Prairie Valley Cemetery

FAYETTE COUNTY, TEXAS

The Prairie Valley Cemetery is located east of West Point and north of Highway 71 on Prairie Valley Road. It is adjacent to St. Peter Lutheran Church.

Texas Historical Commission Marker at the church:

ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCH AND PRAIRIE VALLEY CEMETERY
Sixteen families led by the Rev. R. Osthoff organized [the St. Peter Lutheran] church in 1896. The congregation met at the schoolhouse and Knights of Honor Lodge. Dietrich Hermann Wessels donated two acres for a church and cemetery across the road from the lodge hall in 1900. The first burial was that of Heinrich Georg Wessels in 1900. The St. Petri congregation was recognized by the Missouri Synod in January 1901; the church building was completed in February. Most of the grave inscriptions before the 1930s are in German. Church services were held in German until 1935. Burials in the cemetery are almost all those of church members, including the charter families. With about seventy members and more than 121 graves, both church and cemetery remain active. (1999)  

The following list of burials in the Prairie Valley Cemetery was compiled and contributed by Gene L. Freudenberg:

Last Name
First Name
Birth
Death
Comments
Bartels
John
Mar 03 1966
Oct 6 1906
Lot 12
Beckman
Meta Freudenberg
Apr 06 1885
Dec  08 1958
Lot 57
Benkelberg
Heinrich L.
Feb 04 1840
Sep 24 1903
Lot 11
Benkelberg
Henriette
Oct 04 1844
Mar 12 1912
Lot 11
Benkelberg
Conradine
1852
1907
Lot 33
Benkelberg
August
1846
1932
Lot 33
Bodie
Elsie K
May 18 1899
Jul 24 1948
Lot 6
Breves
John
May 16 1846
Mar 20 1957
Lot 77
Breves
Wilhelmine
Aug 25 1837
 May 25 1916
Lot 78
Carnell
Irene Anna D.
Feb 21 1907
Jul 03 1974
Lot 83
Carnell
Walter John
 May 14 1907
 Apr 11 1952
Lot 83 -TEC 4,527th Eng Lt Pon Co, WW2
Coleman
Baby Girl
Aug 13 1956
Aug 13 1956
Lot 119
Cox
Alma
 Jun 23 1887
 Feb 4 1951
Lot 73
Cox
William
 May 26 1893
 Feb 14 1958
Lot 73
Diers
Johann
 Sep 15 1843
 May 26 1915
Lot 48a
Diers
A. M. (Klostermann)
 Sep 03 1843
 Jan 06 1923
Lot 48b
Dunk
Wilford R.
Nov 9 1923
May 20 2003
Aka “Tiger”
Dunk
Anita Oeltjen
May 31 1932
Jun 1 2004
 
Ernst
Emil
 Aug 04 1873
 Sep 07 1954
Lot 4b
Ernst
Katherine G.
Feb 12 1882
Jul 26 1972
Lot 4b
Fein
Elsie
Nov 16 1931
Nov 15 1934
Lot 97 a
Fein
John D.
Jun 28 1887
Feb 12 1940
Lot 97 b
Fein
Lena
Feb 06 1891
Oct 13 1982
Lot 97
Fein
Lee J.
Feb 02 1920
Dec 27 1951
Lot 97 c
Flath
K. W. Eduard
Oct 02 1841
Jun 13 1901
Lot 4a
Flath
August W.
Nov 07 1844
Jan 19 1921
Lot 4a
Foster
Edna P.
May 26 1908
 Dec 27 1936
Lot 99
Frels
Gerhard
Mar 17 1860
Jan 23 1937
Lot 102 a
Frels
Sophie
Sep 29 1865
Jan 17 1960
Lot 102 a
Frels
Monroe J.
Apr 22 1899
Nov 17 1983
Lot 102 d
Frels
Emilie M.
Mar 27 1905
Dec 28 1987
Lot 102 d
Frers
John
Jul 07 1881
Nov 21 1953
Lot 100
Frers
Marie
Aug 05 1887
Mar 08 1967
Lot 100
Frers
Annie
Dec 7 1909
Oct 13 1980
Lot 101
Frers
Henry
Nov 9 1910
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Lot 101
Freudenberg
Wilhelm A.
Feb 6 1908
Sep 7 1908
Lot 40
Freudenberg
Gerhard
Mar 12 1914
Mar 24 1914
Lot 41
Freudenberg
Edwin
May 12 1912
May 6 1914
Lot 42
Freudenberg
Charlie Albert
Jan 13 1897
Feb 8 1962
Lot 43
Freudenberg
Johanna
Dec 5 1868
Jun 4 1931
Lot 62
Freudenberg
John
Jan 13 1861
Jan 31 1954
Lot 62
Freudenberg
Alfred F.
Aug 16 1906
Jan 25 1929
Lot 63
Freudenberg
Heinrich J.
Apr 16 1887
Apr 30 1914
Lot 64
Freudenberg
Alma
Mar 12 1890
Sep 1 1951
Lot 114
Freudenberg
George A.
Aug 23 1890
Apr 2 1980
Lot 114
Freudenberg
Annie
Jul 2 1913
Mar 8 2004
 
Freytag
Daniel
Jul 23 1932
Dec 17 2002
 
Giese
Alma
Aug 5 1895
Apr 19 1981
Lot 56a
Giese
John L.
Feb 14 1894
May 1 1989
Lot 56
Giese
Anna M.
Jan 26 1874
Jan 27 1965
Lot 56b
Giese
Henry
Jun 28 1867
 Dec 25 1939
Lot 56
Giese
Alfred L.
Jan 7 1896
Oct 28 1905
Lot 56c
Giese
Werner
Sep 23 1905
Jun 30 1989
Lot 56d
Griffin
Elaine Bode
Sep 14 1928
Feb 5 1998
W of F. O’Neil Griffin Dau of Hugo and Elsie Wessels Bode
Hall
Mabel Reimers
Oct 17 1921
Apr 8 1993
Lot 27b
Hannisch
John F.
Apr 20 1910
May 10 1985
Lot 113
Harbers
Johanne F.
Feb 18 1860
Mar 01 1941
Lot 50b
Harbers
George B.H.
Apr 16 1858
Mar 22 1923
Lot 50c
Harbers
Olivia A.
Aug 03 1902
Mar 04 1988
Lot 52
Harbers
Charles J.
Jul 06 1898
Dec 16 1976
Lot 52
Harbers
Johnny
Nov 09 1924
Nov 11 1924
Lot 53
Harbers
Henry Wilhelm
May 18 1854
Mar 31 1921
Lot 66
Harbers
Bernhardine
Apr 08 1866
Apr 06 1950
Lot 66
Harbers
Henry B.
May 27 1904
Dec 19 1989
Lot 66c
Harbers
Robert T.
May 8 1922
May 19 1974
Lot 88
Harbers
Clara L.
Aug 27 1897
Nov 7 1985
Lot 89
Harbers
Richard T.
Nov 30 1890
Feb 04 1950
Lot 90
Harbers
Jennifer Jane
1969
1988
Lot 91
Hauschild
Larry C.
Nov 14 1946
Sep 09 1994
Lot 121
Havemann
Laura Katherine
Dec  02 1917
Jan 04 2004
Lot 102 c /nee Wessels
Havemann
Vastine F.
May 25 1914
Sep 02 1981
Lot 102 c
Illegible
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Lot 16
Illegible
--
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--
Lot 17
Illegible
--
--
--
Lot 72 a
Illegible
--
--
--
Lot 80
Illegible
--
--
--
Lot 81
Infant
--
--
--
Lot 107 Infant of Mr & Mrs Anton Vogel
Kirchofer
John
Jul 02 1859
May 6 1921
Lot 67
Kirchofer
Reinhardine
Sep 02 1871
Dec 13 1961
Lot 67
Kirchofer
John
Oct 28 1902
Feb 09 1928
Lot 68
Luck
Alfred L.
Sep 25 1915
May 06 1917
Lot 49a
Luck
Atlan W. Lt.
May 25 1920
Mar 03 1945
Lot 49b KIA WW2
Luck
Louis C.
Dec 9 1882
Jul 21 1951
Lot 49c
Luck
Alma M.
Jul 08 1894
Mar 30 1977
Lot 49
Luck
Edmond H.
 Feb 20 1918
Jun 16 1978
Lot 49d
Luck
Clyde E.
Dec 19 1921
Dec 24 2000
D Los Angeles, Ca
Luck
William
Jun 25 1849
Jan 14 1920
Lot 72B
Luck
Bertha
Jan 16 1855
 Feb 24 1938
Lot 72C
Luck
Birdie
Sep 04 1895
Oct 21 1904
Lot 85
Magruder
Harry
Jul 24 1907
Dec 16 1984
Lot 116
Marquart
Metta W.
Nov 03 1885
Jan 23 1904
Lot 13
Marquart
Fritz
May 11 1863
Mar 17 1938
Lot 32
Marquart
Wilhelmine
Jul 20 1860
Dec 12 1939
Lot 32
Mehner
Louis
Jan 18 1862
Dec 06 1926
Lot 74
Mehner
Marie
Jan 18 1863
Mar 06 1939
Lot 75
Metzdorf
Fritz
May 27 1879
Mar 29 1957
Lot 76
Miller
Leslie
1929
1934
Lot 30
Miller
Minnie
Jul 04 1900
Sep 08 2000
Lot 31
Miller
Fritz A.
Jul 26 1892
Oct 09 1984
Lot 32
Oeltjen
Meta M. Mueller
Nov 18 1820
Nov 06 1902
Lot  7b
Oeltjen
Anton
Dec 22 1892
 Feb 13 1973
Lot 14a
Oeltjen
Erna
Sep 03 1896
May 09 1991
Lot 14b
Oeltjen
Leon
Jul 20 1919
Nov 26 1982
Lot 15
Oeltjen
Gerhard
Mar 16 1858
Dec 27 1931
Lot 54
Oeltjen
Elsie
Sep 22 1860
May 08 1942
Lot 55
Oeltjen
John A.
None given
Aug 11 1939
Lot 58
Oeltjen
Gilbert
Aug 07 1926
Dec 05 1926
Prob son of M & M Anton Oeltjen
Oeltjen
Infant
1918
1918
S of M & M Anton Oeltjen
Oeltjen
Edmund
Sep 24 1922
Aug 28 2005
 
Oeltjen
Vera L
 
 
 
Oltmann
Helene
Mar 20 1887
Nov 20 1965
Lot 47d
Oltmanns
Mother
1858
1928
Lot 70
Oltmanns
Father
1855
1939
Lot 70
Oltmanns
Elton
May 30 1914
May 05 1988
Lot 71
Placke
--
Mar 17 1916
Mar 17 1916
Lot 79 Inf  Dau. Otto & Martha Placke
Placke
Otto
Oct 14 1885
Sep 24 1961
Lot 96 b
Placke
Martha
Apr 14 1886
Oct 27 1944
Lot 96 b
Raschke
August J
Dec 17 1888
Mar 05 1968
Lot 118
Raschke
Milda
Jan 23 1883
Oct 01 1970
Lot 118
Raschke
Edwin
Aug 20 1911
Sep 3 2004
H of Louise
Raschke
Louise E
Aug 31 1915
Jun 24 2006
W of Edwin
Raschke
Kermit
Nov 13 1938
Aug 12 2006
S of Edwin
Raschke
Gloria M
 
W of Kermit
Raschke
Marlinda L
May 23 1963
Sep 9 2006
D of Kermit & Gloria
Reimers
Helene
Sep 21 1845
Mar 27 1934
Lot 23
Reimers
Gerhard  Sr.
Jun 18 1827
Jul 29 1901
Lot 23
Reimers
J. H. Christian
May 26 1884
12 05 1900
Lot 24
Reimers
Gladys
1927
1929
Lot 25
Reimers
Katie
Jul 21 1900
May 09 1991
Lot 26
Reimers
John Gerhard
Jan 17 1887
Apr 21 1962
Lot 27a
Reinken
Selma
May 27 1892
Apr 26 1914
Lot 47b
Ruscher
Herman Jr.
Sep 01 1931
Sep 01 1931
Lot 95 a
Ruscher
Minnie
 Feb 04 1930
 Feb 06 1930
Lot 95 b
Ruscher
G. A.
1867
1938
Lot 95 c
Ruscher
Anna E.
1872
1944
Lot 95 c
Ruscher
Herman
Dec 27 1899
 Feb 05 1988
Lot 95 d
Rushcer
Cora
Aug 08 1906
Nov 01 1997
Lot 95 d
Schroeder
Frieda M.
Nov 28 1893
Aug 10 1910
Lot 47a
Schroeder
J. Henry
Jul 08 1894
Oct 13 1918
Lot 47c
Schroeder
Heinrich
Dec 8 1861
Dec 23 1925
Lot 47e
Schroeder
Marie Gattin
Nov 18 1856
 Jan 24 1937
Lot 47f
Schroeder
Infant
Aug 21 1927
Aug 21 1927
Lot 65a
Schroeder
Hulda
Apr 17 1905
Nov 07 1990
Lot 65 b
Schroeder
W.G.
Jun 28 1898
Jan 18 1990
Lot 65
Schroeder
Nettie
Jul 22 1904
None given
Lot  65 c
Schroeder
Edwin
Aug 23 1901
None given
Lot 65
Schroeder
Herbert
Sep 17 1894
Oct 12 1918
Lot 65 d/ KIA WW1
Schroeder
Dietrich
Nov 11 1856
Sep 14 1928
Lot 65e
Schroeder
Mathilda
Jul 29 1866
May 05 1944
Lot 65
Schroeder
Ella
Aug 04 1890
Oct 27 1930
Lot 65 f
Schroeder
Annie
Jul 17 1896
Feb 14 1963
Lot 65 g
Schroeder
John
 Feb 19 1859
Dec 23 1935
Lot 98
Schroeder
Meta
Dec 9 1859
Jul 06 1949
Lot 98
Schroeder
Otto H.
Feb26 1892
Dec 09 1944
Lot 109
Schroeder
Lillie E.
Mar 16 1898
 Feb 24 1971
Lot 109
Schroeder
Walter
Apr 01 1921
Apr 04 1963
Lot 110 SSGT US Army
Schroeder
R.
Apr19 1950
Apr 19 1950
Lot 112
Schroeder
Neldine
1929
1999
Dau to Walter Schroeder
Schumann
Ida
Jul 23 1902
Apr 29 1952
Lot 28
Schumann
Walter
Jun 30 1892
Nov 03 1973
Lot 28
Smith
Alma A.
--
Lot 106
Smith
Leon
Sep 16 1915
May 11 2004
Lot 106 WW2 Vet
Taylor
Howard
 
 
Taylor
Minnie
 
 
Thiel
August J.
Jan 14 1898
Dec 9 1944
Lor 115
Thiel
Elsa K.
Sep 11 1903
Dec 27 1996
Lot 115
Tramp
J.
1904
1904
Lot 18
Tramp
S.
1916
1917
Lot 19
Tramp
Hedwig A.
Sep 06 1896
Mar 31 1921
Lot 20
Tramp
Otto C.
Nov 29 1890
Jan 25 1961
Lot 21
Tramp
Karl
1876
1938
Lot 29
Tramp
Caroline
1869
1965
Lot 29
Tramp
Carolina
Nov 04 1831
Dec 19 1921
Lot 69
Tramp
Emil
Jan 19 1906
Dec 02 1983
Lot 86
Tramp
Edna
Jan 30 1912
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Lot 86
Tramp
Wilhelm
 Feb 24 1855
Oct 25 1935
Lot 96 a
Tramp
Gesine
Sep 07 1872
Aug 16 1951
Lot 96 a
Trueper
Minnie
Sep 21 1889
Jan13 1944
Lot 108
Trueper
Harry
Jun 17 1893
May 10 1959
Lot 108
Trueper
William
May 20 1865
 Feb 24 1945
Lot 120 a
Trueper
Louise
Apr 19 1872
Feb 26 1946
Lot 120 b
Trueper
Edwin
Nov 10 1893
Jan 31 1972
Lot 120 c
Trueper
Olga
Nov 10 1898
Mar 31 1975
Lot 120 c
Trueper
Wilburn
Oct 27 1927
Apr 5 2007
Lot 120
Ullmann
Fred
Jun 30 1856
Aug 11 1937
Lot 103
Ullmann
Selma
Jan 25 1863
Jan 05 1947
Lot 103
Ullmann
Ella W.
Aug 11 1893
May 24 1963
Lot 104
Ullmann
Otto P.
Jun 11 1891
Apr 04 1970
Lot 104
Ullmann
Werner
Sep 07 1915
Jun 25 1968
Lot 105
Unmarked
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Lot 44
Unmarked
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--
Lot 51
Unmarked
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--
Lot 111
Unmarked Child
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--
Lot 82
Viewig
Kurt
Aug 05 1882
 Feb 02 1972
Lot  1
Viewig
Lina
Jan 26  1885
Apr 16 1973
Lot  1
Viewig
Bruno
Sep 12 1876
Nov 20 1948
Lot 22
Viewig
Helene
Sep 24 1879
Mar 26 1935
Lot 22
Wessels
Heinrich
Oct 18 1851
Oct 22 1900
Lot  2
Wessels
Helene
12 10 1857
Oct 15 1923
Lot 2
Wessels
Louis J.D.
Nov 12 1890
 Feb 09 1920
Lot  3
Wessels
Lucie M.
May 30 1829
Dec 30 1901
Lot 5a
Wessels
J. Heinrich
Mar 12 1820
Dec 12 1906
Lot 5b
Wessels
Ella L.
Jun 19 1891
Nov 13 1903
Lot 7a
Wessels
Gerhard
Apr 20 1902
Apr 23 1902
Lot 8 /Twin to Ida
Wessels
Ida K.D.
Apr 20 1902
Apr 29 1902
Lot 8 /Twin to Gerhard
Wessels
Annie F.
Jan 14 1909
Aug 14 1909
Lot 9
Wessels
Herman F.
Mar 15 1904
Jan 15 1983
Lot 10
Wessels
Albert
Mar 06 1903
Oct 02 1966
Lot 34
Wessels
Elfrida
May 27 1899
----
Lot 34
Wessels
Gerhard
Jan 25 1870
May 07 1952
Lot 35
Wessels
Ida
Dec 24 1876
Mar 03 1959
Lot 35
Wessels
Emma K.
Oct 13 1897
Mar 05 1987
Lot 36
Wessels
Louis W.
Oct 10 1892
Dec 01 1982
Lot 36
Wessels
Hermann
Mar 03 1858
 Feb 12 1934
Lot 37
Wessels
Meta nee Oeltjen
Mar 10 1861
Nov 02 1951
Lot 37
Wessels
Emma A. K.
Oct 31 1887
Aug 06 1952
Lot 38
Wessels
Edwin
Apr 16 1916
Oct 05 1963
Lot 39
Wessels
Annie R.
Dec 14 1834
Oct 02 1908
Lot 45
Wessels
Anna Catherine (Witte)
Aug 07 1856
 Feb 27 1934
Lot 46 a
Wessels
George
Mar 14 1854
 Jan 16 1941
Lot 46 b
Wessels
Willie
Jul 15 1890
Dec 30 1930
Lot 59 a
Wessels
Minnie
Oct 19 1895
Jan 29 1962
Lot 59 b
Wessels
Leroy
Aug 02 1924
Jul 17 1992
Lot 59 c
Wessels
Ida Mae
May 05 1930
Jun 10 1995
Lot 59 d
Wessels
Herman Jr.
 Feb 01 1889
Aug 01 1962
Lot 60
Wessels
Anna K.
Jun 13 1891
Nov 21 1981
Lot 60
Wessels
Stella
Jun 16 1917
 Jan 26 1924
Lot 61
Wessels
Hilma C.
Oct 191 1884
 Feb 03 1982
Lot 84
Wessels
Adolph D.
Nov 03 1882
Jul 18 1964
Lot 84
Wessels
Annie K.
Jan  11 1887
Jul 21 1973
Lot 87
Wessels
Henry G.
Jun 06 1886
Sep 25 1961
Lot 87
Wessels
Charles Jr.
Jan 11 1929
 Feb 19 1929
Lot 92
Wessels
Charles
Sep 07 1884
Nov 14 1958
Lot 93
Wessels
Elsie
Sep 7 1889
Dec 2 1972
Lot 93
Wessels
Lorene
Apr 27 1926
Jun 19 1973
Lot 94
Wessels
Walter J.
Nov 14 1914
Jul 1 1994
Lot 94
Wessels
John L.
 Feb 16 1887
 Jan 5 1972
Lot 102 b
Wessels
Mione F.
May 11 1892
Nov 11 1974
Lot 102 b
Wessels
Gilbert
 Jan 20 1922
May 4 1987
Lot 117 a
Wessels
Louelda Lilly
 Mar 16 1921
Sep 15 1991
Lot 117 b
Wessels
Willie H. H.
Aug 27 1915
Dec 22 2003
 
Wessels
Norine
Sep 10 1918
Dec 22 2003
W of Willie Wessels
Williams
Grant
Jul 26 1911
Sep 11 1989
Lot 4c
Witt
Waldemar
Apr 26 1918
Apr  26 1918
Lot 50a