Meridian Presbyterian Cemetery
aka German Presbyterian Cemetery
Jefferson Co Nebraska
   
   

Small pile of stones, look to be foot stones or bases
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The Meridian Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Section 19, Meridian Precinct. From Fairbury go west on Hwy 136 for about 5 miles. Turn nort on 562nd Ave and go north for 5 miles. Turn west onto 717th Road and go 3 1/2 miles. Follow the main road as it curves to the south for 1/4 mile and then curves back to the west. Shortly after you turn back west there will be a mowed field drive on the north side of the road with a small sign pointing to the cemetery. The field drive is accessible by car if it has not rained recently, and there is room to park at the top of the hill. The cemetery is at the top of the drive on the west side.
This cemetery is in fairly good condition and is fenced and gated but unlocked. The church that was here closed in 1926 and combined with the Alexandria Church. This is a complete listing of all stones found in August 2008.
Row & Grave Numbers: Row #1 Grave #1 is in the northwest corner of the cemetery. All stones were read from north to south, rows read west to east.
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| NAME | BIRTH | DEATH | OTHER INFORMATION |
Row # | Stone # |
| unknown |   |   | base only | 2 | 1 |
| unknown |   |   | temporary marker, next to Messings | 3 | 1 |
| "Father" |   |   | on far east side of cemetery, no large stone to go with it |   |   |
| Broeder, J. George |   | 18 Dec 1877 | 14y 6m 2?d, son of T & M | 3 | 6 |
| Broeder, Magdalena | 2 June 1830 | 16 June 1907 | same stone as Tobias | 3 | 7 |
| Broeder, Tobias | 3 April 1823 | 26 Aug 1890 | same stone as Magdalena | 3 | 7 |
| Buchli, Agnes | 27 March 1851 | 26 March 1940 |   | 1 | 3 |
| Buchli, Anna Mary | 6 Aug 1874 | 12 Dec 1909 | Daughter | 1 | 4 |
| Buchli, Christian | 10 Sept 1846 | 1 Aug 1908 |   | 1 | 2 |
| Fehner, Anna Gesine Cattin | 12 Oct 1823 | 24 Nov 1906 | born in Hanover, Germany | 5 | 7 |
| Fehner, Henry G. | 23 March 1836 | 24 Oct 1914 | born in Hanover, Germany | 5 | 7 |
| Lotscher, Andrew | 1856 | 1931 | son of George & Anna | 4 | 3 |
| Lotscher, Anna M. | 1887 | 19-- | dau of Andrew & Ursula | 4 | 3 |
| Lotscher, Anna Marie |   |   | mother of Andrew, wife of George | 4 | 3 |
| Lotscher, George | 1890 | 1955 | son of Andrew & Ursula | 4 | 3 |
| Lotscher, George |   |   | father of Andrew, husband of Anna Marie | 4 | 3 |
| Lotscher, infant |   | 1893 | son of Andrew & Ursula | 4 | 3 |
| Lotscher, Ursula | 1859 | 1922 | wife of Andrew | 4 | 3 |
| Messing, Catharina |   | 13 June 1879 | 33y 10m 13d, wife of M. | 3 | 4 |
| Messing, Delmar |   | 19 Jan 1931 | 1m 20d | 4 | 2 |
| Messing, Esther |   | 1 March 1928 | 3d | 4 | 3 |
| Messing, Larry A. |   | 23 May [1932] | 2y 7m 25d | 4 | 1 |
| Messing, Louise | 1 Feb 1857 | 16 Feb 1937 | Mother | 3 | 2 |
| Messing, Michael | 22 Nov 1839 | 12 Jan 1933 | Father | 3 | 3 |
| Nightengale, Lawrence E. |   | 12 May 1906 | 2m 11d, son of E & E.A. | 1 | 1 |
| Onnan, Lidia M. |   | 17 Nov 1877 | 8m 1d, dau of G & C | 3 | 5 |
| Woltemath, Augusta Buck | 23 Aug 1837 | 11 Oct 1906 | wife of Carl, same stone | 5 | 3 |
| Woltemath, Carl F. W. | 6 Nov 1819 | 22 Oct 1898 | same stone as Augusta | 5 | 4 |
| Woltemath, Emil A. | 1 July 1874 | 6 April 1925 |   | 5 | 6 |
| Woltemath, Henry C. | 9 March 1872 | 4 Nov 1949 |   | 5 | 2 |
| Woltemath, Lena May | 28 June 1881 | 5 March 1912 | same stone as Carl & Augusta, Obit | 5 | 5 |
| Woltemath, Louis H. | 15 Feb 1861 | 4 May 1940 |   | 5 | 1 |
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