ABEGG Cemetery near Blakesburg in Wapello County, Iowa, Adams Township. Contributed to Wapello County, Iowa GenWeb Archives By Delbert Rankin May 07, 2000 10:02 P.M. ******************************************************************************************* 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. ******************************************************************************************* Thanks to local landowners in Wapello County, Iowa; Gary and Alice Glosser(who live in Marengo, Iowa) this cemetery, which had been overrun and overgrown and neglected has been cleaned up and seeded with grass and maintained. A footbridge has been placed across a stream for access. Visitors are welcome by area landowners and neighbors. I understand the county has put up an "ABEGG CEMETERY" sign on the road. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ABEGG CEMETERY in Wapello County, Iowa, Adams Township. Situated about 2 miles southeast of Blakesburg, Iowa on 240 Ave. ABEGG MACDALINE (wife of H. Abegg) died 06 Oct, 1898 (age 54 yrs 6m) ABEGG CHRISTINE (wife of H. Abegg) died 11 Jan 1859 (17 yrs 10m) ORTLOFF ANNA: (daughter of A &E Ortloff) died 18 June 1867 (1yr 1m 6 days) ROMERMAN HENRY (Child) ROMERMAN HENRY A (Father) BIRKELBACK T. BIRKELBACK M. BIRKELBACK GODFREY (died 16 May 1892) (age 74 yrs, 4m, 26days) BIRKELBACK MARY E. (wife of Godfrey B.) (died 14 aug 1887 age 66 yrs 6m 11 days) ABEGG JACOB (died 10 july 1851) (age 62 yrs) ABEGG SUSAN (wife of J. Abegg) (died 25 aug 1859 65 yrs, 10m 5days) ABEGG JACOB (born: 02 Nov 1819) (died 22 Jan 1895) ABEGG ANN (born 14 Sept, 1822) (died 22, 1909) ABEGG CORA H (wife of Ben Abegg) (died 16 Nov 1878 24 y 10m 16 days) TUBAUGH JOHN (died 29 oct 1894) (age 74yrs 10 m 2 days) ONE MARKER UNKNOWN ONE STONE - DAR -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the list of who is buried in this family cemetery. Charlotte Stober, Wapello GenWeb County Coordinator