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Submitted: 1/4/13 • Approved: 1/8/13 • Last Updated: 8/13/15 • R156240-G156239-S3
The Headstone reads:
Sophia Kreutzer
Born in Solkwitz
Sachsen Waimer
May 19, 1819
Died July 1, 1893
Aged 74 Y(ears) 1 m(onth) 12 D(ays).
Solkwitz is a city, Sachsen is a German Federal State, and Waimer is probably mispelled for Weimar. Sachsen-Weimer is german for Saxe-Weimar, a name for part of Germany several centuries ago. Then in 1919 Germany was named The Weimar Republic until 1933 when Adolph Hitler came to power.
Sophia was the daughter of George Snider, and wife of Adam Kreutzer (B:1819-Germany).
Contributed on 1/4/13 by jchamler51
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