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From: "Judy Dunn" <>
Subject: [G-T] Translation
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 20:07:37 -0600


I also have a tombstone I would like to have translated. I recently visited by great-great grandfather's grave at St. John's Cemetery, Richland, Texas.

Here goes:

Itier Ruht in Gott

Joh Aug Schoen (Johann August Schoen)

GEB
Den 31 Dez 1826
Gest Am 3 Marz 1900

O ruhe sanet-der pilcerreise muoe!
Dein sterben war der wec zur selickeit,
Dein lebensfreund der reine seelenfriede
Nahm lachelnd dich zur frohen e wickeit.

It was very difficult to make out the wording. We used shaving cream and did the best we could. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Judy Schoen Dunn

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