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• The couples son, William Hughes Stull , began adult life as a carpenter and then took over the homestead after his parents ' death, further expanding and improving it . He was born on the Jennings county farm in 1826 . He was first wed in 1850 to Saphronia Day, who died in 1862 . He then married Nora Rohrer, daughter of John and Charlotte, in 1864 . William Stull became involved in local politics and worked for the Democratic party in his area. In 1886 he was elected as a state legislator from his district , a position he held for three terms . He died in 1899 leaving a wife and three daughters . [14] The Ulbricht Family August Ulbricht is characterized in his obituary of 1894 as "a well-known St. Joseph County stone-mason and contractor. " He. was a long-time resident of the "Rupel settlement" west of the Rohrer cemetery site His death notice designated the Rupel Cemetery as the place chosen for his remains , however, Rohrer Cemetery still has a large family monument devoted to August and other members of his family. Ulbricht family members memorialized and/or buried here include: Sarah Elizabeth (died 1876, six years) ; William (died 1883, 20 years) ; Delbert Monroe (died 1885 , three years) ; Frederick August (died 1894, 66 years) ; Bessie (died 1900 , 14 years) ; Mary (died 1903, 63 years) ; and Caroline (death date unknown, 30 years) . It is possible that earlier remains, including August's, were disinterred and relocated here in the early twentieth century. [15] Various Others For the remainder of the people buried in Rohrer Cemetery, little remains but an occasional obituary. Eight Keen family members were buried here. Delilah Keen's unusually descriptive death notice appeared in the July 19, 1880 South Bend Tribune with the subtitle "A Son Horrified at Finding His Mother Dead This Morning. " The notice mentions her husband, Michael S. Keen, who died in 1863 at fifty years of age and was buried in Rohrer. Mrs . Keen' s remains are described as being found by her son, Sylvester, when he went to her room in the middle of the night to warn her of an impending storm. Other Keens buried here include: Michael S. (died 1849, 1 year) ; Emaline (died 1862 , 2 years) ; Francis Marion (died 1863 , 9 years) ; Rolvin (died 1867 , 27 years) ; Pearl Estella (died 1883 , 1 month) ; and Leonard (death date unknown, 27 years) . [16] Three members of the Hartman family were interred here: Malisa Ann (date unknown, 2 years) ; Elizabeth (date unknown, 68 years) ; George (died 1863 , 63 years) ; Franklin W. (died 1864, 6 year) ; John H. (died 1865, 40 years) ; and another Elizabeth in 1895 . The second Elizabeth's obituary describes her as being the last member of the family at the time of her death at the age of sixty-five. [17]