Legion Grave Registrations

The data below contains Requests for Grave Registrations (REQ) and Grave Registration Records (REC.) Many of the veteran grave files also contain related paperwork, mostly pertaining to obtaining Government Tombstones for Veteran Graves. Obituaries, death notices, and a few military documents are sprinkled throughout the files. Some interesting local history can also be gathered from the letterheads used for some of the notes contained in these files as well.

These files are the result of the dedicated work of Albert C. Metter in his capacity as the Grave Registrar for American Legion Post 581 in Columbia, Illinois from 1927 to 1945 or so. These files also provide information for some Veterans in surrounding communities. I hope you will find them interesting and possibly helpful in your research. This are on cd and has been distributed to local libraries, genealogy societies, and preservation groups without cost and with the permission of Mrs. Florence Haberl, the daughter of Albert Metter. All other rights are retained.

Submitted by Vernon Ritter

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Requests / Letters / Misc Items

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O
Ockenfuss, Andrew Grave registration record.
Ockenfuss, Andrew Request to record grave.
P
Parrin, Earl S. Grave registration record.
Parrin, Earl S. Request to record grave.
Payne, William L. Letter verifying approval of government headstone.
Payne, William L. Letter stating headstone was set at St. Paul Evangelical Cemetery.
Payne, William L. Statement showing fee to erect headstone for William Payne and Eugene Rehg.
Payne, William L. Obituary
Payne, William L. Grave registration record.
Payne, William L. Request to record grave.
Pickel, unknown Grave registration record.
Pralle, William Grave registration record.
Pralle, William Written note on back of grave registration card.
Pralle, William Request to record grave.
Q
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R
Raeber, Eugene Grave registration record.
Raeber, Eugene Request to record grave.
Rauch, Joseph Sr. Grave registration record.
Rauch, Joseph Sr. Written note on back of grave registration card.
Rauch, Joseph Sr. Request to record grave.
Rehg, Eugene Statement showing fee to erect headstone for William Payne and Eugene Rehg.
Rehg, Eugene Letter stating headstone was set at St. Paul Evangelical Cemetery.
Rehg, Eugene Hand written note listing service, birth and death date and burial lot and block.
Rehg, Eugene Thank you letter to Columbia Post No. 581, The American Legion from William Rehg father of Eugene Rehg.
Rehg, Eugene Obituary
Rehg, Eugene Grave registration record.
Rehg, Eugene Request to record grave.
Rehg, John Grave registration record.
Rehg, John Note on backside of grave registration card.
Rehg, John Request to record grave.
Reichenbach, Henry Sr. Grave registration record.
Reichenbach, Henry SR. Request to record grave.
Reis, Charles Grave registration record.
Reis, Charles Note on backside of grave registration card.
Reis, Charles Request to record grave.
Rey, Arthur Letter verified headstone will be ordered and shipped.
Rey, Arthur Letter referring to the application for a headstone.
Rey, Arthur Letter concerning where to ship the headstone to.
Rey, Arthur Obituary and funeral card.
Rey, Arthur Grave registration record.
Rey, Arthur Request to record grave.
Riebeling, Christian Grave registration record.
Riebeling, Christian Written note on back of grave registration card.
Riebeling, Christian Request to register grave.
Riebeling, Henry Letter concerning getting a headstone.
Riebeling, Henry Paper describing Henry Riebeling (Ribling) Civil War service record, and funeral card.
Riebeling, Henry Grave registration record.
Riebeling, Henry Written note on back of grave registration card.
Riebeling, Henry Request to register grave.
Ritter, Jacob Letter showing the service record of Jacob Ritter,
Ritter, Jacob Letter requesting information, it has been filled out, he was in the Spanish American War discharged 1902.
Ritter, Jacob Letter confirming the ordering of Headstone to be shipped when completed.
Ritter, Jacob Hand written note about Jacob Ritter, birth, service and death.
Ritter, Jacob Backside of the hand written note.
Ritter, Jacob Grave registration record.
Ritter, Jacob Request to register grave.
Rohlfing, Christian Certificate of Undertaker on Burial of U.S. War Veteran
Rohlfing, Christian Grave registration record.
Rohlfing, Christian Note on backside of grave registration card.
Rohlfing, Christian Request to record grave.
Rudolph, Jacob Three misc notes on service record, burial.
Rudolph, Jacob Funeral card and obit.
Rudolph, Jacob Grave registration record.
Rudolph, Jacob Request to record grave.
Ruebelmann, Charles Grave registration record.
Ruebelmann, Henry Card listing death date, and noted this card was in a section of files marked "Graves & Records-Not Located".

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