St. John's U.C.C. Cemetery
The cemetery is located at the intersection of 44th & 'O' roads and is attached to the St. John's United Church of Christ. The church's information is:
St. John's United Church of Christ
4403 O Road
Talmage, NE 68448
(402) 259-4215
"According to church records and recollections of the older members, it was in the years 1860-1870 that a number of families came to McWilliams Precinct, Otoe County, Nebraska. The majority had been members of an Evangelical Church in their former homes. Not having an Evangelical Church within reasonable distance, they met in the homes on Sunday.
On January 2, 1871, a business meeting was held. Those present were J. Frederick Pahde, Frank Doermann, H. Moritz Damme, John J. Echoff and Henry Holtgrewe. They agreed to organize a church and adopted a constitution and by-laws. The adopted the name 'Evangelical St. John's Congregation.' For a meeting place, they made use of a dwelling located on a farm owned by Frank Doermann.
On November 24, 1884, a deed was made by H. Moritz Damme and his wife, Minnie Damme, conveying 10 acres being the South West 10 acres of Southwest quarter of Section 11, Township 7, Range 12, Otoe County, McWilliams Precinct, Nebraska, for site of St. John's Evangelical Church and parsonage. The cemetery was platted and the same was maintained by the congregation." (1)
Burial Listing: A listing of burials was submitted on 31 Dec 2005, and updated last on 26 Mar 2006. This information can be found at:
Gravestone Photographs: http://nebraskagravestones.org/
Point of Contact: This cemetery is still in use today and managed by the trustees of the St. John's Cemetery. For more information, contact the church office at (402) 259-4215.
Cemetery Photographs:
Works Cited:
(1) Esther Peterson (1983). 'Otoe County History', Syracuse, Otoe County, Nebraska. Pg. 66.
