This small cemetery sits by itself – surrounded on 3 sides by fields and County Road A34 passes on its north side. The small headstones are made from sandstone and the etching is difficult –if not impossible to read in some cases. The Mennonites who established this cemetery resided in Osceola Co. for a short time. The German that is used on the headstones is similar to the German used elsewhere – but is certainly a different dialect.

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This cemetery recorded by Jane Johnston, August 2005. Tombstone photos are also courtesy of Jane.

For various views of the cemetery, go to view 1, view 2, view 3, and view 4. See below for links to individual tombstones.

1st Row – North to South
Beginning on the west side of the cemetery

The first headstone is so worn that it is unreadable.

Lizzie, wife of A. Tharp Died April 22, 1900 Aged 32 yr., 2 mo., 26 days photo

Michael Acker Gest. Den 1 Mzh, 1889 Im Miter Von 13 J., 10m., 2 d
Translation: Died on 1 March 1889 at the age of 13 years, 10 month, 2 days) photo

Elizabeth, wife of Henry Gregory Died June 25, 1892 Aged 58 yr. photo

Veronica, wife of A. Brubacher Died Feb. 19, 1894 77 yr., 8 mo., 18 days photo

Elizabeth, dau. of Christian & Eva Horst Died March 19, 1895 Aged 2 yr., 6 mo., 10 days photo

Fannie Acker
Eheweib von Daniel Weaver Starb Nov. 7, 1905 Alter _7 Jahr., 7 Monoit & 8 Tage
Translation:
Fannie Acker
Married to/Wife of Daniel Weaver Died Nov. 7, 1905 Age _7 years, 7 months & 8 days

Katharine ________Witmer
Eheweib von Peter Acker Starb May 3, 1906
Married to/Wife of Peter Acker Died May 3, 1906

Daniel Bauman Died July 28, 1907 Aged 24 yrs., 9 mo., 18 days

Catherine Lehman Born Dec. 19, 1834 Died April 21, 1915 Aged 80 yrs., 4 mo., & 20 days)

Middle Row
Daniel W., son of D.S. & E.W. Stauffer Born July 24, 1909 Died Feb. 9, 1910 Age 6 m., 16 d. photo

Ephraim Martin, son of Elam & Lovina M. Born July 2, 1909 photo

2nd Row – North to South (note--all the burials are of children)

Weaver Tharp Died April 20, 1900 Aged 6 days

Frank Tharp Died Mar. 28, 1897 Aged 11 mo., 3 ds. photo

Jesse
son of Jesse & Leah Bauman Died Apr. 7, 1888 Aged 3 y., 7 mo, 24 d.

Anna
dau. of Marnham & Anna Wideman Died Aug. 10, 1888 Aged 11y., 3 m., 24 d.

Elizabeth S.
dau. of Daniel & Susanna Stauffer Born May 22, 1887 Died Apr. 26, 1888 Aged 11 m., & 4 ds. photo

Amos
son of Elias & Anna Gingrich Died Apr. 27, 1888 Aged 4 y., 5 m., 6 d. photo

Rachel
dau. of Elias & Anna Gingrich Died Apr. 11, 188_ Aged 2 y., 11m., 3 d. photo

David
Infant son of Jesse & Leah Bauman Died Nov. 28, 1889 photo

Lydia
dau. of Amos & Lydia Bauman Died Jan. 2, 1892 Aged 5 mo., 27 d. photo

Annaio
dau. of David 7 Lizzie Auker Died Nov. 5, 1893 Aged 4 months & 14 days photo

Martin
son of A. S. & L. Bauman Born Aug. 20 (the remainder of the writing has settled below the ground) photo

Baby
son of Jacob & Mary Kesselring Died Dec. 10, 1897 photo

Infant son of J.C. & S. Good Mar. 10, 1905 photo