Tenhassen Township near Ceylon in Martin County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Site of German Evangelical Church & Cemetery

August 14, 2023

1. Site of German Evangelical Church & Cemetery Marker

Inscription.
Established 1895 on land donated by Ed Hoffmeyer
1 ¼ acre Tenhassen Section 22, Martin County, MN
Founding members:
Henry Sr, & Jr. Fred & August Rosenberg,
Edward, Kossuth & Walter Hoffmeyer,
Gottfried Schmidt, Conrad Brutsch, Charles Bartling
In Memory of those souls known & unknown who lie buried here including:
Clara Rosenberg 08 Nov 1895 - 19 Oct 1898
Malinda Hoffmeyer 18 Oct 1898 - 26 Mar 1900
Herman Hoffmeyer 11 Oct 1897 - 18 July 1903
Johanna Bassett 22 Dec 1905 - 06 Jan 1906
Wm Holldorf baby
Church moved across the ice of Tuttle Lake to the Village of Ceylon in 1905
Early Records destroyed in Tornado of 1936.
Fam Reps JSC KBH GAR

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion. A significant historical year for this entry is 1895.

Location. 43° 31.957′ N, 94° 32.512′ W. Marker is near Ceylon, Minnesota, in Martin County. It is in Tenhassen Township. Marker is on 165th Avenue (County Highway 10) 0.2 miles north of 30th Street (County Highway 8), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ceylon MN 56121, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Tenhassen (approx. 2.3 miles away); Okamanpadu Lake

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(approx. 3.6 miles away in Iowa); Center Chain (approx. 5.2 miles away); Manyaska (approx. 6.7 miles away); Fort Fairmount (approx. 9.2 miles away); a different marker also named Fort Fairmount (approx. 9.2 miles away); Chubb House / Dr. O. P. Chubb (approx. 9.2 miles away); Site of the Singing Oak (approx. 9.2 miles away).

Site of German Evangelical Church & Cemetery Marker, from the west image. Click for full size.

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2. Site of German Evangelical Church & Cemetery Marker, from the west

Site of German Evangelical Church & Cemetery Marker, from the south image. Click for full size.

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3. Site of German Evangelical Church & Cemetery Marker, from the south

German Evangelical Cemetery image. Click for full size.

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4. German Evangelical Cemetery

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