Barrington Area Cemeteries

Local historian Arnett C. Lines and his daughter, Phyllis, transcribed records from cemeteries in and near Barrington between 1931 and 1964. These transcriptions, along with additional information compiled by Barrington Area Library staff in 1998 are below. Accuracy and completeness cannot be guaranteed.

Zion Church Cemetery

"Dunklees Grove" S.W. of B'ville. Lutheran of Mo. Synod. Bd. individually, not in lots. This church oldest of Mo. Synod in state to celebrate 125 state anniversary - 1963 and 100 anniversary of that ch." (Arnett C. Lines, 1963)

Transcription

Partial transcription, Arnett C. Lines, 1963

Plagge, Heinrich, Born, 1/24/1848. Died, 1/16/1899.

Plagge, Karl, Born, 10/11/1827. Died, 1/1/1901.

Bockelman, Wm., Born, 1880. Died, 1952.

Bockelman, Amanda, Born, 1883. Died, 1955.

Hackmeister, Antoinette, Born, 3/20/1823. Died, 11/8/1900. Geb. Schunhff.

Hackmeister, Henrich, Born, 9/7/1821. Died, 3/25/1903.

Tonne, Sophia, Born, 11/14/1820. Died, 4/24/1898. Geb. Paulmann.

Lindemann, J.C.W., First President of Teachers College of River Forest College. Concordia-Mo. Synod. Once was almost located near this church.

Other names are:

Franzen

Stunkel

Bucholz

Backlaus

Kirckhoff

So many monuments all alike. Separate chronological burials in one corner are all children. Some marked "der tafgeboren sofin" or "Tafgeborene Sohlein."