River Junction (Stumptown) Cemetery, Freemont Twp, Johnson Co IA
River Junction Cemetery
Fremont Twp
Johnson Co IA


River Junction, often referred to as "Stumpy" or "Stumptown" is just down the road from Lone Tree, Iowa, 12 miles south of Iowa ity and 26 miles west of Muscatine, in Fremont Twp.  Fremont Twp is in the southeastern tip of Johnson County.

At one time in the 1970's and 1980's, it was almost declared a "ghost town" but the area has seen some revitalization in recent years.  My father lived there for a time when he was a child, and occasionally took us back to River Junction to see what was left and to visit "Shotgun Annie", an old lady who guarded in the shells of the original old buildings of  "Stumptown".

The below listings from the River Junction Cemetery were extracted from the Works Progress Administration (WPA) cemetery surveys done in the late 1930's.  The lastest burial date on this list is 1937.  There are no doubt more burials at River Junction Cemetery.

Sections in yellow indicate additional information added that did not appear on the WPA survey. Items marked "FR" came from "Fork of the Rivers" by Mabel Estle Brown (deceased).  Information from this book is being used with the permission of her daughter.
 
Last First Born Died Notes/Contacts
Adams Mary E  12 Jun 1855 13 Jan 1882 .
Aubrecht James  . 30 Jan 1901 57y
Aubrecht Joseph 1888 1932 .
Aubrecht Katie  . 07 Mar 1920 65y
Boos Martha  . 18 Sep 1860 1y
Boos Oliver P  . 20 May 1860 Son of Wm
Boos Wm D  . 13 Apr 1856 4y
Burge Jay  1882 1931 .
Burge Jerry 1919 1923 .
Cline Infant  08 Apr 1898 09 Apr 1898 1 day
Cray Zephaniah S.  19 Oct 1841
Somerset Co NJ
24 Oct 1923 IA 2nd Cav Co G
h/o Louisa Sweet
Davenport Barbara 01 Apr 1832 29 Nov 1915 .
Davenport Lewis 01 Oct 1817
NJ
12 Jan 1894 s/o John & Catherine Davenport
Decker Clifton B  10 Aug 1910 02 May 1911 .
Douglas John  30 Nov 1881 06 Oct 1916 .
Dryden David . 11 Aug 1923 63y 11m
Dryden Jessie S . 09 Feb 1922 60y
Edwards Florella May  11 Apr 1884 26 Jul 1927 .
Edwards Lysle 1901 1935 US Navy Hospital Corps
Edwards Walter Lee  04 Dec 1874 29 Nov 1938 h/o Mae Sweet
f/o Paul, Arnold, Mrs. Wm.Swailes
& Mrs. Merrill Flake
Fountain  Sarah  23 Dec 1872 01 Jan 1897 nee Raynor
d/o Joseph Raynor
1st wife of Harry L. Fountain
m/o Rosa Blanche Fountain
Gray Louise Sweet 21 Oct 1839 27 Mar 1925
Hamilton John . 23 Jul 1848 48y
Haskell Infant . 09 Dec 1864 7days
believed to be child of  
George W & Angeline Sweet Haskell
Hawthorne Aggie  31 Mar 1869 18 May 1904 .
Hawthorne Elmer  06 Apr 1891 05 May 1904 .
Heppeht Della . 1890 1y
Heppeht Emma . 1890 24y
Hilton Mary R 22 Nov 1870 11 Aug 1922 .
Huskins Franklin  1853 1924 .
Huskins Frederic 1875 1889 .
Huskins Lillie F 1856 1932 .
Kincaid Jehu  1845 1923 .
Kincaid Louisa 1851 1929 .
Luscomb Amy D 28 Apr 1834 30 May 1911 .
McCullough Henry B  29 Aug 1838
Tuscarawas Co OH
24 Oct 1902 s/o Samuel & Sarah McCullough
mar. 28 Nov 1862
f/o Willie, Aggie T., Ora Belle and Jessie V.
was time keeper and depot agent 
at the River Junction train yard
FR
McCullough Rose 01 Mar 1843
Johnson Co IA
03 May 1904 w/o Henry
d/o A.T. McElwain
parents settled in Johnson Co in 1838
FR
Magruder Anna M  . 31 May 1891 41y
Magruder Edwin E  1916 1933 .
Magruder Freddie D  . 06 Mar 1882 2y
Magruder George . 25 Jan 1926 86y
Magruder James M 1856
Johnson Co IA
1937 s/o James & Ruth Magruder
m. 01 Jan 1880 at brides home Conesville IA
FR
Magruder Millie Agnes  03 Jun 1860
Coshocton Co OH
1936
Lone Tree IA
nee Norris
d/o John & Mary Adams Norris
w/o James M.
mother of Earl, Lloyd, Alice and Edna
FR
Mullinnix Infant 1907 1907 inf of: Floyd and Letha
Mullinnix John L 1855 1934 .
Mullinnix Letha Bronson  10 Sep 1885 23 Jan 1909 .
Mullinnix Robert W 17 Aug 1920 22 Jul 1921 .
Mullinnix Samantha J  1860 1928 .
Mullinnix Wilma J 20 Oct 1909 29 Aug 1918 .
Musser Elizabeth 25 Jun 1845 18 Jan 1909 .
Musser Gladys  1903 11 Nov 1908 4y
d/o John Dolson & 
Mary Jeannette "May" Fountain Musser
Musser John D 29 Oct 1842 24 Jul 1900 .
Nelson Thomas B  1856 1933 s/o Stewart & Malissa Nelson
FR
Nunnally Irvin M 21 Dec 1905 02 Sep 1922 .
Nunnally Rose Ellen 18 Dec 1864 27 Jul 1930 d/o James & Mary Fountain Walker
w/o Joel F. Nunnally
mar Jan 1890 in Johnson Co.
Prerman August 11 Apr 1872 20 Feb 1921 .
Porter Ebb D 1860 1937 .
Rayner Alice  . 05 Oct 1882 12y
Rayner Elizabeth . 22 Feb 1899 90y
Rayner Gertie . 16 Jul 1887 5m
Rayner Infant . 18 Apr 1885 .
Rayner Jemima J 16 Jun 1844 25 Apr 1933 nee Musser
w/o Joseph Rayner
mar Johnson Co 8 Mar 1864
Rayner Joseph . 17 Aug 1881 9m
Rayner Joseph . 01 Aug 1895 83y
grain and stock dealer per the 1882-1883
Iowa State Gazetteer and Business Directory
Rayner Joseph 01 Aug 1840 09 Jan 1912 .
Rayner Leroy 1897 26 Jul 1899 2y
Rayner Mattie 1862 1933 .
Rayner Wm 24 May 1848 22 Jul 1921 .
Reppert Bert 1868 1934 .
Reppert Edwin 1860 1932 .
Reppert Emily C  30 May 1847 01 Mar 1886 .
Reppert Ephraim L  26 Sep 1850 27 Feb 1930 .
Reppert Lewis 09 Jun 1817 10 Feb 1886 book agent per the 1882-1883
Iowa State Gazetteer and Business Directory
Schwartz Elizabeth 06 Apr 1816 16 May 1915 .
Shellady Charles B 1861 1935 .
Shellady Harriett 12 Oct 1882 09 Mar 1924 .
Shellady Isabelle . 18 Apr 1904 75y
Shellady Robert R  24 Jul 1858 30 Dec 1915 .
Shellady Robert R . 06 Jan 1897 76y
Shepard Addie S 1861 1937 .
Shepard Horace H 1855 1930 .
Shepherd Chas M 11 Jun 1857 10 Apr 1899 .
Shepherd William C. 1826 24 Jul 1911 Co  A, IA 2nd Reg, CW
Smith Jesse L. 16 Feb 1897  20 Jun 1924 WWI Vet
s/o George Walker & Rhoda Anne Fountain Smith
Stober Infant . 19 Jan 1909 child of John Albert  & Bessie Fountain Stober
Sweet David . 19 Sep 1844 44y
Sweet Caleb 1834 28 Apr 1915 Co C IA 2nd Cav
Sweet Lydia . 06 Jan 1884 79y
Sweet Margaret 07 Apr 1846 22 Nov 1929 .
Sweet Wm T 29 Mar 1832 21 Sep 1913 .
Tantlinger Bell 17 May 1867 18 Aug 1868 .
Tantlinger John A . 25 Jan 1876 18y
Tantlinger Silas A . 24 Jun 1858 2y
Walker Female Infant . 06 Mar 1880 .
Walker Jessie V 21 Oct 1876 12 Aug 1902 nee McCullough
d/o Henry B & Rose McElwain McCullough
w/o Isa Walker
m/o Vere M. Walker
FR
Walker Oscar V 04 Sep 1896 07 Feb 1897 .
Welsh Elizabeth . 08 Mar 1877 48y
Welsh Ellen A . 18 Apr 1851 2y
Welsh Ephraim . 18 Jun 1881 59y
Westfall Bernice 1900 1922 .
Wortinger Amos 17 Mar 1846 04 Oct 1917 son of Benjamin & Elizabeth Walker Wortinger
h/o Sarah Nelson
(also have found listed buried at Swank Cemetery)

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