A more recent narrative, accompanying an updated listing of burials
was submitted by Submitted by Eleanor B. McCleary & Charlene Nichols
Hixon on May 13, 2001, who have recently rewalked and researched the Pike
Township cemeteries and published a new book Pike
Township Cemetery Records, Muscatine County, IA March 1836 -
March 2001 (click the link for ordering instructions and table of
contents). The book contains far more information on the cemeteries
than is available here.
This tiny cemetery, surrounded by corn fields, is found on the former Valentine Lenz farm. In the Book of Lands ‘X’, page 466, 18 March 1863, Valentine Lenz posted bond to purchase NW 1/4, Section 6 - 77 - 4 M to John F. Dillon for $800. At some undetermined point in time, someone chose to label the cemetery as Weyland. Reference materials may name it either way.
Directions: About three miles west of Nichols on Highway 22, make
turn north onto Atwood Avenue. Take the next
right on 160th Street. The cemetery will be on your right a short
distance up the road.
| Last Name | First Name | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Notes/Research Contacts |
| Attig | Elizabeth | na | 27 Jul 1873 | age 10 mos. 10 dys.
dau of N & M Attig |
| E.A. (foot stone) | na | na | ||
| Eberle | Jacob | 12 Mar 1799 | 28 Feb 1877 | |
| Fuhr | Margaretha | na | 18 Oct 1875 | "Frau vun Nicolaus - alter 33 Jahr 10 Mo, 29
Tage"
Wife of Nicolaus Fuhr - age 33 yrs. 10 mos. 29 dys |
| M.F. (foot stone) | na | na | Among pile of stones propping up Barbara Lenz's monument | |
| Fuhr | Margaarete | na | 4 Sep 1870 | Geb don (stone sunk) |
| Jeelch | Anna | na | 3 Dec 1873 | dau of R. & E Jeelch |
| Jehle | Frank C. | 29 May 1872 | 4 Apr 1873 | age 10 mos. 5 dys. - son of P. & E Jehle |
| F.C.J. (foot stone) | na | na | Among pile of stones propping up Barbara Lenz's monument | |
| Jehle | Infant | na | 2 Jul 1871 | age 11 mos. 21 dys. - child of J. Jehle
& L
"Our Babe on earth a little while, In heaven forever" |
| Julgh | Catrena | na | 4 Oct ? | f. R. Julgh m. E. -
** Data copied by Charlene Hixon 4 Jun 1966. Marker has since disappeared. MPL list says d. 1872 |
| C.J. (foot stone) | na | na | ||
| Lenz | Barbara | 1805 | 6 Sep 1874 | "Hier Ruhet in Gott Frau ist Geboren 1805
Gest den 6 Sep 1874" stone broken Wife of Valentine Here rests with God, Mrs. born 1805, d. 6 Sep 1874 nee Geis(e); Bradley Carl Arms |
| B.L. (foot stone) | na | na | Among pile of stones propping up Barbara Lenz's monument | |
| Lenz | Valentine | 18 Oct 1817 | 30 Jun 1898 | Bradley Carl Arms |
| Niefel | Peter | 9 May 1868 | 5 Mar 1870 | Gone Home
"Sohn von Sam, O Niefel Gebben 9 Mai 1868 geftben 5 Maerz 1870" Son of ; Family of Niefel who born 9 May 1868 - d. 5 Mar 1870 |
| P.N. (foot stone) | na | na | Among pile of stones propping up Barbara Lenz's monument | |
| Rausch | Nicholas | na | 11 Mar 1878 | age 16 yrs, 10 mos. 4 dys. -
** Data copied by Charlene Hixon 4 Jun 1966. Marker has since disappeared. |
| Reininger | Elizabethae | 19 Nov 1880 | age 12 ys. - f. G. Reininger m. R. | |
| E.R. (foot stone) | na | na | Among pile of stones propping up Barbara Lenz's monument | |
| Reininger | Philipp | na | na | stone sunk |
| Reininger | William F. | na | 29 Apr 1883 | age 15 weeks
(MPL list said 1893) |
| W.F.R. (foot stone) | na | na | ||
| Rousch | George | na | 16 Oct 1875 | "Sohn von J. Rousch m. R.- Den 16 Oct 1875
- Alf 11 Jahi"
Our boy on earth a little while, in heaven forever Son of J & R Rousch d 16 Oct 1875 in his 11th year |
| Schierman | Nicholas | 1812 | 15 Jan 1886 | Shares same stone with Mary Schierman - age 74 yrs. 25 dys. |
| Schierman | Mary | 1814 | 4 Mar 1896 | Wife of Nicholas Schierman - age 72 yrs. 22 dys. |
| Schussler | P. | 22 Aug 1853 | 4 Mar 1873 | |
| Unknown | na | na | only base remains | |
| Unknown | na | na | only base remains | |
| Vetter | Charlotte | 22 Jul 1868 | 14 Aug 1869 | dau of P & E. - Vetter
"Gone Home, Sleep on sweet babe. He thought it best." Joan Acker |
| C. V. (foot stone) | na | na | Among pile of stones propping up Barbara Lenz's monument | |
| J.L. (foot stone) | na | na | Among pile of stones propping up Barbara Lenz's monument | |
| E & C.F. (foot stone) | na | na | Among pile of stones propping up Barbara Lenz's monument | |
| Lindee | Louisa | 1860 | 1895 | Moved from Lenz Cemetery and now rests in 1st Addition,
Lot 72,
of Nichols Cemetery. She rests next to her husband, G.C. Lindee. |
Note: The WPA lists Louisa Hacke (1833-1869), wife
of Frederick Hacke as being buried at Lenz, but she is actually in the
old unplotted section of the Nichols Cemetery, with a clearly legible marker.