Nicholas Kramer
The Nicholas Kramer gravestone seen in Night of the Living Dead inadvertently became one of the most famous graves in Horror film history, But who was Nicholas Kramer?
Nicholas Kramer was born in Rimbach, Germany on 18 Feb 1842. He moved to the USA in 1866 and lived in Evans City.
He was married to Mary Cooper Kramer.
Nicholas was a Civil War Veteran and served with as a Private in Company K, of the134th Pennsylvania Infantry and Company E, 78th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Nicholas Kramer was also the Police Constable in Evans City for 20 years, He died of Pneumonia on March 17, 1917.
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A post from the Butler Citizen Wed Feb 21 1912
for the celebration of Nicholas Kramer's 70th Birthday
Annual Reunion of Butler County Vets - Butler Citizen, Fri Aug 18 1916
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Newspaper clipping about Mike Maro who was found Guilty of Felonious Shooting Constable Kramer. from the Butler Citizen Thu Sep 15, 1904
News about the passing of Nicholas Kramer. In the Butler Citizen Mon Mar 19, 1917
Although we only see the name of Nicholas Kramer on screen in
Night of the Living Dead, The names of Nicholas Kramer's wife, Mary Cooper Kramer and Daughter, Alice Kramer and two other children C. L Kramer 1884–1885 and W.W Baby Kramer – 1887 are also on the gravestone.
Other stones in the same location
Represent the burial site for other members of the Kramer family.
Sophia E Kramer Fehl 1867–1933
Nancy Jane Kramer Twentier 1869–1958
Emma E Kramer Stewart 1870–1930
Laura M Kramer Kaltenbaugh 1878–1968
George P Kramer 1880–1963
Other Kramer grave markers are
the small stones, seen behind the
Cemetery Ghoul (Bill Hinzman) as he is Kneeling over
Johnny (Russ Streiner).
Sometime in the 80's there was a storm that tore through Evans City and the Cemetery.
The storm uprooted trees and knocked over gravestones .
The Kramer stone was left damaged with the top half fallen from its base.
Long time Night of the Living Dead superfans and Pittsburgh locals,
Christian Stavrakis and Dave Burian,
on a visit to the cemetery in the 1990's, saw the stone had been toppled.
They took on the task of recovering the fallen stone back to its original location.
Christian and Dave managed to haul the heavy top half of the
Kramer stone from the ground and back onto its plinth.
Thank you both for putting the Kramer stone back in place.
Judith O'Dea recreates her famous scene
as Barbra at the Kramer Gravestone
For more information on Other Grave stones seen
in Night of the Living Dead
visit the links below
BLAIR Family Gravestone
COLE Family Gravestone
MYERS Family Gravestone
