> > The third and final cemetery was also shown to me by John Sapper. No name > found yet. > > Single 7 foot spike stone with carving on all four sides. Top of monument > dismounted and lying along side. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ I'll give it a shot Dave. Geb (geboren) is short for born & Gest (gestorben) is short for died. > > ( Here resting) Heir Ruhen, Jacob Hilpertshauser, Geb. April 22, 1839, Gest. April 25, 186, > Below on the same side, > Joseph Bleiker, Geb. Feb. 28, 1806, Gest. Dec. 22, 1876, both on side 1. > Side two, Heir Ruht., Die Familie Bleiker. ( Here rests, the family Bleiker) > Side three, Heir Ruht, ( Here rests) John Hilpertshauser, Geb. Juli 28, 1832, Gest. Oct > 6, 1880, and a German verse below. > Side four, Heir Ruhen, (here resting) Barbara Hilpertshauser, geboren (born) JSLER, ( Do not have a clue) Geb. Nov. 9, > 1799, Gest. Oct. 27, 1875, below on same side, > Elias Hilpertshauser, Geb. Juni. 21, 1807, Gest. Nov. 2, 1879. > > Elias Hilpertshauser, first purchased the ground from the U. S. Government, > Bleikers show ownership on the 1876 & 1898 Atlas'. > Can anyone translate the German and email it to me. > Desoto Joe/The Record Man