Greenwood Cemetery

( near Pierson, IA)

Woodbury County, Iowa, USA. Click here for the Home page.

Note: There are two sources of information on this page. The first one is the text listing of head stone photo. The second is the text listing from the W.P.A project in the 1930's. They may have different information so "cite" your source of information.

The first listing is of photo's of the head stones. To find the most recent listings, just click on the icon below.

Greenwood Cemetery, located near the town of Pierson in Rutland Twp., was canvassed by W.P.A. workers in the late 1930's.  The transcription below is taken from those records.  (a note on the W.P.A)
 

Claude Baker
1890-1918

Elaine Ballou
May 20, 1908--October 19, 1908
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A.

Herbert Bauer
December 8, 1907--January 30, 1910
son of William H. and Caroline

Laura Bauer
July 24, 1909--August 10, 1910
daughter of William H. and Caroline

George W. Beatty
January 20, 1850--March 8, 1929

Mary H. Beeghley
1866-1933

Cecil Fay Bell
October 23, 1905--October 5, 1906

Christine J. Benedix
1848-1926

Hermie E. Benedix
1888-1899
daughter of Christine

Helen L. Benson
November 18, 1846--June 30, 1917
wife of Solon F.

Solon F. Benson
1839-1928
Co F 32nd Ia Vol Infant
husband of Helen

Alta Brooks
August 16, 1897--April 6, 1905

Eliza M Brooks
January 20, 1839--May 8, 1910
wife of Joseph

Ellen I. Brooks
May 21, 1869--November 6, 1910

Welden Brooks
no dates

Welden R. Brooks
July 9, 1903--June 3, 1904

Wm. H. Buchan
December 21, 1843--May 9, 1916
Co. A 13th Reg. Ia. Vol Infant

Butler
two infants on lot
no dates

Charles Carney
1882-1923

Albert I. Chapin
May 31, 1873--July 3, 1935

Eliza S. Chapin
1847-1924

Fred Christner
1860-1929

Ora H. Dangs
December 15, 1928--December 21, 1928

Charlotte Davis
1860-1935

Millie Davis
1870-1912

De Etta Dawson
July 12, 1904--October 17, 1906
daughter of J. C. and V. F.

Henry De Lambert
1852-1913

Lina De Lambert
1856-1928
wife of Henry

B. F. Dragoo
1867-1936

Daniel Dragoo
1855-1932

Sarah Dragoo
1873-1917
wife of B. F.

Infant Dragoo
no marker

Elizabeth F. Efner
1855-1935
wife of William

William Efner
1840-1927
husband of Elizabeth F.

Caroline F. Ehrich
October 31, 1935--January 11, 1936

Jean Leon Elliott
January 13, 1918--February 10, 1919
daughter of H. and Gussie

Emily Ellis
1846-1919

Robert Ira Ellis
1840-1920

Ezra Erb
1854-1927

Chorydon H. Ferrin
September 22, 1897--January 24, 1906
son of R. V. and M. E

R. V. Ferrin
no stone

Faith Weinreich Flamme
died 28th of December 1928
infant of Ludwig and Karoline

Karoline Flamme
1842-1925
wife of Ludwig

Ludwig Flamme
1842-1918

Twins Flamme
died 30th of May 1937

Maria Flocke
1840-1932

Elmer H. Florke
July 19, 1913--February 1, 1936

Nora D. Florke
1896-1913
daughter of J. H. and M. L.

Infant Florke
baby of J. H. and M. L

Alice P. Foss
1871-1931
wife of Ole H.

Hilda Fosse
died 1903
daughter of Ole and Alice

Alvin C Fowler
1856-1933
husband of Polly M

Julia A. Fritz
1826-1904
Nee Worley
daughter of G. and M. Haggin

Marguerite Grettenberg
1901-1919

Krueger W. H. Grosz
no dates

Krueger Wm. F. Grosz
died 4th of October 1925
Pvt 1 cl Med Dept Ia

George W. Haggin
December 9, 1846--June 25, 1933

Mary E. Haggin
1850-1925

Harvey W Hammond
March 11, 1891--September 15, 1909
son of T. W. and L.

Lena Hammond
January 10, 1871--May 29, 1905
wife of T. W.

Mary Jane Hardie
1857-1924

Gertrude Harvey
April 25, 1871--March 5, 1936

J. Leslie Harvey
1903-1913
son of F. D. and G. A.

John G. Haspel
January 14, 1856--April 26, 1910

Benton Hathaway
1856-1928

Mary E. Hathaway
1861-1911

W. D. Hearn
October 1, 1849--October 25, 1915

Jennie M. Heinberg
December 27, 1885--March 27, 1935

Harlan H. Hempey
1887-1919

Raymond C. Hempey
1916-1920
son of Harlan H.

Alexander Hemphill
August 7, 1841--March 4,  1918

Clara Johanna Herbolt
August 24, 1890--January 8, 1919

Louis Herbolt
1862-1934

Louise Herbold
1866-1930
wife of Louis

Ona Mae Herbold
May 18, 1918--August 11, 1927

William Herbold
1857-1935

Alvelda Haldorson
November 23, 1906--November 5, 1908
daughter of P.

Lorenz W. Hoppie
January 27, 1915--June 6, 1915

Andrew F. Irwin
1881-1916

Eva M. Irwin
1895-1921

John Irwin
1845-1935

Andrew Jacobson
03 August 1878
15 June 1908

Walter Johnson
March 24, 1887--November 8, 1904

Rosette E. Keith
died 24th of April ??
wife of Fred

Johanna W. Kimm
1863-1903
wife of Silas

Johnny Kimm
November 16, 1892--November 29, 1892
son of S. and J.

Manda B. Kimm
1885-1925

Silas Kimm
1858-1936
hus of Johanna W.

Kimm
died 1894
infant of S. and J.

Ada Ann Kindig
June 15, 1905--November 5, 1935

Albert Leigh
1862-1928

Clara Leigh
1863-1920
wife of Albert

Jean McGraw
1906-1909

Joe McNamara
no marker

Jessie McQueen
1872-1938
wife of Joseph

Joseph W. McQueen
1862-1935

Martin
3 markers on lot

Burton Will Messerole
December 3, 1915--January 1, 1917
son of Roy and Willye

Marlin Le Roy Messerole
died 1912
son of R. H. and Willye

Roy H. Messerole
no dates

Catharine De Vore Miller
January 1, 1836--August 14, 1913

Eli W. Miller
November 1829--July 26, 1906

Leon R. Miller
1898-1934
son of Mabel

Mabel Frances Miller
1879-1934

Elizabeth Robson Mills
1847-1919

John C. Mills
March 14, 1849--September 8, 1903

Thomas W. Mills
1840-1923

Mrs. Mills
no marker
wife of Thomas Mills

Eva Ellen Nafe
1923-1926

Merle Spence Orris
September 16, 1916--April 9, 1921

Louis Wesley Osborn
1913-1931
son of C. A. and E. E.

Royce H. Osborn
1901-1934

Wesley E. Osborn
1861-1928

Bertha Pedersen
1829-1916
wife of Peter A

Peter A. Pedersen
1828-1910

Pfund
no marker
lot owner T. A. Pfund

Christina Puttmann
1843-1928

Fredrick Puttmann
1841-1918

Henry Puttmann
August 31, 1890--July 1, 1915

Edwin J Rathbun
1820-1901

Laura Ann Rathbun
1829-1913

Carl Rischen
1864-1933

Fritz Rock
May 24, 1865--November 19, 1935

William Rock
March 20, 1870--March 21, 1921

Annis J. Ruch
1833-1909
wife of Geo. W.

Geo. W. Ruch
1835-1909

John H. Scott
June 15, 1837--January 18, 1913

Mrs. David Short
no dates

Eddie Short
April 22, 1893--September 2, 1937

Short
no dates
infant child of David Short

Spence
no dates
infant of W. L.
 

Catherine Purchase Stearns
1832-1915
wife of George

George Stearns
January 12, 1859--February 20, 1909
husband of Catherine
 

Note: Email from Ken Tinkham [[email protected]] Sun 8/31/2003 2:10 AM 

re: Greenwood Cemetry, Rutland Tnp.,   George Stearns was the son, [not husband] of Catherine Purchase Stearns.  Catherine's husband was Martin Stearns. Martin Stearns, age 33 of Volga City, Iowa, native of England, enlisted in Co. D, 21st Iowa Inf. Regt., 12 Aug 1862. He was wounded 22 May 1863 at Vicksburg, Missippippi by a musket ball that struck his belt buckle, forcing a piece of metal into his abdominal cavity, piecing his intestine. He was discharged from service for wounds, 23 June 1863, at Memphis, Tennessee. The wound never healed, and Martin died, 10 December 1867.  [probably buried in or near Volga City, Clayton County] 

Infant Stearns
no marker
baby of George and Catherine
 

Emma V. Stevens
1858-1919
wife of Marlin P.

Geraldine Marie Stevens
May 19, 1915--May 24, 1915
daughter of F. S. and E. M.

Marlin Stevens
1843-1914
hus of Emma V.

Stuher
no dates
daughter of J. E.

Sarah A Taylor
February 12, 1843--May 4, 1938

Simon S. Taylor
1837-1922

William V. Taylor
1875-1924

Pattie L. Alexandra Thresher
1867-1904
wife of Herbert S.

Edward Wahl
died 1938

Mae E. Wahl
1870-1936

Vernon Lester Wait
March 30, 1902--June 1, 1905
son of C. L. and Q. E.

Allen L. Walters
August 9, 1928--March 20, 1931

Emma Walters
1874-1913
wife of E. A.

Infant Walters
no dates
grand-daughter of Emma and E. A.

John M. Watson
September 18, 1845--October 16, 1903
Co C 27th Ia Infant

Mrs. John M. Watson
no dates

Whitford
died 1909
infant of W. F.

Infant Wilcoxen
no dates

Wilhelm Will
March 15, 1866--October 25, 1917

S. C. Willhoite
1863-1926

R. E. Wooden
no dates

Woodward
no dates
infant daughter of Leslie

Benj Youll
no dates



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