Return to Woodbine

Our first trip to the Woodbine cemetary ended with a yellow jacket attack, and we left in a hurry. After lunch we returned and the sleeping kids stayed in the car with Mom. Dad and I explored a bit and found Krell and Bonjour graves.

I assume this is George Krell, Sr. (father of George Krell). There was also a very large (and not as weathered) monument for George Krell (Sr.) and his wife Anna E., but I assume this predates that one. It says “CO.D 32 ILL. INF.” I don’t know exactly what that means, but Dad said it mean that he served in the Civil War.

I had a hard time reading this headstone, but I found a complete reading someone had done of the cemetary in 1978 on RootsWeb by user iljodavi. It said:

Krell
George, d Sept 7, 1888, 62y 7m 22d
Anna E., wife, d Dec 5, 1897, 72y 2m 1d

George W. Krell, Mar 24, 1861 – June 7, 1916; Emma I., his wife, b Apr 28, 1864, d Apr 13, 1953.

The farm behind me was owned by George and Emma Krell, and is the birthplace of Elsie Krell (who married Paul Bonjour). Dad says it was, of course, much different back then and most of the buildings you can see now are more recent constructions. But, wow!

Uncle Warren and Aunt Sis’s tombstone. They were dear, sweet people and I miss them.

The name is Finke, but nothing else is legible. I thought it was a pretty headstone, though. Dad pointed out that it was not a good choice of materials and weathered poorly.

I found this at RootsWeb by user iljodavi:

Finke John, d Aug 1865, 44y Josephine, d/o John & Elizabeth, d June 1865, 3y