Difference between revisions of "Cushing Cemetery"
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| + | {{Infobox cemetery | ||
| + | | name = Cushing Cemetery | ||
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| + | | location = Cushing, Iowa | ||
| + | | used_by = Local residents | ||
| + | | active_years = c. 1911 - present | ||
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| + | == Creation of the Cemetery == | ||
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| + | [[Georg Carl Volkert]] contributed land to the Cushing Cemetery. The April 27, 1911 edition of the Correctionville News writes: | ||
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| + | A suitable location for Cushing's new cemetery has at last been found. Last year the town council undertook the establishment of a burying ground and decided on a plot of ground on the Organ farm. Chas. Baldwin, the present owner, however, strenuously objected, and the deal fell through. For several years, our German citizens have been agitating a movement of this kind and finally took it into their own hands to provide Cushing with a suitable resting place for the dead. A number of influential members of the Lutheran church met here Saturday and selected a two-acre tract on the Volkert farm adjoining the Stewart place, three-fourth of a mile west of the Lutheran church on the Correctionville road. The owner, Carl Volkert, has already given his consent to deed the ground for consideration of $650.<ref>[http://search.ancestry.com/browse/view.aspx?dbid=8286&iid=NEWS-IA-CO_NE.1911_04_27_0009&rc=1871,3708,1980,3733;2325,3792,2385,3817;1866,3821,1986,3846&pid=477785097&ssrc=&fn=karl&ln=volkert&st=g April 27, 1911 edition of the Correctionville News]</ref></blockquote> | ||
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==Location== | ==Location== | ||
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==List of People Buried in the Cushing Cemetery== | ==List of People Buried in the Cushing Cemetery== | ||
| − | [[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=94548&CScn=cushing&CSst=14& Findagrave.com]] | + | * [[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=94548&CScn=cushing&CSst=14& Findagrave.com]] |
| − | [[http://iowagravestones.org/cemetery_list.php?CID=97&cName=Cushing Iowa Gravestone Photo Project]] | + | * [[http://iowagravestones.org/cemetery_list.php?CID=97&cName=Cushing Iowa Gravestone Photo Project]] |
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Latest revision as of 19:07, 11 September 2011
| Cushing Cemetery | |
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| Location | Cushing, Iowa |
| Used By | Local residents |
| Active Years | c. 1911 - present |
Creation of the Cemetery[edit]
Georg Carl Volkert contributed land to the Cushing Cemetery. The April 27, 1911 edition of the Correctionville News writes:
A suitable location for Cushing's new cemetery has at last been found. Last year the town council undertook the establishment of a burying ground and decided on a plot of ground on the Organ farm. Chas. Baldwin, the present owner, however, strenuously objected, and the deal fell through. For several years, our German citizens have been agitating a movement of this kind and finally took it into their own hands to provide Cushing with a suitable resting place for the dead. A number of influential members of the Lutheran church met here Saturday and selected a two-acre tract on the Volkert farm adjoining the Stewart place, three-fourth of a mile west of the Lutheran church on the Correctionville road. The owner, Carl Volkert, has already given his consent to deed the ground for consideration of $650.[1]
Location[edit]
<googlemap zoom="16" lat="42.4662" lon="-95.6933"> 42.4662, -95.6933 </googlemap>