Ethel Louise Treas -- Der Stadt Friedhof Cemetery, Fredericksburg TX - Woodmen of the World Grave Markers/Monuments on Waymarking.com

Ethel Louise Treas (nee Wilke) is buried at Der Stadt Friedhof Cemetery, Fredericksburg TX under a tombstone provided by the Woodmen of the World affiliate for women, Woodman's Circle.

Unlike most of the tombstones in this older section of the cemetery, hers is in the English language, reflecting the predominant German culture in Fredericksburg.

Her tombstone reads as follows:

"[Woodmen's Circle emblem]
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ETHEL LOUIS TREAS
NEE WILKE

Born
Aug. 11 1896

Died
Nov. 18, 1918"

We were not able to find out much more about Ethel, except for a burial record (in German) out of Holy Ghost Lutheran Church in Fredericksburg.

A quick search on Ancestry.com provided a small bit of extra information about her: (visit link)

"Early life with Grandparents
Posted 06 Oct 2008 by jseiler1959

Per Carol Meyers, Ethel Louise was raised by her grandparents, Friedrich (Fritz) and Amalia Wilke in Gillespie County. Ethel died in 1918, a week after Armistice Day with the terrible flu of that year. She married Sgt. Salon Treas, was in Prescott, AZ, when she died, but is buried in Fredericksburg, Der Friedhof Cemetery."

Was the inscription legible?: Yes Location of Marker/Monument: Cemetery

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