Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Wednesday’s child: Johann Renner

One of the restored gravestones (so white!) in Saint James Lutheran Church Cemetery marks the gravesite of Johann Renner (b. 1866, d. 1868).

The small white marker is crowned with flowers—roses and lilies—quite likely symbolizing beauty, youth, virtue.


JOHANN,
Sohn von
J.S. & B. RENNER
Geb. July 4, 1866,
Gest. Feb. 17, 1868.
Johannis 4. 50 V:
Jesus spricht zu ihm: Gehe
hin, dein Sohn lebt. Der
Mensch glaubte dem Wort,
das Jesus zu ihm sagte,
und ging hin.
~ ~ ~

JOHANN,
Son of
J.S. & B. RENNER
Born July 4, 1866,
Died Feb. 17, 1868.
John 4:50 Verse:
Jesus saith unto him: Go,
your son lives. The
Man believed the word
Jesus said to him,
and went.
Saint James Lutheran Church Cemetery, Franklin County, Ohio

2 comments:

  1. Amy, are there quite a lot of German gravestones in your area? I expect to see this in Pennsylvania but was a bit surprised to find them in Ohio.

    Marian

    ReplyDelete
  2. Hi Marian--Oh yes, quite a few German immigrants in Ohio. I normally find small-ish concentrations of German inscriptions, but this small cemetery (in a suburban town outside Columbus) was full of them: the church was founded by German immigrants.

    ReplyDelete

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...