One of six gravestones in a row in a farm field at 224 Meadow Valley Road, Ephrata, PA.

Multiple grave markers on farmland at 224 Meadow Valley Road, Ephrata, PA. Included are those of Rudolph Bolinger and his wife, Elisabeth. Also a memorial marker for David Bollinger (June 22, 1775 - September 6, 1819). Several others not legible.

A Bollinger fraktur printed in 1763 at the Ephrata Cloister and now in possession of the New England Historic Genealogical Society lists the children of Rudolph Bollinger. It was reprinted in 2007 by the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley in their annual publication, "Carved In Stone On Paper: Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Printed Family Registers made for Pennsylvania Germans."

Transcription:
Im Jahr Christi 1728, den 28ten Martius, ist unser Sohn DANIEL BOLLINGER gebohren an der Connestogue. Alt 35 Jahr, 1763.

Im Jahr Christi 1730, den 15=16ten Decem, ist unsere Tochter MAGDALENA BOLLINGERN gebohren an der Connestogue. Alt 33 Jahr, 1763.

Im Jahr Christi 1732, den 14ten Februarius, ist unsere Tochter ANNA BOLLINGERN gebohren an der Connestogue. Alt 31 Jahr, 1763.

Im Jahr Christi 1734, den 15ten Martius, ist unsere Tochter ELISABETH BOLLINGERN gebohren an der Connestogue. Alt 29 Jahr, 1763.

Im Jahr Christi 1736, den 15-16ten Januarius, ist unsere Tochter BARBARA BOLLINGERN gebohren an der Connestogue. Alt 27 Jahr, 1763.

Im Jahr Christi 1738, den ersten Januarius, ist unser Sohn CHRISTIAN BOLLINGER gebohren an der Connestogue. Alt 25 Jahr, 1763.

Im Jahr Christi 1741, den 5ten Maius, ist unsere Tochter SOPHIA BOLLINGERN gebohren an der Connestogue. Alt 22 Jahr, 1763.

Im Jahr Christi 1743, im Marteius, ist unsere Tochter MARIA BOLLINGERin gebohren an der Connestogue. Alt 20 Jahr, 1763.

Im Jahr Christi 1748, den 12ten September, ist HANS RUDOLPH BOLLINGER gebohren an der Cogolilico, in Connestogue. Alt 15 Jahr, 1763. Die Sonne und Mercurius sind seine Planten.

Im Jahr Christi 1756, den 11ten Febuarius, zwischen 7 und 8 Uhr Morgens, ist ABRAHAM BOLLINGER zur Welt gebohren an der Connestogue. Folgende Planeten erschienen in der Geburts-stunde:

Mond in Zwilling, 29
Sonne in Wasserman, 22
Saturnus und Wasserman, 4
Jupiter und Waag, 18
Mars und Krebs, 0
Venus und Fische, 18
Mercurius Und Fische, 4

Translation:
In the year of Christ 1728, on the 28th of March, was our son DANIEL BOLLINGER born on the Conestoga. Aged 35 years, 1763.

In the year of Christ 1730, on the 15-16th of December, was our daughter MAGDALENA BOLLINGERin born on the Conestoga. Aged 33 years, 1763.

In the year of Christ 1732, on the 14th of February, was our daughter ANNA BOLLINGERin born on the Conestoga. Aged 31 years, 1763.

In the year of Christ 1734, on the 15th March, was our daughter ELISABETH BOLLINGERin born on the Conestoga. Aged 29 years, 1763.

In the year of Christ 1736, on the 15-16th January, was our daughter BARBARA BOLLINGERin born on the Conestoga. Aged 27 years, 1763.

In the year of Christ 1738, on the first of January, was our son CHRISTIAN BOLLINGER born on the Conestoga. Aged 25 years, 1763.

In the year of Christ 1741, on the 5th May, was our daughter SOPHIA BOLLINGERin born on the Conestoga. Aged 22 years, 1763.

In the year of Christ 1743, in March, was our daughter MARIA BOLLINGERin born on the Conestoga. Aged 33 years, 1763.

In the year of Christ 1748, on the 12th September, was HANS RUDOLPH BOLLINGER born in Cocalico on the Conestoga. Aged 15 years, 1763. The sun and Mercury are his planet.

In the year 1756, on the 11th of February between 7 and 8 in the morning was ABRAHAM BOLLINGER into the world born on the Conestoga. The following planets appeared in the birth hour:
The Moon in Gemeni, 29.
The Sun in Wasserman (Aquarius), 22
Saturn and Wasserman (Aquarius), 4
Jupiter and Scales (Libra), 18
Mars and Crabs (Cancer), 0
Venus and Fishes (Pisces), 18
Mercury and Fishes (Pisces), 4

Note - Transcribed and translated by Denise Witwer Lahr. The numbers in the astrological information refer to locations in the sky.

Rudolph Bollinger

Drive straight on dirt lane next to field and just before it turns to the right, the row of gravestones is on the left about 30 ft. in from the lane.