Stern Cemetery
Above is a photo of the STERN CEMETERY. The person in the photo is Robert Christian Reichard, son of Edna Eby Stern Reichard. The house, as it appears in 1998, was built on the Stern Farm in 1802. This home and cemetery is located in Mount Joy Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It is on Trail Road, approximately 1 mile north of the Elizabethtown Road, leading to Manheim, Pennsylvania. Many footstones are in a corner inside the cemetery. A list of these is included in this transcription. Many of the entries are in German, and will be included here.
This is a transcription prepared in 1981 by Gerald and Martha Hossler, and submitted by Peggy Reichard of Mountville, Pennsylvania. (reichard@redrose.net)
1. STERN, ABRAHAM In memory of / ABRAHAM / son of SAMUEL & & ANNA/ STERN/ Born December 17, 1847 & died October 23, 1851 / Aged 3 years / 10 mos. & 6 days. 2. KINDICH, SUSANNA Heir Ruhet/ SUSANNA/ tochter von JACOB/ und CATHRINA/ KINDICH begorten/ den 13 ten July/ 1846 Starb den 25/ ten August 1849/Alt 3 Jahr 1 mo/ und 12 tage. 3.___________________ Brownstone sand-type tombstone, nothing legible. Possible a child, maybe of JACOB & __________ HOFFMAN. 4. EVANS, SARAH Heir Ruhet/ SARAH/ tochter von JOHANNES und/ELISABETH EVANS/geborten und gestorben/den 14 ten May/1852. 5. FREY, AARON Heir Ruhet/ AARON?Sohn von DAVID/und CATHARINE/FREY gestorben/den 10ten Sep/ 1853/ Alter 3 Jahr. More information on cement is illegible. 6. FREY, EMANUEL Heir Ruhet/EMANUEL / sohn von JACOB / und CATHARINE / FREY gestorben / den 14ten Sep/ 1853 / Alter 2 Jahr / 1 mo und 6 ta. 7. FREY, CATHARINE Mother / CATHARINE L. / wife of / DAVID FREY/ Born Dec 26, 1827 / Died June 9, 1896 / aged 68 years 5 mo / & 3 ds. There is a 4 line verse that is illegible. 8. FREY, DAVID Father / DAVID FREY / Born June 25, 1825 / Died October 20, 1904 / Aged / 79 yrs. 3 mos. / and 25 days. Verse at bottom: Rest Father rest in quiet sleep / while friend in sorrow o'er thee weep. 9. STERN, CATHARINE Our Mother / CATHARINE / wife of CHRISTIAN STERN, born July 5, 1802 / Died February 3, 1896 Aged 93 years, 6 months and 28 days. A 4 line verse is illegible, but the word Our Mother, and Catharine are arched. 10. STERN, CHRISTIAN Heir Ruhet / Unser Vater / CHRISTIAN STERN/ Born June 5, 1802 / Starb. Mar. 7, 1878 / Alter__ Jahre 3 mo / und ___tage. 11. STERN, ELIZABETH Heir Ruhet / ELIZABETH / touchter von JACOB und ELIZABETH STERN geborten / den 18 May 1797 Alter / Ungefehr / 3 Jahr. 12. STERN, JOHANNES Heir Ruhet / JOHANNES / Sohn von JACOB/ und ELIZABETH STERN geborten / den 25 Jannar / 1795 Alter / Ungefehr / 3 Jahr. 13. STERN, ELIZABETH Heir Ruhet / ELIZABETH / Ehefrau von / JACOB STERN eine / geborten WOLGEMUTH / geborten den 13ten / October 1770 Starb / den 21ten Jannar 1822. Alter 51 / Jahr 3 mound. There is some illegible after that. 14. STERN, JACOB Heir Ruhet / JACOB STERN / geboren den 7ten May 1767 Starb / den 31ten May / 1853. Alter 86 / Jahre und 21 tage. 15. THOMAS, CATHARINA CATHARINA / Enfrau von / DAVID THOMAS geboren / February 23, 1793 / starb den Dec 20, 1874. CATHARINA is arched. 16. THOMAS, DAVID DAVID THOMAS, April 6, 1782 / August 21, 1873. 91 yr 4 mo. 15 ds. "DAVID THOMAS" is arched. 17. STERN, SUSANNA SUSANNA / wife of / JACOB STERN / Born December 11, 1796 & Died October 4, 1875 / Aged 78 yrs 9 mo & 23 days. Word SUSANNA is arched. 18. STERN, JACOB Our Father, JACOB STERN, Born /__ dates are illegible, but family records record him as follows: Born Feb 12, 1799 and died November 6, 1880. 19. STERN, MICHAEL MICHAEL, son of JACOB & SUSANNA STERN. Born August 7, 1830, and Died August 11, 1844. Aged 14 years, 4 days. 20. LEHN, SAMUEL Heir Ruhet / SAMUEL LEHN / Starb den 23ten / Jannar 1847 alt / wor den 24 Jahr / 9 tage. 21. LEHN, MAGDELENA MAGDALENA, enfrau / SAMUEL LEHN / geboren SHREINER / ________Starb./ Marz 1847 / Alter 75 Jahre 7 ds. Some illegible, but family records indicate she died March 4, 1847 at the age of 75 yrs, 7 mo, 5 days. 22. LEHN, SAMUEL Heir Ruhet / SAMUEL LEHN / geboren den 3ten / October 1771 / gestarbehn den 20 / ten Jannuar 1854. Alter 82 Jahr / 3 mo / 17 tage. 23. HOFFMAN, ELIZABETH ELIZABETH, wife of JOSEPH HOFFMAN, born December 4, 1820 and Died April 19, 1872 Aged 51 yrs, 4 mo and 15 days. 24. LEHN, ESTHER ESTHER, wife of PETER LEHN, Born June 14. 1799, and Died December 5, 1875. Aged 76 years, 5 months and 21 days. The word ESTHER, is arched. 25. LEHN, PETER PETER LEHN, Born December 18, 1794, and Died October 10, 1872. Aged 77 yrs. 9 mos, and 22 days. Name PETER LEHN is arched. 26. STERN, ANNIE Unser Muter / ANNIE K. STERN / geboren/ Aug 21, 1837 / Starb Feb 27, 1923 / Alter / 85 Jahre 6 mo. / und 16 tage, "Unser Muter" and ANNIE K. STERN is arched on the stone. 4 line verse: Asleep in Jesus peaceful rest, Whose making is super truly blest. No fear, no war shall dim that hour, Which manifests the Saviors Power. 27. STERN, CATHARINA Unser Muter / CATHARINA Ehefrau von / CHRISTIAN STERN/ Eine geborn MOYER/ Geboren Jan 31, 1828. Starb Oct 22, 1878. Alter 50 Jahre 8 mo und 21 tage. "Unser Muter and CATHARINA is arched on stone. There is a 4 line verse that is illegible. 28. STERN, CHRISTIAN Unser Vater / CHRISTIAN STERN / geboren March 18, 1827. Starb 78 Jahre 5 mo und 10 tage. "Unser Vater and CHRISTIAN STERN, are arched on the stone." 29. STERN, MARTIN Heir Ruhet / MARTIN / Sohn von CHRISTIAN und CATHARINA STERN / geboren und gestorben der 11ten November, 1853. 30. STERN, JACOB In memory of JACOB, son of JACOB & MARIA STERN, born August 28, 1853, and Died March 2, 1854. Aged 6 mo and 5 days. 31. STERN, DAVID In memory of DAVID, son of SAMUEL & ANNA STERN, born and died May 11, 1854. 32. STERN, SUSANNA In memory of SUSANNA, daughter of SAMUEL & ANNA STERN, born May 2, 1850, and Died December 14, 1856. Aged 6 years, 1 mo and 12 days. 33. STERN, SAMUEL SAMUEL, son of SAMUEL & ANNA STERN, born September 12, 1860, and died May 26, 1861. Aged 8 months and 14 days. 34. HOFFMAN, SAMUEL Heir Ruhet / SAMUEL, sohn von JACOB und ELISABETH HOFFMAN. Gestor / ben den 28ten / August 1853. Records indicate death at age of 1 year, 5 mo. and 19 days. Part of stone illegible. 35. HOFFMAN, JOSEPH Heir Ruhet / JOSEPH HOFFMAN / geboren den 4ten / November 1822 / Starb den 4ten November 1853. Alter 31 Jahre. 36. HOFFMAN, JOHANNES Heir Ruhet / JOHANNES / sohn von JOSEPH und ELISABETH HOFFMAN gestor / ben den 28ten/ ______(Broken stone) Alter 3 Jahr, 5 mo and 19 tage. 37. HEISEY, HENRY HENRY HEISEY, born December 1, 1840, and Died June 28, 1923. 38. Footstone for # 27, C.S. 39. Footstone for # 36, J.H. The following is a list of the footstones in the corner of the cemetery, and the listing they may represent. Some are guesswork. C.S. #10 E.L. #24 M.L #21 J.S. #14 S.S. #17 C.S. # 9 P.L. #25 C.S. #28 C.T. #15 D.T. #16 S.S. #32 S.S. #33 S.L. #22 E.H. #23 ___ # 6 M.S. #19 S.H. #34 J.H. #35 J.S. #12 ___ # 4 A.S. #26 S.K. # 2 M.S. #29 A.S. # 1 J.S. #30 E.S. #11 S.L. #20 A.F. # 5An earlier burial site was located as follows: From the present Stern Cemetery look east about 50 yards toward a little run (stream). Graves were not marked because of fear the Indians would remove bodies; however, there was a slight rise in the ground. Johanne and Barbara Stern were buried there. Any others, no knowledge. This information was given to Phares Stern Risser by his grandfather, Christian Stern.
The above information was submitted by Peggy J. Reichard, wife of Robert Christian Reichard, as Stern family member. Submitted June, 1998.
Contributed by Peggy J. Reichard for use by the Lancaster County Genealogy Project (http://www.pa-roots.com/~lancaster/)
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