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| These are photographs of headstones of the family ancestors from around the Rochester NY area. Click on the name to see a picture of the headstone.
Here is a quick link to my preliminary family tree file. Here is a link to the Altre Family page. E-mail me with any questions at jak@localnet.com. |
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MT. HOPE CEMETERY, ROCHESTER NY THE JOHANN AND SOPHIA SCHULT GRAVES (SG 38 + 39 R47) Johann Schult and Sophia Nietz Schult were my paternal great-great grandparents who emigrated to America around 1875 with their children John C. Schult (my great-grandfather), Ludwig Schult, Joachim Schult, Friedrich Schult, Fredericka Schult Wolff and Wilhelmina Schult Wagenknecht. Johann and Sophia died in the Greece/Parma NY area where most of their children and their families lived, but they were buried in Mt. Hope in the old Single Grave area which is now greatly overgrown. Johann Schult (and Sophia Nietz Schult) THE SODEMANN / SCHULT PLOT (SW 1/4 355 R3) C.Carl and Caroline Steinmiller Sodemann were my paternal great-great-grandparents. Carl Sodemann emigrated about 1865 with his mother Frederika and his siblings from Alt Pannekow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany. Caroline Steinmiller emigrated about 1866 from Ehmkendorf, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany. They lived on Mark Street in Rochester NY and had nine children, only some of whom are buried in this plot. It was purchased in 1898 by Caroline. She had her husband's casket moved at that time from it's original grave in another part of the cemetery. My direct descendant is their daughter Mary SodemannSchult, wife of John C. Schult, my paternal geat-grandparents. Through my research, I have met my cousin Robin Sodeman, grand-daughter of C. Carl and Caroline Sodemann's son, John Charles Sodemann (who is buried elsewhere in Mt. Hope)! John and Mary Schult's daughter Carrie F. Kerber is buried in the plot with her husband, William Herbert Kerber. They are my paternal grandparents. The Sodemann/Schult Plot from the road FAMILY OF C.CARL and CAROLINE SODEMANN C.Carl Sodemann Caroline Steinmiller Sodemann Sophia Sodemann Charles F. Sodemann Frank Sodemann (no marker) Mary Sodemann Schult John (Johann) Christian Schult Joe (Joseph) A. Schult Sophia Schult Kuchler John C. Schult Jr. Carrie F. Schult Kerber John Steinmiller was brother of Caroline Steinmiller who married C. Carl Sodemann. Note that John and Fredericka's names are not on their headstones. They lived on Parsells Ave in Rochester NY The Steinmiller Plot from the road John C. Steinmiller Fredericka Bartels Steinmiller John Steinmiller Jr. Sophie C. Steinmiller Rose Steinmiller George E. Steinmiller Mayme (Marie) Steinmiller Minnie Steinmiller THE AUGUST STEINMILLER PLOT (N 1/4 306 R1) August Steinmiller was the brother of Caroline Steinmiller and John Steinmiller. He is buried with his wife, Sophie Genkel. Their mother, Magdalena Steinmiller and an infant son, Frank Steinmiller, are also in this plot, but are unmarked. August Steinmiller (and Sophia Genkel) Magdalena Steinmiller (unmarked)
Frank Steinmiller (unmarked) THE CHARLES F. STEINMILLER PLOT Charles F. Steinmiller was the son of John Steinmiller and Fredericka Bartels Steinmiller. He is buried with his wife, Isabelle (Belle) Hutchison. Charles F. Steinmiller (and Isabelle Hutchison) THE FREDERICK AND RECKA KERBER GRAVES (SG BB19+20 R85) Frederick (Fritz) and Fredericka (Recka) Holzerland Kerber were my paternal great-great-grandparents who emigrated from Vorpommern, Germany about 1872 with their children John Kerber (my great-grandfather), Fredericka Kerber Apfel, Charles Kerber and Frederick Kerber. Frederick (Fritz) Kerber (and Fredericka Holzerland Kerber) THE CHARLES AND SOPHIA KERBER GRAVES (SW 1/4 354 R6) Charles Kerber was the older brother of my great-grandfather, John Kerber. Charles Kerber (and Sophia Kerber) THE APFEL PLOT Fredericka (Rickey) Kerber Apfel was the sister of my great-grandfather, John Kerber. She is buried with her husband, Adam Apfel, a Rochester policeman. Two of her children, Henry (and his wife) and Amelia are buried next to them. I have had the pleasure of corresponding with Rickey's's grandson, George Thomas (G.T.) Apfel . Thanks to G.T. for the picture of these stones! Fredericka Kerber Apfel (and Adam Apfel) Henry Apfel (and Lena Apfel) Amelia Apfel Grapensteter THE GEORGE J. KERBER GRAVE I believe this George J. Kerber was the son of Frederick Kerber(son of Frederick and Recka Kerber) and Hannah Langschwager but this has not been confirmed. George J. Kerber
THE KERBER/JESS/ZANDER PLOT (NE 1/4 213 R3) This large plot holds five generations of my family, of which some graves are unmarked. This plot. Friedrich Zander and Maria Holtfreder Zander were my paternal great-great-great-grandparents who emigrated from Vorpommern, Germany in the early 1870s. Their daughter Marie Zander married Christopher Jess. The Jess' daughter Emma Jess married my great-grandfather John Kerber. Two of John and Emma Kerber's children who died in infancy are buried in unmarked graves, as are his daughter Elsa Kerber Merrell and her husband Frederick Merrell. John Kerber's grand-daughter Lucille Kerber Garvey's husband (Alfred Garvey) is also buried in this plot. A child, Mary Schramm, is buried in an umarked grave in this plot. She may be the daughter of Emma Jess Kerber's sister Fredericka Jess Schramm. Friedrich Zander (and Maria Holtfreder Zander) Marie Zander Jess (and Christopher Jess) Emma Jess Kerber (and John Kerber) John Kerber (unmarked) Mary Kerber (unmarked) Elsa Kerber Merrell (and Frederick Merrell) (unmarked) Alfred W. Garvey Mary Schramm THE JESS PLOT (NW 1/4 25 R9) William Jess was the son of Christopher Jess and Marie Zander Jess, and brother of Emma Jess Kerber, Fredericka Jess Schramm and Anna Jess Krueger. He is buried with his wife Anna and his son Harold. His daughter Viola Jess Bookout is buried elsewhere. William Jess (and Anna Jess) Harold W. Jess THE SCHRAMM PLOT (SE 1/4 149 R6) Fredericka Jess, daughter of ChristopherJess and Marie Zander Jess, married William Schramm. Their presumed daughter Mary who died as a child is buried in the Zander/Jess/Kerber plot. This plot includes William Schramm's mother; it is unknown whether his father is buried here as well. Minnie Schramm Fredericka Jess Schramm (and William J. Schramm) Herbert M. Schramm (not pictured) Bertha C. Schramm (not pictured) THE KRUEGER/HITCHCOCK PLOT Anna Jess Krueger was the daughter of Christopher Jess and Marie Zander Jess, sister of Emma Jess Kerber, Fredericka Jess Schramm and William Jess. Her daughter, Alma Krueger Hitchcock is buried next to her. Anna Jess Krueger (and J. John Krueger) Alma Krueger Hitchcock (and James B. Hitchcock) RIVERSIDE CEMETERY
THE KASTNER PLOT Charles Kastner was my uncle, married to Norma Kerber Kastner, daughter of William Kerber and Carrie Schult Kerber. His brother is interred above him, and his parents Julia and henry are buried elsewhere in the cemetery. Charles L. Kastner HOLY SEPULCHRE CEMETERY
THE KERBER GRAVES Harvey E. Kerber was the youngest son of John Kerber and Emma Jess Kerber, and my great-uncle. He is buried with his wife Mae Miller Kerber Harvey E. Kerber (and Mae Miller Kerber) WEBSTER RURAL CEMETERY
THE WAGENKNECHT PLOT Wilhelmina (Helmina) Schult Wagenknecht was the daughter of Johann and Sophia Nietz Schult and the older sisterof John C. Schult. She is buried with her husband Carl and their son Frank. Wilhelmina (Helmina) Schult Wagenknecht Frank Wagenknecht (no picture) THE KERBER PLOT Richard J. Kerber was my uncle, son of William Kerber and Carrie Schult Kerber and older brother of my father, Kenneth W. Kerber Richard J. Kerber PARMA UNION CEMETERY THE WOLFF PLOT Fredericka Schult Wolff was daughter of Johann Schult and Sophia Nietz Schult and sister of John C. Schult. She is buried with her husband Johann C. Wolff. Many other Schults and their descendants are buried in this cemetery Fredericka Schult Wolff |
