Jun 04
I showed some examples of the GAR (Grand Army of the Republic) insignia inscribed on local tombstones. The GAR, founded in 1866, was an organization comprised of Union Civil War Veterans. Below is an undated photo of the members of Neptune’s Drury Post GAR, No. 372.
Jun 01
This patriotic tombstone inscription is the symbol of the Grand Army of the Republic.
May 28
As I was researching this week’s Tombstone Tuesday about Michael Billman I found some additional information about a woman who I theorize may have been his daughter.
The records of Zion Lutheran Schumm indicate that Louisa A. Billman married John Bienz on 7 November 1848 at Zion.
May 25
This is the tombstone of Michael Billman, located in row 9 of Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Van Wert County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed:
IN
Memory of
Michael Billman
who died June 9th
1846
aged 47 years
11 mo & 9 d.
May 21
We have lived here on our wooded lot for well over forty years. We have a pond in our back yard and nearly every spring some ducks arrive but they only stay a couple weeks. A variety of ducks will visit but mainly we get mallard ducks and wood ducks.
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