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St. Mark’s Lutheran Cemetery122 Lillyville Rd., Beaver County, PATombstone transcription by Lesa McElwainMay 2003 Strohecker, Royal M. s/o ?? b. 1-19-???? d. 6-?-???? Strohecker, Binnie 1887-1904 Strohecker, Matthias 1844-1912GARStrohecker, Mary 1852-1926 Nagel, Frank H 1875-1945Nagel, Matilda 1875-1955 Koach, W? d. 1-19-188? 66y 8m 24 d Twentier, Frederick 1859-1940Twentier, Ruth 1863-1925 Twentier, Effie E. Petersen, Lyda … Read more
Silver Springs Cemetery Surnames L – Z SILVER SPRINGS CEMETERYNorth Side of Rt. 23, (Marietta Pike)Silver Springs, Lancaster County, PennsylvaniaWest Hempfield, Township Please note: All areas marked N/B means there has been no burial at this location prior to November 1998. NAMES REL.. BORN DIED YR/MO/DAY Landis, Albert R. Husb 11-27-1875 / 3-1-1941 … Read more
Silver Springs Cemetery Surnames A – K SILVER SPRINGS CEMETERYNorth Side of Rt. 23, (Marietta Pike)Silver Springs, Lancaster County, PennsylvaniaWest Hempfield, Township Please note: All areas marked N/B means there has been no burial at this location prior to November 1998. NAMES REL.. BORN DIED YR/MO/DAY Akers, Charles M. Husb 1925 / 1998 … Read more
Bruckart Hougnendobler Burial Ground West Hempfield Township BRUCKART BURIAL GROUND “taken from document received from Grave Concerns” {my personal notes are in “{}” “The Bruckart family burial ground, approximately 60 by 100 feet is on the farm of John F. Waser in West Hempfield township. It is situated in a woods and is difficult … Read more
Wohlfart Cemetery Lancaster County PA This very small cemetery is located along Creek Road right off route 272, just before you enter Akron, Pa., As you drive on route 272, and are half way up the hill on the southern side of Akron, you make a left hand turn. At present this land is … Read more
Widder/Stock Cemetery Lancaster County PA This Cemetery is located just south of Akron, Pa., about one fourth mile east of Route 272, about two hundred feet off Tobacco Road, which is located right off South Ninth Street in Akron. A Mrs. Weaver presently owns this land. The Cemetery is located across the road from … Read more
Stock/Withers CemeteryWest Earl TownshipLancaster County PA located just south of Akron, Pa. about 1/4 mile east of Oregon Pike; 250 feet south off Tobacco Road; in the middle of a field about 30 feet east of a large pond. A four foot iron fence without a gate surrounds the site. There are six gravesites: James … Read more
Buch Cemetery Lancaster County PA The Buch Cemetery was approximately 20 by 20 feet, and was located along the northwest corner of the Buch Farm, in West Earl Twp, just south of the Borough of Akron, and along Pool Road. Twenty years ago, while this cemetery was showing signs of neglect, it was still … Read more
Brunnerville Cemetery Early in November I visited the Brunnerville United Methodist Church at 517 Pine Hill Road, Brunnerville, ZIP 17543 and interviewed Pastor Fred R. Landis, Pastor since 1 July, 1992. After interviewing him I drove to the nearby small cemetery in Brunnerville and noted the following Brunner tombstones which may be of interest … Read more
Strasburg Mennonite Church Strasburg Mennonite Church was previously called John Herr Meetinghouse. It is on the south side of Village Road (PA 741) at Penn Grant Road. Available church records begin in the mid-20th century. The cemetery which adjoins the church was started about 1804. Cemetery record transcriptions: Gerberich, 2:1:361 Worner, 9 (1941): 1-104 … Read more