Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church

Church name

• Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church
  • formerly Evangelical Lutherans and German Reformed

Nickname

• Salem Church

Established

• 1828 by Rev. G. H. Weygandt
  • March 1871, Incorporate as Lutherans

Location

• St. Rt. 3,
  • County Rd. 41, Madisonburg, Ohio Cornerstone of the church was laid on joint ground procured for church and graveyard purposes from John Lehman.

Cemetery

• Location: N 40* 51' 41.6" W 81* 56'04.2"

Row 1

• Weiser, Forest E., 25 May 1926-
• Weiser, Lillie I, w.o Forest, married 12 Jan 1917, 4 Feb 1927-
• Weiser, Tyler A., 27 Apr 1998
• Cherry, Clara M., d/o Thomas Avery & Emma C. (Dague), born 5 May 1884, died 20 Oct 1887, aged 4y 5m 15 d
• Dague, George, War of 1812 Marker, born 8 Apr 1827, died 15 Dec 1890, aged 63y 8m 7d
• Dague, Mary Ann (Oswald), w/o George, born 30 Apr 1827, died 31 Aug 1898, aged 71y & 5m
• Dague, George Perry, born 15 May 1859 s/o George & Mary Ann, died 7 Oct 1859 aged 4m & 22d
• Dague, Infant s/o George & Mary Ann, born 1 Apr 1868
• Dague, Isaac Sidney, born 11 July 1857 s/o George & Mary Ann, died 8 June 1880, aged 22y 10m 27d
• Dague, Clara Bell, born 23 Aug 1865 d/o George & Mary Ann, died 1 Sep 1880, aged 15y 8 d
  • All Dague names on same stone: Emma Catherine, Isaac Sidney, George Perry, Flora Alice, Aaron Franklin, Clara Bell, harry Monroe & Edward Lindwood ("family record")
• I S D footstone (Isaac Sidney Dague)
• C B D footstone (Clara Bell Dague)
• Kintner, Andrew, born 24 Feb 1807, died 20 Mar 1885, aged 78y & 26d
• Kintner, Elizabeth (Blocher (surname)|Blocher]]), born 12 Dec 1810, w/o Andrew, dued 7 Feb 1902, aged 91y 1m 25d
• Kintner, Andrew E., born 2 Mar 1847 s/o Andrew & Elizabeth
• Kintner, Priscilla, born 1 June 1849 d/o Andrew & Elizabeth, died 9 Mar 1881, aged 31y 9m 8d
• Lehman, David, born 18 Sept 1802, died 10 Aug 1889, aged 86y 10m 22d
• Lehman, Jacob, Civil War, Co A, 120th OVI, GAR flag holder
• Lehman, Susan (Kintner), w/o David, born 9 Jan 1811, died 2 Dec 1901, aged 90y 10m 23d
• Lehman, Jacob, GAR Flag holder and flag, Co. A, 120th OVI
• Bair, Adam, born 1846, Co. B, 60th OVI, Civil War Veteran

Row 2

• Dague, Jacob, 1838 - 20 Jan 1909, aged 70y
• Sonnedecker, Henry J., born 24 Nov 1828, died 30 May 1895, aged 66y 6m 6d
• Sonnedecker, Isaphena, w/o Henry, born 23 Dec 1831, died 21 Nov 1908, aged 90y 4m 24d
• Sonnedecker, Margaret, w/o John, born 14 Aug 14 Aug 1796, died 8 Jan 1887, aged 90y 4m 24d
• Sonnedecker, John, born 20 Mar 1795, died 30 May 1866, aged 71y 2m 10d
• Flickinger, Joseph, born 16 Nov 1805, died 4 Jan 1884, aged 78y 1m 18d
• Oswald, Margaret, e/o George, born 17 Sept 1797, died 7 Aug 1869, aged 71y 10m 20d
• Oswald, George, born 31 Dec 1787, died 13 Mar 1874, aged 86y 2m 13d, War of 1812
• Flickinger, Anna E., w/o Joseph, died 11 Oct 1871, aged 55y 7m 4d
• Farmer, Rebecca (Yergin) w/o Jacob, born 25 June 1838,, died 3 July 1879, aged 41y & 18d
• Farmer, William Henry, born 3 Dec 1872 s/o Jacob & Rebecca (Yergin) Farmer, died 11 Oct 1883, aged 10y 10m 11d
• Farmer, Mary E. (Penrod), born 1 July 1878, w/o Jacob, died 16 Nov 1880, aged 2y 4m 15d
• Griner, Sarah, w/o Frederick, born in Washington County, Pennsylvania 8 Mar 1820, died 21 Aug 1873, aged 53y 5m 16d, "Mother"
• Griner, Frederick, born 5 Jan 1814, died 19 July 1887, aged 73y 6m 14d, "Father"
• Matz, Hannah, w/o Jacob, born 4 Apr 1816, died 4 Nov 1874, aged 58y & 7m
• Matz, Jacob, born 20 Nov 1816, died 6 Apr 1891, aged 74y 4m 16d
• Smith, Abraham, born 14 Dec 1819, died 25 Dec 1881, aged 62y & 11d
• Strayer, Fanny, w/o Levi, born 23 Mar 1810, died 21 May 1879, aged 69y 1 m 28d (after Fanny's death, Levi married Mary Billiar in 1880)
• Briner, Mary (Fetterman), 1836-1883, aged 47y
• Briner, Mary, d/o Frederick, born 1867, died 22 Mar 1869, 2y ?m 29 d [stone cut by Crumrine in Akron]
• Briner, Frederick, born 10 Sept 1781, died 16 Mar 1872, aged 90y 6m 6d
• Briner, Daniel, 1832-7 Dec 1894, aged 62y
• A M S footstone (Andrew M. Smith)
• broken stone, no engraving
• Vanover, William, born 11 Feb 1806, died 19 Jan 1877, aged 70y 11m 5d
• Vanover, Julianna (Briner), w/o William, born 3 Jan 1806, died 5 Sept. 1890, aged 74y 8m 2 d
• Snyder, David McClellan, 7 June 1862-7 Aug 1890
• Snyder, Marion J., born 8 Dec 1853, died 19 Nov 1882, aged 28y 11m 11d
• Schwamm, Sarah (Fetterman (surname)|Fetterman]]), w/o Francis X, born 1813, died 9 July 1873, aged 60y "Mother" [stonecutter, T. D. Standsbury|Stansbury, Seville]
• Schwamm, Francis X, born 21 Apr 1814, died 25 Nov 1881, aged 67y 7m 4d "Father"

to be continued

Historical documents

• Salem Lutheran & German Reformed Church, Wayne County, Ohio [booklet - Ohio Wayne Church Salem]
• Cemetery Records and Existing Church Records / corrected and updated by Larry & Bonnie Knox, October 1989 [book - Ohio Wayne Church Salem]

Timeline

• 1828 - Organized Evangelical Lutherans and German Reformed
• 1830 - Union building dedicated
• 1913 - Fire burned church records
• 1930 - Sold building to Union Grange Hall
• 1931 - New brick church built
• Until 1958 - Joint venture 2 churches Canaan Lutheran Church and Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church