Transcription(s):
Index of Burials (Complete)
Description:
Dunmyer Cemetery was named after Lewis Donmyer (originally Dormeyer). In 1849, he donated land for the establishment of an Evangelical Lutheran Church and a church building was erected, and in 1860 the graveyard was set off and fenced. His wife, Catherine Shaffer Donmyer, was the first to be buried there, in 1862. In the years following the Civil War, Lewis and most of his grown children and their families migrated to Saline County, Kansas, Lewis himself making the move in April 1871. The original parish register for the church is in the archives of the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Gettysburg.
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Tombstones: Some
GPS Location:
N 40.2907° W -78.7855°
Directions:
From Rte. US-22 take Rte. 219 South. Turn left onto Oakridge Dr. Turn right onto Baumgardner Rd. Turn left onto Rte. 160. The cemetery will be on both sides of the road.
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(Photograph contributed by Kerry L. Miller)
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