St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

Old Cemetery in Lewisville, Ohio

 

The St. Peter’s Evangelical Church (which has been converted to a business establishment) is located in Lewisville, Ohio near the intersection of Main Street and Ohio Route # 145.  There are two separate cemeteries behind this church.  Immediately behind the church is an old cemetery in which the earliest burial found is 1852.  Only two burials were found in the 20^th Century; those being in 1912 and 1914.  This old cemetery is the one listed below.    The newer cemetery can be accessed by clicking, newer cemetery.

 

(Numbers in the chart below are the approximate, relative locations of graves in the St. Peter’s Evangelical

Church old cemetery.  The numbers correspond with the numbers and names in the table that follows)

 

St. Peter’s Old Cemetery

 

 

Arrow points North

 

 

 

 

Following are the names and dates copied from headstones in St. Peters Evangelical Church in Lewisville, Ohio.  The number preceding the name corresponds to the grave number in the chart above.

 

1        Elizabeth Seebach   1838 - 1914

2        Edward, son of Henry and Elizabeth Seebach b. Oct 17, 1860 d. May 21, 1879

3        ? Bott b. Feb 6, 187? D. Nov 28, 1879

4        ? Bott b. 1855 d. ? 10, 1889  (See comment below for an explanation of the use of italics and color)

5        S. J. Bowman b. 21 Dec 1827 d. 18 Feb 1880 aged 53y 1m 27d

6        Stephen      (can’t read)

7                 (can’t read)

8        Stegner       (can’t read)

9        Stegner       (can’t read)

10      Knop or Kruop    b. 5 Jun 1801 d. 8 Jun 1881 aged 80        (can’t read)

11      Mary E. Bender  (can’t read)

12      Geo Christian Bender b. Sept 18, 1845 d. Aug 2, 1912 179^th Reg Co. 1 OVI

13      Benjamin Swanson b. Sept 18, 1832 d. Jan 17, 1884

14      Karl son of C & S Degnhut b. 8 Mar 1876 d. 5 July 1882

15      Anna F. Swanson b. Oct 12, 1880 d. Jun 17, 1882

16      Francis E. Swanson b. Jan. 111877 d. Jun 20, 1882

17      Ella C. Swanson b. Dec. 13, 1874 d. Jun 22, 1882

18      Williams     (can’t read)

19               (can’t read)

20      William Pillman d. Nov 22, 1871 aged 23y 7m 2d

21      John Sebaugh b. Jul or Jun 22, 18?? d. July 26, 1871

22               (can’t read)

23      George L. Kesner d. Dec 28, 1873 (on same stone) infant son of GL&B Kesner

24      Jacob ? d. Aug 14, 1870         (can’t read)

25      Marcua Butt d. June 26, 1866 aged 65y

26      Leonhart Kestner b. Mar 25, 1797 d. Oct 27, 1865

27      John Hays (or Haas) d. Nov 24, 1863

28      Henry Fiber d. Feb 21 (or 24), 1866 aged 66

29               (stone broken)

30      Geo Buckio d. Mar 30, 1867 aged 11y

31      Barnhard Meyers d. Jul 15, 1872 aged 78y 6m 20d

32      Michael Butt d. Jul 18, 187?  Aged 58y

33      Salomea frau of M. Stephen Gest d. Jul 28, 186? aged 18y 5m

34               (can’t read)

35      George son of J. & Seabaugh b. Jun 25, 1866 d. Aug 30, 1867

36               (can’t read)

37      Lizzy dau of G. & L. Weber   (can’t read)

38               (can’t read)

39      Elizabeth dau of F & L Sutter b. Feb 8, 1863 d. Sept 5, 1864

40      Mary dau of F & L Sutter b. Feb 8, 1863 d. Sept 12, 1864

41      William son of ? ? Seebach Sept 6, 1878 d. Mch1, 1879

42               (can’t read)          (only the base remains)

43      infant son of B. & S. Seebach b. & d. Feb 28, 1884

44      Frederick Stoffal d. Jan 27, 1858 aged 15y 6m

45      Heinrich son of ? Feiber

46               (can’t read)

47               (can’t read)

48               (can’t read)

49      Lucinda D. Dau of J. & M.E. Bender d. Feb 2, 1805

50      Catharine Kestner Seebaugh d. July 4, 1878

51      Thomas Weber d. Feb 5, 1822 or 1877 aged 59y ?m 20d

52               (can’t read)

53               (can’t read)

54      Grosz         (can’t read)

55      Hoffman     (can’t read)

56      Henry Seabaugh d. Aug2, 1852 aged 51y 2m

57      Katharina   1799

58               (can’t read)

59      Margaret wife of Michel Butt d. Dec 15, 1858 aged 47

60      Johann Jacob ? b. Apr ?, 1807

61      Elizabeth wife of John Haas d. Dec 26, 1860 aged 65

62               (can’t read)

63      Michael or Michail Stoelel

64      John or Johann Bach   1862

65               (can’t read)

66               (can’t read)          (broken stone)

67               (can’t read)          (stone covered with brush/tree)

68               (can’t read)          (stone covered with brush/tree)

69               (can’t tell if there is a stone here or not – covered with brush/tree)

70               (can’t read) (this stone should yield to a reading aid – tracing, etc.)

71               (can’t read)          (broken stone)

72      Henry, child of Kestner

73               (can’t read)

74               (can’t read)

75      John, son of J & A.E. Kestner d. May 1, 1855 aged 5 years

76               (can’t read)

77               (can’t read)

78      Elisabeth    (can’t read)

79      Barbary      (can’t read)

80      Wm Frederich son of Lorllz & Elisabeth ?cuhary b. Dec 15, 1852

81      Wilhelm son of John and Christina Bach 1858

82               (can’t read)

83               (can’t read)

84               (can’t read)

 

Note:  The row that contains the numbers 66 through 84 on the left of the chart, appears to all be children.

 

Note:  The question marks (?) indicate a word, letter, or number that could not be read.

 

Note:  The use of red and/or italics in the text above indicates that the letter or number that is shown is uncertain and that the reader has included the best estimate of what it should be based on what it appeared to be.

 

The data above were collected August 18, 2003 by Richard Harrington, Richard Harrington

 

The latitude, longitude and elevation of this cemetery was measured using a GPS.  Several graves in the cemetery were recorded in the newer section of the cemetery.  These include the grave of Frank, Oscar Frank where the GPS recorded error of the L/L was +/- 20 feet.  The Elevation = 1239 feet above sea level; the Latitude = N 39 ^o 45.762; the Longitude = W081^o 13.110; Description: Measurement made at the tombstone of Oscar Frank located in the cemetery of the Old German Church in Lewisville, Ohio, USA; Measurement made on September 3, 2002 by Richard Harrington

 

A second set of measurements were made at the grave of Young, Eva Young (1840 - 1919) where the GPS recorded error of the L/L was +/- 20 feet.  The Elevation = 1230 feet above sea level; the Latitude = N 39 ^o 45.766; the Longitude = W081^o 13.121;

 

A third set of measurements were made at the grave of Young, Frederick Young (1829 - 1912)  where the GPS recorded error of the L/L was +/- 20 feet.  The Elevation = 1230 feet above sea level; the Latitude = N 39 ^o 45.755; the Longitude = W081^o 13.121

 

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