Trester Cemetery
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Trester Cemetery

Madison Township, Madison County, Iowa, USA

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  • Get directions 2173 148th St
    Madison Township, Iowa 50273 United States
    Coordinates: 41.43610, -94.01890
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Madison township, Section 25
on 148th Trail one half mile west of Hwy 169, in field.

Named after James & Anna Trester, who had seven children and located in Madison township in the 1850's. Two of the early burials were an infant daughter who died in 1858 and William Trestor, a son of W. P. & F. A. Trester was buried there in 1855. Ruth, a daughter of Thomas Nicholson, buried there in 1869, at age of 65 years.

The cemetery is not used at this time, and some of the tombstone dates are difficult to read, but inscriptions that could be identified are as follows: James Trester, a great-grandfather of Mrs. Lucille Wright, died in 1867, at the age of 45 years; his wife died in 1882 at the age of 59. Nora, a two year old daughter of M. & N. Gabbert, died in 1874; Mary Gabbert died in 1884; Nancy Jane White died in 1867, and Jellie Skates died in 1890. One stone with the name George Gafner, son of J. F. and Mary Gafner, who was lost for five days, and was found dead in October 1878.




Madison township, Section 25
on 148th Trail one half mile west of Hwy 169, in field.

Named after James & Anna Trester, who had seven children and located in Madison township in the 1850's. Two of the early burials were an infant daughter who died in 1858 and William Trestor, a son of W. P. & F. A. Trester was buried there in 1855. Ruth, a daughter of Thomas Nicholson, buried there in 1869, at age of 65 years.

The cemetery is not used at this time, and some of the tombstone dates are difficult to read, but inscriptions that could be identified are as follows: James Trester, a great-grandfather of Mrs. Lucille Wright, died in 1867, at the age of 45 years; his wife died in 1882 at the age of 59. Nora, a two year old daughter of M. & N. Gabbert, died in 1874; Mary Gabbert died in 1884; Nancy Jane White died in 1867, and Jellie Skates died in 1890. One stone with the name George Gafner, son of J. F. and Mary Gafner, who was lost for five days, and was found dead in October 1878.




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