Church of St. Laurentius
Wilhelm Schlegel writes after his first visit to the cemetery in which Auguste is buried:
“[It is] located in a narrow, enclosed, cheerful valley that gives no hint of graves; she lies in a narrow and poor village cemetery, which is, however, situated out in the open and from which one can look out onto the beautiful valley.”
(Photo: Martin Reulecke.]
Auguste’s Gravestone 1901
Auguste’s gravestone in the Bad Bocklet cemetery, 1901: “Here reposes Auguste Böhmer, born 22 April 1785, died 12 July 1800.” (Auguste was born on 30 April 1785, not 22 April.)
Because this gravestone was removed from Auguste’s grave at some unknown time and for some unknown reason and instead used as a kneeler in front of a crucifix in the cemetery, the exact location of Auguste’s final resting place is unknown. The gravestone was placed near the entrance to the church cemetery in 1900 after being restored by a sculptor in nearby Kissingen.
(Photo: Paul von Bojanowski, “Auf dem Kirchhof zu Bocklet,” Westermanns Illustrierte Monatshefte 89 [1901], 521.)
Bad Bocklet
Bad Bocklet, contemporary photo. Von Hutten Strasse leading up to the cemetery at the Church of St. Laurentius where Auguste is buried, and to “Auguste’s niche,” visible just at the end of the street between the house and the stairs leading up to the church.
(Photo: GeLi+KäLi; GNU Free Documentation License.)
“Auguste’s Niche” in Bad Bocklet
The memorial plaque and former gravestone for Auguste are now displayed together in a niche (just behind the bench) at the bottom of the stairs leading to the church and cemetery where she is interred.
(Photo: Martin Reulecke.)
Auguste’s Niche
“Auguste’s Niche” in Bad Bocklet: closer view from the preceding photograph.
(Photo: Martin Reulecke.)
Memorial Marker
Memorial Marker for Auguste Böhmer in the cemetery in Bad Bocklet.
(Photo 2014 by Martin Reulecke.)
Grave Marker
Grave marker for Auguste Böhmer in the cemetery in Bad Bocklet, though the location of her grave has long been unknown; she was, moreover, born on 28 April 1785, not 22 April.
(Photo 2014 by Martin Reulecke.)