Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Argyle Township, Sanilac Co.


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Contributed by Margaret Wegner MWTGone@aol.com

May 2009


Trinity Lutheran Cemetery. Located in section 22, Argyle Twp., Sanilac Co. MI. On east side of Ubly 
Rd. (M-19) approximately one and a half mile south of Argyle,  MI. Trinity Lutheran church which was 
located in front of the cemetery was closed in the 1950’s the church building no longer exists. Ten 
acres of land for the church and cemetery were donated by Frederick “William” Behr.  Where the 
church sat is now a private residence. Access to the cemetery is along the north side of this yard 
of this residence. The cemetery cannot be seen from the road and there is no sign indicating where 
it can be accessed from. It is located  north of the Argyle Township Cemetery. Read October 11, 2008 
by Margaret Wegner and Jesse Willerton. Read from front to back and north to south. Information in 
brackets ( ) was gathered from other sources. No transcription has been found for this cemetery and 
it is unknown how many gravesites exist. In addition a Lutheran cemetery in Section 36 
(three-quarters of a mile east of Freiburger Road) was vacated in the 1930’s and most of the graves 
were transferred to Trinity Lutheran cemetery to be re-buried. No record has been found to identify 
those transferred. The cemetery is mostly overgrown with trees and bushes. A few gravesites are 
being maintained by family.  Margaret Wegner MWTGone@aol.com

Four cement crosses 
(at least two of these crosses are in family plot of Neil and Cora Colgan.  Neil was the son of Neil 
Colgan, Cora was the daughter of Allen & Sarah Kilbourn)

To the south of these crosses are woods extending to the north property line of the property owner 
who lives south of the cemetery.  Throughout these woods are several depressions which are graves 
that have no markers.

Schlack monument

Schlack, Charles   1857 – 1911     father

Schlack, Pauline    1859 – 1912     mother   (maiden name Henry)
Behr, Franz Louis	born May 28, 1879 – died March 26, 1906
(killed in a railroad accident at  Casper, WY;  son of Frederick  “William” and Antonia Behr)

Hartel, ( ?	 )      “asleep in Jesus”

Hartel, Cecil  1907 – 1914     brother   (son of Albert & Harriet Hartel)

cross – no name

Faltinowski, Gustave  born Feb. 6, 1871 – died July 23, 1902.    
				Aged 31yrs, 5mos. 31dys     “rest in peace”

Lawson monument          “asleep in Jesus”

Lawson, Mary    1875 – 1917   mother       (widow of Gustave 
                           Faltinowski; remarried to Frederick Lawson)

Hartel, Wilhelmina   died 1891  aged 17 years   dau. of  W. & A.
			      Hartel    (William and Amelia Hartel)

small cross & stone  (Hartel infant)

Hartel, William    born Feb. 5, 1824 – died Oct. 4, 1899

small cross & stone (Hartel infant)

(? ), Albert   died Jan. 4, 1892   aged 42 years, 2mos., 19days  
		     (stone is broken into three pieces)

Laing, Herman 	Nov. 6, 1857 – Oct. 17, 1895  aged 38 yrs.
                           (husband of Johanna Shagena). Stone is 
			broken at the base.

A cement and fieldstone marker sits at the back southeast corner of the cemetery.

The following are persons reported to be buried here, no stones or markers could be found for them. 

Behr, Antonia (born Nov. 1849; died October 13, 1921, wife of Frederick William; maiden name Jahke)
Behr, Frederick William (born August, 1835, died about 1911)
Colgan, baby   born  1900 -  died March 12, 1901   (child of Neil & 
					Cora)
Colgan, Cora    died July, 1904    (wife of Neil; maiden name 								Kilbourn)
Hartel, Albert  11/23/1879 – 1/4/1963
Hartel, Harriet Kilbourn   (wife of Albert)  3/11/1886 – 2/25/1944
Jahke, Henry (born 1822 in Germany; father of Antonia Behr)
Kilbourn, Timothy   (April 2, 1831 – April 21, 1904)
Kilbourn, Roxanna Reed (April 3, 1854 – July 6, 1912)