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The Maquoketa Sentenel-Press in the June 3 , 2017 issue printed a story about the restoration of pioneer cemeteries. The following information is from that article.
This cemetery had been part of a pasture for many years. When the Jackson County Pioneer Cemetery Commission began restoration there were only 3 stones still standing. When restoration was completed the commission had documented 82 burials, many in unmarked graves. Many stones had become buried because of cattle moving across the pasture. Only 45 grave stones were found and restored.
The cemetery has had several names over the years but is now known as Tilton, the name of the family that owned the land in the early 1900s. The first recorded burial was in 1853 and the last is believed to have been in 1954, but no marker was placed on the grave. The most recent varified burial was in 1932.
The cemetery includes the remains of Goerge Cameron, a veteran of the War of 1812. Also Nathaniel L. Thomas, a veteran of the Mexican-American War (1846-1848), and 2 veterans of the Civil War, John Baird and Thomas B. McDonald.
The cash is not located at the posted coordinates. We recorded the distance from the parking coordinates to the cemetery entrance to be 0.33 miles.
At the posted coordinates. How many names had been used before finally settling on Tilton? A
Go to N 42 07.419 W 090 40.785. George was a veteran of what war? B C D E
Go to n 42 07.422 W 090 40.776. What year did James Edwards die? F G H J
The final is located at N 42 (B-E+D)(A+E).E(G-J)(B+D+E) W 090 (A-B)(G-C).J (A+E+F)(C+B)
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