The 1990 photos indexed below are from the Korns Family Cemetery, Highland Township, Tama County, Iowa. They were mailed to this website by a Korns descendant/genealogy buff in California who wishes to remain anonymous. The cemetery is located at latitude 41.891N, longitude: -92.694W about 52 miles northeast of Des Moines, Iowa. For aerial photos of the cemetery, click here.
The book "History of Tama County" states "There is one cemetery in Highland township, located on the southeast quarter of section 22. It contains a fourth of an acre, which was donated to the township for burial purposes by John Korns in 1870. The first body interred here was Louisa Korns, wife of the donor"
Typewritten list of burials in Korns Cemetery
Tombstone of John D., Louise and Ida May Korns
Closeup of John D Korns tombstone
Burial site, John D., Louise and Ida May Korns
Jacob Korns tombstone
Closeup of Jacob Korns tombstone
Tombstone of Elizabeth Korns (first wife of Jacob)
Closeup of Elizabeth Korns tombstone
Korns family tombstone
Closeup of Korns family tombstone
Lily Boyd tombstone
Closeup of Lily Boyd tombstone
Susan (Korns) Boyd tombstone
Closeup of Susan (Korns) Boyd tombstone
