German Methodist Episcopal Zion Cemetery, Corinna Twp., Wright Co., MN ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this messa: remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pa:s may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this pa: to find the submitter information or other files for this county. FileFormat by Terri--MNArchives Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Kay L Nordberg Submitted: January 2007 ========================================================================= German Methodist Episcopal Zion Cemetery The German Methodist Church Cemetery is located one block north of 108th Street on Hwy. 24 in Corinna Twp., 6 miles north of Annandale. NOTE: Some history of the Church is below the transcription. a:=age ys=years ms=months ds=days Dau=daughter ROW NAME BIRTHDATE-DEATHDATE NOTES 12 A.E.G. 12 Biehl, Christina W. Nov 07 1800–Dec 24 1875 3 Carle, Elsie L. Nov 27 1894–Apr 02 1895 3 Carle, Laura E. Nov 17 1896–Jul 01 1897 3 Carle, Ludwig F. Aug 20 1900–Oct 21 1900 2 Carle, Phillip Nov 18 1863-Oct 02 1891 3 Day, Westel W. 1822-Aug 08 1879 a:56ys 10ms 8ds 12 Dunham, Huldah d.Apr 10 1885 a:86ys 5ms wife of James 12 Dunham, James D. d.Jul 02 1874 a:82ys 4ms 5 Father Robert Rothweiler May 25 1849-Nov 01 1880 12 Gordon, Charles M. d.Oct 20 1893 a:66ys 12ds 10 Isensee, Caroline d.Dec 13 1887 a:2ys 9ms 29ds 11 Isensee, Ella Era May 16 1884-Jun 08 1884 11 Isensee, Henry W.L. 1814-Nov 04 1814 10 Isensee, Robert Sep 24 1900-Jan 31 1917 10 Isensee, Wilbur Baby 10 10 Isensee, Willis May 18 1887-May 30 1909 5 Kitzmann, Clara B. Sep 24 1878-Aug 28 1881 Dau of F.W. and Eliza 5 Kitzmann, Emma Feb 16 1885-May 05 1902 Dau of F.W. and Eliza 5 Kitzmann, Louise W. Apr 05 1893-Sep 16 1903 Dau of F.W. and Eliza 4 Koehler, Henry W. Jun 20 1818-Feb 21 1894 4 Koehler, Marie E. Nov 18 1830-May 26 1901 4 Kuhnley, Lewis E. Oct 13 1878-Jun 27 1881 4 Kuhnley, Sarah J. d.Sep 20 1871 2 Kurz, Christina Nov 13 1865-Aug 19 1883 2 Kurz, Elizabeth Sep 12 1827-Nov 30 1899 2 Kurz, Jacob Jan 07 1858-Feb 06 1882 2 Kurz, John Nov 19 1826-May 26 1877 2 Kurz, Katherine May 24 1864-Dec 15 1882 2 Kurz, Mary Jul 05 1862-Apr 25 1884 10 Munn, James 1860-1897 1 Plot owned by A. Miller No headstones 6 Plot owned by Bay No headstones 2 Plot owned by Geo. Fetters No headstones 4 Plot owned by Harmon No headstones 9 Plot owned by Henry Hague No headstones 7 Plot owned by J. Toman No headstones 7 Plot owned by Jerome Rodgers No headstones 3 Plot owned by Nick Schermer No headstones 11 Plot owned by T. Wells No headstones 11 Plot owned by T.R. Francis No headstones Ransom, Albert Morris d.Dec 19 1879 a:17ys 4ms 10ds 1 Ransom, Frederick John d.Nov 12 1879 a:12ys 9ms 10ds 1 Ransom, Matilda Sophia d.Nov 29 1879 a:15ys 1 Ransom, Martin 1831-1913 1 Ransom, Minnie 1839-1928 1 Ransom, William G. d.Nov 30 1879 a:5ms 2ds 9 Rowe 10 Scheyer, Alice 1890-1899 Dau of H. and G.S. Scheyer 12 Scheyer, Fredrick D. Jan 19 1877-May 05 1888 Son of J.P. and E. Scheyer 12 Scheyer, Lizzie C. Jan 15 1888-Apr 28 1888 Dau of J.P. and E. Scheyer 8 Summers, Frank H. May 30 1886-Aug 19 1906 2 Teats, Fredrick J. d.Dec 30 1891 a:75ys 11ms 16ds Metal star-Our Comrade Soldier ’61-‘65 2 Teats, Sophia d.Dec 13 1906 a:91ys 12 Wiegand, Annie E. Oct 08 1860-Feb 01 1880 a:19ys 3ms 12 12 Wiegand, Baby d.Jan 12 1882 a:3ds 11 Wiegand, Francis 1915 12 Wiegand, Louis d.Feb 21 1832 a:60ys 7ms 12 Wiegand, Mary E. Jul 13 1848-Mar 20 1899 1 Winget, Freddie W. d.Aug 04 1873 a:9wks 4ds Child of Ira and P.J. 1 Winget, J. Millford d.Jun 15 1878 a:21ys 5ms 6ds Child of Ira and P.J. ---------- HISTORY: The History of the German Methodist Church A Warranty Deed is on file at the Wright County Courthouse- Katharine Lott to M.E. Church of town of Corinna, 21 July 1874. Trustees were Henry Evens, Louis Wiegand, Martin Ransom, John Kurtz, and John Schafer. The Old German Methodist Church Cemetery on Hwy. 24 in Corinna Twp. had its beginnings in the mid-19th century. There are a couple of versions of its history. ---------- The following account is from "History of Wright County Minnesota", by Franklyn Curtiss-Wedge, Volume II, Chicago, H.C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., 1915. Pages 834 and 835. "The Zion German Methodist Episcopal Church, of Clearwater …[had] its beginning in 1866, when Rev. G. Bower, a missionary preacher, held his first services at the home of C. A. Weigand. …[In] 1872 the parsonage was built in section 28, in the township of Clearwater. A congregation of some twelve or fifteen persons was gathered, among whom may be mentioned Mr. And Mrs. C. A. Wiegand, Mr. and Mrs. M. Ransom, Mr. and Mrs. P. Mist, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Kurtz, and H. Evens. ... [The] church was erected in section 9, Corinna township … dedicated July 19, 1874, the services being in charge of the presiding elder, Rev. F. Cupp. At these services on child, William Wesley Wiegand, was baptized, and one couple, Charles Able and Mrs. Scholts, were married. At the quarterly conference it was decided to call the church the German Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. The building itself was 24 by 36 feet, and was erected at a cost of $1,000. …Among the prominent members of the church may be mentioned: M. Ransom, F. Teatz, Mrs. G. Fetters, J. Schyer, Sr., L. Wiegand, L. Isensee, C. Carley and others. H. A. Wiegand, from whom the editors secured the material for this article, was also an influential and useful member of the church, the parsonage being located just across from his residence. The land for this parsonage was presented by C. A. Wiegand. Both parsonage and land have now been sold. The land for the church was given by Mrs. K. Miller. The church was recently [as of 1915] sold by the district superintendent and is now used for a country store. It still stands on the original site." ---------- Below is a slight variation on the above account as it appears in "The History of Wright County, taken from History of the Upper Mississippi Valley, containing Explorers and Pioneers of Minnesota", by Rev. Edward D Neill, Minneapolis: Minnesota Historical Company, 1881. Page 516. "In 1859, Bartlett Blaine, a Methodist Minister, held meetings in the house of Lorenzo Doble. Services were held by that denomination in private dwellings and school houses until 1878 when the congregation erected a church just over the line in Southside Township. There is also a German Methodist organization in this town [of Corinna]. The first services were held by Rev. Mr. Mentz in 1864, at the residence of Martin Ransom. A church was built in 1875-76, on section nine." Quit Claim Deed-9 Nov 1917, between the trustees of the Northern German Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States and the trustees of the North Corinna Cemetery Association. The church building was sold in the early 1900s, around 1917, and has operated for many years as a store. At that time some of the members relocated to Annandale Methodist Church and to the Grace Methodist Episcopal Church in Southside Township. As of 2006 the store had closed and was slated to be demolished to make way for road improvements to Hwy 24, but the old cemetery still remains in the original location. Corinna Township now maintains the old German Methodist Church Cemetery. ---------- Excerpt from: "History of Wright County Minnesota", by Franklyn Curtiss-Wedge, Volume II, Chicago, H.C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., 1915. Pages 834 and 835. The Zion German Methodist Episcopal Church, of Clearwater. The Clearwater Mission of the German Methodist Episcopal Church has its beginning in 1866, when Rev. G. Bower, a missionary preacher, held his first services at the home of C. A. Weigand. He remained a year, as did likewise Rev. William Pagenhart, and also Rev. Mr. Fedler. It was the Rev. Fedler that started to collect money for a parsonage. His successor, Rev. N. Nemyer, succeeded to raising sufficient funds, and in 1872 the parsonage was built in section 28, in the township of Clearwater. A congregation of some twelve or fifteen persons was gathered, among whom may be mentioned Mr. And Mrs. C. A. Wiegand, Mr. and Mrs. M. Ransom, Mr. and Mrs. P. Mist, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Kurtz, and H. Evens. The next pastor, the Rev. C. Trum, was the first to occupy the parsonage. His wife died there about a year later. Rev. L. Thoele was the next pastor. During his pastorate the church was erected in section 9, Corinna township. The church was dedicated July 19, 1874, the services being in charge of the presiding elder, Rev. F. Cupp. At these services on child, William Wesley Wiegand, was baptized, and one couple, Charles Able and Mrs. Scholts, were married. At the quarterly conference it was decided to call the church the German Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. The building itself was 24 by 36 feet, and was erected at a cost of $1,000. A good Sunday school was started with some twenty or thirty scholars, and with Henry Evens as superintendent. This Sunday school has brought about splendid results. Two of the scholars, Rev. E. Christ and Rev. P. Kunley, have become ministers of the gospel. The pastor to follow Rev. L. Thoele was Rev. G. Hiller. Then came Rev. William Trager. During his pastorate he was married and planned to move into the parsonage. But one day when he returned from visiting another appointment, he found the parsonage upside down in the road, and the smashed furniture scattered all about. A cyclone had swept over the spot. But there were willing hands and generous pocketbooks, and the house was soon up again with a new kitchen added. The next pastors were Rev. A. Krinke, Rev. J. G. Steffes, Rev. Konig was the last, as some of the members had moved away, many of the pioneers had died, and many of the younger ones had gone over to the English church. Among the prominent members of the church may be mentioned: M. Ransom, F. Teatz, Mrs. G. Fetters, J. Schyer, Sr., L. Wiegand, L. Isensee, C. Carley and others. H. A. Wiegand, from whom the editors secured the material for this article, was also an influential and useful member of the church, the parsonage being located just across from his residence. The land for this parsonage was presented by C. A. Wiegand. Both parsonage and land have now been sold. The land for the church was given by Mrs. K. Miller. The church was recently sold by the district superintendent and is now used for a country store. It still stands on the original site. ---------- "The History of Wright County, taken from History of the Upper Mississippi Valley, containing Explorers and Pioneers of Minnesota", by Rev. Edward D Neill, Minneapolis: Minnesota Historical Company, 1881. Page 516 Corinna Chapter CXXII In 1859, Bartlett Blaine, a Methodist Minister, held meetings in the house of Lorenzo Doble. Services were held by that denomination in private dwellings and school houses until 1878. When the congregation erected a church just over the line in Southside Township. There is also a German Methodist organization in this town. The first services were held by Rev. Mr. Mentz in 1864, at the residence of Martin Ransom. A church was built in 1875-76, on section nine. ========================================================================= Copyright Kay L Nordberg 2007. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm =========================================================================