It helps to be familiar with the families involved when transcribing paper records, tombstones, etc. The probable grave of Herman Sartorius in Adams County, Illinois’ South Prairie Cemetery was easier to identify given that it was next to Sartorius’ in-laws Ulfert and Fredericka (Lichtsinn) Behrens.
Had I been merely been transcribing stones out of context, I probably would not have realized the stone was probably that of Sartorius.
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