ISLAND CEMETERY
AKA Fruitland Cemetery
BLANCHARD ISLAND
FRUITLAND TOWNSHIP
MUSCATINE CO., IOWA
SURNAMES H-I-J

We then added to their list the records for Island Cemetery taken by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the late 1930's.  These are very valuable because some of the older stones noted then may not be found today.

After the WPA listings were added, a more recent update was received in a most unusual manner!

While visiting this  website, Angela Strause Weikert,  who rewalked the Island Cemetery in June, 2000 with her mother,  Kaye  Strause, also stopped to read the webmaster's personal genealogy information and discovered that her mother in law and my mom are cousins!  Angie then emailed us giving permission for the data from their walk to be used on our site and added updated information to the Brei and Krell family descendants!

Information in the 2000 walk was taken from all available stones, but we area advised there were also several unmarked graves as well.  Thanks so much to Angie and her mom for their contribution!

This summary from the MPL file:
Located on North Street in Fruitland; leaving Muscatine on Stewart Road to the Fruitland or Y turnoff. Turn to the right and follow until come to the sign and turn right again. There is one entrance completely covered with evergreen trees evenly spaced in rows with sandy soil; kept in fairly good condition." (date of this narrative unknown.)

From Angie Strause Weikert, we are told that the Island Cemetery is located  about  5 miles southwest of Muscatine and a mile east of Fruitland.

Note in WPA they combined tombstone inscriptions with obit extractions--in some cases people appear twice with two last names (example is CARVIN and CORWIN)--I am including both listings as data varies.

In order not to lose any available information, we have combined the information from the MPL, WPA and the Strause-Weikert
rewalk.  The information from the re-walk is in blue.

In some cases Kay Strause has filled in data from her personal knowledge and genealogy.

Items in red are from site visitors or as noted.

Underlined names are clickable links to page where photo of the marker may be found.
 
 

NAME OF  DECEASED	DATE OF BIRTH	DATE OF DEATH	MAIDEN/MILITARY/NOTES
HAAS, William H	24 Dec 1872	26 Nov 1930	Spanish Am. War Vet.  h/o: Vera Stormes  f/o: Fred; David; Ralph; and : John  WPA
HALL, Mary E.	05/15/1830	08/10/1906	78y 2m 26d
HARDMAN, Charles	1863	1928	.
HARDMAN, John	1901	1927	.
HARDMAN, Mary	1867	1961	.
HARRIS, Charles	11/09/1906	20 Aug 2000	.
HARRIS, Millie L.	.	.	w/o Charles
HARRIS, Denny "Big D"	01/09/1952	03/03/1996	s/o Wilbur & Pauline  h/o Vicki  f/o Jason & Elizabeth
HARRIS, Laura Ann	11/17/1993	05/21/1994	d/o Doris Harris
HARRIS, Jerry Allen	01 Nov 1958 Muscatine IA	01 Nov 2000 Iowa City Johnson IA	s/o Wilbur & Pauline Brockert Harris obit
HARRIS, Millie L.	06/04/1927	02/10/1997	w/o Charles mar. 02/23/1946
HARRIS, Pauline M.	09/04/1927	06/14/1991	w/o Wilbur dau. of Ernest & Marie Brockert
HARRIS, Wilbur L. "Web"	06/04/1926	03/18/1995	f/o Donna, Denny, Jerry & Karen
HARTMAN, Harriet E.	07/30/1837	02/27/1888	w/o W.J.
HARTMAN, W.J.	09 Feb 1835	03 Oct 1918	son of Tamar Howe Hartman Rummery from her first marriage to Joseph Hartman  in Cuyahoga Co, OH, (div there Oct 1843)  Came to Muscatine County with his mother  and step-father James Rummery.  Rich Reed
HATHAWAY, Charles E.	02/10/1929	08/07/1948	.
HATHAWAY, Elnora C. Marvin	19 Jul 1932 Fredonia Louisa IA	06 Dec 1998 Muscatine IA	w/o Charles E p/o Barbara, Charles, Jr.,  Douglas, Roy, Charlyne, Charlotte,  Jeffery, Patricia, Pamela, & Dorothy obit
HAYES, Alva A., Jr.	11/01/1921	01/12/1998	Pfc US Army WWII
HAYES, Howard E	03/02/1921	02/02/1967	S/Sgt. 2912 Engr SVC BN  Missouri WWII
HEARST, Eugene C. "Snuffy"	07/12/1939	03/27/1995	p/o Lisa, Lonnie & Lori
HEARST, Sally A.	07/31/1936	n/d	w/o Eugene
HEITMANN, Benny	1914	1922	.
HEITMANN, Bernhardt	1835	1902	.
HERLEIN, Kenneth H.  "Sonny"	30 Oct 1930 Des Moines Polk  IA	03 Apr 1991 Iowa City Johnson IA	s/o Harold and Edna Costello Herlein Baker h/o Betty Cozad Veteran US Army - Korea obit
HERRERA, Jose Manuel	02/12/1977	06/08/1985	.
HERRERA, Rosalie P.	12/14/1925	n/d	.
HERRERA, Ruben C.	05/26/1925	03/03/1992	.
HERRERA, Ruben P., Jr.	06/15/1952	09/07/1967	s/o Ruben C. & Rosalia
HERRERA, Teresa C.	07 Aug 1896	20 May 1965	.
HERRINGTON, Myra	1854	14 Jul 1936	died age 82 WPA
HINES, Martha Bohling	1893	1966	.
HOGAN, Emma Keller	1879	1940	.
HONTS, Shannon	11 Jan 1981	27 Aug 1981	d/o Larry & Shelley Honts
HOOS, William H.	1873	1931	.
HUBBARD, Charlene R.	1937	n/d	w/o LaVerne
HUBBARD, LaVerne D.	1934	1991	Minister
HUMMEL, Eunice	1859	1943	.
HUMMEL, Noah	no dates	no dates	on MPL list as HUMMELL
HUMMEL, R.T.	1860	1942	.
HUMMELL, Effie	n/d	n/d	MPL List
HUNT, Clair N.	1904	1966	.
HUNT, Vada U.	1902	1978	w/o Clair
HUNTER, Arminda A.	n/d	14 Dec 1878	w/o John 82yrs
HUNTER, Cornelia	,	07 May 1880	w/o Samuel  54yrs. 13da.
HUNTER, Charles H.	.	.	Co. B 35 Iowa Inf. originally listed as S.H. Hunter.
HUNTER, John C.	18 Feb 1843	02 Dec 1920	Civil War Veteran Iowa 35th Inf Co. B G.A.R per WPA
HUNTER, Salem W.	1847	1919	.
HUNTER, Samuel		03 Apr 1885	62yr 4mo. 9da.
HUNTER, Susan A.	1854	1942	.
INGERSOLE, M	no dates	no dates	35 Iowa Inf.Co. F WPA lists as J.R. INGERSOLL
JAMES-VANCE, Charlene Louise Carlson	14 May 1938 Rock Island IL	05 Apr 1999 Rocky Mount MO	60yrs. obit
JENNINGS, Charles P.	1906	1968	.
JENNINGS, Donald J.	1959	1975	.
JENNINGS, Rosa Belle	1885	1974	.
JENNINGS, Silas E.	1878	1966	.
JONES, Charles H., Sr.	24 Nov 1932	26 Apr 1992	Pvt. US Army Korea
JONES, Mildred I.	1923	1993	.

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