Michael and his wife Mary Catherine were parents of 12 children.
Michael and his wife Mary Catherine were parents of 12 children.
Inscription
According to "Old Krider's Cemetery Inscriptions," vol. 16, The Carrolltonian, p. 11 (1996), his tombstone states:
"1808 | Hier ruhen die Gebeine | von Michael Oerther er | ist auf diese Welt gebohren | im Jahr 1732 den 22 De | cember er ist in den Ehstand | getretten mit Catharina | eine geborne Dillen sie zeig | ten mit einander 12 Kinder | 10 Soene und 2 Doechder | sie haben miteinander in | der Eh gelebt 44 Jahr er ist | gestorben im Jahr 1808 | den 28 Mei das sein gan | ses Alter wahr 75 (?) Jahr.... (rest of inscription is buried. This stone and that of Catharina, his wife, are leaning against each other. One of them is moved out of its original position.)."
For translation, go to the website mentioned above.
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