October 2018 archive

Happy Halloween!

Today, on the eve of Halloween, here are some of my favorite cemetery and tombstone photos.   Happy Halloween!  

Dear Mom & All–WWII Letters from Herb (part 30)

Below are the last of the transcriptions of my dad’s WWII letters. That is not to say another letter or two may show up sometime, but right now, I think this is it. This past year I have been transcribing the letters that my dad, Herbert Miller, wrote home while in the Army, stationed in …

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Tombstone Tuesday–Anna Maria Seaman

This is the tombstone of Anna M. Seaman, located in row 7 of Greenbriar Cemetery, Van Wert County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed: Anna M. Wife of John Seaman Died Jan. 12, 1894 Aged 75 Y.  12 D. SEAMAN I recently wrote several Tombstone Tuesday posts about the Seamans buried in Zion Lutheran Schumm’s cemetery. …

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Dear Mom & All–WWII Letters from Herb (part 29)

I have only a few more of my dad’s WWII letters to transcribe. The letters that my dad, Herbert Miller, wrote home while stationed in Germany during the war and during the occupation time afterward. My goal has been to transcribe them all and posting them here has been a good motivation for me to …

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Tombstone Tuesday–Maria Seaman

This is the tombstone of Maria Seaman, located in row 1 of Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Van Wert County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed: Maria Tochter von Johannes Und Maria A[?] Seeman Gestorben Den 12 April 1862 Alter 6 Yahre 4 Monate, 4 Tage Maria, daughter of Johannes Seeman, died on 12 April 1862, aged …

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