Meyer/Moyer Cemetery
20 Tombstones
Milton Grove Road, Mt. Joy Township, Lancaster Co., PA
1 mile north of Elizabethtown Road
Transcribed by Ruth Runion-Slear, March 30, 1977 and November 2005
The Meyer/Moyer Cemetery August 1978 – Denita Runion and Charles (Chuck) Patton, descendents of John and Elizabeth Moyer
I first visited this cemetery March 30, 1977 with John Lehman, a grandson of Peter and Martha (Moyer) Haldeman. John had paved the cemetery and laid the tombstones flat on the ground. He was caretaker of this cemetery until his death on April 15, 1977. It was then neglected until the present owners removed much of the brush. I returned with Denita and two of her children during the month of November 2005 to photograph and recheck my 1977 transcription.
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1
Martin
Son of
Henry & Barbara
Meyer
Born April 27
1871
Died May 2, 1874
Aged 5 days
2
Henry
Son of
Henry & Barbara
Meyer
Born April 27
1874
Died May 11, 1874
Aged 17 days
3
David E.
Son of
Henry & Barbara
Meyer
Born Sept 29, 1879
Died Nov 11, 1882
Aged 3 yrs 1 mo
And 12 days
In rest
J. A. Coble [stone carver]
4
Gone Home
[Motif of finger pointing to heaven]
Peter Haldeman
Born
March 13, 1829
Died
Jan 23 1898
Aged 68 yrs 10 mo
and 10 ds
Coble [stone carver]
5
Gone Home
[Motif of finger pointing to heaven]
Martha
Wife of
Peter Haldeman
Born Dec 11, 1840
Died July 29, 19 11
Aged 70 yrs 7 mo
& 18ds
J. H. Keener [stone carver]
6
Aaron
Son of
Peter and Martha
Haldeman
Died Dec 31, 1875
Aged 1 mo 4 ds
7
Katie
Daughter of
Peter & Martha
Haldeman
Died Aug 8, 1870
Aged 1 yr 2 mo
and 22 ds
8
Andrew
Son of
Peter & Martha
Haldeman
Died April 5, 18 66
Aged 2 mos 4 ds
9
Jacob Meyer
Geboren
Junius 13
1788
StarbFeb 8, 1879
Alter 90 Jahre 7 mo
und 26 Tage
10
Anna
Ehefrau von
Jacob Meyer
Geboren Sept 4, 1782
Starb Nov 25, 1862
Alter 80 Jahre 2 mo
und 21 Tage
Jacob A. Coble [stone carver]
11
In
Memory of
John Moyer
Born August 6
1790
Died May 2, 1858
Aged 67 years 8 mos
and 26 days
12
In
Memory of
Elizabeth
Wife of John Moyer
Born February 4
1798
Died May 14, 1859
Aged 61 years 3 mos
und 10 days
13
Jacob M. Moyer
Died
April 6, 18 81
Aged 61 yrs 6 mo
And 29 ds
Coble [stone carver]
14
Catharine
Wife of
Jacob M. Moyer
Born March 9, 18 13
Died July 25, 18 93
Aged 80 yrs 4 mo
and 16 ds
15
In Memory of
Henry
Son of Henry & Barbara
Meyer
Born Jan/June 29, 1896
Aged 30 days
16
[Ch]istian O.
[stone is flaked off – unreadable]
17
David L.
Son of David
& Elizabeth
Meyer
Born May 10 1872
Died Nov 16, 1875
Aged 3 yrs 6 mo
& 6 ds
18
Martin L.
Son of David H.
& Elizabeth
Meyer
Born June 18, 1854
Died June 29, 1856
Aged 2 yrs & 11 ds
J. A. Coble [stone carver]
19
David E. Meyer
Born
Jan 26, 1824
Died Jan 26, 1892
Aged
68 years
Gone but not forgotten
J. A. Coble [stone carver]
20
Elizabeth R.
Wife of
David E. Meyer
Born Sept 9, 1828
Died Aug 21, 1895
Aged
66 years 11 mos
& 12 ds
J. A. C. [stone carver]
Tombstones # 4 & 5 – Peter and Martha (Moyer) Haldeman lived on the farm where this cemetery is located. Martha was the daughter of John and Elizabeth (tombstones 11& 12) Peter and Martha had nine children.
Tombstone #9
MOYER, Jacob Feb. 8th, near Rissor’s Meeting-house, Lancaster co., Pa., Eld. Jacob Moyer, aged 90 years, 7 months and 26 days. Funeral on the 11th. Text: 1 Pet. 1:3-9. Buried in the family grave-yard. Bro. Moyer was ordained as elder about the year 1821. He was a faithful member of the Old Mennonite Church. (“Obituary” Herald of Truth, V. 16(4) April 1879, pp 76-77)
Tombstones # 11 & 12 – John and Elizabeth (Meashey) Moyer are my great-great-great grandparents. They had 11 children. (Biographical Annals of Lancaster County. J. H. Beers & Co., 1903) (1850 Census, Mt. Joy Township, Lancaster Co., PA) (Death Certificate of Samuel Moyer/Myers, son of John and Elizabeth)
Tombstone #15 I could not determine if the month was January or June
Tombstone #19
MYERS. David – January 26th, 1892, near Risser’s meeting-house, Lancaster Co., Pa., Bro. David E. Myers, aged 68 years. Funeral on the 29th, text, Phil. 1:21-23. Buried in the family graveyard. A sorrowing family mourn his death. A large congregation assembled to pay their tribute of respect. (“Obituary” Herald of Truth, V. 29(4) February 15, 1892 p.60+)
Tombstone #20
MOYER, Elizabeth August 21st 1895, near Risser’s meeting house, after a lingering sickness, Sister Elizabeth Moyer [maiden name Lehman], widow, aged 66 years, 11 months and 12 days. Funeral on the 25th. Text, Rev. 7: 16, 17. Buried at the family graveyard. Sister Moyer was a consistent Christian. She leaves 2 sons and 2 daughters to mourn her departure (“Obituary” Herald of Truth, V. 32(18) September 15, 1895, p. 286, 287)
The following two pages I transcribed in 1977. The 2005 transcriptions have transcription errors corrected.
Meyer/Moyer Tombstone Index
[Ch]ristian O. 16
Haldeman
Aaron 6
Andrew 8
Katie 7
Martha 5, 6, 7, 8
Peter 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Meyer
Anna 10
Barbara 1, 2, 3, 15
David 17
David E. 3, 19, 20
David H. 18
David L. 17, 18
Elizabeth 17, 18
Elizabeth R. 20
Henry 1, 2, 3, 15
Jacob 9, 10
Martin 1
Martin L. 18
Moyer
Catharine 14
Elizabeth 12
Jacob M. 13, 14
John 11, 12
Contributed by Ruth Runion-Slear
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