| Madison Twp. Section 16
 42°04'40"N
 191°04'32"W
 Established 1852.Restored 1980-86.Madison Center has been designated a Pioneer Cemetery
  Photo: Sharon Brodersen Lindbloom
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 |  Many thanks to Steve and Donna Story for allowing us to post material from their book Madison Center Cemetery,, to Jim Schultz for providing me with a copy of the book, and to Sharon Lindbloom for providing photos of the stones. The 143-page book contains extensive information on the families of those buried at Madison Center cemetery as well as Madison county history, and can be ordered from Steve and Donna Story in West Union, Iowa. | 
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| ![[space]](graphics/space.gif) FIRST ROW
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 |  | This west row starts 20 feet south of the north fence line and is listed from north to south. Emily L. wife of S. Moore   
  died Jan. 13, 1865 
  26 yrs. 5 mo. 14 days 
  ALSO Luella  infant daughter of
 
  S. and E. L. Moore 
  died Dec. 11, 1864 
  1 yr. 2 mo. 20 d. 
  Sleep loved and last one's sleep 
  Beneath the quiet sod 
  With faith and hope and prayer 
  We gave thee up to God 
  Note: The headstone had been broken into two pieces and was repaired and reset.Footstone ES
  Ervin, son of B. L. & S. A. Smith   
  died Nov. 19, 1864 
  aged 5 yrs. 7 mo. 1 day 
  Note: The footstone is relocated north of the headstone in a separate new base.Footstone SAS
  Sarah A. wife of L. B. Smith   
  died Dec. 14, 1864 
  aged 28 yrs. 8 mo. 11 days 
  Note: The footstone is relocated on the north side of the headstone in the same new base.Footstone EES
  Ellsworth E. son of B. L. and S. A. Smith   
  died Dec. 23, 1864 
  aged 3 yrs. 8 days 
  Note: The footstone is relocated on the north side of the headstone in the same new base.Footstone MW
  Mary, daughter of E. and M. Worthington   
  died October 23, 1863 
  aged 17 yrs. 10 mo. 24 days 
  Note: The footstone is relocated on the north side of the headstone in a separate new base.Two blank footstones 
  Infant daughter of D. S. & C. McDonald   
  died August 10, 1861 
  Note: Two blank footstones have been relocated on the north side of the headstone in the same new base.Footstone S W
  Sarah A. Wiles wife of James D. Perry   
  died October 23, 1853 
  aged 27 years 4 mo. 5 days 
  A native of Cortland Co N.Y. 
  ALSO Infant son
 
  Note: The footstone is relocated on the north side of the headstone in a separate new base. (This stone indicates the oldest burial in Madison township's four cemeteries.)Footstone EM
  Elizabeth wife of  Moor   
  died Nov. 25, 1864 
  aged 24 yrs. 2 mo. 19 days 
  Note: The footstone has been relocated north of the headstone on a separate new base. Note the spacing of the last name. The engraver left room for a first initial, but none was listed.Footstone LS
  Lucretia A. dau. of W. R. & S. Sweeny   
  died April 5, 1863 
  aged 10 mo. 23 days 
  Note: The footstone is relocated north of the headstone in a separate new base.Minerva A. dau of A. & L. A. Countryman   
  died Aug. 24, 1865 
  aged 2 years 2 mo. 9 days 
  Note: The headstone was found lying against the big cedar tree. It fit exactly to a piece and base found underground. The three pieces were glued together and placed at the site of the base.Millie Baldwin   
  died Nov. 2, 1868 
  aged 7 mo. 3 daysSevilla Baldwin   
  died May 15, 1871 
  aged 6 mo. 2 days 
  Our little ones have left us 
  Short was their stay 
  But again will we meet them 
  On a far brighter day 
  Note: The footstone is relocated on the north side of the headstone in a separate new base.Millie Baldwin   
  died Jan. 15, 1892 
  aged 57 years 
  Footstone LAB 
  Note: The footstone was relocated on a separate new base south of the headstone, five feet from the south fence line.
 | This row begins 23'6" from the north fence line and is 15'6" east of the west row. Blank footstone 
  Barbara Bender   
  Our Mother 
  died June 23, 1881 
  aged 66 years 
  Note: The blank footstone has been relocated on the north side of the headstone on a separate new base.Footstone TB
  Thomas Bender   
  Our Father 
  died August 15, 1873 
  aged 63 years 
  Note: The headstone had been broken and the large piece placed against Barbara Bender's headstone. The footstone was relocated on the north side of the repaired headstone.Blank footstone 
  Isaac Bender   
  died Oct. 19, 1868 
  aged 29 yrs. 16 daysPealer (handmade slate stone)   
  Note: This handmade slate stone was found leaning against Isaac Bender's headstone. Conversation with residents of the area revealed that it occupied that place since at least 1910.No name
No name
  Note: Two areas of depressed land indicated burial sites. Two blank footstones were placed to indicate these sites.Footstone MAM
  Margaret A.  daughter of S. A. McCalmant
 
  died May 26, 1864 
  aged 1 year 6 mo. 28 days 
  Note: The footstone was relocated on the north side of the headstone in the same new base. This section of row two is offset slightly east of the north side of burial row two.Mary C.   daughter of S. & S. A. McCalmant
 
  died April 16, 1874 
  aged 13 years 11 mo. 4 days 
  Footstone M C McC 
  Note: The footstone was relocated on the south side of the headstone on a separate new base.Cora A. daughter of C. W. & S. G. Turner   
  died March 10, 1875 
  aged 1 year 8 mo. 29 daysAmanda Wife of B. L. Farrington     
  died May 3, 1875 
  aged 22 years 5 mo. 2 days 
  ALSO May Bell, their daughter
 
  died May 28, 1875 
  aged 1 mo. 5 days Emma Blanch
 
  died July 10, 1879 
  aged 7 years 10 mo. 
  Flee little tender blossom 
  Flee to thy place of restJerusa wife of J. F. Parks     
  died November 8, 1886 
  aged 55 years 9 mo. 18 daysBlank stone
  Note: We returned a blank stone to its base located 18 feet from the south fence line.
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| ![[space]](graphics/space.gif) THIRD ROW
 | ![[space]](graphics/space.gif) FOURTH ROW
 | ![[space]](graphics/space.gif) FIFTH ROW
 |  | This row starts 50' from the north fence and 22' from row two. Janet Frost   
  died Dec. 5, 1936 
  Note: This is a handmade concrete stone and only was elevated by us above the ground cover.Footstone H B
  Horace Barto     
  died December 11, 1877 
  aged 84 years Louisa Barto
   
  died Oct. 16, 1878 
  aged 55 years 5 mo. 16 days 
  Gone to die no more 
  Note: The footstone is located on the north side of the headstone. We believe there was one more interment in this area, that of Humility Evans Barto, Horace Barto's wife.Jennie J.   daughter of L. J. & O. Mann
 
  died March 2, 1868 
  aged 2 years 2 mo. 20 days 
  Her happy soul has winged its way 
  To one pure bright eternal day 
  E. K. Current 
  Maquoketa Co. 
  Footstone JJM 
  Note: The spelling of the stone company may be in error. The footstone is located on the south side in a new separate base.Preston (large stone)  Footstone J.A.
  James   son of F. and R. Andrews
 
  died Feb 1862 
  aged 3 years 11 mo. 26 days 
  Note: The footstone is on the north side of the headstone in the same new base.
 | This short row begins at the north side. Footstone LB
  Note: This is Louisa Barto's footstone. Horace,   son of J. and O. Collier
 
  died Nov. 17, 1862 
  aged 8 years 6 mo. 19 days 
  Yet again we hope to meet thee 
  When the day of life is fled 
  Then Heaven with joy to greet thee 
  Where no farewell tear is shed 
  Note: This stone was broken in two or more places and could not be glues because of the poor fit of the edges. A new concrete base was made and the stone is flat on the ground.Olive Barto Preston   
  1835-1916
 | This row consists of two sections. The first section includes five stones resting on a concrete slab 18' by 9'9". The north side of the slab is 15 feet directly east of the center of the Andrews stone. Mary A.,   wife of H. F. Dirks
 
  born Feb 7, 1858 
  died Jan 6, 1886 
  God gave He took 
  Thy will resolve 
  He doeth all things well. ALSO
 Two infant children
Linza E. Brownell   
  April 13, 1834 
  May 23, 1919 Lucy J. Bender his wife
 
  Dec. 1, 1841 
  Jan. 12, 1870George Brownell   
  Aug. 13, 1869 
  Oct. 5, 1869Stephen J. Brownell   
  Feb. 11, 1866 
  June 15, 1867Candus M. Brownell   
  March 19, 1864 
  Sept. 25, 1865 The second section of row five is an individual stone located 9'7" from the east fence line and 13'9" from the south fence line.
Frank   children of H. H. & A. M. Peck
 
  died June 15, 1865 
  age 1 yr. 9 mo. 19 days Alma M.
 
  died March 3, 1875 
  age 3 mo. 22 days 
  Note: This separate stone was placed on a new base in the original site.
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