John, Hope you have a great trip. Like many other descendants, I do not know where my Hessian is buried. We have a guess, but the cemetery was built over many years ago and there was no stone and so far no proof. Sorry I can't send you a picture. Bill Hawk ----- Original Message ----- From: "john" <jmerz@cogeco.ca> To: <AMREV-HESSIANS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 9:42 PM Subject: [HESSIAN] Re: Trip to Hanau, Germany. in June 2005. > Hello Hessian descendants; > > So far I have heard from one of you supporting me with > pictures from Hessian grave dedication with a plaque...

Bill, I just replied to Ed Maul's e-mail, and what I said to him, I could have said to you. I don't know where my own grandmother is buried, but I have a beautiful picture of hers hanging on my wall in honour of her. If you are sure that this Hessian was your ancestor, wouldn't you want to honor him, and leave some memento to your descendants? Respectfully John Merz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Hawk" <whsaxman@verizon.net> Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 9:07 AM Subject: Re: [HESSIAN] Re: Trip to Hanau, Germany. in June 2005. > John, > Hope you have a great trip. Like many other descendants, I do not know where > my Hessian is buried. We have a guess, but the cemetery was built over many > years ago and there was no stone and so far no proof. Sorry I can't send you > a picture. > Bill Hawk > >

John, Do not despair about lack of photos of graves. So many TS's are deteriorated and some removed to make way for our modern highways, etc. I had been told on a phone conversation where Gottlieb Westfall was buried, but was unable to find it at the cemetery mentioned. I have no TS photos of any of Gottlieb Westfalls children, including my 3rd great grandmother. Her husband is buried at Smith's Graveyard in Perry Co., PA according to his obit. But I cannot find a location as to where this cem. might be today. I would think that Mary Elizabeth [Westfall] Light was buried at the same place as their deaths were only 2-3 years apart. I do have a tombstone photo of one of the sons of Mary and John Light....that of my great-great grandfather Simon Light. But I cannot add a plaque to the TS. I am trying to think how I might honor Gottlieb Westfall, but have as yet not come up with a good idea. The closes thing I have thought of is to have a drawing of Hessian soldier in uniform of his unit and hang that in my home where I have other family photos. I have recently been combing the census to try and find Gottleib's spouse who remarried. I have the name, but have found absolutely nothing about her. Once a a great while I hear from George Westfall of the same line. Maybe he has come up with a Westfall TS location. But have not heard from him in ages. I read all the other email on this topic. Seems many of us have not clue where there might be a TS. Pauli, you take good care of your grandfather (OPA) on this trip. Peggy [Lyte] Tyrrell, some kind of cousin.