Schaeffler Family Headstone - Park Street Cemetery - Florence, MA
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N 42° 20.073 W 072° 40.493
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The Schaeffler Family zinc headstone is located in Park Street Cemetery in the Florence section of Northampton, MA
Waymark Code: WMG51Q
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 01/13/2013
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The Schaeffler Family zinc headstone is a 7' tall spire with inscriptions on all four sides. The spire is decorated with draped curtain design and capped with a small pyramid. The front of the spire has a Masonic symbol. The lower part of the spire is encircled with a flowers and leaves motif.
The front base is inscribed with the family name SCHAEFFLER the plaque above is inscribed:
PHILLIP S.
SCHAEFFLER
BORN IN
RHEIN BAIERN
GERMANY
AUGUST 6, 1838
DIED OCT. 6, 1882
AG. 48 YRS 2 MOS
The plaque on the right side is inscribed:
ALOIS J.
SCHAEFFLER
BORN DEC. 17, 1871
DIED
SEPT. 2, 1923
AGE
52 YEARS.
The plaque on the back is inscribed:
ANNA
SCHAEFFLER
BORN
OCT. 22, 1869
DIED
NOV. 2, 1877
AGE 8 YEARS
Below is the year 1883. At the bottom right is the inscription: Monumental Bronze Co. Bridgeport, CT
The plaque on the left side is inscribed:
HERE RESTS
KATHARINA
SCHAEFFLER
WIFE OF
PHILIP C.
SCHAEFFLER
BORN IN THE YEAR 1841,
IN MAYEN, NEAR COBLENZ,
GERMANY,
DIED OCTOBER 14, 1908
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN