This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Davis, Smith, Hallett, Andrews, Burton, Thomas, Lake Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5k.2ADE/1579 Message Board Post: >From Ancestry.com's Iowa Cemetery records of Jackson County, Iowa, I believe I found my great grandfather; but I can't find any listing of him on the few cemetery sites in Maquoketa. Birth 1830 (which is close), death May 15 1887. Listed on pg. 47. It even gives the lot no. 457-73. Later in the record, it gives his wife, Elizabeth (his second wife) buried on lot 457-73. Does anyone have suggestions as to how I can verify all of this? Any help greatly appreciated. It's not easy doing on site searching of Iowa when you live in south Texas. Edith Davis McRae

you could try the jackson county gen.soc . they only chg 5 dollars for a year membership and they have a large library of info thier add. is jackson county genealogical soc po box1065 maquoketa iowa 52060 they have a group of very nice people that i am sure would be glad to help you i looked in the census for 1860 and found asa davis 29 in farmers creek ia wife elizabeth 25 son wm a 4 david 1 then in 1880 he is listed in south fork with wife elizabeth children emma18 david 21 asa 15 john k 11 and fred 8 by the way he is listed as being born in indiana if i can help you any further you can email me ----- Original Message ----- From: <mommom2@ktc.com> To: <IAJACKSO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 2:27 PM Subject: [IAJACKSO] Asa DAVIS buried Mt Hope cemetery > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Davis, Smith, Hallett, Andrews, Burton, Thomas, Lake > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5k.2ADE/1579 > > Message Board Post: > > >From Ancestry.com's Iowa Cemetery records of Jackson County, Iowa, I believe I found my great grandfather; but I can't find any listing of him on the few cemetery sites in Maquoketa. Birth 1830 (which is close), death May 15 1887. Listed on pg. 47. It even gives the lot no. 457-73. Later in the record, it gives his wife, Elizabeth (his second wife) buried on lot 457-73. Does anyone have suggestions as to how I can verify all of this? Any help greatly appreciated. It's not easy doing on site searching of Iowa when you live in south Texas. > > Edith Davis McRae > > > ==== IAJACKSO Mailing List ==== > Reminder! Please remove as much of the Original message as possible > when replying to a post. Include only that part of the > message important to your reply. > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

The information you found on the ancestry site was probably taken from the WPA Grave Registrations. I have a copy of the Davis listings. It does show them, as you have stated below. Two years ago, when I was in Maquoketa last, I visited the office of one of the board members of the Mt Hope Cemetery. His secretary found a plot I was looking for on there master sheet of the cemetery. They were in the process of redoing it. They also had the card files. Unfortunately, I can't find his name or the address at this moment. However.... Kerry ----if you are out there in IAJackson land - I believe he was an accountant or an attorney - his office was just across the street from the Decker House - about a half block away. Can you give me any help on this? Carol mommom2@ktc.com wrote: >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Surnames: Davis, Smith, Hallett, Andrews, Burton, Thomas, Lake >Classification: Query > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5k.2ADE/1579 > >Message Board Post: > >>From Ancestry.com's Iowa Cemetery records of Jackson County, Iowa, I believe I found my great grandfather; but I can't find any listing of him on the few cemetery sites in Maquoketa. Birth 1830 (which is close), death May 15 1887. Listed on pg. 47. It even gives the lot no. 457-73. Later in the record, it gives his wife, Elizabeth (his second wife) buried on lot 457-73. Does anyone have suggestions as to how I can verify all of this? Any help greatly appreciated. It's not easy doing on site searching of Iowa when you live in south Texas. > >Edith Davis McRae > > >==== IAJACKSO Mailing List ==== >Reminder! Please remove as much of the Original message as possible > when replying to a post. Include only that part of the > message important to your reply. > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > >