Astor Cemetery, Shelby County, Iowa *********************************************************** Submitted by: Karen Olson Date: 15 Jul 2000 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** Astor Cemetery Shelby County, Iowa The Astor Cemetery is located near the site of the defunct town of Astor , Iowa. Astor was in Crawford County, but Astor Cemetery is in Shelby County, Iowa. The town buildings were physically moved to present day Manilla, Crawford County, Iowa to take advantage of the railroad lines. Many early settlers of Astor and Manilla are buried there. The town of Manilla, Iowa has two other cemeteries: Nishnabotna Cemetery and Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Transcribed and submitted by Karen Olson, July 15, 2000. File is wide and you will need to scroll right. Name Birth Date Death Date Other Information **All stones below on the East side of the Astor in-cemetery road.** Sampson, Edith M. no date 9 Aug 1890 5 days - dau of S. H. & G. B. Sampson Tompkins, Leslie E. 1895 1936 Tompkins, Deborah 1882 1936 Tompkins, Sam L. 1845 1922 Tompkins, Annie 1856 1914 Tompkins, Infant Dau ?-29-1895 dau of Sam & Annie Tompkins Theobald, Robert Harvey 4-21-1883 8-7-1883 Athey, Inez C. no date 1565 33y 8m, wife of D. R. Athey, "Mother" Patterson (no given name) no dates no dates Barr, Wellington M. 1854 1912 Barr, Jennie 1862 1916 Barr, Effie E. no date 7-16-1889 1y 2d, dau of W. M. & Jennie Barr Darange, Ethel Barr 1888 1917 Russell, Frank 1882 1952 Russell, L. Belle Barr 1884 1942 Pody, H. C. & E. D. Brown no date 6-30-1892 9m 19d Steffen, Carl "Our Father" no date 20 Jan 1900 76y "But when eternal spring comes with thee we'll be wandering." Steffen, John 3-8-1864 22 Mar 1901 buried with Carl Steffen, Henry 1887 19?? s/w Myrtle & Howard Steffen, Myrtle 1885 1944 s/w Henry & Howard Steffen, Velma L. 24 Jul 1905 24 Sep 1907 dau of H & M. L. Steffen "Our baby has gone but not forgotten." Steffen, Howard C. 1908 1940 s/w Henry & Myrtle Wright, Bernard 7 May 1903 24 May 1903 Wright, Clara 28 Dec 1904 11 Jan 1905 Story, Lizzy M. 1-20-1892 1-26-1895 dau of S. C. & E. Story, "Sweet babe thy spirit now hath rest.  Thy suffering now are O'er." Story, Harvey N. no date 12-13-1893 32y 11m 13d, "Gone Home" Barr, George S. no date 1-3-1894 64y 29d, long verse not recorded as not all legible Barr, Effie 1833 1912 Barr, Louise C. 3-7-1875 14 Dec 1957 Barr, Andrew J. 11-17-1866 20 Apr 1955 Barr, Glenn I. no date no date metal marker Anderson, Peter C. 1843 1895 "Father" Anderson, Christine 1860 1944 "Mother" Anderson, Andrew 1888 1897 "Son" Anderson, John H. 1886 1942 John/Victoria same stone Slagg, Marrie V. 11-25-1879 2-4-1881 dau of H & N. J. Slagg, "Happy infant _?_ blest, Must in peaceful slumber rest." "Father" (Slagg, H) no date no date "Mother" (Slagg, N. J.) no date no date Slagg, Nancy J. 3-20-1856 2-25-1892 wife of H. Slagg, (@nd wife?/same person as N. J.) Cadwell, Lottie V. E. 3-13-1872 10-6-1895 long verse - not recorded Cadweel, Sarah M. 1849 1921 "Mother" Cadwell, Margaret B. 15 Jul 1917 15 Nov 1999 dom 12-15-1935 to Lloyd Cadwell, Lloyd W. 14 Mar 1917 16 Nov 1995 McCone, Mrs. J. E. no date 8-24-1897 22y 5m 14d, "farewell" -long illegible verse on McCone stone Saunders, Charles A. 1857 1941 s/w Bertha Saunders, Bertha A. 1862 1943 Saunders, Blanche N. no date 5-21-1887 4y 8m 1d, dau of C. A. & B. A. Saunders, verse - not recorded Saunders, Edwin L. no date 2-10-1892 7y 2m 23d, son of C. A. & B. A. Saunders Saunders, Harold I. 19 Jul 1900 1 Feb 1902 twin son of E. & M. Saunders, "Asleep in Jesus" - No stone for other twin son. Saunders, John R. 1880 1958 s/w Marie Saunders, Marie H. 1878 1954 Ivey, James 1842 1926 s/w James, Elisa, James R. - same stone Ivey, Elisa 1845 1926 s/w James, Elisa, James R. - same stone Ivey, James R. 1879 1916 Wicks, Ella J. 7-23-1883 4-24-1887 dau of J. A. & M. J. Wicks, verse not recorded Longenecker, William 1847 1916 "Father" Longenecker, Emeline 1862 1940 "Mother" Longenecker, Roy 1890 1894 Longenecker, Willie J. no date 9-20-1891 11y 18d, son of W. S. & E. Longenecker Longenecker, Blanche 1893 1954 Longenecker, Everett R. 1901 1966 "Dad" - 1st spouse of H. Lesta Longenecker, H. Lesta 1905 1982 "Mom" O'Malley, Martin J. 1908 1982 "Husband of H. Lesta" Longenecker, Billie Gene 1930 1936 son of Mr. & Mrs. E. R. Longenecker, "Now I lay me down to sleep." **All stones on the West side of the Astor in-cemetery road.** Olson, O. A. 1862 1936 Olson, Ella K. 1876 1953 Olson, Infant Son no date no date name illegible, son of O. A. & E. K. Olson Olson, Infant Son no date 25 May 1908 son of O. A. & E. K. Olson Olson, Infant Dau no date 10 Nov 1910 dau of O. A. & E. K. Olson Christensen, Else Marie 6-23-1828 9 Aug 1912 Floyer, ? 7-23-1886 6-12-1887 son of S. O. & M. C. Floyer Hannon, Anne Belle no date 9-8-1886 28y 10m 27d, wife of C. M. Hannon Fuller, Sarah J. no date 3-9-1879 2y 9m 2d, dau of G. W. & E. A. Fuller, "Weeping not father & mother for me.  For I am waiting in glory for thee." Russell, William 1848 1916 Grimes plot Grimes, Mary 1857 1937 Hoyt, Benj. 1880 1887 Grimes plot Grimes, Roy H. 1888 1957 Grimes, Sarah S. 1887 1962 Grimes, Billy 1914 1932 Wilson, Carl 1890 1918 Grimes plot Olson, Oscar Roland 1925 1928 Grimes plot James, Verne L. 1900 1989 s/w W. Frank James, W. Frank 1901 1977 s/w Verne James, Twin Daughters no date 23 Oct 1931 daus of W. Frank * Verne L. James Tillet, Infant no date 5-10-1899 Infant of E. C. & E. M. Tillet Crakes, Carble R. no date 11-15-1879 4y 3m 4d, dau of W. & ? Crakes Krogh, Metta Kirstine 4-5-1868 22 Jan 1949 s/w Therkild J. Krogh, Therkild J. 1-29-1869 19 Oct 1954 s/w/Metta Christensen, Caroline 1883 1960 s/w Kjeld Christensen, Kjeld 1879 1964 s/w/Caroline Christensen, Lena J. Fredericksen 5-8-1887 27 Nov 1908 1st spouse of Kjeld?? Stone says Christensen followed by Lena J. Fredericksen below the Christensen surname. Christensen, John M. 1893 1977 Christensen, Olga M. 1902 1987 s/w John M. Christensen, Sigrid N. 7-19-1883 21 Mar 1971 s/w Lawrence Christensen, Lawrence 8-19-1871 6 Mar 1955 s/w Sigrid Crakes, William 11-25-1823 9-29-1896 s/w Phebe Crakes, Phebe M. 4-22-? 7-23-18?? (1858 or 1898) s/w William Crakes, Emma 1885 1906 James, Robert A. 1857 1923 "Father" James, Alice H. 1862 1938 "Mother" James, William 1867 1931 James, Nora B. 1876 1957 s/w William James, George 16 Mar 1914 2 May 1914 son of Wm & Nora James James, Clyde R. 1889 1961 Detwiler, Bert R. 1894 1965 "Father" Detwiler, Edna V. 1897 1984 "Mother" Detwiler, Bud 1914 1927 Weaver, Ida 1871 1943 Weaver, Al S. 1861 1929 Harris, George Ward 9-2-1893 5 Nov 1959 PFC Co A 38Bn US Guards Harris, Alta Louise 1905 1973 Harris, Jamie 6 Jan 1939 14 Jan 1939 Mayer, William 1870 1930 s/w Evelyn Mayer, Evelyn 1871 1945 James, Mildred S. Belle 1893 1900 dau of R. Land & ? James Holmes, Charlotte 1854 1941 "Mother" (to whom) Detwiler, Jacob L. 9-24-1844 1 Jul 1912 Jensen, Grandma 1826 14 Feb 1915 no given name on stone Jensen, Mary 1866 1925 "Mother" s/w William Jensen, William 1865 1915 "Father" Jensen, Elvy A. 10-4-1892 2 May 1976 "Sister" Jensen, Arnel Caarl 5-27-1895 3 Jun 1983 PVT US Army WWI Jensen, Grant L. 7-24-1897 27 Jun 1989 "Dad" s/w Mildred Jensen, Mildred B. 16 Sep 1907 no date "Mom" Swendsen, Anne M. 1888 1982 s/w Carl Swendsen, Carl A. 1879 1934 Conrad, Frank Leslie no date 1894 Fish, Isaac J. 1827 1908 Co. H 1st Michigan Infantry Fish, Elizabeth J. 1841 1917 his wife Fish, Minnie B. no date 9-6-1873 1y 2m 7 d, dau of I. J. & E. A. Fish Slagg, Frank V. 3-28-1896 5-24-1898 son of Joseph & Sophia Slagg Ward, Edith Ann 1862 1945 "Mother to rt of Rob't Theobald Illegible stone to the left of Robert Theobald stone Theobald, Infant dau no date no date dau of E. F. & E. A. Theobald Theobald, Robert 4-10-1819 21 Aug 1900 "For the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man he stood as a rock." Theobald, Isabella no date 9-2-1886 55y 3m 20d "Dear Mother in earth's thorny paths, How long thy feet hath trod, To find at last a peaceful rest, Safe in the arms of God." Dyson, Reuben W. no date 2-17-1869 2y 1m 8d, son of G. F. & A. A. Dyson Dyson, Infant Daughter no date 5-29-1892 1d, dau of G. F. & A. A. Dyson Penniston, Edmund 12-15-1845 16 Jul 1925 "Father" Penniston, Mary Jane 4-2-1852 8 Jun 1917 "Mother" Penniston, Carrie Belle 6-13-1871 12-29-18789 "Daughter" Penniston, Anna 1894 1981 Penniston, Ross 1877 1966 Anna/Ross same stone ? Morgan, Addison 1855 1944 Morgan, Edna no date 4-2-1882 2m 20d, dau of A. & P. Morgan Ludlum, John no date 3-28-1885 7d, son of G. & J. Ludlum, "One Rose less on earth, One angel more in heaven." Theobald, Robert P. 1888 1936 beside Mae Theobald Theobald, Mae 1884 1981 Theobald, Carrie F. 1842 1914 Mayer, William 1870 1930 Mayer, Evelyn 1871 1945 James, Sarah 8-12-1836 10 Aug 1901 "Gone but not forgotten." James, Sadie no date 7-20-1887 17y 1m 21d dau of Sarah James, "darling Said thou hast left us, Here thy loss we deeply feel. But tis God ... us.  He can all our suffering heal." Lynch, Son 9-4-1886 5-16-1887 son of J. W. & S. A. Lynch Gleiser, John 11-8-1851 19 Jul 1919 Geliser, Alice F. 5-18-1858 4-10-1887 his wife Gleiser, May M. Mar or May 28, 1817 17 Nov 1906 Henry, Freda 9-6-1899 25 Sep 1973 s/w Howard S. Henry Henry, Howard S. 3-12-1893 22 Apr 1974 Henry, Ocean May 12-8-1895 5-30-1896 Henry, Lucy L. 1865 1938 Mother, s/w Stephen A. Henry, Stephen A. 1863 1949 Father Holmes, Anna* 1911 2000 s/w Burton Holmes Holmes, Burton* 1907 1981 Holmes, Arthur Edward 19 Aug 1903 15 Nov 1905 Son of J. C. & G. L. Holmes Holmes, LaVerne John* 21 May 1919 1 May 1923 Son of J. C. & G. L. Holmes Holmes, Austin T.* 1897 1943 USA WWI - AEF Holmes, Marvel B. 1901 1994 s/w Austin T. Holmes Holmes, Carol J. 1949 Holmes, Charley* 1865 1936 Father Holmes, Grace* 1877 1944 Mother Holmes, Rose Ann* 1935 Holmes, Thomas 1-23-1898 72Y4M19D Rasmussen, Anna M. 7-7-1877 9 May 1924 Rasmussen, Chriss 11-18-1867 17 Oct 1932 Rasmussen, Chriss E. 1915 1983 s/w Violet L. Rasmussen, Violet L. 1923 1992 Rasmussen, Infant No Date 3 Jun 1910 Son of John & Anna Rasmussen, Jensine 8-2-1869 10 Aug 1930 Rasmussen, John E. 3-13-1871 24 Jul 1932 Rasmussen, Roger E. No Date 23 Mar 1967 Son of R & M Rasmussen *Charles Burton Holmes (1-30-1907 - 12-10-1981), son of John Charles Holmes m. Anna Olderog on August 19, 1927. Their children were Ruby, Dale, Danny, Buddy, and Rose Ann Holmes. Rose Ann (twin to Dale) was stillborn. John Charles Holmes (d. 10-2-1936) married Grace L. Detwiller (b. 4-11-1877 - d. 11-15-1944) on December 25, 1892. They had six children; Austin, d 1943; Edward, LaVerne, Jake, Burton, and Grace (Holmes) Potts. Thomas Holmes (b. England 9-14-1826 d. 1-22-1898 Defiance, Iowa) married Mary Ann Payne (b. 7-14-1841 d. 5-15-1927). Their children; Edith Ann, Charlotte, John Charles, Mary Fisby, Thomas Edward, Harry, Frank M., Roger, stillborn triplets - Shadrack, Meshach, Abed-nego, William, Eliza, Matilda, and Sam. Holmes information from Manilla Community Folks & Facts 1886 - 1986, p. 235. John Rasmussen b. Denmark 3-13-1871, married Anna Marie Christensen on November 8, 1898 at Nor-Onsfeld, Denmark. Their children: Olga (Mrs. Jack Christensen), infant son, and Chriss (b. 8-2-1915). Chriss Rasmussen, son of John and Anna Marie Christensen Rasmussen married Violet Sleister on May 28, 1941 at the Sleister home neat Astor, Iowa. Their children: Ronald, John, and Linda (Rasmussen) Palmer. After the death of his first wife, Kristen "Chriss" Rasmussen married his first wife's sister, Cecelia "Sena" Jensine Olson. Chris and his first wife, Karen Marie, had one child, Soren Rasmussen. Sena's children from her first marriage were Helen (Olson) Kuhl and Ed Olson. Rasmussen information from Manilla Community Folks & Facts 1886 - 1986, pp 283-4.