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 contributed by site visitors or other sources as noted
Underlined names are clickable links to page containing marker photograph.
 
 
 

DECEASED	DATE OF BIRTH	DATE OF DEATH	MAIDEN/MILITARY/NOTES
MARTIN, Albert C.	1840	10 May 1929	Co. A 7th Iowa Inf. Civil War--G.A.R.  WPA
MARTIN, Asa C	1878	1955	.
MARTIN, Chester	1882	1948	.
MARTIN, Clara	1885	1963	w/o Chester
MARTIN, Laura A.	1846	1919	w/o Albert C
MARTIN, Vinnie B.	1889	1967	w/o Asa
MARTINEZ, Maria Margarita	05 Sep 1967	11 Sep 1967	.
MATHERSON, Mary E	05/10/ Providence, RI	04/13/1835	d/o Oliver & Mary
MATHERSON, Mary Griffith	CT	01/15/1884	w/o Oliver
MATHERSON, Oliver	07/17/1800 Providence RI	09/07/1871 Calledonia, MO	s/o Daniel & Mary
MATHERSON, Sarah	03/09/1837 Providence RI	06/06/1896	d/o Oliver & Mary
MCGILL, Angel	09 Dec 1999 Iowa City Johnson IA	09 Dec 1999 Iowa City Johnson IA	"twin" d/o Shane & Jessica Smith McGill obit
MCGILL,  Clifford L.	1911	1985	.
MCGILL, Cody Wayne	06/05/1991	12/07/1991
MCGILL, Pearl L.	1922	.	w/o Clifford m. 07/20/1938
MCINTYRE, Jacob T.	11/24/1844	01/26/1924	WPA says Jacob F. Co. B 71st IL Inf -Civil War  WPA
MCINTYRE, Mary	10/21/1856	08/03/1937	nee WALTON; w/o John T. WPA
MCKILLIP, Leo Joseph	11/19/1976	02/02/1988	.
MCKILLIP, Michael	.	.	s/o Robert & Viola Kennard & Madonna Kircher
MCKILLIP, Robert J.	1917	1971	Kennard & Madonna Kircher .
MCKILLIP, Violet M.	1927	living	w/o Robert Kennard & Madonna Kircher
MCKINNEY, David	1861	1964	.
MCKINNEY, Emma	1867	1867	.
MCKINNEY, Ida M.	1870	1871	.
MCKINNEY, John	1858	1864	.
MCKINNEY, Robert	1825	1892	Civil War-Co. F 37th Iowa Inf. Civil War--G.A.R. WPA
MCKINNEY, Robert H.	1855	1864	.
MCKINNEY, Samuel	1861	1864	.
MCKINNEY, Sarah McBride	1828	1904	w/o Robert nee McBride
MELTON, Charles H.	1877	1935	.
MELTON, Sarah E.	1877	1957	w/o Charles
MILLER, Clara D. Braddy	20 Aug 1916 Anaconda MT	23 Sep 1999 Aledo Mercer IL	obit
MILLER, James Earl	no dates	no dates
MILLER, Ralph H.	1942	1951	s/o Clara
MILLS, F.W.	no dates	no dates	.
MILLS, Mary Phillips	1897	1969	Mother
MILLS, N.G.	no dates	no dates	.
MILLS, Peter	1869	1940	Father
MILLS, Sevillia M.	no dates	no dates	.
MOORE, Clara Belle	1874	1961	w/o Emerson
MOORE, Emerson	1871	1951	.
MOORE, Ethel R.	1903	1968	w/o William A.
MOORE, George E.	1897	1977	s/o Emerson & Clara Belle
MOORE, Gladys B.	1911	1913	.
MOORE, Kenneth B.	1908	1915	.
MOORE, Jesse	.	.	h/o Sally located by Carolyn Hidlebaugh while photographing markers
MOORE, Sally Whittaker	05 Apr 1949 Muscatine IA	09 Oct 2000 Muscatine IA	w/o Jesse same stone d/o Raymond & Thelma Whittaker obit
MOORE, Vivian M.	1899	1965	w/o George E.
MOORE, William A.		1972	.
MORSE, Ellen M	1906	1965	w/o Oral nee Greiner
MORSE, Esquire S.	1862	1942	.
MORSE,  Frank A.	04/18/1895	08/15/1980	.
MORSE, Marie E.	06/14/1921	11/13/1932	.
MORSE, Mary M.	11/28/1901	07/30/1933	.
MORSE, Oral E.	1902	1959	.
MORSE, Wilma B.	03/24/1933	03/25/1933	.
MORSE, Wesley Oral	16 Aug 1937 Fruitland IA	10 Nov 2001 Muscatine IA	s/o Oral & Ellen Greiner Morse obit
MUNSON, Ellen M.	.	07/21/1856	d/o J.H. & M.F.  15yrs 23da.
MYERS, Eliza Jane	1834	1866	.

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