In October 1955, the congregation voted to begin a project to improve the cemetery on the back of the church lot. The cemetery had become a disgrace to the community. Stones were falling down, or fallen down. Weeds were high.

The plan was to remove all stones and establish one monument with all names on it as a memorial to all who were buried there.

Work continued on this project until Summer 1958, when the stone was erected, and the area graded and seeded. Dedication to take place on an appropriate Sunday.

All the old stones were buried on the grave or near the original grave. NO STONES WERE SOLD, ALL were buried on or close to the grave.

The stone and lettering was donated to the church by Mr. Raymond Merkle, a local monument dealer.

People buried — 1848 to 1918

Buppert - Edward, Mabela & Ross
Clay - Henry (children)
Clay - John and his wife
Clay - John, Fredericka & Kattie*(Klay)
Clay - Peter (children)
Fross - ?
Greninger - H.N. (children & grandchildren)
Grill - Peter, Anna, Mary & George E.
Grill - William & F. Paula
Grine - Mary
Grine - Georgeanna, Elizabeth, Laura & Paul
Grine - C. (stone buried prior to 1958)
Hellwig - Hannah, Louisa, John, Fredericka & Henry William
Hellwig - Frederick & Louise
Hellwig - Addie
Hill - James
Kalb - Lewis
Kalb - Thomas, David, Elizabeth & Lilly
Kalb - John & Catherine
Kimble - John V.
Kimble - Time & his wife
Kirk - Frederick & Margaret* (Margret)
Reiblich* - Christina (Reiblish)
Schminck - Amelia
Schminck - Anne E. & Jacob
Schisler - Henry, Mary & Christina
Schisler - Lewis*, Catherine, Charles & William W. (Louis)
Subock - Charles
Wedi - Henry & Charlotte
Weidemeyer - Adolph & M. Louisa
Weidemeyer - J. Peter & Martha Elizabeth
Widerman - Mary Ellen* (Ellen Mary)
Zorback* - Simon & Elizabeth* (Zorbach)(Elisabeth)
Zurback* - Catherine (Zurbach)
*Indicated spelling discrepancies between the large marker and the original headstones.
Transcribed from the Historical Records of Salem Methodist Church in Hebbville, MD.