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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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
Sourwine	Edward Sr.	Mar 16, 1862	Jun 28, 1931	Our father.
Sourwine	Valentine	Apr 1, 1833	Aug 20, 1897	Stone lying on ground.
Sourwine	Valentine	Nov 25, 1866	Oct 31, 1883	Son of V. & L. Stone is broken and lying on ground.
Krekel	Jacob	Oct 24, 1825	Nov 13, 1902
Krekel	Wilhelmine (Fabian)	Mar 25 1831	Mar 2 1891	Mutter.
Fabian	Henrietta	Mar 5, 1803	Jan 20, 1886	Born Anweiler, Bavaria.
Krekel	Fabian	Jan 20, 1864	Aug 19, 1873	Son of J. & W. Stone is broken.
Brookhiser	Charles	1886	1895
Brookhiser	Paulina	1896	1897
Brookhiser	France	Dec 11, 1826	Nov 13, 1882
Brookhiser	Catherine	Aug 2, 1828	Jan 2, 1915
Brookhiser	Susanna	Apr 16, 1866	Jun 30, 1900	Our sister.
Brookhiser	Frankie	Jul 25, 1869	Oct 16, 1878	Son of F. & D. Stone is broken and lying on ground.
Krekel	Christina	1857	1892	Stone is home-made and on ground.
Rogers	Louise	Jul 20, 1891	Aug 26, 1917	A bronze stone.
Sourwine	Albert	Nov 2, 1874	Aug 31, 1889	Stone is lying on ground.
Sourwine	Elizabeth	Dec 22, 1840	Apr 17, 1928	Stone is on ground.
Sourwine			1914	Daughter of Edw. and M.
Sourwine	John P(hillip)	Aug 26, 1864	Nov 22, 1936	He Has Left Us A Noble Pattern.
Krekel	Louis F.	1860	1909	A home-made stone. Cement on ground.
Krekel	John	1869	1911	A home-made stone. Cement on ground.

There are several more unreadable stones.

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