The following records were transcribed from the handwritten German records by Regena Williamson, who added place of burial when known. Regena has extensively researched many families in the Sublime area and may be able to provide more information about them. The deceased were buried in many different cemeteries. Most of these can be found in the Geiger Cemetery or the Smoothing Iron Cemetery, but others are buried in the Bila Hora, Bock, Hallettsville City, Keilers, Kinkler, Mikeska, Obelgoner, Shiloh, Vsetin, Vsetin UCMB, and Wied Cemeteries. In many cases birth or death dates do not agree with the tombstones as recorded by Sammy Tise in his Lavaca County, Texas Cemetery Records.
Please report corrections to these transcribed records to Lavaca County TXGenWeb Coordinator, Rox Ann Johnson. Photocopies of the original records can be found at the Friench Simpson Library in Hallettsville.
For records before November 1897, go to Early Death Records of Sublime Lutheran Church
Last Name First Name Cemetery* Notes Kühne Chrisleyh Christina Died in Lavaca County Zickur [Zickuhr] Wilhelm " " Fahrenthold Max Hallettsville City " " Galetka Martin " " Klimischek [Klimicek] Marie Vsetin Galetka Martin Vsetin Dusek Rosalie Bila Hora " " Randow Carl Smoothing Iron " " Miller Leona K. H. Geiger " " Ziegler Oskar W. possibly Smoothing Iron " " Mazig Julia " " Seeger Auguste A. M. Smoothing Iron " " Albrecht Ludwig Geiger " " Engelking Leona K. Hallettsville City " " Zinke Louise Hallettsville City " " Mikeska Anna Mikeska " " Hnatek Franziska Vsetin " " Bonorden Bertha Hallettsville City " " Farek Emilie " " Schuser Johannas G. " " Albert Caspar Smoothing Iron " " Fahrenthold August Hallettsville City " " Trliza [Trlica] Adela Maria Holubeth Ida " " Kiehers [Kielers] Wilhelm " " Lorfie Johann " " Zikuhr Johann " " Woitek Anna Vsetin EUCMB " " Reimenschneider Johanne Hallettsville City " " Reimenschneider Mary Hallettsville City Geiger C. H. Pastor Geiger Schott Bertha Geiger Miller Ophelia Hallettsville City " " Thidde Ferd Albert Mrs. Gust. [Louise] Geiger Wenzel Mina Chris. März [Mertz] Hein. Wilh. Hallettsville City Spidowski Joseph " " Miller Adolph Hallettsville City " " Treptow Oskar Heinrich Hallettsville City " " Boeneke [Boenicke] Johanna Kinkler " " Hoffmann James Herm. Hallettsville City Ziegler Louise Clara possibly Smoothing Iron Mertz Arthur Hermann Holubec Mary Vsetin EUCMB Wolfsdorff [Wolffdorff] F.T.H., Pastor Hallettsville City Moure Wm Schott Lydia J. Geiger Arnim Albert Hallettsville City Heinsohn Ambrus [Ambrose] Hallettsville City Woltersdorf Karoline Meyer Wilh.
Westphalia, GemanySmoothing Iron Teichmann Fritz Cordes Oscar Friedrichtag Smoothing Iron Albert Valentine G.
OaklandGeiger Woitek [Woytek] Leonhard Vsetin Schaefer Agnes
Schlesien
KinklerKinkler & Hallettsville City Reinhard Friedrich Ilo Klare Anna Louisa Geiger Mikulenka Veronika Bila Hora Schmook Elisabeth Smoothing Iron Bothard Carl Robt Keilers Blaha Martin Vsetin Schonfeld Johann Gottlieb Smoothing Iron Schulze Dorothea nee Lasse Miller Luise see displaced markers Schott John Adolf Geiger " " Schott Hermine Smoothing Iron " " Sonntag Aug. Smoothing Iron " " Minster Auguste " " Sevcik Henry John Vsetin Möllner [Moellner] R. J. H. Frank " " Obelgoenner Joh. Heinr. Obelgoner Dierren Gust. Aug. Jul. Carl Mellner [Melnar] Emilie Vsetin Wagner [Valchar] Katharina Bila Hora Meyer Friedrich Wilh. Smoothing Iron Schilhab Joseph Hauptmann Victor Mertz Harry Wilh. Louis " " Cordes Fritz Joh. Hry. Chr. Smoothing Iron " " Meyer Andreas " " Meyer Mis. Infant Aug. Meyer and Anna nee Schott " " Frieling Wilhemine nee Tesch Geiger " " Harms Ernst Wm. Robt. Geiger " " Woytek Mrs. Anna Vsetin " " Schott Lina Erna Geiger " " Tesch Pauline Mathilde Smoothing Iron " " Betterton Wilhelmina Smoothing Iron " " Kreidel Flora Shepard Geiger " " Frieling Carl " " Ziegler Robert Geiger Mueller August Geiger Strunk Mr. Dietrich Geiger Salzer Franc.? Hulda Fernau Mr. Christof Geiger Keilers Eilert Keilers Schulz [Schulze] Alm?th Katharina Susanna nee Keilers Keilers Botard John
Keilers Cordes Lucille Hallie
Vsetin Meyer Alfred Henry Smoothing Iron Weiss Auguste Smoothing Iron Sicko Herta Anna Wilhelmina Geiger Koehne Marie Fernau W. C. Dusek Evyline Emilie Vsetin Miller Robert Smoothing Iron Meyer Oscar C. Albert F. G. Geiger Reinhardt John Weisz [Weiss] John Smoothing Iron Koehne Ruth Louise Schott Valintine Geiger Koehne Marvin Weiss Joe Smoothing Iron Weiss Mrs. Theresia Smoothing Iron Zimmermann Mrs. Chas. Geiger Sicko Alice Louise Geiger Schott Mrs. Bertha Geiger Meyer Theresa
HallettsvilleSmoothing Iron Kersch Alvin Jackson
SublimeGeiger Meyer August
Sublime4 Aug 1930
GeigerApoplexy
61 y 3 m 14 dKloppenburg John
Oldenburg, Germany
Sublime28 Nov 1930
GeigerHeart failure
70 y, 6 m, 14 dTesch August
Tembelburg, Germany
Sublime17 Jul 1931
GeigerCancer
79 yrs 7 mo 16 dsSonntag Ernest
Görlitz, Germany
Sublime8 Jun 1932
Smoothing IronOld age
89 yrs 5 mo 24 dsTesch Mrs. August nee Therese Matjeka
Austria
Sublime7 Sep 1932
GeigerCancer
79 yrs 5 mo 21 dyFernau Mrs. Christoph nee Ernestine Albert
Lepzig, Germany
Sublime9 Jul 1933
GeigerOld age
89 yrs 8 mo 18 dsReinhart Mrs. Lena nee Baker
in ship crossing Atlantic
Sublime28 Sep 1933
GeigerOld age
86 yrs 11 mo 25 dsKloppenburg Arthur Christoph William
Sublime
Sublime20 Dec 1933
GeigerLung trouble
40 yrs 5 mos 12 dsSchott Henry L.
Segesheim, Hessen, Germany
Sublime21 Sep 1934
Smoothing IronOld age
90 yrs 3 mos 20 dsGeiger Hermina Doratha
Lahr, Baden, Germany
Sublime9 Sep 1936
GeigerOld age
86 yrs 9 mos 22 dsJudd Alice Fay
Sublime2 Jul 1937
Geiger17 days Schott Valentine
Sublime12 Dec 1937
GeigerHeart failure
69 yrs 28 daysWoytek Mrs. Annie
Bohemia13 Dec 1937
VsetinOld age paralytic
77 yrs 5 mos 11 dsAppelt Julius H.
Lavaca Co.
Hallettsville25 Jan 1939
Hallettsville [City]Stroke
68 yrs 4 mo 15 dsHoffmann Mrs. Stanley
old country11 Mar 1940
private cemetery [Keilers]Pneumonia
76 yrs 8 mo 1 da
Vsetin church memberZaruba Mrs. Bob [Emma]
Sublime
Sublime29 Jan 1941
GeigerMurdered by husband
35 yrs 1 mo 2 dsSchultz Mrs. Pauline 8 Sep 1941
Hallettsville CityStroke
82 yrs 11 mo 17 dsWoytek Joseph
Sublime
Austin, TX10 Mar 1944
GeigerMourners: wife, son Herbert, daughter Helen, 4 sisters, father, 1 grandson Sonntag Mrs. Anna
Austria
Sublime24 Mar 1944
Smoothing Iron3 daughters, 2 sons Cordes Mrs. Karoline
Germany
Sublime7 Jun 1944
Sublime3 children
Pastor K. Windecker officiatedFernau Pfc. Flem Oscar
Lavaca Co
Germany17 Dec 1948
Geigerfather, mother, 1 sister
first buried in military cemetery in HollandSchumaker Mrs. Annie 18 Aug 1906
Hallettsville City [1]2 daughters, 1 son Schornack Henry J. 9 Sep 1947
Geigerwife, 1 daughter, 1 stepson, 1 brother 7 sisters, 6 grandchildren Cordes Julius F. 5 Jul 1949
Smoothing Iron1 son, 1 brother, 1 sister
Rev. H. Zimmerman of Orange Grove officiatedKoehne Mrs. Lizzie 22 Nov 1949
Hallettsville City68 yrs 1 mo 4 ds
3 sons, 2 daughters, 4 sisters, 11 granchildren, 10 great-grandchildrenKloppenberg Arthur Fred
[Korea]19 Sep 1951 mother, father, 3 brothers;
military funeralZiegler Mrs. Annie 8 Nov 1951
Geiger1 son, 2 daughters, 2 brothers Schumaker Mrs. Mathilda 1 Dec 1951
GeigerHusband, daughter, 1 brother, 1 sister Schultz Herbert Otto 27 Mar 1952
GeigerWife, father, 2 sisters Kloppenburg Mrs. Elise Katherine 2 Jul 1952
Geiger2 sons, 1 daughter Meyer Mrs. Anna Franciska nee Schott
Sublime
Sublime13 Dec 1953
Sublime1 daughter, 1 sister, 2 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren; Wm. Kranshaar officiated Schott Mrs. (J.L.)Matilda nee Meyer 28 Dec 1953
GeigerHusband, father, 2 daughters, 6 grandchildren, 5 sisters, 1 brother; Wm. Kranshaar officiated Hall Aubrey, Sr.
San Antonio, TX24 Mar 1954
GeigerWife, 1 daughter, 2 sons Wolfsdorf Julius
Germany
SublimeGeiger Wife, 2 sons Fernau Magnus
Sublime22 Apr 1957
HallettsvilleWife, 1 son Reese Mrs. Beken Rudolph G.
Cuero, TX
Houston, TX hospitalHallettsville Age 59-0-16; Wife Wolfsdorff Mrs. Julius
Martha Sophie nee Geiger
near Sublime12 Jul 1961
GeigerSurvived by two sons: Fred J. Wolfsdorff of Yoakum, Emmett Wolfsdorff of Sublime, one sister: Mrs. Emma Gillium, three granddaughters: marilyn Mae Stabula, Carol Ann and Martha Lynn Wolfsdorff Fernau Mrs. Clara nee Rother
widow of Magnus G. Fernau23 Oct 1961
GeigerSurvivors: Son-in-law, Alvin Fernau; brothers, Frank, Ambrose and Paul Rother; sisters, Mrs. Alan Bonorden, Mrs. Paul Blaskhke, Mrs. Joe Zappe and H. C. Randow
Barrett Richard Dee of Victoria
Tombean, TX
Victoria, TX25 May 1962
GeigerSurvivors: daughters, Mrs. Robert Tesch of Victoria and Mrs. Margie Dee Kessler of Victoria; sisters, Mrs. Rilda Case, Abilene; brothers, Clint Barnett, Stanton and Jim Barnett, Abilene.
Fernau Mrs. Emilie nee Weiss
widow of Wm. C. Fernau
Austria
Hallettsville3 Sep 1962
GeigerSurvivors: Mrs. Marie Koehn of Weimar and Mrs. Annie Emkin of Shiner Sechelski Mrs. Lillian nee Briscoe of Sheridan, TX
Sheridan, TX
Sheridan29 Aug 1962
Restland MemorialSurvivors: husband, R.T. Schelski; brothers, J.T., Henry and Jack Briscoe; sisters, Mrs. P.J. Holster, Mrs. Webb Willis, and Mrs. George Rypple; half-sisters, Mrs. Maud Fuller and Mrs. Howard Spittler.
Reinhart Charles Anton
Kimble, TX
Flatonia, TX9 Sep 1962
GeigerSurvivors: brother, A.J. Reinhardt of Hallettsville; sister, Mrs. William Buching of Liberty, Texas; sons, Roland, Ben, Richard, John, Charles, Gerald and Michael Reinhart. Also survived by his estranged wife, Clara Reinhart nee Repstein
Meyer Mrs. Hermine Louise
Sublime24 Jan 1963
GeigerSurvivors: husband, Louis Meyer; daughers, Selma (Mrs. J.H. Miller), and Lucille (Mrs. H.C. Henderson); Brothers, C.J. Fernau, Sister, Mrs. Ernestine Schornack.
Schultz George E. 16 Feb 1964
Hallettsville CitySurvivors: daughters, Mrs. Alfred Schaefer, Mrs. Monroe Overgoner; sisters: Mrs. Fred Schefke, Mrs. Nellie Lucke, and Mrs. Oscar Sicko Reinhart Michael Ray
Cuero29 Aug 1964
GeigerSurvivors: Mrs. Clara Reinhardt, mother; brothers, Charles and Gerald Reinhart; Half-Brothers, John, Roland, Ben, and Richard Reinhart; and half-sisters, Virginia (Mrs. Maxie) Poenish, and Margaret ( Mrs. Paul Hepren) Tesch Minnie Josephine
(Mrs. E. C.)
Meltonville, KS26 Feb 1965
GeigerSurvivors: children, Lester, Eddie, Elmer, Mrs. O.J. Goats, Mrs. J.K. McKennon, Mrs. Lucy Walker of Center, Mrs. E.R. Stratton of Clay, and Mrs. Tonnel Nelson, South Dakota; brother, Jeff DeMartin.
Coward Henry S.
Maysfield, TX
Houston, TX5 Oct 1965
Willow CreekSurvivors: sisters, Mrs. J.C. Winton, Sublime; Mrs. Emma Goff of Maysfield and Mrs. Omar Aukmore, Baytown Wolfsdorff Louis C.
Velddam, Netherlands18 May 1966
Hallettsville CitySurvivors: 1 sister, 2 nephews Lorfing Henry John 9 Sep 1966
ShilohMourners: wife, 1 son, 2 daughters, 1 sister, and six grandchildren Tesch Fred 27 Nov 1966
GeigerSurvivors: 2 stepsons, 4 brothers, and 1 sister Poppe Helmuth Fredrick August 24 Feb 1967
GeigerFernau C. J.
Lavaca County29 Nov 1968
GeigerSurvived: Mrs. Annie Fernau, wife; Mrs. Victor Muehr, daughter; Mrs. Ernestine Schornach, sister, 2 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild *The place of burial is not consistently listed in the church records. Most Lavaca County cemetery information comes from Sammy Tise's Lavaca County, Texas Cemeteries, Volumes I-VI.
1. Annie Schumaker was born in Edgefield County, South Carolina to John Briscoe and Christina Ackerman. She first married Alonzo Harris and had two children. She later married F. B. Schumaker. Annie is buried in Hallettsville City Cemetery because she was staying with her daughter in town when she died and it was flooding and they couldn’t take her body back to Sublime. Information from Regena Brisco Williamson.
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