I visited this cemetery on a cold, cloudy and rainy day. Snow covered the ground making it harder to find the stones. Nonetheless less there are several of our immediate family Eckers here, and some whose potential relationship is as yet unknown.
The cemetery once was on the outskirts of Newark, and not far from where William and Hannah lived. As the city grew, it became incorporated into the inner city. Some of such cemeteries, as the Woodland, have been heavily vandalized. Fairview and Holy Sepulcher are still being used for new burials and are in good repair. Above is the cemetery office just inside the gate at 620 Central Avenue. To the left is the soldiers part of the cemetery where William is laid to rest.
The stones in the area of the soldiers cemetery where I expected to find William Ecker had been badly eroded. I could not identify his specific grave. The cemetery is willing to flag the site for us when the weather gets better.
Within sight of the soldiers section is that section where Hannah bought a plot for her son Lewis. There is a stone for Lewis and his wife Caroline, but I could see no marker for Hannah. If there is still none to be found when the snow melts, I intend to have one placed. The iconography on the stone of Lewis and Caroline suggests that they were Catholic. Perhaps their church records can be found there.
