St. Paul's Church: Cemetery, Obelisk, and Civil War ~ Concordia, MO - U.S. 40 - The National Road on Waymarking.com

County of site: Lafayette County
Location of site: Old US 40 & Stella St., just S. of I-70, 2 blocks E. of MO 23, Concordia

Marker Text:

CIVIL WAR CASUALTIES Buried in the vicinity of St. Paul's Cemetery are members of the congregation who died as a result of Civil War guerrilla activity from September, 1862 to October 10, 1964. The victims include: Heinrich Steinbrink, Heinrich Eickhoff, Christian Oetting, Heinrich Brockhoff, Heinrich Hartmann, Louis Fiene, Conrad Bruns, Dietrich Kastens, Wilhelm Scharnhorst, Louis Walter, Hermann Brinkhoff, Friedrich Grottmann, Fr.D. Brackmann, Louis Stuenkel, J.H. Friedrich Meyer, Heinrich Bruns, Friedrich Bruns, Hermann Wolters, W. Peper, Heinrich Freitag, Wilhelm Brackmann, Friedrich Dittmer, Diedrich Droege, and Bernhard Reggers.

Cornerstone text:

B[unreadable]ts St. Paul's Kirche
U.A.C.
1860x   &emnsp; 1880x
    F.J.Biltz

Plaque text:

This cornerstone is from
St. Paul's "Old Brick Church"
1860 ~ 1905
Erected on this site in 1860
and enlarged in 1880 during
The Pastorate of Rev. F. J. Biltz

Text on Monument:
South Face:

This Monument was erected A.D.
1952, at the location of the
first sanctuary of
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
First Log Church 1844
Brick Church 1860
Present Church 1904.
East Face:This memorial is dedicated
to the 175 members of
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
who served our country in
World War II, and in loving
memory of the following who
paid the supreme sacrifice
Edward Green
Vernon Henning
Norbert Meyer
Arnold Oetting
Elmer Pape.
North Face:THIS MEMORIAL IS IN MEMORY
OF SERVICEMEN WHO PAID THE
SUPREME SACRIFICE
Korean War: Dennis Deke Died 1954.
Vietnam War: William D Kindle died 1968.
Stanley Martens died 1969.
West Face:This memorial is dedicated
to the 65 members of
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
who served our country
in World War I and
in loving memory of
EDWARD LOHMAN
who gave his life for our country.

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