Shillerville Cemetery
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Marker Text: The community of Shillerville began when several Czechoslovakian families came to this area in 1894. Among the first settlers was Jan Shiller, for whom the farm community was named. The first burial, that of Rosalie Balcar Jirasek, took place in 1897 on land given by Josef Lesikar and his wife, Terezie Marek Lesikar. The graveyard was originally known as the Lesikar or Bohemian Burial ground. Additional land was donated in 1954 which increased the size of the cemetery to one acre. Some of the early grave markers are inscribed in Czech. (1986)
Marker No: 4678
Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker
Geographic: 28.772453,-96.849976
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Location: 4 miles east on US 59; 10.2 miles south/southeast then southwest on FM 1680; 1 mile on CR
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