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 from other sources in red
Names which are underlined are clickable links to photographs of the grave markers.

We thank Carolyn Hidlebaugh for taking these photographs for us (unless otherwise noted)
 

DECEASED	DATE OF BIRTH	DATE OF DEATH	NOTES
SAULTZ, Charles	13 Dec 1925	.	m. 11/02/1946
SAULTZ, Mary	17 Aug 1929	.	w/o Charles p/o Charlotte & Cindy
SERIGHT, Charles L.A.	05 Aug 1980	.	.
SERIGHT, Florence I.	01 Apr 1901	27 Aug 1990	w/o Warren A.
SERIGHT, George L.	.	12 Feb 1900	1mo.28da.
SERIGHT, Gertrude Hahn	no dates	no dates	.
SERIGHT, Harriet	.	25 Jul 1892	w/o William 73yr.9mo.8da.
SERIGHT, L.W.	1858	1930	WPA lists as L.W.
SERIGHT, Leuella A.	1864	16 Dec 1900	36yr.11mo.
SERIGHT, Llewellyn R.	.	09 Feb 1898	s/o William 4mo.26da.
SERIGHT, Mary	1864	1932	w/o Thomas
SERIGHT, Slista M.	06 Feb 1913	18 Jan 1994	.
SERIGHT, Thomas H.	14 Oct 1855	31 Jul 1944	.
SERIGHT, Warren A.	22 May 1892	30 Nov 1962	Ia Pvt. 1st C. Co.B 350 Inf WWI
SERIGHT, William	.	04 Jan 1898	.
SHELLADY, Lewis W.	1945	1995	.
SHEPARD, Arthur C.	04 Dec 1911 Muscatine IA	14 Apr 2000 Columbus Junction Louisa IA	h/o Dorothy Wilson obit
SHEPARD, Asa	1867	1943	.
SHEPARD, Charles L.	.	20 Jan 1872	.
SHEPARD, Dorothy M.	1914	1992	w/o Arthur
SHEPARD, Emma	1879	1955	w/o Asa
SHEPARD, Eunice	10/19/1829	10/12/1918	w/o T.L.
SHEPARD, Glen H.	1893	1909	s/o C.C. & Alberta- WPA says G.G. & Alberta
SHEPARD, James K.	1853	08/10/1895	42yrs.6mo.27da.- MPL says b 1843 middle initial L
SHEPARD, Libbie	.	02/12/1873	died age  18/1/1 per WPA
SHEPARD, Susan A.	1858	1939	w/o James K.
SHEPARD, Theodore L.	.	01/02/1877	48yrs.
SHERWOOD, B. Forrest	no dates	no dates	.
SHOCK, Dorothy E.	1919	1985	1st w/o Robert
SHOCK, Robert L.	1917	2001	death date per marker photo
SHOCK, Ruth Ann Pendell Axtell	05/28/1938	.	1st w/o T.Axtell; 2nd w/o Robert Shock
SHOEMAKER, Ethel G	1920	1983	.
SHOEMAKER, James Arthur	1914	1991	TEC 5 US Army WWII
SHOPSHIRE, Lewis E.	.	02/07/1860	s/o R. & E. Lewis, 1yr.
SHOULTZ, Betty A.	06/19/1923	03/13/1991	w/o Kenneth E., schoolteacher
SHOULTZ, Kenneth E.	01/12/1921	01/28/1995	p/o Judy, John, Max, Susie
SIMMONS, Harvey E.	1935	1935	.
SKIDMORE, Charlene		Nov 1984	d. age 60y obit
SKIDMORE, James C.	1910	1983	p/o Charles, Elmer, Agnes & Gilbert
SKIDMORE, Mabel M	1908	1993	w/o James
SKIDMORE, Mark DWayne	11 Apr 1960	17 Feb 1978	obit
SKIDMORE, Michael David	07/16/1953	09/18/1954	.
SKIDMORE, Mitchell	1954	1954	near Skidmore graves, just says Mitchell
SLUTTS, Lois M.	03/06/1947	.	.
SLUTTS, Robert L.	08/09/1939	.	.
SMITH, Effie	1860	1935	.w/o August died age 76 per WPA
SMITH, Louise M.	1930	1991	.
SMITH, Virgil W.	1918	.	mar  Louise 06/26/1961
SMITH, William August	1883	1937	middle name per WPA
SNELL, Mildred L.	1902	1931	.
SNYDER, Alvin T.	08/20/1917	11/20/1991	b/o Marion
SNYDER, Grace M.	1927	1992	w/o Marion
SNYDER, Marion R.	1923	.	.
SPRINGER, Flora	10/27/1857	02/15/1927	.
STAUFFER, Marion S.	07/02/1933	11/05/1980	1st w/o Richard, d/o E & M Brockert
STAUFFER, Richard	1934	.	m. 10/19/1992, p/o Larry, Gary, Mark
STECKMAN, Calla	1893	1932	.
STECKMAN, David G	1864	1939	;
STECKMAN, Grant E.	1888	1960	,
STECKMAN, Ida May	1867	1923	w/o David
STECKMAN, Myrtle G.	1894	1957	,
STEELE, Lola	,	09/26/1825	33yr.2mo.23da.
STORMES, Arzela	1861	1939	,
STORMES, Isaac P.	06/22/1852	07/29/1910	WPA lists as STORMS
STORMS, Adelia	1835	1910	w/o Ephriam; nee Jarvis  WPA
STORMS, Ephriam	27 Apr 1833	1920	WPA gives birth as  1836 possible Vet.; Muscatine Journal Newspaper.
STORMS, Infant	02/09/1893	02/09/1893	d/o Mr. & Mrs. W.P. Storms
STORMS, Infant	04/10/1894	04/10/1894	d/o Mr. & Mrs. W.P. Storms
STORMS, Thomas	01 Mar 1876	1938	.
STORMS, Viola J.	.	02/28/1869	d/o Ephriam & Adelia 7yr.5mo.2da
STRAMER, Dennis Lynn	16 Nov 1951 Iowa City Johnson IA	07 Jun 2003 Davenport IA	s/o Francis & Margaret h/o Jackie L Larue obit
STRAMER, Jackie Louise	13 Jul 1947 Iowa City Johnson IA	24 Apr 1999 Iowa City Johnson IA	p/o George, Jack, Pat & Arlo, d/o Evelyn LaRue obit
STRAUSE, Blaine Michael	11/18/1997	11/18/1997	s/o Sara Strause & Daniel Fowlie
STRAUSE, Dorothy M.	04/28/1926	07/07/1972	1st w/o Lloyd, d/o E & M Brockert
STRAUSE, Ellen	1866	02/17/1883	d/o J. William & Phoebe
STRAUSE, Grace L.	03/02/1920	10/17/1980	w/o Weldon p/o Mary Jane, Ralph,  Ronald, Gene & Randall
STRAUSE, Howard	10/09/1887	08/10/1939	s/o J. William & Phoebe
STRAUSE, Ivan C.	1921	1988	WWII, s/o John C. & Hazel
STRAUSE, John William	10/17/1838	06/06/1906	.
STRAUSE, John Wm. Charley	03/03/1881	01/28/1957	s/o J. William & Phoebe
STRAUSE, Lloyd H.	03/10/1927	01/23/1992	s/o John C. & Hazel, WWII
STRAUSE, Lois Rajean	02/11/1935	12/18/1990	2nd w/o Lloyd
STRAUSE, Marjorie	1925	1993	w/o Ivan
STRAUSE, Maud	01/27/1880	11/25/1910	1st w/o John C. d/o Chas & Ella Bird
STRAUSE, Merle	1910	1979	s/o Howard & Nellie Bird Strause
STRAUSE, Phoebe	05/13/1856	04/22/1918	w/o John William
STRAUSE, Weldon A.	05/13/1917	12/13/1980	s/o John C. & Hazel m. 12/16/1939
STRAUSE, Ralph	07 Mar 1943	23 Feb 2002 Muscatine IA	s/o Weldon & Grace Steahr Strause h/o Mary Linda Edwards obit
STROUSE, Clara B.	1892	1918	w/o Morris, d/o T. & M. Seright
STROUSE, Frank	1868	1940	.
STROUSE, Infant	no dates	no dates	child of James & Louisa
STROUSE, James	06/26/1852	01/05/1912	b/o J. William Strause
STROUSE, Louisa	06/05/1854	03/17/1918	w/o James
STROUSE, Maud	no dates	no dates	d/o James & Louisa 6m
STROUSE, Morris W.	1876	1965	s/o James & Louisa
STROUSE, Theresa M.	1873	1944	w/o Frank B.

 

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