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Rood Cemetery. at Erie Road and First Avenue, is in the village of Albany. It was surveyed and platted by Charles R. Rood, a pioneer settler, farmer and surveyor who homesteaded on the north end of Albany, just over the line that became Garden Plain Township. The triangular cemetery was divided from the most southern point to the rear by an undeveloped avenue, with a second undeveloped avenue bisecting it. The cemetery is maintained by the village. The first burial was that of Elijah Knowlton, who died in 1838, before the actual platting of the cemetery was done.
Most of the stones are more than 100 years old, many are older. Two of the marked graves were Duty Buck and E. O. Efner. Both died in the tornado that struck Albany June 3, 1860. Efner’s family and friends often told of his tragic death. He reached the safety of a cellar with his family as the storm approached. He then came out of the cellar to get a wrap for his little child and, thus, was killed when struck by flying debris. This first listing is of lots that were sold. A copy of the official plat of Rood Cemetery was donated to Tri Township Heritage by Harold Snyder, whose family were pioneers in the area. Lots were $10 each, |
Lot-Section/Name/Date Lot sold if available: 6-06 J. R. George Aug 4, 1855 3-25 John Mckinley Apr 6, 1858 8-17 R. C. Niblack Apr 30, 1855 8-08 John Robertson Apr 9, 1860 3-24 Henry Skies Apr 9, 1860 2-11 Elijah Wen Apr 9, 1860 3-09 See P. Smith & Marshall Bradley Apr 6, 1858 1-11 Lorenzo D. Flack Apr 9, 1860 1-60 J. B. Carpenter 1-07 Samuel Mitchell 2-07 Abram Mitchell 1-08 Oliver McMann (He is buried in Lyons, Iowa) 2-08 Oliver McMann 3-08 Barzella Cottle 4-08 David Ladeley 7-08 Cornelius Knapp 1-09 Chester Lusk 2-09 J. B. Myers 4-09 B. Bradley 5-09 M. E. Church 8-09 D. S. Efner 1-10 N. Frack 2-10 Robert Paley 4-10 George Hardy 1-16 W. J. Wetzel 5-16 James McMahon 7-16 Curtis Wright (Wieman Wight) 6-22-65 |
Lot-Section/Name/Date Lot sold if available: 8-16 Wm. Ewing 1-17 Henry Pease 2-17 A. B. Emmons 3-17 Edward Durant 4-17 W. W. Durant 5-17 Duty Buck 6-17 Lucius Atwood 7-17 Alfred Haines 8-17 R. C. Niblack 5-19 D. C. Kilgore 5-17 & 8-17 C. R. Rood - reserved . He was buried in Garden Plain. 8-24 William Smith 1-25 I. B. Crosby (Isaac) Apr 29, 1860 4-25 Samuel Porter 7-25 L. M. Whitcomb 8-25 Ezekiel Olds 1-26 John Searles 4-26 Thomas Brewer 5-26 L. W. Boynton 6-26 James Hugunin, Jr 7-26 William M. Chamberlin 8-26 William M. Chamberlin Lots sold by Llewellyn Fay, 814 13th Ave. N. Fulton, in Rood Cemetery 1-04 J. B. Carpenter 2-06 James Hugunin 5-10 Mary Yopst Apr 9, 1860; recorded May 23, 1894 7-18 B. S. Quick 5-20 Electa L. Smelt |
| These are the names and dates on the stones that I could read March 1998. I found several incorrect spellings. I am also going to incorporate some additional information about these early settlers and family which will be in "notes". There are question marks where I was not sure of the letter or number. |
| NAME | BIRTH | DEATH | SPOUSE | PARENTS/NOTES |
| BUCK, Duty | 48y | 03 Jun 1860 | Isabella | Jeremiah & Hannah Buck. Killed in Tornado |
| BUCK, Isabella | 48y | 19 Mar 1860 | Duty Buck | |
| COLE, Susan | 18 Feb 1847 | 1847 | Abraham & Hannah Cole. No Stone | |
| DURANT, Henry M. | 13 Oct 1854 | 12 Aug 1855 | D.S. & W.H. Durant | |
| EFNER, Dean Swift | 35y | 03 Jun 1860 | Sarah Thompson | Married 2 Mar 1843. Killed in Tornado |
| EFNER, Infant | age 6? | D.S. & Sarah Efner | ||
| EFNER, Margurite | 3 weeks | No Stone - D.S. & Sarah (Thompson) Efner | ||
| EFNER, Sarah (Thompson) | 04 May 1817 | 02 Sep 1845 | Dean Swift Efner | Alexander & Sarah (Scroggs) Thompson |
| FILES, Minnie | 11y | 25 Mar 186? | A. & M. Files | |
| GROVES, Ann | 1796 | 1878 | ||
| HAINES, Jonathan | 2m | 05 Nov 1858 | Alfred & Sarah Haines - other children were Mary E., Caroline, Alfred B, Josephine, Lewis & James. | |
| HUGININ, Capt. James | Jan 1891 | Sarah | (there is also a Capt. James Hugunin with wife, Sarah in Oak Ridge Cemetery, different dates.) | |
| HUGUNIN, Sarah | James Huginin | |||
| KNAPP,Harriet Uwam | 25 Apr 1855 | No Headstone d/o G. & H.L Knapp | ||
| LAIDLEY, Isabel | Sep 1856 | David & Louise Laidley (David was a bricklayer they also had a daughter Julia b 1858) | ||
| McDONALD, Jacob M. | 16th Iowa Veteran | |||
| McILVAIN, Robert S. | 1851 | 18 Jan 1855 | J. O. & M.C. McIlvain | |
| McILVAIN, Sarah J. | 1845 | 20 Aug 1847 | J. O. & M.C. McIlvain | |
| McMAHAN, Albert | 1861 | Navy Veteran | ||
| McMAHAN E. | Small Stone | |||
| McMAHAN, Ebenezer | 26y 8m 26d | 21 Feb 1855 | ||
| McMAHAN, John | 20 Nov 1856 | Rachel | Co M 1st Iowa Cav He died before the Civil War ?? | |
| McMAHAN, Octavia E. | Apr 1825 | 07 May 1855 | Oliver McMahan | |
| McMAHAN, Orra | 21 May 1816 | |||
| McMAHAN, Rachel | 06 Jul 1852 | John McMahan | ||
| MITCHELL, Abraham | 08 May 1817 | 18 Feb 1876 | Eveline "Linna" | |
| MITCHELL, ALice | ||||
| MITCHELL, Evelina "Linna" | 07 Jun 1826 | 12 Fe 1889 | Abraham Mitchell | |
| MITCHELL, Evaline | Abraham & Eveline Mitchell | |||
| MITCHELL, Lillie | ||||
| MITCHELL, Mattie H. | 11 Jul 1904 | |||
| NIBLACK, Amy (Buck) | 71y | 07 Mar 1878 | Randolph Niblack | married 11 Feb 1838 First wedding in Albany; |
| NIBLACK, Eliza A. | G. Niblack | |||
| NIBLACK, Randolph | 71y | 26 Feb 1879 | Co F 52nd IL Civil War Born in OH, was a carpenter. Had 2 children that died in infancy | |
| NIXON, John | 69y | 1861 | ||
| QUICK, Alfred W. (or Albert) | Infant | George D. & Orvilla (Booth) Quick | ||
| SLAYMAKER, Samuel Humes | 17 Jan 1823 | 17 Aug 1861 | Ella G. Caruthers | John & Jeanette (McIlvaine) Slaymaker Born in PA, a merchant in Albany |
| SMITH, Maria | 1860 | 1874 | ||
| SMITH, Thomas | 1857 | 1857 | ||
| SWETT/SWEET, Lucius | 24 May 1827 | 03 Jun 1860 | Electa Lucinda Miner | Killed in the Tornado Luke & Paulina (Knapp) Swett |
| YOPST, Delores | . | 1924 Family Information - No Stone Infant dau. of Clarence & Nora Emmert Yopst | ||
| YOPST, Mae | 1853 | 1907 | William D. Yopst | |
| YOPST, William D. | 1836 | 28 Feb 1917 | Mae | Co C 8th Il Cav. |
