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Big Spring Graveyard, Newville, Cumberland County

TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS In the Big Spring Presbyterian Grave Yard, Newville, Pa. Adams, Margaret, b. 1766; d. 1840. Allen, John, b. 1791; d. Feb. 10, 1817. Allen, Jamee W., b. June…

United Presbyterian Graveyard, Newville, Cumberland County

TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS In the United Presbyterian Grave-Yard, Newville, Pa. Adair, James, b. 1755; d. 1803.Adair, Mary, wife of James b. 1755; d. Feb. 3, 1830. Adair, Mary, daughter of James,…

Shoops Church Cemetery, Dauphin County

Remains of the Mumma Family Re-Interred at Shope’s Meeting House Middletown Journal, July 10, 1897. Messrs. Joseph Grunden and Eli Basehore, of town, have completed removing the remains of the…

Big Spring Graveyard, Newville, Cumberland County

In the Very Historic Big Spring Graveyard at Newville While, in attendance at a recent mesting of the Carlisle Presbytery, at Newville, Mr. Thomas H. West, elder from the Presbyterian…

Old Presbyterian Graveyard, Danville, Mountour County

Old Presbyterian Graveyard at Danville, Pa. In the old Presbyterian graveyard at Danville, Pa., the following records of deceased residents have been copied. Who was first buried there is not…

Buffalo Cross Roads Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Union County

BUFFALO CROSS ROADS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH This church was one of the very first organized in the West Branch Valley and is situated about four miles west of Lewisburg, the county…

Leacock Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Lancaster County

LEACOCK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHRecord at the Tomb-Stone Inacrlptlons [We are indebted to Mr. George Steinman, of Lancaster, for the following transcript:] Margaret, relict of William Porter, d. Oct. 22, 1784, aged…

Moravian Settlement, Bethel Township, Lebanon County

Moravian Settlement, Bethel Township, Lebanon County Such is a story from the Old Moravian church record of bethel, where we are visiting and now about to enter the sacred enclosure,…

Moravian Cemetery, Milton Grove, Lancaster County

An Ancient Burying Ground [A correspondent sends Notes and Queries the following clipping, containing some records of the old Moravian cemetery at Milton Grove, in Lancaster county. If, as stated,…

Presbyterian Graveyard, Dillsburg, York County

TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS In Presbyterian Graveyard Near Dillsburg, York County, Pa. John Williams, a soldier of the war of 1812, b. Feb. 2, 1784; d. Dec. 22, 1869.Catharine Williams, wf of…