John Blankenbaker's Germanna History Notes

Note 1899

In 2000, Eleanor and I visited one cemetery that intrigued us. The village was Lonnerstadt in Bavaria, and we chose to go there, it not being out of way, as about one-third of the “Blankenbakers” in Germany live there. I thought I might give the names on some of the stones there.

Here Rests In Peace
[this is one stone, apparently used by two generations and three people]
- Maria Klein, born 17.3.1865, died 18.10.1948
- Susanna Motz, born 9.8.1899, died 27 May 1965
- Georg Motz, born 24.8.1894, died 23 Nov 1975 [The reverse reads Familie Motz]

Here Rests With God Our Beloved Sister, Sister-In-Law, and Mother Helene Thoma, born 6.1.1895, died 9.1.1966 [Reverse reads Familie Thoma]

Georg Hieronymus of Frimmersdorf, born 21.3.1893, died 3.4.1952
Maria Hieronymus, born 15.5.1898, died 14.5.1969
Margarethe Hieronymus, born 31.1.1927, died 7.4.1987
Johann Hieronymus, born 15.3.1935, died 29.10.1993

Familie Blankenbühler [front]
- Johann Blankenbühler [rear] [& more]
- Johann Nikolaus Blankenbühler [rear] [& more]

Families Blankenbühler [front]
- Georg, born 4.11.1917, died 3.5.1991 [rear, space seemed to be reserved for more people]

Familie Lang

[Another Hieronymus]

Other names in the cemetery included Marr, Wieland, Fisher, and Schneider. I grant that some of these names are to be found many places, but I was still surprised at the number of Germanna names. One of the names, Hieronymus, is said in America to have originated in Austria, as did the Blankenbakers. This leaves one wondering if more of the names also originated there.

Many of the stones were used by more than person. Perhaps this indicates the plot was also being used by more than one person.
(01 Jun 04)

We gratefully acknowledge the work of John Blankenbaker who published over 2,500 Germanna History Notes via the Germanna-L@rootsweb.com email list from 1997 to 2008. We are equally thankful to George Durman (Sgt. George) for hosting the list and republishing the notes via rootsweb.com.