Old German Baptist Brethren Cemeteries
This web site only deals with church cemeteries that belong to or were closely associated with the Old Older German Baptist Brethren churches.
Sometimes a church & cemetery could start out as a German Baptist Brethren [COB] and later became a Old Older German Baptist Brethren, Brethren church or all the different branches of the Brethren churches could have used the same cemetery. It can get confessing sometimes.
The word Dunkard or Dunker has been used by people to refer to any of the above branches of the Brethren churches.
The following states had a no known Old German Baptist Brethren organized churches in them.
Alabama - Arizona - Arkansas - Florida - Georgia - Kentucky - Louisiana - Montana - New Jersey -
New Mexico - South Carolina - South Dakota - Texas - Utah - Western Canada
| County | Church |
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| CALIFORNIA |
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| Stanuskaus | Modesto, (1937-) |
Cemetery |
| Los Angeles | New River (Whittier), (1892-1972) | |
| San Hoqquun | Olive Grove, (1957-) |
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| Tuolumne, | Sierra Pines, (1970-) |
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| Stanislaus | Tuolumne, (1957-) |
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| Stanislaus | West Modesto, (1937-) |
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| Stanislaus | Wood Colony (Modesto), (1906-37) |
Wood colony Cemetery |
| COLORADO |
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| Baca | Cimarron River, (1912-33) |
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| Sheridan Lake, (1909-18) |
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| FLORIDA |
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| Homestead, (1972-) |
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| Pine Grove, (1927-) |
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| IDAHO |
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| Palouse (Moscow), (1929-) |
No Cemetery Used the Moscow city cemetery |
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| ILLINOIS |
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| Macon & Piatt | Cerro Gordo, (1881-1961) |
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| Bond | Hurricane Creek, (1881-92?) |
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| Schuyler | Mud Valley, (1890-) |
Older order Brethren Cemetery Burials also published in the Fellowship of Brethren Genealogist Newsletter Spring 1995 Vol. 27 No. 1 |
| Pleasant Hill, (1881-1924) |
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| Sangamon | Sugar Creek, (1881?-1912) |
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| Ogle | West Branch, (1881-1940?) |
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| INDIANA |
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| Carrolll | Bachelor Run, (1881-) |
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| Madison | Beech Grove, (1878-) |
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| Noble & Whitley & Kosciusko | Blue River (Tippecanoe), (1883-1905) |
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| Jay | Bush Creek, (1882?-1935?) |
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| Carroll | Deer Creek, (1881-) |
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| Kosciusko | Eel River, (1890-) |
Church cemetery know locally as the Old German Baptist Brethren Cemetery |
| Howard | Howard County, (1881-1942) |
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| Cass | Mexico, (1881-1968) |
Cemetery Member came from the Mexico (GBB) |
| Clinton | Middlefork, (1881-) |
Church cemetery know locally as the Old German Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Wayne | Mount Pleasant, (1883-1924) |
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| Hayne | Nettle Creek, (1881?-1916) |
Member came from the Four Mile (GBB) congregation |
| Carroll | North Fork, (1881-) |
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| Kosciusko | North Manchester, (1881-) |
Cemetery |
| Miami | Pipe Creek, (1889-1968) |
Mother church was the Mexico congregation |
| Elkhart | Yellow Creek, (1881-) |
Member came from the Elkhart (GGB) congregation |
| Marshall | Yellow River, (1883?-1900) |
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| IOWA |
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| Cedar | Cedar County, (1881-1912) |
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| Linn | Dry Creek, (1881-?) |
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| Appanoose | Fairview, (1886-) |
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| Benton | Garrison, (1882-1929?) |
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| Marshall | State Center, (1882-92) |
Member came from the State Center (GBB) congregation |
| KANSAS |
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| Dickinson | Abilene, (1881-1908) |
No church cemetery; Some member were buried in the College Hill Church cemetery. |
| Gove | Big Creek, (1891-) | |
| Anderson | Cedar Creek, (1885-) |
Bethel Dunkard Cemetery |
| Franklin | Eight Mile (Appanoose), 1883-) |
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| Finney | Fairview, (1910-30?) |
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| Jewel | Limestone, (1882-1936) |
Member came from the Limestone (GBB) congregation |
| Butler | Lone Star, (1901-29) |
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| Crawford & Neosho | Neosho Valley, (1887-97?) |
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| Smith & Osborne | North Solomon, (1882-97?) |
Member came from the North Solomon (GBB) congregation |
| Johnson | Olathe, (1882-1907?) |
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| Labette | Parsons, (1882-96?) |
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| Marion | Peabody, (1882-1927?) |
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| Douglas | Pleasant Grove, (1881?-?) |
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| Osage | Plum Creek, (1881-1930?) |
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| Pratt | Sand Creek, (1902-) |
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| Osbirne | South Solomon, (1882-1934?) |
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| Beckhan | Spring Creek (1907-1960) |
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| Douglas | Willow Springs, (1883-) |
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| KENTUCKY |
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| Scott | Suterville, (1881-98) |
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| MARYLAND |
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| Carroll | Beaver Dam, (1881-) |
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| MICHIGAN |
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| Ionia | Campbell, (1883-) |
Member came from the Thornapple (GBB) Church |
| Gratiot & Montcalm | Carson City, (1883-1934) |
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| Midland | Coleman, (?-1910?) |
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| Genesee, (1911-61) |
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| Mason | Scottville, (1896-) |
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| Van Buren | South Haven, (1897-1938?) |
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| MISSISSIPPI |
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| Covington | Leaf River, (1980-) |
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| MISSOURI |
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| Oregon | Bay Creek, (Birch Tree, Pine Grove), (1891-) |
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| St Clair | Brush Creek, (1882-1904) |
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| Newton | Shoal Creek, (1882?-1974) |
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| Jasper | Spring River, (1882-1920) |
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| Johnson | Walnut Creek, (1881-) |
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| NEBRASKA |
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| Gage | Centerview, (1882-1920) |
Member can from the Beatrice (GBB) congregation |
| NORTH CAROLINA |
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| Forsyth | Fraternity, (1887-) |
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| NORTH DAKOTA |
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| Clifford-Mayville, (1896-97) |
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| Ward | Surrey, (1902-44) |
Cemetery |
| OKLAHOMA |
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| Spring Creek, (1907-60) |
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| OHIO |
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| Allen | Ash Grove, (1883-) |
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| Montgomery | Bear Creek, (1880-) |
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| Beaver Creek, (1883-1949) |
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| Paulding | Big Oak Grove (Blanchard-Auglaize), (1882/83-1935?) |
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| Van Wert | Big Run, (1882-1908) |
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| Medina | Black River, (1882-91) |
Member came from the Mohican (GBB) congregation |
| Miami | Covington, (1881-) |
Member came from the Covington (GBB) congregation |
| Paulding | Flat Rock, (1883-1908) |
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| Harris Creek, (1881-88) |
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| Lost Creek, (1881-88) |
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| Preble | Lower Twin, (1881-) |
Member came from the Lower Twin(GBB) congregation |
| Miami | Maple Grove, (1881-) |
Member came from thee Hickory Grove (GBB) Congregation |
| Nimishillen (Nimishilla), (1882/86-75) |
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| North Hampton: Donnels Creek, (1881-) |
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| Darke | Oak Grove, (1881-) |
Cemetery |
| Darke | Owl Creek, (1882/87-?) |
Cemetery |
| Painter Creek (Ludlow), (1881-) |
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| Darke | Palestine, (1881-) |
Cemetery |
| Oakland, (1881-88) |
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| Hancock | Prices Creek, (1881/82-) |
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| Rome, (1883-96) |
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| Salem (Middle), (1881-) |
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| Shady Grove (Union City), (1881-) |
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| Montgomery | Stillwater (Lower Stillwater), (1882-) |
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| Clermont | Stonelick, (1882-1946) |
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| Sugar Grove, (1884-) |
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| Preble | Upper Twin, (1882-) |
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| Van Wert, (1908-20?) |
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| Ligan | White Oak Grove, (1881/82-1904) |
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| Montgomery | Wolf Creek, (1881-) |
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| OREGON |
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| Dallas, (1965-) |
No cemetery |
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| Coos | Myrtle Point, (1888-1917) |
No cemetery |
| PENNSYLVANIA |
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| Franklin | Antietam, (1881-) |
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| Buffalo Valley, (1884-1900?) |
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| Falling Spring, (1881-) |
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| George's Creek, (1882-1935) |
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| Lancaster, (1909-) |
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| Bedford | Snake Spring Valley, (1890?-1933) |
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| York County, (1899-1955?) |
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| TENNESSEE |
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| Hawkins | Cedar Creek Grove, (1882-95?) |
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| Knob Creek, (1884/87-?) |
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| Hawkins | White Horn, (1887-1913) |
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| VIRGINIA |
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| Botetourt | Botetourt County, (1883-?) |
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| Copper Hill, (1883-?) |
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| Franklin | Germantown, (1884-1901) |
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| Montgomery | Johnsville, (1883-) |
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| Mill Creek, (1913-23) |
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| Franklin | Oak Hill, (1883-) |
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| Peters Creek, (1881-) |
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| Franklin | Pigg River, (1881-) |
Member came from the Antioch Church (CB) |
| Rockingham and Shenandoah Counties, (1888-) |
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| Floyd | Stone Wall (Red Oak Grove, Turtle Rock), (1883-1936) |
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| WASHINGTON |
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| WEST VIRGINIA |
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| Grant | Allegheny, (1881?-21) |
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| Chestnut Grove, (1855-1980) |
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| Elliott's Creek, (1883-?) |
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| Freeling Settlement, (1885-1906?) |
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| Tucker | Mount Cassell, (1885-1958) |
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| Franklin | Oak Hill, (1884?-1913?) |
Cemetery |
| Red Oak Ridge, (1883-?) |
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| Saint Albany, (1886-?) |
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| Preston | Sandy Creek, (1885-1920) |
Member came from the Sandy Creek (GBB) congegation |
| Shiloh, (1885-?) |
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| Monroe | Spruce Run, (1883-) |
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| Pendleton | Swedeland Valley, (1914-33) |
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| Tear Coat, (1885-?) |
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| WISCONSIN |
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| Dunn | Beaver Creek, (1887-1960) |
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| WYOMING |
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| Carbon | Spring Creek, (1887?-1948) |
Church cemetery know locally as the Dunkard Cemetery |
Please report any broken links to the e-mail address below.
Some other Church of the Brethren links.
| OR/WA | Link to the Oregon and Washington Church of the Brethren Historical site |
| S DAK. | Link to Brethren churches that were organized in South Dakota |
| Utah | Link to the only Brethren church organized in Utah |
| Newspapers | Link to Obituary index of the German Baptist Brethren (Church of the Brethren) Newspapers (1851-1883)
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| Almanac's | Brethren Almanac's (1881, 1884, 1900, 1909) |
| Please E-mail your comments or questions to orwahist@aol.com (Dennis Roth) Thank you. | |
| Link | Link to Church of The Brethren Fellowship of Brethren Genealogists |
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