Milam Co., TX Archives - Vogelsang Cemetery

The Vogelsang Cemetery is located in the Vogelsang Community, which is actually in Ben Arnold.

Driving directions to the Vogelsang Cemetery from Cameron: Travel on Highway 77 (north-bound), pass intersection of FM 485 & HWY 77, then go to Ben Arnold. At Ben Arnold there will be an old gas station, turn right on FM 1444. Go down FM 1444 for about 5-miles, then on a hill (second hill and second bridge) the sign, Vogelsang Cemetery, this turn will be on the left, and it will be County Road 137. Go down CR 137 for about 3-tenths of a mile and the cemetery will be on the left, park across from the cemetery.

Across the cemetery is where Augusta Schwarting-Vogelsang (wife of Frederick (Fritz) Vogelsang) erected a church for the Vogelsang Community; it was torn down in the 1960s, the scrap lumber from this church was sent to Ben Arnold along with some lumber from a church in Burlington to build a church in Ben Arnold.

Information from family history and Curtis Lucko, President of the Vogelsang Cemetery (Church of Christ Cemetery Assoication).

Vogelsang, Anton
1888 - 1895
s/o Frederick "Fritz" & Augusta (Schwarting) Vogelsang

Vogelsang, Augusta Schwarting
1856 - 1944
w/o Frederick "Fritz" Vogelsang
d/o John & Sophia Schwarting

Vogelsang, E.
1879 - 1962
actual name: Ernest "Andy" Vogelsang
s/o Frederick "Fritz" & Augusta (Schwarting) Vogelsang

Vogelsang, Erwin Herbert
30 Aug 1909 - 05 July 1969
Military Tombstone
S1 (Seaman First Class) - US Navy - World War II
s/o Frederick "Fritz" Vogelsang, Jr. & Antonio (Toni) Kuhn Vogelsang
h/o Minnie Oldenbusch Vogelsang

Vogelsang, F.
1842 - 1925
actual name: Frederick "Frtiz" Vogelsang
s/o Jacob A. Vogelsang & Mattie (Behrens) Vogelsang
h/o Augusta (Schwarting) Vogelsang

Vogelsang, Ida
1875 - 1954
d/o Frederick "Fritz" & Augusta (Schwarting) Vogelsang
h/o Augusta (Schwarting) Vogelsang
w/o Carl Schroeder

Vogelsang, Ida (Elizabeth) Laake
12 Dec 1893 - 07 May 1986
d/o Paul Otto & Ida (Geistman) Laake
w/o Will (Wilhelm) Vogelsang

Vogelsang, Will (Wilhelm)
12 Apr 1891 - 21 Feb 1975
s/o Frederick "Fritz" & Augusta (Schwarting) Vogelsang
h/o Ida (Elizabeth) Laake Vogelsang