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Catherine Elizabeth Wildenburg Hoeffel

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Birth	:	29 Jul 1846 Germany
Death	:	19 Aug 1932 Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio, USA
Burial	:	Riverside Cemetery, Defiance, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.2714005, -84.3786011
Description	:	OBITUARY Former Adams Township and Bend Resident Lived Here 7 Years Infirmities of age today had claimed the life of Mrs. Elizabeth Hoeffel, 86, after an illness of nine months. Death occurred at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frances Myers, 614 Williams Street, with whom she had made her home for the past seven years. Funeral services will be held Monday at 9 o'clock in St. John Catholic Church. Rev. George H. Lang officiating. Burial will take place in Riverside Cemetery. Mrs. Hoeffel was born in Germany, July 29, 1846 and came to this country at the age of 20. She lived first... Read More	OBITUARY Former Adams Township and Bend Resident Lived Here 7 Years Infirmities of age today had claimed the life of Mrs. Elizabeth Hoeffel, 86, after an illness of nine months. Death occurred at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frances Myers, 614 Williams Street, with whom she had made her home for the past seven years. Funeral services will be held Monday at 9 o'clock in St. John Catholic Church. Rev. George H. Lang officiating. Burial will take place in Riverside Cemetery. Mrs. Hoeffel was born in Germany, July 29, 1846 and came to this country at the age of 20. She lived first in Dayton, later in Delphos, where she was married to the late Edward Hoeffel. They moved to Adams township where Mr. Hoeffel died 51 years ago, being buried at St. Michael's Ridge. In 1890 Mrs. Hoeffel moved to Paulding County and in 1905 to The Bend, where she remained until coming to live with her daughter in Defiance. Other children who survive are C.B. Hoeffel, Delaware Township; Mrs. Katherine Faler, Gladwin, Mich., and F.P. Hoeffel. She leaves also four step children: Isadore Hoeffel and Mrs. Josephine Coressel, Denver, Col., John and Ed Hoeffel, Napoleon, another step daughter, Mrs. Caroline Pessefall is dead. Niall McCormick originally submitted this to McCormick (Niall) Family Tree on 11 Jan 2009 Family Photo I cannot find a Wildenburg Family Crest. This is the Wildenburg Tower in the region from whence the family name came. Wildenburg mountain near Kempfeld Wildenburg. Wildenburg Mountain near Kempfeld Wildenburg On the top of Wildenburg Mountain (Wildenburger Kopf), one of the highest peaks of Wildenburg Ridge at 675 m, stood an important Celtic refuge with a double ring wall during the Latène Age (500 to 20 BC). Together with the grounds further west near Otzenhausen and on Ringskopf mountain, as well as the "Altburg" fortress further east near Bundenbach, this formed an extensive system for defense and protection by the Celtic tribe of Treverians. The key strategic importance of Wildenburg for those times becomes clear when you stand on the platform of the observation tower and enjoy the sweeping panoramic views —an extremely rewarding outing at any time of year and in any weather. To the north you can see the Eifel region and to the Ardennes, to the east the Taunus region, and in the southeast you recognize the prominent massif of Donnersberg mountain. At 687m, Donnersberg is the highest point of the Nordpfalz Region, on whose summit plateau rests the third largest Celtic "oppidum" of central Europe, with an 8.5km long system of ring walls and an enclosed area of 240 hectares. By contrast, with an interior area of 6 hectares, the dimensions of the Wildenburg refuge (with the largest dimensions 300 m by 220 m) were quite modest, yet for the Hunsrück region it represented a characteristic size for Celtic castles. In fact, the economic and social system of the Celts of the Latène Age developed into an early urban form of society due to the prosperous economy; the so-called Oppida Civilization. Characteristic of this civilization at the time of Caesar was a form of settlement which primarily consisted of individual farmsteads (Latin: aedificia), unfortified villages (Latin: vici), and fortified towns (Latin: oppida). After Ceasar conquered the Galls (58-51 BC) and subjugated the Celtic tribe of Treverians, a Roman mountain temple arose on the top of Wildenburg. It is unclear whether the Celtic castle was still being used at the time of the Roman conquest. Around the year 350 AD a Late Roman fortification was constructed on Wildenburg for a short time. Wildenburg gets its name from the Wildgrave Friedrich von Kyrburg from Kirn on the Nahe River, nobleman of the status of count, who, in the year 1328, built a small castle on an exposed spur on the top of Wildenburg Mountain. In the process, a substantial part of the Celtic ring walls were used, and thereby destroyed, as a stone quarry. Due to its exposed position, the only easy approach to the castle was on the heights of the mountain ridge, so that two man-made moats were enough to secure it, hewn into the rock at a 10 m distance to each other and still visible today. With these moats, a wooden bridge was the only way to reach the castle, which was burned down by Lorraine troops in the year 1651. Later it was partially reconstructed, and in the year 1660 the lower part of the castle served the bailiwick of Wildenburg as administrative seat until the county was abolished in the year 1792. Today a 22 m high observation tower, which was erected by the Hunsrück Society (association for the advancement of cultural heritage), stands on the rocky spur on top of Wildenburg mountain. At the foot of the castle hill, on the medieval foundation wall of the castle's lower part, a rustic-style restaurant has arisen. An "historic" learning trail leads through the more than three thousand years of human history, which is all around. In addition, a newly established "forest adventure trail" will enthrall adults and children alike. This 3.5 km long circular path through the woods around Wildenburg allows you to see in reality how a forest rejuvenates naturally, which characteristics can be used to identify trees, where the wild animals are, how people used to make charcoal, and many more interesting facts.

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Catherine Elizabeth Wildenburg Hoeffel's memorial is located at: Riverside Cemetery, Defiance, Defiance County, USA.
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Catherine Elizabeth Wildenburg Hoeffel death on 19 Aug 1932 in Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio, USA
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Latitude: 41.2714005
Longitude: -84.3786011

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Edward H. Hoeffel

(1825 - 1881)

Children

Charles B. Hoeffel

(1875 - 1956)

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1. Riverside Cemetery
Defiance, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2714005, -84.3786011

2. Frazee Cemetery
Defiance, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2646690, -84.3752090

3. Catholic Cemetery (Defunct)
Defiance, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2780560, -84.3847220

4. Rural Cemetery
Defiance, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2791870, -84.3693750

5. Kahlo Cemetery
Defiance, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2789001, -84.3563995

6. Presbyterian Cemetery (Defunct)
Defiance, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2829850, -84.3591420

7. Foster Cemetery
Defiance, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2533730, -84.3629700

8. Fort Defiance Burial Ground
Defiance, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2875340, -84.3575200

9. Brunersburg Cemetery
Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3078003, -84.3818970

10. Taylor Cemetery
Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2308006, -84.3630981

11. Pioneer Cemetery
Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2641200, -84.4404200

12. Cromley Cemetery
Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2305984, -84.4197006

13. Tuttle Cemetery
Defiance, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2756004, -84.4475021

14. Worthington Cemetery
Highland Township, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2271860, -84.3318520

15. Noble And Tiffin Cemetery
Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3280983, -84.4044037

16. Hire Cemetery
Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2797012, -84.2956009

17. Myers Cemetery
Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2168999, -84.3352966

18. Independence Cemetery
Independence, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2980995, -84.3019028

19. Hill Cemetery
Sherwood, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2824550, -84.4687870

20. Stykeman-Minsel Cemetery
Independence, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2970010, -84.2931180

21. Hale-Wellman Cemetery
Ayersville, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2200090, -84.3154720

22. Ayersville Cemetery
Ayersville, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2518500, -84.2883800

23. Defiance County Home Cemetery
Evansport, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3403810, -84.4216870

24. Potter and Kline Cemetery
Junction, Paulding County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2038994, -84.4381027