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