Sherman Cemetery

 

      photo by Phil and Sharleen Wurm  Fall of 2002

  The cemetery was re-read and updated January 24, 2005  by Phil and Sharleen Wurm.

Driving directions: From the intersection of highways 36 and 83, the Sherman Cemetery is located 8 miles north, 4 miles east, then 3 miles north on the gravel.  

Information in brackets [ ] was taken from obits and other sources.

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There are two bases with no markers.

Last Name First Name

Birth Date

Death Date

Married Info
Ambler Charles C. 1893 1918    
Ambler Helen C. 1-9-1907 4-29-1993   Wife of Sidney
Ambler John A. 3-6-1897 6-23-1936   33rd Co. 164 Depot Brig
Ambler John W. 9-29-1858 6-4-1940    
Ambler Mary P. 7-19-1870 5-26-1960   Wife of John W.
Ambler Sidney (Ted) 7-11-1903 8-27-1965    
Asbahr Edith L. [6-18]-1893 [1-21]-1936   1st wife of Harry
Asbahr Harry H. [3-25]-1890 [2-13]-1965   father of Marie Beard
Bartlett Emily T. 2-7-1817 10-26-1906    
Beard James R. [5-3]-1912 [9-12]-1988 8-17-1940  
Beard Marie Asbahr [1-4]-1919 [2-20]-1988 8-17-1940 Wife of James R.
Bennett Franklin 1858 6-26-1925   "Father"
Bull Infant ? 10-10-1909   no stone found
Burton Ralph M. 2-19-1929 6-3-2000    
Cleland Beth 12-24-1915 3-22-1921    
Cleland James S. 9-12-1889 2-19-1929    
Cleland Mark R. 10-22-1922 12-7-1944   first lieutenant--killed in WW II
Cleland Martha C. (Mattie) 8-15-1887 10-21-1968    
Cleland Mildred May 5-17-1921 6-16-1935    
Copley Bernice M. 1905 1950   Mother
Copley Julian H. 1892 1964   WW I marker
Crook Clare G. [2-3]1876 [1-9]1938   Father
Crook Hilma O. [12-20]1879 [10-25]1933   wife of Clare G.
Decker J.D. 1928 1928   funeral home marker
DeLong Pansy O. 4-16-1910 1-24-1994    
Delong Rafael M. 3-14-1895 4-25-1975   Pvt US Army WW I
Delong Sammy 1944 1944    
Ewing Melba B[ernice] [5-3]-1929 10-28-1929    
Fisher Ame Ernest 12-5-1905 10-2-1983 9-11-1950  PFC US Army WW II
Gibson Doris Jean 2-1-1904 2-4-1904    
Harger Dr. Chalmer M. 2-20-1891 11-13-1941   50 Yrs. 8 mo. 23 dys.  WW I Marker
Harger Margaret E. 10-12-1864 4-7-1952   wife of William D.
Harger William D. 10-19-1859 4-9-1913    
Heath Pheme Logan 1868 1948    
Hendricks Dalla ? 4-5-1909   no stone found
Heston Dr. Mayo [5-26]1891 [1892] [7-29]1979   American Legion Marker
Heston Lewis 1836 1929    
Heston Lewis Carl [11-10]-1889 [9-5]-1983    
Heston Margaret E. 1848 1927    
Laidig Dr. Clair E. 1929 2002    
Laidig Dr. Earl E. [4-13]1894 [1-31]1965   WW I Marker
Laidig Dr. T.F. 1887 1918   US Service marker
Laidig Fay R. 1897 1982   Wife of Earl E.
Laidig Floyd Harvey 7-1-1928 4-9-1930    
Laidig Guy 1900 2-11-1900   7 days
Laidig Ira L. [6-17]1896 [10-9]1982 8-17-1919  
Laidig Katie 1861 1918   RNA Marker
Laidig Lila W. 1887 1955    
Laidig Louana 1916 1917    
Laidig Minnie [8-13]1899 [4-29]1995    
Laidig Verna J[une] 6-20-1911 11-6-1932   wife of F. A.
Laidig William F. 1861 1944    
Leist Emma M. 1862 1955   wife of Lewis
Leist Infant ? [3-25-1898]   daughter of L. Leist
Leist Lewis [11-17]1853 [12-22]1924    
Logan Anna C. 1881 [8-1]1916   Mother
Logan Clyde B. [7-3]1881 [Dec.]1966   Father
Logan Daniel 1825 [6-5]1910    
Logan Daniel E. 1857 1919    
Logan Dollie ? 8-14-1916   no stone found
Logan Mary C. 1865 1962   RNA Marker
Logan Norman Bruce 8-14-1916 8-14-1916   no stone found
Logan Phebe 1831 [7-17]1909   Wife of Daniel
Lyon Earl 2-16-1899 3-11-1899   Son of H.B. & E.C.
Lyon Georald ? 12-28-1896   no stone found
Lyon Infant ? 3-6-1898   no stone found
Lyon J. H. ? 8-26-1913   no stone found
Lyon Mary C.(Bravard) 12-6-1839 9-27-1903    
Maggard B. Frank 11-25-1849 8-27-1926    
Maggard Blanche 1889 1950    
Maggard Emma J. 3-4-1854 11-28-1937   Wife of B. Frank
Maggard James F. [1-28]1886 [8-28]1976    
Maggard Vergil [Valentine] 2-14-1914 9-21-1916   son of J.F. & Blanche
Matson Delbert L. 1880 1959    
Matson John ? 6-9-1898   no stone found
Matson John 7-7-1845 9-15-1926    
Matson Pheobe 7-8-1844 3-2-1922   wife of John
Miller Adam W. 12-28-1842 5-26-1912   Co. F 92nd Ill. Inf.
Miller Alva O. 5-22-1884 2-13-1950    
Miller Amanda A. 2-13-1908 3-9-1917   twin of Arminda A.
Miller Arminda 8-19-1852 11-22-1913   Wife of Adam W.
Miller Arminda A. 2-13-1908 3-10-1917   twin of Amanda
Miller Elmer O. 8-17-1898 8-17-1952   Beloved Uncle
Miller Jessie A. 1908 1963   Killed in car accident
Miller Kathern L. 9-15-1915 3-3-1917    
Miller Lulu M. 6-30-1900 12-11-1902    
Miller Mary R. 5-29-1871 9-22-1937   wife of William W.
Miller Maud W. 5-2-1881 3-4-1917   Wife of Oscar O.
Miller Melvin M. [11-12]1893 [1-15]1966   Husband of Jessie A.
Miller Neoma R. 1-30-1902 3-4-1917    
Miller Ola 8-7-1911 8-7-1911   twin of Orie
Miller Orie 8-7-1911 8-7-1911   twin of Ola
Miller Oscar O. 8-20-1874 11-29-1940    
Miller Thomas A. 3-2-1882 10-31-1941    
Miller Wilder J. 1877 1949    
Miller William W. 11-21-1870 9-20-1919    
Moss Ida M. 1851 1917    
Moss William ? 2-9-1926   no stone found
Moss John S. 6-20-1851 2-25-1923    
Pennebaker Clarence  4-19-1901 5-7-1901   son of W. H. and Lizzie A.
Pennebaker Lizzie A. 9-02-1878 8-15-1906   wife of W. H.
Playford Lucy A[nn] [12-14]1854 12-20-1914   wife of S. Thomas
Playford S. Thomas 1841 9-9-1913    
Schweitzberger G[erald] 1905 9-1-1905   son of Ernest
Sines Edith M. 12-29-1912 10-13-1994 4-27-1947 wife of Virgil E.
Sines Lela M. 1897 1963   wife of Lester D.
Sines Lester D. 1895 1962    
Smalberger Agnes O[retha] 4-4-1915 6-27-1916    
Smalberger Darl 1928 1928    
Smalberger Donnalee 1936 1939    
Smalberger Harold 1926 1930    
Smalberger Lloyd Elwood 11-20-1918 3-25-1987   Cpl. US Army WW II
Smalberger Maynard 5-23-1929 7-18-2003   Sqt U.S. Army-Korea
Smalberger Rethel Arvilla 1892 1959    
Smalberger Simon Glenn 1891 1947    
Smith Barbara Ann [8-18]1938 1939   [dau. of Harry]
Smith Betty Jane 1928 [4-6]-1929    
Smith Elmer J. 1873 1950    
Smith Henry O. 1906 1916   child of E.J.
Smith Letha M. 1916 1917   child of E.J.
Smith Rosa Belle 1872 1944    
Smitty Oliver ? 5-28-1916   no stone found
Thomas Elmer A. 1900 1978    
Thomas Jacob L. 1842 1927    
Thomas Lila V. 1879 1933    
Thomas Martha E. 1843 1909   wife of Jacob L.
Thomas Ralph M. [9-25]1874 [12-17]1969    
Townsend Mirl LeRoy 1892 1940    
Townsend Ola Elizabeth [10-27]1890 [7-1]1986   wife of Mirl
unknown         funeral home marker
Van Pelt Carl M. 1-26-1907 12-25-1978   husband of Edna
Van Pelt Charles I. 4-1-1873 9-24-1895    
Van Pelt Clara E. 12-7-1887 1-7-1908    
Van Pelt Edna A[lice] 5-28-1905 11-18-1989 6-21-1925 wife of Carl M.
Van Pelt [America] Ella [8-17]1855 [3-28]1913   wife of Frank D.
Van Pelt Flora A. 4-1-1854 8-19-1927   Wife of James
Van Pelt Frank D. 1855 1923    
Van Pelt Infant ? ?   no stone found
Van Pelt Isabelle [June] 1856 1933   *
Van Pelt James B. 2-19-1850 7-8-1929    
Van Pelt Katie M[aude] [3-13]1910 [5-17]1982 3-6-1927 wife of Leroy D.
Van Pelt Leroy 4-5-1884 12-15-1928   husband of Maude
Van Pelt Leroy D[avid] [7-1]1905 [10-28]1949 3-6-1927 husband of Katie Maude
Van Pelt Maggy May 1914 1922   #
Van Pelt Margreet 1911 1911   #
Van Pelt Maude 5-13-1887 2-26-1938   wife of Leroy
Van Pelt Newton M. 1847 1932   *
Van Pelt Roy 2-10-1935 2-10-1935    
Van Pelt Rupert N. [11-26]1889 [4-5]1905   *
Van Pelt Thelma Ellen 1911 9-15-1911    
Van Pelt Violet 1921 1921   #
Van Pelt Virgil 12-30-1935 12-15-1980   American Legion Marker
Van Pelt Willie R. 1894 1934    
Van Vleet Charles Emery 1879 1942   Father
Van Vleet Elizabeth [Laidig] 1-26-1858 6-17-1935    
Van Vleet Elmore F. 9-17-1886 6-30-1904   Age 17y, 10m, 13d
Van Vleet Franklin 12-30-1851 12-11-1926    
Van Vleet Sadie A. 3-28-1881 4-19-1900    
Van Vleet Veanna Myrtle 1884 1959    
Welsh Adda 1895 1979    
Welsh Loren D. 5-29-1924 12-29-2001 7-24-1946 WWII Marker
Welsh Nathaniel 1883 1967    
Wolf W. W. ? [6-6-1901]   Co. L.7th. Iowa Cav.
Zweigle Alexander 1864 1950    
Zweigle Anna C[ornelia] 1866 8-23-1913   wife of Alexander

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