Johann Heinrich Koenig - Koenig Lutheran Cemetery - Wentzville, MO USA
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A child's tombstone, as many of these dove's are located
Waymark Code: WM16G2K
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 07/25/2022
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County of cemetery: St. Charles County
Location of cemetery: 5th St. & Walnut St., SW corner, Wentzville
Number of graves: 86
Tombstone Text:
Hier rüirt in Gott
JOHANN H.
Sohn gon
F. & C. KOENIG
GEB.
22. Mai 1883
GEST.
27. Aug. 1888
[four lines of German
Unreadable because of size of print
and age of tombstone]
His Find-A-Grave
"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 then became a 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 Jon 1;" ~ Stories in Stone, by Douglas Keister, 2004, page 79