John Christian Wirth Born: 24 Jan 1818 Died: 12 May 1863 Plot:
Age 45y 3m 20d Where born: Lebanon PA Where died: Mt Carmel Son of: John Wirth (17 Jan 1795 PA-5 Oct 1846 Bardstown IL) & Anna Marie Fassnacht (18 Sep 1792 PA-11 Sep 1869 Mt Carmel buried Rose Hill Cem) Married: Matilda Grundon* Lived at: 1840 Wabash 1850-60 Mt Carmel Children: - Ann Mary* (ca 1839 Wabash) -
Thomas A* (1843) -
Sarah G [Sadie]* (16 Nov 1845 Mt Carmel-1929; m1: Thomas D Glick*; m2: John Jacob Stelzer buried Rose Hill cem w/first wife) -
John J (ca Aug 1850 Wabash) -
James (ca 1852 Wabash) -
Lucinda (12 Jun 1852 Wabash-19 Jun 1942 Glendale CA m: Isaiah Wirt)
* indicates buried with John Christian Wirth 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
