Graef Historical Group

On Sunday, November 1, 2026, Robert Graef, Bette Eberhardt, Maryanne Eberhardt, and Margaret Eberhardt Ayres visited three family cemeteries in Keokuk County, Iowa: Dresden, Sixteen, and Sorden. Dresden Cemetery (near Deep River) Michael & Anna Fisch Sixteen Cemetery (near Thornburg) Rickey Family at Sixteen Cemetery William & Ida Rickey Line of Descent: James Shepherd to Robert Graef Sorden Cemetery (near Webster) Irons Family Burials at Sorden Cemetery John & Margaret Irons Charles Irons Verna Ione Irons Velda & Verna Irons, the Irons sisters

 This chart traces five generations of my family, from my great-great-grandparents James and Rebecca Ann (Coghlan) Shepherd, through Ida (Shepherd) Rickey, Lorin Rickey and my mother Grezelda Jean (Rickey) Graef, down to me. James, Rebecca, Ida and William Rickey are all buried at Sixteen Cemetery near Thornburg, Iowa. Sources for each date are listed in the notes at the bottom of the chart. © 2026 Robert Graef • Graef Family Legacy • Not to be reproduced without permission.