German native Boi Albert Cornils immigrated to this area as a young adult in 1884 and married another young immigrant, Bertha Lembke. They settled on ranchland east of Lohn and raised five children. In 1896, they deeded five acres for a free public school next to a community burial ground on their property. Several unmarked graves may predate the first recorded burial, that of Heinrich Rudolph, who died in 1883. A cemetery association formed in 1972 to oversee maintenance. Today, with several hundred graves, including many veterans, the cemetery preserves the history of Lohn and its residents.