Where born: Guilford Co NC Where died: Mt Carmel Son of: Frederick Scherer & Barbara Married: 2 Aug 1815 NC Rachel Kaempffer/Camphor (11 Jun 1798 VA-13 Aug 1868 Hillsboro IL) Lived at: 1830 Union Co IL 27-Apr-1832 Hillsboro IL to Wabash 1843; 1850 Wabash Children: - Helena (8 Oct 1818 VA-19 Mar 1902 Montgomery Co IL m: Jacob Cress) -
Rev Jacob (25 Oct 1819 NC-Apr 1880 KS) -
Susannah Barbara (2 Aug 1822 NC-5 Aug 1898 Montgomery Co IL m: 1844 William S Clotfelter) -
John F* (1825 NC) -
Louise R (1 Apr 1826 NC-20 Apr 1892 St Louis MO m1: 1848 Samuel Lesher) -
Maria M* (2 Feb 1828 NC-27 Feb 1848 Wabash) -
Daniel (1830 NC) -
Sophia L (22 Nov 1831 NC-15 Apr 1892 Montgomery Co IL m: John Lingle) -
Rebecca Adeline [Addy] (31 May 1834 Montgomery Co IL -11 Dec 1895 Montgomery Co IL) -
Lavina Julia [Juliet] (3 Aug 1836 Montgomery Co IL -16 Oct 1916 Hillsboro IL m: 7 Jul 1853 Elias Schwartz) -
Sarah A M (27 Apr 1839-26 Nov 1840 Hillsboro IL) -
Martin Luther Kaempffer (8 Feb 1842 NC-IL); Daniel ordained 1821 Guilford Co NC
* indicates buried with Daniel Rev Scherer in Sand Hill Cemetery.
About Sand Hill Cemetery:
Sand Hill Cemetery is the oldest large cemetery in Mt Carmel IL, predating Highland Memorial Cemetery and Rose Hill Cemetery. There was no subdivision of lots in Sand Hill Cemetery. People were buried in the order of their death. New burials were prohibited in Sand Hill Cemetery after 1932. Burials: 1254 Location: 730 West 3rd Street, Mt Carmel, Illinois - Wabash County
