RE: Cemetery Inscription Book, pages40,141,142,143. Zion Lutheran Cemetery, (West Fairfield) Readings taken from grave stones of the oldest part. Published by T. Wise and A. Goodwin. Submitted by Lucy Funk, ebethgen@yahoo.com and Arlene Goodwin, agoodwin@ctlnet.com Zion Lutheran Cemetery, also know as German Lutheran Cemetery, is located Fairfield Township, DeKalb County, Section18, Township 35N Range 12E., 3 miles north of U.S. 6 on S.R 327 to CR 12, 1 mile west on CR 12. Many graves no longer have markers or never had one. Ahrens, F. E. August, b 27 Dec 1837, d 7 Jul 1873, 35 Jahren, 6 Monaten und 10 tagen Emma, dau of Ferdinand & Mary (Weimer) Ahrens, b 26 Sept 1889, d 5 Oct 1893 Mertz, Johanna E., wife of Otto Mertz, b 1882 d 1908, dau of F. and M. Ahrens Ahrens, Mary nee (Weimer), wife of Ferdinand Ahrens Ferdinand, b 1843 d 1929 Kindlein (Children) of F. and M. Ahrens Elenore, wife of Heinrich Ahrens, d 1 May 1883, ae 74y, 9m, 8d Karl, b 24 Nov 1835 d 3 Jan 1869 Aumann, Louisa, wife of G., d 1 Feb 1869 Beachler, Jacob, d 31 Jan 1894, ae 74y, 4d Dessen (Elufrow), his wife, d 13 Nov 1889, ae 54y, 10m, 29d Beght, Tochter, dau of Samuel and Catharine, gestorben 25 Aug 1869 Bechberger, 3 infant sons of T. and B. Bechberger Bush, Amos, son of Bush Eisenmann, Jacob, b 1850 d 10 Apr 1915, ae 64y, 4m, 11d Rozan, his wife, b 1852 d 1891 Erber, dau of C. and C., d 18 Oct 1869 Ewell, infant of John and Julia Ewell, d 22 Jan 1891 Flamming, Wilhelm E., d 1886, ae 8y, 7m, 22d Haller, Jacob, d 17 Oct 1853, ae 72y, 6m, 29d Eva, wife of Jacob, d 7 Aug 1864, ae 65y, 7m Hirsh, Elizabeth, d 13 Jan 1890, ae 84y, 11m, 3d Hoffmeyer, Gustav Ludwig, d 22 Oct 1882, ae 74y, 1m, 7d Kerger, Johan D., wife of Charles Kreger, d 25 Aug 1878, ae 21y, 9m, 16d Kruger, William, b 26 Jun 1804 d 17 Dec 1888 Wilhelmine, b 16 Sep 1812, d 25 Jan 1891 (no name given, 12 Dec 1872 only date given) Lehmann, Johann, no info given Gerhardt & Katherine, children of Martin & Maria Martz, Daniel, d 27 Aug 1887, ae 29y, 9m, 2d John G., b 29 Nov 1820 d 1 Feb 1889 Mary Ann (Sauer), wife of John g., b 31 Jan 1824, d 18 Dec 1913 Sara Johanna, dau of Benjamin and Johanna, d 9 Oct 19880, 11m, 2d Emma Math., dau of Benjamin and Johanna, d 24 Apr 1880, ae 2y, 10m T.G., b 9 Jul 1868, d 2 Jun 1871 Anna, usser mutter, our mother, d 27 Sep 1885,ae 83y, 11m, 6d Anna Maria, ae 7y, 3m, 27d (no dates given) Nessel, John, no info given Pfaffmann, Infant, no info given Seving, _____ d 11 Sep 1884, ae 8d Steinbach, Pastor E., d no info given Tritch, Fredrich, d 20 Sep 1881, ae 56y, 3m, 28d Jacob, d 7 Feb 1866, ae 2m, 12d, son of F. and M. Tritch Maria, d 11 Feb 1866, ae 7y, 2m, dau of F. and M. Tritch Ziebell, Manny J., Geb 3 Nov. 1868 Gest 29 Jan 1891 Infant of A. and F. Ziebell, d 7 Dec 1869 Mocker, George, d 1852, first burial in the cemetery. RE: Cemetery Inscription Book, Zion Lutheran Church, Record of Interments, pages 144 to 155. Submitted Published by T. Wise and A. Goodwin: Submitted by: Lucy Funk, ebethgen@yahoo.com and Arlene Goodwin, agoodwin@ctlnet.com Parr, Anna, d 6 Jan 1892, ae 66y, 7m, 11d Goehring, Anna Maria (Ries) d 5 Aug 1893, ae 60y, 5m, 14d Krehl, Otto Fried, d 30 Aug 1893, ae 1y, 8m Beight, Samuel, d 30 Oct 1894, ae 81y, 9m, 9d Ahrene, Edman Earl, d 1May 1895, ae 2m, 22d Anna Maria (Gehring) d 9 April 1895, ae 53y, 1m Aumann, William, d 4 Jul 1895, ae 77y, 10m, 6d Pfoffmann, Adeline, d 19 Sep 1895, ae 17y, 8m, 27d Ziebell, Friedericka, d 22 Jul 1896, ae 63y, 10m, 1d nee Busch Ahrens, Flossie Edna, d 15 Aug 1896, ae 4m, 26d Phelps, Martha Margareta, d 28 Feb 1897, ae 3m, 14d Pfoffman, Friederick, d 1 Jun 1897, ae 12y, 4m, 17d Ziebell, _________ d 6 Jun 1897 Bahle, Katherine(Spatz), d 22w Jun 1897, ae 34y, 5m, 1d Eisemann, Gottfried, d 9 Jul 1897, ae 52y, 4m, 21d Schumann, Elisabeth (Wambegame) d 1 Nov 1897, ae 71y, 4m, 18d Aumann, Christina (Bruns) d 20 May 1898, ae 77y, 8m, 29d Mertz, Benjamin, d 6 Jun 1898, ae 48y, 4m, 4d Hartman, Leonard, d 12 Oct 1898, ae 80y, 13d Spatz, John Martin, d 23 Nov 1898, ae 64y, 10m, 28d Ziebell, ________, d 24 Dec 1898 Miller, Sophia, d 30 Nov 1899, ae 41y, 6m, 18d Busch, Mathew, d 17 Feb 1900, ae 92y, 3m, 12d Krehl, Emil Albert, d 7 Mar 1900, ae 5y, 5m, 27d Miller, Hienrich, d 2 April 1900, ae 4y, 3m, 17d Hoffmeier, Edward, d 20 May 1900, ae 4y, 3m, 17d Pfoffman, Anna (Mertz), d 13 Dec 1900, 53y, 11m. 26d Nessel, David, d 27 May 1901, ae 29y, 10, 17d Charlotte, d 4 Jun 1901, ae 7m, 17d Ahrens, Emory George, d 27 Jun 1901, ae 7m, 17d Schriber, George, d 10 July 1902, ae 51y, 8m, 25d Krehl, Louise (Bertsch), d 24 Aug 1902, ae 39y, 4m, 6d Kern, Theodore Martin, d 29, Jun 1903, ae 28d Hartman, ______, d 27 Mar 1903, stillborn Mueller, Edwin, d 30 Dec 1903, ae 6y, 6m, 29d Mueller, Fr. C. J., d 1 Jan 1904, ae 50y, 1m, 20d Schumann, _______, d 24 Nov 1904, ae 1d Hartman, Beatrice Helen, d 28, Mar 1905, ae 1m, 17d Rauh, Sophia Kath Marie, d 9 May 1905, ae 73y, 9m Muezell, Otto Julius, d 6 Apr 1906, ae 1m Bechberger, George Thomas, d 7 May 1906, ae 79y, 7m, 21d Hassold, Otto Phil Anton, d 4 Jun 1906, ae 16y, 6m, 26d Gehring, Henry m, d 22 Nov 1906, ae 61y, 4m, 11d Parr, Peter Sr., d 3 Jan 1907, ae 80y, 10m, 20d Erber, Christian, d 10 Mar 1909, ae 84y, 3m, 10d Gehring, Hazel Lucylle, d 25 Jul 1909, ae 84y, 3m, 10d Musing, ______, d 7 Mar 1910, stillborn Mertz, _______, d 11 Feb 1911, ae 2d Kern, Caroline (Ahrens), d 3 Dec 1911, ae 44y, 1m, 4 Eurl, Joh Theo Wm., d 14 Jan 1913, ae 80y, 3m, 3d Eisemann, Dorothe Marge, d 3 Feb 1913, ae 1m Lehmann, Martin, d 6 Mar 1913, ae 83y, 3m, 27d Ahrens, Marie d, 11 Mar. 1913, ae 61y, 5m, 2d Krehl, Anna Caroline (Karl) b 3 Mar 1852, d 28 Sep 1913 Kern, Barnard, b 2 Jun 1891 d 21 Nov 1913, ae 22y, 5m, 19d Vogles, Albert, d 26 Nov 1913, ae 56y, 6m, 13d Mertz, Anna Maria (Saurer), d 18 Dec 1913, ae 89y, 10m, 18d Tritch, Herbert Ernst, d 13 Jan 1914, ae 13y, 1m, 15d Metz, Emma Maria (Krehl), d 8 Jan 1915, ae 32y, 8m, 20d Eiseman, Jacob, d 10 Apr 1915, ae 64y, 4m, 11d Spatz, Barbara Ann (Muhn), d 23 Jun 1915, ae 76y, 22d Kertzmann, Christine, d 9 Jun 1915, ae 92y, 5m, 14d Hartmann, Maria (Mertz), d 3 Jul 1915, ae 92y, 5m, 14d Boese, Norman, buried 20 Jul 1915, Premature birth Kammerer, William Fr., d 16 Mar 1916, ae 65y, 2m 17d Reuhauer, Maria Friedericka (Scheiter), d 23 Mar 1916, ae 67y, 11m. 10d Parr, Louise (Ziebell), d 27 Aug 1916, ae 46y, 6 m, 14 Schumann, Rev. Friederick, d 28 Jul 1917 , ae 93y Kern, Alta Elmira (Stark), d 14, Oct 1917, ae 46y, 11d Ziebell, August Carl Henry, d 13, Nov 1917, ae 85y, 5m, 14d Erber, Katherine (Hirsh), d 8 Mar 1918, ae 86y, 6m, 28d Schumann, Johann Freiderick, d 11 Mar 1919, ae 63y, 3m, 21d Metz, Johann Elizabeth (Aumann), d 25 Jul 1919, ae 63y, 3m, 21d Ahrens, Henry C. A., b 30 Dec 1833, d 25 Feb 1920, ae 86y, 1m, 26d Ewell, Louis (Busch), d 20 Sep1830, d 2 Oct 1920, ae 90y, 12d Krehl, Wilhelm, b 9 Jun 1842, d 1 Sep 1921, ae 79y, 2m, 24d Hartman, Robert Alvin, d 29 Mar 1912, d 24 Oct 1921, ae 9y, 2m, 24d Kern, Louis Sr., b 2 Mar 1840, d 23 Nov 1922, ae 76y, 5m, 21d Muezel, Ralph Arthur, d 29, Arp 1923, ae 8m, 29d Fieneman, Wilhelm, d 25 Apr 1924, ae 67y, 2m, 8d Hartman, Maria Elizabeth (Mussdoefer), d 8 Nov. 1924, ae 69y, 29d Wambsgaress, Anton, d 12 Mar 1925, ae 74y, 6m, 23d Woges, Lena, d 16 Aug 1925, ae 71y, 7m, 18d Lehman, Anna Mary (Mertz), d 10 Sep 1928, ae 94y, 10m, 1d John Christian, d 29 May 1930, ae 56y, 5m, 27d Kern, Margaret Jean, d 25 Nov 1930, ae 1 y, 8m, 28d Kammerer, Caroline (Beights), d 27 Feb 1933, ae 72y, 17d Hartman, Adam, d 232 Jun 1933, ae 83y, 9m, 7d Krehl, Emilia M. (Schrieber), d 7 Jul 1933, ae 52y, 10m, 7d Kammerer, Otto, d 11 Feb 1934, ae 50y, 11m, 17d Tritch, William, d 31 Mar 1934, ae 70y, 4m, 4d Lehman, DeWayne M., d 31 Aug 1934 Hoffmyer, Henry William, d 6 Oct 1934, ae 79y, 1m, 19d Mertz, Lester Edward, d 27 May 1935, ae 13y, 6m, 6s Bauman, Henry W., d 16 Mar 1941, ae 73y, 9m, 27d Parr, Peter John, b 1 Aug 1868, d 4 mar 1946, ae 77y, 7m, 3d Heller, August Friederick Ferdinand, b 14 Mar 1860, d 1947, ae 87y, 9m, 21d Schumann, Mrs. Minnie, b 23 Jan 1869, d 4 Jan 1948 Gustan, Hanke, d 5 Feb 1950, ae 40y, 4m, 6d Krehl, Harry F., d 12 Sep 1953, ae 70y 5m Hasselman, Betty Jean, d 1954, buried in Kendallville, ae 30y Kammerer, Walter Edwin, b 10 Feb 1900, d 9 Mar 1954, ae 54y Lehman, Sherry Lee & Terry Jo, b 1954, d 1954, premature births Boyer, Kevin., no info given Heller, Otto William John, b 5 Apr 1955, ae 71y, 2m, 15d Mertz, Lilian (Kammerer), d 23 Jun 1956, ae 68y, 10m, 6d Miller, Ella, d 3 Nov 1956, ae 79y, 10m, 2d Hartman, John O., d 21 Oct 1957, ae 68y Blech, Alma (Parr), d 4 Apr 1958, ae 68y Boese, Enno, b 20 Jul 1889, d 23 Oct 1953 Caroline, b 1886, d 11 Apr 1956, ae 70y Cox, Mr. Esther, (Ziebell), d 17 Oct 1958, ae 51y Bauman, Henry W., d 16 Mar 1941, ae 54y Tritch, Sarah L. (Mertz), d 1942 Pfoffman, Phillipp, d 10 Oct 1848, d 19 Feb 1942 Boese, Ida Wilhelmine L., b 7 Feb 1886, d 1937 Fienemann, Caroline, b 1866, d 1939 Krehl, Joseph, b 1855, d 1941 Kretzman, Rev. Robert F. G., b 15 Feb 1857, d 22 Mar 1937 Frick, Terry Lynn, d 9 July 1959, d 19 Aug 1960 Kammerer, Walter E.E., b 10 Feb 1900, d 9 Mar 1954 ae 54y Kern, Eleanora, d 9 Aug 1955, ae 79y Miller, Ella R., d 3 Nov 1956, ae 79 Kern, Herman, d 28 Jan 1962, ae 63 Fieneman, William, d 22 Mar 1962, ae 62y Prentice, Marvin A., d 17 Jun 1962, ae 73y Casselman, Wilmer Leo, d 8 Sep 1963, ae 57y Lunch, William d 11 July 1963 Wert, Bet Ray, d 16, Feb 1960, ae 79y Mertz, Walter B., d 8 Feb 1961, ae 77y Lehman, Barthel, d 19 Feb 1961, ae 88y Geerkin, Carl H., d 19 Aug 1962, ae 64y Kern, Lousie Frederick, d 1 Jul 1964, ae 93y Rauh, Forrest, d 24 Nov 1964, ae 52y Ziebell, Kathleen Renee, d 5 May 1965, ae 14 hrs, 9 min Kristine Kay, d 5 May 1965, ae 14 hrs, 9min Harold Edward, d 20 Apr 1966, ae 63y Gael, Todd, d 29 Apr 1966, ae 5m Bauan, Ida E., d 6 Nov 1966, ae 71y Heller, Charlotte Matilda, d 28 Jan 1967, ae 78y Bloomfield, Caroline Catherine, d 4 April 1967, ae 77y Mertz, John W., d 21 May 967, ae 87y Krehl, Rosa, d 10 April 1968, ae 78y Henier, Lena (Peters), d 28 Oct 1968, ae 84y Miller, Milo Edward, d 30 Nov 1969 Kermmerer, Margaret L., d 9 Apr 1970, ae 57y Kreckeberg, Leo C., d 2 Sep 1970, ae 67y Kammerer, Mark Allen, d 11 Feb 1971, ae 5m Mueller, Clara C., d 18 Arp 1971, ae 86y Blech, Frank B., d 8 Nov 1971, ae 79y Mertz, Audria M. (Marshall) b 11 Feb 1913, d 28 Dec 1975, ae 62y Bahls, Walter W., b 22 Aug 1896, d 24 Feb 1976, ae 79y Spoonerhauer, Hildred Elmeda, d 25 Nov 1976, ad 74y Kammerer, Arthur C., b 6 Mar 1910, d 1 Jan 1977, ae 66y Smith, Lila C., b 19 Jan 1910, d 17 Jan 1978, ae 67y Mertz, Clara K., b 27 Mar 1887, d 6 Feb 1978, ae 90y Gael, Richard J., b 4 Jun 1914, d 19 May 1978, ae 63y Spoonhauer, Ferdinand Edwin, d 15 Nov 1978, ae 82y Prentice, ‘alma E., b 19 Oct 1892, d 10 Dec 1978, ae 86y Wright, Lawrence Jo Ray, b 2 Jan 1906 d 8 ‘Feb 1979, ae 73y Krehl, Harry Walter, B 267 Jun 1899 d 9 Jul 1979, ae 80y Anthony, Ethel (Greenwalt-Heller), b 13 Dec 1924, d 2 Aug 1980 Kammerer, Lottie E., (Diehm), b 22 Nov 1886, d 12 Feb 1981, Henry F., b 30 Oct 1914, d 14 Jun 1981 Krehl, Robert C., b 4 Nov 1895, d 26 July 1981 Gael, Gertrude Anna (Hauck), b 10 Feb 1924, d 15 Sep 1981 Lynch, Freda Luella (Kern), b 16 Sep 1895, d 24 Mar 1982 Kern, Henry G., b 30 Jul 1895, d 7 Dec 1982 Smith, Ora W., d 7 Feb 1983, ae 78y Shultz, Talitha B., d 10 Sept 1913 d 3 Jun 1934 Krehl, Esther M. (Rauh), b 24 Jul 1900 d 15 Dec 1985 Kern, Edith Esther (Belch) b 23 Sep 1901 d 22 Nov 1986