Brockway Cemetery, Section 9, Orono Twp, near Conesville, IA
Brockway Cemetery
Section 9, Orono Twp
Near Conesville, Iowa


Our originally listing of Brockway Cemetery was compiled by lists from the Musser Library, WPA records and members of the Brockway family.  In July of 2000 the cemetery was rewalked by myself and Mary Singleton of Conesville IA.  The stones which we were able to locate are highlighted in blue.

I have combined on this page the original listings from the Musser Library Files, the WPA and information from the Brockway family and  those from the 2000 walk.  Those listings were then researched using Mable Estle Brown's 1977 book "Fork of the River: History Is People" and other sources.  Mrs. Brown is now deceased--permission to use information from the book was given by her daughter Patricia Brown Hoback.


The land for the Brockway Cemetery was donated in 1876 by Alonzo Brockway.

The above drawing is based upon the research done by Mabel Estle Brown for her 1977 book "Fork of the Rivers: History is People" and shows the original owners of the plats within Brockway Cemetery.
 

 
Lot 1 J.M. Brockway
Lot 2 Alonzo Brockway
Lot 3 blank (Booth burials on this lot)
Lot 4 Charles Emerson
Lot 5 J. Hessler (Hesler on stone)
Lot 6 Jesse Ramer
Lot 7 Thomas Tipton (note he is buried at Conesville)  
Lot 8 G.W. Kellow
Lot 9 John Schmeltzer
Lot 10 A.J. Brockway
Lot 11 Timothy Hankins
Lot 12 Stephen Hall
Lot 13 Carlos Dimick
Lot 14 Martin Wheelan
Lot 15 Conrad Schmeltzer
Lot 16 Jonathan McChesney
Lot 17 William Harper (note he is buried at Conesville)
Lot 18 Alexander McCurdy
Lot 19 A.C. Gedney
Lot 20 J.W. Norris
Lot 21 I.W. Jones
Lot 22 Apollos Cone
Lot 23 Emanuel Mentzer
Lot 24 Robert McCurdy
Lot 25 James Calhoun

The road runs along the left side of this drawing with the gate opening into the upper corner of the Hesler lot (where I tripped in a hole and discovered the marker of Jacob Hesler).  On the right side of this drawing bordering the lots from Jones to Calhoun is a fence separating the cemetery from a corn field.  It was in the far upper corner of this drawing, in the I.W. Jones lot next to the corner fence post where we found pieces of at least 3 markers and one fairly intact marker.  There may have been other stones buried in the mud which we did not find.

It would also appear that some of these lots may have been given or sold to families other than those named on the original lot owners maps, as there are, in some cases no stones with these names or large groups of stones with other surnames not related to the lot owners listed on the map.

Once the cemetery was walked, additional sources were used to help clarify relationships and provide additional information.
Sources for the additional information are marked accordingly:
MCMR Muscatine Co. Marriage Records
LCMR for Lousia Co Marriage Records, etc)
FR Fork of the Rivers by Mabel Estle Brown

For more information on the Brockway family, visit their website at http://www.omalco.com/Brockway  which contains, journals photographs and other documentation of the Brockway, Horton, Letts and related families.
 
 
Last, First, Middle Birth Death Notes from 2000 rewalk Additional Notes/
Research Contacts
Allen, Vinnie M. Brockway 1872 1910 w/o Willowby W. Allen
not noted on rewalk
Lot 10
FR Willowby Allen (1873-1965)
buried Gold Beach CA
d/o A.J & E.N. Brockway
Barrett, Cecelia 1827 1893 m1 Hezekiah Ricketts
m2 John Barrett 
Lot 21
.
Barrett, John 1834 
Ohio
1903 . MCMR mar  04 Apr 1865 
Booth,  Amanda . 12 May 1873 age 19 
not found on rewalk
may have been on the side
lying on the ground
from WPA records listed as "BOOTS"
FR indicates b. 1854 OH also says
buried at Brockway
Booth,  Murcy . Aug 1878 d. age 64 
same stone w/ Robert
stone knocked off base
Lot 3
FR nee Westlake
gives year of death as 1873
photo of marker
Booth, Robert . 17 Oct 1874 age 64
stone knocked off base
Lot 3
FR says d. Sep stone says Oct
photo of marker
Brockway, Albert Judson 18 Sep 1830 06 Jan 1898  Lot 10 FR says b. 1830 Jeffersonville PA
d. 1896 at Conesville
s/o James & Lydia
photo of marker
Brockway, Arthur . 21 Dec 1878 aged 18m 
s/o P.F. & M.P. Brockway
FR Pettett F. Brockway was the son of 
Alonzo and was Notary Public for 
Johnson Co. He executed the 
Brockway cemetery land conveyence.
Brockway, Alonzo . 22 Sep 1889 d. age 93y 1lm 14d
Lot 2
FR indicates b. NY
[email protected]
photo of marker
Brockway, Busta C. . 1868 s/o G.A. & I.C.
Lot 1
FR lists a Eustagen Brockway 
d. 20 Aug 1868 age 8y  for this couple
Brockway, Clarissa O. . 24 Sep 1848 listed on the Alozo Brockway
family monument
aged 28y 5m 1d
Lot 2
photo of marker
Brockway, Daughter . 28 Sep 1865 d/o A.J. & E.N.
same stone with
two infant brothers
Lot 10
photo of marker
Brockway, Eliza Almira . 20 Aug 1842 aged 19y 1m 13d
not noted on rewalk
d/o James & Lydia
per Brockway family records
Brockway, Eliza Snapp 1800 1878 . .
Brockway, Elizabeth 18 May 1841 21 Mar 1911 2nd w/o Albert Judson Brockway
Lot 10
FR nee Nichols
cousin of 1st wife Mary
Brockway Fam info says she
was niece of Mary
photo of marker
Brockway, Emmett Addis 1836 1912 Co B. Iowa 35 Infantry Civil War
same  stone with Jane & Hazel
Lot 9
FR b. 11 May 1836 Jefferson co PA
s/o James M. & Lydia Goff Brockway
m. 26 Dec 1869 Jane Davisson MCMR
[email protected]
photo of marker
Brockway, George Alvin 21 Feb 1844 02 Feb 1907 Co B Iowa 35 Infantry Civil War
same stone with wife
Lot 1
FR s/o James M. & Lydia Goff Brockway
h/o Isadora Brobst
[email protected]
photo of marker
Brockway, Hazel Ardella 1888 1922 same marker as Emmett & 
Jane Davission Brockway
Lot 9
photo of marker
Brockway, Hulda . 28 Jan 1873 w/o Alonzo
aged 71y 8m 21d
Lot 2
nee Smith
photo of marker
Brockway, Isadora C Brobst 28 Feb 1847 01 Mar 1922 w/o George A
same stone
Lot 1
FR b. Lancaster Co PA
photo of marker
Brockway, James Letts 13 Jul 1874 1934 twin of Judson W
"Brockway Twins"
then lists each.
Next to parents
Lot 1
FR s/o George & Isadora
b. near Conesville
photo of marker
Brockway,  James Maine 15 Jul 1797 09 Mar 1874 aged 77y
same marker with Lydia
Lot 1
FR h/o Lydia Goff
birth date from Brockway family records
photo of marker
Brockway, James Maine 1874 1943 . .
Brockway, Jane Davisson 10 Apr 1850 1923 same stone with 
Emmett & Hazel
Lot 9
FR d/o Wm & Eliza Lewis Davisson
w/o Emmett Addis Brockway
photo of marker
Brockway, Judson Walter 13 Jul 1874 1953 twin of James L
marker says 
"Brockway Twins"
then lists each.
Next to parents
Lot 1
FR s/o George & Isadora
b. near Conesville
photo of marker
Brockway, Louis A 1876 1945 . FR s/o George A & Mary A
Brockway, Lydia 20 Jan 1804 04 Jan 1853 died age 48y 11m 14d 
w/o James M. 
same marker
Lot 1
nee Goff
[email protected]
photo of marker
Brockway, Marian  Stella 1890 1941 wife of James L.
Lot 1
FR mar 06 Apr 1910 Cedar Rapids IA
Brockway, Marianne . 26 Jul 1920 d/o Alonzo & Hulda
aged 85y 11m 25d
Lot 2
photo of marker
Brockway, Mary A 1840 1917 wife of Mason L. .
Brockway, Mary E. 1835 19 May 1861 aged 26y w/o A.J.
top of marker broken off
Lot 10
FR b. 1835 nee Nichols
d/o Samuel & Mary Rogers Nichols
Brockway Family Records said same
photo of marker
Brockway, Mason L. 1821 17 Feb 1885 stone lying on side
daughter info on back
per Brockway family records
s/o John Smith and Rhoda Nichols Brockway
Brockway, Ormond A. . 15 Oct 1864 died 11y 6m 10d 
s/o Alonzo
Lot 2
FR lists as Osmond b. PA d. 1854
Brockway, Pearl  . 12 Jan 1860 d/o G.A. & I.C
ss/w Busta
stone says "daughter" but 
matches info for Pearl
Lot 1
FR infant d/o George & Isadora 
named Pearl died this date
Brockway, son . 12 Nov 1861 s/o A.J. & E.N.
same stone with
another infant son 
& infant daughter
Lot 10
FR shows date as 12 Nov 1864
photo of marker
Brockway, son . 18 Dec 1863 18d s/o A.J. & E.N. 
same stone with 
another infant son 
& infant daughter
Lot 10
FR shows age of child 18m
photo of marker
Brown, Fannie Buser . 1936 died age 78 FR  nee Mary Frances Hankins
d/o Timothy & Elizabeth Lee Hankins
b 22 Nov 1858 near Letts
d. 21 Aug 1936 at B.L.Metcalf home
m1 Wm Buser (1856-1883)
m2 Henry Brown (d. Aug 1908 "a tragic death")
Buser, Margaretta D . 19 Oct 1884 aged 56y 10m 20d 
wife of Rev. J.H.
marker lying on ground
FR lists as Margaret Demoss Lenox
born 1828 Xenia OH and notes her
name is also on a stone at Conesville
Cem but she is actually buried at 
Brockway.  Her husband Rev. 
John Hanson Buser buried Conesville 
Lot 50 (her name on that stone)  He was a German Reformed Church Reverand.
photo of marker
Buser, William 1856 1883 . .
Calhoun, Mariam . 1874 . d/o James & Susan Stillwell Calhoun
Forker, John E . 02 Oct 1879 aged 3y 2m 3d 
(3's may be 8's)
s/o S& M Forker
FR lists Samuel & Malissa Forker but
does not list this child with them as 
the listing in the book is from the 
1870 census and he had not been born yet. (per WPA cemetery records Samuel & Malissa are buried at Mitchellville Cem in Linn Co IA)
Gedney, A.C. 27 Apr 1827 18 Jul 1897 Civil War Vet
Owner Lot 19
WPA 
Gedney, Jane S. 21 Oct 1832 21 Dec 1892 Lot 19 WPA 
Hall, Elizabeth . 04 Aug 1854 same stone with Ida, 
Stephen and one
illegible listing
children of S.B. & M.A. Hall
Hall, Hiram . 31 Mar 1861 . WPA List- may be the illegible Hall
which we  found on rewalk
Hall, Ida . . died age 26y 
same stone with Elizabeth, Stephen and one illegible listing
children of S.B. & M.A. Hall
Hall, illegible . . listing on Hall stone
too illegible to read
children of S.B. & M.A. Hall
Hall, Stephen . 08 Aug 185? can't read age or last digit of year
same stone with Elizabeth, Ida and one illegible listing
FR lists a Stephen Hall wife Mary Ann from the 1856 Oakland Twp (Louisa Co) Census who had a son named Stephen b. 1855
children of S.B. & M.A. Hall
Hankins, Cornelia . 14 Aug 1864 aged 9m 14d d/o T & E FR d/o Timothy & Elizabeth Lee Hankins
Hankins, Elizabeth 01 Jun 1831
Upper Sandusky, Wyandot, OH
26 Aug 1899 Lot 11 nee Lee
d/o Richard W & Mary Nancy Ward Lee
w/o Timothy mar 17 Mar 1850
Wyandot  Co OH per  WCMR Vol 452
Hankins, George . 12 Oct 1857  4 or 14m 22d 
s/o T  & E Hankins
FR says d. 1y 22d
s/o Timothy & Elizabeth Lee Hankins
Hankins, infant 06 Jun 1878 06 Jun 1878 d/o T & E 
stone almost illegible
.
Hankins, Emma 10 Aug 1856
nr Ft Madison IA
02 Sep 1921
Conesville
w/o John Hankins
Lot 8
Rhu Emma Pumroy Hankins
Hankins, J. Cass 25 Jan 1882
n/o Conesville
Oct 1933 
same farm born
not noted on rewalk FR s/o John R. & Rhu Emma Pumroy Hankins
Hankins, John R 1851 1923 Lot 8 s/o Timothy & Elizabeth Lee Hankins
Hankins, Malinda "Linnie" Ellen 26 Oct 1894 05 Apr 1927 Lot 8 nee Van Horn
d/o Frank H & Jessie Bebb Van Horn
w/o Thomas Hankins mar 1912
Hankins, Richard 1913 1913 in front of big Hankins 
stone lot 8
 s/o T.R. & L.E.-in front of Big Hankins stone. Footstone "R.E.H."
Hankins Rosa . 26 Jan 1877 not noted on rewalk age 9m
d/o Timothy & Elizabeth
Hankins, Timothy  16 Mar 1823 09 Oct 1896
IA
Lot 11 s/o John  & Mary Young Hankins
FR says b. OH, Hankins genealogy says PA
Hasley, Arizona McCurdy 22 Jan 1859 13 Nov 1898   FR says Arizona Hasley McCurdy was a child of Alexander & 
Sarah Jones McCurdy but the marker and the WPA records both say Arizona McCurdy Hasley (surname Hasley)
Heald, Dio Lewis 1864 1899 . FR h/o Bertha Owen who was 
d/o Ira & Catherine Heath Owen
Heath, Cynthia Fox 14 Nov 1801
Hadley ME
04 Aug 1880 . FR d/o Joel & Lucinda Cook Fox
w/o Samuel Heath
Heath, Lyman 28 Mar 1827 10 Feb 1913 . s/o Samuel & Cynthia
Heath, Samuel  . 05 Aug 18?? 78y 5m 21d found up against back fence-barely legible  photo of marker
Hesler, Jacob 20 Aug 1804 23 Jun 1883 stone broken  & sunk in ground to immediate left of  entrance 
( I tripped in the hole it was sunk in)
Lot 5
.
Hesler, Rebecca 18 Jan 1812 06 Nov 1864 did not find may be sunk
Lot 5
maiden name may be Shaner
Horton, Jonathan B . 20 Jul 1886 aged 68y 4m 20d 
Civil War Vet G.A.R
not noted on 
FR s/o Thomas & Jane Butler Horton
b. 02 Feb 1814 in OH
indicates buried at Brockway
Horton, Lillie 1878 1881 . d/o Nelson & Eliza Horton
Horton, Marion . 28 Aug 1882 aged 46y 5m 4d
Co H 85 Reg Ill Vol CivilWar
found lying in the mud
FR Francis Marion Horton
h/o Susan Camp (she bur Conesville)
photo of marker
Horton, Matilda J Nelson . 28 Apr 1893 aged 72y 4m 13d 
w/o J.B.
FR nee Nelson
d/o Hugh B & Catherine English Nelson
b 14 Nov 1820 Harrison Co OH
mar 09 Apr 1840 Harrison Co OH
also listed as Martha J.
Hoskins, Elizabeth . 15 Aug 1867 aged 39 or 30y ?? m 14d 
w/o G or C Hoskins
Note WPA lists this person as buried
at Conesville Cemetery -stone located at Brockway MPL lists as Hankins, Elizabeth, 
wife of F.G.
Illegible stone . . lying in left back 
corner by fence
photo  of marker
Illegible stone . . between Gedney
and Elizabeth Hankins 
possibly says 
daughter of JR & S
.
Jones, Samuel R . 17 Dec 1878 2y 6m 11d
s/o Thomas & Rebecca
.
Jones, Thomas C or G . 08 Oct 1873 aged 40 
Civil War Vet
G.A.R.
Lot 24
FR wife was Rebecca Jane McCurdy 
who  was d/o Robert & Elizabeth Welling McCurdy. Rebecca buried in Madison SD where her son resided
Kellow, George Henry . . s/o W & M
stone sunken in 
no dates
.
Kennedy, Jennie . 1874 not noted on rewalk MPL  list only
Ketchner, Lila S . 01 Aug 1887 aged 26y 7m 14d
not very legible
.
Lord, Jane J. 03 Apr 1891 06 Oct 1891 footstone d/o Richard Lord Jr. & 
Mary Margaret Neff
(mar 6 May 1885 Louisa Co)
[email protected]
Lord, Mary M. 31 May 1886 01 Jul 1895 footstone d/o Richard Lord Jr & 
Mary Margaret Neff
[email protected]
McChesney, Cornelia . 10 Oct 1862 8y 2m 22?d d/o Johnathan J & Ruth C McChesney
McChesney, Horace E . 23 Aug 1859 2m 26d
rest not readable 
found up against fence 
in back corner.
FR listed stone as broken as of 1977
s/o Johnathan J & Ruth C McChesney
photo of marker
McChesney, Irwin M . 02 Nov 1862 aged 10m s/o Johnathan J & Ruth C McChesney
McCullough, George 05 May 1874 30 Dec 1879 . s/o Wm & Sarah Ramer McCullough
McCullough, Paulina . 15 Dec 1878 aged 23
not noted
FR says d. 1878 
nee McCurdy 
d/o Alexander & Sara Jones McCurdy
w/o George McCullough 
buried with her infant  died same date
MCMR 01 Jul 1877
McCullough, William 18 Feb 1844
Coshocton Co Oh
06 Mar 1920 . Civil War Veteran
s/o John & Elizabeth Gordon McCullough
h/o Sara Elizabeth Ramer
McCurdy, Alexander 21 Jun 1823 1902 . FR s/o Daniel & Jane McCurdy
McCurdy, Elizabeth 11 Jul 1819
Harrison Co OH
17 Mar 1906 Lot 24 FR w/o Robert nee Welling
d/o Thomas Welling
McCurdy, Francis "Frank" Smiley 20 Aug 1879
Conesville IA
31 Mar 1925 . s/o Alexander & 
Sarah Norris McCurdy
McCurdy, Hasley Arizona 1859 1898 . c/o Alexander & 
Sarah Jones McCurdy 
McCurdy, Jane 1791 17 May 1869 aged 78 w/o Daniel; mother of Alexander
McCurdy, Lulu . 10 Jan 1879 3y 3m 27d infant d/o Daniel S & Minerva Hardman McCurdy
McCurdy, Minnie V. 07 Apr 1853
Coshocton Co OH
08 May 1888 aged 35y 1m 1d  1st wife of Daniel  S. 
(he buried Conesville)
nee Hardman
married 06 Oct 1870 MCMR
McCurdy, Robert 19 Mar 1821
Coshocton Co OH
15 Oct 1900
Muscatine Co
Co F 47th Ia Inf 
Civil War
Lot 24
FR h/o Elizabeth Welling
McCurdy, Robert H 1900 1915 buried next to 
Robert & Elizabeth
Lot 24
s/o Daniel S & 2nd wife Ina Heath
McCurdy, Sarah E 09 Jan 1840 14 May 1932 . FR nee Norris
d/o John W & Mary Adams Norris
2nd w/o Alexander
McCurdy, Sarah 1825 08 Jun 1867 wife of Alexander 
new stone
FR nee Jones 
1st w/o Alexander
b. Harrison Co OH
McCurdy, Scott A 1876 15 Feb 1950 . s/o Alexander & 
Sarah Norris McCurdy
McCurdy, Zula . 1899 not noted on rewalk d/o Daniel S. McCurdy and
2nd wife Ina Estella Heath
McKee, Daniel Chalmers 05 Mar 1864
Coshocton Co OH
01 Jan 1932 s/s with Mary J. FR s/o Daniel and 
Mary Jane Jones McKee
h/o Florence Elma Cecil
McKee, Daniel 27 Feb 1810
Coshocton Co OH
01 Jan 1884 . h/o Mary Jane Jones
McKee, Dora J 05 Mar 1856 19 Aug 1942 w/o Hugh Vance McKee nee McKee
MCMR 26 Dec 1878
McKee, Hugh Vance 09 Apr 1855 12 Aug 1906 h/o Dora J. s/o Daniel & Mary Jones McKee
McKee, Mary J. Jones 12 May 1823 29 Mar 1911 s/s with Daniel w/o Daniel (1810-1884)
Mentzer, Martha . 18 Oct 1871 aged 29y 4m 29d FR w/o Emmanuel Mentzer
m/o Eva and Mary
Moore, George L 1864 1941 s/s with Nellie M.
Lot 1
FR says buried lot 1 in one place
and lot 2 in another.
Moore, Nellie M 1872 1939 s/s with George L
Lot 1
FR d/o George A & Isadora Brockway
Nash, Addie Grace . 16 May 1886 aged 9m 4d 
d/o J.D & Ida O.  Nash
FR granddaughter of 
Albert Judson Brockway 
d/o John D & Ida O. Brockway Nash
who  married 05 Aug 1877 MCCR
Was listed as 10th child
Nelson, Elizabeth Adams 1824
Bedford Co PA
11 Apr 1887 aged 62y 4m 8d w/o Joseph Nelson mar 1846
Nelson, Joseph 09 Dec 1823
Harrison Co OH
24 Sep 1900 aged 76y 9m 15d FR twin of William
s/o Hugh & Catherine English Roney Nelson
Norris, Charlie Ben 20 Dec 1868 06 May 1872 age 4 s/o Wm Allen & Rebecca Booth Norris
FR lists as Charley Benjamin
Norris, Eddie 30 Mar 1882 19 Apr 1882 Lot 20
see notes
FR lists Eddie s/o Thomas E & 
Elnora Brown Norris born this date
Stone we found says  Sadie, not Eddie
Norris, Hugh Ray 22 Aug 1880 1881 day of death not legible
Lot 20
s/o Thomas E. & 
Elnora Brown Norris
Norris, Sadie 30 Mar 1882 02 May? 1882 Lot 20 FR lists Eddie s/o Thomas E & 
Elnora Brown Norris born this date
Stone we found says  Sadie, not Eddie
Northey, Levinia McCurdy 08 Jan 1856 08 Jul 1898
Waterloo IA
infant son buried with her FR w/o William C. Northey
nee McCurdy
d/o Alex & Sarah Jones McCurdy
MCMR 18 Dec 1879
Powell, Ollie Gedney 16 Apr 1876 13 May 1932 not noted on rewalk d/o Abraham & Jane S
w/o John M. Powell
MCMR 14 Dec 1895
Preston, John . . did not find on rewalk MPL List
Preston, Nancy . 26 Sep 1892 aged 87y 8m 9d FR nee Hankins
d/o Timothy Hankins & 
Elizabeth Lee
w/o John Preston
MCMR 01 Jul 1874
Pumroy, Rosana 13 Apr 1816 10 Jul 1904 s/s with Thomas .
Pumroy, Thomas 09 Sep 1838 20 May 1898 Civil War Vet G.A.R. Note: a Thomas Pumroy 
mar Delila Ames 
18 Feb 1868 MCMR
photo of marker
Ramer, Jesse V. 02 Apr 1833 25 Jan 1886 aged 52y 4m 2d FR says b. 02 Sep 1833
mar 18 Mar 1857 Sarah Dunlap
Ramer, Mary Emma 05 Dec 1863 03 Sep 1865 aged 1y 8m 9d 
dau of Jesse & Sarah
.
Ramer, Sarah H 04 Feb 1828 05 Nov 1899 aged 71y 2m 4d nee Dunlap
FR says b. 31 Aug 1828 PA
w/o Jesse V. Ramer
Ricketts, Hezekiah 1825
Coshocton Co OH
28 Jul 1857 . .
Ricketts Infant Daughter . 15 Sep 1855 . d/o Hezekiah & Cecelia Ricketts
(Cecelia remarried, see Bartlett)
Schmeltzer, Ella . 1859 7m 29d d/o Hannah 
Schmeltzer, Flora Estelle . d 05? Sep 1872 (may be 08) 1y 3m 3d
d/o J &  Flora J.
Lot 9
FR says d. 08 Sep 1872
Schmeltzer, Hannah A. . 11 Dec 1871 34y 2m 26d
Lot 15
w/o Conrad Schmeltzer
Schmeltzer, infant 23 Jun 1867 23 Jun 1867 s/o  John & Flora
Lot 9
MCCR shows Flora nee Brockway
She was d/o Alonzo & Hulda Smith Brockway
m John Schmeltzer 26 Sep 1866 MCCR
This was probably their first child
Singleton, Estelle . 04 Aug 1889 aged 17y 
d/o J.W. & Malinda
WPA says d. 1880
Singleton, James W. 13 Nov 1843
WV
05 Mar 1922 . FR s/o Aaron Sihawk & Mary Meyers Singleton
m1 Malinda "Lynn" Swain  12 Oct 1871 Johnson Co. IA
m2 Mary Wells 12 Feb 1882 Louisa Co IA
m3 Alice Wells 20 Jan 1892 (MCMR)
Singleton, Malinda .  02 Feb 1880 1st wife of James W 
buried next to Estelle 
nee Swain(e) per marriage record
Singleton, Mary J  . 11 Apr 1891 38y 1m 3d 
2nd w/o J.W.
FR nee Wells
MCMR lists as Mary J. Wardale
m JW Singleton 12 Feb 1882 Louisa Co
Snyder, Unknown . . . MPL List
Tipton, Arena Ben  "Reno" . 1860 not noted on rewalk s/o Thomas & Maragaret Adams Tipton 
listed in FR as buried at Brockway
Unknown, Broken Stone Pieces . . next to marker of
Addie Grace Nash 
.
Unknown, Stone Base Only . . straight back from
Daniel McKee Stone
.
Unknown, Child . ???? 24 ???? 8y 4m 12d 
broken in pieces 
buried in mud
in far back corner
photo of marker
Unknown, George M . . rest illegible found
leaning on back fence
photo of marker
Unknown, Rena . . s/o ??? (rest illegible) 
Wright baby stone sitting 
on top of this marker
Most likely is Rena Schmeltzer, child of Conrad & Hanna Schmeltzer born circa 1870.
If not, the only other "Rena" type name supposedly buried at Brockway is Arena Ben Tipton, s/o Thomas & Maragaret Adams Tipton listed in FR as buried at Brockway 
Welling, Thomas . 12 Jun 1872 aged 87y 6m 9d 
knocked off base
f/o Elizabeth Welling McCurdy
Wheelan, Elnora . 18 Feb 1865 age 7
not noted on 
FR d/o Martin& Lucinda Mary Wheelan
MPL list
Wheelan, Flora . 1865 age 10y
not noted on rewalk
FR d/o Martin& Lucinda Mary Wheelan
MPL list
Williams, Minnie Brockway 23 Dec 1870 23 Jul 1923
Joliet IL
stone on side
information on back 
of Mason Brockway stone
FR d/o Mason Brockway
mar Mar 1909 Fred Williams,
a telegrapher for the railroad
Wright, baby 07 Dec 1877 13 Jul 1878 small stone found on top of stone for Rena Unknown.
Do not know if related or
if someone just picked it up and sat it there to keep from mowing over it.
s/o C.C. & ?? (illeg)
across top of stone it says GOYN
.

Pieces of at least 3-4 stones found in back corner of cemetery near fence post.  Three of these we were able to partially identify. There may be others.  View photo of marker group found in back corner of the I.W. Jones Plot (not necessarily related to the Jones family)

It is also possible that a young German farm worker, Robert Vendiger, who died in a farm accident in 1861 on the Brockway farm in Orono twp, may also be buried here.  The grizley account of his death does not indicate his final resting place.

It was initially thought that John and Flora Brockway Schmeltzer were also buried at Brockway but WPA records indicate they are buried at Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington County, Iowa and there is nothing at Brockway to indicate that they are there.


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