Hello, I have found that if you call the county courthouse, you may be able to get the number of the "Trustee" for the cemetery (at times there may be more than one) and speak to them, sometimes they have a record of who is buried in the cemetery. Another idea is the local genealogy center or history center to write to & the may be able to assist you. It depends on the cemetery & also the county where it is located. You may also want to put a request on Iowa Gen Web, Be sure to go to the county they are buried & place a querry to see if someone can be assistance to you. Good luck!! Virginia On Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:00:55 -0600 iowa-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > > This is the IOWA list in digest form. For additional >information concerning how the list works, how to sub and >unsub and list rules, visit >http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist/ > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Iowa cemetery records (Cheryl Westfall) > 2. Re: Iowa cemetery records (Don) > 3. Re: Iowa cemetery records (Linda Ziemann) > 4. Thanks for responses regarding Dobson Cemetery >(Chebow1@aol.com) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:39:16 -0700 >From: Cheryl Westfall <tedrickw@cox.net> > Subject: Re: [IOWA] Iowa cemetery records > To: Chebow1@aol.com > Cc: IOWA@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <1062412728.20090317163916@cox.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Hi Cheryl, > Most of the time people are buried where it says in >their Obit. But, sometimes they are not. > Don't overlook that possibility. Also, sometimes >people's remains are moved from one cemetery to > another for one reason or another. > > You did not say what year your Gr. grandmother died? > > Good Luck in your search! > > Cheryl (another one!) > >> This past July I took a trip to Iowa (from Oregon) in >>hopes of finding my gr >> grandmother's tombstone in the Dobson Cemetery in >>Garwin, Tama county, Iowa. >> I found the cemetery after much searching but there was >>no stone for my gr >> grandmother. Her name is Nancy Jane Smith (nee >> Rutledge). I found out who >> the caretakers were for the cemetery and called several >>times, left messages >> but never got a reply. So, I wrote them a letter. >> Still no response. Does >> anyone on the Iowa list know who else might have access >>to those cemetery >> records? I know she is buried in that cemetery as that >>is what is stated on her >> death certificate. I want to find her burial spot and >>get a stone placed on >> it. Hope someone can help. Cheryl >> **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See >>yours in just 2 easy >> steps! >> (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1220439616x1201372437/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID >> %3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62) >> _____________________________________________ > >> For additional information concerning how the list >> works, how to sub and unsub and list rules, visit >> http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist/ >> _____________________________________________ > >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> IOWA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >>without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:57:45 -0500 >From: "Don" <dwdwrks2@omnitelcom.com> > Subject: Re: [IOWA] Iowa cemetery records > To: "Cheryl Westfall" <tedrickw@cox.net>, ><Chebow1@aol.com> > Cc: IOWA@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: ><631E3C7F1D1E458B894709D34CC8DCC0@userpgmqmpwq22> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; >charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > I looked up the Death Record for an individual the other >day. It stated that > the man had died at U of Iowa Hospital and the body had >been donated for > research. His obit has him buried in Shell Rock, where I >found his grave. > The grave stone has his name on it. What do suppose is >under that stone? > > Don Woodley > > RAOGK for Bremer, Butler, Floyd and Franklin Counties in >Iowa. > Researching Woodley, Butler, Ayers, Trindle, Cornford, >Relf, Lingenfelter > and others as time permits. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:36:11 -0500 >From: "Linda Ziemann" <lin.ziemann@verizon.net> > Subject: Re: [IOWA] Iowa cemetery records > To: "'Don'" <dwdwrks2@omnitelcom.com>, "'Cheryl >Westfall'" > <tedrickw@cox.net>, <Chebow1@aol.com> > Cc: IOWA@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <0KGO00BI2HJIASA2@vms173017.mailsrvcs.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > >For what it is worth--I was told once that once the body >had been used for > research, then it was later buried. So very likely the >body is there under > the tombstone. Just a possibility. > > Linda Ziemann > > 718 Santa Cruz Dr. > > Keller, TX 76248 > > IA GenWeb Plymouth, Monona, Sioux County Coordinator > > http://iagenweb.org/ > > Iowa Old Press IAGenWeb Special Project Co-Coordinator > > http://www.iowaoldpress.com/index.html > > "A Look Back at the Lives and Times of Our Ancestors" > > N.D. GenWeb, Mercer Co. Coordinator (My hubby's home >county) > > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ndmercer/ > > > > > > -----Original Message----- >From: iowa-bounces@rootsweb.com >[mailto:iowa-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf > Of Don > Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 7:58 PM > To: Cheryl Westfall; Chebow1@aol.com > Cc: IOWA@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [IOWA] Iowa cemetery records > > I looked up the Death Record for an individual the other >day. It stated that > > the man had died at U of Iowa Hospital and the body had >been donated for > research. His obit has him buried in Shell Rock, where I >found his grave. > The grave stone has his name on it. What do suppose is >under that stone? > > Don Woodley > > RAOGK for Bremer, Butler, Floyd and Franklin Counties in >Iowa. > Researching Woodley, Butler, Ayers, Trindle, Cornford, >Relf, Lingenfelter > and others as time permits. > > _____________________________________________ > >For additional information concerning how the list > works, how to sub and unsub and list rules, visit > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist/ > _____________________________________________ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IOWA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:30:19 EDT >From: Chebow1@aol.com > Subject: [IOWA] Thanks for responses regarding Dobson >Cemetery > To: IOWA@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <c6a.4d25dc13.36f1eefb@aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Thank you everyone for the responses to my query >regarding my gr > grandmother's grave site. (Nancy Jane Smith 1860-1925). > I am sure that she is buried in the Dobson Cemetery (aka > Carlton-Brethren > Cemetery) in Tama county, Iowa. I am thinking that no >one ever bothered to > buy a stone for her grave and I am having a hard time >finding someone that can > help me figure out where exactly in that cemetery she >is buried. There are > other family members buried there and I'm sure that she >is buried near them > but I would like to know exactly where she is. > The caretaker of the cemetery does not respond to my > calls/letters so I have > contacted the county clerks office (not much help > there). I am going to be > contacting a local funeral home tomorrow and the Tama >county genealogical > society. I am sure that sooner or later someone, >somewhere will have an answer > for me. Thanks again for all of your ideas/comments. > Cheryl > > **************Great Deals on Dell 15" Laptops - Starting >at $479 > (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1220433363x1201394532/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fad.doub > leclick.net%2Fclk%3B212935224%3B34245239%3Bb) > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the IOWA list administrator, send an email to > IOWA-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the IOWA mailing list, send an >email to IOWA@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >IOWA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the >subject and the body of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of IOWA Digest, Vol 4, Issue 66 > ***********************************