Benezette Cemetery
Located on a hillside along route 555, left of the former two
story brick school house in the village of Benezette. Not visible from the road.
Last Name First Name Middle Name Other Name(s) Date of Birth Date of Death Age at Death Notes Allen Amy L 21 December 1862 8 December 1914 Arndt Charles E 1884 1914 Barr Elizabeth V 1877 19?? Barr Merritt A 1867 1944 Barr Robert L 1918 1945 SSgt 20th Command Bomb Sq. 677th, 444th Bomb Group. Lost over Japan on bombing mission Barr Earl M 1916 1977 Barr John 20 May 1825 4 April 1892 67 Years Bateman John Civil War, PA Volunteer Beltz John F 1871 1950 Bennett Merland Son of David W. & Mary Bennett Rose Ann 1873 1883 Wife of J. Bennett Bennett Mary A 1856 19?? Wife of David W. Bennett Mary Latha 1915 1916 Bennett David W 1848 1927 Bennett Henry C 1875 1945 Bennett George B 1884 1954 Bennett Cora Bell 1874 1955 Bennett Arthur 14 June 1894 22 August 1894 Bennett Richard M 24 July 1818 22 November 1899 Civil War Blackman Amanda 1932 Blesh William H 1878 1913 Blesh Henry 1837 1916 Blesh Sarah A 1844 1922 Blesh Frank S 1868 1952 Bloom Baby Boy 1951 Bloom Baby Boy 1955 Bloom Sherman E 1899 1969 Bloom Jessie B 1892 1982 Blouch Edward C 21 March 1910 10 days son of E.C. & C.A. Blouch Edward C 3 November 1909 24 years 4 months 3 days Bly Justice B 24 April 1852 2 months 21 days son of William A. Charley Bonham Mina 1868 1922 wife of J.M. Chase Ida E 11 January 1887 1 February 1887 Chase David F 18 March 1851 13 November 1917 Chase Olivia R 1886 1907 Mother Chase Clara L 1891 1960 Mother Chase Claude A 1881 1961 Father Chase Hall 1898 1987 Chase William D 18 December 1878 2 April 1907 Chase Laurania E 5 July 1874 25 August 1886 Chase Ellen L 2 April 1860 28 October 1950 Chase Milton M 8 September 1883 29 October 1903 third beloved son of David and Launa Chase Charles C 1 February 1854 8 October 1886 Corp Lafayette 22 January 1901 55 years Co. B 207 Reg P.V. Couse Ann Rena 19 September 1876 2 years 2 months 3 days daughter of Charles & Clara Crawford Eliza 28 February 1848 10 December 1922 wife of Steward Crawford Steward A 10 September 1841 19 January 1916 Culp J.W. Edward 30 April 1888 8 September 1892 son of C.Y. & S.V. Daugherty Richard A 9 September 1904 69 years 10 months 2 days Decker Kenelm W 1911 1920 Decker William W 1872 1954 Decker Bess E 1872 1962 Dehaas David W 4 June 1827 25 November 1896 Derr Harry E.M. 1 May 1877 8 years 7 months 9 days son of H. & A. Derr Henry D 1834 1915 Derr Amelia A 1836 1922 wife of Henry D. Derr W. E. 1858 1944 Derr Eva 22 September 1872 60 years 6 months 12 days wife of William Derr Mellie J 29 April 1876 6 years 5 months daughter of H.D. & A. Derr Rena E 7 May 1876 3 years 2 months 1 day daughter of H.D. & A. Derr Walter A 9 May 1876 3 years 3 months 26 days son of J.E. & O. Devoge Rhuhama 8 August 1889 wife of T. Dornan William 1825 1896 Dornan Agnes 1827 1914 wife of William Doyle James W 1 November 1853 9 November 1908 Dudley Merle Dudley Florence H 22 January 1916 11 April 1917 daughter of Wm. F. & G.E. Dudley William F 1867 1930 Dudley Grace E 1875 1936 Dudley Beatrice Eleanor 27 August 1896 1 month 1 day daughter of Wm. F. & G.E. Egan John W 1 August 1896 43 years 1 month 6 days Ekgerg Hildur J 26 February 1908 1 year 11 months daughter of J.A. & C. Ellenberger J J 1894 1937 Ellenberger D E 1870 1939 Ellenberger C W 1892 1948 Ellenberger Adam C 1866 1951 Ellenberger Hannah B 1871 1955 Ellenberger Josephine E 1896 1961 Ellenberger Edgar C 1900 1965 Ellenberger Minnie P 30 April 1895 9 January 1896 daughter of D.E. & H.B. Encler Junia A 13 January 1910 7 months 3 days daughter of Rev. S.H. & M.J. English Mrs. W English W English Rhuhama 19 March 1882 14 February 1884 daughter of C. & F. English Cookson 1849 1917 English Helen 1908 1925 English Stanley L 1875 1934 English Maurissa Amelia 1851 1940 English Frances K 1846 1940 wife of Cookson English Sarah R 1873 1947 English Merl 1905 1954 English Ruth E 1907 1974 English Sylvester A 16 February 1843 5 November 1913 Civil War, Co. F, 148th PA Vol. English Beaver C 22 September 1907 7 April 1909 Felmlee Mary E 14 May 1897 20 years 3 months 13 days Fletcher Edward 19 August 1890 58 years Pvt Co G, 84 Reg Pa. Vol. Civil War Fletcher Mina 27 March 1844 1924 wife of Edward Fletcher Olin M 1874 1932 Fletcher Minnie A 1868 1937 Fletcher Robert R 1878 1959 Floravit Rhea Agnes 1916 1939 Foust Margaret 1860 1895 Foust N L 1860 1914 Freeland Oliver 11 December 1870 43 years 3 months Freeland Rebecca J 11 August 1862 12 February 1863 daughter of Oliver & Rebecca Freeland Byron J 8 February 1864 2 August 1865 son of Oliver & Rebecca French Chas A 1858 1918 French Lura M 25 January 1887 1 month 21 days daughter of C.A. & M.A. Furrel Jonas Civil War Pa Vol. Gardner Annie L Gardner James R German Allen H 4 January 1836 23 April 1899 Civil War, Co. D. Pa Reserve Cav. Hall Wilder B 1846 1923 Civil War Hanscom Horace 1855 1930 Hanscom Amelia 1855 1931 Harrison Harry Leroy 10 May 1870 17 July 1914 Hicks Trudell 1929 Hicks Jesse A 22 February 1903 24 February 1927 Huff William H 1890 1919 Pvt Co I, Provisional Guard Co. Huff Frank 1847 1924 Huff Agnes 6 May 1859 9 February 1930 wife of Frank Irwin Ruie M 1894 1944 Irwin Raymond E 1895 1957 Ives Twila Johnson Perry E 24 April 1906 2 years 11 months 6 days son of G.W. & C.C. Johnson Addie 7 April 1873 1 year 7 months daughter of H.E. & S.H. Jones Byron 12 March 1837 12 November 1882 Jones Polly 1813 1893 Jones Julius 1814 1897 Jones Georgie 1866 1941 Blesh Plot Jones Gladys 1889 1954 Blesh Plot Jordan Frank E 1858 1913 Jordan Orrell A 1887 1918 Jordan Clyde D 1881 1932 Jordan Helen I 8 May 1907 2 months 16 days daughter of C.D. & O.A. Keister Perry E 1866 1930 Father Keister Annie May 1872 1950 Mother Keister Ellie May 9 July 1889 31 May 1903 daughter of P.E. & A.M. Kepler Saul H 1872 1954 Krise Alice 1862 1921 Krise Wesley 1854 1938 Kunselman Sadie N 15 December 1875 12 January 1906 Larson Charles L 1865 1917 Lewis Ellis 1809 1891 Lewis Annabel 1815 1900 wife of Ellis Lewis Virginia Irwin 1919 Libbey Carole May 1937 infant London William M 11 February 1909 3 months 15 days son of T.B. & M.A. Long Roy L 20 January 1908 9 days son of D.O. & M.E. Losey Lloyd L 1882 1954 Lucore Luther Civil War, Pvt Co C, 42 Regt P.V. Lucore Mary 14 November 1810 14 April 1886 wife of Luther MacPherson Dale 5 October 1919 23 December 1919 MacPherson Hope 4 July 1926 7 July 1926 McCafferty Amanda C 1900 1944 McCormick Sarah N 16 July 1834 21 May 1901 wife of Ruben McDonald Ronald A 16 April 1852 13 December 1889 born at Lismore, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia McManigle Emmet 1891 1943 McManigle Ethel 1894 1979 McManigle Leroy F 1920 1980 Pvt Tr. B, 121st Cal WW2 McPherson Harold 1900 McPherson Claire 1897 1902 McPherson Isaac T 1863 1919 McPherson Bertha A 1871 1925 McPherson Virgil S 1894 1937 Middaugh Bryan 18 October 1896 12 July 1898 son of L.F. & Lillie E. Milligan Robert 20 July 1885 61 years 3 months 22 days Morey B E 1838 1918 Morey Elizabeth 1843 1923 Morrison Melvin E 19 April 1908 3 years son of A.E. & M.A. Morse Mary 1857 1932 Morse Frank 1876 1950 Mountain Cecil Dean 21 December 1906 6 November 1908 Munn Elvina 1873 19?? wife Munn Louisa 1842 1906 wife of Luke Munn Luke S 1830 1914 Pvt Co. B, 148 Regt P.V. Civil War Munn John B 1872 1938 Munn Silas W 1868 1941 husband Murray Bessie 16 May 1885 1 year 20 days daughter of W.H. & Mary E. O'Brien Catherine 1884 1954 Mother Orser Infant 12 September 1877 daughter of W. & E. Orser Jodie B 17 September 1876 2 years 3 months daughter of W. & E. Orser Infant October 1875 son of W. & E. Owen Sylvester 4 November 1887 10 March 1899 children of H.A. & Eliza Owen Roy 16 March 1888 6 July 1888 children of H.A. & Eliza Palmer Kate 18 March 1896 40 years 6 months wife of John Patterson W H PA Vol, Civil War Patterson Fannie 1916 1917 Patterson Martha 1850 1919 Patterson Luciaus M 1907 1920 son of James & A.M. Patterson Dale 1911 1921 Patterson James 1874 1934 Patterson Lelia 28 February 1898 8 August 1899 Possinger Clara E 22 January 1908 3 years 29 days daughter of W.E. & M. Preston Lamonte E 8 August 1911 17 March 1950 brother of Nellie Preston Nellie 1892 1943 Reilley Frank 1882 1937 Reilley Larue 1884 1952 Rideout J C 22 August 1855 12 March 1914 Rideout Olive 13 June 1882 18 March 1897 Rideout Mary M 9 April 1890 27 November 1897 Riss Helen E 24 December 1905 12 September 1907 1 year 8 months daughter of J.R. & C. Riss Carl J.E. 10 April 1897 15 November 1914 son of J. & Christina Ritter Daisy Belle 1879 1952 Ritter Charles F 1877 1954 Robinson Leo Clair 1910 1969 Robinson Frank E 28 May 1882 4 May 1955 Rothrock Earl 1904 1941 Rothrock Harvey 1868 1950 Rothrock Hannah 25 April 1857 wife of Edmund Rucki Martha F 1918 Rucki Frank A 1904 1975 Rummer Andrew J 1825 1898 Rummer Phoebe 1833 1911 wife of Andrew Rummer Nancy M 1867 1913 Schwerdt David Co I, 205th Pa Inf, Civil War Sexton Emma 1873 19?? Sexton Charles E 1865 1934 Sexton William 1868 1953 Sexton John C 1897 1954 Sexton Sarah E 1880 1964 Sexton J. Raymond 1887 1967 Sexton David C 1912 1971 Pvt USA WW2 Sexton C Kathleen 1893 1972 Shaffer Infant child of T.J. & A.M. Shaffer James T 5 December 1893 14 December 1893 son of T.J. & A.M. Shaffer Donald D 1886 1887 son Shaffer Infant 1895 child of T.J. & A.M. Shaffer Lucy 1897 daughter of T.J. & A.M. Shaffer Rhea 1899 1922 Shaffer Agnes 1876 1926 Shaffer Nathan S 1861 1927 Father Shaffer Mary Eva 1860 1946 Mother Shaffer O H 1870 1952 Shaffer Odelia M 1884 1961 Shaffer Charles B 1878 1966 Shaffer Daisy J 1908 1977 Sheldrake Charles 11 July 1872 70 years 6 months 15 days Sheldrake Jane 12 June 1812 28 February 1892 wife of Charles Showers Charles J 1872 1941 Showers Jennie M 1879 1966 Smith Mary J 1828 1910 Smith Daniel 25 July 1848 Smith A D 7 April 1822 8 December 1897 Snow Herold 24 August 1906 1 year 9 months 7 days son of Fred & Sarah Snyder Stanley Leroy 11 January 1887 1 year 7 months 24 days son of C.L. & Alice Snyder Estella C 21 June 1880 14 May 1899 Snyder Ellery E 19 October1918 28 years 7 months Stoughton E. Lucille 1923 1927 Stoughton John Dale 1903 1973 Stoughton Edith E 1904 1974 Streeter Laura 1879 1903 Blesh Plot Swackhammer Lilly Mae 1868 1935 Swackhammer Victor James 1857 1936 Swackhammer P. Nadine 21 March 1931 23 May 1931 Sweet Carl Henry 1874 1910 Swimelar Dorothy B 12 October 1906 4 months 14 days daughter of G.D. & J.R. Thomas James F 19 January 1831 5 April 1907 Tozier James S 6 September 1868 20 November 1879 son of Thomas & L.S. Trayer Jennifer Lynn 12 May 1980 14 May 1980 twin of Jeannie Wheeler John 1836 1915 Pvt Co. F, 211 Regt P.V. Civil War Wheeler Luzerna D 8 June 1845 22 March 1903 wife of John White Hannah C 1854 19?? White Myrtle O 1893 1917 White John Algr 1847 1940 Co. K, 8th PA Cavalry Civil War Williams Myrtle Lenore Harrison 12 April 1873 20 July 1935 Winslow Baby Boy 19 September 1919 son of B.J. Winslow Charles 1837 1907 Winslow Ellen 1845 1917 Winslow Mabel 1891 1919 Winslow Julia M 1878 1924 Winslow Byron J 1877 1949 Father Winslow Jenny Rothrock 1884 1974 Winslow James 21 May 1874 2 months 2 days son of C.H. & J. Winslow W. Amby 4 September 1874 5 months 14 days son of C.H. & J. Source: Cemeteries and Burial Plots of Elk County Pennsylvania, published with the kind permission of Sarah and Iris Caskey.