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Zion Church Cemetery
"Dunklees Grove" S.W. of B'ville. Lutheran of Mo. Synod. Bd. individually, not in lots. This church oldest of Mo. Synod in state to celebrate 125 state anniversary - 1963 and 100 anniversary of that ch." (Arnett C. Lines, 1963)
Transcription
Partial transcription, Arnett C. Lines, 1963
Plagge, Heinrich, Born, 1/24/1848. Died, 1/16/1899.
Plagge, Karl, Born, 10/11/1827. Died, 1/1/1901.
Bockelman, Wm., Born, 1880. Died, 1952.
Bockelman, Amanda, Born, 1883. Died, 1955.
Hackmeister, Antoinette, Born, 3/20/1823. Died, 11/8/1900. Geb. Schunhff.
Hackmeister, Henrich, Born, 9/7/1821. Died, 3/25/1903.
Tonne, Sophia, Born, 11/14/1820. Died, 4/24/1898. Geb. Paulmann.
Lindemann, J.C.W., First President of Teachers College of River Forest College. Concordia-Mo. Synod. Once was almost located near this church.
Other names are:
Franzen
Stunkel
Bucholz
Backlaus
Kirckhoff
So many monuments all alike. Separate chronological burials in one corner are all children. Some marked "der tafgeboren sofin" or "Tafgeborene Sohlein."
Sources
Barrington Area Library. Barrington Courier-Review Index.
Cemeteries of the U. S.: A Guide to Contact Information.
Daughters of the American Revolution, Signal Hill Chapter. Barrington Center Cemetery: Sutton Road & Route 68, Barrington Hills, Illinois.
Lake County Genealogical Society, Cemetery Committee. A Guide to Cemetery Names and Locations in Lake County, Illinois.
Lines, Arnett C. A History of Barrington, Illinois. (online version)