German Methodist Church
Cemetery
aka
"Old German Cemetery"
This cemetery is located in section 12, Marion
Township on the west side of 400W just south of 600S. George Wetzel donated
the ground for the German Church. Services began in 1870 and
were discontinued in 1895/96. The building was purchased by Frank Schwartz
and torn down in the mid 1940's. The following cemetery list is a
comination of two transcriptions from the Jennings County, Library. The first
transcription was done by H. L. Morin of North Vernon in 1969 the second
was done by Donna Carpenter on April 20, 1972.
Anna M. Artz
Born February 16, 1806
Died August 28, 1889
"Blessed are they who die in the
Lord"
Anna Artz
1864 - 1907
Frederick - son of J. & E.
Artz
Born April 1, 1878 or 1868 (the two
different lists show different death years)
Died July 18 or 1,
1878 or 1868 (the two different lists show different death days &
years)
Harmon Artz
Born February 24,
1871
Died April or August 20,
1960
Elizabeth wife of Jacob Artz
Born January
4, 1843
Died April 11, 1878
"Gone but not
Forgotten"
Jacob Artz
Born January 2,
1836
Died January 3, 1904
John P.
Artz
Died August 19, 1881
Age 74 years 8
months 14 days
John Artz
Born July 10,
1838
Died January 17, 1905
Nancy
Artz
Born December 28, 1845
Died
November 28, 1920
Lusetta Artz
Born February 18,
1862
Died January 30, 1944
Margaret
Artz
Born January 15, 1868
Died December 8,
1952
Jacob Doerr
Born June 2, 1801
Died
July 31, 1887
"God gave - He took - He will restore - He doeth all things
well"
Otto Hess
1856 - 1930
Benjamin Hess
1858 - 1907
"All
things to the Glory of God"
Auriela Hoffman
Wife of John
Hoffman
Born February 7, 1832
Died June 15,
1895
Louis J. Hoffman
Born June 19,
1868
Died 1936
Emma (Artz) Hoffman
Born
July 11, 1866
Died August 2, 1960
Charlotte
Hoffman
Born May 1, 1840
Died January 15,
1918
"At Rest"
Henrietta
Hoffman
(Only on one list)
Born November 27, 1835
Died
February 7, 1887
Henrietta Hoffman
Wife of Jacob
Hoffman
Born February 22, 1838
Died August
13, 1912
Jacob Hoffman
Born March 8,
1820
Died January 18, 1892 or January 13, 1898 (different
death dates on each list)
"Asleep in Jesus"
Samuel
Hoffman
Born August 4, 1881
Died June 17,
1900
Henry
Hofman
(Only on one list)
Died February 7, 1887
Age 51 years 2
months 1 day
"Gone
Home"
Emma M. Mathis
Born September 14,
1882
Died September 17, 1882
Age 3
days
Henrietta Mathis
1864 - 1934
Age 3 days
Jacob
Mathis
Born December 18, 1820
Died June 4,
1894
Elizabeth Mathis
Wife of Jacob Mathis
Born
March 2 or 24, 1830 (different death dates on each
list)
Died January 15, 1917
Philip
Mathis
Born February 9, 1856
Died November 2,
1882
Age 27 years 7 months 9 days
"Thou wilt never more be with us,
Such reflections make us mourn, But we hope to meet in Heaven, If
here afflictions never come"
William Mathis
1866 - 1935
Elnora
Miller
daughter of J. A. & M. Miller
Born August 25,
1882
Died December 3, 1884
Age 3 years 3 months 14
days
J. A. Miller
Born November 4,
1843
Died September 17, 1887
Amelia Roetkin
1868 -
1940
August Roetkin
1870 - 1850
Edwin/Edward Roetkin
(different names on different lists)
1765 - 1946
Frederick
Roetkin
Born September __, 1824
Died May 1,
1907
Minnie Roetkin
wife of Frederick
Born May 25,
1835
Died February 27, 1915/1916 (different year
on each list)
Louisa Roetkin
1868 - 1958
William
Roetkin
1862 - 1940
Mary Trapp
Born June 8,
1861
Died May 14, 1888
"Wait not Father and Mother for me, For
I am waiting in Glory for thee"
Nicholas Trapp
Born
November 5, 1826
Died September 6, 1901
Margaret
Trapp
Born December 14, 1841
Died
_________
Tillie M. Utzinger
Wife of H. Utzinger
Born
February 1, 1871
Died September 2,1895
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