Hi, St. Ann's church was first built in 1846.. This church was considered the Irish church. Because the german people of Fremont wanted their own church where they could understand the language the german men from Fremont built St. Joseph. in 1857. One of the pioneer men of St. Joseph was Jacob Gabel. He was born Jan. 30, 1784 in Dussenheim, Alsac. He arrived in Buffalo, N.Y. Sept. 29, 1829. He came to Fremont with his family in 1835. His wife Barbara Niebald Gabel was born Aug. 27, 1786 and married Jan. 20, 1808. They had three sons and three daughters. Father Machebeuf often said mass in their house. Mr. Gabel died Jan. 30, 1874. Mrs Gabel died Nov. 19 1868, 82 years. Their remains are buried in Ludwig Cemetery. (taken from the Souvenir of The Diamond Jubilee of St. Joseph Parish, Fremont, Ohio, celebrated May 7, 1933 ) Ludwig Cemetery was the oldest cemetery and was a distance out of Fremont and the roads were dirt roads then so it was hard to go to Ludwig cemetery for funerals. St. Joseph Cemetery and St. Ann's cemetery were next to each other on the S.W. side of Fremont. Ludwig is still in use and one side is for the Protestants and the other for the Catholics. St. Ann's joined St. Joseph just a few years back and now both cemeteries are together and known as the Catholic cemetery as Sacred Heart and St. Casimirs also bury their families in this cemetery. I hope this helps but the Kin Hunters have a member called Tim Mielke, 8326 Brooke Park Dr., Apt. 104, Canton, Michigan 48187. He has done extensive work on the Gabel family and is just about ready to have his work published. Good luck Eleanor Kiser Maggie Stewart wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 1999 11:51 AM > Subject: New Sandusky Co. Oh Queries Post > > Sandusky Co. Oh Queries > A new message, "Need Info on Ballville Township," was posted by Robin Davis > on Wed, 08 Dec 1999 > > Surname: GABEL > > --- > NAME: Robin Davis > EMAIL: [email protected] > DATE: Dec 08 1999 > QRYTEXT: Maggie-I live in south carolina-I have minimal info on Ballville > Township. I am trying to research my fathers family, they were early > settlers in Sandusky County. I am looking for any info on Ludwig > cemetery, St Josephs church in Fremont, St Anns cemetery, St josephs > cemetery, and am researching the last name of Gabel. Any help would be > appreciated. Thank You Robin L Davis. > > This is an automatically-generated notice. > > <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Oh/Sandusky> > > ==== OHSANDUS Mailing List ==== > This list is designed to provide a discussion forum for anyone who has an interest in Sandusky County Ohio. > To search this list go to http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl and enter OHSANDUS for the list name.