin Avenue near
Bennett Avenue and is supposed to be open on Memorial Day.* The road to
the cemetery has been closed. This action was taken in an effort to
minimize vandalism to the remaining gravestones.
The care of the cemetery has been transferred to the City of Council
Bluffs.
The cemetery was read right to left, starting with the row nearest the
entrance. It was read Memorial Day weekend, 2001.
*I was back up to Clark Cemetery on Memorial Day, 2002 at approximately
1:00 p.m. and the cemetery was not open. You can walk around or under
the gate, but you cannot
drive up to it. |
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| Name |
Dates |
Remarks |
Row |
| Bates, Arnold |
Died ------ Aged --- |
(Masonic emblem on stone) (Date and age
illegible) |
8 |
| Bonham, A. S. |
Feb 20, 1816-May 19, 1911 |
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9 |
| Bonham, Barnabas A. |
Aug 30, 1836 - Jan 25, 1908 |
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9 |
| Bonham, Rachel |
Nov 22, 1815 - Nov 11, 1902 |
"Wife of A. S." |
9 |
| Bonham, Rebecca |
Apr 12 1849 - Jun 12, 1921 |
"Wife of Barnabas" |
9 |
| Bonham, Wilber R. |
Feb 27, 1887 - Feb 14, 1908 |
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9 |
| Clark, Alice L. |
May 28, 1859 - Mar 3, 1949 |
"Mother - His Wife"(Wife of Samuel) |
8 |
| Clark, Daniel B. |
Died Oct 1, 1897, |
Aged 78 y 8 m 27 d "Erected in loving
remembrance by children and grandchildren" |
8 |
| Clark, E. Beryle |
Died 1890 |
"Son of E. T. & M. E." |
10 |
| Clark, Edwin J. |
Jan 20, 1873, |
Aged 30 y 11 m 14 d |
8 |
| Clark, Eleanor |
Died Jul 3,1897, |
Aged 77 y 6 m 11 d "Wife of Daniel B." |
8 |
| Clark, FJDC |
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8 |
| Clark, Infant |
|
Born (illegible) |
8 |
| Clark, Infant Son 1 |
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(all other information illegible) |
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| Clark, Infant Son 2 |
|
Infant Son of E. T. & M. E. Clark |
10 |
| Clark, Infant Sons |
Died Jan ?? |
(illegible)"Son of E. T. & M. E." |
10 |
| Clark, Jessie |
Dec 17, 1874 - Died Jun 3, 1884 |
"Child of C. & A." |
9 |
| Clark, Pearl |
Feb 25, 1881 - Died Oct 7, 1881 |
"Child of C. & A." |
9 |
| Clark, Samuel W. |
Jan 26, 1859 - Feb 1, 1923 |
"Father" (Masonic emblem on stone) |
8 |
| Cogley, Clara M. |
May 11, 1896 - Died Mar 9, 1935 |
"Wife of M. A." |
9 |
| Dolan, Child |
Aug 10, 1877 - Died |
(illegible) "Child of I. N. & M. F." |
7 |
| Epperson, Mildred P. |
1893 - 1915 |
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3 |
| Esancy, Dema D. |
1914 - 1916 |
"Daughter" |
4 |
| Esancy, Dema D. |
1885 - 1968 |
"Mother - Wife of Ernest L." |
4 |
| Esancy, Emma M. |
1856 - 1938 |
"His Wife" (Wife of W. H. H.) |
4 |
| Esancy, Ernest L. |
1880-1943 |
"Father" |
4 |
| Esancy, Ernest L. Jr. |
May 24, 1912 - May 26, 1972 |
"Husband" |
4 |
| Esancy, Violet F. |
May 7, 1921 - |
"Wife" (Wife of Ernest L. Jr.) |
4 |
| Esancy, William H. H., Sr. |
May 23, 1841 - May 31, 1908 |
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4 |
| Fernstrom, Charles William |
Jun 11, 1880 - Sep 10, 1881 |
"Child of A. & C." |
8 |
| Fernstrom, Infant |
Mar 9, 1898 - Mar 22, 1898 |
"Child of A. & C." |
8 |
| Gray, Elizie J. |
May 15, 1865 - Feb 1, 1925 |
"His Wife" (On footstone: "Mother - Wife of
John
C.") |
5 |
| Gray, Gene L. |
May 30, 1884 - Feb 14, 1918 |
"Their Son"(Footstone: "Gene") |
5 |
| Gray, John C. |
Aug 30, 1853 - Mar 19, 1927 |
(Footstone:"Father") |
5 |
| Hartwell, Clara M. |
May 11, 1870 - Mar 9, 1895 |
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5 |
| Hartwell, Dexter P. |
Sep 2, 1835 - Sep 28, 1878 |
|
10 |
| Hartwell, George W. |
Aug 17, 1848 - Died Feb 19, 18?? |
(illegible)Aged 22 y 6 m 3 d "Son of Rueben
& Lucy" |
10 |
| Hartwell, Lida J. |
Aug 4, 1876 - Jun 4, 1877 |
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10 |
| Hartwell, Lillie C. |
Jan 14, 1872 - Jul 13, 1872 |
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10 |
| Hartwell, Lucinda A. |
Nov 8, 1838 - Jun 13, 1915 |
"His Wife" (Wife of Dexter P.) |
10 |
| Hartwell, Rueben P. |
Born Nov 2?, 18?8 - Died
Jan 8,
1862 |
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10 |
| Heppner, Baby |
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No other information available |
6 |
| Heppner, Clara |
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No other information available |
6 |
| Heppner, Cora C. E. |
Feb 23, 1883 - Died Dec 12, 1904 |
"In Memoriam"(Woodmen Circle on
stone)(Footstone: "Mother") |
6 |
| Heppner, Harry |
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No other information available |
6 |
| Kleeman, Edward Lorence |
Nov 20, 1913 - Jun 10, 1978 |
"U.S. Army - WWII" |
1 |
| Kleeman, Henry H. |
1862 - 1955 |
|
1 |
| Kleeman, Ruth Louise |
1916 - 1938 |
|
1 |
| Morgan, Caroline |
1856 - 1941 |
"Mother" |
6 |
| Morgan, Riley J. |
1857 - 1917 |
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6 |
| Napier, John R. |
Nov 29, 1866 - Oct 21, 1944 |
"Their Son" (Footstone: "Son") |
2 |
| Napier, Joseph F. |
Sep 24, 1841 - Nov 7, 1926 |
(Footstone: "Father") |
2 |
| Napier, Margaret J. |
Jun 11, 1846 - Feb. 14, 1926 |
"His Wife" (Wife of Joseph F.)(Footstone:
"Mother") |
2 |
| Oliver, Amanda L. |
Aug. 20, 1854 - June 12, 1918 |
"His Wife" (Wife of John W.)(Footstone:
"Mother") |
2 |
| Oliver, John W. |
Jun 29, 1848 - Jun 15, 1916 |
(Footstone: "Father") |
2 |
| Pettit, Ethel M. |
Nov 12, 1884 - Apr 27, 1901 |
"Dau of Geo L. & Jeanette" |
8 |
| Pettit, George L. |
1860 - 1925 |
"Father" |
8 |
| Pettit, Hugh L. |
Oct 14, 1886 - Jan 10, 1914 |
(Woodmen of the World Memorial) |
8 |
| Pettit, Marc K. |
1891 - 1937 |
"Son" |
8 |
| Pettit, Martha J. |
1857 - 1940 |
"Mother" (Wife of George) |
8 |
| Reynolds, Daniel B. |
1879 - 1953 |
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4 |
| Reynolds, LeNola B. |
1906 - 1925 |
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4 |
| Reynolds, Nellie P. |
1882 - 1929 |
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4 |
| Rich, Roy A. |
Jun 23, 1888 - Apr 11, 1990 |
"Son of W. G. & A. L.) |
7 |
| Sayre, Mary |
Jan. 2, 18?? |
(illegible) - Died in Council Bluffs, Iowa
Dec.
21, 1879 |
8 |
| Schrodt, Unknown 1 |
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10 |
| Schrodt, Unknown 2 |
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10 |
| Sellars, Anna |
1873 - 1933 |
(Wife of William) |
2 |
| Sellars, Will |
1867 - 1954 |
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2 |
| Smith, Anna B. |
Apr 8, 1848 - Aug 17, 1912 |
"His Wife" (Wife of Daniel)(Footstone:
"Mother") |
9 |
| Smith, Daniel J. |
Feb 14, 1841 - Mar 19, 1914 |
"Co I 6th Iowa Inf" (Footstone: "Father") |
9 |
| Smith, Ernest F. |
Oct 30, 1899 - Mar 25, 1959 |
"Together Forever" (Footstone: Military
Marker:
Oct 30, 1899 - Mar 25, 1959 "Iowa Pfc - 573 Demobilization Gp WWI) |
3 |
| Smith, Eudora |
1864 - 1943 |
"Mother" (Wife of Stanton B.) |
9 |
| Smith, Frank O. |
Feb 21, 1870 - Jun 7, 1955 |
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3 |
| Smith, Gregory Alan Ernest |
Jul 26, 1952 - May 29, 1979 |
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3 |
| Smith, L. May |
May 15, 1904 - May 29, 1979 |
(Wife of Ernest F.) |
3 |
| Smith, Marguerite |
Jan 16, 1904(?) - Feb 1, 1904 |
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4 |
| Smith, Martin |
Aug 13, 1894 - Feb 7, 1976 |
"Pfc U.S. Army WWI" |
9 |
| Smith, Pluma D. |
Nov 25, 1868 - Jan 13, 1915 |
(Wife of F. O.) |
3 |
| Smith, Stanton B. |
1867 - 1959 |
"Father" |
9 |
| Smith, Unknown |
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(information illegible) |
10 |
| Unknown, Allie |
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8 |
| Warner, Gertrude |
Mar 21, 1903 - Aug 23, 1921 |
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10 |
| Williamson, Unknown |
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(stone broken - only Williamson can be
read) |
4 |
| Broken stone |
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(no inscription could be read) |
7 |
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