Guadalupe County, Texas - Beutnagel Cemetery
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                Beutnagel Cemetery

Here are the directions to Beutnagel Cemetery. The cemetery is located
in southwest Guadalupe County. Go northeast of New Berlin about 3 miles
on FM 775. Then 0.4 miles north of FM 775 on Beutnagel Lane, then go 
east of Beutnagel Lane in the field approximately 450 yards from the
road.  The cemetery is located on the hillside above a stock pond.  
It is located on private property.  There are three remaining graves 
marked with tombstones and two more long narrow rock arrangements 
otherwise unmarked.  I assume these are other graves.  The three marked
graves have iron fences around them, which presumably is why they are 
still intact.  So I estimate that there are at least five people buried
 there in all, perhaps more. 

Here is the information from the marked graves.  The first two are from 
a couple who were born in the vicinity of Braunschweig and emigrated to 
the U.S. in about 1868. The third is an infant, but no one seems to know 
whose child it was. Here are the complete texts from the gravestones. 

Marked Grave One:
Heilege Schrift
Hier Ruht in Frieden
Heinrich C. Beutnagel
Geb.
11 Juli, 1839
Gest
5 Apr, 1884
Nimmer sie Dein Vergessen
Bis in die Hulle sindt hinab
Un die Schmei zen die sie pressen
Indet neben dir das Grab

Marked Grave 2:  
Christine Beutnagel
26 Nov 1842
22 Jun 1931
Hochbetagt an Lebensjahren
Bin in Frieden ich Gefahren,
Denn Mein Glaube hat
Geschaut
Ihn, Auf Den mein heil
Gebaut

Marked Grave 3:
Heinrich Beutnagel
1898-1899

The couple is buried with the woman to the left as you face the graves 
following the old German-Texan custom. The two adult graves have small, 
unmarked footstones as well.  The graves face east and are shaded by two 
big persimmon trees and still have irises growing from them which were 
probably planted 50 years ago.