Caddo County LAArchives Tombstones.....Hoffmeister, Herman and Julia Ann Munnerlyn
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Cagle Baker

THANKS TO Kathy Cagle Baker for the following information 

Dear Mr. Adcock, 
Below is information from headstones regarding my 2nd great grandparents, Herman Hoffmeister 
and Julia Ann Munnerlyn Hoffmeister who are buried in the Munnerlyn Cemetery.  I want to add 
in addition to Herman's gravemarker and according to my cousin once removed, Virginia Shelby 
of Texarkana, their was at one time a brass plaque at the foot of Herman's grave.  This plaque 
gave information on Herman regarding his service in the Confederacy.  It is unknown what 
happened to the plaque.  Herman was a native of Hanover Germany, and in 1854 arrived at 
the Port of New Orleans.

Munnerlyn Cemetery is located on the Rodessa - Ida road.  The land (4 acres) was donated by 
Mrs. W.B. Spearman.  It was organized about 1870 and got its name from the Munnerlyn family 
who moved into the community.  In 1877 the Munnerlyn Chapel Methodist Church was oranized, 
becoming a member of the Arkansas Conference, and in 1902, the church was transferred to 
the Louisiana Conference. The church also served as a school house for children in the 
community for many years.  After the Munnerlyn family moved into the community, they 
became active in the establishment of the church.  A new church was built in 1935, replacing 
the original church, however the church has since been sold and relocated.  The vacant lot 
on which the church sat is located across the road from the Munnerlyn Cemetery.