Apr 03

Tombstone Tuesday–Andreas Dietrich

Andreas Dietrich, Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Ohio

This is the tombstone of Andreas Dietrich, located in row 4 of Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Schumm, Van Wert County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed: Andreas, son of J. and C. Dietrich, died 10 Oct 1846, aged 3 years, 6 months, 12 days.

His death is the 5th death recorded in the Schumm church records: Andreas Dietrich, age 3 years, 6 months, 12 days, died 10 October 1846.

According to Zion’s Family Register, also in the church records, Andreas Dietrich was born 28 March 1843, the son of Johann Jacob and Maria Katharina (Werner) Dietrich.

Andreas was likely born in Van Wert County because it appears the family moved to the Schumm area in 1838.

There are very few families listed in Zion’s Family Register and fortunately the Johann Jacob Dietrich family is among them.

Karen

Greetings from the Chattanooga, Ohio, area. Yes, Ohio has its very own Chattanooga, aka Chatt, a small village in west-central Ohio, near the Indiana border. I have been doing family history research for over 20 years and am a Board-Certified genealogist, certified by the Board for Certification of Genealogists®. My main genealogical interests are family research, cemetery research, and historical and genealogical research of the Chatt area, with a focus on two area Lutheran Churches, both named Zion Lutheran, one in Chatt and the other in Schumm, Ohio. Family names I am researching include Miller, Schumm, Brewster, Rueck, Reid, Headington, Huey, Bryan, Whiteman, Schinnerer, Scaer, Breuninger, Bennett, and a few others. I belong to several lineage societies, including the Daughters of the American Revolution, U.S. Daughters of 1812, First Families of Ohio, and First Families of Mercer and Van Wert Counties. I am also a retired dental hygienist and our church organist. I hope you enjoy Karen's Chatt.

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