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
NELSON,  Abraham L.	1874	1941	..
NELSON, Benjamin L.	1871	1950	.
NELSON, Clara Belle	no dates	no dates	.
NELSON, Estella	1879	1963	.
NELSON, George W.	1862	1927	WPA says d. 1926
NELSON, Mary Ann	1862	1940	.
NELSON, Minnie C.	1884	1960	w/o Benjamin
NELSON, Wiley D.	04 May 1881	20 Dec 1967	.
NELSON, Marion	.	.	h/o Shirley J. same stone
NEWMAN, Shirley J.	1949	1993	*not on previous listings found by Carolyn Hidlebaugh while photographing markers
NOAH, Jennifer A.	20 Jul 1966	20 Jul 1966	.
O'LOUGHLIN, Clara A.	.	1934	Mother
O'LOUGHLIN, Kevin F.	.	1970	Son
O'LOUGHLIN, Richard J.	06 Nov 1931	28 Apr 1993	US Navy, Korea
PACELEY, Horace E.	20 Jan 1864	18 Apr 1906	WPA reads PACELY d 06 Apr 1906 Father
PACELEY, L.E.	no dates	no dates	Mother
PAGE, Janice K.	16 Jul 1935	.	wife of Wayne E.
PAGE, Wayne E	17 Aug 1925	13 Sep 2001	two markers; family stone with wife and military marker added by Carolyn Hidlebaugh while photographing markers
PALACIO, Magdalena R.	1903	1983	.
PALACIO, Paulo R.	1929	1970	.
PALMER, Walter C.	26 Dec 1903	07 Jul 1977	.
PARMALEE, Delilah Rauch	08 Sep 1829	07 Feb 1908	w/o James WPA  death date as  nee RAUGH
PARMALEE, James Robert	03 Jul 1829	28 Nov 1908	WPA gives middle name Bogart
PARTRIDGE, Arminda A.	02 Nov 1844	03 Dec 1915	w/o Elisha B.
PARTRIDGE, Elisha B	13 Apr 1820	26 Sep 1906	.
PARTRIDGE, Samuel B.	1871	1950	.
PARTRIDGE, Sanford H.	1873	1957	.
PAYNE, Ella B.	1888	1976	w/o William
PAYNE, Joyce Ann	.	22 Feb 1939	.
PAYNE, William H.	1887	1951	.
PEAY, Anna	1919	1980	.
PECK, Dora Hunter	1860	1942	w/o E.E.
PHILLIPS, Baby	no dates	no dates	.
PHILLIPS, Franklin	no dates	no dates	.
PHILLIPS, John C	no dates	no dates	.
PHILLIPS, Lydie B.	no dates	no dates	.
PHILLIPS, Michael L.	no dates	no dates	.
PHILLIPS, Susana	no dates	no dates	.
PIERCE, Joseph	1874	1929
PLANK, Marvin F.	1932	.	mar. 08/14/1953
PLANK, Rosalee A.	1938	.	p/o Marvin E., Patrick J., Lori A. & Timothy L.
PRICE, C.C.	1867	1915	.
REED, Charles Harden	1868	1951	Rich Reed
REED,  Ira James	1903	1928	Rich Reed
REED, Isa Mable	Nov 1892	20 Dec 1892	d/o Charles Harden  & Sarah Frances died age  1m 9d Rich Reed
REED, Sarah Frances	1873	28 Jul 1937	died age 64 per WPA nee RUMMERY granddaughter of James and Tamar Rummery  Rich Reed
REEVES, Carol M.	10 Apr 1932	.	w/o Harold p/o Harold Jr, Gary, & Laura
REEVES, Harold "Dick"	21 Feb 1922	.	mar. 03/02/1948
REEVES, Harold R. Jr.	29 Sep 1948	26 Apr 1998	f/o Greg, Steve & Vance
REICHSTEIN, Mildred M.	1927	1992	.
REINIER, Harold Gene	.	25 Jan 1977	.
REINIER, Heather Lynn	14 Nov 1987	18 Mar 1988	.
RINELEY, Addie J.	1863	1950	w/o Daniel
RINELEY, Daniel B.	1858	1930	WPA spelled RENELEY
RINELEY, Hally E.	05 Nov 1898	11 Aug 1915	son of Daniel and Addie middle initial D and RENELEY on WPA
RITCHEY, Lee	1900	1991	.
ROUSH, Jason Lyle	10 May 1976	14 May 1976	.
RUMMERY,  Charlotte A.	23 Aug 1855	07 Sep 1863	d/o James and Tamar Rummery Rich Reed
RUMMERY, Ellen C. Cottrell	31 Dec 1854	29 Oct 1912	w/o S.A. Rummery Rich Reed
RUMMERY, Edward Jesse	02 Sep 1851	10 Dec 1862	s/o James and Tamar Rich Reed
RUMMERY, Frances Minerva	01 Jul 1844	19 Dec 1862	d/o James and Tamar Rummery Rich Reed
RUMMERY, James	25 Nov 1818	04 Apr 1892	Co.F, 35th Iowa Inf. - Civil War - GAR  WPA
RUMMERY, Sidney Albert	4 May 1849	12 Nov 1912	h/o Ellen Cottrell Rummery  s/o James and Tamar Rummery Rich Reed
RUMMERY, Sarah Jane	24 Aug 1858	09 Dec 1862	d/o James and Tamar Rummery Rich Reed
RUMMERY, Tamar Howe Hartman	13 Jun 1814 Otisco, N.Y	14 Aug 1902	w/o James Rummery m. 24 Nov 1843 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH Rich Reed

 

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