Christian Kable (Jr), St. Paul Lutheran Liberty Twp Cemetery (2023 photo by Karen)
This is the tombstone of Christian Kable and his sister Anna Katharina Kable, located in row 5 of St. Paul Lutheran Liberty Cemetery, Mercer County, Ohio. The shared marker is inscribed:
CHRISTIAN
sohn von
C. & D. Kable
Gest.
6 May 1866
Alter
24 J, 7 M, 9 T
ANNA
KATHARINA
Dau of
C. & D. Kable
Died
26 Jun 1860
Aged
6 Y, 4 M, 23 D
Christian, son of C & D Kable, died 6 May 1866, age 24 years, 7 months, 9 days.
Anna Katharina’s inscription is on the east side of the marker and Christian’s inscription is on the west side.
Anna Katharine Kable, St. Paul Lutheran Liberty Township Cemetery (2023 photo by Karen)
Christian Kable was born 27 September 1841 in Fechingen, Germany, and his sister Anna Katharina Kable was born in Mercer County, Ohio, on 3 February 1854, as calculated from her tombstone and 1855 as recorded in St. Paul’s records. They were the children of Christian Kable (Sr) (1814-1885) and Dorothea (Maurer) Kable (1815-1904). [1]
Christian Kable (Sr) and his wife and four young children immigrated to America in 1846. They settled in Liberty Township, Mercer County, Ohio, and attended St. Paul Lutheran Church, Liberty Township,
The Christian Kable family, enumerated in the 1850 census: Christian, 38; Theresia, 63 [sic]; Jacob, 10; Christian, 8; Louisa, 8; John, 7; Philip, 7 months. [2] Christian was a farmer.
The Christian Kable family in 1860: Christian, 47; Dorothea, 46; Jacob, 20; Christian, 19; Louisa, 19; John, 16; Philip W, 12; and Katharine, 5. [3]
Anna Katharina Kable died 26 June 1860, aged 6 years, 4 months, and 23 days.
Her older brother Christian Kable (Jr) died 6 May 1866, at the age of 24 years, 7 months, and 9 days.
Christian (Jr) and Anna Katharina Kable had the following siblings:
Jacob (1840-1868), married Sophia Diener
Louise (1841-1892), married John Alt
John (1843-1881), married Margaret Deitsch
Philip W (Sr) (1850-1915), married Caroline Koch
[1] Familienbuch, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Liberty Township, Mercer County, Ohio, Christian Kable family, p. 24.
[2] 1850 U.S. Census, Ohio, Mercer, Liberty, p.287A, dwelling 19, family 20, Christian Kablea [sic]; Ancestry.com.
[3] 1860 U.S. Census, Ohio, Mercer, Liberty, p.356, dwelling 971, family 976, Christ Kable; Ancestry.com.
