Tag: Zion Lutheran Cemetery

Tombstone Tuesday–Daniel G. Kreiselmeyer

This is the tombstone of Daniel G. Kreiselmeyer, located in row 1 of Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Van Wert County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed: Daniel G. Sohn von C. & S. Kreiselmeyer geb. den. 24 Marz. 1875 gest. den. 26 Marz. 1875 Daniel G., son of C. & S. Kreiselmeyer, born 24 March 1875, …

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Tombstone Tuesday–Theodor Wilhelm Schumm

This is the tombstone of Theodor Wilhelm Schumm, located in row 1 of Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Van Wert County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed: Theodor Wilhelm Sohn von Fr. Und Margaretha Schumm Geborn 24 Nov. 1872 Gestorben 30 Jan. 1876 Alter 3 Jahr, 2 Mo, 6 Tag Theodor Wilhelm, son of Fr. and Margaretha …

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Tombstone Tuesday–Memorial Day 2017

This past weekend, Memorial Day weekend, we visited three of the cemeteries that I write most about and while there I took some photos of some veterans’ markers with their new American flags. Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Chattanooga, Ohio: Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Ohio: Kessler, aka Liberty Cemetery, Mercer County, Ohio: In memory of all those …

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Tombstone Tuesday–George W. & Mary L. (Schlenker) Becher

This is the tombstone of George W. and Mary L. (Schlenter) Becher, located in row 9 of Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Chattanooga, Mercer County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed: BECHER Mary L. Feb. 16, 1875 Dec. 2, 1951 George W. Feb. 29, 1868 Nov. 10, 1939 George William Becher was born 29 February 1868 in Liberty …

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