Dec 22
Today’s tombstone symbol is wheat, a symbol that I do not see very often on a headstone.
Wheat and other grains are some of the oldest symbols for growth and life. Wheat used to be harvested by a reaper with a scythe, which brings to mind the Grim Reaper.
Dec 15
This is the tombstone of Barbara Schumm, located in row 4 of Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Van Wert County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed:
Barbara Schumm
Aug. 22, 1858
June 28, 1951
Dec 01
This is the tombstone of Andreas and Friedericke (Gutheil) Roehm, located in row 8 of Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Van Wert County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed:
Andreas
Roehm
Geb.
Feb. 12, 1814
Gest.
Jan. 4, 1902
Nov 24
This is the tombstone of Henry P. and Rosa I. (Roehm) Reidenbach, located in row 3 of Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Van Wert County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed:
REIDENBACH
Henry P.
1866-1943
He Shall Never See Death
Rosa I.
1869-1939
Be Thou Faithful Unto Death
Nov 17
This is the tombstone of Margaretha B. Schumm, located in row 5 of Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Van Wert County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed:
Hier ruhet in Gott
Margaretha
B. Tochter d.
George n. Maria
Schumm
Gest. 21 Sep 1851
Sie brachte ihr
Gebon auf 3 Jahr
8 Mo. n. 25 Tage
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