Jul 09
This is the tombstone of Henry A. Hoehamer, located in Mount Hope Cemetery, Adams County, Indiana. The marker is inscribed: HENRY A. Son of N. & A. Hoehamer Died Oct. 26, 1878 Aged 6 yrs. 9 mo. 10 ds. Sweet Henry unto earth A little while was given. He plumed his wings for flight And …
Jul 04
Happy July 4th! The birthday of our nation, when we fly the flag and watch parades and fireworks in remembrance and celebration of our country’s independence. And it is a day to remember the principles of freedom and liberty upon which our country was founded. Below is The American’s Creed, which we recite at our …
Jul 02
This is the tombstone of Anna S. Hoehamer, located in Mount Hope Cemetery, Jefferson Township, Adams County, Indiana. Her marker is inscribed: Anna S. Wife of N. Hoehamer Died Nov 4, 1880 Aged 28 y, 5 m, 1 d Anna S. (Manzelman) Hoehamer was born 3 June 1852, as calculated from her tombstone. She was …
Jun 28
I have been writing about the Liberty Township Estray Book and indexing the registered Earmarks. The first part of the book deals with stray animals while the second half of the book contains the descriptions of livestock earmarks registered by the farmers of Liberty Township, Mercer County, Ohio. Earmarks were various cuts in an animal’s …
Jun 25
This is the tombstone of Nicholas Hoehamer, located in Mount Hope Cemetery, Jefferson Township, Adams County, Indiana. The marker is inscribed: Nicholas Hoehamer 1845-1914 Last week I wrote about William and Barbara (Hoehamer) Allmandinger. They attended Zion Lutheran Chatt and later Zion Lutheran Schumm and information about the couple was in the records of both …
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