DEATHS AT VAN BUREN COUNTY (IOWA) COUNTY FARM 1870 - 1944
(A.K.A. County Home, County Farm, Poor Farm)
WITH BURIAL IN COUNTY FARM CEMETERY
Transcribed by Volunteer Paul French
| Surname | Given Name | Birth Place | Death | Age | Cemetery |
| ALEXANDER | James H. | IA | 25 Mar 1916 | 67 | Poor Farm |
| ALLBRIGHT | Margaret | 22 Mar 1929 | 77 | Poor Farm | |
| BASS | Robert Alison | Missouri | 18 Nov 1874 | 11 mths | Co. Graveyard |
| BELL | Amos | Warren Co, Ohio | 21 Jan 1882 | ca 73 yrs | Poor Farm Cem. |
| BENDER | Samuel G | 3 Jan 1872 | (killed) | Co. Grave Yard | |
| BERRY | Arabic | 18 Aug 1887 | 81 | Poor Farm | |
| BOLINGER | Henry | 7 Jul 1889 | 81 | Poor Farm Cem. | |
| CARR | Ash G. | IA | 22 Apr 1934 | 83 | Poor Farm |
| CLIFFORD | Thomas | Philadelphia, PA | 29 Aug 1877 | ca 90 yrs | Co. Graveyard |
| COLTON | Ellen | IA | 29 May 1895 | 48 | Poor Farm |
| COLTON | Margaret H | 13 Jan 1883 | ?Van Buren Co. Cem. | ||
| COOKS? | Wm | 30 Oct 1891 | 72 | Poor Farm | |
| COOPER | John | 15 Feb 1932 | 83 | Poor Farm | |
| DALINGER | Jacob | Germany | 11 Dec 1875 | ca 54 yrs | buried on the farm |
| DERMIT | Edward | 7 Dec 1877 | ca 39 yrs | Co. Graveyard | |
| FOLEY | M. A. | 29 Nov 1887 | 83 | Poor Farm | |
| FOLEY | Willard O. | 29 Nov 1887 | 83 | Poor Farm Cem. | |
| FORD | John Myers | Martinsburg, IA | 12 Sep 1931 | 71 | Co. Home |
| GARDNER | John | Ireland | 23 Jan 1883 | ca 63 yrs | Poor Farm Cem. |
| GIBSON | Sarah | 30 Nov 1902 | 80 | Co. Home | |
| HALL | Rachel E | 14 Feb 1877 | Graveyard attached to farm | ||
| HANBACK | Julia | 1903 | ? | Pauper Cem-Co. Farm | |
| HATT | Lois Mrs | 13 Jun 1886 | 66 | Poor Farm Cem. | |
| JOHNSON | Derius | Jamaca, Vermont | 20 Oct 1880 | ca 45 yrs | Co. Graveyard |
| JORDEN | Lavina | Kentucky | 13 Apr 1881 | ? | |
| KILDEW | Ella | 23 Mar 1944 | 63yrs 11m 3d | ||
| (20 April 1880) apparent birth date. Metal Funeral Marker | |||||
| LACY | Mary | IA | 4 Oct 1915 | 65 | VBC Cemetery (may not be at county Home) |
| MCCARTY | Jane | VA | 21 Jul 1887 | 82 | Poor Farm |
| McCORMICK | Elizabeth | 9 Oct 1802 Penn. | 18 Sep 1884 | 82 | Poor Farm Cem. |
| MCDONALD | Lafe | VA | 23 Mar 1897 | 69 | Poor Farm |
| MEANS | Marion | IA | 20 Apr 1891 | 61 | Poor Farm |
| MITCHLLER | Samuel | 20 May 1925 | 70 | Pauper Cem-Keosauqua | |
| MONPORT | James | Farmington, IA | 26 Aug 1933 | 66 | County Home |
| MULLIN | Lizzie | IA | 16 Nov 1891 | 17 | Poor Farm |
| NEDROW | David | Iowa | 21 May 1883 | 37 | Poor Farm |
| OATMAN | Taylor | Missouri | 23 Apr 1884 | ca 37 yrs | Poor Farm Cem. |
| PARSON | George Thomas | IA | 4 Oct 1929 | 73 | Co. Home Cemetery |
| PERCELL | Sanford | Kentucky | 31 Dec 1882 | ca 69 yrs | Poor Farm Cem. |
| POCAHONTAS | 6 Aug 1910 | 100 | Co. farm | ||
| RAY | Saline | 24 Jan 1929 | 75 | Co. Home | |
| REED | Wm | Germany | 1 Nov 1895 | 44 | Poor Farm |
| ROBBINS | William | IND | 20 Jun 1934 | 78 | Co. Home |
| ROBERTSON | John | 18 Mar 1889 | 65 | Poor Farm | |
| ROBINSON | John | Ohio | 18 Mar 1890 | ca 64 yrs | Poor Farm |
| ROBINSON | John | 18 Mar 1889 | 65yrs 10m 3d | ||
| (30 April 1823) apparent birth date. Appears to be same John ROBINSON as above with different death year. | |||||
| SCHMITZ | Wm. B. | Germany | 1 Jul 1889 | ca 44 yrs | Poor Farm Cem. |
| SCHOOLCRAFT | Mary | 18 Dec 1886 | 57 | Poor Farm | |
| SIMON | Joseph | MICH | 28 Sep 1926 | 83 | Co. Home |
| SMITH | Pearl | ? | 28 Jun 1890 | 48 | VBC Poor farm |
| SMITH | Polly | 5 Nov 1876 | Co. Graveyard | ||
| SMITZ | Christina | Germany widow | 2 Oct 1888 | 71 yrs | Co. Cem. |
| SOPHN/SPOHN | Teresa | Germany | 1 / 2 Jan 1894 | 61 | Poor Farm Cem. |
| SPON | John | England | 27 Jan 1896 | 71 | County Cemetery |
| SUTZ? | Steward | Germany | 23 Feb 1894 | 92 | Poor Farm |
| TARRIER | Joseph | Canada | 5 Mar 1899 | 77 | Poor Farm |
| TERRIER | Sallie | Ireland | 1 May 1891 | 72 | Poor Farm |
| TROTH | Albert | MO | 27 Feb 1928 | 79 | Co. Home |
| TUQUA? | Wm | 22 Oct 1893 | 59 | Poor Farm | |
| WALKER | Amos | 6 Feb 1896 | 69 | Poor Farm | |
| WALKER | Jesse | Tennessee | 11 Jun 1884 | ca 81 Yrs | Poor Farm Cem. |
| WALKER | Jesse | no dates; WPA records says 1802 - 1884; Co G 37th Iowa Inft GAR | |||
| WEST | John | IA | 6 Aug 1918 | 55 | Co Pauper |
| ZAMMETZER | Ulrick | 23 Oct 1871 | Co. Graveyard | ||
| ZEIGLER | Crys | Germany | 30 Jan 1896 | 70 | Poor Farm Cem. |
Source of Data:
Typewritten Pages Found in Recorder's Office, Van Buren County IA Courthouse
Referencing:
1964 Cemetery Records for county Cemetery
Deaths found in Recorders Books #1 & #2
We do not know how complete the above list is.