CEMETERIES: Sommers (Summers) Cemetery; Washington County, Iowa ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES PROJECT NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ ************************************************************************ This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Norma Jennings November 05, 2002 ____________________________________________________________________________ NOTE: For more information on Washington County, Iowa Please visit the Washington County, IAGenWeb page at http://iagenweb.org/washington/ ____________________________________________________________________________ SOMMERS (SUMMERS) CEMETERY transcribed by Janet Evans Located in Marion Township, Washington County, Iowa. Highway W55 S. of Washington, IA to 320th St., then East 1 mile. 1 mile east of the Bethel Mennonite Church. Recorded by Mrs. Myrtle Speers for "Gravestone Records of Washington County" in 1927. Walked and recorded again in August of 2000. Surname - Given Name - Birthdate - Deathdate - Age - Inscription Notes ?,? ?,? Sept. 11, 18?? 1y 5m 2d broken & unreadable ?,? ?,? Jan. 11, 1866 ?y 5m 3d unreadable ?,? Joseph May 7, 1880 ?,? Son of B&M ?,? unreadable ?,? Jacob Feb. 18, 1860 2y 8m 18d unreadable Albert Infant Feb. 19, 1880-Feb. 25, 1880 Dau. of S&D Albert Alliman Infant Son Aug. 9, 1892-Aug. 9, 1892 Son of J&K Alliman Alliman Anna Apr. 20, 1866-Aug. 10, 1889 Dau. of J&K Alliman Alliman Catherine July 5, 1887 49y 1m 2d Wife of John Alliman Alliman John May 10, 1825-July 5,1902 77y 1m 22d Barton Elmer E. Dec. 30, 1862 1y 8m Son of ER&H Barton Barton Ezra 9m 8d Son of ER&H Barton Barton Mary Dau of _?,? Barton unreadable Be_hley(?) Daniel Sept. 11, 18?? Son of C&B Be_hley unreadable Beight Jonas Jan. 3, 1866 44y 9m 24d Beoht David ?,?,? ?,?,? unreadable now/ WPA has Beight d.11 Mar 1878 age 21y Beoht Infant Sept. 22, 1865 11d Dau of J&T Beoht Beoht Samuel June 17, 1864 6m 10d Son of J&T Beoht Christner Elizabeth Nov. ?, 1863 66y Conrad Daniel June 11, 1833- May 21,1901 AT REST Conrad Catherine Apr. 12, 1888 37y 2m Dau. Of Daniel Conrad Conrad Lydia Feb. 13, 1832 7y 9m Dau. of D&M Conrad Conrad Anna Apr. 29, 1842-Nov. 4, 1862 21y 5m 6d Conrad David Apr. 1, 1861 67y 7m 7d Conrad Mary Dec. 23, 1865 58y 10m 16d Wife of D. Conrad Conrad Ellen Feb. 20, 1873-Sept. 16, 1873 Dau. of D&C Conrad Conrad Caroline July 5, 1876 27y 7m 10d Wife of Peter Conrad Conrad David ?,14, 1876 ?y 6m 25d Conrad Barbara Aug. 1, 1872 1y 4m 15d Dau of C&D Conrad Conrad Abraham Aug. 11, 1868 1y 4m 13d Son of C&D Conrad Conrad James May 9, 1863 5y 3m 4d Son of ? Conrad Conrad Daniel Dec. 12, 1861 6y 11m 24d Son of ? Conrad Conrad Mary May 21, 1870 16y 21m Dau of K&S Conrad Conrad Katie 1867- 1942 ss as Samuel Conrad Samuel 1861-1942 Conrad Barbara May 10, 1890 64y 4m 21d Wife of C. Conrad Conrad Christian 14-May-02 79y 11m 29d Conrad Issac 1863-1954 Conrad Sarah 1860-1940 Conrad Anna 1865-1939 Conrad Fanny Feb. 21, 1859 30y 1m 1d CONRAD/Wife of M.H. Conrad Earnest Joe 1826-1859 Eicher Anna July 25,1885 53y 1m 15d Wife of C. Eicher Eicher Christian July 13, 1819-Feb. 21, 1896 ss as Christian Eicher David Apr. 29, 1875 1y 4m 7d Son of C&A Eicher Eicher Barbara Aug. 4, 1891 91y 3m 3d Ernst Christian Aug. 31, 1823-Apr. 5, 1891 Ernst Chris. Jan. 21, 1842-Apr. 21, 1893 Geboren/Gestarben Ernst Infant Oct. 3, 1865 Son of C&M Ernst unreadable Ernst David ?,?,? ?,?,? Son of C&M Ernst unreadable Freienberger Infant Feb. 26, 1872 3m 11d Children of Joseph & Mary Freienberger Infant Feb. 1(?), 1872 2m 28d ss as Infant Gaebick Peter 1803-1873 72y ss as Catherine Gaebick Catherine Nov. 6, 1806-Dec.16, 1876 70y 1m 10d Garick Ruthy June 9, 1898 Mar. 4, 1902 Dau of Anna B. Faded on earth to bloom in Heaven Garick Barbara Oct. 20, 1870 23y 10m 24d Dau. of P&C Garick Garth Barbara Oct. 20, 1870 23y 10m 24d Dau. of P&C Garth Dearest sister thou hast left us. Here thy loss so deeply felt.. Graber Nancy Oct. 30, 1871-Sept. 23, 1878 Dau. Of C&E Graber Graber Christian Sept. 11, 1876 62y 9m 24d Graber Anna Nov. 21, 1864 ?y 4m 22d Griffith Joseph Dec. 19, 1824-May 9, 1888 ss as Mahala Griffith Mahala Sept. 23, 1831-Apr. 6, 1911 Griffith Nathan T. Dec. 6, 1854-Jan. 23, 1863 ss as Mahala & Joseph Griffith Clara A. June 11,1868-Mar. 2, 1874 ss as Mahala & Joseph Griffith Joseph L. May 24, 1872-Nov. 2, 1875 ss as Mahala & Joseph Hagie Charles Oscar Mar. 23, 18??-Sept. 5, 1875 Son of Samuel &Susana Hagie Hauenstein J. Jakob Dec. 31, 1838 Apr. 14,1873 Written in German Klopenstein Franklin A. 1y 3m 4d Son of ? Klopenstein Klopenstein Peter Dec. 25, 1882 83y 10m Klopenstein Anna Mar. 10, 1865 64y 1m 15d Wife of Peter Klopenstein Klopenstein Barbara Mar. 31, 1840-Feb. 26, 1927 Miller Peter Mar. 10, 1814- Apr. 4, 1866 Miller Katherine Feb. 10, 1819-Sept. 21, 1892 MILLER Musser Amos July 10, 1883 11y 1m 22d Son of A&J Musser Musser ? Feb. 12, 187? ?y 5m 6d Dau. Of A&C Musser Musser ? Feb. ?, 18? Infant of A&C Musser Nickolaus Barbara E. Sept. 27, 1873 Dau of H&F Nickolaus Not lost, our dear child has gone before, where we shall meet to weep no more. Nickolaus Catherine Jan. 6, 1869 77y Wife of Henry Nickolaus Rich Barbara E. Jan. 9, 1873 66y 11m 4d Wife of Joseph Rich Rich Magdalena Apr. 17, 1856 19y 11m 20d Wife of Daniel Eicher Rich Barbara June 21, 1872 28y 2m 6d Wife of Peter Rich Rich Joseph W. June 16, 1875 6m 2d Son of P&H Rich Roth Benidict Dec. 1, 1861 20y Son of N&G Roth Roth Nicklos July 15, 1862 40y Roth Peter Feb. 15, 1873 1y ?m Son of JE&C Roth Roth Catherine Dec. 3, 1889 Wife of JE Roth age underground Roth John E. Apr. 7, 1891 66y 3m 10d Schlatter Magdalene Oct. 21, 1821-Mar. 9, 1898 MOTHER/Prepare to meet me in Heaven Schlatter Joseph Apr. 14, 1876 65y Schlatter Benidict Jan.. 15, 1883 72y 8m 5d Sommer Joseph May 1, 1888 81y 8m 27d ss as Elizabeth Sommer Elizabeth Sept. 20, 1874 61y 1m 8d Wife of Jos. Sommer Torrance Mary 1857-1944 Tschant Anna Apr. 17, 1859 3y 1d Dau. of ? Tschant lamb on tombstone Tschantz Anna June 5, 1840 Apr. 3, 1869 My Mother Nee Smith Tschantz Peter Nov. 14, 1831 May 30, 1895 ss as Katherine Pege Tschantz Katherine Aug. 28, 1832 Oct. 6, 1866 His Wife Tschantz Daniel Dec. 4, 1872-July 23, 1873 ss as Katherine & Peter Weenger Magdalina German Wenger Joseph Mar. 12, 18?? 1y 1m 1d Son of J&E Wenger Wenger Magealena Apr. 27, 1872 4m 22d Dau. of ? Wenger Wenger Christian Oct. 10, 1870 5m 22d Son of D&? Wenger Wenger Christ 1800-1882 ss as Mary Wenger Mary 1807-1867 Wenger Nicholas July 11, 1835-Jan. 20, 1862 Sohn Von C&M Wenger Written in German