Ebenezer Lutheran Cemetery
Lincoln, Lee County, Texas, USA
About
-
- Cemetery ID:
Members have Contributed
Advertisement
Photos
In 1871 there was a Wendish settlement three miles west of Lincoln. Rev. J. A. Proft was then pastor of Fedor and served until 1875, when he resigned. He suffered from malaria; his wife and child died of this condition. Rev. Proft built himself a house near the spot where he had buried his wife and child. He then served the people living in that neighborhood.
The church was dedicated on April 2, 1876, as one of the ten oldest churches in the Texas District. Members were about half German and half Wendish. The original constitution. Article I says, " Unseren Gemeinde soll den Namen führen, Deutsch-Wendische Eben Ezer Gemeinde in Lee County,Texas." This being interpreted is: Our congregation shall carry the name German-Wendish Eben Ezer Church in Lee County, Texas. This gives this congregation the distinction of being the second only church with the word "Wendish" in its name, aside from St. Paul, Serbin, in the entire U.S.
The church/school was built near Rev. Proft's house and a cemetery begun, which eventually had 87 graves. Rev. Proft served Ebenezer until 1877. Rev. J. Kaspar, who served until 1889, during a time of internal trouble in the congregation and great poverty. In 1886, a part of Ebenezer church branched off and organized a church near Lincoln. Late 1889 the old church property was sold and the congregation moved farther west in the direction of Paige/Manheim, where it still stands today.
The last meeting of the voters in Ebenezer of San Antonio Prairie, December, 1889: "Resolved that due to an impossible debt, the entire church property - excepting the melodium, the pews, the pulpit, and the communion ware - be sold to pay the debts."
The old church/school/parish on the San Antonio Prairie remains in existence, as a farm house. This property was purchased by the Kieschnick family and still owned by descendants as a working farm today. A monument has been placed on the property fence line, at the county road, and several grave stones have been moved from the original cemetery location behind the barn to that spot.
In 1871 there was a Wendish settlement three miles west of Lincoln. Rev. J. A. Proft was then pastor of Fedor and served until 1875, when he resigned. He suffered from malaria; his wife and child died of this condition. Rev. Proft built himself a house near the spot where he had buried his wife and child. He then served the people living in that neighborhood.
The church was dedicated on April 2, 1876, as one of the ten oldest churches in the Texas District. Members were about half German and half Wendish. The original constitution. Article I says, " Unseren Gemeinde soll den Namen führen, Deutsch-Wendische Eben Ezer Gemeinde in Lee County,Texas." This being interpreted is: Our congregation shall carry the name German-Wendish Eben Ezer Church in Lee County, Texas. This gives this congregation the distinction of being the second only church with the word "Wendish" in its name, aside from St. Paul, Serbin, in the entire U.S.
The church/school was built near Rev. Proft's house and a cemetery begun, which eventually had 87 graves. Rev. Proft served Ebenezer until 1877. Rev. J. Kaspar, who served until 1889, during a time of internal trouble in the congregation and great poverty. In 1886, a part of Ebenezer church branched off and organized a church near Lincoln. Late 1889 the old church property was sold and the congregation moved farther west in the direction of Paige/Manheim, where it still stands today.
The last meeting of the voters in Ebenezer of San Antonio Prairie, December, 1889: "Resolved that due to an impossible debt, the entire church property - excepting the melodium, the pews, the pulpit, and the communion ware - be sold to pay the debts."
The old church/school/parish on the San Antonio Prairie remains in existence, as a farm house. This property was purchased by the Kieschnick family and still owned by descendants as a working farm today. A monument has been placed on the property fence line, at the county road, and several grave stones have been moved from the original cemetery location behind the barn to that spot.
Nearby cemeteries
Manheim, Lee County, Texas, USA
- Total memorials1
- Percent photographed100%
- Percent with GPS0%
Lincoln, Lee County, Texas, USA
- Total memorials529
- Percent photographed94%
- Percent with GPS2%
Lincoln, Lee County, Texas, USA
- Total memorials74
- Percent photographed46%
- Percent with GPS0%
- Added: 10 Feb 2010
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2341266
Success
Uploading...
Waiting...
Failed
This photo was not uploaded because this cemetery already has 20 photos
This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this cemetery
This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this cemetery
Invalid File Type
Birth and death years unknown.
1 photo picked...
2 photos picked...
Uploading 1 Photo
Uploading 2 Photos
1 Photo Uploaded
2 Photos Uploaded
Size exceeded
Too many photos have been uploaded
"Unsupported file type"
• ##count## of 0 memorials with GPS displayed. Double click on map to view more.No cemeteries found