History of Parry Sound District

Chapman Township

St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery

Approximate GPS Location:  45.658561, -79.639163
Location Lot 27, Concession 4
Status Unknown
Oldest Known Interment 1880
The Raaflaub family donated the land for this cemetery, but no deed or access road has ever been obtained. The members of the Lutheran Church are acting on this now. Outside the fence, one grave was made and the name is believed to be that of Sophia Heeshing. This was before a fence was erected but the location of this grave has not definitely been found.
Some 200 miles north of Toronto on the 520 Magnetawan Road is an old farm field shoulder high in grass. Away back in one corner is an old wooden archway and fenced in piece of ground less than one-quarter acre in size. It is completely covered with huge ferns, which are hiding the fact that this is an old burial ground.
It is thought to be Swiss in origin somewhere around the 1870’s. A Mr. Stan Raaflaub has done what he can to try and keep it in some sort of respectability. He is a man around his 40’s. The Cemetery has neither deed or access road but Mr. Raaflaub along with other members of the Lutheran Church near by are trying to raise monies to restore this old pioneer cemetery a memory of the Swiss brought out by Madame Vo Koebris’ attempt to settle Swiss im­migrants in the Magnetawan area 1873.
This is one of those cemeteries that should receive a grant from the Ontario Cemetery Board to assist in putting the place in proper condition etc.
Disclaimer! The following interments were taken from the book, “These Our Ancestors Were” which was printed in 1974. There are several errors in the book and does not show any burials after 1974. The following listing is only as accurate as the printed book and has not been updated since 1974.
Booth
Robert Raaflaub
Died September 26th. 1942
Jennett Booth (see Raaflaub)
Wife of Robert Raaflaub
Born August 5th, 1869
Died September 28th. 1906
Buried at Sprucedale
Heerlin (unmarked)
Jacob
Died October 9th, 1925
Heimbeker (unmarked)
Jacob
Born April 15th. 1824
Died July 30th, 1905
Sophia
Born February 23rd. 1851
Died May 29th, 1903
Jacob
Born November 15th. 1864
Died August 16th, 1888
William
Born July 19th, 1869
Died December 18th, 1934
Hoermer (unmarked)
Elizabeth
Born December 1833
Died October 3rd, 1916
Lopf (unmarked)
Marie Susannah
Born October 15th. 1861
Died August 1st, 1918
Mattie (see Raaflaub)
Emmanuel Raaflaub
Died February 12th, 1926
Age 88 years
Eliza Mattie
Wife of Emmanuel Raaflaub
Died May 11th. 1928
Age 86 years
Pfaw (unmarked)
Louise
Died April 20th. 1892
Raaflaub (see Mattie)
Emmanuel Raaflaub
Died February 12th. 1926
Age 88 years
Raaflaub (unmarked)
Born April 12th, 1843
Died May 3rd. 1908
Elmer Oscar
Born March 15th. 1908
Died May 11th. 190
Louisa
Born October 20th, 1842
Died September 22nd, 1909
Raaflaub (unmarked)
Howard Edward
Born August 5th, 1910
Died September 2nd, 1910
Johann Karl
Born December 1st, 1908
Died January 27th, 1909
Raaflaub (unmarked)
RobertBorn January 16th, 1942
Age 78 years
Raaflaub
Eliza Mattie
Wife of Emmanuel Raaflaub
Died May 11th, 1928
Age 86 year.
Robert Raaflaub (see Booth)
Died September 26th. 1942
Jennett Booth
Born August 5th, 1869
Died September 28th, 1906
Buried at Sprucedale
John Charles
Son of Charles and Martha Raaflaub
Born December 1st, 1908
Died January 27th. 1909
Christian
Born April 12th, 1843
Died March 8th, 1903
Raaflaub
Freda L.
Born February 8th, 1879
Died June 24th. 1880
Switzer
Born April 28th, 1904
Died May 2nd, 1907
Rainhart (unmarked)
Lena Marie
Born October 3rd. 1879
Died December 25th, 1887
Reinhart (see Sex)
Rudolph Reinhart
Born May 10th, 1850
Died September 28th, 1925
Louisa Sex
Wife of Rudolph Reinhart
Born April 29th, 1860
Died January 1st, 1920
Rosskoff (unmarked)
Paul Theophil
Born November 14th, 1906
Died November 24th. 1918
Anna
Born May 1st, 1928
Age 88 years
James Goltlieb
Born January 5th, 1863
Died May 23rd, 1932
Jacob Frederick
Born September 24th, 1939
Age 78 year
Elizabeth
Born March 16th. 1870
Died May 1st. 1946
Rosskoff Edward E. Rosskoff
Born September 23rd, 1903
Died April 20th, 1904
Sons of Gottlieb and Eliza Rosskoff
Rosskoff
Emmanuel C. Rosskoff
Born April 30th. 1888
Died October 19th. 1898
Rosskopf (unmarked)
Edward Emmanuel
Born September 23rd, 1903
Died April 20th. 1904
Scharman
Paul W. E. Scharman
Son of William and Rosa Scharma
Born September 11th
Died October 5th 1918
Henry Scharman
Born July 13th. 1854
Died October 22nd, 1924
Age 70 year. 3 months 9 days
Elizabeth
Wife of Henry Scharman
Born October 9th. 1858
Died May 17th. 1936
Henry and Elizabeth
Infant children of
Henry and Elizabeth Scharman
Louisa Mary Ann
Daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Scharman
Died August 31st. 1904
Age 8 years 9 months 22 days
Scharman
William H. A. Scharman
Born January 18th, 1880
Died October 21st, 1966
Rosa Louisa
Wife of William H.
Born January 3rd, 1884
Died September 29th, 1918
Sex (see Reinhart)
Rudolph Reinhart
Born May 10th, 1850
Died September 28th. 1925
Louisa Sex
Wife of Rudolph Reinhart
Born April 29th, 1860
Died January 1st, 1920
Sixt (unmarked)
Anna
Born July 1828
Died June 16th. 1893
Wheatly (unmarked)
Caroline
Born February 11th. 1853
Died April 17th. 1933
Wheatly (unmarked)
Clara Barbara
Born October 4th. 1882
Died October 26th. 1943