Sophia Jaeger - Ebenezer Lutheran Church Cemetery - Franklin County, MO USA
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Most tombstones, especially the older ones, are all in German...
Waymark Code: WM13HDQ
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 12/18/2020
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County of church: Franklin County
Location of church: State Hwy YY, 2 miles E. of State Hwy C, 7 miles S. of New Haven, 6 miles
NE of Leslie
Built: 1896
Pastor: James Wilshusen
Number of graves: 700
This stone is very weathered, and in German and italics, makes reading very difficult, if not impossible.
Tombstone Text:
In den Händen Gott
SOPHIA L. JAEGER
GEB.
2 Juli 1884,
GEST.
17 Aug. 1885.
She died age 2 year 1 month 13 days of dysentery.
Franklin County recorded her death and burial at "Port Hudson's cemetery."
This marble stone in the Ebenezer Cemetery with it's dove of peace at the top, is a marble stone on a marble base over 130 years old.
"The dove is the most frequently seen animal symbol in the cemetery. It is portrayed in a number of poses, but most frequently it is seen holding an olive branch, a reference to the dove sent out by Noah to search for land, and explained in Genesis 8: 10-11
"The dove became the symbol of purity and peace because God had made peace with man. It also became a powerful symbol of the Holy Ghost, as illustrated in John I: 31-33" ~ Stories in Stone a Field Guide to Cemetery Symbolism, by Douglas Keister, 2004,
"Port Hudson is an unincorporated community in northwestern Franklin County, Missouri. A post office called Port Hudson was established in 1859, and remained in operation until 1909. Ebenezer Lutheran Church is now served by the post office in Leslie." ~ Ebenezer Church