Walling Cemetery, Malone, Hill Co. TX ************************************************************************ 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 message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages 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. Gloria B. Mayfield, LadyTexian@tcainternet.com  TX Tombstone Project Manager Submitted by Betty Penney blpenney@aol.com ************************************************************************ Walling Cemetery, Malone, Hill Co. TX Walling Cemetery St. Peter Lutheran Church of Walling was established in July 1906. Though this was the formal organization of the church, there evidently was a need to organize and to have a proper place for burial before that time in the Walling community. Some of the first graves of this community are located south of the old railroad right of way south of the church. To locate these graves leave the church, take the first left and continue south until you cross the railroad right of way, turn left and they are approximately one fourth mile on the left in a grove of trees. It is my understanding that the fenced in area held the grave of Ottilie Sophie Manske. - Her gravestone was moved to the current Walling Cemetery location and that information is listed first in the attached records. Listed below is the information located on the other two graves at this site. William Arthur Gehrels - Born June 30, 1893 Died May 20, 1900 Frenklin Gehrels - Born July 9, 1885 Died May 5, 1891 According to the Warranty Deed, Rudolf Piel and wife (Julia) sold a specified section of land on which now the Walling Cemetery exists to A. Radke, Sam Kelm and Rudolph Piel, Trustees for the sum of $204.00. “It is expressly agreed and stipulate, however, that the above described tract of land is deeded to the aforementioned trustees and their successors to be held by them for the use and benefit of the Walling Community, as a public burying ground. The above mentioned trustees and the Piels signed the Warranty Deed on March 2, 1904. It was recorded in Hill County Deeds and Records on March 7, 1904. St. Peter’s Lutheran Church has served as the sponsoring organization for these trustees and over the years, trustees have been elected on a rotating basis by the church. In January 1998, the elected trustees are Marvin Schulz, Ronnie Radke and Leona Piel. A copy of the bylaws and operational procedures for the Walling Cemetery as approved by the membership of St. Peter Lutheran Church in January 1998 is attached. No past records could be located other than those that were kept by Charlie Sonnenburg. His daughter, Onnie Mae Boortz, shared his records with us. You will see notations “Sonnenburg Records” which indicates that this is our only record now or when we first began. Where dates and other information was difficult to read, they were compared with the first church record book which beings in 1906 and ends in 1980. At this writing later records were not used for comparisons and questionable dates. Please also note that when church records are references they are presented in Script. These records have been recorded and checked again, however, there may still be errors in them. If you have a question about a specific date or name, check it out on the gravestone. If we need to go to the church records to verify the information, I will be glad to assist in doing that research. Please share any misinformation and its corrections with all of us. I hope you find this information of value to your and your family. Thanks to Leona Piel, Camille and Michael Penney for their assistance in obtaining and correcting these records in the hot sun. In Christian Love ----- Betty (Piel) Penney -----June, 1998 Walling Cemetery, Hill Co. Tex Space Last Name First Name Birth Date Death Date Notes/Inscriptions R1-23 Arndt Herman Gotlieb May 27, 1922 April 16, 1923 R2-31 Arndt Emilie August 5, 1871 August 05, 1926 nee. Maas R4-23 Boortz Adolph B July 3, 1886 March 30, 1943 R5-14 Boortz Robert F. February 6, `1883 June 22, 1958 R5-15 Boortz Olga August 21, 1905 January 29, 1972 R6-1 Boortz Charlie December 12 1912 April 14, 1970 R6-2 Boortz Onnie Mae March 31, 1905 6,318 R6-5 Boortz Milton 1937` March , 1971 2/26/37 - Shot in holdup He was city marshall Malone R6-6 Boortz Janie 1939` R6-29 Boortz Willie January 31, 1914 January 15, 1988 R6-30 Boortz Elda December 10, 1915 May , 1998 R2-4 Fieseler Emma B. July 30, 1875 April 30, 1908 Nee. Altmann R2-33 Fieseler Mathilda January 20, 1877 May 07, 1927 R2-34 Fieseler Louis J. December 26, 1872 November 28, 1948 R1-4 Fiesler Norma Fieseler February 24, 1908 June 15, 1908 Norma Natalie Otilie Fieseler R2-46 Geltmeier W. C. August 6, 1864 August 19, 1916 Buried Out of Sequence due to Suicide R6-18 Geltmeier Reinhard (Pete) September 17, 1906 March 12, 1978 R6-19 Geltmeier Ella Mae December 30, 1908 January 27, 1991 R6-33 Geltmeier Robert D. February 4, 1941 June 25, 1990 R5-42 Giebler August December 27, 1899 April 26, 1969 R5-43 Giebler Lydia February 16, 1906 December 10, 1995 R7-21 Giebler Vernon Ray November 24, 1930 July 09, 1999 R2-7 Hocher Herman Karl January 28, 1845 March 27, 1913 R2-8 Hocher Bertha H. August 21, 1841 March 27, 1915 nee. Strauch R1-5 Hocker Herman Adolf Hocker July 02, 1907 August 27, 1909 Son of Paul & Augusta Hocker R3-6 Hocker Baby Boy Hocker April 13, 1967 April 13, 1967 R5-25 Hocker Paul B August 20,. 1878 September 25, 1962 R5-26 Hocker Augusta August 9, 1888 June 01, 1964 R6-7 Hocker August G. July 2,1907 April 29, 1972 R6-8 Hocker Haddie F. August 24, 1909 February 10, 1993 R7-14 Hocker Melvin (Pete) Adolf December 23, 1931 May 01, 1999 R4-27 Hoffman Nick December 6, 1874 May 30, 1944 R4-28 Hoffman Mary December 18, 1885 August 22, 1951 nee Habel R5-23 Hoffman George F. November 27, 1909 May 11, 1961 R4-11 Hugo August February 15, 1879 January 27, 1938 Check Date R4-12 Hugo Emma September 14, 1883 September 12, 1979 R6-15 Hugo Alvina February 22, 1903 January 30, 1977 R6-16 Hugo Adolf September 29, 1902 September 30, 1983 R7-3 Jenkins Cleve November 16, 1907 November 30, 1995 Married 1938 R7-4 Jenkins Alice January 10, 1917 May 28, 1998 R4-13 Kaddatz Erna October 2, 1893 January 27, 1938 Check Date R4-14 Kaddatz Charlie January 15,1891 February 03, 1938 R1-26 Klein Edward January 04, 1919 August 14, 1924 From Sonnenburg records Edward Gustav R2-36 Klien Jacob July 26, 1886 October, 1928 Flat Marker with Name Only R1-12 Korb Lundy O. December 12, 1908 July 10, 1913 Ludwig Henrich Oswald Korb R4-26 Korb Edgar R. December 15, 1910 January 12, 1944 Edgar Otto Robert Korb R5-3 Korb Ed December 21, 1876 September 30, 1955 Edward Korb - October 2, 1955 R5-4 Korb Emma J. January 6, 1875 January 28, 1963 R5-19 Korb Marie November 21, 1892 August 28, 1959 Martha R5-20 Korb Robert November 4, 1887 February 10, 1965 R1-31 Kreuger Walter H. September 20, 1918 December 23, 1927 Heinrich R2-43 Kreuger Mary Ann 1894` 1952` R1-17 Kruger Adolph O. August 22, 1920 August 22, 1920 No gravestone - Sonnenburg Records R1-18 Kruger Albert September 17, 1922 September 17, 1922 No gravestone - Sonnenburg Records R1-40 Kruger Johnny Mack March 03, 1951 October 23, 1951 R2-19 Kruger Magdalena June 19, 1854 Arpil 5, 1922 R2-20 Kruger John September 17, 1922 Difficult to read Albert R4-18 Kruger Eula January 27, 1854 March 17, 1941 Sonnenburg Recrods??? R4-21 Kruger Albert February 14, 1893 June 08, 1942 R4-22 Kruger Tillie March 15,1891 August 29, 1963 R5-41 Kruger Hilmut September 03, 1913 February 12, 1969 John R6-9 Kruger John H. May 14, 1919 August 16, 1972 R6-10 Kruger Mary O. August 21, 1925 R6-40 Kruger Delton F. (Blackie) January 16, 1923 September 11, 1992 R7-9 Kruger Albert E. December 6, 1914 September 19, 1996 R4-35 Lehmann Henry 8/25/1876 June 06, 1946 Henry Otto R4-36 Lehmann Lena January 27. 1888 March 13, 1970 R2-17 Lentz Scharlothe April 1, 1831 December 15, 1920 Charlotte nee Hahn R1-24 Loewe Lillie Alvine February 07, 1910 November 01, 1923 R1-29 Loewe Oliver June 24, 1927 June 24, 1927 R4-3 Loewe Adolph January 25, 1874 March 16, 1935 R4-4 Loewe Augusta K. December 27, 1878 January 25, 1957 R6-20 Loewe Adolf F. June 26, 1901 March 12, 1979 R6-21 Loewe Ida L. October 11, 1906 December 17, 1985 R6-42 Loewe Adolf Maloyde May 01, 1940 May 10, 1994 R2-5 Maass Karoline K. May 5, 1843 May ll, 1908 nee. Hahn R2-35 Maass Charlie Ernest October 26, 1907 August 29, 1928 Son of F.M. & Minnie Maass R4-33 Maass Albert H December 06, 1903 Auguest 13, 1945 Albert Henry R4-34 Maass Erna A. June 27, 1905 November 18, 1994 R4-47 Maass W.F. (Bill) September 8, 1875 April 12, 1953 Willie F. R4-48 Maass Minnie January 10, 1876 December 04, 1967 R5-16 Maass Dwayne H. September 09, 1940 July 11, 1958 (Pete) R6-14 Maass Ray O.W. September 27, 1926 October 19, 1973 Rayolyn R6-24 Maass Henrman December 17, 1907 May 5, 1985 R6-25 Maass Irene Pauline February 4, 1915 August 16, 1998 R7-5 Maass Lavon Albert 1936` January 19, 1996 LaVonne born January 15, 1935 R7-8 Maass Willie Adolf 1900` May 17, 1996 William born March 28, 1900 R1-36 Mandel Aubrey Mandel August 19, 1937 August 19, 1937 Oliver Dee Mandle R1 - 0 Manske Ottilie Sophie August 21, 1889 July 01, 1901 Gravestone moved from original cemetery near railroad Child of Karl & Ottilie Manske R1 - 1 Manske Leonie Benate Manske January 07, 1904 July 08, 1906 R1-13 Manske Robert O.E.G. July 01, 1913 June 09, 1915 Son of Henry and Frieda Manske Robert Friedridh Oswald Manske R1-27 Manske Evelyn Rosa March 31,1925 April 01, 1925 R2-29 Manske Ottilie May 30, 1858 November 13, 1925 nee. Krause R2-30 Manske Carl May 01, 1959 January 07, 1929 R4-5 Manske Henry December 19, 1883 November 05, 1937 Heinrich R4-6 Manske Frieda August 15, 1891 August 15, 1974 R4-40 Manske Louise Melinda Markillie May 1, 1897 January 25, 1951 R4-41 Manske Augusta October 11, 1885 September 19, 1954 R4-43 Manske Rosa Dora Manske January 10, 1896 June 20, 1952 nee. Maas R4-44 Manske Charlie H. October 13, 1891 November 02, 1952 R5-8 Manske Olga August 21, 1905 January 13, 1958 R5-9 Manske Paul April 23, 1901 May 23, 1976 R6-11 Manske W.N. June 16, 1918 November 05, 1972 Warner Nolan R6-34 Manske Norman C. December 16, 1916 Augustr 24, 1990 R6-35 Manske Louise M. January 1, 1914 May 08, 1996 R6-43 Manske Shirley Ann Hancock July 16, 1937 July 09, 1995 R5-33 Manthie Edward Fredrick July 13, 1883 August 30, 1965 R5-34 Manthie Hilda A. May 24, 1888 May 20, 1966 R4-45 Monthey Fritz 1897` 1953` No Church Records R4-46 Monthey Mary 1894` 1972` No Church Records R6-17 Monthie Robert September 09, 1912 December 17, 1977 R1-6 Muesse Herbert Ernest Muesse April 18, 1910 May 30, 1910 No gravestone - Sonnenburg Records R4-29 Muesse Gus June 16, 1872 September 25, 1944 Gustav A. R4-30 Muesse Hedwig September 4, 1873 July 24, 1951 R5-44 Muesse W.M. (Bill) March 27, 1904 January 06, 1970 William R5-45 Muesse Elsie March 26, 1907 March 26, 1998 R6-27 Muesse Monroe A March 5, 1893 April 12, 1987 R6-28 Muesse Bertha M. November 1, 1909 February 1, 1989 R7-15 Muesse Billie June June 28, 1927 May 18, 1999 R2-1 Neumann Adolph March 25, 1977 July 29, 1907 No gravestone - Sonnenburg Records R2-38 Neumann Emilie November 10, 1851 November 24, 1931 R2-39 Neumann August June 27, 1850 April 20, 1936 R4-9 Neumann Matilda May 14, 1882 December 07, 1937 R4-10 Neumann Otto October 20, 1884 November, 1937 R6-38 Neumann Adolph O. November 12, 1909 April 30, 1992 Married January 14, 1933 R5-37 Open Ed Lehmann (Moved -Now Open) Unavilable October 66 Moved to Gerald Cemetery - R6-12 Perry Arvid G. October 31, 1927 March 23, 1973 R1-22 Piel Robert Herbert March 17, 1923 April 02, 1923 R2-24 Piel Emma Cook September 15, 1889 May 17, 1923 Died in New York Buried here 5/23/1925 R2-40 Piel Louis A. April 22, 1894 November 17, 1932 R2-41 Piel George W. Jr. November 3.1884 March 20, 1935 R2-42 Piel George Sr. December 25,1849 December 29, 1942 R4-19 Piel Rudolph August 15, 1855 September 12, 1941 R4-20 Piel Julia July 10, 1860 July 08, 1950 Juliane nee Huse R4-38 Piel Pauline October 14, 18881 January 20, 1950 Pauline Elizabeth Charlotte nee Manske R4-39 Piel Adolph December 14, 1882 August 27, 1974 R5-12 Piel Herman T. May 7, 1896 June 21, 1958 R5-13 Piel Jennie December 5, 1898 November 13, 1972 R7-1 Piel Herbert "Bubie" September 27, 1914 August 21, 1995 Married December 15, 1934 R7-2 Piel Leona Turk March 19, 1914 R7-6 Piel Wilton R. March 31, 1921 February 18, 1996 Married December 16, 1945 R7-7 Piel Lilliam M. (Schulze) December 23, 1923 R1-3 Radke Edna Radke October 12, 1905 November 26, 1907 Child of Edwin & Lina Radke R1-8 Radke Child of Otto November 08, 1911 November 08, 1911 Infant Daughter of Otto & Matilda Radke R1-14 Radke Mayedda June 16, 1914 August 03, 1917 Mayedda Adele Radke R1-15 Radke Alex Otto January 02, 1919 January 02, 1919 6,998 R1-32 Radke Leona May 25, 1925 May 30, 1928 Wilhemina Leona Radke R1-33 Radke Edmund August 13, 1916 July 20, 1928 Edmund Walter Radke R1-38 Radke Betty Joan October 10, 1939 October 10, 1939 R2-14 Radke Augusta December 25, 1891 October 02, 1918 Augusta Bertha Radke R2-15 Radke Felix A. October 30, 1914 January 10, 1938 R2-27 Radke Adeline December 30, 1848 February 24, 1925 Adalina Marie Helene Radke nee Ohmstead R2-28 Radke Alex May 9, 1851 March 01, 1931 Alexander R2-32 Radke Walter September 19, 1888 October 26, 1926 Walter Albert Richard Radke R4-7 Radke Otto J. December 4, 1884 February 06, 1968 R4-8 Radke Mahilda E. December 14, 1891 November 30, 1937 R5-1 Radke A.F.C. (Alie) September 13, 1874 September 01, 1954 R5-2 Radke Martha February 9, 1879 February 14, 1971 R5-35 Radke Harry A. March 6, 1883 April 06, 1966 R5-36 Radke Emma P. March 18, 1888 August 10, 1971 R7-19 Radke Alvin Willy Walter August 29, 1912 May 20, 1999 R2-18 Reiske Ottilie May 11,1847 April 08, 1920 R1-28 Scheler Herbert L. September 25, 1920 June 03, 1925 R1-9 Scheu Child of Herman December 24, 1912 December, 1912 Child of Fritz and Alvina Scheu R2-6 Scheu Alwine December 7, 1867 Feburary 25, 1911 Difficult to read R2-9 Scheu Otilige January 4, 1846 November 22, 1912 nee. Braudt (9/30/1913) ??? R2-10 Scheu Ernestine August 12, 1884 March 25, 1965 R2-16 Scheu Otto August 21, 1834 March 30, 1919 R4-42 Scheu Fritz December 7, 1867 March 21, 1952 R5-7 Scheu Paul June 17, 1871 November 17, 1956 R1-16 Schlueter Norma July 17, 1913 August 19, 1919 Norma Elise Helen Schlueter R1-35 Schmidt Herbert O January 10, 1926 February 22, 1935 Sonnenburg Records-Herbert Dee Walker Schmidt R2-22 Schronk J.L. July 27,1843 November 05, 1922 Johann Ludwig R2-23 Schronk Caroline June 5, 1844 April 30, 1931 Anna Caroline R4-16 Schronk Will March 25, 1869 January 05, 1939 R4-17 Schronk Emma September 15, 1874 Ma;y 29, 1956 R5-29 Schronk Walter February 08, 1901 November 08, 1963 R5-17 Sonnenberg Erna August 26, 1916 April 25, 1959 R6-22 Sonnenberg Henry E. August 14, 1899 June 18, 1983 R6-23 Sonnenberg Alice C. October 09, 1900 December 25, 1990 R6-32 Sonnenberg Christopher Lee November 11, 1972 May 2, 1990 R2-25 Sonnenburg Emma December 15, 1874 January 18, 1925 nee Reinke R2-26 Sonnenburg Friedrick March 10, 1854 July 01, 1932 Fritz R3-4 Sonnenburg Betty Charlene August 03, 1950 October 19, 1958 R4-1 Sonnenburg Charlie March 25, 1889 June 7, 1978 R4-2 Sonnenburg Emma (Manske) February 14, 1896 November 28, 1932 Emma Adeline Amanda R6-36 Stephens Bob October 16, 1943 July 12, 1991 R1 - 2 Strauch Herbert Strauch November 29, 1906 Dec. 4, 1906 Son of Martin and Lea Strauch R4-37 Strauch Samual October 15, 1915 October 05, 1944 Killed in Europe in War Reburied here 8/12/48 R5-5 Strauch Lena August 27, 1877 May 23, 1981 R5-6 Strauch Martin n J. October 31, 1876 November 10, 1955 R4-31 Symank Herman October 13, 1889 December 23, 1944 R4-32 Symank Della 1890` 1988` Not in old book R4-24 Trojan Hattie T May 31, 1893 January 08, 1944 R4-25 Trojan Fredrick (Fred) September 6, 1890 October 31, 1958 R6-26 Trojan Milton August 20, 1922 September 14, 1986 R1-39 Trompler Sammie Dee January 19, 1941 January 23, 1941 Difficult to read Son of Halmet & Leona Trompler R2-2 Trompler Johnanna July 24, 1854 April 12, 1944 R2-3 Trompler Carl G. March 26, 1834 April 24, 1908 middle name Gotlieb R5-21 Trompler Gertrude February 14, 1897 December 11, 1959 R5-22 Trompler Henry January 28, 1892 September 18, 1979 R5-27 Trompler Leona February 19, 1919 May 25, 1963 R5-28 Trompler Halmut May 25, 1915 January 12, 1969 R2-21 Unknown Unknown???? 8-27-1918? February 16, 1926 Metal Marker with No.1276798 & No.1573268 on back R1-34 Walker Patricia Maxine November 08, 1930 November 17, 1931 R5-31 Walker John Henry June 29, 1893 February 03, 1964 R5-32 Walker Annie Alvina February 12, 1903 December 06, 1971 R1-11 Wendt Herman May, 1913 May, 1913 Born & Died November 25, 1912 R5-10 Wendt Emilie July 11, 1881 February 07, 1958 R5-11 Wendt Herman April 19, 1875 December 04, 1962 R6-31 Westmoreland Ruth Ellinoro August 4, 1933 April 11, 1989 R3-1 White Child of Child of Mr.& Mrs. White who lived in R3-2 White Child of Section Houses next to railraod tracks R3-3 White Child of R3-5 Wilkins Kevin Lee August 20, 1966 December 30, 1966 R7-10 Young Marvin Joe April 24, 1931 April 20, 1999 R1-25 Zettler Alice June 09, 1924 June 09, 1924 R1-30 Zettler Morgan A June 20, 1927 December 17, 1927 Adolf Morgan Zettler R4-15 Zettler Carl , Sr. October 9, 1855 August 26, 1938 Difficult to Read R5-39 Zettler Hattie January 05, 1904 November 14, 1966 R5-40 Zettler Henry , Jr. February 24, 1900 January 03, 1993 R6-3 Zettler Nellie P. December 31, 1899 February 18, 1971 R6-4 Zettler Ed October 3, 1897 December 10, 1985 R2-12 Zibilske Fritz September 11, 1877 January 02, 1918 Zibilski R2-13 Zibilske Alvina 1881` January 21, 1958