The Search is Over

The monument has been found.  This has been a very exciting search!  So many of you helped in some way,  my posting on FaceBook brought many ideas and results. This may seem like a small thing to you, but to a family history buff, this is like winning the lottery. This experience has been wonderful.

Full view of the front of monument honoring the 5 men from Kyllburg Germany

The monument is located in the churchyard of St. Maximin Catholic Church in Kyllburg.  It honors the five men from Kyllburg that fought under Napoleon's flag.  At the top it states "For Napoleon's Warriors." Each young man was recognized by an engraving on the front or side panel, briefly telling their story. They are:

• Jacob Lano
• Johann Wallersheim
• Moritz Clemens
• Johann Wedman
• Theodor Freywald

As young men they left their town, for maybe adventure or perhaps for the pay offered by Napoleon's Army. Each served in the 7th Regiment of his Dragoons from 1805-1814.  I've tried to translate the text on the stone, but on the photos some is not readable.  Jacob Lano 1785-1816, was in the Grenadier Guard.  Johann Wallersheim was a Dragoon and died December 22 1847.  Moritz Clemens 1789-18?7, in the Dragoons. Johann Wedman's description was undecipherable. Theodor Freywald who is my husband's ancestor, 1783-1847,  was actually in the 16th Regiment of the Dragoons, although it states he was in the 7th Reg.  How great it is to learn that your ancestors have been honored in such a way.

There are photos of all the inscriptions. I'm sharing just a few of them with you.

Shows detail of artwork, silhouette of Napoleon, photos courtesy of Mayor, Wolfgang Kramer, Kyllburg.

It was really exciting to get all of this information.  I want to thank all of you that helped, by doing some translating of websites and finding the mayor of Kyllburg and the secretary at St. Maximin's the church where this monument is located.

These are some of the people that helped:  Andrea Stracke, Pia Ulrich, Marge Barlow Martin, Susan Inge, Jacquie Scuitto and Diana Feit.

Thank you to everyone that wrote or emailed me with suggestions.

Ann Fahl