This log cabin tombstone is located in Roberts Cemetery, Oregon Road, in Mercer County, Ohio, just a few miles from us. It is a unique grave marker and I don’t recall if I have seen another like it.
Nuding monument, Roberts Cemetery, Mercer County, Ohio
The name NUDING is inscribed on the west side of the cabin, the side that looks like like the front, with a door and window.
Nuding monument, Roberts Cemetery, Mercer County, Ohio
A scythe is carved on the south end of the cabin.
Smaller smaller “log” pieces are on the ground near the cabin, inscribed with the names of John Fredrick Nuding (1814-1857) and his wife Barbara (Engle) (1818-1900).
Roberts Cemetery, Mercer County, Ohio
According to Find a Grave.com, John Nuding was born in Germany and was married to Barbara Engle.
