Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2025 All Rights Reserved USGenNet Data Repository Please read USGenNet Copyright Statement on this page: Transcribed and submitted by Linda Talbott for the USGenNet Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ =========================================================================== Formatted by USGenNet Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== State of Illinois Daughters of the American Revolution Cemetery Records pub. 1951 =========================================================================== Begins on Page 107 ST. STEPHEN'S CEMETERY at Gretna, Milton Township, Du Page Co., Illinois On St. Charles Road - Sec. 5 - T 39 - R 10 First burial February 25, 1854 The Cemetery is on the grounds of what used to be St. Stephen's Roman Catholic Church. Congregation disbanded. Church moved to Wheaton. Gretna, Ill. in on the Chicago & Great Western Railroad. Cemetery is neglected and in very poor condition. Most inscriptions are in German script. Tombstone records copied by Frederick S. Weiser, Glen Ellyn, Du Page Co., Ill. Oct. 28, 1950. Presented to Martha Ibbetson Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, Elmhurst, Illinois. Typed by Mrs. C. Glenn Whitlock, Anan Harmon Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, Glen Ellyn, Du Page Co., Illinois. ST. STEPHEN'S CEMETERY GRETNA, DU PAGE CO., ILL. Row I Bittner Marker: Angel Therald (?) Bittner Geb. 8 Sept., 1899 Gest. 1 Oct. 1899 Gilrla (?) Maria Bittner Geb. 21 Sept. 1891 Gest. 12, Oct. 1891 Stark: Double marker George L. died April 12, 1886 8mos. 14 dys. Martin C. died April 10, (?) 1886 8 years 10 months 21 days Children of J.M. and P.H. Stark Leddermann (?) Marker Libor Leddermann 25 Novr. 1886 22 Jan. 1889 Nagel Marker Susanna (?) Nagel 1 Dec. 1883 28 Jan. or June 1884 Hahn Marker Matias, son of M. and A. Hahn June 27, 1873 9y, 3 m, 23d. Meyer Marker Katy dau. of F.W. and E. Meyer Dec. 28, 1871 (?) 1y, 10m, 17d. Beckel Marker Anna dau. of A.J. and ? Beckel Died ? Aged ? Elek Marker Anna dau. of J. and T. Elek Died Nov. 23, 1870, 3y, 7m, 3d. ( ) Triple marker Johanes 29 April 1873 2y. 6m. 20d Jacob 29 April 1873 4y. Barbara 10 Mar. 1873 2m. 15. Row 2 Hammel (?) Monument Face - Johann Hammel 28 Apr. 1828 - 29 Mar. 1891 Reverse, right and left face blank Beck Marker Bernerd Beck - d. Mar. 12, 1851 - 70 y. Geller Marker Apolonis Toch von J. and M. Geller 15 Sept., 1867 5 July 1868 Wershing Marker Jacob son of Loring and Julia Wershing Oct. 4, 1868 19y. 6m. ( ) Marker Josepha (?) (stone recemented) Oct. 21, 1868 59y. 7m. 14d. Richert Marker Joseph sohn von S. and A.A. Richert 28 Jan. 1869 11 Jahre 7 monat 7 tage Schaffauer Marker George March 19? Feb. 2, 1869 Joseph Feb. 14,, 186? Feb. 19, 1869 William Dec. 8, 1865 Feb. 12, 1869 Peter June 29, 1868 Feb. 14, 1869 Children of John and Elizabeth Schaffauer Heisler Marker John Sept. 29, 1861 - Feb. 28, 1869 Mary June 21, 1857 - Mar. 1 1869 Children of John and Ann Heisler Row 3 Dieter Marker Katherine Aug. 12, 1881 4 m. 5 d. Grom ? Marker Elizabeth dau. of J. and M. Grom Sept 13, 1872 11 m. 13 d. Stark Marker ( ) dau. of M. and M. Stark Mar. 17, 1868 12 d. Klock Marker Marrion frau von Heinrich Klock Feb. 2, 1860 60 y. 14 d. Damm Monument - Face blank Reverse F. Damm Left face Anna Mary Damm aged 82 y Right face George Damm aged 76 y. Row 4 Muehlfeld Monument face, right face, reverse, blank Left face Casper Muehlfeld 15 July, 1862 - 11 Oct. 1903 Muehlfeld Monument face, reverse, blank Left face - Casper Muehlfeld 25 Jan. 1827 - 6 Sept. 1897 Right face - Barbara Muehlfeld Geb. Fiedler - 21 Jan. 1881 1 y. 6 m. Klock Marker Mary B., dau. of Charles and ________ Klock Died Aug. 25, 1872 5 m. Rickert Marker ______ Daughter of S. and A. A. Rickert Oct. 9, 1865, 6 y. Row 5 Beck Marker Mary, dau. of J. and M. Beck Died April 27, 1863 - 5y. 6 m. 25 d. Marker Samuel, son of J. and M. Beck Died April 28, 1863 - 3 y. 5 m. 15 d. German Marker Anna, dau. of H. and A. German March 7, 1861 - 1 y. 1 m. 1 d? Row 6 Hahn Monument face Heinrich Hahn - 26 Mar. 1889 - 25 Aug. 1892? Stark Monument Balzer and Caroline Stark July 8, 1903 21 Aug. 1870 79 y. 10 m. 14 d. 45 y. 5 m. 17 d. Gabel Marker Gustav, geb. 1846 in ( ) 16 Feb. 1872 Lenerk ? Marker Franz Lenerk 1 Oct. 1862 Burbank Marker Lizzie, dau. of M. and M. Burbank Nov. 12, 1862 - 1 y. 8m. Row 7 Nagel Monument face and reverse blank Right face a verse Left face Johann Nagel Geb. 22 Dec. 1836 - Gest. 5 Oct. 1896 Wirlehing Monument reverse blank - face - verse Left face Barbara _____ of Peter Whirlehing ( ) 1822 ( ) 1882 Right face Peter Wirlehing 12 Nov. 1811 - 22 Febr. 1889 Rickert Marker Sebatan Rickert Died Nov. 6, 1873 aged 54 yrs. 3 mos. Marker Augusta, wife of S. Rickert Died Mar. 11, 1891 89 y. 6 m. 10 d. Marker Barbara Rickert tochter von Sebastian and Augusta Rickert Geb. 29 Oct. 1852 - Gest. 15 April 1870 Ramer Marker broken Johan (?) Ramer - 23 Sept. 1860 64 yrs. Kohn Marker Joseph Kohn 19 Dec. 1861 ? 30 Juni 1864 Klock Marker Katharina tochter von Heinrich and Mariah Klock - 26 Juni 1863 11 y. 9 d. Row 8 Hahn Monument face M. Hahn. Reverse blank Left face - Mathias Hahn Died July 27, 1894 Aged 58 yrs. Right face - Appolona wife of M. Hahn Died May 16, 1888 Aged 53 yrs. Dieter Monument face - verse - Reverse blank Right face - Philipp Dieter March 1862 - August 1900 Monument face reverse blank Left face - Nickolaus Dieter Geb. 26 Feb. 1822 ? Gest. 27 Sept. 1907 Right face - Katharina -- N. Dieter ? Geb. 8 Aug. 1826 Gest. 20 Jan. 1890 Nagel Monument Face - Ottilia, wife of G. Nagel Geb. Jan. 21, 1821, Gest. Apr. 5, 1886 65 yrs. 2 m. 15 dys. Warner Marker Elizabeth Warner - died Jan. 31, 1870 Aged 80 years. Miller Marker Joseph Miller - 6 Mai ( ) Rickert Marker broken Margaret Rickert - Died July 4, 1872 Aged 65 years. Murray Marker Our Mother - Mary, wife of John Murray died July 29, 1869 - Aged 71 yrs. 6 mos. Monument face, left, right blank Reverse - John Murray died Dec. 9, 1876 56 years. Kriege Marker Margaretha, wife of Mathew Kriege died May 5, 1857 50 years. Muller Marker Carl (?) Muller Gest. 18 Marz 1857 66 yrs. 7 mos. Miller Marker Margaret Miller Died Nov. 14, 1854 AE 32 years 7 mos. 2 d. McDonald Marker Bridget, wife of James McDonald October 31, 1855 40th year. Moore Marker Mary, wife of E. Moore died Feb. 25, 1854 AE 60 yrs. Row 9 Mittman Monument face - verse. Reverse blank Left face George T. Mittman 1 Oct. 1806 15 Nov. 1899 Right face Caroline 6 Oct. 1807 1 Oct 1890 Monument Susana, J. and E. Mittman Jan. 9, 1871 Oct. 6, 1886 Hahn Monument Va ter and Mutter Left face - Margaretha Hahn Died 19 Jan. 1890 29 yrs? Right face - Mathias Hahn Died 12 March 1861 68 yrs. 20 dys Voll Marker Barbara, mother of Casper Margaret and Certrand Voll Died Nov. 12, 1859 Aged 50 years. Benkeht Marker Gertrude, wife of John Benkeht Died July 19, 1862 Aged 20 yrs. 6 mos. Krapf Marker Nickolaus Krapf 26 Nov. 1816 - 11 Sept. 1858 Marker - Catherine, wife of N. Krapf Died April 17, 1865 aged 56 years Warner Marker Joseph Warner Died July 12, 1856 Aged 2 mos. 8 days Row 10 Kramer Monument, face blank - reverse verse Left face - Maria Kramer 3 Juni 1826 6 Mar. 1901 Right face - J. Kramer Feb. 10, 1891 - 70 yrs. 4 mos. 4 ds. Dieter Monument reverse, Right face, left face blank Face - Sebastian Dieter 23 May 1891 Aged 41 yrs. 11 m. 28 d. Monument S. Dieter Left face verse Right face blank, reverse blank Face - Maria R. frau von S. Dieter Died Jan. 24, 1881, 24 y. 7 m. 14 d. Stark Double marker Father Mother John G. Stark Ottilia, wife of died Mar. 9, 1871 J. G. Stark 72 y. 6 m. 6 da. Died May 10, 1886 71 y. 4 m. 10 d. Reder Marker M. Magdalena, daughter of M. and S. Reder Died Aug. 28, 1861 Age 13 y. 7 m. 23 d. Muller Marker Frank A. Muller 11 Aug. 1845 22 Jan. 1861 Jemmison Marker Catherine C. wife of H. Jemmison July 28, 1860 40 yrs. Klein Marker Michael and Barbara Klein, mother and father of _______ (Rest of stone broken) Row 11 Warner Michael ( Wooden marker ) Kate ( Wooden marker ) Becker Marker Paul Becker Juni 13, 1842 - June 29, 1886 Monument left face Jon (?) Becker ( ) Right face - Catherine, frau von Johann Becker - 24 June 1881 Aged ( ) Miller Monument Our father Frank Miller Oct. 10, 1813 - July 28, 1895 Our mother Johanna Miller July 13, 1814 - Mar. 27, 1878 Ricker Marker Vater Johan G. Ricker 23 Sept. 1877 - 24 Feb. 1816 Hahn Marker Georgia (frau von) Valentine Hahn 13 Mai 1867 - 35 y. 10 mo. Warner Marker John Warner (?) April 7, 1874 21y 6m. Nagel Monument George Nagel Apr. 23, 1821 - Mar. 8, 1873 Row 12 Dieter Marker Susan ? of Phillip Dieter April 12, 1861 - Jan. 28, 1874 Phillip Dieter Dec. 26, 1796 Hesse Darmstadt 2 Feb. 1871 Lemert Marker Franz Lemert Geb. in Reinsoral ( ) 2 Marz, 1840 - 2 Feb. 1861 Hentges Marker Mathias Hentges March 14, 1795 - July 26, 1869 Marker - Thresa Hentges Stark Marker Margaretha dau. of M. and M. Stark Feb. 18, 1871 11 y. 6 m. 22 d. Marker - Infant daughter of M. and M. Stark July 10, 1876 - July 11, 1876 Marker - Casper, son of M. and M. Stark 7 Sept. 1854 15 m. 4 d. Marker - Tato (?) daughter of M. and M. Stark Aged 10 m. 2 d. Ott Marker Killian Ott - August 31, 1854 40y. 1m. 23 d. Dieter Marker Apololia Dieter Sept. 12, 185? AE 2m. Sauer Marker Emma M. dau of J. B. and S. Sauer March 19, 1873 ( ) 3 m. ===========================================================================