Chronology
The northwest corner of the Red Oak Grove Church and Cemetery Chronology October 1836 Washington A. Rigby, a young bachelor from Knox County, Ohio, became the first permanent white settler of Red Oak Township, Cedar County, Iowa. March 1, 1841 The first Presbyterian Church in Cedar County (the 12th in Iowa Territory) was organized by...
Church History
The history of the Red Oak Church begins 125 years ago. Many interesting facts have been revealed in the search for material. However, only a brief history can be related here pertaining to facts and events considered most important. The Red Oak Grove Church was the first Presbyterian Church in Cedar County, and the twelfth...
Red Oak Township History
In the settlement of Cedar County, Iowa, Red Oak Township from the beginning, attracted white men to its land due to the considerable grove of red oak timber situated in it and from which the township derives its name. The first permanent white settler of the township was Washington A. Rigby, who came in October...
Founding Members
10 founding members of Red Oak Grove Presbyterian Church Red Oak Grove Presbyterian Church, about five miles northwest of Tipton, Iowa, was organized March 1, 1841, by ten Cedar County pioneers: John Chappell, Mrs. Elizabeth Sturrock Dallas, Robert Dallas, Miss Sarah Dallas, John and Isabella Sturrock Ferguson, Robert and Elizabeth Pirie, John Safley, and Samuel...
South Cemetery
A committee of William Penningroth, William Welty, James Williams, W.L. Smith, A.L. Safley, and G.H. Escher originally plotted the South Cemetery in May 1907. Original plat made June 18th, 1926. The map was redrawn in January 1964 by Ritche Safley and finished by Archibald & Ethel Safley in 1976. The current version was redrawn in...
North Cemetery
North Cemetery was organized in 1848. The original plat was made by A.L. Safley, map was redrawn January 1964: finished by Archibald & Ethel Safley March 1, 1976. The current version, December 2008 has been transcribed & illustrated by Lori Ostrich under the direction of Robert Rickard. Layout of lots, plots, and rows All lots...