ALLAMAKEE COUNTY, IOWA; BURIAL GROUNDS - 1845-1989, by Dale P. Woodmansee P. i-ii Transcribed by Roxanne Barth for the USGenWeb Tombstone Project Archives. With permission of Eleen Woodmansee. Submitted July 1999 by Roxanne Barth , IAGenWeb Allamakee County Coordinator. ************************************************************* USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************* ALLAMAKEE COUNTY IOWA BURIAL GROUNDS 1845-1988 Copyright© 1989 Dale P. Woodmansee, Waukon, Iowa 52172 Recorded: Dec 31 1988 ALLAMAKEE COUNTY IOWA BURIAL GROUNDS 1845-1989 Copyright© 1989 by Dale P. Woodmansee 102 E. Main, Waukon, IA 52172 Reprinted with permission of Mrs. Eleen Woodmansee. INTRODUCTION January 1, 1989 Allamakee is the most northeastern county in the State of Iowa. The burying grounds listed herein, with one exception, lie within the boundaries of this county. The exception is the Postville Cemetery which adjoins Postville, Post Township, Allamakee County on the south but lies entirely in Clayton County. (The terms burying grounds, cemeteries, graveyards, yards, and plots have been used synonymously herein.) The names of the burying grounds are those seemingly most frequently used. Alternate names may be included in the introduction for each place. In some instances arbitrary names have been used to describe certain burying grounds. The names of persons are presented alphabetically. An over-all index of names is included. Chronological sorts by dates of birth or death can be produced. Data recording for this publication ends with December 31, 1988. Future editions will include burials after that date and additions and corrections as addenda hereto or as errata sheets. Any additions or corrections noted will be appreciated. Send information to Dale P. Woodmansee, 102 East Main, Waukon, IA 52172. In many instances markers no longer exist or, in fact, were never erected, the data presented having been obtained from collateral sources. In other cases names of some still living appear on markers where people have anticipated a later need, and some lots have been reserved for the same reason. A few burials have been recorded in more than one cemetery listing as a result of differing inputs. Reinterments, marital difficulties, and even changes of mind by survivors after stones were previously inscribed account for some of these. Of those that remain obscure, some deletions from listings have been made on the basis of religion or the predominance of certain surnames in a particular cemetery. In other instances a name will appear in the name index with two possible places of interment. Data herein are presented by Townships of the county with brief notes for that township and each burying ground. page i ------------------------------------------------------------- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS January 1, 1989 The interpretations of monument or marker inscriptions are those of the person or persons who surveyed the cemetery unless modified or expanded on by using contributory or collateral information. Credit in largest measure for surveys conducted over the past several years is due Mr. Richard F. O'Brien of Huxley, Iowa and his sister Julie T. O'Brien. Additional original surveys and resurveys to confirm data have been the work of James D. and Loren D. Woodmansee of California, Kay Woodmansee of Florida, Dennis Kasten of Virginia and Eleen Woodmansee of Waukon, Iowa. The survey of the Postville Cemetery is based on the efforts of Sarah and Ed Nelson of Postville, Iowa. They recorded row-by-row, walk-through information by areas in the cemetery. The designation of the areas in the Postville Cemetery listing is the same as those used by the Nelsons. Collateral or contributory information has been gained through the use of various records maintained by businessmen, public and church officials, and other individuals in this area. Special thanks are due the Waukon Burying Ground Association, Waukon, Iowa, the Directors of the Martin Funeral Home and the Hanson Funeral Home, both of Waukon, Iowa, the Schutte Funeral Home, Postville, Iowa, and the Schultz Funeral Home, Monona, Iowa for their helpful attitudes and for making their records available and to Eleen Woodmansee of transcribing Funeral Home Records to easily-used logs. Officials of the Clerk's Office and Recorder's Office of Allamakee County have been very helpful in making official records available. The Palmer Abstract Co., Waukon, IA has been most cooperative in providing valuable data. Mention must be made of the contributions and cooperation by priests of some Catholic Churches and the sextons and record keepers of various cemeteries. Particular mention must be made for the cooperation of Carl Mullarkey, Rt 1, Lansing, Iowa, Raymond J. Whalen, New Albin, Iowa, Mrs. Rae Beardmore, RR, Waukon, Iowa, Mrs. Carolyn Welsh, RR, Waukon, Iowa, James Campbell, Waukon, IA and Mrs. Judith Melbostad, RR, Spring Grove, Minnesota. Production of these data in this manner and at this time is encouraged and endorsed by fellow researcher Richard F. O'Brien. Dale P. Woodmansee Compiler page ii -------------------------------------------------------------