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Mettina
Cemetery
Falls County, Texas
(on
private property)
on NE corner of “S” curve
Falls Co. Rd. 175
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A hugeThank You to Bill & Barbara
(Caddell) Fox for this survey and driving directions
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Directions from Mart:
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Go south on South Co. Line Rd. (aka CR171) to the
“T”
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Turn left onto CR 172, go approximately 0.4 miles
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When the road “Y’s”; take LCR 610 to the right
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Stay on LCR 610 for approximately 1.3 miles
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Turn right onto LCR 611.
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Stay on LCR 611 for approximately 0.6 miles
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Turn left onto CR 175
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Stay on CR 175 for approximately 1.2 miles
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As you are passing the house on the right, the
cemetery is on the corner that you are approaching, on the left, in the pasture
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The Mettina Cemetery sign near the road on the fence
row is covered by tree leaves & brush during the spring & summer
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If you had family in the Mettina area you might want
to check the cemetery listings for St. John’s
Cemetery. St. John’s Church at Otto
had its beginning in the Mettina community as St. John’s Evangelical Church in
the year 1886. The Rev. F. Werning, a traveling pastor of the Evangelical
Synod of North America, was the organizing pastor and served the congregation
the first four years of its existence.
Worship services for the new congregation were held twice a month in the
William Hommel home. For a brief time they also met in a vacant farm
house until the congregation built the Mettina School in 1889. This
building served as a community church and school for the next thirteen years.
In 1902 the Mettina property was sold and St. John’s was relocated to its
present site at Otto. The present church building was dedicated in 1930.
The above info was taken from
A Centennial History of Riesel, Texas 1881 - 1981
Compiled and written by Mrs. Dorothy Kuehl
(page 36)
Submitted by Barbara (Caddell) Fox
Overview Picture of Mettina
Cemetery
Submitted
by Bill Fox
Before and After Mettina Cemetery
Sign
Many
thanks to Bill Fox for finding it, clearing it and getting a picture of it
Driveway
to Mettina Cemetery
Submitted
by Bill Fox
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11 marked graves some of the tombstones have German
words that we did not understand. We did not copy most of those words
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Starting at the south side of the cemetery
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Last Name |
First Name |
Birth |
Death |
Notes |
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Christoph |
Oct 20 1834 |
Sep 2 1903 |
Christoph was born in Germany. Married Anna Maria Kieffer Knecht on October 4, 1881 in Zionville,
Washington County, Texas. She is
buried in St. Paul Church of
Christ Cemetery, Marlin Stepfather of Frederick George Knecht, Christina Knecht and
Caroline Ann Knecht. Christoph and Anna Maria had two children together Marie Gunda
and Erna Rose; St. Paul Church of
Christ Cemetery, Marlin - All info submitted by Mary Ann Luedke Morgan It looks like Huttenloghin in this photo but it's not -bcf Picture submitted by Barbara (Caddell) Fox |
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Margarathe |
Oct 28 1814 |
Jun 1898 |
It
looked like June –bcf Picture submitted by Barbara (Caddell) Fox |
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Koroline D. |
Aug 1855 |
Jan 20 1898 |
This
marker is a german/russian cross made of iron & porcelain. They are known as "prairie
crosses". The dates are on the
porcelain part of it. –bcf A close
up shot of Koroline D. Wolf’s name plate. You faintly see the gold writing above Koroline
name. It’s a little easier to see it
below her name. –bcf Another
view of Koroline D. Wolf’s marker. Fence
around Koroline D. Wolf Shield
on the gate of Koroline D. Wolf The Shield reads: THE Pictures
submitted by Barbara (Caddell) Fox |
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Else Johanna |
Marz 2 1881 |
Jul 23 1891 |
“tochter von Friedericka and
Wilhelm Hommel” This
says Daughter of Friedericka and Wilhelm Hommel "tochter"
according to an online German to English dictionary meaning
"daughter" & "von" means "of" -bcf The
word Marz is there for March –bcf Picture submitted by Barbara (Caddell) Fox
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Augustus Gustov |
Oct 6 1837 |
Dec 14 1893 |
Picture submitted by Barbara (Caddell) Fox
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Johan G. |
Dec 4 1856 |
Jun 7 1893 |
Picture submitted by Barbara (Caddell) Fox
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Gustov |
Dec 27 1884 |
Dec 14 1891 |
There is also an illegible Adams Funeral Home Marker for
Gustov Kuehne. Picture submitted by Barbara (Caddell) Fox
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Christoph E. |
Jul 5 1890 |
Jun 5 1892 |
Son of
G. and M. Vogel Picture submitted by Barbara (Caddell) Fox
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Bertha |
1894 |
1896 |
Age 18
months Picture submitted by Barbara (Caddell) Fox
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STRUNCK (See Notes) |
Catherine |
1905 |
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Littlepage
Funeral Home Marker This
marker is laying on the ground after Bertha Strunck tombstone Close
up picture of this marker At
night by flashlight it looks like Catherine (Strunck?) (born:
1905?) died: seems to be blank. -bcf Picture submitted by Barbara (Caddell) Fox
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Isidor E. |
Oct 18 1892 |
Nov 11 1892 |
Picture submitted by Barbara (Caddell) Fox
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