Martin & Zelda Capehart Genealogy Website

Martin & Zelda Capehart Genealogy Website

Cemetery & Grave Marker Photos

~~ Capehart/Gilson/Sheeder ~~

Guthrie Center, IA

Guthrie Center is the county seat of Guthrie Center, Iowa and is located in the Des Moines metro area. The county was originally part of old Keokuk County and was comprised of approximately the western 2/3 of the state of Iowa. In 1851 the region was divided into counties one of which was Guthrie, named for Captain William Guthrie, formerly of Keokuk and the captain of the only company Iowa sent to the Mexican War.

Part of the Underground Railroad passd through southern Guthrie county in the mid-1800's. A number of families in the southern townships were "conductors' on the URR and helped hide, feed, cloth, direct and transport runaway slaves to freedom in Canada.

William Tracy came to Guthrie in 1856 and purchased the land which is now Guthrie Center. He then sold the land to E. B. Newton who proceeded in the laying out of the town. The plat for the town was filed by him on May 6, 1856. Guthrie Center's estimated population in 2003 was 1,654.

Union Cemetery, Guthrie Center, IA

Union Cemetery, sometimes referred to as Guthrie Center Cemetery, is located in Valley Township, Guthrie County, Iowa on highway 44, in Guthrie Center.

NOTE: We visited Union Cemetery in May of 2004, 2005 & 2006 and took the photos shown on this page. My great uncle & aunt, James & Mary Lucreata (Capehart) Sheeder are buried here. Mary is the daughter of George and Sara Ann (McCullough) Capehart. Stephenson & Mabel LaVilla (Sheeder) Gilson are also buried here. Mabel is the daughter of James & Mary Lucreata (Capehart) Sheeder.

Cemetery Entrance

Gilson Side of Family Stone

Sheeder Side of Family Stone

The name Gilson appears on the east side and the name Sheeder appears on the west side of the large family stone. Grave markers on each side of the stone are for James & Mary Sheeder's daughter and son-in-law, Stephenson & Mabel (Sheeder) Gilson. James & Mary's grave markers are west of the family stone.

James Sheeder

b. 9 Oct. 1854 -- d. 16 Aug. 1938

Husband of Mary

Lot 1

Mary Lucreata (Capehart) Sheeder

b. 14 Nov. 1864 -- d. 31 Jan. 1950

She is the daughter of George & Sara Ann (McCullough) Capehart and raised Arval & Mabel, her brother John's children.

Lot 1

Stephenson Briton Gilson

b. 1 Apr. 1880 -- d. 12 Dec. 1928

Mabel LaVilla (Sheeder) Gilson

b. 12 May 1884 -- d. 29 Jul 1961

She is the daughter of James & Mary Lucreata (Capehart) Sheeder

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