CEMETERY: Coster Cemetery, Butler Co., IA This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Ken Kothe January 1998 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ________________________________________________________ NOTE: For more information on Butler County, Iowa Please visit the Butler County, IAGenWeb page at http://iagenweb.org/butler/ ________________________________________________________ THE COSTER CEMETERY The Coster Cemetery is located in the northeast corner of the south one-half of the southeast quarter of section 22 of Jefferson Township, Butler County, Iowa. The land was originally owned by John Coster and was about a half mile from the Salem Evangelical Association Church. While the earliest readable date on a gravestone is 1871, county records state that on or about January 31, 1874 the above named real estate was conveyed by John Coster and his wife to the trustees of Salem Evangelical Church. Some early county death records list place of burial as "German Church Cemetery" or "Salem Cemetery", and one reads "one-half mile south of the German church". There is also on file at the recorder's office a deed dated May 3,1913. George Pohl, C.L. Renning and H.F. Renning, trustees of the Salem Evangelical Church conveyed the property to the Coster Cemetery Association. Across from the cemetery stands the foundation fragments of an early building of the once town of Coster. A lot number follows each name listed in the following pages. Lots l through l8 are in the northermost row with the numbers running east to west. The 2nd row, just south of the above row, contains lots l9 through 35 with the numbers running east to west. The 3rd row contains lots 36 through 52 and the 4th row, lots 53 through 70. Adams, John K. Lot 48 10-31-1892 11-25-1922 Bauman, Helen Francis Lot 40 10-9-1913 4-16-1914 Hindertje 1876-1960 Lot 40 Diedrich Lot 40 1875-1960 John Lot 40 1911-1937 Brenner, George Lot 29 8-6-1877 - ? Bucheister, John (No stone) Lot 21 Busse, Elmer Lot 63 Coster, John B. Lct 7 3-4-1847 - 8-26-1924 Minnie (wife) Lot 7 1841 - 1920 Duks, Herman (Infant) Lot 51 8-5-190? - 10-11-190? Drenth, Ben Lot 48 9-11-1919 - 3-20-1920 Psalm 33:4 For the word of the Lord is right and all his works are done in Truth. Earsey, Mrs. Lot 54 Folken, Nan Lot 43 11-1885 - 1943 Jennie Lot 43 1889 - 1969 Freeland, Charley Lot 59 1876 - 1950 Julia (dau. E. Immery) Lot 59 1880 - 1970 Goodnacht, Lewis Lot 23 11-14-1824 5-19-1914 Dora Lot 23 3-16-1821 5-10-1903 Hahn, Freddie Lot 42 9-22-1893 - 1898 George (son of George & Anna) Lot 42 6-7-1905 - 6-12-1905 Another child of George & Anna Lot 42 No dates Marie Lot 24 8-20-1834 - 8-19-1887 Son of Ernest & Hilka Lot 50 5-12-1897 - 5-12-1897 Son of Ernest & Hilka Lot 50 2-14-1918 - 2-14-1918 Hall, Baby Lot 32 1 mo 12 day 1920 Hard (Hart), Daniel Lot 23 12-11-1850 - 2-28-1931 Louise Lot 23 6-14-1855 - 2-28-1931 Infant sons Lot 23 12-22-1874 6-4-1876 12-17-1879 Hart, Aloysia Lot 36 1834 - 1926 Daniel Lot 36 1814 - 1884 Emma Lot 38 1856 - 1938 Ernest P. Lot 37 1881 - 1904 Eureka Lot 51 1857 - 1920 Frederich William Lot 37 1-7-1842 - 1-5-1920 Jennie Lot 37 4-4-1855 - 7-20-1946 Philip Lot 51 1848 - No date cut Steve Lot 25 6 graves William F. Lot 37 6-4-1878 - 4-10-1880 William Lot 38 1853 - 1908 4 children Lot 38 Elnore B. Lot 56 1-9-1914 - 2-11-1914 3 sons of Aloysia & Daniel Lot 36 Hinders, Kneal Lot 64 1889 - 1957 Minnie Lot 64 1892 - 1971 Imming E. Lot 59 No dates Jans, Minnie Ahlers Lot 47 1880 - 1974 Minnie (dau.) Lot 47 6-16-1919 - 3-20-1920 Wubbo Lot 47 1863 - 1937 Jacobs, Julius Lot 15 4-29-1873 - 9-3-1873 Jaquis, Uns Lot 32 4-18-1888 - 12-24-1909 Jonas, Johann Lot 9 9-1813 - 9-1886 John (son) Lot 9 1-26-1865 - 10-12-1880 Sophie (wife) Lot 9 ? - 1907 2 children (No marker) Jones, Eddie Lot 28 (Son of William & Mary) Ruth Lot 28 1894 Twin boys Lot 28 1896 Kluiter Baby of John & Grace Lot 39 No stone Koehn, Osoah Nathan (Son of Bert M. Koehn) Lot 29 9-23-1880 9yrs 5 mo 8 days Kretschner, Llois Lot 35 1861 - 1888 Lang, Paul Son of David & Eva Lot 29 12-3-1907 - 6-10-1908 Lennenbeck, Mother Lot 5 D 4-14-1875 73 yrs. Lubben, Fenne Lot 20 1844 - 1904 Gerhard Lot 20 1848 - 1923 Medders, Martha Lot 59 1899 - 1934 Methfessel, Father Lot 54 9-2-1834 - 11-24-1916 Mother Lot 54 7-5-1834 - 2-17-1906 Meyers, Herrold Lot 10 9-15-1890 - 4-29-1902 Miller, Catherine Lot 53 1846 - 1913 Stella Lot 53 1879 - Viola Lot 53, (dau. of A & G) D 3-27-1884 7 months Modderman, Elsie Lot 55 1916 - 1931 Natzke, Anna Lot 30 D 7-19-1893 72 yrs old August Lot 30 D 1-2-1890 69 yrs old August Lot 30 (son of August & Anna) 5-22-1871 Negan, Fred Lot 55 (Son of Jake & Lena) 9-13-1910 - 1-28-1926 Henry Lot 55 2 yrs Pagel, Vern Pohl, Francis May Lot 46 (Dau. of George & Mena) 7-28-1890 - 9-6-1895 Poppen, Alme Lot 19 1915 - 1935 Edna F. Lot 44 9-23-1894 - 10-11-1897 Harm Lot 19 9-19-1841 - 11-30-1905 Mable Marlys Lot 19 Rolfken G. Lot 19 1-10-1842 - 10-21-1910 Infant Son Lot 19 1930 Porman, John Lot 8 2-20-1827 - 3-10-1894 67 yr. Minnie Lot 8 D 5-12-1900 62 yr. Minnie Lot 8 (Dau. of John & Minnie) D 5-24-1889 20 Yr 30 mo. Ramige, Dau. of Don & Anna Lot 44 B & D 1943 Mary A. Lot 44 1880 - 1944 Newton S. Lot 44 1876 - 1937 Reiher, C. F. Lot 6 9-2-1880 - 5-2-1917 Emila (dau.)- Lot 6 5-28-1863 - 1-21-1884 Mary (wife) Lot 6 9-6-1832 - 7-16-1904 Renning, Camilla May Lot 43 (dau. of C.L. & M.A.) 8-21-1901 - 9-16-1904 Carl Lot 5 5-9-1831 - 12-18-1906 Christina Lot 5 6-2-1834 - 3-31-1923 Minnie A. Lot 26 3-11-1857 - 9-20-1894 Rettlein, Frau Anna Lot 34 6 - 1837 - 4-27-1903 Baby Lot 34 1903 Schoneman, John Lot 40 1889 - 1956 Kate Lot 40 1896 - 1949 Seliger, Alice Mary Lot 36 1912 - 1923 Florence Lot 36 1923 No marker Schilling, Sophie Tackman Lot 4 10-28-1856 - 9-19-1943 Shorter, James Lot 33 (Son of W & E) 7-29-1877 1 yr. 4 mo. 3 days Tachman, Henry Lot 4 11-28-1857 - 10-24-1902 Timer, George Lot 60 1919 - 1927 George (son of Steffen & Flora) Lot 60 3-3-1908 - 5-8-1919 Ham Lot 46 1876 - 1942 Metje Lot 46 1872 - 1943 Toll, Christian Lot 3 11-6-1885 81 yrs. Tuitjer, Ted Lot 48 Baby Walters, Fred Lot 22 1838 - 1915 Fred W. Lot 57 1875 - 1955 George (Baby son of F & C) Lot 23 1873 4 mo. Kate Lot 22 1846 - 1918 Nora Lot 57 1887 - 1916 Wilson, Charles Lot 13 7-1-1871 2-10-1954 Dora Lot 13 (Wife of J.M.) 7-15-1838 7-21-1901 Esther Dora Lot 49 12-4-1892 - 12-13-1892 J.M. Lot 13 6-25-1828 - 12-16-1908 Mary Lot 1 (Wife of Frank E.) 9-11-1885 - 2-11-1909 Ray E. Lot 49 1890 - 1-3-1919 Age 23 Wiltfangs, Andrew Lot 16 (Son of Henry) 1915 - 1921 Wurdinger, Pauline Lot 62 1863 - 1932 Peter Lot 62 1872 - 1949 Yarcho, Emil W. Lot 11 1919 Grace May Lot 11 (Dau. of L & MC) 2-2-1886 2 mo. 15 days Henrich Lot 11 (Son of H & S) 1863 - 10-7-1880 17 yr 10 mo Henry Lot 11 4-17-1832 - 5-8-1927 Louis Lot 27 5-26-1861 - 1945 Lydia Louise (wife) Lot 10 (dau. of Emma & Herman Ruege) 5-16-1891 - 3-26-1974 Mary C. Lot 27 2-27-1862 - 1935 Sophia (wife) Lot 11 4-27-1837 - 5-8-1927 William Emil Lot 10 (Son of Sophia & Henry) 12-18-1874 - 5-15-1941 William & Lydia parents of - Ruth, Floyd, Emil, Robert, Albert, Paul, Louise, Norma Lee Additions: Imming, Cora M. Lot 58 8-16-1883 - 4-3-1919 Engbert Lot 59 10-20-1848 - 1-6-1918 Henry Lot 58 1885 - 1980 Jess J. Lot 58 6-6-1889 - 4-3-1918 Sophia Lot 59 4-30-1857 Kohs, Anna Lot 41 10-15-1862 - 6-18-1897 Kuster, Elisabeth Lot 7 D 1890 79 yrs. Pope, Henry Lot 12 D 12-2-1895 68 yrs. Elizabeth D 4-21-1891 Notes: Lot 29 is designated as Pastor's Lot 35 is designated as Pauper Lot. Lots 17, 18, 31, 52, 60 thru 70 are empty ----------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with the USGenWeb policy of providing free information on the Internet, this data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. 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