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St. John Lutheran
Church Cemetery
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, December 2008 |
History in
a Pecan Shell
An
exact date for settlement might be hard to find but by 1903 there
was a school here for 38 pupils (taught by a single teacher). The
community may have been hampered by its proximity to larger Thorndale,
but it had enough people to maintain its own identity, even though
there are no population figures available. The school merged with
those in Thorndale shortly after
WWII. |
St. John Lutheran
Church Cemetery
Historical Marker
Photo
courtesy Barclay
Gibson, December 2008 |
Historical Marker:
3 miles N of Thorndale on CR 437
St. John Lutheran
Church Cemetery
The small agricultural
community of Detmold was settled near the turn of the century by German
immigrants. In 1900, local residents Carl Fick, August Boening, and
Ernst Richter deeded land at this site for the establishment of a
Lutheran church and cemetery. The oldest recorded grave, that of Gottfried
Eschberger, dates to 1903. Over 175 graves are located here, many
with tombstones bearing German surnames and inscriptions. In 1963,
the church congregation relocated to Thorndale,
but the cemetery remains as a tangible reminder of the small community.
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