Tag: Zion Lutheran Chattanooga

Tombstone Tuesday–Georg Linn

This is the tombstone of Georg Linn, located in row 3 of Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Chattanooga, Mercer County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed: At Rest Georg Linn Geb. 29 Mai 1875 Gest. 28 Nov. 1908 LINN Translation: Georg Linn, born 29 May 1875, died 28 November 1908. Georg Linn was born in Liberty Township, Mercer …

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Tombstone Tuesday–Eletha L. Martin

This is the tombstone of Eletha L. Martin, located in row 2 of Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Chattanooga, Mercer County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed: Eletha L. Martin June 28, 1909 Oct. 20, 1910 As the tombstone indicates, Eletha L. Martin was born 28 June 1909. She was born in Ohio, likely in Mercer County. There …

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Tombstone Tuesday–Anna Barbara (Bollenbacher) Allmandinger

This is the tombstone of Anna Barbara (Bollenbacher) Allmandinger, located in row 6 of Kessler [aka Liberty] Cemetery, Mercer County, Ohio. The marker is inscribed: Anna B. Allmandinger 1864-1922 Wife of John W. Anna Barbara Bollenbacher was born in 1864 according to her tombstone. She was the daughter of George and Anna Barbara (Albrecht) Bollenbacher. …

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The Ministers of Zion Lutheran Church, Chattanooga, Ohio (7-11)

This is the second installment of short biographies of the ministers of Zion Lutheran Church, Chattanooga, Ohio. The information for these biographies is from the ELCA Archives at Trinity Seminary, Columbus, Ohio, and from my personal research. The next five ministers of Zion, Chatt, ministers 7-11: Carl G. Reichert was born 16 November 1807 in …

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The Ministers of Zion Lutheran Church, Chattanooga, Ohio (1-6)

Last week Zion Lutheran Church at Chattanooga, Ohio, celebrated its 160th anniversary with a special church service and dinner afterward. During those 160 years Zion has had nearly 30 ministers. Ten years ago, for Zion’s 150th anniversary, I compiled short biographies of Zion’s ministers. The information for these biographies came from the ELCA Archives at …

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