Frank and Bernadina (Hut) Schroeder were my husbands 3x great-grandparents. They were both German Catholic immigrants that came to America and settled in western Ohio in the mid-19th century. They met in the town of Minster.
Frank, who also went by Franz, passed away in 1888 at the age of 66, and is buried in St. Patrick Cemetery in Shelby County, Ohio. Bernadina, whose full name was Joanna Bernadina, lived quite a while longer than her husband, and passed away in 1921 at the age of about 86. (Her birth year is listed as 1833 on her stone and in her obituary, but is listed as 1834 on her death certificate.) At the time of his death, Frank owned a farm in Turtle Creek Twp in Shelby County and the family attended nearby St. Patrick's Catholic Church. After Frank's death, Bernadina went to live with her son Joseph and his family, and, not long before her death, they moved to Minster, which is why she is buried in St. Augustine's Cemetery. (Click on images for larger views.)
Frank, who also went by Franz, passed away in 1888 at the age of 66, and is buried in St. Patrick Cemetery in Shelby County, Ohio. Bernadina, whose full name was Joanna Bernadina, lived quite a while longer than her husband, and passed away in 1921 at the age of about 86. (Her birth year is listed as 1833 on her stone and in her obituary, but is listed as 1834 on her death certificate.) At the time of his death, Frank owned a farm in Turtle Creek Twp in Shelby County and the family attended nearby St. Patrick's Catholic Church. After Frank's death, Bernadina went to live with her son Joseph and his family, and, not long before her death, they moved to Minster, which is why she is buried in St. Augustine's Cemetery. (Click on images for larger views.)
Gravestone of Frank Schroeder, St. Patrick's Cemetery, Shelby Co, Ohio
Gravestone of Bernadina Hut Schroeder, St. Augustine's Cemetery, Minster, Ohio
Photo Sources:
Frank Schroeder: FindAGrave.com, photographed by A. Chronicler
Bernadina Schroeder: FindAGrave.com, photographed by Crashlan
©2014, copyright Emily Kowalski Schroeder
Frank Schroeder: FindAGrave.com, photographed by A. Chronicler
Bernadina Schroeder: FindAGrave.com, photographed by Crashlan
©2014, copyright Emily Kowalski Schroeder
