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John Herman Stickfort

Birth	:	14 Apr 1799 Germany
Death	:	13 Dec 1890
Burial	:	Garnavillo Community Cemetery, Garnavillo, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.8656000, -91.2422100
Plot	:	Block 7 37, Lot 2 NW b
Description	:	Obituary for John Hiram Stickford Death has summoned many of the older pioneers of Clayton county to their death beyond the tomb, lately. Their number is becoming fewer day by day. It will not be long, before the last of that sturdy band will find a resting place under the sod of this beloved county. On Saturday John H. Stickford answered the final call, at the age of 91 years 7 months and 16 days. For the last 5 years Mr. Stickford was living over his long and eventful career, oblivious of the present, too feeble to leave his... Read More	Obituary for John Hiram Stickford Death has summoned many of the older pioneers of Clayton county to their death beyond the tomb, lately. Their number is becoming fewer day by day. It will not be long, before the last of that sturdy band will find a resting place under the sod of this beloved county. On Saturday John H. Stickford answered the final call, at the age of 91 years 7 months and 16 days. For the last 5 years Mr. Stickford was living over his long and eventful career, oblivious of the present, too feeble to leave his couch he waited with the patience of a true Christian the final summons, surrounded by loved ones who anticipated his every wish. John H. Stickford was born in Drehle, Osnabrueck, Germany, April 14th, 1799. In 1828 he married Mrs. Maria Elis Wessling with whom he emigrated to this country in 1835, landing in Baltimore, where they remained a year. They then moved to Cincinnati, where they lived a year, moving from thence to a farm in Indiana. Here they remained 15 years, when in 1853 they came to Garnavillo, locating on the farm east of town where they have lived ever since. Give children, four sons and a daughter were born to them, of whom two sons, John H., and F. William, preceded them in death. Of those living Herman and the daughter, Mrs. C. H. Bierbaum resides in Minnesota. Christ. G. Occupies the old homestead, and it was with him that his declining years were spent. His remains were buried at the new cemetery on Tuesday, followed by a large number of sorrowing friends. Source: Elkader Register: 12-18-1890

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John Herman Stickfort's memorial is located at: Garnavillo Community Cemetery, Garnavillo, Clayton County, USA.
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Latitude: 42.8656000
Longitude: -91.2422100

Family Members:

Spouse

Maria Elizabeth Weshing Stickfort

(1807 - 1890)

Children

Christian Gerhard Stickfort

(1838 - 1913)

Frederick Wilhelm “William” Stickfort

(1848 - 1890)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Garnavillo Community Cemetery
Garnavillo, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8656000, -91.2422100

2. Garnavillo Cemetery
Garnavillo, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8660300, -91.2390100

3. Saint Joseph Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8628006, -91.2502975

4. McClelland Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8249879, -91.2084641

5. Pioneer Rock Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8230591, -91.1863937

6. Clayton Center Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8841705, -91.3225021

7. Zion Lutheran Cemetery
Clayton Center, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8841705, -91.3249969

8. Clayton Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9043999, -91.1641998

9. Tangeman Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8580000, -91.1420000

10. Saint Michael Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8055992, -91.1802979

11. County Home Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8916702, -91.3499985

12. Krumm Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.7913760, -91.3023559

13. Colony Catholic Cemetery (Defunct)
Read Township, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8830000, -91.3580000

14. Borcherding Cemetery
Jefferson Township, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8182983, -91.1414032

15. National Cemetery
National, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9536018, -91.2902985

16. Storck Cemetery
Guttenberg, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7694335, -91.1834638

17. Harford Cemetery
Wyalusing, Grant County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9401000, -91.1401800

18. Saint Paula Cemetery
Osterdock, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7635994, -91.1992035

19. Meenan Cemetery
Communia, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7999862, -91.3584693

20. Norwegian Church Cemetery
McGregor, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9644400, -91.1764100

21. Old Garber Cemetery
Garber, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7560005, -91.2580032

22. Elkader Cemetery
Elkader, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8541718, -91.4000015

23. Bagley Cemetery
Bagley, Grant County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9019012, -91.0907974

24. First Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
McGregor, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9718000, -91.1760000