Messercemetery
Messer or Crook In The Road
© Copyright 2004 by Jean Leeper
All Rights Reserved
Pictures taken January 2, 2004
This cemetery is along the east side of White Oak Road,
(going north), just before 180th street.
It is located in section 17, Trenton Township. Go west
1/2 mile from White Oak Church and then North ca one
mile.
Restored Messer or Crook in the Road Cemetery. I saw four
stones and a pile of stone rubble.
Showing the site from the north end. See the pile of
rubble in the SE corner.
Close up of pile of rubble.
Hiram Messer, born in Fayette Co. PA Jan 21
1810
Died In Henry Co. Iowa April 13, 1882.
Barbara Messer, wife of Hiram Messer born in Fayette
County, PA Aug 8 1811
Died in Henry Co. Iowa Nov 13 1876.
In memory of, Henry Messer, son of M and A
Messer
Died June 12 1875 aged 3 yrs 4mo 12 dys
Infant Messer, son of J T and S Messer Died Aug 3?, 1871
Aged 18? days
Geneva Fransis Messer, dau. of J T and S Messer died Dec
18? 1874
Aged 3? yrs 5?mo (The 1888 History of Henry County says
she was born on July 8, 1871)
NOTE: I enlarged the stone in photoshop and still could
not make out the dates with a ? for sure but put what I guessed the
stone to have said.
{Were they twins? The 1982 History of Henry County says
they were}
Not sure if, P. M. or P. N REDD
Co. E 1st IA CAV.