Knights of Pythias
Anita Cemetery
Founded in 1864
Located approximately 1 mile south of the village of Anita Pa. in Jefferson county off of Pa. route 310 south.Turn right on to Young Twp road T461 or Blocks Road. Go about 3/4 of a mile to McCalmont Twp.road T458 or Team Road and turn right. This cemetery is very neatly laid out in rows. I was able to document all existing stones, totally 270 marked graves ,on November 14th and 15th, 2000. The rows are transcribed from left to right, as I faced the actual cemetery. Stones are listed exactly line by line as seen on each stone . Where there is an obvious remnant of a stone, I included it in the order of each row.
Row 1.Left to right
James Wood
son of J&E Couser
died Mar.24,1897
aged
3yrs 2mo & 3 days
(also on this stone)
David Howard
son of J&E Couser
died
June 16,1901
aged 2yrs & 20 days
(unreadable latin inscription under each engraving)
James W.Crawford
died
April 5,1895
aged 36 yrs 9 mo.2 ds.
Blessed are they that die in the Lord
Albert L.Beaver
1857-1917
unmarked footstone remenent
DAVIS
Our Father
George Broadbent
died Apr 18,1903
aged 66 yrs
6mo & 20 ds (faded inscription)
(located on left side of same stone)
Robert
Killed in Adrian Mines
Jan 3,1899
aged 18yrs 7 mo.&21 ds
Jefferson
died Oct 24,1895
aged 1 yr 1 mo &10 ds
children of
George & Sarah
Broadbent
(right side of same stone)
our mother
Sarah Broadbent
1856-1929
2 remenents of grave stones
Wise
Jane
dau of
D.J and M.A
Hopkins
July? 1900
aged
1? Yrs &14 Ds.
(faded inscription)
unmarked stone pad is visible but actual stone is missing
Barker
in memory of Mary Ann Barker
Beloved wife of John W.Barker
Born July 20 1863 Died May 31,1917
John W.Barker
Born Dec 16,1855 Died Apr 3,1929
if ye believe,ye shall not perish
but have everlasting life,
Tarry with me,O my savior till the resurrection morn
F.V.H (then 3 interlocking rings with the letters F L and T inside each ring)
O.S.of B
(on right side of same stone)
John William Barker
Born Sept 7,1894
Died Mar 24,1896
Martha Barker
Born
Apr 1,1907 age 1month
Suffer little children
to come unto me for
such is the kingdom of heaven
at least 6 unmarked graves showing footstone remenants
Father & Mother
Matthew Stewart
Jan 1837-Aug 5 1898
Elizabeth Frew His wife
May 22,1834-Aug 30,1912
Dear Father,we hope to meet you,when the day of
life has fled,and in heaven with joy to greet you,where no farewell tears are shed.
Alexander Stewart (same stone left side)
Sept 1 1870_June 15,1906
Mary A.Stewart
May 22,1878
Oct 15,1895
Gone and forgotten by some you may be,
but Dear to our memories you will be.
If the graves were to open,what changes you would see.
But Eternal rest Dear Brother is better for thee.
(Same stone right side)
Like a flower she passed away.
Destroyed in all her bloom.She left
this world and all her friends, to
moulder in the tomb.
2 unmarked footstones
Addison Heberling (Free Masons symbol inscribed on top of monument)
Died Jan 25 1879
Aged
50 yrs
(unreadable inscription)
In Memory of
Father & Mother
Samuel Madill
Died
Dec 16,1898
aged
64 yrs
Jane his wife
Died Oct 6,1904
aged
73 yrs
(unreadable inscription)
Anderson
Alex E. Kathryn
1888-1954 1899-1986
Warden
Hannah May
dau of
David &Mary
Jenkins
Born
Sept 14,1889
Died
Jan 3,1899
(faded inscription)
Gotwald
Margaret George Elizabeth
1880-1966 1872-1900 1878-1899
(also inside Gotwald plot marked with grave stones)
Thomas
W.W
Alice
Row 2
footstone Carrick
David 1857-1929
Margaret H.1857-1927
Mary
1883-1900
Margaret
1893-1894
headstone Carrick
Edmondson
Betsy W. Thomas
1837-1896 1845-1931
Johney On same stone Thomas
son of Son of
Wm.&Carrie Wm.&Carrie
Garland Garland
Died Died
May 13,1898 Aug 25 18?6
aged Aged
8 mo& 26 ds 8 mo 16 days
Garland
Susannah Garland
1902-1914
Mary R.
wife of
Robert Harvey
Died Oct 9,1896
Aged 22 yrs.,29 DS.
David Harvey
June 23,1894
Sept.24,1913
Warden
Frankie
son of
G & L.M
Edmondson
Died
Aug 17,1887
Aged
3mo.&19DS.
Edmondson
Geoffrey Lona Mae
1869-1948 1874-1922
George W.
Hammond
Aug 14,1846
Died
June 1,1899
(same stone)
Lizzie
wife of
James Reid
Died
Sept 19,1902
aged
25 yrs.2 mo
&17 Ds.
Wilhemne
Dau of
M.&Dora Numrick
Died July 24,1902
Aged
2 yrs.10mo &8 DS
Eunice B.
Dau of
??? Shafer
Died
Nov 2,1900
Aged
17 yrs & 20 DS
Mary Muir
Clark
1864-1900
Isabella C.
Reid
1884-1914
Margaret H.
Clark
1864-1928
Wright
Mother Father
Emma I. William
1869-1962 1870-1954
At Rest
Annie L.
wife of
R.C.English
Born Dec 13,1871
Died Mch.24,1901
Treharne
Noah John Mary
1899-1901 1865-1914 1867-1919
Mother
Mary L. Stewart
1877-1924
Mary Howie
Died
Nov 22,1902
Willie Neilson
Row 3
Jane Ness
1836-1917
Jane L. Torrence
1877-1907
HEWITT
Jas.G. Hewitt
born
July 27,1868
died
Sept 25,1868
in my fathers house
are many mansions
MADILL
William Elizabeth
1858-1936 1873-1931
(Spanish American War Vet 1898-1902)
Elizabeth F. Madill
Born Mar.26,1900
Died Aug.4,1900
We did our little darling love and sought to cease her Pain
but God was pleased to take her home our child is heavens gain
Matthew S. Madill
Born Dec.29,1889
Killed at Fort Robinson, Neb.
Aug.23,1912
We did not know the pain he bore,we did not see him die,we only know he passed away,
and never said good bye.
STRANO
George A. Strano
Died
May 20, 1899
Aged
28 yrs & 3mo $5 DS
GOWDRIDGE
Robert John
1885-1902 1846-1916
GOWDRIDGE
Elizabeth Ann
1854-1929
Thomas
1897-1980
Agnes wife of
Thomas Hoch
Died Oct 19,1908
Aged 32 yrs
(left side of same stone)
Myrtle
Dau of
Thomas & Agnes
Hoch
Died
July 7,1908
Aged 10 mos.,23 DS.
William Haddick
Aug 1854
Mar 1922
SHEARER
William Margaret
1881-1971 1881-1959
William George
died Dec 16,1903
Aged 3 ys.
3 mo. 3 DS.
James Arthur Died Feb.13,1905 Aged 1 yr.2 day
Suffer the little ones
to come unto me
Children of Alexander
& Harriet R.Shearer
BROWN (headstone)
separate stones read
Annie 3-12-03 - 3-29-04
Harry 3-22-06 - 7-14-06
Luella 1-31-13 - 4-11-17
Mother
1872-1928
Father 1867-1920
Susanna Elizabeth
Smith Broadhead
4-14-1845 - 9-23-1907
(Small stone) A.E.B
William James
1861-1922
Mary wife of
William James
Died Jan 7,1905
aged 43 yrs,9 mo & 11 DS
Margaret
Leonhardt Hawley
1876-1905
Willis
Died Nov 13,1906
aged 4 DS.
Merville W.Died July 3,1906
Aged 1 yr 7 mo&14 DS.
Children of
B.C. & Nettie
ERHARD
Row 4
Carrie
Dau of
E.W & S.E.
Renwick
1888-1912
Like a flower she passed away
destroyed in all her bloom
she left this world and all her friends
to moulder in the tomb
RENWICK
Father Mother
Edward Elizabeth
1874-1943 1865-1956
RENWICK
Nettie L. William J.
1890-1957 1897-1980 (World War 1 Vet marker)
Susannah
wife of
James Brummitt
Died
Nov 25,1900
Aged
56 yrs.2 mo.
&13 DS
I am life(inscribed on Right and left sides of stone)
Malcom
son of
Joseph & Lizzie
Madill
Died
Dec.25,1900
aged 2ys.2mos.
David Prichard
1907-1948
Robert Prichard
1905-1942
(1941 World War 1945 bronze flag insert)
second military marker for same grave
Robert Prichard
Pennsylvania
Pvt.3 Field Art.Bn
World War 2
April 7,1905- June 9,1942
Griffith
son of G & M.Prichard
died Jan 25,1901
aged
3mo & 18 DS
Sleep on dear baby like the rest.
God called you home he thought best.
Mother Father
Marion A. Griffith
1871-1929 1870-1956
Wm.J.Powell Note:there is a flag insert on this grave.
died Its an eagle sitting on a shield holding a sword.
Feb 5,1901 The letters K G E
Aged Then O Crown O
27 yrs 1 mo. F Cross V
&8 DS. The cross overlays the
crown and sunrays
I have never seen such an insert before and thought it was
noteworthy to add a description of sorts.
WHITEFIELD
John W. Margaret John Jr.
1884-1961 1884-1974 1902-1928
Elizabeth wife of
John P. Lindsay
1887-1920
Mary dau of
J.P. & E.
Lindsay
1919-1920
Agnes Lindsay Myers
1896-19___
Andrew Lindsay (on left side)
July 19,1857
Dec 9,1939
Agnes M. Pate
his wife
Died Dec 21,1908
Aged 52 yrs.10 DS
(On the front)
Thomas Lindsay
met his death in the
Florence Mines
Apr 23,1909
Aged 16 yrs
4 mo.&13 DS.
LINDSAY
William A. MYERS
1888-1952
James Neilson
1853-1910
Catherine
1897-1910
Alex.Neilson
1862-1908
D.W. Jenkins (small stone)
Co.H.
96 Pa.INF
David W.Jenkins (G.A.R. flag insert)
Born
Mar 22,1840
Died
Apr 16,1900
Thomas D. Sargent
1909-1909
Chas.H.Heberling
1840-1908
Wm.Snedden
1831-1907
Margaret,His wife
1836-1918
Whitfield
Mabel Isaac Jane A.
1877-1907 1860-1932 1859-1909
Martha
Dau of
Isaac & Jane
WHITFIELD
Died July 4,1903
aged 4 yrs & 5 mo
Jennie Kramer (this is a metal grave marker)
1881-1907
Martha May
Kramer
Jan 21,1871
Mar 11,1913
Rest tired one,thy voyage on earth is over,
No more shall pain afflict thy body here.
(Footstone)
M.M.K.
J.Lyman Hamm
1862-1906
Aged 44 yrs.
Emma M. Hamm
1862-1930
Aged 68 yrs.
HAMM
(footstones)
MOTHER
FATHER
HENRY
Jane Frank
1880-1959 1875-1916
NICHOLSON
John Anna
1851-1905 1855-1945
Row 5
MATTHEWS (top of stone is missing)
BOFINGER
Christ Anna
1870-1951 1869-1941 (VFW Ladies Aux flag holder)
next stone is entirely unreadable
BOFINGER
Gussie Annie
1908-1914 1902-1923
Brother Sister
Thomas Garland (on front of stone)Note:On top of this stone there are 3 interlocking rings
Died With the letters F L T each inside a ring and the
July 14,1902 Inscription "I am Life"
Aged
66 yrs 3 mo
18DS
(on left side of the same stone)
Thomas Garland
Died
Sept 22,1906
Aged
3 yrs 3 mo
29 DS
(on rear of same stone)
Elizabeth Ann
wife of
Thomas GARLAND
Died
Mar.17,1916
Aged
80yrs 1 mo,10 DS
Albert
Broadbent
Died June 10,1902
Aged
28 yrs.11 mo
&28 DS
Gone but not forgotten
He lived he lives and will never
die.Fate may take our loved ones
far from home but while they live
never far from our hearts
Violet Jacobson (metal marker)
1897-1927
Andrew Jacobson(metal marker)
1843-1900
Robert NEIL
1843-1900
Jane his wife
1848-1907
WOODHALL
WOODHALL
Mary Ann John
1846-1937 1845-1910
Mother Father
Joseph
FUGE
1872-1913
John W.
SWARM
Feb.21,1858
Apr.25,1912
Sarah R.
his wife
Aug.7,1872
Dec.17,1965
SWARM
Dorothy M. SWARM
1906-1977
William J. SWARM
1931-1932
T.Henry
Beloved son of
Thomas & Martha
Sargent
Died April 28,1912
Aged 18 yrs,5 mo,20 DS
Asleep in Jesus
(footstone)
HENRY
SARGENT
Thomas Martha
1854-1930 His wife
1862-1927
James Tovey
1872-1912
Edward R. EGAN
1904-1939
Martha M. EGAN
1904-1969
COWAN
Thomas Barbara
1886-1947 1888-1955
CAMPBELL
Father Mother
Andrew Christina
1845-1913 1845-1936
Chrissie SCHWARTZ
Feb 22,1895
Sept 28,1917
Lawrence
son of A.J. & C.
JOHNSON
Sept 14,1899
May 30,1914
JOHNSON
Chrisina Olson
wife of
A.J.Johnson
1860-1926
Lawrence
Johnson
Dec 24,1840
Jan 18,1922
A.Sopia
his wife
Feb 8,1841
July 15,1920
Row 6
Thomas W. Young
1867-1917
Father
Peace perfect peace
William Wardrop
Died May 5,1904
aged 61 yrs & 7 mo
Elizabeth his wife
Died Dec 27,1911
aged 65 yrs
Footstones
Mother
Father
SCHWITZER
J.Adam Mathilda E.
1871-1954 1872-1955
CAMPBELL
John
1885-1931
mother Margaret Campbell
1850-1927
father Hector Campbell
1850-1940
WARDROP
Lillias
wife of
Robert Wardrop
Oct 19,1880
June 10,1908 Asleep in Jesus
MARLING
Mary
1893-1904
Elizabeth
1892-1911
Mary
1869-1946
Mother
Hugh
1866-1929
Father
Jeanette
1903-1936
WARREN
John
1841-1905
Mary his wife
1831-1911
At Rest
GONE HOME
Rose A.wife of
Hugh Edmondson
Died Sept 26,1905
aged
28 yrs 4 mo 5 DS
W.Allan
Edmondson
1934-1945
EDMONDSON
Father Mother
Wilfred Margaret R.
1903-1981 1905-______
Father
Wm.Sinclair (unclear)1871
(unclear) 1905
Mother
Mary White
Sinclair
1857-1938
Annie N. FREW
born 1858
Died 1919
Adam FREW
Born 1853
Died 1919
footstone
FREW
Mother
Elizabeth Young
1869-1941
Mother
Barbara
Scott Clark
1832-1905
Gone but not forgotten
THOMAS
Samuel Thomas
Jan 11,1838-Feb 21,1917
Anna Marie his wife
Feb 26,1838-June 12,1924
(rear of stone)
Nathaniel
1866-1915
Alvin E.
1863-1922
(Metal marker located in the THOMAS plot)
James Anthony
1870-1919
Reitz
Glenn Ira C.
1909-1910 1904-1936
Grace E. E.Irene
1914-1916 1913-1944
HUMM
Henry A. Effie M.
1888-1965 1894-1977
Robert McIntyre
1857-1932
John H. McIntyre
1892-1959
Evan H. Lewis
1871-1917
WEBER
John H. Mary A.
1859-1920 1946-1968
Mona H. Weber
1907-1927
Martha wife of
Frank Luketich
1895-1920
Ernest H.Sargent
1923
HENRY
Charles W. Anna M.
1865-1941 1869-1951
Row 7
Barnoff
Ida John
1882-1951 1874-1944
Edith
1909-1912
metal marker
James Jackson
1880-1946
John Jackson
1842-1911
Margaret his wife
1844-1926
Gone to the mansions of rest
JACKSON
William Ingles
Crist BOFINGER (right side)
Died
Nov.15,1899
Aged 54 yrs 8 mo
Catherine (front of stone)
his wife
Died
July 26,1908
Aged 61 yrs &23 DS
GEISWEIDT
Gustav George L. Elizabeth
1880-1955 1908-1908 1882-1908
Elizabeth Kromer
1875-1907
Eliza Hawley
1869-1907
Joseph Hawley
1867-1953
Joseph Hawley Jr
1897 father 1961
JOHNSON
O.Louis Melvene J.
1869-1943 1880-1959
John Wallace (front of stone)
Died Feb 18,1906
Aged 45 yrs 6 mo 20 DS
Jeannie B. his wife
Died July 3,1931
aged 70 yrs 2 mo 7 ds
WALLACE
David B.
1893-1926 (left side of stone)
footstones
Mother
Father
Father Mother
Ward Corell
1883-1925 1887-1963
BOUCHER
BOUCHER
Martin L. Christina
1850-1941 1859-1948
AT REST
Gustav GEISWEIDT
1852-1936
Caroline GEISWEIDT
1849-1925
Francis Kramer (G.A.R. marker)
1845-1926
Co.F.116th Reg.Pa INF
Sarah his wife
1843-1927
footstones
Mother Father
James Sanders
1875-1934
Maude Kramer
1882-1934
Await Dearly Beloved
the Ultimate Reunion
Alice May COPE
1902-1926
Reginald A. COPE
West Virginia
PVT
Army Air Forces
WWII
Dec 12,1907
Oct 28,1972
COPE
Mother Father
Alice J. Albert J.
1876-1948 1876-1934
ADAMSON
Katherine James
1865-1939 1863-1949
CROOKS
Mother Father
Alice M. Thomas
1893-1940 1890-1973
In Gods Loving Care
Father
Robert F.Watt
1916-1982
In Gods Loving Care
Mother
Elizabeth D. Watt
1918-1994
In Gods Loving Care
WINEBERG
Aaron R. Lavina A.
1874-1947 1876-1957
Father
Albert Bofinger
1906
1962
RENWICK
RENWICK
Dau Mother Dau Father
Judy Edith Wanda Edward
1953-1953 1910-1984 1951 1921
GOTWALD
John April 17,1894 Maude S. June 1,1892
January 8,1971 Sept 9,1976
Veteran World War I
Walter C. Henry
Pennsylvania
PVT Medical Department
World War I
Jan 8,1879 July 26,1957
PIFER
Emory W. Frances L.
1906-1960 1905-______
Ella Grube Pifer
1885-1978
Row 8
MAM
DAD
Peterson
Otto A. 1868-1913
Louise 1864-1935
Edwin 1896-1913
Ethel 1900-1917
KINNIBURGH
Carl Kinniburgh
1912-1913
Chappell
Clarence H.
Mar 27,1887
Emily M. His wife
Aug 9,1889
Dec 10,1913
At Rest
FREW
A.Alvida John G.
1878-1969 1879-1932
John C. Berry
1856-1914
Eleanor Berry
1856-1941
Frank Berry
1886-1959
Zoe Berry
1902-1980
ROBINSON
Thomas H. Eleanor M.
1860-1914 1879-1949
BOFINGER
Henry Sophia
1885-1943 1887-1951
WRIGHT
William Wright (footstone leaning against main stone says FATHER)
1843-1917 (G A R flagholder)
footstones
FRANK
JOHN
MOTHER
FATHER
STALEY
David
1854-1937
Phobe
1877-1946
JONES
Ethe D. Lewis J.
1880-1936 1874-1943
Joe A. Jones
1915-1957
Our Darling Daughter
Alice May Himes
1933-1939
Suffer the little children to come unto me
HIMES
Lawrance D. Reba M.
1908-1993 1913-1992
infant son David 1940
Jeannette C. Myers
Nee GEISWEIDT
wife of Russell D.
1904-1939
WRIGHT
Elzada L. John (veteren flag holder)
1906-1956 1895-1969
WRIGHT
William C. Barbara J.
July 17,1936 Nov 28,1941
May 23,2000
Madge Grace Twining
Oct 15,1903
Dec 22,1988
Jacob C. son of
Jeffrey & Jamie Wright
Died at birth
June 26,1991
HAINES
Carl Florence
1917-1977 1922-
PFC US ARMY
WWII
Louise C. Kathyrn
Henry Barnoff
1899-1967 1909-1990
BARNOFF
Richard C. Shirley A.
May 11,1936 Jan 11,1935
Mar 10,1998
Row 9
Daniel R.
STRAITIFF
1872-1924
John Lester
1852-1928
Helen his wife
1849-1926
LESTER
Ada V. John S. Bessie A.
1914-1921 1882-1967 1889-1971 (Ladies VFW insert)
Alexander WISE
1860-1921
Margaret his wife
1861-1924
SNEDDEN
William J. Hannah M.
1894-1969 1894-1956
In Memory Of
Kenneth J. Snedden
Major 14 Air Force
World War II
Feb 9,1915-Sept 23,1951
SNEDDEN
Walter Sr. Montie D. Margaret H.
1871-1950 1876-1919 1916-1935
Arnold H.
Bofinger
1917-1919
LARSON
Martha Gould Thomas Nelson
1883-1975 1881-1948
I have fought a good fight,I have finished
my course,I have kept the faith.
Joseph C. Larson
Born Died
1911 1918
W. Powell
STRAITIFF
William 1851-1932
Rebecca
his wife
1857-1924
(footstones)
MOTHER
FATHER
ANDERSON
Elmer C. Alberta M.
1897-1972 1900-1976
The Lord is my shepard
"Buddy"
Elmer Edwin Anderson
1927
1928
Asleep in Jesus
MADILL
Samuel Clara
1888-1944 1890-_____
FOX
John D. Margaret G.
1881-1947 1889-1983
MOTTER
Davis E. Johanna
Aug 20,1924 Dec 31,1927
Aug 6,1997
Navy Vet WW II
(military placque)
Davis Eugene Motter
MN2 US Navy
WWII
Aug 20,1924
Aug 6.1997
REITZ
Peter D. Rose A.
1883-1949 1882-1966
REITZ
Mervin Bertha E.
Dec 5,1910 July 29,1917
Aug 5,1986 Oct 1,1999
WHITFIELD
John Alvin Alvin
Nov 21,1950 Oct 25,1916
Nov 6,1969 Feb 25,1975
Son Father
PFC US Army WWII
Robert Whitfield
1907-1981
John E.Whitfield
Nov 27,1972
Apr 25,1988
Son
Row 10
Glenn E.
son of
P.D. & ? R.
REITZ
Sept 8,1909
Nov 12,1910
Daniel J. Brown
November 1,1908
June 29,1970
Agnes Y.Brown
May 29,1908
Aug 8,1990
John Berry
Anna M.Berry
SNEDDEN
Dora M. John H. Martha C.
1893-1963 1908-1966 1898-1970
SNEDDEN
Robert H. Sarah J.
1902-1958 1904-2000
SNEDDEN
Walter D. Ruth N.
1899-1968 1903-1979
Ella Ruth Snedden
Sept 18,1923
Feb 4,1995
MOSIER
William S. Elizabeth W.
1865-1957 1866-1948
SANDSTROM
Elizabeth M.
Sandstrom
1896-1926
CARLSON
Charles J. Minnie M.
1891-1968 1897-1989
Annie Treharne
1880-1950
Noah M. Treharne
1878-1972
Thomas Treharne
1904-1982
Edith H. Treharne
1906-1986
Vincenza
Dau of
Guiseppe & Mary
Caserta
Jan 6,1912
Jan 24,1914
Galagero Morganti
Nato A Grotte 31
Luglio 1879 Morto
26 Magio 1921
Row 11
SNEDDEN
Edgar B. Barbara L.
1912-1979 1917-1997
PFC US Army
WWII
CARLSON
Larry H. Christine M.
Sept 20,1944 Dec 23,1942
Jan 20,1987
Together Forever
CARLSON
Gilbert E. Catherine M.
Dec 13,1914 Aug 6,1918
Nov 4,1984
BAILEY
Charles B. Evelyn M.
1908-1984 1911-2000
Row 12
Mother
Bessie L. Williams
1907-1973.
Additional observation notes:
This cemetery consists of 270 marked graves and approximately 92 unmarked or graves showing remnants of stone footers or with obvious ground sinkage in the individual plots.
The oldest marked grave is that of Addison Heberling who died in 1879.
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