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The book, "History of Johnson County, Iowa" states<ref>http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofjohnson00iowa#page/754/mode/2up/search/walker</ref> that "there are two burying-grounds in the township-- one [...] and one on [[Joseph Walker]]'s farm. Both were used in the pioneer days, and are still used." Presumably this burying-grounds on Joseph's farm is what we know as the Walker Family Cemetery. | The book, "History of Johnson County, Iowa" states<ref>http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofjohnson00iowa#page/754/mode/2up/search/walker</ref> that "there are two burying-grounds in the township-- one [...] and one on [[Joseph Walker]]'s farm. Both were used in the pioneer days, and are still used." Presumably this burying-grounds on Joseph's farm is what we know as the Walker Family Cemetery. | ||
| − | The cemetery is now cared for by by [[James Frank Linn|Jim Linn]]. The Burges' set up a trust fund at the Hills Bank and Trust Co., which provides mowing and basic maintenance, but Jim Linn helps with debris removal, stone maintenance, etc.<ref>Email from Jim Opfell to [[James Brian Lindstrom|Jim Lindstrom]] on Nov 17, 2010</ref>. | + | The cemetery is now cared for by by [[James Frank Linn|Jim Linn]]. The Burges' (see [[Mary Jane Walker|J. M. Burges]]) set up a trust fund at the Hills Bank and Trust Co., which provides mowing and basic maintenance, but Jim Linn helps with debris removal, stone maintenance, etc.<ref>Email from Jim Opfell to [[James Brian Lindstrom|Jim Lindstrom]] on Nov 17, 2010</ref>. |
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Revision as of 23:15, 20 November 2010
The Walker Family Cemetery is a very small prairie cemetery near Iowa City, Iowa. Libbie Linn's grandparents (James Walker and Mary Sarah Burnett) are other relatives are buried here.
The book, "History of Johnson County, Iowa" states[1] that "there are two burying-grounds in the township-- one [...] and one on Joseph Walker's farm. Both were used in the pioneer days, and are still used." Presumably this burying-grounds on Joseph's farm is what we know as the Walker Family Cemetery.
The cemetery is now cared for by by Jim Linn. The Burges' (see J. M. Burges) set up a trust fund at the Hills Bank and Trust Co., which provides mowing and basic maintenance, but Jim Linn helps with debris removal, stone maintenance, etc.[2].
Location
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 41.51860, Longitude: -91.49030[3]
<googlemap zoom="14" lat="41.51860" lon="-91.49030"> 41.51860, -91.49030 </googlemap>
List of People Buried in the Walker Family Cemetery
See: IowaGraveStones.org.