Polk County, Iowa - WICKER Cemetery Camp twp. Polk Co., Iowa Thanks to Patrick Murray for graciously donating this transcription to the Polk County IAGenWeb site. Sometime called "CLARK" cemetery. Located in Camp twp. Polk Co. in the NW corner of section 32. Cemetery is on top a hill, north side of the road (County Y ) which runs between the abandoned town of Adelphi and the town of Runnells. Residents of the area tell the story that the first people buried there were 2 transients who fell ill and died while camping in the area. No stones mark their place of burial. Earliest stone found in the cemetery is for Nancy Wallace who died 1849. Many stones are missing from this cemetery. Residents report of seeing a pile of broken headstones, which mysteriously disappeared and were never found. The old part of the cemetery is on the north east side of the road that which runs through the cemetery. ( an asterisk (*) at a name indicates possibly no headstone and information is from Richardson funeral home at Carlise and or information from a relative. See end for listing ). Cemetery copied 1978 by PATRICK H. MURRAY BARTON, LOU D. 1874-1932 BISHOP, A.R. Husband of Viola 1885-1943 BISHOP, BERTHA b. Oct 10 1881 d. May 3 1883 BISHOP, BERTIE b. Oct 10 1881 d. Oct 23 1881 13 days BISHOP, ELIAS d. Jan 18 1873 age 74 yrs, 8 MO, 11 days BISHOP, ELIZA C. Wife of J. b. Jan 29 1843 d. ? BISHOP, ERNEST b. 22 Mar 1875 d. Apr 11 1876 BISHOP, GEORGE W. Son of E J & H d. Dec 31 1859 age 1 Mo. BISHOP, H., b. Jan 21 1840 d. Aug 20 1902 BISHOP, JEROME HENRY * b. Dec 16 1862 d. Oct 12 1927 BISHOP, JOHN E. Fa E.B. MO M.J. d. Feb 10 1960 age 22 MO, 6 days BISHOP, VIOLA Wife of A.R. 1864-1949 BOYER, HARVEY d. Dec 8 1876 age 1 yr, 1 MO, 12 days. BOYER, JOHN Husband of Rebecca b. Jan 27 1845 d. Aug 4 1895 GAR BOYER, REBECCA Wife of John 1851-1938 BOYER, THOMAS PERLEY Son of John & Rebecca d. 12 Oct 1878 age 3 yr 11 MO BRAFFORD, DORTHA dau of V.J. & M. Brafford d. Mar 8 1853 age 1 yr, 4 MO, 7 days CLARK, ANNA B. b. Jul 28 1887 d. Dec 4 1904 CLARK, B. F. b. Jan 19 1833 d. Nov 14 1900 CLARK, DAVID S. Son of T & S d. Jul 12 1863 CLARK, GEORGIE Son of B & E d. Oct 6 1903 age 3 MO, 5 days CLARK, SIMON d. Feb 14 1856 age 49 yrs, 10 MO, 14 days CLARK, TALLEY d. Dec 18 1878 age 38 yrs, 4 MO, 15 days GAR CLOID, CROVER Son of J.A. & R. b. Aug 7 1888, d. Feb 17 1889 CLOID, 2 infant sons Fa J. A. MO R. b. & d. Aug 8 1883 COLYN, ROXIE d. Jul 1924 COX, B. H. b. Apr 6 1828 d. May 7 1895 DAVENPORT, VELMA d. 1902 DAVIS, ALICE Wife of Roy 1896-1962 DAVIS, ANNA I. d. 1923 DAVIS, BERTHA M. 1920-1926 DAVIS, HENRY F. 1885-1937 DAVIS, JAMES W. 1851-1898 (* d. 4 Sep 1898 Runnells, IA) DAVIS, JAMES W. d. Jul 19 1947 age 58 yrs, 3 Mo, 20 days DAVIS, MARTHA E. 1861-1911 (*wife of James W.) DAVIS, MARY * b. Jun 24 1824 d. Apr 30 1923 DAVIS, ROY 1897-19_ DAVIS, VERNARD d. 1881 DAVIS, VIRTHA M. * b. Jun 12 1928 d. Dec 16 1932 DEATON, ARNALIA 1861-1927 DEATON, JAMES M. 1857-1934 DEATON, SAMANTHA Wife of S.G. d. Apr 1 1898 age 51 yrs EASTRIDGE, ANNIE dau of J & J B. d. Oct 28 1876 age 3 yrs 3 mo, 23 days EASTRIDGE, LAWRENCE Son of Wm & Fannie d. Dec 30 1894 age 5 yrs 1 mo, 14 days EASTRIDGE, LEONARD Son of Wm & Fannie d. Aug 25 1886, age 5 mo EASTRIDGE, WILLIAM d. Aug 9 1881 age 77 yrs, 9 mo, 24 days EASTRIDGE, WILLIAM * b. May 17 1849 d. Oct 15 1934 FISHER, GEORGE W. Son of E.J. & H. Fisher d. Dec 31 1859 age 1 yr, 1 mo, 14 days FREEL, ALICE A. b. 1856 d. Mar 13 1912 FREEL, ALICE WICKER Wife of Ancil d. Jan 31 1896 age 46 yrs, 8 mo, 19 days FREEL, ANCIL * Husband of Alice 1840-1933 FREEL, GARLAND 1905-1915 FREEL, HULDAY Dau of A & N.A. d. Jan 12 1866 age 1 mo, 12 days FREEL, IDA P * Mother b. Apr 9 1860 d. Apr 9 1934 (wife of W.Edwin) FREEL, W. EDWIN 1870-1953 (husband of Ida P.) FREELAND, MELISSA M. d. Apr 5 1881 age 22 yrs, 11 mo, 17 days GILLEY, LOUEASY Fa G.C. Mo E. d.Apr 11 1876 age 2 yrs, 4 mo, 18 days GOLDESBERY, A. J. d. Jan 6 1871 age 33 yrs, 7 mo GOLDESBERY, EVA Fa L Mo R. d Sep 21 1878 age 6 yrs, 3 mo, 3 days GOLDESBERY, JOHN Son of P & R d. Jun 12 1874 age 8 yrs, 6 mo, 13 days GOLDESBERY, PETER d. Oct 21 1888 age 48 yrs, 6 mo, 2 days HART, DELIA Wife of W. d. Sep 25 1886 age 55 yrs, 9 mo, 27 days HOLLADAY, REBECCA Wife of John d Feb 21 1857 age 47 yrs, 1 mo, 26 days KIRTLEY, CAROLYN L. d. 1927 LANE, Infant sons of J & M d. Jul 30 1854 LANE, ARMINDA Dau of James & Mary d. Feb 3 1860 age 2 yrs, 3 mo, 7 days LANE, JOHN Son of James & Mary d. Aug 28 1851 age 3 yrs, 9 mo, 11 days LONGBOTTOM, SAMUEL b. Jan 16 1828 d. Sep 12 1893 age 65 yrs, 7 mo, 26 days GAR LOPER, EVELYN b. 25 Jan 1937 d. 27 Jul 1937 (see SOPER) LOPER, VERA A. * b. 24 Mar 1918 d. 14 Oct 1923 LOWE, ISAAC Husband of Mary 1842-1893 LOWE, JAMES Son of Elizah & Luella b. Aug 6 1898 d. Apr 19 1913 LOWE, MARY Wife of Isaac 1844-1914 LOYD, AMA G. Wife of J.B. b. Sep 29 1876 d. Apr 24 1900 McCLOUD, JOHN H. Son of G.W. & Isabelle d. Jun 16 1858 age 5 Mo, 16 days McCLOUD, MARGARITA Dau of G.W. & Isabelle d. Sep 20 1860 age 2 Mo, 11 days MILLER, MARION Wife of Thomas 1867-1950 MILLER, THOMAS Husband of Marion 1865-1942 MOSTELLER, E.O. Dr. Husband of Rachel b. Jun 22 1845 d. 1913: GAR, Oddfellow, Mason MOSTELLER, LOTTIE Dau of Dr. E.O. & R. d. Jul 25 1880 age 1 yr, 19 days MOSTELLER, LOVE N. Dau of Dr. E.O. & R d. Apr 5 1873 age 2 mo, 25 days MOSTELLER, RACHEL (* Wicker) Wife of E.O. 1851-1911 NEWELL, ENOCH d. Sep 29 1858 age 34 yrs, 7 mo, 5 days PARK, JAMES Husband of Nancy PARK, NANCY Wife of James d. Jun 12 1863 age 34 PARMENTER, LESTER J. b. Mar 21 1830 d. Dec 15 1908 Co. A 14th Inf. War with Mexico 1846-1848 PHIPPS, ILEAN b. Oct 4 1937 d. Mar 13 1948 PHIPPS, LEE S. 1899-1961 PHIPPS, LILLIAN S. 1902-19_ PHIPPS, LORETRA b. May 13 1933 d. Jul 13 1933 PHIPPS, WAYNE A. b. Apr 23 1924 d. Jul 14 1944 PFC 232 Inf 12 Div WW2 PORTER, REZIN d. May 16 1876 age 69 yrs, 6 mo, 22 days REASONER, JAMES LEROY b. Feb 19 1939 d. Oct 1939 RIDGWAY, AMANDA d. Sep 15 1882 age 39 yrs, 11 mo, 1 day SANFORD, M. A. Wife of D.H. d. Mar 15 1882(?) age 27 yrs, 7 mo SCHOCH(K), DANIEL Son of J.D. & E d. May 15 1861 age 4 yrs, 6 mo 3 days SMITH, B. d. Mar 21 1868 age 48 yrs, 6 mo, 23 days SMITH, NANCY Dau of B & A d. Jul 5 1862 age 2 yrs, 10 mo, 3 days SNIDER, OMAY No dates SNIDER, ONA 1876-1929 (*sister of Roy Davis) SNIDER, TOM 1873-1948 SOPER, CECIL 1905-1907 (see LOPER) SOPER, EVA 1883-1971 (b.28 Jul 1883-d.27 Mar 1971) SOPER, SAM 1877-1945 (b. 9 Feb 1877-d.21 Nov 1945) STORY, CATHERINE Wife of W.S. Wallace (broken stone) age 49 yrs, 3 mo, 29 days STORY, MARY Wife of S d. Oct 2 1858 age 69 yrs, 1 mo, 4 days STORY, SAMUEL d. Feb 28 1880 Age 85 VANHORN, infant Dau of C & R d. Mar 16 1910 VANHORN, CHARLES Husband of Henrietta b. Mar 2 1861 d. Aug 12 1916 VANHORN, HENRIETRA Wife of Charles b. Sep 5 1866 d. ? VANHORN, NELSON b. Mar 13 1893 d. Apr 29 1906 WADE, CATHERINE Wife of James d. Feb 13 1856 age 66 Yrs, 8 mo, 13 days WALLACE, CHARLES P. Son of R.S. & M.A. d. Jan 9 1852 age 9 yrs, 1 mo, 15 days WALLACE, EDWIN M. Son of R.S. & M.A. d. Jan 11 1852 age 17 yrs, 7 mo, 7 days WALLACE, EMMA ** dau of Mary A. b. Mar 27 1862 d. Apr 27 1892 WALLACE, JOHN L. Husband of Lucy 1887-1953 WALLACE, JOHN LEWIS * b. Feb 25 1856 d. Feb 11 1887 WALLACE, KEZIA Wife of Wm S b. Oct 10 1806 11 died ll Oct 4 1855 WALLACE, LUCY Wife of John L 1894-19_ WALLACE, MARGARET Dau of W.S. & K d. Feb 5 1851 age 1 yr, 2 mo, 2 days WALLACE, MARY A. Mother b. Feb 7 1833 d. Nov 21 1897 WALLACE, MARY A. Wife of R.S. d. Jan 15 1859 age 42 yrs, 5 mo, 14 days WALLACE, MARY JANE d. Jan 3 1852 age 15 yrs, 2 Mo 5 days. Fa William S. Mo K. WALLACE, NANCY Wife of William d. Nov 8 1849 age 80 WALLACE, RACHEL dau of R.S. & M.A. d. Jan 10 1851 age 14 yrs, 11 mo, 2 days WALLACE, WILLIAM d. Apr 4 1850 age 80 Native of VA WATKINS, ELIZABETH C. * Wife of John b. May 26 1851 d. Jan 27 1928 WATKINS, EMORY b. 19 Jun 1889 d. 4 Jul 1961 WATKINS, GRACIE Large stone no dates found WATKINS, HOD (?) b. 25 Feb 1879 d. Mar 16 1947 WATKINS, HANNA J. b. Apr 13 1874 d. May 26 1949 WATKINS, JOHN H. * b. Jun 4 1851 d. 15 Jul 1932 WATKINS, LUMMA b. Aug 16 1891 d. (blank) WATKINS, MAGDALENE 1876-1940 WATKINS, NAPOLEON b. May 26 1887 d. Jun 3 1961 WATKINS, STEPHEN b. Dec 4 1871 d. Jun 9 1961 WATKINS, TONA Son of J.H. & Lizzie C. b. May 22 1894 d. Dec 8 1900 WICKER, infant Dau of J.H. & E.W. b. & d. Mar 4 1875 WICKER, ELIJAH d. Jul 17 1880 age 67 GAR WICKER, ZVE * Wife of Talla no dates WICKER, HENRY H. d. Nov 29 1901age 69 WICKER, JAKE * d. 1926 WICKER, JOSHUA 1877-1962 WICKER, JOSHUA Jr. * no dates WICKER, MILLIE 1893-1958 WICKER, ROSANNA b. Sep 7 1815 d. Nov 12 1898 (* wife of Talla) WICKER, SAMUEL b. Dec 21 1822 d. Jan 19 1879 GAR WICKER, SINTHA G. Wife of H. Wicker d. Apr 13 1882 age 69 yrs, 3 mo, 22 days WICKER, TALLA b. Dec 11 1812 d. Jan 23 1863 (*hus of Rosana) WICKER, TALLA * b. Aug 27 1858 d. Jul 15 1935 (*son of Talla & Rosana) WICKER, TALLIE R. Son of J.A. & L.E. b. Jan 17 1879 d. Mar 15 1899 YOUNG, infant Son of J.E. & A d. Nov 28 1864 YOUNG, EMMA b. Mar 6 1902 d. Jun 10 1902 YOUNG, JOHN d. May 10 1867 age 76 yrs, 2 mo, 19 days YOUNG, JOSEPHINE FLORENCE b. Sep 26 1895 d. Dec 23 1897 YOUNG, MARY Wife of John d. Jan 18 1867 age 76 yrs, 10 mo, 4 days YOUNG, SARAH A. d. May 12 1877 age 32 yrs, 2 mo, 11 days INFORMATION FROM RICHARDSON FUNERAL HOME CARLISE, IA YEARS 4 APRIL 1916 TO 7 JUNE 1940 (all buried Wicker cemetery) BISHOP, JEROME HENRY b. IA. Wife Cornuelia Deaton. Lived Percy, IA. b. 16 Dec 1862 d. 12 Oct 1927 age 64-9-26. Fa. Jacob; Mo. Eliza Eastridge. DAVIS, MARY b. IN. Wife of James Davis. Lived Swan, IA, died at Mrs Bly's residence. Born 24 Jun 1824; died 30 April 1923, widow, age 98-10-6. Fa Charles Freel, b. IN; Mo Mary Smith b. MD. (Mrs Bly her dau, Hannah J. Davis Bly) DAVIS, VIRTHA MAUDE b. IA. Lived 1 mile west of Adelphi, IA. Died 16 Dec 1932, born 12 Jun 1928, age 4-6-4. Fa. Roy Davis b. IA; Mo. Alice Freel b. IA. EASTRIDGE, WILLIAM Died 15 Oct 1934, born 17 Mar 1849 age 85-6-28 FREEL, ANCIL b. IN. Wife Sibyl Stratton. Lived Des Moines 1926 E. Walnut St. Born 26 Aug 1840, died 30 Sep 1933 Divorced, age 93-1-4 Fa. Harrison Mo. Jane Gaddis b. OH. FREEL, IDA PERDITTA b. IA. Wife of Edwin. Lived Adelphi, IA. Born 9 Apr 1860, died 9 Apr 1934, age 74. Fa. Bazil McDaniel b. OH, Mo. Jane Gaddis b. OH. LOPER, VERA ALTA Born 24 Mar 1918, died 14 Oct 1923 age 5-6-20 WATKINS, JOHN H. Born 4 Jan 1851, died 15 Jul 1932 age 81-6-11 WATKINS, ELIZABETH CATHERINE Born W.VA. Wife of John. Born 26 May 1851, died 27 Jan 1928, age 76-8-1. Fa. Harris Blake b VA, Mo. Harriett Lathram b. VA. WICKER, TALLA Born 27 Aug 1858, died 15 Jul 1935 age 76-10-18 ** WALLACE, EMMA On front of stone " F.M. Havens Boone, IA BURIED BUT NO STONE BISHOP, IDA MAE b. bef 1889 d.1902 BISHOP, JOHN Clarence b.25 Aug 1903 d. Sep 1969 BISHOP, JOSEPH b. bef 1889 d. bef 1902 BISHOP, LEWIS b. bef 1889 d. bef 1902 BISHOP, RUFUS b. bef 1902 d. bef 1902 (above children of Albert and Viola Freel Bishop. Data from Jim Clark) LONGBOTTOM, HULDA CLARK, Wife of Samuel. Born 1829, died 5 Jun 1896 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. 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