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Oak Hill Cemetery in Kirkwood in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

Henry Christian Werth

 
 
Henry Christian Werth Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 6, 2021
1. Henry Christian Werth Marker
Inscription.

Born in Barmen, Germany
Jan. 5, 1806.
Missionary in Mallaca, India
1834 to 1842.
Missionary in Holland and Germany
1842 to 1849.
Established first German Presbyterian
Church in St. Louis, 1850.
Died in St. Louis Co. Mo.
Aug. 14, 1855

Well done good and faithful servant.
Enter thou into the joy of the Lord.

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesCharity & Public WorkChurches & Religion. A significant historical date for this entry is January 5, 1806.
 
Location. 38° 34.148′ N, 90° 23.7′ W. Marker is in Kirkwood, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is in Oak Hill Cemetery. Marker can be reached from Big Bend Road, on the right when traveling west. Monument is in Oak Hill Cemetery, about 300 feet north of the mausoleum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10301 Big Bend Road, Saint Louis MO 63122, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. J. Milton Turner School (approx. half a mile away); Rev. Sir Moses Dickson (approx. half a mile away); Father Dickson Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); Historic Father Dickson Cemetery (approx. 0.6 miles away); Grant's Trail: Sappington House and Father Dickson Cemetery
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(approx. 0.6 miles away); The Barn Center (approx. 0.6 miles away); Thomas Sappington House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away).
 
Werth Family Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 6, 2021
2. Werth Family Monument
Juliana Troost Werth Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 6, 2021
3. Juliana Troost Werth Marker
On adjacent side of monument
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 255 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on August 29, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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