Sharp Graveyard, Leacock Township, Lancaster County

Sharp GraveyardLeacock Township The following is transcribed from William Frederic Worner, “Lightner/ Sharp Graveyard, Leacock Township,” Worner Collection, Lancaster County Historical Society, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, volume 2, number 7, pages 42-44. ———Inscriptions: Anna Sharp. Born February 25, 1770; died February 15, 1855. Aged 84 years, 11 months and 18 days. Barbara Sharp. Died May 23, 1808. … Read more

Kurtz Family Graveyard, Earl Township, Lancaster County

Kurtz GraveyardEarl Township The following is transcribed from William Frederic Worner, “Kurtz Graveyard, Earl Township,” Worner Collection, Lancaster County  Historical Society, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, volume 1, number 19, pages 128-133. Inscriptions: Hannah K., wife of John Binkley. Died April 26, 1837. Aged 46 years,  10 months and 3 days. Anthony Ellmaker. Died April 21, 1817. Aged … Read more

Ellmaker Graveyard, Earl Township, Lancaster County

Ellmaker Graveyard,Earl Township The following is transcribed from William Frederic Worner, “Ellmaker Graveyard, Earl Township,” Worner Collection, Lancaster County  Historical Society, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, volume 1, number 20,  pages 134-138. ———Inscriptions: Amos, son of Esaias E. and Sarah Ellmaker. Born August 3, 1838; died  June 5, 1878. Elias, second son of Leonard and Anna Margaret Ellmaker. … Read more

Amityville Lutheran Church, Berks County

THE AMITY CHURCH AND ITS ANCIENT DEAD. NOTES AND QUERIES BY WILLIAM HENRY EGLE, PAGES 207-209 The Amityville Lutheran Church is situated in Amity township, Berks county, Pa., about four or five miles north of Douglassville, on the Schuylkill river.  Its organization dates back more than one hundred and fifty years.  Its cemetery is very … Read more

Newman Cemetery, Susquehanna County

Newman Cemetery

 Newman Cemetery Great Bend, Susquehanna County       Contributed by Andrew and Jan Myers, Norwich, NY amyers1966@gmail.com This is only a partial transcription. Headstone photos may be found by Clicking Here   Prefix Last Name First Name Middle Name Suffix Maiden Name Month Day Year Month Day Year Plot Inscription Notes       … Read more