Fountain Cemetery

Pleasant Valley Township

NW1/4 Sec 31

Johnson Co IA

 

 

These listings were extracted from records created by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the late 1930’s, unless otherwise noted.  It is unknown how accurate or complete these records are.  Items in blue with no source information were gleaned from various sources and have not been verified.

 

 

Last

First Middle

Birth

Death

Notes

Source

Adkins

Julia Adeline Fountain

09 Jun 1888

Pleasant Valley Twp Johnson Co IA

27 Feb 1969

Johnson Co IA

d/o Levi & Alda

w/o Miles Adkins (div)

 

Colberg

Fern Belle Fountain

28 Mar 1909

Johnson Co IA

Oct 1933

d/o Grover & Effie Strong Fountain; w/o Lyle Colberg but name on stone is Fountain

WPA listed as Fountain

Fountain

Alda

03 Sep 1860

Fremont Twp

Johnson Co IA

1938

d/o William L. & Sallie

WPA

Fountain

Arthur Herbert

17 Nov 1899

17 Jan 1902

s/o Charles & Mary

WPA

Fountain

Charles Victor

18 Sep 1871

Johnson Co IA

03 Aug 1953

Washington Co IA

s/o Isaac & Hannah

h/o Mary Krall

 

Fountain

Cora Cox

20 Sep 1869

13 Dec 1938

Becker MN

w/o Luther Fountain

 

Fountain

David

06 Nov 1843

Guilford Co NC

15 Mar 1922

Johnson Co IA

s/o John & Hannah T.

WPA

Fountain

Eli

17 Aug 1842

Guilford Co NC

16 Apr 1903

Johnson Co IA

s/o Andrew & Betsey

h/o Elizabeth Trout

WPA

Fountain

Ellis Edward

13 Jan 1881

Pleasant Valley Twp Johnson IA

28 May 1948

Johnson Co IA

s/o Levi & Alda

 

Fountain

Emma

24 Mar 1864

24 Apr 1937

d/o William L & Sallie

did not marry but had a daughter Lura who married Charles Burnett

 

Fountain

Fern Belle

 

 

see Colberg

WPA

Fountain

Florence

 

27 Oct 1877

4m 27d

WPA

Fountain

George M

04 Sep 1869

Johnson Co

18 Jun 1942

Lone Tree IA

s/o Isaac & Hannah

 

Fountain

Grover

1920

1930

 

WPA

Fountain

Hannah

19 Nov 1838

Guilford Co NC

14 Apr 1928

Lone Tree IA

89y 4m 25d

d/o John & Hannah Trotter Fountain; w/o Isaac Fountain

WPA

Fountain

Hannah Trotter

13 Mar 1807

Guilford Co NC

27 Sep 1891

Pleasant Valley Twp

Johnson Co IA

84y

WPA

Fountain

Harley Joseph

13 Aug 1898

Lone Tree IA

Apr 1979

Johnson Co IA

s/o Charles V. & Mary

 

Fountain

Herman Elmer

17 Nov 1890

Pleasant Valley

Twp Johnson IA

21 Nov 1976

Iowa City Johnson IA

s/o Levi & Alda

 

Fountain

Infant

 

 

grave near Fountain lot marked only by a stick in the ground

WPA

Fountain

Infant Daughter

30 Nov 1901

30 Nov 1901

d/o Luther & Cora Cox Fountain

 

Fountain

Infant Son

 

28 Nov 1867

s/o Isaac & Hannah

WPA

Fountain

Infant Triplets

05 Dec 1897

05 Dec 1897

 

WPA

Fountain

Isaac

12 Dec 1857 Fremont Twp Johnson Co IA

bef 1860

s/o William L & Sallie

 

Fountain

Isaac

30 Oct 1837

Guilford Co NC

28 Apr 1881

43y 5m 29d; s/o Andrew & Betsy Murphy Fountain

h/o Hannah Fountain

WPA

Fountain

John

26 Oct 1803

Guilford Co NC

26 Mar 1876

Pleasant Valley Twp

Johnson Co IA

also found as b. 1802 in France

WPA

Fountain

Levi

16 Sep 1855

Johnson Co IA

31 Oct 1937

Johnson Co IA

 

WPA

Fountain

Lindsey

14 Feb 1859

Fremont Twp

Johnson Co IA

bef 1860

s/o William L & Sallie

 

Fountain

Luther

20 Apr 1862

Fremont Twp

Johnson Co IA

27 May 1929

Becker, Shelburne MN

s/o William L & Sallie

h/o Cora Cox

WPA

Fountain

Mary Krall

22 Jan 1875

Newport Twp Johnson Co IA

02 Feb 1860

Iowa City IA

w/o Charles V. Fountain

 

Fountain

Ray

10 Feb 1896

20 Dec 1918

 

WPA

Fountain

Ross Thomas

09 May 1907

River Junction Johnson IA

Feb 1908

Johnson Co IA

s/o Luther & Cora

 

Fountain

Samuel Denver

11 Sep 1869

Johnson Co IA

15 Dec 1922

Johnson Co IA

s/o William L & Sallie

 

Fountain

Sarah “Sallie”

03 Nov 1836

Guilford Co NC

25 Nov 1928

Johnson Co IA

d/o Andrew & Betsy M.

w/o William L. Fountain

 

 

Fountain

William Lindsey

26 May 1826

Guilford Co NC

16 Oct 1910

Pleasant Valley Twp

Johnson Co IA

s/o John & Hannah T.

 

Murphy

Hannah Estella Fountain

19 Mar 1866 Johnson Co IA

27 Jul 1948

Johnson Co IA

d/o William L. & Sallie

w/o John H. Murphy (div)

 

Murphy

Levin

07 Nov 1828

Guilford Co NC

19 Apr 1885

Johnson Co IA

56y 5m 12d

s/o Jonathan Murphy; nephew of Betsey Murphy Fountain (w/o Andrew)

1st wife Thankful Trotter

2nd wife Hannah Fountain, widow of Isaac Fountain.

WPA

Posten

Lewis Delano

10 Oct 1898

Johnson Co IA

39 Apr 1917

s/o William Mark & Olive Fountain Posten

WPA

Posten

Olive Fountain

17 Feb 1872

Lone Tree IA

08 Oct 1956

West Liberty IA

d/o Emsley & Lucy Wood Fountain; w/o Wm M. Posten

 

Smith

Rhoda Anne Fountain

17 Sep 1871

Johnson Co IA

16 Aug 1947

Johnson Co IA

d/o William L & Sallie

w/o George Smith

 

Trotter

Mary “Polly” Jesford

 

22 Jul 1852

87y; w/o Ephraim Trotter

mother of Hannah Trotter Fountain

WPA

Trout

Isadorah

30 Nov 1856

Johnson Co IA

28 Jul 1859

d/o John & Sarah; no marker

 

Trout

Lydia

12 Jul 1852

14 Jul 1859

d/o John & Sarah F; no marker

 

Trout

Mary C

07 Oct 1848

Johnson Co IA

17 Jul 1852

d/o John & Sarah Fountain Trout; no marker

 

Trout

Montana Ben

1962

1964

s/o Levi Trout

 

Trout

Nancy Fountain

27 Apr 1837

Guilford Co NC

16 Aug 1925

Pleasant Valley Twp

Johnson Co IA

d/o John & Hannah T

note is sup. to be mother of Levi FOUNTAIN (1855-1937) –unsure why his surname is Fountain (she and her sister both were married to John Trout-not sure which was married to him first)

WPA

Trout

Sarah

07 Dec 1858

Oct 1859

d/o John & Sarah; no marker

 

Trout

Sarah Jane Fountain

30 May 1828

Guilford Co NC

09 Sep 1859

Johnson Co IA

81y; d/o John & Hannah T.

w/o John Trout

WPA

Troyer

Betsy

 

 

no dates “Aunt”

WPA

 

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