German/Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
The Trinity Lutheran cemetery is a private burial ground which adjoins the church by this name in Jefferson township. It is located in the SE quarter of Section 9, and as of April 1, 1954, there were 121 graves there. The ground for the cemetery was given to the church by Gerhardt Storck, Mrs. Marion Brooker’s grandfather, about 1886. He donated the land for the church and parsonage. The first person buried in the plot was a child of the Rev. Mr. Gusweiler, the non-resident pastor, who traveled from Dexter to serve the church. Members of early families buried there are Storcks, Ziemanns, Kneupers, Westphals, Bernams, Buskes, Marquardts, Neindores and Wehrkamps. There are 321 internments recorded within the cemetery.
Some of these histories of cemeteries of Madison County were originally published in the Winterset Madisonian newspaper on August 26, 1953, July 1956 and July 18, 1958. They have been transcribed and posted with the permission of Ted Gorman, owner of the Winterset Madisonian newspaper.
Please be respectful, do not search between dusk and dawn, do not disturb mourners, and leave this peaceful and revered place in good condition. Remember to practice CITO, always. Thank you."