Memories of Zion Chatt’s Choir
Today, an old photo of the choir at Zion Lutheran, Chatt, taken sometime between 1947-1960. I apologize for the quality of the photo. It is a copy of a copy but I think you can still make out the...
View ArticleTombstone Tuesday–Katharina (Hiller) Linn
Katharina (Hiller) Linn, Kessler Cemetery, Mercer County, Ohio. (2015 photo by Karen) This is the tombstone of Katharina (Hiller) Linn, located in row 8 of Kessler Cemetery, Mercer County, Ohio. The...
View ArticleThe Ministers of Zion Lutheran, Chattanooga, Ohio (12-14)
This is the third installment of short biographies of the ministers of Zion Chatt since its establishment 160 years ago. The information is from the ELCA Archives at Trinity Seminary, Columbus, Ohio,...
View ArticleTombstone Tuesday–Agnes Elvira Linn
Agnes E. Linn, Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Chattanooga, Mercer County, Ohio. (2015 photo by Karen) This is the tombstone of Agnes Elvira Linn, located in row 4 of Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Chattanooga,...
View ArticleThe Ministers of Zion Chatt, Rev. W.F.H. Heuer (#15)
Werner F.H. Heuer was born 10 March 1876 in Hermannsburg, Germany, the only child of John Henry and Katharine Dorothea (Lilje) Heuer. His parents were nearly 40 years old and had been married for 13...
View ArticleTombstone Tuesday–Jacob & Martha (Sundmacher) Hiller
Jacob & Martha Hiller, Kessler Cemetery, Mercer County, Ohio. (2015 photo by Karen) This is the tombstone of Jacob and Martha (Sundmacher) Hiller, located in row 6 of Kessler Cemetery, Mercer...
View ArticleDr. B.F. Edgington, Physician in Chattanooga, Ohio
Ok. I admit it. I am still haunted by the mystery surrounding Carrie (Edgington) Eichhorn Friedell and her mother Eliza (Bobo) Edgington. Regular readers will recall those names and that I devoted four...
View ArticleTombstone Tuesday–George A. & Anna M. (Schaefer) Grauberger
George A. & Anna M. Grauberger, Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Chattanooga, Ohio. (2011 photo by Karen) This is the tombstone of George Adam and Anna Marie (Schaefer) Grauberger, located in row 3 of Zion...
View Article1915 Confirmation Photo, Zion Lutheran Church, Chattanooga, Ohio
Recently I was thrilled to get a digital copy of an old Zion Chatt confirmation photo that I had not seen before, thanks to Tom and Deb Reichard. They found this confirmation photo recently while...
View Article1911 Postcard with Chattanooga Connection
This is an interesting picture postcard, postmarked Rockford, 7 June 1911. The photo on the front is a common picture that I have seen before, labeled St. Mary’s River, Willshire, O. I wonder if the...
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