Messinger Cemetery and Veteran’s Memorial John Messinger, pioneer, noted local and state politician, and state surveyor is interred here with his wife and members of his family. Anne Lyon, Messinger’s wife, was the daughter of Matthew Lyon, Revolutionary War soldier and US Congressman. The cemetery features a memorial commemorating American losses at Pearl Harbor and is believed to be the first such memorial established in the United States.
3450 Old Collinsville Road
Belleville, Illinois
