Christian Kable (Jr), St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery, Liberty Township, row 6. (2025 photo by Karen)
This is the tombstone of Christian Kable (Jr), located in row 6 of St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery, Liberty Township, Mercer County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed:
Christian
son of
C. & D. Kable
Gest.
6 May 1866
Alter
24 J, 7 M, 9 T
Christian, son of C & D Kable, died 6 May 1866, age 24 years, 7 months, 9 days.
If all of this sounds familiar, that is because it should. Last week I featured the shared tombstone of the same Christian Kable (Jr) and his sister Anna Katharina Kable (1854-1860), located in row 5 of St. Paul Lutheran cemetery. Christian’s inscription is on the west side of their shared marker and Anna Katharina’s inscription is on the east side.
On the very next row of tombstones to the west, directly behind their shared marker, is another marker for the same Christian Kable (Jr). The inscription on Christian’s second tombstone is the same as the inscription on the shared marker.
You can see Christian’s other marker, behind the shared marker, to the left on the photo below. His sister Anna Katharina’s inscription is visible on this side of the shared marker and Christian’s inscription is on the reverse side.
Christian Kable’s two tombstones, rows 5 & 6, St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery, Liberty Township. (2025 photo by Karen)
Christian Kable was born 27 September 1841 in Fechingen, Germany, the son of Christian Kable (Sr) (1814-1885) and Dorothea (Maurer) Kable (1815-1904). Christian Kable (Jr) died 6 May 1866, at the age of 24 years, 7 months, and 9 days.
Christian (Sr) and Dorothea (Maurer) Kable had the following children:
Jacob (1840-1868), married Sophia Diener
Christian (1841-1866), not married
Louise (1841-1892), married John Alt
John (1843-1881), married Margaret Deitsch
Philip W (Sr) (1850-1915), married Caroline Koch
Anna “Katharine” (1854-1860)
There was probably a good reason that Christian Kable (Jr) has two markers in the cemetery, but we will probably never know what it was.
