Lane K. Newberry
Lane K. Newberry was born in 1896 near Fort Madison, Iowa. He was an artist who wanted to preserve history by painting and was at the height of his career […]
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Lane K. Newberry was born in 1896 near Fort Madison, Iowa. He was an artist who wanted to preserve history by painting and was at the height of his career […]
This third child of Mary Alzina Paige Pratt and Washington Burdett Pratt died after just twelve short days of life in March 1856. Her mother also died as result of
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Albert was the eldest of the three children of Jeanette Kenyon and Elijah Root, and grandson of Abigail Stearns and Martin Root, to be buried in the Main Street Cemetery. He
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James was the son of Jeanette Kenyon and Elijah Root, and granddaughter of Abigail Stearns and Martin Root. He was one of three young siblings to be interred here. James
Helen was the daughter of Jeanette Kenyon and Elijah Root, and granddaughter of Abigail Stearns and Martin Root. Like many children of the time, she died as a small child.
Amos Root was one of the sons of Abigail Stearns and Martin Root. He is the only child buried in the family plot in the Main Street Cemetery. Amos was
Gerald Smith was the son of John K. Smith and Eliza Smith. He and his brother John are remembered for their Civil War Service with a brass plaque at the
John Smith was the son of John K. Smith and Eliza Smith. He and his brother Gerald are remembered for their Civil War Service with a brass plaque at the
Laura Thatcher Curtiss is buried in Main Street Cemetery with he husband Charles Curtiss whom she married in 1856 . Her mother Harriet Thatcher is also buried in the same
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Alice Kate Oldfield and mother Kate Dixon Oldfield share this same headstone as they died about one month apart from each other. Her father Richard Oldfield, who died two decades
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