updated 05/12/2013
updated 05/12/2013
Grand Meadow Cemetery Sec 12 SW/NW, Grand Meadow twp. Clayton co. Iowa
The cemetery is on Hwy 52-18 between
Postville & Luana. |
Note! This burial list & information was compiled from many sources. It is not yet a complete listing & will be updated as additional burials are found. You can help - do you know of a burial in the Grand Meadow cemetery that isn't listed? Dates? Corrections?
~Grand Meadow tombstone inscriptions compiled by L.F. Eder and published in the Hawkeye Heritage 1987
~WPA cemetery records, transcribed by Phyllis Montour
~Gravestone inscriptions
~Obituaries
~Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
~Richard O'Brien has contributed names, dates & other info. from the Allamakee county Death Records (ACDR) and Veterans Affairs records (VAR)
~other sources as notedGravestone photos have been contributed for this cemetery. Do you have any to share?
View gravestones for Grand Meadow cemetery
Obituaries have been contributed for some of the people in Grand Meadow cemetery. Do you have one to share?
Clayton co. Obituary Board & Allamakee co. Obituary Board (note - many people buried in Grand Meadow lived in Allamakee co. & many of the obits are posted to the Allamakee board)
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| Name | Birth | Death | Comments |
| B.B. | |||
| Barnes, Charlie A. | 11/27/1865 | s/o C.H. & H.M.; 2y 1m 11d | |
| Bell, Melvin | |||
| Bettys, Benjamin | 1/14/1878 | age 67 y | |
| Bettys, Mary | 1801 | 2/1/1902 | w/o Benjamin |
| Bettys, Mason D. | 3/19/1863 | Civil War Soldier; has 2 markers | |
| Bettys, Phillip C. | 1863 | s/o B & M.C.; Co L, 8th IL Cavalry Regiment | |
| Bettys, Susan | |||
| Brooks, John | 1861 | s/o Geo & Margaret; aged ?y 5m 26d | |
| Brooks, Josephine | 05/18/1865 | d/o Geo & M. | |
| Brooks, Margaret | 04/??/1859 | age 24 y 8m; w/o George | |
| Bruns, Fred Byron | 02/02/1899 | 07/06/1986 | 1st w/ Wilma Hazlett, 2nd w/ Hilda Pearson; s/o Henry & Emma (Witt) Bruns; U.S. Army 42nd Rainbow Division, WWI |
| Bruns, Hilda L. nee Pearson | 12/20/1912 | 01/12/1986 | w/o Fred; d/o Chester & Eula |
| Buren, Elizabeth nee Sonnkalb | 05/16/1906 | 11/??/1966 | w/o Ben; d/o Charles & Elizabeth (Leui) Sonnkalb |
| Buttolph, Julia L. nee Allen | 11/12/1883 | aged 46y 9m 24d; 2nd w/o William H. | |
| Buttolph, Louise | 09/??/1951 | killed in a car accident | |
| Buttolph, William H. | 12/25/1819 | 03/27/1901 | 1st w/ Mary A. Stearnes (d. 3/25/1853), 2nd w/ Julia Allen |
| Cayton, Floyd | 01/12/1867 | 02/17/1867 | s/o James C. & Tabitha |
| Cayton, James C. | 10/14/1880 | h/o Tabitha | |
| Cayton, James H. | 06/21/1849 | 04/04/1858 | s/o James C. & Tabitha |
| Cayton, John | 08/18/1849 | 02/20/1929 | s/o James C. & Tabitha |
| Cayton, Tabitha nee Slades | 1811 | 12/3/1897 | w/o James C. |
| Cook, Florence Helen nee Kluss | 05/04/1894 | 03/20/1921 | w/o Dr. Howard Holden Cook; d/o John & Mary (Leui) Kluss |
| Courson, Charlott | 03/08/1859 | age 48y; w/o Anthony | |
| Davis, Mary A. | 1831 | 06/16/1880 | age 42y; w/o John |
| Davis, Ralph C. 'Jeff' | 05/15/1892 | 08/??/1936 | h/o Marie Wegner; s/o John; WWI veteran 88th Division |
| Edson, Linus | May 1811 | Feb 1859 | |
| Fewell, Alice | June 1855 | d/o H & S.B.; aged 4y 2m | |
| Fewell, Henry | 02/28/1855 | aged 38y 9m | |
| Fewell, Wm Beverly | 05/04/1853 or 1858 | DOD is best guess; s/o H & S.B.; aged ?y 4m 1d | |
| Foster, Frances nee Pearson | 08/09/1914 | 06/22/2001 | 1st husb. Sidney Larson, 2nd husb. James R. Foster; d/o Chester & Eula; gravestone inscribed "Frances (Pearson) Larson" |
| George, Hannay | w/o Nathan | ||
| Hall, Myrtle R. nee Davis | 12/06/1903 | 08/26/1947 | 1st w/o Sheldon; d/o John O. & Florence (Simpson) Davis |
| Hall, Sheldon Alva | 01/21/1901 | 07/26/1986 | 1st w/ Myrtle, 2nd w/ Florence Ann Sebastian (8/11/1908-9/13/1997 - bur. Postville cem.); s/o Charles W. & Alvira (Sample) Hall; d. Postville hosp.; Schutte Funeral home; ACDR |
| Hangartner, Richard Jacob William | 05/13/1914 | 05/25/1987 | h/o Violet; s/o Jacob & Wilmina (Heckman) Hangartner; PVT US Army, World War II |
| Hangartner, Violet Genevieve nee Miller | 03/09/1918 | 05/23/2011 | w/o Richard J.W.; d/o Harry & Della (Mathys) Miller |
| Heirigs, Mrs. | 12/??/1893 | mother of Anna Heirigs Leui - researchers should confirm her burial in Grand Meadow cemetery | |
| Hilton, Adelia Ann 'Delia' nee Stickle | ca1871 | the little stone has no dates; w/o Amos W. (pastor of Grand Meadow Baptist church ca1868-1871) | |
| Jones, Benjamin F. | 12/28/1861 | 13y 2m 11d; s/o M. & C.A. | |
| Jones, Charlott | 05/08/1859 | Note! Not sure of surname, may be w/o Morgan, stone is next to Morgan Jones & M. & C.A. Jones, may be nee Pearson | |
| Jones, Morgan | 07/25/1855 | 63y 7m 6d | |
| Karmaus / Kamous, Caroline Dorothy nee Madaus | 06/20/1860 | 05/03/1902 | ssa Christian Madaus |
| Karmaus / Kamous, Henry | 09/29/1866 | 05/??/1944 | 1st w/ Caroline Madaus, 2nd w/ Augusta Reinhardt |
| Kluss, John F. | 01/04/1899 | age 40y; h/o Mary A. | |
| Kluss, Mary Anna nee Leui | 01/31/1858 | 04/09/1939 | w/o John; d/o Jacob & Susanne (Shields) Leui; (Texas Death Index) |
| Koevening, Joseph | 03/17/1834 | 09/04/1882 | |
| Krater, Michael | 02/06/1853 | age 41y | |
| Krater, Peter | 1851 or 1854 | s/o M & F.S. | |
| Kugel, Johann Carl August | 01/11/1859 | 02/04/1932 | 'Father'; h/o Marie; s/o Gottlieb & Julia (Bergerler) Kugel |
| Kugel, Freddie | 1890 | 1895 | s/o August & Mary |
| Kugel, Johann Harvey | 05/24/1902 | 07/22/1964 | s/o August & Mary |
| Kugel, Louise Helene Mary | 11/30/1885 | 02/08/1964 | d/o August & Mary |
| Kugel, Marie 'Mary' nee Zieman | 07/01/859 | 03/??/1939 | 'Mother'; aged 79y 8m 4d; w/o August; d/o John & Elizabeth (Meier) Zieman |
| Larson, Frances nee Pearson | see Frances Foster | ||
| Leui, Anna nee Heirigs | 05/12/1843 | 06/03/1922 | w/o Jacob |
| Leui, Anna H. | 03/14/1869 | 12/25/1954 | d/o Jacob & Anna |
| Leui, Augustus | 11/06/1883 | aged 18y 1m 8d | |
| Leui, Caroline | 1859 | 1937 | d/o Jacob & Susan |
| Leui, Emma | 09/13/1885 | 06/27/1899 | d/o Jacob & Anna |
| Leui, Eva Caroline | 07/30/1891 | 03/08/1902 | d/o John H. & Milda |
| Leui, Homer C. | 09/03/1897 | 07/23/1940 | w/o Marie A.; s/o John & Milda |
| Leui, Jacob / Jakob | 05/01/1820 | 07/26/1896 | 1st w/ Persis Lathrop (d. 1853), 2nd w/ Mrs. Susan Krater (1820-02/24/1861), 3rd w/ Anna Heirigs |
| Leui, John Henry | 02/03/1864 | 05/27/1929 | h/o Milda; s/o Jacob & Anna |
| Leui, Louisa C. | 09/04/1887 | aged 7y 4m; d/o Jacob & Anna | |
| Leui, Marie Agnes nee Waters | 11/09/1896 | 05/26/1987 | w/o Homer C.; d/o Robert & Mary A. (McKinley) Waters |
| Leui, Milda nee Sonnkalb | 1870 | 1932 | w/o John H. |
| Leui, Susanna nee Shields 'Susan' | 10/??/1820 | 02/24/1861 | b. France; 1st h/ Mr. Krater, 2nd h/ Jakob Leui; lot 84 |
| Madaus, Christian | 11/03/1832 | 07/31/1902 | ssa Caroline Kamus |
| McMaster, A.M. Oliver | 08/22/1829 | lot 53; no death date on stone | |
| McMaster, C.T. | lot 96 | ||
| McMaster, Dellie E. | 1/3/1878 | d/o M.Y. & M.J., aged 8y 2m 20d | |
| McMaster, Elias E. | 01/23/1866 | age 34, lot 96; middle initial may be 'B' | |
| McMaster, Ellen M. | 1831 | 11/06/1901 | lot 96 |
| McMaster, G.T | no dates on stone | ||
| McMaster, Hannah A. nee Russell | 06/07/1806 | 10/20/1885 | w/o Melvin; 79y 4m 12d (second stone) |
| McMaster, Howard Russel | 1806 | 10/20/1885 | lot 96 |
| McMaster, J.E. | lot 53; no dates on stone | ||
| McMaster, Melvin | 08/29/1874 | age 75y; h/o Hannah A.; lot 53 | |
| Meyer, Bertha L. nee Sonnkalb | 08/06/1872 | 03/09/1914 | w/o John C.; d/o C.F.W. & Loretta (Range) Sonnkalb |
| Pearson, Chester A. | 1885 | 1942 | 'Father'; h/o Eula; s/o George W. & Julia |
| Pearson, Eula L. nee Jones | 1892 | 1971 | 'Mother'; w/o Chester |
| Pearson, George W. | 1823 | 1899 | lot 74; he has 2 gravestones -the death date on this stone is incorrect |
| Pearson, George W. | Nov. 1823 | 11/13/1900 | he has 2 gravestones -the death year on this stone is correct |
| Pearson, Julia M. nee Hunt | 05/23/1850 | 08/18/1941 | 2nd w/o George W.; d/o Horace S. & Harriet (Bailey) Hunt |
| Pearson, Maria A. nee Weber | 1867 | age 36; lot 74; 1st w/o George W. | |
| Pearson, Mary A. nee Murch | 2/26/1880 | lot 76; 85y 9m 25d; w/o 1st Richard Lyon, 2nd Richard Pearson | |
| Pearson, Richard SR | 1800 | 1882 | lot 76; 2nd h/o Mary A. |
| Plumb, Josephine E.H. | 10/22/1870 | age 29y 1m 3d; w/o E.D. | |
| Plumb, Susan | 10/13/1868 | age 27y 10m 17d; w/o E.D. | |
| Range, Henry M. | 08/12/1844 | 09/24/1917 | s/o Henry & Loretta |
| Range, Loretta nee Purdy | 10/29/1806 | 04/04/1892 | w/o Henry (d. 1854) |
| Sawyer, infant son | 04/??/1895 | s/o G.W. Sawyer | |
| Schoulers, Joseph | 10/05/1855 | aged 1y 3m; s/o John & Christine | |
| Seybert, Joseph C. | 08/03/1849 | 12/16/1924 | h/o Lydia A. |
| Seybert, Lydia A. nee Gano | 02/02/1852 | 02/02/1930 | w/o Joseph |
| Shepperd, Alva Anna Marie nee Kamous | 03/27/1892 | 1941 | w/o Alva; d/o Henry & Caroline Kamous; w/o |
| Simpson, Bert L. | 06/02/1880 | 07/16/1905 | lot 66; s/o William & Sarah (Folsom) Simpson |
| Simpton, Elizabeth | 07/26/1833 | 11/26/1874 | lot 66; w/o William |
| Simpson, Sarah | 10/08/1835 | 10/9/1856 | lot 66; w/o William |
| Simpson, Sarah nee Folsom | 02/07/1853 | 05/24/1931 | lot 66; w/o William; d/o Benjamin & Sarah Folsom |
| Simpson, William M. | 04/10/1828 | 11/12/1904 | lot 66; his 3 wives are buried in this lot |
| Simpson, Willie J. | 10/31/1860 | 03/18/1868 | |
| Sonnkalb, Charles F.W. 'Carl' | 11/15/1814 | 01/13/1882 | lot 1; born in Saxony, Germany; h/o Loretta Range Tuttle |
| Sonnkalb, Charles F. 'Charley' | 05/14/1869 | 08/16/1911 | lot 103; h/o Elizabeth C. |
| Sonnkalb, Elizabeth C. nee Leui | 03/14/1869 | 06/07/1952 | w/o Charles F.; d/o Jacob & Anna Leui |
| Sonnkalb, Loretta nee Range | 05/04/1836 | 05/20/1913 | 1st husb. John Tuttle (d. in CW 12/30/1862), 2nd husb. Charles F.W. Sonnkalb; d/o Henry & Loretta Range |
| Sonnkalb, Robert | 1902 | lot 103 | |
| Strickland, Rebecca | 04/28/1848 | age 56; WPA death year =1853, stone nearly illegible | |
| Strickland, William | 06/17/1861 | age 63; WPA death year =1854, stone nearly illegible | |
| Tuttle, George S. | 1862 | 09/??/1936 | aged 74y 8m 2d; s/o John & Loretta (Range) Tuttle; step-son of Charles F.W. Sonnkalb |
| Weber, Emma | 5/18/1891 | 5/31/1891 | |
| Whilton, Mrs. A. | |||
| White, Donald William 'Barney' | 01/20/1919 | 12/02/1989 | h/o Mary E.; s/o Walter Rufus & Amy Lauinda (Moser) White; d. Iowa City; Schutte Funeral home; ACDR |
| White, Mary Ella nee Pearson | 02/20/1926 | 07/03/1995 | w/o Donald; d/o Chester & Eula |
| Zieman, Anna nee Lehtzke | 03/04/1793 | 03/03/1883 |
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