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KROSS REFORMED CHURCH CEMETERY

Located 1/4 mile west, then 2 1/2 miles south of Berne, in Wabash Township, Adams County, Indiana.
The Kross Reformed Church was organized on this same spot December 12, 1869.  
Many names are on the Church Records of Deaths than is found in the cemetery.
David Zmutt gave land from his farm for this church and cemetery in 1869.

Henry L. Schaffter, d April 3, 1907, Age 79 yrs 8 mo 11 das
Mary Ann Schaffter, his wife, d January 24, 1898, Age 71 yrs 5 mo

John Berger, b July 2, 1825 In Switzerland, d May 2, 1897

John Steiner, b April 4, 1892 -

Freddie Brand, d January 7, 1894, Age 1 yrs 4 mo 17 das

Friedrlch Schug, son of D. & C. Schug, b December 6, 1848, d February 15, 1878

Elizabeth Burkl, b September 7, 1844, d April 15, 1878

Carolina Burkl, b October 18, 1873, d October 8, 1878

Christian Reussen, b July 20, 1834, d November 10, 1917
Anna E. (seine ehefrau) b September 1,1844, d July 1, 1929

Lena Brand, dau of John & R. Brand, b June 25, 1897, d June 21, 1906

Marie Egly Schug, b October 18, 1824, d August 25, 1902, Age 77 yrs 1 mo 13 das (fallen stone)

Bennedict Egly, b May 12, 1820,d June 24, 1888, husband of Maria, born in Switzerland

Albert Gerber, son of Gerber, b January 1878, d September 1878

Elizabeth Gerber, dau of John &   ?   Gerber b September 6, 1876, d July 12, 1877

Karolina Hofstetter, dau of J. & V. Hofstetter, b March 1, 1876,d August 24, 1876

( )   son of (       )     Gerber, b 1886, d 1892, Age 6 yrs

J. Roth, b February 31, 1860, d December 21, 1891, Age 33 yrs, 11 mo21 das

Friederich Schug, b February 1819, d January 26, 1892, Age 72 yrs 5 mo 23 das

A stone but undecipherable.

Alfred Brennaman, son of T. & A. Brennaman, b January 1, 1884, d July 17, 1884

David Gerber, b August 18, 1861, d May 5, 1884

Karl, b October 1882, d August 31, 1884,
Albrecht, b November 26, 1879, d August 23, 1884 Kinder von---Reusser

Gottlieb Miller, d December 7, 1872, Age 54 yrs 3 mo 14 das

Catharina Lochter von Friederick Schug, b December 16, 1816, d December 16, 1873, Age 56 yrs 11 mo 15 das

Anna Gerber, b September 24, 1850, d July 27, 1874, Age 23 yrs 10 mo 3 das

T. Stahly (Stal) ? d February 12, 1875, Age 58 yrs

David Gerber, b 1871 , d 1871

H. Otto Brenneman, son of J. & A. Brenneman, b March 21, 1883, d July 11, 1883

Dau of B. & G. Mettler, b January 6, 1877, d March 25, 1882

Emmeli Gurtner, b December 28, 1880, d August 22, 1881

Daniel Gerber, son of D. & O. Gerber, b January 10, 1880, d October 6, 1880

Undecipherable stone, 1869 - 1869

Child of Ch. & ? Gurtner, b November 1874, d September 9, 1876

David Zmutt, b October 30, 1819, d March 14, 1875, Age 55 yrs 5 m 14 das
Anna Barbara, wife of David Zmutt, b August 21, 1810, d October 30, 1881, Age 71 yrs 2 mo 9 das
Anna Elizabeth Hofstetter, wife of Christian Hofstetter, born October 29, 1850, d May 11, 1876, Age 25 yrs 6 mo 15 das
Rosina Hofstetter, b September, 16, 1874, d November 27, 1887, Age 13 yrs 2 mo 10 das
Anna Elizabeth Hofstetter, b May 5, 1876, d February 13, 1888,
Age 11 yrs 9 mo 8 das, dau of Ch. & S.E. Hofstetter
Anna, wife of Christian Hofstetter, b January 30, 1831, d May 30, 1908, Age 77 yrs 11 mo
Christ Hofstetter, b September 16, 1841, d March 1918
All on 1 stone

Julia Stramm, dau of Louis & Silvia Stramm, b October 9, 1882, d March 9, 1890

Emile Stramm, b May 18, 1866, d February 3, 1888, Age 21 yrs 8 mo 15 das

Othilia or Olivia Brenneman, dau of Jacob and ? Brenneman, b January 15, 1888, d June 5, 1888

Jacob Baumgartner, son of Amiel and Lena Baumgartner, b June 26, 1886 d September 1887, Age 1 yr 2 mo 6 das

Father - Phillip Heine Studler, b March 18, 1820, d October 7, 1889
Mother - Elizabeth Mar. Studler, b June 1823, d July 2, 1890

Christian Gurtner, b December 2, 1837, d October 21, 1888, Age 50 yrs 10 mo 19 das

Maria Gurtner, b November 17, 1842, d March 17, 1904

Gottlieb Gurtner, d February 10, 1859, Age 18 yrs 8 mo

Jalina Tochter of Christ. Gurtner, b January 27, 1842, d December 15, 1864

(These additional people are buried here as they are in the very first church record book:)

Friederick Schug, son of Friederick & Katharina
Schug, d February 4, 1878, Age 30 yrs 1 mo
Caecil Gerber, wife of David Gerber, d 1884
Father - Christian Gerber d June 1885
Fredend Schwartz, d May 25, 1870
Gottlieb Amater, b October 27, 1866, in Switzerland, d February 7, 1888.

These may be the ones we could not decipher.

(May not be a complete listing)


 


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