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id	first	middle	last	dob	dod	cod
169	Louisa	Ackerman	Schneider		1/13/1876	breast cancer

veteran	exhumed	purchaser	cemetery
	FALSE		Adams Street

lot	plot
	R6 G9 family monument, G12 headstone "mother"

relations

Rev. Peter F. Schneider (husband, b. 12 October 1823- d. 17 April 1895) Charles A. (son, b. 1 February 1869- d. 23 February 1894) Clinton Oscar (son, d. 26 September 1875)

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The 1904 Inscriptions from the Old Village Cemetery state, "Lousia, wife of Rev P.F. Schneider, d. Jan 13, 1867, ae. 45." Louisa was born c1831. Her maiden name was Ackerman. Her obituary was in the Berea Grindstone Advertiser on (Thursday) 3 February 1876: "The announcement was suddenly made to the students on Sunday morning that Mrs. Schneider, wife of our esteemed Vice-President Rev. P.F. Schneider, had departed this life during the night. As is well known to the people of this town, the deceased had been confined to her bed for a long time, the original and main cause of her illness being cancerous tumors in the breast, accompanied by rheumatism, asthma, and other distempers, to which persons in her state are subject. The funeral services took place on Tuesday afternoon, and were opened with the reading of the 90th Pslam and prayer by Elder Riemenschneider, after which the funeral discourse was pronounced by the pastor, followed by a few very appropriate remarks in English, by Rev. U. Richards. At the close of the exercises, the husband, children and other relatives stepped up to the coffin, to look for the last time upon the beloved form. This parting scene as well as that of the preceding day was heartrending. According to the statement read by the pastor, the deceased had been the companion of the bereaved husband for nearly 25 years. Rev. W. Borcherding, of Cleveland, officiated at the grave. There were also a number of other ministers present of whom we mention, Rev. J. Weidman, of Toledo, who addressed the auidence in English, the preceding day. The bereaved families have our heartfelt sympathy and prayer, for the rest they must look to God." She was 45 years old at the time of her death. Berea recorded her burial on 1 Feb. 1876. The family plot includes a white marble pillar that reads "SCHNEIDER" on the base, and three granite headstones for Louisa ("Mother"), Charles, and Clinton. The family pillar is broken and the pillar rests upright on the ground next to its base. See entry for Arthur Schneider for a picture. P. F. Scheider's monument is in Woodvale Cemetery and includes inscriptions for his family members buried at Adams St.

sources

Gould, D.T. and E.S. Loomis. "Inscriptions from the Old Berea Cemetery," 1904; Adams St Cemetery folder, Berea Historical Society Grindstone Advertiser, 3 February 1876, at Berea Historical Society "List of burials and names from 1856 to 1871," City of Berea Records Louisa Schneider headstone photograph, Jeremy Feador, March 2008. P. F. Schneider monument, Woodvale Cemetery, Middleburg Heights, OH.