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Submitted: 7/16/08 • Approved: 7/18/08 • Last Updated: 8/13/15 • R68345-G68344-S3
The gravestone for Clara and Lincoln, sister and brother, is located in the NW section of East Sparta Cemetery. Their marble stone is weathered, difficult to read. Portions of the transcriptions below relied upon the 1950's Stark Co. Cemetery Inscriptions documented by the Stark Co Chapter of the Ohio Genealogy Society.
The east face is engraved "BACHTEL".
The north face (shown herein) is engraved:
LINCOLN M.
SON OF
M & S BACHTEL
DIED
DEC 3, 1881
AGED
20 YRS 9 MO 15 D
The south face is engraved:
CLARA L.
DAU OF
M & S BACHTEL
DIED
JULY 23, 1884
AGED
20 YRS 10 MO 21 D
Their parents were Moses and Susan (Miller) Bachtel.
The GPS location of this grave stone is 40° 39' 54.1" North, 81° 21' 19.9" West.
Contributed on 7/16/08
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Record #: 68345