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Obituaries of People Buried at St. John's (pre 1924)

 

Date of death: 3 Apr 1893

Subject: Anna M. Bischoff

Source: Andrew County Democrat, 7 Apr 1893, p. 1

 

Bischoff—At the residence of her parents, about 3 miles southeast of Savannah, Mo., of consumption at 12:15 a.m., Monday, April 3, 1893, Miss Anna M. Bischoff, aged 16 years, 9 months and 16 days.  Her remains were interred in the Lutheran cemetery at Amazonia.

Date of death: 18 Oct 1892

Subject: Emile Bischoff

Source: Andrew County Democrat, 21 Oct 1892, p. 1

 

Bischoff—At the residence of his parents 2 1/12 miles southeast of Savannah, Mo., Tuesday, October 18, 1892, Emile Bischoff, aged 25 years, 1 month and 10 days.

Date of death: 24 Oct 1892

Subject: Fridoline Bischoff

Source: Andrew County Democrat, 28 Oct 1892, p1

 

Bischoff—At the residence of her father, Peter Bischoff, two and one-half miles east of Savannah, Mo., Monday, October 24, 1892, Miss Fridoline Bischoff, aged 23 years, 5 months and 6 days.

Date of death: 21 Feb 1908

Subject: Peter Bishop/ Bischoff

Source: Savannah Reporter, Feb 1908, partially abstracted

 

"Peter Bishop, who died at the home of his son, 2 miles east of Savannah, Friday, February 21, was born in Cantone Berne, Switzerland, December 14, 1821.  He was married to Barbara Gertsch at a date not known at present.  To this union were born 6 children, 3 of these, with the wife, died in Switzerland several years ago.  On February 14, 1862, Mr. Bishop married Margaret Girsch [sic].  To this union 10 children were born, seven in Switzerland.  In 1873 the family came to America, landing in New York, from whence they came to Avenue City, Andrew county, Missouri.  After a few years, Mr. Bishop purchased a farm two miles east of Savannah, where he continued to reside until the day of his death. He was for years a member of the German Reformed Church and a Christian man."

 

natural age infirmities

10 children dead, 6 sons left

Date of death: 1 May 1906

Subject: John Moser

Source: Savannah Reporter, 3 May 1906

 

John Moser died at his home in Amazonia Tuesday, May 1, at 5:30 a. m., aged 63 years and 6 months.  He was stricken with paralysis about a week ago and died from the effects. He leaves a wife and nine children, and was born on the farm near where he lived.  Hon. Peter Moser is his brother.  The funeral will be held today.