FIKE CEMETERY, Mascoutah, St. Clair County, Illinois
Copyright, May, 2001 - Donnell Redlingshafer Wisniewski
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RENTH - Mascoutah, St. Clair County, Illinois

I. Survey of FIKE Cemetery; 2 mi. NE of Mascoutah, in a stand of trees
 on Feusser Rd. opposite so. end of Emig Rd.; overgrown and abandoned;
 May 2001
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A. WALTER F. (preceded by German script - "Eherruh w???nieden"
  1. sohn von Adam Renth
  2. Geb. 27 Dez. 1877
  3. Gest. 29 Marz. 190?
  4. Stone in decent condition on top of small slab
B. ADAM HEINRICH (preceded by same German script as Walter)
  1. sohn von Adam Renth
  2. Geb. 10 Dez. 1888
  3. Gest. 21 Oct. 1897
  4. Stone in decent condition on top of small slab
  5. Century plant near bloom at foot
C. JOHANN HEINRICH (preceded by same script)
  1. sohn von Adam Renth
  2. Geb. 27 Sept 1880
  3. Gest. 29 Dez. 1887
  4. Slightly more weathered than the first two stones 
D. MARGARETHA ANNA (Hier ruhl in frieden)
  1. tochter von Adam Renth
  2. Geb. 5 Sept 1879
  3. Gest. 18 Dez 1879
  4. Stone in very good condition, deeper engraving
E. FRIEDERICK S.
  1. 1835
  2. Stone is very weathered, very difficult to read
F. MATHILDA H. MERTZ
  1. unable to read dates
G. ELIZABETH WANGER
  1. Geb. 1 Jan 1895
  2. Gest. 16 Marz. 1884
  3. This is an honest read, no mistake! I suspect the engraver reversed 
     the dates.
H. ANNA M.
  1. dau of F & M LINCK
  2. born Dec 18 1861
  3. died Feb 17 1865
  4. Gone but not forgotten
  5. This stone is outside of the trees, on the back edge next to the 
     cornfield.
I. FEUSSER
  1. d Mar 1880
  2. stone toppled off of base and broken
  3. within the trees at the east edge
  4. One of the largest stones in the cemetery at this date
J. FIKE
  1. white soapstone, engraved on front of plinth
  2. base missing, stone toppled, resting on engraved face (?)


II. RENTH BAPTISMAL RECORDS - St. John United Church of Christ
Held in Mascoutah Public Library, large binders, written in old German 
script
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A. ADAM RENTH
  1. parents Jacob R. Renth, Katharina Dietz
  2. born 27 Feb. 1850
  3. bapt. 19 Marz. 1850
  4. sponsor Adam Renth
B. JOHANNES RENTH
  1. parents Adam Renth, Maria Wolf/Wolz?
  2. born 7 Feb. 1852
  3. bapt. 7 June 1852
  4. Sponsor Johannes Wolf/Wolz?
C. HEINRICH RENTH
  1. parents Jacob Renth, Katharina Dietz
  2. born 22 June 1852
  3. bapt. 21 Sept. 1853
D. JOHANNES RENTH
  1. parents Jacob Renth, Katharina Dietz
  2. born 11 Sept. 1853
  3. bapt. 21 Oct. 1853
E. ELIZABETH RENTH
  1. parents Jacob Renth, C????? Linck
  2. born 12 June 1855
  3. bapt. 11 Marz 1856
F. JACOB RENTH
  1. parents Jacob Renth, Katharina Dietz
  2. born 28 April 1852
  3. bapt. 20 June 1857

III. Book of Deaths, St. John United Church of Christ, Mascoutah
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A. ADAM RENTH, p. 106
  1. farmer
  2. bd. 26 Jun 1856
  3. age 35
  4. buried on Fike's farm
B. JACOB RENTH, p. 106
  1. farmer
  2. bd. 10 Mai 1857
  3. age 37
  4. buried on Fike's farm	
C. GEORGE GRAFSER, p. 111
  1. Bd. 18 Jun 1860
  2. age 2 ½ yrs.
  3. buried on Fike's farm
D. CARL SCHMIDT, p. 111
  1. Bd. 19 marz 1860
  2. age 50 years
  3. buried on Fike's farm
E. JACOB BAUER, p. 112
  1. farmer
  2. bd. 14 Sept 1861
  3. age 50
  4. buried on Fike's farm
F. ELIZABETH STADLER, p. 120
  1. father Jacob Stadler
  2. d. 4 Nov 1864
  3. bd. 5 Nov. 1864
  4. age 2 yr. 6 mos
  5. Dr. Welsch
  6. Buried on Fike's farm
G. PHILIPP DIEBALD
  1. d. 16 June 1867
  2. bd. 17 June 1867
  3. age 23 yr
  4. Dr. Schmitt
  5. Buried on Fike's farm