Cemetery History of The German Lutheran Church, Bon Homme Co., SD
      now The Zion Ev. Lutheran Church

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	This brief history of the Zion Ev. Lutheran Church of Avon
	was found with the WPA Graves Registration Project 
	records for the Weslyan Methodist Cemetery.

	Transcribed by Joy Fisher, sdgenweb@yahoo.com


      On Dec. 3, 1889 Dick Harbert and wife Gretje, Ralph Veenkers
and Geske his wife of Lyon County, Iowa, deeded to the German Lutheran
Church, conditionally, to be used for church purpose only 5 acres of
land, in the form of a square, described as beginning 80 rods east of
the southwest corner of said Southeast quarter of section ten (10)
Jefferson Township 94 N., R 61 W. of the 5th P.M.

      In 1890 a church and parsonage was built, cemetery plated, including
one buriel.

      In 1894, The German Lutheran Church under the pastorate of Rev.
Ehlen drew up a regular constitution, which all members signed.

      In 1913, The German Lutheran Church under the pastorate of Rev.
G. W. Steinmeyer, incorporated, including all the members all the members
of the country church, the parsonage having been moved to Avon some
previous, since known as The Zion Ev. Lutheran Church, Avon, So. Dak.

      In 1923 the country church was sold, leaving the Cemetery fenced
and plated in care of the regular elected cemetery committee of the
Zion Ev. Lutheran Church, Avon, So. Dak.

      In 1929 edifice of brick and wood was built. Walter J. Dixon. Archt
W. Thompson, contr. Yankton, So. Dakota.

                            Cemetery Chairman   D. J. Brandt
                                       Pastor   Rev. O. A. Pinnt

                                       {        Theo. Schwartz
                                       {Elders  Herman Corlog
                                       {        Theo. Raabe