Sleeping Peacefully in Ross Prarie Traditional Cache
Sleeping Peacefully in Ross Prarie
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Cash is a small test strip container. You will have to look and feel in small hiding places for this one. Not much chance of muggles here. Take your time and check the whole cemetery out. Please be careful to return to hiding spot.
From a bulletin of The Ross Prairie Cemetery Committee of St. John Lutheran Church, 1971:
The St. John Lutheran Church dates back to 1852. From that time until 1859, when the church was first built at Ross Prairie, services were held in homes.
The Ross Prairie Church Cemetery probably became in use before the church was built. A reference was found where Margaretha Dorothea Meyer, who did in May of 1864, "the beloved wife of Johann Heinrich Meyer," was laid to rest beside her husband at Ross Prairie. Johann Heinrich Meyer, on of the first settlers of Ross Prairie, coming to Texas in the days of the Republic, and to Ross Prairie about 1843, died between October 1854 and August 1855. However, the earliest grave stone actually found was that of a child, George A. J. Mueller, who died in April of 1860. There may have been many more burials in the 1850's, as there are some stones badly deteriorated and difficult to read. Also, there are many graves where the stone no longer, or possibly never existed.
Although the decision to build the church in Ellinger was made on February 15, 1895, services were still held once a month at Ross Prairie, and the cemetery was still actively in use, at least until December of 1931, when Julia Hattermann was laid to rest, which appeared to be the latest date found.
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