CEMETERIES: Maple Grove Cemetery, Tama Co., IA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Annette Lucas ClintonRoots@aol.com Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ________________________________________________________ NOTE: For more information on Tama County, Iowa Please visit the Tama County, IAGenWeb page at http://iagenweb.org/tama/ ________________________________________________________ The following information is available from the Iowa Genealogical Society, 6000 Douglas, P.O. Box 7735, Des Moines, Iowa 50322 MAPLE GROVE CEMETERY Section 29, Columbia Township-Tama County, Iowa This cemetery was canvassed by members of the Toledo, Iowa branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, under the supervision of Mrs. Elizabeth Knoblock, Box 167, Gilman, Iowa 50106. This is an unusual effort in that Mrs. Knoblock also consulted other sources and this information is included, in parenthesis, as part of the record. Sources consulted and abbreviations are as follows: Marshalltown Times Republican Grinnell Herald Register History of Poweshiek County, pub 1911 by L F Parker -HPC History of Tama County in 1883 by Old Settlers Asoc. -HTC Tama County in the World War 1917-1918 by The Tama News---_TCWW Last Name First Name D M Year D M Year Age Notes Ahlers Dorothea Katherina 21 3 1891 23 6 1898 d/o Otto & Emma Ahlers Peter Hinrick 4 3 1892 22 6 1894 s/o Otto & Emma Andresen Albert no dates Andersen Magdalene no dates Anderson Baby no dates Anderson Clyde 1875 1926 Anderson Daniel 13 6 1875 32y 3m 25 d h/o Susanna R Anderson Grace 1903 1946 Anderson Helen 1904 1918 d/o Ward & Margaret Anderson Ida Blanche 18 1 1869 22 1 1907 Anderson Margaret 1878 1933 w.o Ward Anderson Susanna R 8 10 1847 19 1902 w/o Daniel Anderson Ward 1847 1958 h/o Margaret Atwood Jerome Buell 11 9 1873 28 9 1948 Atwood Minnie 22 3 1878 7 5 1966 news obit-born Columbia Twp, Tama Co, Ia, died Toledo, Tama Co., Ia., d/o David ^ Phoebe Dumbauld, M-(1) 17 Feb 1897, Tama Co., Ia to John f Pagel, h Backen Alma 1891 19-- w/o Gustav Backen Arthur J 14 10 1923 9 8 1952 PFC 7th Signal Co, WW II Backen Bertha 1889 25 4 1962 new obit-survived by husb, e sons, Walter, Arnold & Russell, 2 daus, Mrs. James (Ester) Atkin, and Mrs Edna Kesl, 3 bros, Gus, Fred & John Timm, a da Backen George J 1853 1920 Backen Gustav 1890 1935 h/o Alma (obit-Brother of Herman Backren) Backen Herman 28 4 1887 30 11 1966 born Columbia Twp, died Tama, Ia, s/o Julius Franz and Mathilda Jacobsen Backen. M-20 Mar 1910, Bertha Timm, who preceded, also dau Maxine & 2 bros J Backen John 1816 1885 Backen John 1885 1961 obit-h/o Minnie, m 1910, parents/o Clara, Hilda, Edwin, Frieda, Arthur,. Irma & Ruth. Bro/o Herman Backen Julius F 1855 1939 Son's obit-Mathilda Jacobsen Backen Leo G 24 8 1928 15 3 1954 Sgt 17th Inf Regt, Koren War Backen Lucy M 1818 1891 Backen Mathilda 1859 1939 w/o Julius F Backen Maxine A M 1921 1929 d/o Bertha & Herman Backen Minnie 1886 1944 s/o John Bailey Everett A 1913 1931 Barnt Albert 17 4 1871 3m 14d` s/o B R & E J Barnt Mary M 19 5 1815 7 2 1884 born in Fayette Co, Pa, died in Tama Co, Ia Barnt Rachel 14 1 1884 32y 1m 6d Baustian Jr Donald 1945 1946 s/o Bernice & Donald Beale William 5 1873 3m 14d` s/o J b & M Behncke Katharine 12 3 1802 25 1 1890 Betz Katie M 1903 1931 Brown Clara M 1903 1936 Brown Lucian L 1900 19-- Buchmeyer Alvina K 1872 1945 w/o George Buchmeyer George J 1866 1954 h/o Alvina K Buchmeyer Grace A 1901 1903 same lot as John F Buchmeyer Infant son 1913 1913 same lot as John F Buchmeyer John F 1898 1914 Buchmeyer May 1908 1908 same lot as John F Conger Lena 1862 1945 Crabtree, Bertha 1896 24 3 1961 died in Des Moines,, Polk Co, Ia., w/o of (1) ----, Norris & (2) Clyde Crabtree Croskrey Alice 1870 1957 w/o Joseph H Croskrey Joseph H 1866 1940 h/o Alice; HTC pg 679, Joseph H, 2nd child of William H Croskrey-b 1 Jan 1821 in Highland Co, Oh., came to Tama Co in 1855--and Rachel J McGrew-b in Croskrey Ruthven D 14 7 1895 12 1 1896 s/o Joseph H & Alice C Dandliker Gertrude Bertha 7 10 1848 18 2 1929 Davids Catherine M 1857 1945 w/o Fred Davids Fred 1855 1956 h/o Catherine Davids 24 10 1874 54y 2m 15d Our Father-no name given Depew Anna 1890 1920 w/o Bert Depew Bertha 1887 1960 w/o Anna Dolezal Bernice Dorothy 1921 1921 d/o Wm R & Irine Dubbs George W 29 3 1871 2m 25 d Dumbauld David W 1833 1911 h/o Phoebe Dumbauld Minnie see PAGEL & ATWOOD Dumbauld Peter W 15 4 1836 19 10 1899 Dumbauld Phoebe 1838 1908 w/o David W Dumbauld Ralph E 6 5 1889 1y 10m 3d s/o J P & L A Dumbauld Samuel S W 20 1 1879 25y 10m 5d Ehlers Annie 1868 1943 same lot as August Ehlers August 1869 19-- same lot as Annie Ehlers Emma E 2 6 1869 15 12 1951 w/o Fred H Ehlers Fred 1833 1904 h/o Margeretha Ehlers Fred H 24 6 1872 29 4 1949 h/o Emma E Ehlers Heinrick 10 5 1871 2m 25 d s/o Fred & Margeretha Ehlers Henry L 1898 1898 s/o Fred H & Emma E Ehlers Infant 19 5 1880 19 5 1880 s/o Fred & Margeretha Ehlers Margeretha 1837 1929 w/o Fred Ehlers William 1876 1956 Emory Engel C 1872 1940 Frisel Clara M 1899 1961 w/o Clyde Frisel Clyde 1895 27 8 1963 h/o Clara, obit-survived by 7 ch: Mason, Harry, Clifford, Mrs Fred (Gail) Brandt, Mrs Gordon (Ruth) Scott, Richard and Lyle also 3 bros, w sis & 19 g Fraham Catherine 20 6 1842 7 1 1911 w/o John P Fraham Christina ME 14 8 1830 16 5 1918 Fraham Emma E 12 11 1888 20y 8m 1d w/o Henrich Fraham Henry 1857 1931 h/o Matilda Fraham Henry 1875 1921 same lot as John P & Catharina Fraham Hinrich 2 5 1899 9 5 1899 s/o Johannes & Nanny Fraham Johannes 1864 1943 h/o Nanny Fraham John P 10 3 1833 3 8 1919 h/o Catharina Fraham John P 1873 1949 h/o Maria C Fraham Louise C 1931 1932 d/o Mr & Mrs Louis J Fraham Louis J 1903 1952 Fraham Maria C 1872 1927 w/o John P Fraham Mathilda 1867 1952 w/o Henry Fraham Nanny 168 1945 w/o Johannes Fraham Peter 11 8 1827 27 2 1909 h/o Christina Fraham Siegfried 10 1 1901 2 3 1901 s/o Johannes & Nanny Fontinel Darlene Schmidt 1918 19-- w/o James Fontinel Delbert James 2 10 1941 16 10 1941 same lot as James & Darlene Fontinel James 1915 1944 h/o Darlene Cook Catharina 6 6 1879 28y 8m 26d w/o Claus Graff Anna see TIMM Graff Augusta 1875 1920 Obit of Albert Graff Sr. 1903-1965 says he was the son of Henry & Augusta Friederichs Graff. It says he was preceded by parents, a sister Mrs Gus (L Graff Henry 1869 1944 h/o Augusta Graff Hilda C 1913 1939 w/o Rudolph C Graff Paul Edward 10 3 1935 28 3 1962 PFC Btry A, 48th Field Arty Ba, Korean War Graff Rudolph C 1902 19-- s/o Hilda, s/o Henry & Augusta Friederiche Graff-bros obit Grassman Wilhelm 1 7 1886 31 12 1913 s/o Carsten & Wilhelmine , the father's name is spelled Carsten on the son's stone which is in English, and Karsten on the parent's stone, this is al Grassman Karsten 14 8 1847 3 24 1918 h/o Wilhelmine Biechel, born Germany Grassman Wilhelmine Biechel 8 12 1850 20 10 1912 sein Frau geb Biechel, wf of Karsten Hagge Anna C 1879 1927 w/o Henry Hagge Caroline C 1877 1900 A newspaper account of the 25th Wedding anniv. Of Mrs Walter Backen, m 12 Jan 1938, gives her maiden name as Mildred Hagge, d/o Mrs John Hagge Hagge Gladys 3 11 1910 8 7 1911 same lot as Henry & Anna G. Hagge Gordon 1925 1925 Hagge Henreka 1 10 1857 23 6 1906 w/o John Hagge Henry 1878 19-- h/o Anna C Hagge John F 1876 1961 h/o Caroline C Hagge Leonard 1911 1912 same lot as John F & Caroline Hagge Nellie M 14 2 1891 24 2 1894 Hardon Addie 1855 1883 w/o Sam Hardon Anna Marie 1875 1950 w/o Thomas F Hardon Christian 13 4 1825 25 4 1903 Co E 3rd Regt of Maryland, GAR Hardon Eva Leola 24 3 1880 24 6 1880 Hardon Harold 1876 1945 Hardon Infant 4 9 1905 4 9 1905 d/o Mr & Mrs J W Hardon Infant 4 9 1905 4 9 1905 s/o Mr & Mrs J W Hardon James W 1872 1950 same lot as Trixey C and matching stones Hardon John A 12 6 1821 20 5 1899 h/o Sarah Hardon Katie M 20 8 1879 8m 29d d/o Sam & Addie Hardon Lloyd M 1880 1957 Hardon Mary E 5 4 1858 6 10 1873 15y 6m 1d do John A & Sarah Hardon Samuel 1845 1915 h/o Addie, GAR Hardon Sarah 14 5 1823 18 5 1905 w/o John A Hardon Thomas F 1863 1938 h/o Anna (TCWW lists Thomas Franklin and Anna Hardon as parents pf Orien Edward Hardon, b 23 Jan 1895 Hardon Trixey C 1880 1934 same lot as James W Hardon Vernon 29 3 1892 2m 25d s/o J & J H Hinton Catherine 10 4 1875 44y 9m 17d w/o George Jacobsen Athel 20 1 1909 8 2 1909 Jacobsen Infant 11 1903 10d ch/o Emil & Elizabeth Jacobsen Mathilda see Backen Jacobsen Minnie 8 8 1963 82y w/o Robert, Obit-she was the former Minnie Stalbum, d at Salem, S. D. Survived by 2 sons and 4 daus. Her husb & 2 bros preceded. Jacobsen Peter T 13 3 1894 66y 10 8d Jacobsen Robert 1874 1916 h/o Minnie Jacobsen TOWW lists 2 men, Herman J Jacobsen, b 25 Mar 1897 in Tama Co, and John Carl Jacobsen, b 21 4 1895 in Tama Co, Iowa as sons of Emil & Elizabeth Jacob Jepp Anna M C 22 9 1822 8 9 1882 born in Germany Jepp Caroline D 12 10 1852 5 9 1941 born in Holstein, Germany, same lot as Claus Friederich Jepp Jepp Claus Friederich 8 8 1846 11 3 1911 born in Holstein, Germany Jepp Johanna see Schroeder Jigg Ferdinand 20 8 1865 19 3 1891 Jochims Eda M 1898 19-- w/o Ernest Henry, (Listed as sister in obit of Albert Graff who is buried Hazelwood Cem, Grinnell, Iowa Jochims Eliza 1860 1937 TCWW lists Carl Fredrich Paul Jochims, b 9 Nov 1893 and Ernest Henry Adolph Jochims, b 21 Dec 1890 both b in Poweshiek Co, Iowa, as sons of Paul & El Jochims Ernest H 21 12 1890 13 11 1957 Co G, 137th Inf WWI Jochims Paul 1856 1940 h/o Eliza Jochins John C G 1 7 1882 10 8 1883 Kautz, Henrich C 1856 1939 h/o Anna Kerbaugh, John 1869 1938 h/o Mildred Kautz, Mildred 1869 1942 w/o John Kesselring Amanda J 1876 1944 w/o John W Kesselring Emma 1849 1946 w/o John Kesselring Jessie 31 7 1874 1m 2d s/o John & Emma Kesselring John 1843 1925 h/o Emma E Kesselring John W 1869 1941 h/o Amanda J Keup Martin 9 8 1824 5 8 1897 h/o Eliza Keup Eliza 4 3 1876 57y 9m 21d w/o Martin Kock Hans 2 2 1837 15 2 1908 Miller Carl W 1864 1934 same lot as Hans Frederich & Johanna Moller Moller Hans Frederick 20 5 1820 11 9 1902 h/o Johanna, born in Holstein, Germany Moller Johanna 2 1 1835 18 1 1914 w/o Frederich Moller Johanna Eliza? see Sieck Nissen Victor 18 8 1880 5m 23d s/o N & L Orcutt Forest Dale 25 2 1923 25 2 1923 Pagel Anna 26 5 1833 24 4 1911 w/o Henry Pagel Fritz 20 12 1838 20 3 1895 Pagel Henry 13 7 1832 15 3 1907 h/o Anna Pagel Hickory 27 12 1902 11 3 1903 s/o John F & Minnie S Dumbauld Pagel Pagel John F 25 12 1869 1 2 1908 h/o M S Pagel Minnie see Atwood Peters, Carl J 1907 1959 same lot as John C & Celia M Peters Celia M 1877 1956 w/o John C Peters Henry C 1908 1962 same lot as John C & Celia M. (Obit-survived by 3 half-sisters, Irene Dolezal, Mrs Ella Lewis & Mrs Dorothy Volbrecht and a brother Elmer.) Peters John C G 1859 1923 h/o Celia M Petersen Christian L 1841 1918 h/o Johanna Petersen Johanna 1841 1889 w/o Christian L Petersen Johannes L 1885 1889 same lot as Christian & Johanna Petersen Peter C 1872 1896 same lot as Christian & Johanna Rehberg Mother 1875 1922 no name Repenn anna Kathrina 16 3 1823 17 10 1910 Repenn Catharina 29 9 1818 15 3 1904 w/o Claus Repenn Claus Friederich 12 4 1816 28 10 1900 h/o Catharina Repenn Henry 1839 1924 GAR Sanborn Edson Ray 1888 1918 born at Romagny, France. Co D, 349 Regt. US Inf. Schiffler Arthur C 5 10 1929 9 10 1929 Schmidt Alice Mabel 28 8 1893 26 2 1966 born in Rockwell City, Calhoun Co, Iowa. D/o Bryon & Hester Halor Hamiel. M 18 Feb 1914, Tama Co, Albert Schmidt. Survived by widow & dau Mrs Bernar Schmidt Amelia D 1891 19-- w/o Henry A, m/o Earl W, Merl J & Hazel D Depwe. (Son's obit-gives maden name as Jacobsen.) Schmidt Dora M 1864 1951 w/o Wilhelm C Schmidt Dorothea 27 5 1831 7 9 1909 Schmidt Earl W 28 3 1913 20 2 1965 born in Poweshiek Co, Iowa, died in Tama Co. s/o Henry A & Amelia Jacobsen Schmidt. M 2 Feb 1944, Mrs Zelma Trimble Baker-obit Schmidt Henry A 1886 19-- s/o Amelia D, f/o Earl W, Merl J & Hazel D Depew Schmidt Infant 1951 1951 d/o Merl J & Wilma J Schmidt Infant 8 12 1947 8 27 1947 s/o Earl & Zelma Schmidt Infant 14 11 1946 14 11 1946 s/o Earl & Zelma Schmidt Infant 1955 1955 d/o Earl & Zelma Schmidt Wilhelm C 1861 1931 h/o Dora M Schroeder Augusta 9 8 1867 2 7 1926 h/o Sophie Schroeder Dorotea 12 1 1877 75y 3m 27d w/o C Schroeder Emma C 1874 1918 same lot as John Henry & Johanna Jepp Schroeder Schroeder Jacob 1800 1889 Schroeder Joachim 25 2 1878 66y 23 d h/o Margeretha, born Holstein, Germany Schroeder Johanna Jepp 3 10 1848 23 11 1908 same lot as John Henry & Johanna Jepp Schroeder Schroeder John Henry 28 9 1839 23 4 1908 same lot as Johanna Schroeder Margeretha 25 3 1895 81y 7m 4d w/o Joachim Schroeder Sophie 15 10 1864 1 3 1909 w/o August Schultz Elise 1884 1960 same stone as William & Emma Schultz Emma 1887 1923 same stone as William & Emma Schultz William 1883 1959 same stone as Emma & Elsie Schuett August 1892 19-- h/o Henrietta Schuett Leonard A 1930 1941 s/o August & Henrietta Schuett Henrietta 1894 19-- w/o August Sieck Charles Herman 1955 1955 Sieck Christian 5 9 1872 26 8 1910 Sieck Dolores V 27 1 1910 19-- same lot as William C F Sieck Sieck Emma A 1903 1918 Sieck Evelyn L 20 10 1926 12 5 1930 same lot as Herman E & Laura E Sieck Fred J 1877 1942 same lot as Lena Sieck Herman H 1903 1937 h/o Laura E Sieck Johanna Elsia Mueller 8 12 1874 17 9 1966 born in Clinton Co, Iowa, died in Tama, Tama Co, Iowa, d/o Frederick & Anna Schroeder Mueller. M 11 Jan 1894, Tama Co, Iowa, Christian Sieck. Preced Sieck Larry Joseph 2 7 1938 5 7 1937 same lot as William C F & Dolores Sieck Laura E 1906 19-- w/o Herman H Sieck Lena 1885 1944 same lot as Fred J Sieck Rosezella Ann 1928 1937 d/o Herman H & Laura E Sieck Steven L Jan 1952, only date given Sieck William Alfred 7 12 1934 8 12 1934 same lot as W C F & Dolores V. Sieck William C F 26 2 1900 27 1 1960 Pvt Army WW II, same lot as Dolores V. (s/o Christian & Johanna-obit) Smith Vinnie 16 9 1871 d/o V & H A Spire Lester L 1912 1949 Steuhm Anna Kathrine 15 11 1832 10 7 1905 w/o Johann Ludwig Steuhm Carl H 1869 1937 h/o Sophia M Steuhm Carl J 1903 1945 Steuhm Ernest C 13 6 1905 23 3 1906 s/o C H & S H Steuhm Johann Ludwig 26 8 1830 14 12 1906 h/o Anna Kathrine Steuhm Michal Allen 1953 1953 Steuhm Sophia C 15 4 1902 16 4 1902 d/o C H & S M Steuhm Sophia M 1876 1946 w/o Carl H Timm Anna 1893 19-- w/o Gustav H, listed as sister in obit of Albert Graff who is buried at Hazelwood Cem, Grinnell,. Iowa Timm Bertha see Backen Timm Carl 1864 1940 h/o Dorothea C Timm Caroline M E 8 3 1827 6 10 1907 born in Holstein, Germany Timm Claus H 1858 1930 h/o Sophie D Timm Dorothea Christina 1859 1918 w/o Carl H Timm Gustav H 1887 1963 h/o Anna (obit-d 1 Mar 1963, Marshall Co, Iowa. Preceded by 2 sisters, 1 bro & 1 granddaughter. Survived by widow, the former Anna Graff, 2 sons He Timm Judith A 1944 1959 d/o Alfred & Gertrude Timm Sophie D 1855 1931 w/o Claus H Timm Willie 19 4 1884 13 6 1892 Whissemore Hariett 12 1 1873 24y 10m 8d w/o A Wiese Caroline D 1859 1934 w/o John William Wiesner Bernhard 15 7 1851 5 5 1911 h/o Kate Wiesner Edward 23 6 1888 3y 5m 23d s/o B & K Wiesner George 12 6 1880 5m 18d s/o B & K Wiesner, Kate 25 2 1858 14 3 1941 w/o Bernhard e d 1 Feb 1908, m (2) Jerome B Atwood. Preceded by both husbands, a son Hickory Pagel in infancy, a son Ward R Pagel of Grinnell and a son Franklin d Atwood in WW II. Survived by 2 sons, Ernest Pagel and Clarence Atwood u preceded. ohn & Gustav. Survived by days Esther, Edna & sons Russell, Walter , Arnold & a bro Julius Tuscarawas Co., Oh. They wer m 26 Jan 1864 and had I ch: Robert, Joseph H, Mary A, James F-bur Woodlawn Cem, Toledo, Tama Co., Ia.-Levi S, Emeline, Olive & Anna who d at 5mos randchildren izzie-Louise Sophia Wiese, she was buried in Oak Hill Cem, Tama, Iowa, survived by 3 bros, Herman, Henry & Rudolph, 5 sisters, Mrs. Ernest (Eda) Jochims, Mrs Gus (Anna) Timm, Mrs Lester (Emma) Luttman, Mrs Nellie Oltrogge and Mrs Herman (Ma l in the German language sen iza Jochims.O (Obit of John Theodore Jochims, b 30 May 1884 in Sheridan Twp, Poweshiek Co, Iowa, d 28 Jun 1965, buried Oak Hill Cem,. Tama he son of Paul & Eliza Repeem Jochims.) d (Darlene) Novak of Chelsea, Tama Co, Iowa-Obit ed by husb in 1910, a dau Emma in 1918 & 2 grandsons. Also 7 bors & sisters. Survived by a son Louis Sieck of Grinnell, 2 daus, Mrs Caroline Hansen of Schaller and Miss Lucia Sieck of Tama-obit rman C & Alfred both of Tama, Iowa, a dau Mrrs Donald (Bernice) Baustian of Malcom, Iowa and 2 bros John of Malcom & Fred of Tama, 10 grandchildren & 4 gr grandchildren.) rie) Beck. Albert Graff is bur in Hazelwood Cem at Grinnell, Poweshiek Co, Iowa.