Iowa County Cemetery Stones and History 1844-1975 (manuscript) by Pauline Lillie

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          GERMAN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN IMMANUEL
             Cemetery - York-
                              By Pauline Lillie


Location
Section 5, York 79, Range 9, off Interstate Hy. 80 south at the inter-
section of Colony Village; First road west top of hill; On the south 
side of the road west of a Large New Church. Evergreens may be seen 
from the Interstate Highway.

History
No mention in 1881 History, or 1874 Atlas; In the 1900 Atlas p.23 
lists a church but no cemetery. This would be east of the center 
of section. In 1915 lists church no cemetery.

Following information from Miscellaneous Book 2 p. 242 Recorder, Iowa 
County where the church is listed as German Evangelical Lutheran 
Immanuels Congregation and has articles of Incorporation; to Public-
Filed March 24, 1898- Following Diedrich Heitshusen-Alfred Maas-Died-
rich Schwarting-Henry Wille-J.D.Heitshusen- Herm W. Hudepohl-Henry 
Glandorf-Albert Wille-Herman Kihlenbeck-Henry Koester- Fred C. Newkirk 
John Riestedt.

Legal
Other information; Book 54 p. 629 and 630 Bk. 58 p. 179- Bk. 60 p.84 
and Bk. 68 p. 432- Also the following Albert Wille and Wife to German 
Evangelical Lutheran Immanuel Congregation- dated March 17, 1898 (run-
ning description) in NW¼ of SE¼ Section 5, township 79, Range 9. There 
are other listings in above books for those interested.

The church is located on the west part of the church property. Evidently 
the cemetery was used about the same time as the incorporation articles 
for the church were recorded.

Condition
Kept very nice mowed and landscaped easy to maintain, as no trash or 
flowers have collected around stones.

Remarks
Probably most buried here have stones, for these German people were very 
appreciative of their ancestors, and would place a stone.  Very nice 
stones, most easy to read, well constructed, or repaired;  There is a 
large new church in use east of the cemetery and question may be asked 
from the resident minister, living here.


Researched by Pauline Lillie- Ladora.


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