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Centre Hill Presbyterian Church CemeteryPotter TownshipCentre County, Pennsylvania Abstracted from 1898 edition of Egles Notes and Queries Annual Volume Alexander, Esta, wife of Henry, died 1822, aged 54 yearsBarber, Sarah, wife of John and daughter of James McClenahan of North Cumberland Co., died 1801 aged 33 yearsBarber, John died 1811, aged 63 yearsBrisbin, … Read more
CHAPTER II CONRAD WEISER — HIS JOURNEY TO THE OHIO — WILLIAM FRANKLIN — GEORGE GROGHAN — ANDREW MONTOUR — BLACK LOG — THE STANDING STONE— JOHN HARRIS’S STATEMENT — ITS LOCATION — MEANING OF INSCRIPTIONS UPON IT — SECOND STONE ERECTED BY THE WHITES. Conrad Weiser, the first white visitor to the … Read more
CHAPTER I ABORIGINES OF HUNTINGDON COUNTY – DOUBTS CONCERNING THEM – FIRST WHITE VISITORS – INDIAN TRADERS – THEIR CHARACTER – THE OLD INDIAN WAR-PATH. But little is known concerning the Aborigines of Huntingdon county previous to the settlement of the whites among them. Of course, such knowledge could be gathered only from the traditions … Read more
PREFACE The first suggestion of the preparation of local histories at the close of the first century of our national existence that came to the attention of the author of this work was made some four or five months before the opening of the Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia. The purport of that suggestion was that … Read more
Grove Chapel CemeteryRayne TownshipIndiana County, Pennsylvania Contributed by Don Rupert Surname First Name Middle Name Date of Birth Date of Death Notes ARTMAN J CARL 7/5/1911 9/29/1936 BAILEY LENORA 12/18/1901 01/05/1901 D/O WL/VN BEATTY IDA L 04/05/1865 09/21/1908 BIDNER BLANCHE 01/21/1889 03/25/1904 D/O S/J BISHOP KATHYRN IRENE 1936 1938 … Read more
Cameron’s Bottom CemeteryPine TownshipIndiana County, Pennsylvania Contributed by Don Rupert Surname First Name Middle Name Date of Birth Date of Death Notes DOWNEY ALFRED 01/23/1875 02/05/1949 DOWNEY ANN 01/13/1883 DOWNEY ANNE 1866 1942 DOWNEY BRIDGET 01/25/1838 DOWNEY CATHARINE 05/25/1899 DOWNEY … Read more
Taylorsville CemeteryGreen TownshipIndiana County, Pennsylvania Contributed by Don Rupert This is not a complete transcription. Surname First Name Middle Name Date of Birth Date of Death Notes ALLEN 12/07/1893 78Y 11M 7D W/O ISSAC ALLEN ETHAN O2/27/1845 8/12/1920 ALLEN ISSAC 1807 5/25/1895 88Y ALLISON ELANOR … Read more
Kunkle Family CemeteryBurrell TownshipIndiana County, Pennsylvania Contributed by Don Rupert Surname First Name Middle Name Date of Birth Date of Death Notes DAVIS LENA 02/16/1877 11/10/1902 W/O JAMES KUNKEL NANCY 01/29/1851 03/31/1892 W/O L KUNKLE ANNIE 10/16/1894 38Y 2M 18D W/O EW KUNKLE CATHERINE W 02/23/1840 33Y KUNKLE E … Read more
Curry Run Presbyterian CemeteryArmstrong Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania Contributed by Don Rupert Surname First Name Middle Name Date of Birth Date of Death Notes ALLISON MARTHA H 12/06/1816 8/05/1855 W/O R M GIBSON ANTHONY ALEXANDER M O1/28/1850 5/13/1851 S/O JOHN/ELIZABETH ANTHONY ALEXANDER 7/22/1821 6/12/1848 S/O DAVID/FLORANA ANTHONY ALVIRA 5/27/1853 1Y 4M … Read more
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 Left Hew’s and after marching about five miles, bad breakfast at a smallInn, onThe same fare as Friday, then proceeded to Bloss’, previously called Peter’sCamp, throughAlmost an entire wilderness, especially bad roads of stones and swamps.Arrived atBloss’ at half-past two o’clock. The men were much fatigued and the horsesof the baggagewagon much … Read more