Rev Daniel Hirsch (1815-1893) - Find a Grave Memorial

Rev Daniel Hirsch

Birth

19 Mar 1815

Landkreis Altenkirchen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Death

19 May 1893 (aged 78)

Washington County, Ohio, USA

Burial

Berg Cemetery

Fearing Township, Washington County, Ohio, USA Add to Map

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S/o Jacob Hirsch & Philippine Martin.

Married in 1839 in Altenkirchen and emigrated to America in 1850 after basically being run out of Germany for political reasons. Came to Fearing Township in October 1851 as pastor of the First Evangelical Protestant Church (Berg Church) and was instrumental in building several of the German churches in Washington County. Other German families followed and settled in the Whipple area.

Died at 78y 2m 1d.

Father of 12 children:
-Amelia/1841
-Philippina "Phoebe"/1842
-Karl/1844
-Fredericke/1846
Karolina/June 18, 1848
-Daniel Georg/1850
-Dorothea/1853
-Elisabetha/1855
-Jacob/1856
-Bertha/1858
-Conrad/1862

1860 census:
Daniel Hirsch/45, 1815/Bavaria
Phipina Hirsch/42, 1818/Bavaria
Amalia Hirsch/19, 1841/Bavaria
Carl Hirsch/16, 1844/Bavaria
Fridrika Hirsch/15, 1845/Bavaria
Lina Hirsch/11, 1849/Bavaria
Daniel Hirsch/10, 1850/Penn.
Dorothea M Hirsch/6, 1854/Ohio
Elizabeth Hirsch/5, 1855/Ohio
Jacob Hirsch/4, 1856/Ohio
Bertha Hirsch/1, 1859/Ohio

Inscription

HIER RUHET IN FRIEDEN
UNSER
GATTE UND VATER
PFARRER
(Here rests in peace
our Husband and Father
Pastor)

DANIEL HIRSCH
GEBOREN
MAERZ 19, 1815
ZU HOMBURG RHEIN-
PFALZ, BAYERN
GESTORBEN
MAI 19, 1893

SELIG SIND DIE TODTEN,
DIE IN DEM HERRN STERBEN
DER GEIST SPRICHT, SIE
RUHEN VON IHRER ARBEIT,
UND IHRE WERKE FOLGEN
IHNEN NACH.

(Blessed are the dead
which die in the Lord,
from henceforth:
Yea, saith the Spirit,
that they may rest from their labours;
and their works do follow after them.)