Photo: Herb Price

Sourwine Cemetery has been designated a Pioneer Cemetery by the Des Moines County Pioneer Cemetery Commission.

Sourwine Cemetery is in Concordia Township. Take the gravel road to the ISU Electric Power House. This is about 1/2 mile off of old Highway 61.

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SOURWINE CEMETERY
transcribed by Becke Dawson

The hill where the cemetery is located was once used by the town folk as a lookout point from which to spot paddle wheel steamers approaching Burlington from the south on the Mississippi River.


SURNAME

GIVEN NAME

BIRTH

DEATH

NOTES
SourwineEdward Sr.Mar 16, 1862Jun 28, 1931Our father.
SourwineValentineApr 1, 1833Aug 20, 1897Stone lying on ground.
SourwineValentineNov 25, 1866Oct 31, 1883Son of V. & L. Stone is broken and lying on ground.
KrekelJacobOct 24, 1825Nov 13, 1902 
KrekelWilhelmine (Fabian)Mar 25 1831Mar 2 1891Mutter.
FabianHenriettaMar 5, 1803Jan 20, 1886Born Anweiler, Bavaria.
KrekelFabianJan 20, 1864Aug 19, 1873Son of J. & W. Stone is broken.
BrookhiserCharles18861895  
BrookhiserPaulina18961897
BrookhiserFranceDec 11, 1826Nov 13, 1882  
BrookhiserCatherineAug 2, 1828Jan 2, 1915
BrookhiserSusannaApr 16, 1866Jun 30, 1900  Our sister.
BrookhiserFrankieJul 25, 1869Oct 16, 1878Son of F. & D. Stone is broken and lying on ground.
KrekelChristina18571892Stone is home-made and on ground.
RogersLouiseJul 20, 1891Aug 26, 1917A bronze stone.
SourwineAlbertNov 2, 1874Aug 31, 1889Stone is lying on ground.
SourwineElizabethDec 22, 1840 Apr 17, 1928Stone is on ground.
Sourwine  1914Daughter of Edw. and M.
SourwineJohn P(hillip)Aug 26, 1864Nov 22, 1936He Has Left Us A Noble Pattern.
KrekelLouis F.18601909A home-made stone. Cement on ground.
KrekelJohn18691911A home-made stone. Cement on ground.

There are several more unreadable stones.

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