Tag: Germann

Jul 12

Finding a Spouse Close to Home

Ludwig Schumm and his wife Maria Barbara Pflueger had nine children and seven of them lived to adulthood. Of those seven, four married Schinnerers, two married Breuningers, and one married a Germann…

Sep 01

Philip Schumm Home, 1913

This is a nice 1913 photo postcard of the Philip Schumm home, near Rockford.

Aug 04

Tombstone Tuesday-Jacob F., Maria (German), & Ida K.M. Schumm

This is the tombstone of Jacob F, Maria (Germann), and Ida KM Schumm, located in row 10 of Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Van Wert County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed:

Jun 07

A Letter Concerning a Gravestone

I recently came across this old letter, written to my great-grandfather Ludwig “Louis” J. Schumm (1851-1938). The letter was written on 26 August 1909 and is from C. F. Germann, Wren, Ohio.

Apr 16

Tombstone Tuesday–Pauline C. (Germann) Bienz

This is the tombstone of Pauline C. (Germann) Bienz, located in row 6 of Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Van Wert County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed:Pauline C.Wife ofA.J. Bienz