Friday, October 12, 2012

Visit to St. John's Cemetery near Carmi

While the cousins were together this week, we visited St. John's UCC Cemetery, sometimes called Barth Cemetery, near Carmi, IL. 
Buried here are:
George and Elizabeth (Renschler) Juenger along with oldest son, John, who died infancy, daughters, Nellie and Effie who died of typhoid fever in 1914, and seventeen year old Carrie who died of a ruptured appendix.
          George Juenger 1873-1940 and Elizabeth Juenger 1877-1936
          John Juenger, son of G and L Juenger, born May 9, 1902, died October 25, 1902, age 6 months, 16 days.
          Nellie Juenger 1905-1914 and Effie Juenger 1913-1914
          Carrie Edna Juenger June 20. 1918- October 20, 1935

Also close by is George's mother, Maria Stehl Juenger Lough, who was married to George Juenger, "Old Hickory" before she divorced him in 1890 in Nashville, IL.  She moved to Carmi area with five of her young children, including my grandfather, George, and married Nicholas Lough.  Her tombstone has her youngest child as Mitchell but should read "Michael". Not mentioned are Henry and Catharine.

On tombstone:  Mary, wife of Nicolas Lough
                          Born December 17, 1847
                          Died December 11, 1906
                               AT REST
                          Mother of Nettie, Mary, George,
                         Conrad, Louis, and Mitchell Juenger

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