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From a Pennsylvania Family Graveyard [Contributed to Genealogy.] By S. H. Flickinger. These tombstone inscriptions are from the Eby family graveyard, one mile west of the town of Stevens, Lancaster county, Penn., on the Mentzer farm, formerly the farm of John Herman. Most of the inscriptions are in German: Jonas Eby. Born November 12, 1802, … Read more
A Pennsylvania Family Graveyard By S. H. Flickixger The following inscriptions are from tombstones in the Becker family graveyard on the Martin Becker farm in Clay township, Lancaster county, Penn. Joseph Heaffly, born, Sept. 20, 1816, died, Oct. 30, 1863, aged, 47-1-10. Jacob Heaffley, born, Dec. 26, 1773, died, Oct. 11, 1850, aged, 77-9-16.Elizabeth Haffly, … Read more
ZIEGLER: – Cemetery records from the village of Siegfried, Penn. : Ziegler, Susan, daughter of Abraham Ziegler, born 11 April, 1812, died 30 September, 1813, aged 1 yr., 5 mos., 19 dys. Ziegler, Michael, son of Abraham Ziegler, born 20 August, 1810, died 31 August, 1810, aged 11 dys. Ziegler, Maria, daughter of Abraham Ziegler, … Read more
MENNONITE BURIALS RECORDS Inscriptions from the Settlement Churchyard at Siegfried, Northampton Co., Penn. Bear, Eva, nee Ziegler, wife of Jacob Bear, bom 25 April, 1/71, died 11 November, 1858, aged 87 yrs., 6 mos., 21 dys. Bechtel, Abraham, married Catharine Yelles, and lived in holy wedlock with her for 33 years, 7 months, 5 days, … Read more
COOPERSBURG, PENN. BURIALS (From the cemetery Brethren in Christ, Coopersburg, Lehigh Co., Penn.) Joseph, son of Abel Strawn, born 24 December, 1794, died 12 June, 1870. Mary R., daughter of Abel and Elizabeth Strawn, born 27 June, 1791, died 25 July, 1875. Samuel Ritter, born 10 September, 1818, died 3 February, 1881. Joseph A. Shelly, … Read more
BURIALS AT SUNBURY, PENN. [no cemetery specified] Sarah Liggett died 30 August, 1792, aged 76. Florence Lewis, widow of the late William Lewis of Philadelphia, and sister of the late Sir Thomas Edmonds, Baronet of Ireland, died 24 October, 1834. Mary M. Awl, born 19 March, 1776, died 1 August, 1823. Samuel Awl, born 5 … Read more
UNION CEMETERYOLEY, BERKS COUNTY    The ancient burial place of the Yoders is at Pleasantville – called by the Germans Yotterstettle, in Oley, Berks county. It forms the extreme eastern end of the Union cemetery. This was doubtless one of the very first burial places in Oley. Many Pennsylvania German emigrants are sleeping here. Among … Read more
Black’s cemetery at Upper Marsh Creek Presbyterian Church in Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania Contains monuments bearing these names and dates: Nathaniel Porter, 1749William Porter, 1753Violet Porter, 1735 Source:Â Notes and Queries Historical Biographical and Genealogical Relating Chiefly to Interior Pennsylvania; Edited by William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A.; Harrisburg, Penna.; Harrisburg Publishing Company, 1898. page … Read more
The Gettysburg Times – May 24, 1968 Church will Re-Dedicate Old Cemetery The Gettysburg Presbyterian Church will conduct a service of rededication of Black’s Graveyard on Belmont Road, west of town, Sunday at 3 p.m. According to a recent work compiled by Dr. Mary Margaret Steward of the English Department of Gettysburg College and a … Read more
Frankfort Springs Presbyterian CemeteryBeaver County, Pennsylvania GPS Coordinates: 40.484167, -80.441667 Contributed by Liane Freedman [eltonscastle@yahoo.com]. The cemetery is Frankfort Springs Presbyterian Church Cemetery located on Rt. 18 on the northern edge of the village of Frankfort Springs. It is located a few hundred yards north of the intersection of Rt 168 and Rt 18 behind … Read more