On Jul 6, 2010, at 5:33 PM, Momdit@aol.com wrote: > I have had some subscribers ask me lately if they were unsubbed from the > list since there hasn't been any activity lately. How about we have a Roll > Call to get the list up and moving again. My Decatur County (and adjacent Wayne County) family surnames of interest: BRIGHT, GROH/GROW, MOORE, WOOD, HARRIS, FARNES, WILLIS, OREY, BARR, LARKINS, DANIELSON, MELTON, MARBLE, LILLARD, RICHARDSON, KING, LAUGHLIN, BROWNING, OWEN, ELLIS, DAFT, SHARR, SHIPLEY, ADAIR, COZAD, STAPP, SHIELDS, HOLLINGER, etc. Rick Albright, Merced, CA

Decatur County: Foland and all the allied families, Young, Warrick, and allied families which include Boles, Mendenhall, Gilreath, Grand River folks and allied families Ringgold County: Bramon, Young, Johnston, Hess, McPherson and allied families Boone County: Becker, Ahn, Phipps, Seymour, Maupin I'm also interested in Ringgold County families for the website with IAGenWeb There's probably more surnames but these are the ones off the top of my head. Sharon R. Becker Ringgold County IAGenWeb Coordinator srbecker@iowatelecom.net -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 1794 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message

I would suggest that no one click on this. I'm not sure yet what it is. This person is subscribed to our list but will be removed. Stacey Dietiker List Admin. Decatur County, Iowa In a message dated 7/6/2010 6:52:56 P.M. Central Daylight Time, jmsmith37@comcast.net writes: http://www.dontclickhere.es/default.php www.iagenweb.org/decatur ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IADECATU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Interested in Lillie & Poush. Ed Poush Mayflower Community O - 641-236-6151 X 201 C - 641-990-8557 Fax 236-6154 -----Original Message----- From: iadecatu-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:iadecatu-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Momdit@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 7:34 PM To: IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [IADECATU] Roll Call I have had some subscribers ask me lately if they were unsubbed from the list since there hasn't been any activity lately. How about we have a Roll Call to get the list up and moving again. I'll start us out with my list of surnames which is a long one. I am researching: Allen, Moon, McKim, Winans, Walker from Lamoni McDowell, Gibson, Goucher, Bronson, Prettyman, Wise, Woodard, Hewlett, Foland, Bryant, Overholtzer, Spray, McConnell, Greenland, and several others from the Grand River and Decatur City areas. Young from Grand River and Dekalb areas. Glen, South, Brown from Van Wert. There are more but I can never remember them all. Stacey Dietiker List Admin. www.iagenweb.org/decatur ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IADECATU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Decatur County: Clabourn/Mahala Jones family, Keller, Coppersmith, Lighthill plus extended families, all names. Jane Flack

I'd be there with you in a heart beat. Mary ---- Nancee Seifert <iggy29@grm.net> wrote: > I so wish this was closer -- I'd be there in a heart beat... FYI. Nancee > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > CEMETERY PRESERVATION & > RESTORATION SEMINAR > No fee, but Registration required > SATURDAY OCTOBER 23/ > SUNDAY OCTOBER 24, 2010 > Register at FRYING PAN PARK VISITOR CENTER > 2709 West Ox Road Herndon, VA 20171 > 703-437-9101 > Co-sponsored by Frying Pan Park and > Fairfax County Cemetery Preservation Association, Inc . > www.honorfairfaxcemeteries.org > • Robert Mosko's presentation on cemetery and monument preservation; and > on-site field study and assessment of Frying Pan Park Meeting House Cemetery > • Fairfax County Park Authority archaeologist, Aimee Wells' presentation > Stones > Speak in Historic Cemeteries"- learn what types of information can be found > in > historic cemeteries. > • Fairfax County Cemetery Preservation Association. Inc. presentation > • Tour of the Frying Pan Meeting House > Robert Mosko is founder and owner of Mosko Cemetery Monument Services which > specializes in preserving, conserving, restoring and rehabilitating > historical cemeteries > and monuments. Established in 1998, Robert has been in practice for 11 years > and is > also an Adjunct Professor at Harford Community College Building Preservation > and > Restoration programs where he teaches Basic Cemetery Conservation. > Robert has worked in more than 56 cemeteries and has restored, repaired, > preserved, > and conserved more than 4,000 gravestones and monuments. Some of his oldest > projects include the box tombs of the Ball Family (Grandparents to General > George > Washington), Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Church cemetery which dates back > to > 1711, and the Lincoln Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. > FRYING PAN MEETING HOUSE CEMETERY > 2615 Centreville Rd., Herndon, Va. > The church building on this site was built in 1791 on land deeded to the > congregation > by ROBERT "COUNCILLOR" CARTER. Baptist meetings are thought to have been > heldin this area as early as 1740. There were only 16 remaining formal > headstones, but the church minutes from 1791-1879 list an additional 32 > burials. Many graves are marked > by field stones. In 1988 the ownership of the meeting house and cemetery > passed > from the last surviving trustee to the Fairfax County Park Authority which > maintains the > building as a community meeting place. > > > > www.iagenweb.org/decatur > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IADECATU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

The Iowa Gravestone Photo Project will soon be moving to a new, more powerful server in order to better accommodate our ever expanding database which now totals more than 530,000 Iowa gravestone records online. We anticipate this migration taking place the morning of Monday, June 28th. During this process, you should continue to be able to search and view records without interuption. However, you will not be able to submit photos for a time, nor will our IAGenWeb county coordinators be able to review and approve submissions, as changes to the database will be “frozen” for what we anticipate to be only a short period of time. As soon as you see the normal “submit screen”, you’ll know we’re back “live” and ready for you to submit gravestone photos once again. The interruption for submissions is anticipated to be minimal, but depending on where you are located and your Internet Service Provider, it could vary on just when the submit function is available to you. Thanks again to all of you who have made the Iowa Gravestone Photo Project such a useful genealogical research tool. If you have not already done so, we invite you to add gravestone photos of your ancestors to the project. Rich Lowe Iowa Gravestone Photo Project Coordinator http://iowagravestones.org

I so wish this was closer -- I'd be there in a heart beat... FYI. Nancee ------------------------------------------------------------------ CEMETERY PRESERVATION & RESTORATION SEMINAR No fee, but Registration required SATURDAY OCTOBER 23/ SUNDAY OCTOBER 24, 2010 Register at FRYING PAN PARK VISITOR CENTER 2709 West Ox Road Herndon, VA 20171 703-437-9101 Co-sponsored by Frying Pan Park and Fairfax County Cemetery Preservation Association, Inc . www.honorfairfaxcemeteries.org • Robert Mosko's presentation on cemetery and monument preservation; and on-site field study and assessment of Frying Pan Park Meeting House Cemetery • Fairfax County Park Authority archaeologist, Aimee Wells' presentation Stones Speak in Historic Cemeteries"- learn what types of information can be found in historic cemeteries. • Fairfax County Cemetery Preservation Association. Inc. presentation • Tour of the Frying Pan Meeting House Robert Mosko is founder and owner of Mosko Cemetery Monument Services which specializes in preserving, conserving, restoring and rehabilitating historical cemeteries and monuments. Established in 1998, Robert has been in practice for 11 years and is also an Adjunct Professor at Harford Community College Building Preservation and Restoration programs where he teaches Basic Cemetery Conservation. Robert has worked in more than 56 cemeteries and has restored, repaired, preserved, and conserved more than 4,000 gravestones and monuments. Some of his oldest projects include the box tombs of the Ball Family (Grandparents to General George Washington), Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Church cemetery which dates back to 1711, and the Lincoln Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. FRYING PAN MEETING HOUSE CEMETERY 2615 Centreville Rd., Herndon, Va. The church building on this site was built in 1791 on land deeded to the congregation by ROBERT "COUNCILLOR" CARTER. Baptist meetings are thought to have been heldin this area as early as 1740. There were only 16 remaining formal headstones, but the church minutes from 1791-1879 list an additional 32 burials. Many graves are marked by field stones. In 1988 the ownership of the meeting house and cemetery passed from the last surviving trustee to the Fairfax County Park Authority which maintains the building as a community meeting place.

got the test but i am dianna - my sister is donna

Right - you are subscribed to the list and should get any emails in the future. Stacey :-) In a message dated 6/20/2010 3:11:51 P.M. Central Daylight Time, mnpwade@verizon.net writes: Got it--so that should be O.K., right?? ----- Original Message ----- From: <Momdit@aol.com> To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2010 12:33 PM Subject: [IADECATU] Test for Donna > Hi Donna - Let me know if you get this. > Stacey > www.iagenweb.org/decatur > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IADECATU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message www.iagenweb.org/decatur ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IADECATU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Donna - Let me know if you get this. Stacey

Got it--so that should be O.K., right?? ----- Original Message ----- From: <Momdit@aol.com> To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2010 12:33 PM Subject: [IADECATU] Test for Donna > Hi Donna - Let me know if you get this. > Stacey > www.iagenweb.org/decatur > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IADECATU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

if you got a copy of the cem. that Lois slide put together, there is a picture of how to get there before each cem... also Elizabeth reedman is one of the best source for deck. co. ----- Original Message ----- From: <GenSearcher45@aol.com> To: <iadecatu@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 4:29 PM Subject: Re: [IADECATU] CEMETERY MAP > Hi Nancee, > > It was in the 90's that we got this one. We were in the office where all > the old books of births, deaths, marriages were located. Do you have a > fax? I would fax a copy of these to you or I can take them and copy them > and > mail to you. (I don't have a scanner attached to this computer) > > Carol > > > > > In a message dated 6/7/2010 3:27:18 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, > iggy29@grm.net writes: > > Hi Carol: I had asked Gayle Norman in the Recorder's Office where to find > a > map and he said he didn't know -- they didn't have one.. If you find out > where I can get one, please let me know. > Thanks, Nancee > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > From: GenSearcher45@aol.com > Date: 6/7/2010 3:07:48 PM > To: iadecatu@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [IADECATU] THE CEMETERY 'GYPSY' RETURNS... > > > Hello Nancee and all, > > I'm behind on all my reading of the wonderful things from this list. It > occurred to me as I'm reading of Nancee's adventures as cemetery gypsy > that > I > have a map of the area that we got several years ago when we first > visited > Decatur county to find graves. The map was copied and given to us at the > court house in Leon. It is two legal sized pieces of paper. and the > Cemeteries are circled on it. I have it before me. There are 57 > cemeteries > identified on it. When we were there we had no trouble finding the ones > we > especially wanted to visit based on this map. > > My question is, does the court house no longer have/give out this map to > visitors who may be wanting to visit the cemeteries? > > It's a gem to us! > > Regards, > Carol in Colorado > www.iagenweb.org/Decatur > > > www.iagenweb.org/decatur > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IADECATU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject > and the body of the message > > www.iagenweb.org/decatur > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IADECATU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Nancee - Sometimes I don't catch the connection between the name and the people on the list. Feel free to post a memorial or mention a death anytime you want to. We have lost a few long time people from the list in the past year. I don't get the paper until almost a week after it comes out but I still look at the obits. All of you feel free to mention if someone who has been on the Decatur list passes. Stacey Dietiker In a message dated 6/13/2010 2:35:06 P.M. Central Daylight Time, iggy29@grm.net writes: From: Janette Welch Date: 06/13/10 12:53:08 To: iadecatu@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [IADECATU] CEMETERY 'GYPSY' AGAIN... Would any one know if Stephen Scott would be a descendant of Obediah? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- I don't know -- only the information that Irma (Scott) Overton shared with me. STEPHEN SCOTT's parents were GEORGE and MAGDALENA SCHOTT (sic). He had a brother, PETER who settled in Iowa too. STEPHEN married a second time after SARA (KERNS) SCOTT's death, to ROSANNA WARREN, the widow of JAMES WARREN of High Point. Irma Overton passed away not too long ago, and I was really saddened that no one even mentioned it -or seemed very concerned about her death. She's been on the Decatur List for a long time. Nancee www.iagenweb.org/decatur ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IADECATU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Curtis posted Irma's obituary on the Decatur Co. website: Irma [Scott] Overton 1924-2010 OVERTON, REX, SCOTT, CHADWICK, FRANTZ, STRAH, KELLER, JORGENSON Posted By: Curtis (email) Date: 2/16/2010 at 21:33:29 DEATH NOTICE: (The Leon Journal-Reporter Leon, Iowa February 10, 2010) OVERTON, Irma Scott, 85, of Oskaloosa, Iowa, formerly of Leon, Iowa, died February 2, 2010 at the Northern Mahaska Nursing Home in Oskaloosa. Funeral services were held February 8 at the Garland-Van Arkel-Langkamp Funeral Chapel in Oskaloosa with Pastor Bob Morris officiating. Memorials may be made to the Oskaloosa Senior Center. Obituary - (The Leon Journal-Reporter Leon, Iowa February 10, 2010) IRMA SCOTT OVERTON ... Irma Scott Overton, 85, of Oskaloosa, died Tuesday February 2, 2010 at the Northern Mahaska Nursing Home in Oskaloosa. Irma was born Sept. 15, 1924, near Leon, Decatur County, Iowa to Stephen G. and Sada Rex Scott. She attended country schools until the family moved into Leon in 1934. She graduated from Leon High School in 1942. On March 19, 1943 she married Willard Overton in Princeton, Mo. Willard enlisted in the US Navy and was stationed near San Francisco, Ca. Irma spent 6 months there during 1944. She returned to Leon and then lived in Des Moines during the remainder of the war. While in Des Moines she was employed at the New England Life Insurance Co. When Willard returned from the war they lived in Leon until 1959 and then moved to Oskaloosa. Irma was employed as a legal secretary in several law offices in Oskaloosa. She and Wilard purchased the Carousel in 1975 and remained there until retirement in 1987. Willard passed away in November of 2001. Irma was interested in family genealogy and was a member of Daughters of American Revolution and Daughters of American Colonists. She was a member of the V.F.W. auxilliary. Irma was also active in Kings' Daughters and Sons for over 40 years. She was a member of United Methodist Church and taught Sunday school there when her children were young. Irma belonged to the hospital Auxiliary and helped in the snack bar for a number of years. She made many quilts for her family and also did other needlework. Irma enjoyed her house plants and outdoor flowers. She also volunteered at the Oskaloosa Senior Center for several years. Irma is survived by a daughter Carole Chadwick and her husband Jim of Littleton, Colorado; three sons: Jeff Overton and wife Myrna Frantz of Haverhill, Iowa, Joe Overton and wife Beth of Oskaloosa, and David Overton and wife Cindy of Kellogg, Iowa; 10 grandchildren: Aric and wife Whitney Strah, Timothy Strah, James Overton, Jordon and wife Rachelle Overton, Jon Overton, Ian Overton, Lindsay Overton, Taylor Overton, Morgan Overton, and Tyler Overton; 4 great grandchildren: Jorryn, Nathan, Faith, and Dakota; a sister Ruth and her husband Ed Keller of Newton, Iowa; a brother Francis and wife Lynn Scott of Carlsbad, California; 4 step grandchildren, 6 step great grandchildren, and her special friend Ole Jorgenson. Besides her husband, Irma was preceded in death by her parents, Stephen and Sada Scott, two brothers and a sister-in-law; Gail Scott, Paul and wife Betty Scott.

These are listed in the Johnson Cemetery: CARRITHERS, Elizabeth b. Dec 1, 1833 d. Apr 14, 1902 wf of S.C. (5-3) CARRITHERS, George C. departed this life June 11, 1860 age 3y 6m 22d son of S. & E. (5-5) CARRITHERS, James A. departed this life June 7, 1860 age 2y 1m 19d son of S. & E. (5-6) CARRITHERS, Sarah J. departed this life June 15, 1860 age 5y 8d dau of S. & E. (5-4) CARRITHERS, Stephen b. Jan 29, 1816 d. Apr 6, 1895 (5-3)

Nancee, the Carrithers children who died so close together, what year was that? Jo Achee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancee Seifert" <iggy29@grm.net> To: <IADECATU@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2010 2:26 PM Subject: [IADECATU] CEMETERY 'GYPSY' AGAIN... > Yesterday, after it stopped raining here in Murray, I decided to do some > more cemetery hunting in Decatur County, Iowa. I headed for Johnson > Cemetery in Franklin Township, with my home made map and a little Google > help. I looked for the location of the Lewis Cemetery which is an > abandoned > one on the road to Johnson Cemetery -- but didn't find anything. > > There is no sign for the Johnson Cemetery, just an iron gate. It is in > sad > condition; oh it has a fence around it, however, many of the stones are > broken and the lichen has covered many of them. So, I scraped, chalked and > picked up the headstones and took pictures of all that I could find. There > are so many children who died - some 3 & 4 to a family.. I cannot imagine > in > my heart how a mother could endure that. There are three CARRITHERS' > children who died within days of one another, assuming a sickness was the > cause; Their mother lived 42 years after their deaths. > > IRA JANE (CHENOWETH) SCOTT and JOHN SCOTT have a very nice headstone. I am > related through my step-grandmother, ETHEL (POND) BAKER/MCMURTREY. IRA > JANE > s parents were JANE N. BLACKBURN and IRA S. CHENOWETH. JANE married ELI > POND after IRA's death. JOHN SCOTT's parents were STEPHEN SCOTT and > SARAH > (KERNS) SCOTT. Four of IRA JANE & JOHN SCOTT's children are also buried > in > Johnson Cemetery. > > I reiterate when I say that the cemetery listings that Lois Slade > compiled, > are such a wonderful resource when trying to find the correct information > on > these old, deteriorated and broken stones. I am grateful for all her > work. > > > I did disturb an opossum that was waddling across the cemetery and saw a > deer with just its head sticking out of the tall grass, but feel blessed > to > get to see these old cemeteries and to be able to put the pictures of the > headstones on the Gravestone Photo Site for preservation. > > So I headed back to J20 and went on East -- using my home made map -- to > find Trullinger Cemetery which is in Garden Grove Township. I turned > south > on Jonathan Creek Rd. hoping it was R58 as my map said. The gravel roads > were in very good condition for all the rain that they've had there. I > passed McAllister/McCullough Cemetery entrance on my way, and decided to > stop there on my way back. So, I headed on to Trullinger. I remembered > reading on the Decatur Cemetery listings that there was a long gravel lane > going up to it, as it's not visible from the road.. I took a chance and > parked my car at the bottom and walked up the hill and there was the > cemetery. The entrance is quite unique, as someone has chain saw carved > the > name "Trullinger" in a tree trunk. It is quite well kept. So, after > chalking and taking pics of the stones, I walked back down to my car.. > Some > of the gravel road had washed out.. > > I purposed to stop at McAllister/McCullough Cemetery on my way back. > Janet > Jelsma had told me that you have to go thru a farmer's cornfield to get to > it.. Well, the gate was open and I was curious... The sign by the road > says > McCullough" Cemetery. So I decided to walk back, even though I could see > that the field/lane was muddy in places where there was no grass. Not to > be > deterred, I headed on, and part way in, the mud kept sucking my shoes > off - > so you can imagine what my socks, etc. looked like.. Oh well I made the > half > mile trek anyway. The cemetery entrance has a sign, "McAllister" that is > chain saw carved from a tree next to the steel gate. So, I chalked and > took pictures. It is such a privilege to get to see these old pioneer > cemeteries - no matter what it takes to get to them... smiles. > > I encourage everybody to take a look at all the cemetery photos that I > post > to the Gravestone Photo Site (and Stacey Dietiker approves). Many of them > are becoming remnants of what once was a place of rest and repose of > those > early residents and their loved ones. > > My Regards, Nancee > > www.iagenweb.org/decatur > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IADECATU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.437 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2934 - Release Date: 06/13/10 06:35:00

From: Janette Welch Date: 06/13/10 12:53:08 To: iadecatu@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [IADECATU] CEMETERY 'GYPSY' AGAIN... Would any one know if Stephen Scott would be a descendant of Obediah? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- I don't know -- only the information that Irma (Scott) Overton shared with me. STEPHEN SCOTT's parents were GEORGE and MAGDALENA SCHOTT (sic). He had a brother, PETER who settled in Iowa too. STEPHEN married a second time after SARA (KERNS) SCOTT's death, to ROSANNA WARREN, the widow of JAMES WARREN of High Point. Irma Overton passed away not too long ago, and I was really saddened that no one even mentioned it -or seemed very concerned about her death. She's been on the Decatur List for a long time. Nancee

yeow.....you can see the same thing at palestine and decatur. i asked my mom about it one time and she said it was typhus.....that typhus would come through and just wipe out kid after kid and generally in the same family. typhus was really a dread back then......mac ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancee Seifert" <iggy29@grm.net> To: <IADECATU@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2010 2:26 PM Subject: [IADECATU] CEMETERY 'GYPSY' AGAIN... > Yesterday, after it stopped raining here in Murray, I decided to do some > more cemetery hunting in Decatur County, Iowa. I headed for Johnson > Cemetery in Franklin Township, with my home made map and a little Google > help. I looked for the location of the Lewis Cemetery which is an > abandoned > one on the road to Johnson Cemetery -- but didn't find anything. > > There is no sign for the Johnson Cemetery, just an iron gate. It is in > sad > condition; oh it has a fence around it, however, many of the stones are > broken and the lichen has covered many of them. So, I scraped, chalked and > picked up the headstones and took pictures of all that I could find. There > are so many children who died - some 3 & 4 to a family.. I cannot imagine > in > my heart how a mother could endure that. There are three CARRITHERS' > children who died within days of one another, assuming a sickness was the > cause; Their mother lived 42 years after their deaths. > > IRA JANE (CHENOWETH) SCOTT and JOHN SCOTT have a very nice headstone. I am > related through my step-grandmother, ETHEL (POND) BAKER/MCMURTREY. IRA > JANE > s parents were JANE N. BLACKBURN and IRA S. CHENOWETH. JANE married ELI > POND after IRA's death. JOHN SCOTT's parents were STEPHEN SCOTT and > SARAH > (KERNS) SCOTT. Four of IRA JANE & JOHN SCOTT's children are also buried > in > Johnson Cemetery. > > I reiterate when I say that the cemetery listings that Lois Slade > compiled, > are such a wonderful resource when trying to find the correct information > on > these old, deteriorated and broken stones. I am grateful for all her > work. > > > I did disturb an opossum that was waddling across the cemetery and saw a > deer with just its head sticking out of the tall grass, but feel blessed > to > get to see these old cemeteries and to be able to put the pictures of the > headstones on the Gravestone Photo Site for preservation. > > So I headed back to J20 and went on East -- using my home made map -- to > find Trullinger Cemetery which is in Garden Grove Township. I turned > south > on Jonathan Creek Rd. hoping it was R58 as my map said. The gravel roads > were in very good condition for all the rain that they've had there. I > passed McAllister/McCullough Cemetery entrance on my way, and decided to > stop there on my way back. So, I headed on to Trullinger. I remembered > reading on the Decatur Cemetery listings that there was a long gravel lane > going up to it, as it's not visible from the road.. I took a chance and > parked my car at the bottom and walked up the hill and there was the > cemetery. The entrance is quite unique, as someone has chain saw carved > the > name "Trullinger" in a tree trunk. It is quite well kept. So, after > chalking and taking pics of the stones, I walked back down to my car.. > Some > of the gravel road had washed out.. > > I purposed to stop at McAllister/McCullough Cemetery on my way back. > Janet > Jelsma had told me that you have to go thru a farmer's cornfield to get to > it.. Well, the gate was open and I was curious... The sign by the road > says > McCullough" Cemetery. So I decided to walk back, even though I could see > that the field/lane was muddy in places where there was no grass. Not to > be > deterred, I headed on, and part way in, the mud kept sucking my shoes > off - > so you can imagine what my socks, etc. looked like.. Oh well I made the > half > mile trek anyway. The cemetery entrance has a sign, "McAllister" that is > chain saw carved from a tree next to the steel gate. So, I chalked and > took pictures. It is such a privilege to get to see these old pioneer > cemeteries - no matter what it takes to get to them... smiles. > > I encourage everybody to take a look at all the cemetery photos that I > post > to the Gravestone Photo Site (and Stacey Dietiker approves). Many of them > are becoming remnants of what once was a place of rest and repose of > those > early residents and their loved ones. > > My Regards, Nancee > > www.iagenweb.org/decatur > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IADECATU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Yesterday, after it stopped raining here in Murray, I decided to do some more cemetery hunting in Decatur County, Iowa. I headed for Johnson Cemetery in Franklin Township, with my home made map and a little Google help. I looked for the location of the Lewis Cemetery which is an abandoned one on the road to Johnson Cemetery -- but didn't find anything. There is no sign for the Johnson Cemetery, just an iron gate. It is in sad condition; oh it has a fence around it, however, many of the stones are broken and the lichen has covered many of them. So, I scraped, chalked and picked up the headstones and took pictures of all that I could find. There are so many children who died - some 3 & 4 to a family.. I cannot imagine in my heart how a mother could endure that. There are three CARRITHERS' children who died within days of one another, assuming a sickness was the cause; Their mother lived 42 years after their deaths. IRA JANE (CHENOWETH) SCOTT and JOHN SCOTT have a very nice headstone. I am related through my step-grandmother, ETHEL (POND) BAKER/MCMURTREY. IRA JANE s parents were JANE N. BLACKBURN and IRA S. CHENOWETH. JANE married ELI POND after IRA's death. JOHN SCOTT's parents were STEPHEN SCOTT and SARAH (KERNS) SCOTT. Four of IRA JANE & JOHN SCOTT's children are also buried in Johnson Cemetery. I reiterate when I say that the cemetery listings that Lois Slade compiled, are such a wonderful resource when trying to find the correct information on these old, deteriorated and broken stones. I am grateful for all her work. I did disturb an opossum that was waddling across the cemetery and saw a deer with just its head sticking out of the tall grass, but feel blessed to get to see these old cemeteries and to be able to put the pictures of the headstones on the Gravestone Photo Site for preservation. So I headed back to J20 and went on East -- using my home made map -- to find Trullinger Cemetery which is in Garden Grove Township. I turned south on Jonathan Creek Rd. hoping it was R58 as my map said. The gravel roads were in very good condition for all the rain that they've had there. I passed McAllister/McCullough Cemetery entrance on my way, and decided to stop there on my way back. So, I headed on to Trullinger. I remembered reading on the Decatur Cemetery listings that there was a long gravel lane going up to it, as it's not visible from the road.. I took a chance and parked my car at the bottom and walked up the hill and there was the cemetery. The entrance is quite unique, as someone has chain saw carved the name "Trullinger" in a tree trunk. It is quite well kept. So, after chalking and taking pics of the stones, I walked back down to my car.. Some of the gravel road had washed out.. I purposed to stop at McAllister/McCullough Cemetery on my way back. Janet Jelsma had told me that you have to go thru a farmer's cornfield to get to it.. Well, the gate was open and I was curious... The sign by the road says McCullough" Cemetery. So I decided to walk back, even though I could see that the field/lane was muddy in places where there was no grass. Not to be deterred, I headed on, and part way in, the mud kept sucking my shoes off - so you can imagine what my socks, etc. looked like.. Oh well I made the half mile trek anyway. The cemetery entrance has a sign, "McAllister" that is chain saw carved from a tree next to the steel gate. So, I chalked and took pictures. It is such a privilege to get to see these old pioneer cemeteries - no matter what it takes to get to them... smiles. I encourage everybody to take a look at all the cemetery photos that I post to the Gravestone Photo Site (and Stacey Dietiker approves). Many of them are becoming remnants of what once was a place of rest and repose of those early residents and their loved ones. My Regards, Nancee