[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Ger-Poland-Volhynia Digest, Vol 49, Issue 6

[Don Kronenberger]

Gilda, your message was very interesting to me.  My great-grandparents 
emigrated from the German colonies around Plock and also settled in 
Cleveland.  They are also buried in West Park Cemetery, although I have not 
seen the graves.  I believe my great-grandmother's grave is unmarked--she 
died in 1902 and was buried with her infant son--and her husband was buried 
in 1960 with his second wife.  If you saw any Kronenbergers there, they're 
mine!   Don Kronenberger


>Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2007 08:59:30 -0600
>From: "Rachael Patterson" <patterson.rachael at gmail.com>
>Subject: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Surname Guenther - Huge family plot
>	located	in Cleveland, OH
>To: ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org
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>Good Day!
>
>While visiting my cousin in Cleveland, OH, USA, we were visiting the
>gravesite of our Grand Uncle Jakob Schmeltzer, West Park Cemetery, and we
>came across a fascinating huge headstone for the family Guenther with two
>large angels on each side like bookends. Because I love angels & esp.
>headstones, I captured this image on my digital camera.  There were
>two small gravestones for this family whoes names are John & Elizabeth:
>
>John Guenther B 1887 D 1956
>Elizabeth Guenther B 1890 D 1986
>
>If there is anyone on this List who may have family members with the 
>surname
>of Guenther who immigrated to the Cleveland area, this may be a lead or
>their family buriel place.
>
>Alas...my Grand Uncle Jakob Schmeltzer was buried in an unmarked grave in
>this graveyard, as he was tragically murdered at the age of 21 in 1908,
>shortly after his immigration to Cleveland...this by a jealous husband. I
>have the Cemetery record of his place of burial...and my cousin & I 
>captured
>a image of this record as well as his unmarked grave....as well as I've
>managed to locate the frontpage coverage of his murder from the Cleveland
>Public Library Archives. My cousin Mara Manke & I also visited the place
>where young Jakob was rooming as a border, but the house has been torn
>down...along with three other dwellings from that era. We managed to
>retrieve copies of the housing layout via the Cleveland Public Library
>Archives as well. So interesting...but so tragic...
>
>I also captured a headstone for the family name of Brenner from the
>Cleveland Lutheran Cemetery where my other Schmeltzer relatives (ancestors)
>are buried. This is a beautiful family headstone. A huge Angel standing
>about 12-15 feet high. When asking the Cemetery Administrator, she said 
>this
>was hand-carved & could cost up to $20,000 to be placed there today. I have
>Brenner ancestors, but have not placed the link to this one.
>
>Anyone interested, please feel free to email me directly & I can send you
>these images.
>
>Have a great Day!
>
>Gilda Patterson
>Calgary, AB, CANADA