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, died January 15, 1877, aged 74 years, 2 months, 3 days.
Mary, wife of Jonas Eby (born Wolf). Born May 6, 1807, died August 17, 1878, aged 71 years, 3 months, 11 days.
Joseph Eby. Born June 30, 1772, died July 13, 1854, aged 82 years, 13 days.
Barbara, wife of Joseph Eby. Born March 14, 1770, died January 15, 1844, aged 73 years, 10 months, 1 day.
Susan, wife of Abraham Eby. Born October 1, 1795, died September 26, 1858, aged 62 years, 11 months, 26
Catharina, wife of Jacob Scherck (born Erb). Born March 21, 1799, died October 7, 1842, aged 43 years, 6 months [17 days. In the original German this inscription reads: Hier Ruhet Catharina Scherck das weib von Jacob Scherck. Eine geborne Erb. Sie word geborenden 21 Merz 1799 und Sstarb 7 Oct. 1842 is alt worden 43 jahr 6 monot & 17 tag.
Johannes Scherck. Born August 17, 1779, died, February 11, 1837, aged 57 years, 5 months, 22 days.
Elizabeth, wife of Johannes Sherck (born Hasker). Born October 17, 1783, died January 17, 1828, aged 44 years, 3 months.
Johannes Scherck. Born November 19, 1806, died January 14, 1839, aged 32 years, 1 month, 25 days.
Elizabeth, wife of Peter Brim ier (daughter of William and Susanna Bentz). Born August 15, 1815, died April 11, 1848, aged 32 years, 7 months, 26 days.
Anna, wife of Jacob Scherk (born Brubaker). Born October 26, 1810, died November 28, 1835, aged 25 years, 1 month, 2 days.
Jacob Scherk. Born October 9, 1803, died April 12, 1839, aged 35 years, 10 months, 3 days.
Fianna Shirk (daughter of Emanuel and Sally). Born February 24, 1861, died September 29, 1865.
Emanuel Sherck (son of Emanuel and Sally). Born March 12, 1856, died July 17, 1858.
There are a few graves with limestone marks which bear no in scripstions.
SOURCE: Vol, II, No 1, July 6, 1912 Genealogy: a journal of American ancestry
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