Lohn in McCulloch County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Lohn Cemetery
Photographed By Duane Hall, December 9, 2015
1. Lohn Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Lohn Cemetery. . German native Boi Albert Cornils immigrated as a young adult to this area in 1884 and wed another young immigrant, Bertha Lembke. The couple settled on ranchland east of Lohn and reared five children. In 1896, they deeded five acres for a free public school adjacent to a community burial ground on their property. Several unmarked graves may predate the first recorded burial, that of Heinrich Rudolph (d. 1883). A cemetery association formed in 1972 to oversee maintenance. Today, with several hundred graves, including many veterans, the cemetery preserves the history of Lohn and its residents. ,
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2002.
German native Boi Albert Cornils immigrated as a young adult to this area in 1884 and wed another young immigrant, Bertha Lembke. The couple settled on ranchland east of Lohn and reared five children. In 1896, they deeded five acres for a free public school adjacent to a community burial ground on their property. Several unmarked graves may predate the first recorded burial, that of Heinrich Rudolph (d. 1883). A cemetery association formed in 1972 to oversee maintenance. Today, with several hundred graves, including many veterans, the cemetery preserves the history of Lohn and its residents.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2002
Erected 2002 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 12978.)
Location. 31° 19.359′ N, 99° 24.493′ W. Marker is in Lohn, Texas, in McCulloch County. Marker is on Farm to Market Road 504, 0.1 miles east of Farm to Market Road 2635, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lohn TX 76852, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Western Trail (approx. 4.7 miles away); Fife Cemetery
View to north across Farm-to-Market Road 504
Marker is to the left of the cemetery entrance
Photographed By Duane Hall, December 9, 2015
3. View to Northwest from Farm-to-Market Road 504
Marker is on right (north) side of road
Photographed By Duane Hall, December 9, 2015
4. Lohn Cemetery
Photographed By Duane Hall, December 9, 2015
5. Grave Sites of Boi Albert and Bertha Lembke Cornils
Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 482 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 20, 2015, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.
