Becker Family Graveyard, Clay Township, Lancaster County

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

Untion Cemetery, Oley, Berks County

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

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:  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

Blacks Graveyard – Rededication 1968

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 Cemetery, Hanover Township, Beaver County

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