Family History Tourism

I LOVE cemeteries! On our way home from Omaha two months ago, Shad and I took a detour to visit a cemetery just south of Omaha and take pictures of headstones that family history digging has made me aware of. Shad said we should have photographed every single one, as it's possible I'm somehow related to all of them, being in such a small community like that. I know I'm related to all of the Hennings; that's the maiden name of my paternal Grandpa's mother. So here's what we captured, whether or not all the names are related to me.

Glendale Cemetery, Louisville, Cass County, Nebraska

 

The name Tritsch is somewhere in the family line, whether married to a Schafer or a Hennings, I can't remember. I get so lost with all these people.

 

Someone married a Urish.

 

 

Some of the headstones were so worn down we could barely read them and I had to trace my fingers over some parts to make it out. Here's what we wrote down of those in a notebook.

 

Dear Infant

Daughter of
F.J. and A.N.
Hennings
Died Nov. 21, 1887

 

Dear Infant

Son of
F.J. and A.N.
Hennings

Died Nov. 21, 1888

 

Ferdinand J.

son of

H.J. and R

Hennings

Died Oct. 23, 1883

Age 1 month, 5 days

 

Infant Daughter of

H.J. and R

Hennings

Died Oct. 7, 1884

Age 3 days

 

Henry J.

son of

J.A. and M.

Hennings

Died Jan. 17, 1875

Age 2 mon, 21 days

 

John W.

son of

J.A. and M.

Hennings

Died July 3, 1887

Age 1 yr, 3 mon, 14 days

 

Elizabeth

Daughter of

P.V. and E Volk

Died Sept 10, 1888

Aged 1 yr, 1 mon, ? days

 

Grace M.

Daughter of

A. and M. Schaefer

Died July 1, 1900

2 yrs, 25 days