2020 archive

Mar 24

Tombstone Tuesday-Anna (Geisler) Baals

This is the tombstone of Anna (Geisler) Baals, located in row 11 of Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Van Wert County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed:

Anna Baals
1828-1925

Mar 20

Nimrod Headington Journal, 1852, part 8

Trip to California, Nimrod Headington’s journal, [1] details his journey by ship, sailing from New York to San Francisco, to pan for gold in 1852. [2]

This is the eighth in a series of blog posts, the transcription of Nimrod Headington’s 1852 journal.

Mar 17

Tombstone Tuesday–Nicholas Geisler

This is the tombstone of Nicholas Geisler, located in row 9 of Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Van Wert County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed:

GEISLER
Nicholas
Geisler
June 27, 1832
Feb. 16, 1912

Mar 13

Nimrod Headington Journal, 1852, part 7

Trip to California, Nimrod Headington’s journal, details his 1852 journey by ship, sailing from New York to San Francisco, where would join the California gold rush. This is the seventh in a series of blog posts, the transcription of Nimrod Headington’s 1852 journal. Today’s installment begins on 15 May 1852, as they sail near Chile. They had been at sea nearly 95 days.

Mar 10

Tombstone Tuesday- Elisabeth (Coffitz) Geisler

This is the tombstone of Elisabeth (Coffitz) Geisler, located in row 9 of Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Van Wert County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed:

Hier ruhet in Gott
Elisabeth
Ehefrau von
Nicolaus Geissler
Gest
Den 12 Mai 1905
Alter 76 J. 3 M.
GEISSLER