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Taylor County, Iowa
Guss Cemetery
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Directions to the Cemetery from Carole and Allen Martin:
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Directions to Guss Cemetery in Taylor County, Iowa
Going North from Clarinda, IA on Route 71 - travel 15 or 20 miles, watching the side roads.
One road goes to the West to Hepburn, IA
The next road going to the East is 130th St (aka Jct. 20)
On the corner of 130th St and Route 71 is a building for Tyson Packing
Travel about 7 miles on 130th St. to Elk Avenue. Turn South on Elk Ave. There is a sign on the corner directing
you to Maple Grove Methodist Church.
On the East side of the road, about 1 mile or less on Elk Avenue is the Guss Cemetery. It is well maintained.
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Headstones in Guss Cemetery
Contributed by Carole and Allen Martin
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David Knopp
1834-1927
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Mary A. Knopp
1838 - 1909
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Phillip C. Knopp
1862 - 1943
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Unknown Grave
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Zelphia Elaine Martin
Dau. of N. and H.M. Martin
Dec 13 1922 - Feb. 1, 1923
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May Branan Stephens - 1893 - 1981
Jesse Earl Stephens - 1886 - 1955
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Mother
Ida Bell Bean
Dec 6, 1858
Feb 20, 1928
Father
J.J. Bean
Feb 6, 1887
Nov. 21, 1950
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Wm. Guss
b. May 3, 1828
d. Mar 9, 1903
Elizabeth A.
Wife of Wm. Guss
Born Nov. 27, 1828
Died Mar 1, 1904
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Garret Vannuys
1832-1916
Co. F. 30th NJ Inf.
Martha M.
His Wife
1840 - 1920
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Isaiah P. Curtis
Died Aug. 7, 1891
Aged 58 yrs., 8 ds
Elizabeth
Wife of I.P. Curtis
Died May 27, 1878
Aged 47 Ys., 1 mo, 4ds
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Levi Brown
d. Dec 1, 1901
aged 61(?) yrs, 11 ds
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Wm. E. Brown
1843 - 1917
Civil War Veteran
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William E. Dunn
1848 - 1919
Civil War Veteran
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Robert Grieves
Co. E.
25 Iowa Vol. In
Mar 9, 1840
Feb 25, 1909
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Wm. Kelso
Co. I
3 IA. Cav.
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Samuel McKown
1842 - 1928
Civil War Veteran
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Cecil H. Firkins
Tec 5 - US Army
World War II
1915-1991
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Barton J. Brown
1880 - 1898
Spanish-American War Veteran
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Samuel H. Glassgow
born Apr 2, 1831
died Jan 3, 1894
Co. F. 23rd IA Inft
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A. Brown
Died Mar 7, 1868
War of 1812 Veteran
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Willis Cox
Iowa
PVT 350 Inf
88 Div
Son of James and Ellen Cox
September 17, 1893
August 5, 1928
World War 1 Veteran
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Donald Clark Firkins
Iowa
BT1 US Navy
World War II
July 19 1916 - Sept 29 1964
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Elmer A. Coffin
Illinois
PVT Co A 342 BN Tank Corps
World War 1
Oct 21 1894 - Aug 9 1958
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Andrew H. Coffin
Illinois
Pvt 11 Armored Division
World War II
April 3 1902 - Feb 2 1970
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Willis G. Coffin
Iowa
Pvt CO D 10 Infantry
World War I
March 9 1900 - Dec 24 1966
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