Mar 09
This is the tombstone of Catharine (Hardzog) Strete, located in row 7 of Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Van Wert County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed:
IN
Memory of
Catharine wife
Of John Strete who
Died Feb. 27th 1845
Aged 20 [?] Years, 3 Mo
& 8 days
Mar 05
A couple weeks back I posted a photo of Grove School, Black Creek’s School no. 8. The other day, while looking through the 1978 Mercer County History, edited by Joyce Alig, I ran across an article about all nine schools that were in Black Creek Township years ago. The article was written by the late Florence Gause, a local genealogist who lived in Black Creek Township. Additional information about School no. 3 was written by Edith Adams.
Mar 02
A pair of child’s shoes on a small vacant chair indicates the site of a child’s grave, even if there is no identifying information on the marker. One of the shoes is usually on its side.
Feb 26
Below is the 1843 will of Jacob Bolenbaugher, of Van Wert County, Ohio.
I am not sure who Jacob Bolenbaugher was or if the spelling of this surname eventually changed to Bolenbaugh or Bollenbacher.
Feb 23
This is the tombstone of John Andrew Lillich, located in row 5 of Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Van Wert County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed:
John
Andrew
Lillich
Born
Oct. 6, 1792
Died
June 16
1847
Aged
54 Y, 8 m, 10d
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