Wetzikon ZH - death - 1875 - Wolfensberger - comments?

Kent Gardiner

Wetzikon 1875 burial Johannes Wolfensberger March 23, Ettenhausen, translation

Fifth document down.

https://www.gatheringgardiners.com/2024/04/anna-jenta-1802-1860.html

WSeelentag

died März 19 / buried März 23 (1875)

Johannes Wolfensperger, Wittwer der Anna Jenta, von Etenhausen, aged 75y 3m 4d

In the comments we find 3 columns:

1) date of birth (here 15 XII 1799)

2) empty in most cases (also here) - another example: auswärts männlich 6. This man (a woman would be weiblich) was most likely buried elsewhere (with a running number).

3) No entry in such cases - but an abbreviation plus a number for all other deceased: as these would have been buried in Wetzikon, I assume this would document the grave, consisting of an abbreviated cemetery section name (which I cannot interpret, one could be Wald) plus a grave number.

https://www.wetzipedia.ch/index.php/Friedhof describes the development of the Wetzikon cemetery (cemeteries) - without answering this question. Irene Tobler of the Archiv Ortsgeschichte might be able to help.

WSeelentag

I have just sent Irene Tobler an email with several questions - incl. the interpretation of this column.

Kent Gardiner

https://community.familysearch.org/en/profile/WSeelentag Thanks for sending Irene Tobler the column question. The Wetzikon Friedhof has quite an extensive history with lots of changes. As always you are extremely thorough.