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The German Township Cemetery is one of the earliest cemeteries established in the county, with the earliest known burial being in 1863 and the latest being in 1900. A school used to sit adjacent to this location. As was the case with a lot of country schools, the building was also used as a church. This was the origins of St. Peter's Evangelical Church. In the early 1870's a tornado destroyed the building. In 1874, the parishoners of St. Peter's then rebuilt their church about 2 miles east of this location. By this fact, some families are split between this cemetery and the St. Peter's cemetery. Current information has 42 persons laid to rest in this cemetery. Rick Gersema found the original church/burial records of St. Peter's and compiled this list of burials.

This cemetery has been neglected over the years and has become overgrown. Today, only 10 stones remain. The WPA has only 6 of these recorded. The cemetery is now under the care of the township.

Headstone Photos at GPP

WPA Records from the 1930s



Name Maiden
Name		 Birth Date Death Date Aged Grave Obit GPP WPA Bio Marker Inscription Military Other
Information		 Parents
Abkes, Fondelina Sophia Theen   08 Jul 1863 10 Dec 1864 001y 05m 02d         Abkes, Thee P. & Aafke C. nee Wiltfang
Ahrends, Hagen   Feb 1798 08 Aug 1864        
Ammermann, Jacob   1853 30 Nov 1869        
Antons, Anton   26 Nov 1869 08 Oct 1870 000y 10m 12d         Antons, Antje
Bakker, Hayko Folkert   21 Feb 1829 22 Jun 1871 042y 04m 01d        
Barger, Hinderk   10 Feb 1870 15 Mar 1871 001y 01m 05d         Barger, Benjamin & Gertrude nee Tjaden
Beekmann, Jacob   04 Oct 1825 28 Nov 1867 042y 01m 24d        
Behrends, Wübkea Bernhardina   15 Apr 1871 11 Jun 1871 000y 01m 27d         Behrends, Hinrich & Jennie
Bergmann, Martin Julius   01 Feb 1869 13 Mar 1869 000y 01m 12d         Bergmann, August & Wilhelmine
Brinkmann, Harm C.   25 Mar 1825 27 Jul 1883 058y 04m 02d   O       Brinkmann, Christopher H. & Marje nee Janssen
Brinkmann, Johanna VonBockern 14 Dec 1823 14 Dec 1900 077y 00m 00d   O G W     w/o (1) Geerd Wessels (2) Harm Brinkman
Dourte, Mrs.   10 Mar 1866        
Glaser, Elisabeth Müller 1803 22 Feb 1872        
Harms, Mrs.   21 Nov 1865        
Hickman, Peter Janssen Aeilts   1810 1863         Hickman, Jan J. & Johanna P. nee vanMarck
Janssen, Antje   18 Sep 1801 21 Mar 1866 064y 06m 03d       w/o Jan E.
Junker, Jann   02 May 1872 24 Oct 1872 000y 05m 22d         Junker, Johann & Johanna nee Pleiss
Koeberle, Johannes Moritz   26 Feb 1865 28 Feb 1865 000y 00m 02d         Koeberle, Theodor
Lottmann, Warner   03 Jun 1869 21 May 1872 002y 11m 18d        
Lüttermann, Elsebehn Aylts   26 Aug 1861 14 Feb 1869 007y 05m 19d         Lüttermann, Aylt H. & Gesche nee Reinders
Meinders, Sander   22 Jul 1871 31 Aug 1871 000y 01m 09d         Meinders, Meint & wife nee Ludemann
Rabenberg, Charlotte Juliane   23 Sep 1868 14 Jul 1870 001y 09m 21d         Rabenberg, Karl & Foekel nee Püll
Schmidt, Johannes   22 Jul 1867 28 Oct 1869 002y 03m 06d         Schmidt, Konrad & Foelke
Schöneboom, Martin   15 May 1792 26 Dec 1869 077y 07m 11d        
Schultz, Friedrich Wilhelm   10 Mar 1866 19 Jan 1872 005y 10m 09d         Schultz, Wilhelm & Dena
Schultz, Justus Wilhelm   28 Mar 1862 19 Feb 1872 009y 10m 22d   G Son of W. & D.     Schultz, Wilhelm & Dena
Schultz, Metta Wilhelmine "Mary"   11 Mar 1860 29 Jan 1872 011y 10m 18d   G Dau. Of W. & D.     Schultz, Wilhelm & Dena
Sievers, Dirtje J. Hausmann 18 Oct 1834 03 Aug 1869 034y 09m 16d   G W Tochter von ? Hausmann; Frau von Okke G.   w/o Okke G.
Sievers, Hisko "Isk"   04 Mar 1856 14 Nov 1875 019y 08m 10d   G W Sohn von O. und D.     Sievers, Okke G. & Dirtje nee Hausmann
Sievers, Okke Göken   07 Dec 1821 21 Mar 1871 049y 03m 14d   G W       Sievers, Göke & Hiske O. nee deBoer
Steenblock, Wirtje   14 Oct 1858 02 Nov 1863 005y 00m 19d         Steenblock, Aalrich & Trientje nee Bowman
vanderHeiden, Hessel Classen   18 Jul 1853 13 Mar 1873 019y 07m 23d        
vanHeiden, infant   15 Mar 1873 25 Mar 1873 000y 00m 10d         vanHeiden, Seede & Anna nee Spönhoff
vonBockern, Henry   13 Oct 1833 27 Aug 1870 036y 10m 14d   G W       vonBockern, Jurgen & Petronella J.
vonBockern, Hilka   14 Feb 1866 15 Dec 1870 004y 10m 01d   G       vonBockern, Jann & Anna C. nee Kruse
vonBockern, Janssen Kamminga 14 Nov 1839 15 Jul 1864 024y 08m 01d   G     1st w/o Jan
vonBockern, Johanna P. Martini 30 Aug 1799 03 Jan 1883 083y 04m 04d       w/o Jurgen
vonBockern, Jürgen   26 Jul 1796 25 Oct 1870 074y 02m 29d   G W       vonBockern, Jan & Antje nee vonReinenberg
vonBockern, Jürgen   07 Jan 1868 26 Dec 1870 002y 11m 19d         vonBockern, Jann & Anna C. nee Kruse
vonBockern, Petronela   30 Aug 1800 03 Jan 1883 082y 04m 04d   G Frau von J. Von Bockern   w/o J.
Wessels, Johanna--see Brinkmann          
Wortelke, Antje Jurjens Küper 19 Aug 1796 15 Aug 1872 075y 11m 27d       w/o Harm R.
Wortelke, Harm Reemts   31 Aug 1799 23 Oct 1883 084y 01m 23d         Wortelke, Reemt S. Veltkamp & Elske nee Harms

--Sources: Grave Markers, Cemetery Directory, Grundy County Birth/Marriage/Death Records, Obituaries, Newspapers, Rick Gersema genealogy data