Church of God Cemetery
Highspire, Dauphin, Pennsylvania
Compiled by Linda J. Wileman
Contributed by William Hartman
The following names were copied off remaining stones in the Church of God cemetery in the fall of 1979.
This small cemetery, in the town of Highspire, Pa., is well over 100 years old. There are no known records of the burials. In an effort to compile some sort of records, the following list of names and dates were copied off of the few remaining tombstones. These stones in many cases are understandingly difficult to read due to their age.
The following table lists the name and other identifying information in the first column and the birth and death dates in the second column.
*Information on burials marked as “no stone” obtained from Winifred Brandt, great granddaughter of Samuel Light who knew of the burials. Ms. Brandt is a cousin to Ms. Wileman’s grandmother.
| Name and other identifying information | Dates |
| William Hoover | Civil War Soldier 93rd Pa. Vol Co. I |
|
Samuel Light |
|
|
Rena Light (dau. of Samuel) |
*No stone |
|
Ellsworth Light (son of Samuel) |
*No stone |
|
John Strawer |
b. 1818. d 8yrs. |
|
R. W. Watt (?) |
Stone unreadable |
|
John Bonner |
d. 2-16-1902 Civil War Soldier |
|
Elizabeth (wife of Joseph Glover ) |
d. 2-21-1853
|
|
Margaret (wife of Joseph Glover) |
d. 10-29-1864 |
|
Frances Glover (dau. of Joseph Glover) |
No dates
|
|
Joseph Glover |
d. 1-12-1852 (66 years?) |
|
Abraham Orner (father) |
b. 5-8-1812(?) d. 6-16-1881 |
|
Catherine Orner (mother) |
b. 2-22-1823 d. 4-10-1882 |
|
Sara Orner (wife of S. H. Longaneclier) |
d. 5-13-79 25 yrs.
|
|
Margaret Orner |
b. 2-28-1861 d. 7-19-1878 18 yrs. |
|
David Strock |
b. 11-2-1819 d. 2-6-1872 |
|
John Strock |
b. 8-13-1851 |
|
Elizabeth (wife of David) |
No dates |
|
Frederick Strock |
d. 7-11-1866 7 yrs. 4 mo. 20 days |
|
Samuel Kerr |
d. 7-6-1882 |
|
John F. Kerr |
d. 1861 (?) |
|
Rev. Henry Diehl |
d. 11-16-1865 47 yrs. 3 days Civil War soldier |
|
Fanny (wife of Henry) |
b. 1-15-1834 d. 1-26-1860 |
|
Gabriel Cover |
b. 9-28-1829 d. 6-3-1892 Civil War soldier Co. I 201 Reg. Pa. |
|
Frederick Arthgross (?) |
b. 3-6-1828 d. 3-30-1886 Civil War soldier Co. I 201 Reg. Pa. |
|
Peter Hoffstaat (?) |
No dates, Civil War soldier 200th Pa. |
|
Daniel Erisman |
No dates, Civil War soldier Co I 93rd Pa. Vol. |
|
Peter Wolfe (?) unreadable |
Civil War soldier |
|
Polly (Wife of Henry Diehl |
d. 5-24-1852 33 yrs. |
|
Rebecca Carroll |
b. 1805 d. 9-22-1850 |
|
Henry Woolel (?) |
b. 8-1811 d. 1874 (?) Civil War soldier |
|
David Steinbercer (?) |
Unreadable |
|
Ann Maria Funk (wife of Abraham Funk) |
Unreadable dates |
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