Mewhirter or Mercer Cemetery

Mewhirter Cemetery often called "Mercer", is a very old cemetery. Just east of it in earlier times was a country school called "The Mewhirter School."   Richard Cotter, a hero of the War of 1812, is buried here. A small stone was erected on his grave in 1921. Only two people have been buried here after 1916. They were Tom and Bob Mercer. Bob Mercer died in December 1953.

To get to Mercer Cemetery, take Highway 92 to M47.  Turn south to Pioneer Trail/G66, then east.  The cemetery is located just east of 535th Street/M55.   The cemetery is north of the intersection.  It looks more like a farm lane than a road.  The cemetery is on the right and fenced.  There is room to park at the gate.  DO NOT proceed beyond the cemetery gate.  This is private property.   The cemetery is visible from Pioneer Trail and an old corn crib sits across the lane from the cemetery.

The cemetery was read south to north, starting nearest the gate.  It was read June 2002 by Joyce Hickman.

Photos on IAGenWeb Gravestone Photo Project

• Blank marker #1  No information on stone  (Row 3)

• Blank marker #2  No information on stone  (Row 3)

• Broken Stone  No information  (Row 7)

• Cotter, Richard  03-23-1875  Aged about 77 Years   "A hero of the War of 1812"  War of 1812 marker  (Row 7)

• Cummings, Martha L.  11-01-1870  Aged 36 Y 1 M 11 D   Wife of S A  (Row 5)

• Decker, Walter  12-01-1875  Aged 22 Y  (Row 5)

• Heath, Mary J.  04-23-1873  Aged 13 Y 6 M  Dau of R & L J  (Row 5)

• Jackson, Flora P.  09-20-1876  Aged (stone broken)   Dau of J S & H A  (Row 5)

• Kent, Sarah  06-01-1872  AE 61 Y 3 M 27 D  (Row 3)

• Leonard, Fanny L.  04-12-1882  Dau of J B & M E   (Row 6)

• Leonard, Hattie  02-05-1877  Aged (below sod)  Dau of J B & M E  (Row 6)

• Leonard, Ivy E.  Information below sod  Dau of J B & M E  (Row 6)

• Mercer, Jesse  08-12-874  Aged 17 Y 1 M 15 D  (Row 3)

• Mercer, Lydia A.  04-06-1839  10-26-1913   "Mother" name stone  (Row 3)

• Mercer, Rachel  11-26-1888  Aged 83 Y 9 M 8 D  Wife of Jesse  (Row 3)

• Mercer, Robert M.  1877  1953  (Row 3)

• Mercer, William Leroy  07-06-1872  02-25-1889   "Father" stone  (Row 3)

• Mewhirter, Lulu M.  03-22-1884  Aged (below sod)   Dau of F & C E  (Row 6)

• Mewhirter, Norma  11-13-1900  02-27-1901  Dau of F N & H L  (Row 7)

• Minney, Ellen J.  01-18-1871  Aged 1 Y 11 M 14 D   Dau of J & E  (Row 1)

• Monsidee, Eliza  05-26-1867  Aged 25 Y 3 M 18 D   Wife of Thomas Wall & Dau of ? & R________, late of West Iowa  (Row 3)

• Page, Elsie L.  04-21-1873  Aged 10 M 29 D   "Children of L H & S A"  (Row 6)

• Page, Infant Daughter  03-25-1876  "Children of L H & S A"  (Row 6)

• Page, Mary A.  06-21-1865(?)  Aged 1 Y 3 M 7 D   "Children of L H & S A"  (Row 6)

• Siefford, John  12-30-1878  Aged 66 Y 9 M 18 D   "Mother & Father"  (Row 4)

• Siefford, Lucy A.  11-21-1897  Aged 79 Y  Wife of J   "Mother & Father"  (Row 4)

• Wall, Emaline E. E.  02-18-1880  Aged 35 Y 5 M 25 D   Wife of J E  (Row 3)

• Wall, Infant  11-08-1873  "Dau"   "Infant" stone  "Children of E & Emaline E. E.  (Row 3)

• Wall, Zebie W.  09-05-1874  Aged 6 Y 9 D 13 D   "Son"  name stone  Children of E & Emaline E. E.  (Row 3)

• Webber, Infant  08-13-1873  08-25-1873  Infant of N & L  (Row 4)

• Wight, Mary  10-16-1869  Aged 37 Y 5 M 3 D  Wife of F. M.  (Row 2)

• Wight, Willie A.  03-18-1861  Aged (under sod)  Son of F & M  (Row 2)

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