Transcript Mitchell County Pioneer Cemetery Restoration Project

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Mitchell County Pioneer Cemetery Restoration Project
Photo’s courtesy of
Larry Fox
Neal Du Shane
Merri Cross
Steve Ham
Vivian Du Shane
Larry Kershner
Courtesy of the
Mitchell County
Press - News
Project
Provides
Data
Dignity
and
Honor!
WHAT IS A
PIONEER
CEMETERY?
DEFINED BY THE STATE OF IOWA
A CEMETERY
HAVING NO MORE
THAN 6 BURIALS
IN THE PREVIOUS
50 YEARS
Mitchell County Pioneer Cemetery Restoration Project
OBJECTIVES
OF THE
RESTORATION
PROJECT
ARE
TWO-FOLD
Mitchell County Pioneer Cemetery Restoration Project
FIRST
Cleaning
and
clearing
the sites
so the
graves of
Mitchell
County
pioneers
can be
honorably
presented
Dudley Cemetery – Ghost Town of Dudley, IA
Mitchell County Pioneer Cemetery Restoration Project
SECOND
To the extent possible
we want to copy the data
from the tombstones and
share it with genealogical research
via the Mitchell County
IaGenWeb site
Mona Cemetery – Mona, IA
Mitchell County Pioneer Cemetery Restoration Project
Mitchell County Pioneer Cemetery Restoration Project
Mitchell County Historical Society
MCHS Museum & Historical Books
Individuals
Leona Montags – Mitchell County History
Plat Books
County Court House
Abstract Office
Library
Mitchell County Pioneer Cemetery Restoration Project
46 Communities – Past & Present
31 Classified as Ghost Towns
62 Cemeteries - Past & Present
32 Cemeteries – Classified as Pioneer
Several may have been destroyed
6 remain to find and/or document
Remaining may be small and presumed
family burial sites
No Mennonite Cemeteries (at this time)
Mitchell County Pioneer Cemetery Restoration Project
• 41 of these 62 cemeteries were
recorded at the Court House
• OLDEST recorded – St. Johns Lutheran
11/9/1868 – Rock Twp - Section 5
• NEWEST – St. Peters Lutheran – Mona
12/26/1986
• Original Osage Cemetery was West of
ICRR on South 7th St. (possibly the
oldest but it was never recorded)
Mitchell County Pioneer Cemetery Restoration Project
Mitchell County Pioneer Cemetery Restoration Project
Mitchell County Pioneer Cemetery Restoration Project
DETERMINE BURIALS
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Walking Area
Metal Detector
Witching – Dowsing
Probing for buried
headstones using
Metal Rods
• Raise Sunken
Headstones
• Level Headstones
• Install Foundations
for Headstones
• Repair Damaged
Headstones
• Prepare Ground
• Reseed grass
Merri Cross – Dralle boy – Marlene Kershner – Vivian Du Shane (Mona Cemetery)
Mitchell County Pioneer Cemetery Restoration Project
CLEAR THE CEMETERY
WITH ASSISTANCE FROM:
 Fire-Police Departments
 Volunteer Groups
 MC Business’s
 Equipment Donations
 Financial Donations
 SAPIC Grant Funding
 Local Organizations
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Lyle, MN Fire Department – Cleaning/Burning Mona Cemetery – Mona, IA
Mitchell County Pioneer Cemetery Restoration Project
Dudley Cemetery – Ghost Town of Dudley, IA
Mitchell County Pioneer Cemetery Restoration Project
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Document
and
record
those
interred
Mona Cemetery – Mona, IA
Marlene Kershner – Merri Cross – Mona Cemetery
FARLEY CEMETERY
A.K.A. Old Mona Cemetery
Otranto Township, Mitchell County, Iowa
2/10 Mile S, of Old School House in Mona - 499th & Ember
(Located in NW 1/4 Section 14, TWP. 100N, RNG. 18W)
FIRST
NAME
SURNAME
MIDDLE
NA
ME
Cobb
Joel
Fisher
Peder
Jason
Hildebrand
C
A
Holm
Anna
Johnson
E
Mason
J
Olsen
Lars
Olson
L
Olson
M
BIRTH DATE
71Y 7M
DEATH DATE
Sep 15, 1876
1898
1806
1864
Age 75 Yrs
May 1880
L
28Y 8M 10D
Oct 1886
W
75Y 11M 11D
Aug 6, 1896
14 Feb, 1829
A
9 Sept, 1882
1887
1887
Sherman
Wheeler
Mina
Feb 4, 1891
Wier
Anna
Nov 25, 1886
Contributor: Neal Du Shane, Ft. Collins, CO
Transcribed:
COMMENTS
Neal Du Shane 9/21/02
Pastor
Mitchell County Pioneer Cemetery Restoration Project
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REGISTER THE LOCATIONS
State of Iowa
Mitchell County
IaGenWeb Project
SavingGraves Organization
State Association of Pioneer Iowa
Cemeteries (SAPIC)
Mitchell County Pioneer Cemetery Restoration Project
RESTORE
THE
HEADSTONES
Mitchell County Pioneer Cemetery Restoration Project
Neal Du Shane – Lawrence Weinberger – Eric Dralle – Restoring headstone at Mona Cemetery
Mitchell County Pioneer Cemetery Restoration Project
www.rootsweb.com/~iamitche
Post Pioneer names on the
Mitchell County IaGenWeb site
for
GENEALOGICAL
and
LOCAL HISTORICAL
purposes
Old Newburg Cemetery
Newburg Twp. – N.W. of St. Ansgar
Old Thompson Cemetery
Lohr Cemetery – E. Cedar Twp.
Iron Spring Cemetery
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Edith Smith
Age 1 Yr. 1 Mo.
June 1, 1863
Dau. of S. & A.
Father Capt. Smith
May have been 2
or 3 additional
burials at this site?
Oscar Peterson Cemetery
Mitchell County Pioneer Cemetery Restoration Project
Arrange
for
local
“ADOPT A
CEMETERY”
program
to provide
future care and
maintenance
Mitchell County Pioneer Cemetery Restoration Project
NEEDS
YOUR
ASSISTANCE!
Mitchell County Pioneer Cemetery Restoration Project
Private - Business
 Financial Donations
 Volunteer
Contributions
 Donations of
Materials
 Donations of
Equipment
 Services
 Grant Funding
Government
 Township Levy
 Supervisors
 City Assistance
 Equipment
 Labor
 Materials
 Supplies
 Services
 Advise
Mitchell County Pioneer Cemetery Restoration Project
Please Contact:
Neal Du Shane
1224 Canvasback Court
Fort Collins, CO 80252-8835
1-970-223-5156 Office
1-970-223-9742 Fax
1-970-227-3512 Cellular
[email protected]
Mitchell County Pioneer Cemetery Restoration Project
LOHR CEMETERY
Restoration - Before – During – After
Bob Hollatz – Steve Ham – Marlene Kershner
MONA CEMETERY – Mona, IA
Vivian Du Shane – Delores Weinberger
Larry Kershner – Merri Cross – Unknown – Loren Meyer
DUDLEY CEMETERY
Larry Fox – Mic Fox – Marilyn VonTersch – Norm Troge
Jody Staff – Norm Troge – Larry Fox