Elm Creek Methodist Cemetery
Elm Creek Methodist Cemetery
Located at intersection of 411 B and 411 C county lanes off FM 775.
Originally copied in March 1977 by
Evelyn Bolton Kneupper
Lillian Schulze Schneider

Elm Creek Cemetery

Cemetery View
Cemetery View

Pictures sent by Tim Dorrycott <[email protected]>     01/19/2011

Elm Creek Methodist Cemetery (not to be confused with Elm Creek Lutheran Cemetery) is on Old Settler's Road between
Seguin and New Berlin. It began in 1877 and is open 24 hours to visitors. Cemetery records are housed at the Guadalupe County
Court House, Seguin, TX 78155. There is also a tombstone census of the cemetery in the Seguin Public Library genealogy room.


Name Birth Death NotesPicture
Achterberg, Albert
Mar 01 1937
Jul 30 1937

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Amescua, Gerard L. Nov 13 1932 Nov 15 1984 m-Apr 29 1972Picture
Amescua, Helen L. sl sl     
Afflerbach, Lottie Oct 29 1907 Jun 13 1985    Picture
Afflerbach, P. B.
Mar 18 1913
Sep 10 1988
US Army WW II
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Barth, Heinrich Feb 10 1865 Mar 11 1882     Picture
Behrendt, Clara Laechelin Feb 24 1852 Mar 03 1934 Daughter of Adolph and Elvira Schumann Laechelin; wife of Edward Behrendt    PicturePicture
Behrendt, Edward August Jul 03 1848 Sep 11 1919 Son of Julius Behrendt; husband of ClaraPicture
Behrendt, Matilda Jan 24 1883 Apr 25 1932 Daughter of Edward and Clara Laechelin BehrendtPicture
Behrendt, Walter F. Nov 24 1902 Nov 25 1902      Picture
Biegert, Florence Elidda Nov 12 1892 Feb 19 1981     Picture
Biegert, Hattie Elma Oct 17 1899 Dec 13 1995
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Biegert, Norma Helen Jul 11 1896 Dec 23 1988
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Biegert, Louis J. Nov 25 1863 May 25 1923 Son of John Biegert; husband of MariePicture
Biegert, Marie Louise Barth Jan 16 1862 Nov 26  1945 Daughter of Berthold and Elizabeth Vogelsang Barth; wife of Louis BiegertPicture
Buch, Ross Hermann Nov 28 1894 Aug 17 1921 Texas Pvt 315 Inf  79th Div  Son of Herman Otto and Clara Leberman BuchPicture
Buss, Bessie Hoffmann
Jan 20 1899
Aug 13 1995
Daughter of Albert Julius and Emilie Gerdes Hoffmann; second wife of Barney B. Buss
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Cain, Vivian Lou Gerdes Oct 10 1930
Dec 03 2006
Daughter of Harry Edward and Bessie Seay Gerdes; wife of William Cain, Sr.Picture
Cain, William Andrew, Jr.
Apr 28 1939


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Cain, William, Sr. Oct 22 1913
Mar 07 1990
Married Oct 10 1966 to Vivian Lou Gerdes;Picture
Darman, Ralph E.
1926
Nov 25 1990

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Ebert, Herman Jun 02 1894 Mar 24 1965 Tx Pvt Co H 47th Inf WWI  Son of William and Wilhelmina Ebert; husband of LillyPicture
Ebert, Lilly
1909
Sep 21 1968
Born in Karnes County, father's last name was possibly Boelter; wife of Herman
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Ebert, Marvin Mar 24 1930 Dec 28 1940 Son of Herman and Lillie EbertPicture
Enk, Clara F. Dec 9 1880 May 15 1895 daughter of R. & A. Ench    Picture
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Enk, Ernst Nov 17 1892 Feb 12 1893      Picture
Englehardt, Edward Charles
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Englehard, Joyce Ellen
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Fischer, Barbara
Apr 07 1936
July 22 1991

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Fostel, Clara E. Leberman Buch
Jul 29 1868
May 04 1904
Daughter of Christian and Christiana Doerr Leberman; wife of Henry Fostel
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Franks, Dudley Allen
Apr 07 1967
Apr 01 1993

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Froelich, Louise Johanna Young Sep 30 1891 Oct 14 1964 Daughter of Fred and Caroline Lange YoungPicture
Gerdes, Johanna Jun 21 1860 Jan 09 1885 Daughter of Rev. Gerhard and Alma GerdesPicture
Gerdes, Wesley Woodrow Dec 01 1919 Jul 29 1986 Son of Harry Edward and Bessie Seay Gerdes Picture
Gerdes, Alvine Stella Jun 26 1906 Nov 06 1906 Daughter of Herman Edwin and Bertha Neumann GerdesPicture
Gerdes, Larry Joe Dec 31 1959 Mar 17 1981 Son of Vivian Gerdes CainPicture
Gerdes, Richard Rudolph Apr 02 1904 Jun 06 1967 Tx S1 USNR WWII    Son of Herman Edwin and Bertha Neumann GerdesPicture
Gerdes, Willie E. Nov 17 1902 Dec 04 1976 Son of Henry and Ida Lebermann GerdesPicture
Gerdes, Bertha Mathilda Neumann Dec 26 1874 Jan 10 1953 Born in Wisconsin; wife of Herman Edwin GerdesPicture
Gerdes, Herman Edwin Feb 06 1857 Apr 12 1932 Son of Rev. Gerhard and Alma J. Gerdes, husband of Bertha Neumann GerdesPicture
Gerdes, Alma J. Aug 16 1832 Nov 11 1922 Wife of Rev. Gerhard Gerdes; she was also his first cousin.Picture
Gerdes, Rev. Gerhard Harms May 16 1836 Jun 15 1912 Born in Medina County, TX; husband to Alma (also his first cousin), early Methodist ministerPicture
Gerdes, Henry Mar 20 1863 Aug 23 1946 Son of Rev. Gerhard and Alma Gerdes; husband of Ida Lebermann GerdesPicture
Gerdes, Ida B. Lebermann Nov 28 1871 Sep 23 1946 Born Illinois; wife of Henry GerdesPicture
Gerdes, Bessie Seay Feb 01 1896 Nov 02 1969 Daughter of Lorenzo Dow and Sarah Teresa Lambert Seay; wife of Harry Edward GerdesPicture
Gerdes, Harry Edward Jun 03 1895 Jan 21 1978 Son of Henry and Ida Lebermann Gerdes; husband of Bessie Seay GerdesPicture
Gerdes, Leroy Henry, Sr.
Sep 22 1916
Jun 06 2006
PFC US Army WW II  Son of Harry Edward and Bessie Seay Gerdes; husband of Levada Siau Gerdes Picture
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Gerdes, Marvin Hugo
Feb 21 1903
Aug 14 1988
Wed: Jul 27 1931; Son of Herman Edwin and Bertha Neumann Gerdes; husband of Thesta Dolle Gerdes
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Gerdes, Thesta Paula Dolle
Jul 15 1906
Aug 25 1995
Daughter of Harry and Hedwig Dolle; wife of Marvin Hugo Gerdes
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Gerger, Robert Frank Jun 17 1930 Jan 01 1980 Sp US Army - KoreaPicture
Geske,Henry
May 09 1827
May 27 1899
Born in Germany; wife's name Johanna
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Haese, Augusta Oct 03 1865 Aug 20 1941     Picture
Haese, Emil Jan 28 1884 Aug 20 1962     Picture
Haese, Erich Dec 30 1898 Oct 12 1977      Picture
Haese, Irene Annita May 24 1894 Sep 18 1929     Picture
Haese, Louis E. Dec 12 1908 Jul 22 1974     Picture
Hall, Aubry L.
Jun 25 1920
Jun 07 1999

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Hall, Stella Gerdes
Apr 06 1922
Jan 18 1994

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Hoffmann, Hugo Lawrence Oct -- 1900 May -- 1901     Picture
Hoffmann, Theodore Julius Mar 03 1886 Jan 07 1963 Son of Albert Julius and Emilie Gerdes HoffmannPicture
Hoffmann, Emilie Gerdes Oct 26 1865 Oct 15 1901 Daughter of Rev. Gerhard and Alma Gerdes; wife of Albert Julius Hoffmann Picture
Hoffmann, Albert J. Apr 28 1859 Mar 31 1942     Picture
Hoffmann, Emma Jun 29 1878 Aug 20 1945     Picture
Hoffmann, Harold H.
Jan 31 1922
Mar 02 2005
US Army AF WW II Korea
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Hoffmann, Clara M. Aug 31 1897 Aug 30 1994
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Hoffmann, Otto A. Dec 03 1894 Mar 05 1969 Tx Sgt US Army WWI  Son of Albert Julius and Emilie Gerdes Hoffmann Picture
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Hopper, Lee C.
Oct 31 1924
May 27 2007

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Kirby, Margaret M.
Jun 18 1907
Mar 17 1995

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Knetsch, Hugo W. Feb 29 1888 Sep 09 1959        Picture
Knetsch, Lena Lydia Gerdes Apr 20 1891 Feb 28 1962 Daughter of Henry and Ida Lebermann Gerdes; wife of Hugo KnetschPicture
Kuhle, Robert
Nov 12 1930
May 09 2004
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Kunde, William Charles "Willie"
Nov 07 1937
Feb 25 2002
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Laechelin


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Laechelin, Bennie W. Feb 23 1900 Nov 28 1900 TwinPicture
Laechelin, Wesley Feb 23 1900 Jul 01 1900 TwinPicture
Laechelin, Ella Apr 05 1890 Aug 04 1892       PicturePicture
Laechelin, Johann Nov 24 1885 Nov 24 1885       Picture
Laechelin, Oscar F. Mar 15 1883 Aug 29 1883      Picture
Laechelin, Franz Feb 15 1857 Jul 19 1911      Picture
Laechelin, Mathilda Sep 11 1862 Jun 14 1922      Picture
Lambrecht, Alfred A. Jun 13 1861 Oct 01 1953       Death Cert
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Lambrecht, Alice Gerdes Aug 08 1868 Apr 24 1946       Death Cert  Daughter of Rev. Gerhard and Alma Gerdes, wife of Alfred Lambrecht
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Lambrecht, Edna E. J. Mar 09 1896 Jun 20 1901 Daughter of Alfred and Alice Gerdes LambrechtPicture
Lange, Andreas Apr 15 1823 Aug 27 1896      Picture
Lebermann, C. M. Jan -- 1836 Jul 14 1910      Picture
Lebermann, Christiana M. Feb 24 1843 Sep 22 1896        Picture
Lenz, Maria Mar 14 1842 Oct 30 1898 "Zur Erinnerung"Picture
Maierhofer, Nellie Jul 11 1891 Nov 01 1967       Picture
Maierhofer, William A. Jun 25 1885 Aug 05 1948      Picture
Markgraf, Annette Sarah
Jul  ?? 1929
Dec ?? 2006


Markgraf, Emil A.  Aug 10 1884 Apr 21 1939      Picture
Markgraf, James C. Sep 20 1885 Dec 02 1917      PicturePicture
Markgraf, Rosa Emma Dec 07 1908 Mar 25 1910      PicturePicture
Markgraf, Edward F. Jun 28 1845 Mar 31 1918      PicturePicture
Markgraf, Mathilda  Jan 21 1854 Sep 02 1923      Picture
Markgraf, Albertina Jan 23 1857  Oct 22 1931      Picture
Margraf, Gustave May 12 1847 May 15 1931       Picture
Mattke, Christian Julius Mar 09 1907 Jul 08 1985 "Johhny"Picture
Mattke, Ruth Elna Oct 02 1909 May 16 1975       Picture
Mattke, Pamela Ann Feb 14 1969 Feb 14 1969      Picture
Naumann, Peggy Jones
Aug 16 1936
Mar 13 2009

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Odom, Anne Marie
May 30 1914
Jul 28 2010

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Odom, Bud
Jul 13 1923
Jan 04 1997

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Schaper, John A. Sep 19 1826 Oct 08 1912      PicturePicture
Schaper, Louise Dec 21 1834 Oct 21 1920      Picture
Schaper, Frank Wilhelm Dec 07 1860 Dec 09 1891      Picture
Schmidt, Alex Nov 02 1902 Aug 14 1977      Picture
Schmidt, Christian Sep 02 1900 Dec 25 1985      Picture
Schmidt, Leonard C. Dec 07 1898 Oct 28 1942      Picture
Schmidt, Lucille M. Aug 29 1908 Jun 11 1941      Picture
Schraub, Margaret M. Schmidt
Jul 17 1900
Jun 18 1992

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Schulz, C. P. Nov 01 1851 Jul 10 1912 W.O.W. Memorial  Picture
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Schulz, Charles Dec 27 1878 Apr 30 1946       Picture
Schulz, James Aug 23 1882 Nov 08 1885      Picture
Schulz, Mathilde Aug 07 1889 Aug 13 1889      Picture
Smith, Vivian Nellie
Dec 26 1912
Aug 22 1988

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Spell, Robert D.
Aug 05 1937
Aug 16 2007
SSGT US Air Force - Korea   Picture
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Stein, Ben William
Mar 06 1914
Jan 25 1997

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Stein, Henry Jan 22 1882 May 10 1903      PicturePicture
Stein, Tusnelda Nov 22 1908 Dec 27 1908        Picture
Stein, Lizette Jun 26 1858 Jun 11 1944 nee ScharperPicture
Stein, William Mar 28 1854 Nov 26 1923       Picture
Stein, Robert Dec 04 1883 Feb 16 1974       Picture
Stein, Tosca Aug 05 1885 Mar 22 1979      Picture
Vela, Angela Gonzalez Oct 02 1893 Jun 17 1986       Picture
Vinyard, David, Sr.
01 04 1963
06 26 2001

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Vinyard, Baby
1950
1950

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Vinyard, Hazel Sue
Nov 26 1948
Aug 13 1996

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Vinyard, NoraLee
Jul 23 1932
Mar 10 1996

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Vinyard, Wilton L.
Oct 26 1916
Oct 27 2008
S1 US Navy WW II
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Voigt, Addie M. Aug 24 1912 Jun 15 1985       Picture
Voigt, Reno Jul 7 1920 Aug 24 1986 SSGT US Marine Corp WWII - KoreaPicture
Wagner, Duane L.
Apr 17 1954
Jul 29 2004

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Wagener, Verna Lea
Jan 20 1923
May 27 2008

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Wagener, Julius Bruno
Jun 05 1916
Dec 23 1994

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Weinhold, Cordelia M. Jul 29 1880 Mar 13 1937      Picture
Weinhold, Ernst Wm. Jun 09 1875 Dec 14 1947      Picture
Werner, Anna
Mar 28 1847
Jun 15 1921

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Werner, Bruno Feb 04 1897 Feb 07 1918      Picture
Werner, Isodore Sep 11 1858 Aug 14 1914      Picture
White, Maurice E.
Nov 16 1911
Jul 14 2002

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Wiedner, Sallie Aug 21 1868 Jul 20 1899      
Wiemers, Louise M. May 21 1875 Aug 28 1897 nee Stein - Wife of G. A. WiemersPicture
Williams, Steven Craig
Oct 22 1979
May 21 1999

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Wurzbach, Theodore R.
Apr 02 1910
Jun 11 1996

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Wurzbach, Lometa E.
Oct 11 1911
Jan 08 1994

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York, Gloria Ruth
Oct 06 1942
Jan 15 2007

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Zeske or Ceske, Henry May 09 1827 May 27 1899      PicturePicture

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