Cholera Victims - St. John's Cemetery - Cappeln, MO
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YoSam.
N 38° 41.754 W 090° 54.853
15S E 681391 N 4285095
Memorial to the cholera victims. They, back then, did not use tombstones for these victims because of the fear the disease could escape from underground along the stone.
Waymark Code: WMXWH0
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 03/08/2018
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County of memorial: St. Charles County
Location of memorial: MO-D, St. John's Church & Cemetery, Cappeln (ghost town), 4 miles W. of New Melle
Marker Text: Here, in these unmarked graves, lie the earthly remains of those who died in the cholera epidemics of 1850-1852. Their spirits overcame and now rest in the Lord.
"The cemetery dates to 1845 with the building of the first church for the congregation. The cemetery has nearly 600 marked graves and several unmarked graves from the early 1850's when a cholera epidemic hit the area. The cemetery is very good condition and is well maintained by the church." ~ BruceS