This marks the first burial
in Green Mound Cemetery,
Anna W. J. Hillebrenner
July 23, 1875

The First Interment
    The first burial to take place in Green Mound cemetery was that of a young child on July 23, 1875, the day the cemetery was dedicated. The following information was entered in the death register by Pastor Simon Kuhlenhoelter: Anna Wilhelmina Josephine Hillebrenner, Daughter of Wilheilm and his wife Anne, nee Budde Died on July 21, 1875 aged one year, nine months and eleven days.
    The child was the first to be buried in the New God's Acre On the eve of July 23, 1875. The burial was made in Block One Lot 32 the Northwest Quarter of the North Gravesite.
    A family stone marks the location of the burial and has the following family information: