Near Lebanon in Dodge County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
Photographed by Keith L, August 12, 2022
1. Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery Marker
The large open area on the picturesque hillside here in the Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery is the site of a mass burial in 1854. Immanuel Lutheran church records revealed that a fast-spreading cholera epidemic killed 21 men, women and children in the summer of 1854, all from the Lebanon area. To control the epidemic, the elders decided to bury the deceased in a mass grave. The names of the deceased are recorded in the church records, are available for review in the Immanuel Lutheran church archives, and are shown below. After more than 160 years (in 2014), this area is considered to be "hallowed ground", and it is a memorial to those residents of the area who lost their lives.
Wilhelm Friedrich Behl - 1819-1854
John Boettcher - 1810-1854
Charlotte Boettcher - 1805-1854
Carl Boettcher - 1841-1854
August Herman Uttech - 1854-1854
John Gottlieb Ludwig Christian - 1823-1854
Augusta Louise Wilhelmine Christian - 1852-1854
Rosaline Fredricke Wilhelmine Christian - 1850-1854
John Gottlieb Wilhelm Christian - 1853-1854
Ernst Friedrich Piper - 1804-1854
John Herman Christian - 1842-1854
Ann Louise (Tesch) Piper - 1800-1854
Christian Friedrich Wilde - 1823-1854
Wilhelmine Voeltz Braunschweig - 1819-1854
August Friedrich Albert Braunschweig- 1854-1854
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Marie Caroline Louise (Budahn) Braunschweig - 1807-1854
Albert Friedrich Ferdinand Braunschweig - 1839-1854
Mr. Lueck NA-1854
Mr. Schruel NA-1854
Mrs. Schruel NA-1854
Child Schruel NA-1854
Erected 2014 by Lebanon Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1854.
Location. 43° 13.039′ N, 88° 37.792′ W. Marker is near Lebanon, Wisconsin, in Dodge County. It can be reached from County Road R 0.7 miles south of County Road O, on the left when traveling south. Marker is in the eastern area of Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lebanon WI 53047, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lebanon Town Hall (approx. 2.8 miles away); A Village With Many Names (approx. 2.9 miles away); Plank Road Pioneer Barn (approx. 4½ miles away); Fred C. Merkle (approx. 4½ miles away); Plank Road (approx. 4½ miles away); First Kindergarten (approx. 4½ miles away); Richards Hill Ski Slide Site (approx. 4½ miles away); Octagon House (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lebanon.
Photographed by Keith L, August 12, 2022
2. Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery Marker
Photographed by Keith L, August 12, 2022
3. Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2022, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 629 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 6, 2022, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.
