Catherine C. LEMEN - Aged 15 Years, 1 Month, 7 Days
Buried in Lemen Cemetery, Lemen Settlement Road, O'Fallon, IL -
Her Grave Stone and Foot Stone were Found (Unearthed) 12 Dec 2018 by the OHS CEMETERY DETECTIVES
(Tim Ogle, Babe Papproth, Vern Malare and Tom Schwarztrauber)
BIRTH 14 AUG 1830 • St Clair County, Illinois, USA
DEATH 21 SEP 1845 • St Clair County, Illinois, USAine C. LEMEN - Aged 15 Years, 1 Month, 7 Days
Lemen Cemetery, Lemen Settlement Road, O'Fallon, IL
The OHS CEMETERY DETECTIVES unearthed the Broken Grave Stone of Catherine C. LEMEN and her intact Foot Stone "C.C.L." A daughter of Rev. Joseph Lemen and his wife Mary Polly Kinney-LEMEN
Catherine C. LEMEN's Obituary - 1845 = 27 Sept 1845
The Belleville Advocate - September 27, 1845 Belleville, St Clair County, Illinois Reads in Part:
The Belleville Advocate September 27, 1845 Sept Edition containing the obituary for Catherine C. Lemen, daughter of Rev. Joseph Lemen. ------------------ "On the Sabbath evening," (September 21st, 1845) "the Delivering Angel arrived -- she fell asleep in Jesus -- departed -- and oh! the joy of that departure! Beyond the starry heavens her disembodied soul is now transported to the Paradise of God! Never will she again bow around the family altar, or sit in the sanctuary below, but she id with the just made perfect in heaven, diademed with the Saviors Crown. On Monday evening a large concourse of friends followed her mortal remains to the house appointed for all living. Rev. James Lemen and Rev. Mr. Blood officiated in the obsequies."
Family:
Parents
Rev. Joseph Lemen --PASTOR of BETHEL Church
1785–1861
Mary "Polly" Kinney
1792–1863
Siblings
Sarah "Sallie" H. Lemen
1809–1846
James K. (Kinney) LEMEN
1811–1884
Rev. Benjamin F. (Kinney) Lemen
1813–1875
63rd ILL INF VOL - Maj. Joseph Kinney Lemen Major ==Postmaster Odin, Marion, Illinois Appointment Date: 25 Nov 1870
1817–1895
Isaac Watts Lemen
1819–1895
Mary "Polly" Lemen
1821–1873
Robert C. Lemen
1823–1892
Eliza L. Lemen
1825–
William Kinney Lemen
1828–1897
Buried in Lemen Cemetery, Lemen Settlement Road, O'Fallon, IL -
Her Grave Stone and Foot Stone were Found (Unearthed) 12 Dec 2018 by the OHS CEMETERY DETECTIVES
(Tim Ogle, Babe Papproth, Vern Malare and Tom Schwarztrauber)
BIRTH 14 AUG 1830 • St Clair County, Illinois, USA
DEATH 21 SEP 1845 • St Clair County, Illinois, USAine C. LEMEN - Aged 15 Years, 1 Month, 7 Days
Lemen Cemetery, Lemen Settlement Road, O'Fallon, IL
The OHS CEMETERY DETECTIVES unearthed the Broken Grave Stone of Catherine C. LEMEN and her intact Foot Stone "C.C.L." A daughter of Rev. Joseph Lemen and his wife Mary Polly Kinney-LEMEN
Catherine C. LEMEN's Obituary - 1845 = 27 Sept 1845
The Belleville Advocate - September 27, 1845 Belleville, St Clair County, Illinois Reads in Part:
The Belleville Advocate September 27, 1845 Sept Edition containing the obituary for Catherine C. Lemen, daughter of Rev. Joseph Lemen. ------------------ "On the Sabbath evening," (September 21st, 1845) "the Delivering Angel arrived -- she fell asleep in Jesus -- departed -- and oh! the joy of that departure! Beyond the starry heavens her disembodied soul is now transported to the Paradise of God! Never will she again bow around the family altar, or sit in the sanctuary below, but she id with the just made perfect in heaven, diademed with the Saviors Crown. On Monday evening a large concourse of friends followed her mortal remains to the house appointed for all living. Rev. James Lemen and Rev. Mr. Blood officiated in the obsequies."
Family:
Parents
Rev. Joseph Lemen --PASTOR of BETHEL Church
1785–1861
Mary "Polly" Kinney
1792–1863
Siblings
Sarah "Sallie" H. Lemen
1809–1846
James K. (Kinney) LEMEN
1811–1884
Rev. Benjamin F. (Kinney) Lemen
1813–1875
63rd ILL INF VOL - Maj. Joseph Kinney Lemen Major ==Postmaster Odin, Marion, Illinois Appointment Date: 25 Nov 1870
1817–1895
Isaac Watts Lemen
1819–1895
Mary "Polly" Lemen
1821–1873
Robert C. Lemen
1823–1892
Eliza L. Lemen
1825–
William Kinney Lemen
1828–1897
Catherine C. LEMEN - Aged 15 Years, 1 Month, 7 Days
Buried in Lemen Cemetery, Lemen Settlement Road, O'Fallon, IL -
Her Grave Stone and Foot Stone were Found (Unearthed) 12 Dec 2018 by the OHS CEMETERY DETECTIVES
(Tim Ogle, Babe Papproth, Vern Malare and Tom Schwarztrauber)
BIRTH 14 AUG 1830 • St Clair County, Illinois, USA
DEATH 21 SEP 1845 • St Clair County, Illinois, USAine C. LEMEN - Aged 15 Years, 1 Month, 7 Days
Lemen Cemetery, Lemen Settlement Road, O'Fallon, IL
The OHS CEMETERY DETECTIVES unearthed the Broken Grave Stone of Catherine C. LEMEN and her intact Foot Stone "C.C.L." A daughter of Rev. Joseph Lemen and his wife Mary Polly Kinney-LEMEN
Catherine C. LEMEN's Obituary - 1845 = 27 Sept 1845
The Belleville Advocate - September 27, 1845 Belleville, St Clair County, Illinois Reads in Part:
The Belleville Advocate September 27, 1845 Sept Edition containing the obituary for Catherine C. Lemen, daughter of Rev. Joseph Lemen. ------------------ "On the Sabbath evening," (September 21st, 1845) "the Delivering Angel arrived -- she fell asleep in Jesus -- departed -- and oh! the joy of that departure! Beyond the starry heavens her disembodied soul is now transported to the Paradise of God! Never will she again bow around the family altar, or sit in the sanctuary below, but she id with the just made perfect in heaven, diademed with the Saviors Crown. On Monday evening a large concourse of friends followed her mortal remains to the house appointed for all living. Rev. James Lemen and Rev. Mr. Blood officiated in the obsequies."
Family:
Parents
Rev. Joseph Lemen --PASTOR of BETHEL Church
1785–1861
Mary "Polly" Kinney
1792–1863
Siblings
Sarah "Sallie" H. Lemen
1809–1846
James K. (Kinney) LEMEN
1811–1884
Rev. Benjamin F. (Kinney) Lemen
1813–1875
63rd ILL INF VOL - Maj. Joseph Kinney Lemen Major ==Postmaster Odin, Marion, Illinois Appointment Date: 25 Nov 1870
1817–1895
Isaac Watts Lemen
1819–1895
Mary "Polly" Lemen
1821–1873
Robert C. Lemen
1823–1892
Eliza L. Lemen
1825–
William Kinney Lemen
1828–1897
Buried in Lemen Cemetery, Lemen Settlement Road, O'Fallon, IL -
Her Grave Stone and Foot Stone were Found (Unearthed) 12 Dec 2018 by the OHS CEMETERY DETECTIVES
(Tim Ogle, Babe Papproth, Vern Malare and Tom Schwarztrauber)
BIRTH 14 AUG 1830 • St Clair County, Illinois, USA
DEATH 21 SEP 1845 • St Clair County, Illinois, USAine C. LEMEN - Aged 15 Years, 1 Month, 7 Days
Lemen Cemetery, Lemen Settlement Road, O'Fallon, IL
The OHS CEMETERY DETECTIVES unearthed the Broken Grave Stone of Catherine C. LEMEN and her intact Foot Stone "C.C.L." A daughter of Rev. Joseph Lemen and his wife Mary Polly Kinney-LEMEN
Catherine C. LEMEN's Obituary - 1845 = 27 Sept 1845
The Belleville Advocate - September 27, 1845 Belleville, St Clair County, Illinois Reads in Part:
The Belleville Advocate September 27, 1845 Sept Edition containing the obituary for Catherine C. Lemen, daughter of Rev. Joseph Lemen. ------------------ "On the Sabbath evening," (September 21st, 1845) "the Delivering Angel arrived -- she fell asleep in Jesus -- departed -- and oh! the joy of that departure! Beyond the starry heavens her disembodied soul is now transported to the Paradise of God! Never will she again bow around the family altar, or sit in the sanctuary below, but she id with the just made perfect in heaven, diademed with the Saviors Crown. On Monday evening a large concourse of friends followed her mortal remains to the house appointed for all living. Rev. James Lemen and Rev. Mr. Blood officiated in the obsequies."
Family:
Parents
Rev. Joseph Lemen --PASTOR of BETHEL Church
1785–1861
Mary "Polly" Kinney
1792–1863
Siblings
Sarah "Sallie" H. Lemen
1809–1846
James K. (Kinney) LEMEN
1811–1884
Rev. Benjamin F. (Kinney) Lemen
1813–1875
63rd ILL INF VOL - Maj. Joseph Kinney Lemen Major ==Postmaster Odin, Marion, Illinois Appointment Date: 25 Nov 1870
1817–1895
Isaac Watts Lemen
1819–1895
Mary "Polly" Lemen
1821–1873
Robert C. Lemen
1823–1892
Eliza L. Lemen
1825–
William Kinney Lemen
1828–1897
Inscription
Catherine C. Dau. of Rev. J. & P.K. LEMEN -
sEP/ 21, 1845
Aged
15 Yrs, 1 Mo, 7 Das
Gravesite Details
Grave was Located = Grave Dowsed by Tom Schwarztrauber, Probed by Tim Ogle and found about 3 inches below the earth covering her Fallen and Broken Grave Stone The Foot Stone was just East of her grave
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