I travel a lot in Germany and the cemeteries are sometimes right by the churches -- especially in the small villages and sometimes in another place. The Catholic and Evangelish used the same cemetery and sometimes are using the same church. In the small villages I have found very old tombstones -- some so covered with vines I couldn't ready them, but usually not so. I also was one of those who couldn't wait to get to Obersaulheim to find my ancestors. What a disappointment. But I found one stone that had ancestors on 4 sides. This was 20 years ago. Last summer I decided to look at it again and it was now gone. No more sides to write on. It was my family. An English lady found me the last person in the area with the name of Becker. I spoke no German other than uhr uhr grossvater etc and he, an old man, spoke no English. I brought out my pix of my great grandfather and he was so excited and went in and brought out his vater (father). They could have been twins. After several trips there going through the church records all around that area I now know that he was a descendant of one of my great great grandfather's brothers. Too bad I found out too late and learned a little German too late. Would have loved to have talked with him. My daughter went with me this last time and she speaks fluent German. Since I travel a lot with my husband I have been around the world and the topic of burials has been of interest since I started this hobby as a girl and also since I have a varied background. What a difference in procedure in other counties. My two cents worth. Thanks. Jerilyn Jerilyn Lappin Koskan Cook Co., Illinois [email protected] FTM user BREWER-Daniel Belmont, OH, Northumberland, Indiana and Jefferson, PA DAVIS/DAVIDSON-Marium/Mary b1803 Bucks, PA Mother Rachel Greene DUSATKO-Barbara, Anton late 1800s Butler, NE DYE-William, David, Daniel in Monroe, OH early 1800s. FISHER-Joseph, b abt 1805 OH, last Morgan, OH 1850. Wife Judith Lappin. Children John, Knight, Elizabeth, Thomas, Hannah, Mary, Rachel, Ruth GRAY-Ogden b 1850 Morgan, OH, d Fulton, IL. Children - Ogden, Lafayette, Mary A., Cornelius, Elizabeth, Rachel GREENE-Rachel, b abt 1770, Bucks, PA HANNA-Archibald, d 1793 Westmoreland, PA Children Hugh, William, Hannah, Mary (wed Robert Williams) KIRK-Elizabeth, Quaker, daughter Joseph Kirk/Judith Knight, wed Robert Lappin abt 1790. Chester & Fayette, PA Belmont, OH KOSKAN-Vaclav, b 1850s Czechoslovakia d Butler, NE LAPPIN-PA and OH late 1700s/1800s LEAK/LEEK-MD & Eastern, OH in late 1700s and 1800s MITCHELL-Thomas Mitchell, b 1770s Greene, PA -d Monroe, OH. Daughter Maria wed William Dye. MONROE-Nicholas Monroe, b PA, died Belmont, OH early 1850s. Children Curtis, William, John, Samuel, Mary (Hendershot), Eleanor (Maring), Rebecca (Murphy), Miller, George, Richard. MONTGOMERY-Daniel, d 1842 Vinton, OH Family to Wayne, IL Wife Alice Lappin, Children William, Mariah, John, Elizabeth, Rachel, Letticia, Ruth, Euphemia OATES-Sarah Elizabeth born Lewis, WV, adopted Samuel McCluster - to Decatur, KS Parents supposedly Elizabeth Puffenbarger/Benjamin Oates SLUSHER-Frederick, b PA, lived Monroe, OH, d Wayne, IL SMITH-Aaron 1755/Anna Foster Bucks, PA Children John, Amos, Hannah, Samuel, Charles, Mary STARBUCKS-John and Ann Lappin of Belmont, OH STARKEY - b 1810 PA, wed Belmont, OH TODD - Wm. & Rachel Lappin, d late 1800s Morgan, OH WADSWORTH-Alcinda, Martha, Wm., Rachel, Emily, Ruth b Belmont, OH