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 Kohl, Nagle, Drinkwater, Simpson, Kohl - Evergreen Cemetery, Galveston, TX Posted by:  jhuoni
N 29° 17.618 W 094° 48.869
15R E 323755 N 3241884
In a sea of Coreopsis', Galveston's Historic Cemetery District is a spectacular visit in the Springtime.
Waymark Code: WM10GX0
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/06/2019
Views: 3
This monument is 10 to 12 feet tall, and topped with a statue of a robed child. Both hands of the statue are missing, either vandals or natural causes.
There are several ornamental symbols:
Cross and Crown - a symbol of victory over death.
Dove - the symbol of peace.
Final Handshake - symbolizes the last farewell to those left behind.
Wheat Sheaf - symbolizes a long life.
Last Voyage - (unable to find info)
Charles Kohl
Wife:
Sophie Tugman Kohl (1818 - 1905) New City Cemetery, Galveston County
Children:
Ernestine Kohl Osberg (1844 - 1916) Evergreen Cemetery, Galveston County
Theresa Kohl Drinkwater (1859 - 1892) Evergreen Cemetery, Galveston County
Caroline "Lena" Kohl (1864 - 1941) Forest Park Cemetery, Harris County
Wallace Nagel
Father:
Gustave Nagel (1838 - 1912) Evergreen Cemetery, Galveston County
Mother:
Thelka Kohl Nagle (1848 - 1935) Evergreen Cemetery, Galveston County
William Wallace Simpson
Spouse:
Earnestine Kohl Osberg (Second Husband 1872)
Teresa Drinkwater
Spouse:
Daniel Drinkwater (No information found)
Richard Kohl - (no relationship found)
Headstone text (optional):
Charles Kohl
Born Jan. 15, 1821,
Died Apr. 5, 1884.
Wallace Nagel,
Born 1875,
Died Jan. 9, 1883,
Aged 8 yrs, 6 mos.
1885
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W.W. Simpson,
Born Jan. 21, 1840
Died Jan. 10, 1885
We will meet again.
We only know that thou hast gone,
and that the same relentless tide
which board thee from us, still glides on,
and we who mourn the with it glide.
Simpson
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Teresa Drinkwater,
Wife of Daniel
Drinkwater,
Born October 2, 1859
Died October 27, 1882.
Richard Kohl,
Born Aug. 30, 1853,
Died June 11, 1888.
There is Sweet Rest in Heaven
1885
Monumental Bronze Co. Bridgeport, CT.
Additional Coordinates (optional): Not Listed
Date of birth (optional): Not listed
Date of death (optional): Not listed
Website: Not listed
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