OLD BURYING GROUND / BERLIN CEMETERY, FREDERICK CO., MD North Delaware Avenue & West B Street Brunswick, MD (Formerly Berlin, MD) This file is part of the MD Tombstone Transcription Project http://www.usgwtombstones.org/maryland.html ********************************************* http://usgwarchives.net/md/mdfiles.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ********************************************* Contributed to the USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project and USGenWeb Archives by: Christine Bendas (cbendas@embarqmail.com) January 2010 To contribute additional information, photographs or a tombstone transcription, please contact MD Tombstone Transcription Project Manager at mdcemmy@yahoo.com Contributor Note: There are few tombstones still standing in this cemetery that dates back to the early 1800's. It has been called The Old Lutheran Cemetery or Old Reformed Cemetery, although never exclusively used by the Lutheran Church. The transcription was compiled using various sources and an on-the-ground survey. Key: BH: Brunswick Herald Newspaper NIS: Jacob Holdcraft "Names in Stone" w/=wife of s/=son of dau/=daughter of ch=child of NAME BIRTH DEATH NOTES SOURCE(S) ====================================================================================================================================== ALLEN, Julia A. 25 Feb 1849 29 Nov 1881 NIS ALLEN, Johanna 03 Sep 1881 12 Nov 1881 NIS ALLEN (child) 24 Oct 1876 11 Aug 1878 NIS BARGER, Arthur ca. 1883 __ Aug 1894 NIS BARGER, Elizabeth K. ("Lizzie") 27 Oct 1845 24 Oct 1902 nee: READ | w/Leander NIS | BH 31 Oct 1892 BARGER, James P. ("Pet") 27 Sep 1872 15 Jan 1895 s/Leander & Elizabeth NIS: John C. Barger | BH 18 Jan 1895 BARGER, Laura Virginia 12 Nov 1865 03 Sep 1935 nee: SIGAFOOSE | w/Otho J. NIS | Headstone BARGER, Leander 15 Apr 1838 11 Nov 1901 Civil War veteran NIS | BH 15 Nov 1901 BARGER, Otho James ("Jim") 18 Mar 1866 12 Feb 1916 s/Leander & Elizabeth NIS | Headstone BEALL, Eleanor B. 08 May 1813 05 Jan 1892 Never married NIS | BH 8 Jan 1892 BETCHER, John ca. 1826 02 May 1845 NIS BETSON, Mrs. John 18 Jan 1897 w/John BH 23 Jan 1897 BOND (male) ca. 1828 09 Jan 1898 Civil War veteran BH 14 Jan 1898 BRISLIN, Michael ca. 1803 22 Apr 1854 NIS BRUNER, Rufus P. ca. 1838 01 Feb 1897 Civil War veteran BH 5 Feb 1897 BUTLER (infant) ca. Dec 1891 29 Feb 1892 ch/George H. & Minnie NIS | BH 4 Mar 1892 CARE, George ca. 1894 10 Jan 1899 s/George B. BH 13 Jan 1899 CARTER, Lillie ca. 1878 18 Aug 1900 Never married BH 24 Aug 1900 CATLETT, Delphia 21 Jan 1890 09 Feb 1892 dau/G.D. & Mary P. NIS | BH 12 Feb 1892 CATLETT, Lena M. 28 Nov 1891 20 Feb 1892 dau/G.D. & Mary P. NIS | BH 4 Mar 1892 COOPER, Elizabeth E. 03 Jan 1854 29 Apr 1891 nee: HALLER | w/William H. NIS | BH 8&15 May 1891 COOPER, Ernest Lee 15 Jun 1899 22 Apr 1903 s/Herbert E. & Lillie May BH 17 Jul 1903 | Ltr frm family member COOPER, Garland Edgar 28 May 1900 26 Dec 1910 s/Herbert E. & Lillie May Ltr frm family member CRUMP, Mary E. ca. 1827 20 Oct 1897 BH 22 Oct 1897 CRUMP, Richard C. ca. 1821 16 Feb 1895 BH 22 Feb 1895 DARR, Florence Mary ("Kate") 26 May 1855 17 Sep 1904 dau/Norval & Mary (WINNING) BH 23 Sep 1904 DARR, William E. 22 Mar 1862 09 Jan 1889? s/Norval & Mary (WINNING) NIS DEAN (infant male) Unknown 04 Mar 1892 s/John BH 11 Mar 1892 DEAN, Charles E. ca. 1886 25 Nov 1892 s/James E & Elizabeth A BH 2 Dec 1892 DEAN, Clara Unknown 04 Dec 1892 dau/James E & Elizabeth A BH 9 Dec 1892 DEAN, Hazel Katherine 14 Jul 1905 26 Oct 1906 dau/Malcolm P. & M.I. NIS | BH 9 Nov 1906 ELLIOTT, Susanna 29 Aug 1818 28 Feb 1888 NIS ELLIOTT, William W. 20 Jun 1818 20 Mar 1889 NIS ERVIN, Alexander ca. 1850 09 Apr 1895 BH 12 Apr 1895 EVANS, Amos Eugene 19 Nov 1872 03 Jan 1902 s/John | from Chillicothe OH NIS | BH 10 Jan 1902 EVANS, Virginia S. 1869 Unknown NIS EVANS, William L. 1898 1918 NIS FORREST, Charles Edward Sep 1893 15 Dec 1893 s/Thomas & Winona NIS | BH 22 Dec 1893 FORREST, Claud B. 12 Aug 1883 21 Jul 1908 s/G.H. & S. C. NIS FORREST, Henry Earl 11 Jul 1892 22 Oct 1892 s/Thomas & Winona NIS | BH 28 Oct 1892 FORREST, Thomas J.C. 16 Oct 1865 16 Jan 1897 s/Wesley W & Marg. (COCHRAN) NIS | BH 23 Jan 1897 FORREST <1897 ch/Thomas & Winona Obit of father refers to 3d child FOSTER, Adreon Franklin 27 Feb 1895 30 Sep 1895 s/Charles & Annie BH 4 Oct 1895 FRY (child) Unknown 22 Mar 1892 ch/Jacob BH 25 Mar 1892 FUNK, Charles F. __ Feb 1897 Jul 1897 BH 09 Jul 1897 GLEASON, Patrick G. 1894 10 Mar 1898 s/J.F. BH 18 Mar 1898 HALLER, Arlington G. 15 Oct 1898 10 Jul 1910 NIS HALLER, Charles William Crum 07 May 1892 31 Dec 1894 son/Amos B. & Anna NIS | BH 11 Jan 1895 HALLER, Joseph E. 26 Nov 1895 10 Mar 1896 NIS HAWES, Virgie 1893 11 Apr 1895 dau/E.G. BH 19 Apr 1895 HAWS, Raymond West 21 May 1896 05 Mar 1897 s/Charles W. & Martha NIS | BH 12 Mar 1897 HIMES, Mary A. V. 22 Jul 1833 21 Mar 1871 NIS HISSEY, Mollie ca. 1869 07 Oct 1902 nee: DEAN | w/Charles L. BH 10 Oct 1902 HOUSE, Arthur C. 21 Aug 1868 30 Aug 1901 s/Leonard NIS | BH 6 Sep 1901 HOUSE, Charles M. 29 Aug 1869 14 Aug 1872 s/Lewis & Margaret NIS HOUSE, Leonard S. 07 Feb 1844 20 Jan 1929 NIS HOUSE, Mary E. 15 Mar 1852 25 Aug 1915 w/L.S. NIS HOVERMALE (infant) __ Jul 1897 09 Aug 1897 dau/F.W. BH 13 Aug 1897 HUMPHREY, Carrie V. 14 Dec 1877 10 Jan 1901 nee: MANUEL BH 18 Jan 1901 HUTTS, Emma 25 Apr 1854 29 Nov 1909 w/John W. BH 3 Dec 1909 JOHNSON, Garland D. ca. 1906 26 Dec 1909 s/John & wife (ARNETT) BH 31 Dec 1909 KEPHART, Elizabeth __ Apr 1891 01 Dec 1895 dau/John BH 06 Dec 1895 KIDWELL, Cecelia A. 24 Nov 1830 14 Feb 1899 nee: DAIRY, w/Hezekiah NIS | BH 17 Feb 1899 KIDWELL, Charles Wesley NIS KIDWELL, Harriet Frances 20 Jun 1864 23 Feb 1868 NIS KIDWELL, Hezekiah 06 Jun 1828 04 Dec 1868 NIS KIDWELL, Lillian G. 06 Apr 1876 19 Sep 1946 Headstone KIDWELL, Martha E. 13 Mar 1862 15 Apr 1926 nee: SIGAFOOSE, w/Wilford D. NIS | headstone KIDWELL, Martin Elsworth 08 May 1899 13 Mar 1903 s/Wilford D. & Martha E. BH 20Mar1903 KIDWELL, Mary Agnes 1867 1908 w/William H. NIS KIDWELL, Raymond Edward 12 Aug 1891 10 Feb 1909 s/Wilford & Martha BH 12 Feb 1909 KIDWELL, Wilford D. 28 Aug 1868 23 Jul 1916 NIS | headstone KIDWELL, William H. 1874 1931 NIS LEOPOLD, John H. 01 Apr 1807 30 Mar 1877 NIS LEOPOLD, Joseph F. 27 Jul 1878 07 Oct 1872 NIS LEOPOLD, Julia A. 13 Feb 1811 04 Jul 1883 NIS LEMEN, Augusta ca. Sep 1909 25 Dec 1909 dau/William N. BH 31 Dec 1909 LUTMAN, Hattie M. 06 Feb 1881 08 Sep 1913 w/William C. NIS MAIN, Willie Edward Mar 1897 03 Jan 1898 s/Charles G. BH 7 Jan 1898 MATTHEWS, Annie E. ca. 1825 16 Feb 1897 nee: WATKINS, w/Thomas BH 19 Feb 1897 MUSGROVE, Cora L. 09 Dec 1877 09 Feb 1879 dau/W.G. & Annie NIS MUSGROVE, Elbert Roy NIS MUSGROVE (infant) Aug 1877 NIS MUSGROVE (infant) Aug 1877 NIS NALLEY, James Henry __ Apr 1898 May 1898 Twin of John Wilbur BH 3 Jun 1898 NALLEY, John Wilbur __ Apr 1898 May 1898 Twin of James Henry BH 3 Jun 1898 NEWMAN, Warren 02 Jul 1901 03 Mar 1902 s/Charles & May BH 7Mar1902 NOLAND, Viola Ethel 25 May 1895 10 Oct 1897 dau/J.W. & V.C. NIS | BH 15 Oct 1897 ORNDORFF, Hezekiah C. 06 Oct 1856 13 Jun 1904 NIS | BH 17 Jun 1904 PARRISH (infant male) __ Jul 1891 19 Mar 1892 s/Nelson BH 25 Mar 1892 PEYTON, Lulu V. 04 Mar 1885 03 Mar 1892 dau/John BH 11 Mar 1892 PEYTON, William 11 Jul 1908 14 Jul 1908 s/William F. BH 24 Jul 1908 PORTER (infant) Jun 1903 11 Jul 1903 ch/Ernest | One of twins BH 17 Jul 1903 PUMPHREY, Margaret E. 09 Mar 1897 dau/George B. BH 12 Mar 1897 RAY, Eliza 31 Jan 1884 NIS RAY, Harvey J. 05 Apr 1885 09 Oct 1905 NIS | BH 13 Oct 1905 RAY, Maggie 1874 12 Oct 1898 Never married BH 14&21 Oct 1898 RAY, Margaret A. R. 08 Sep 1850 29 Oct 1891 NIS | BH 4 Dec 1891 (final acct) RAY, William E. 04 Oct 1879 15 Jan 1908 NIS | BH 17 Jan 1908 RAY, William J. 10 Oct 1847 04 Apr 1885 NIS RAY, William W. 28 May 1872 08 May 1878 NIS REID, Leah Elizabeth __ Jun 1895 31 Oct 1895 dau/J. Frank & Annie E. BH 15Nov1895 RENCH, Adam 25 Dec 1845 30 Dec 1909 BH 07 Jan 1910 RENCH, John H. 12 Aug 1839 06 Dec 1877 NIS RIDENBAUGH, Adam 16 Oct 1809 19 Sep 1894 BH 21&28 Sep 1894 RIDENBAUGH, George Washington 19 May 1841 17 Apr 1897 s/Adam & Eliz (SIGAFOOSE) BH 23 Apr 1897 RIDENBAUGH, Holland Toy ca. 1855? Sep 1940? s/Adam & Mary Ann (EMORY) Headstone RIDENBAUGH, Mary Ann __ Dec 1834 24 Feb 1899 nee: EMORY | w/Adam BH 03 Mar 1899 RIDENBAUGH, Mary Elizabeth 26 Jun 1857 12 Jan 1905 nee: SHELTON | w/Geo. W. BH 20 Jan 1905 RIDENBAUGH, Samuel J. 04 Aug 1864 03 Jul 1912 s/Adam & Mary Ann (EMORY) NIS RIDGWAY, Clara 13 Jul 1891 18 Mar 1892 dau/Joseph & Sarah NIS | BH 25 Mar 1892 ROADES, Ann ca. 1800 14 Nov 1874 NIS RODERICK, Edith 24 May 1889 25 Sep 1896 dau/Granville & Jane BH 30 Oct 1896 RUDY, Mary D. 18 Jan 1892 05 Oct 1892 dau/William H. & Annie BH 14 Oct 1892 SANTIMEYER (infant) 13 Nov 1892 ch/Perry BH 18Nov1892 SEEBERGER, Martha E. 16 May 1863 04 Jan 1899 nee: KOCH | w/Charles F. NIS | BH 06 Jan 1899 SHAFFER, Sophia C. 10 Sep 1846 01 Dec 1871 nee: KIDWELL | w/Frederick NIS SHELTON, Edith May 20 Nov 1893 07 Jul 1894 dau/Charles & Effie BH 13 Jul 1894 SHELTON, John Arthur 17 Dec 1896 29 Jul 1897 s/John & Frances D. NIS | BH 30 Jul 1897 SHELTON, Mrs. John 07 Oct 1833 29 Apr 1892 w/John BH 06 May 1892 SHELTON, Nellie Catherine 09 Feb 1899 03 Sep 1899 dau/Charles BH 06 Oct 1899 SHEPARD, John ca. 1806 NIS SHILLING, Barbara A. 21 Dec 1899 w/Hezekiah BH 05 Jan 1900 SHILLING, Catherine E. ca. 1806 26 Mar 1886 NIS SHILLING, Hezekiah ca. 1843 13 Aug 1909 Civil War veteran BH 20 Aug 1909 SHILLING, John 01 Apr 1869 03 Sep 1890 NIS SHILLING, Thomas ca. 1840 30 Mar 1902 NIS | BH 04 Apr 1902 SHORT, John E. 28 Jul 1849 05 Jun 1857 NIS SHORT, Sarah Margaret ca. 1829 ca. 1853 dau/John & Mary NIS SIGAFOOSE, Helen F. ca. 1836 17 Mar 1874 nee: WAUGH | w/William S. Headstone SIGAFOOSE, Henry Maylon ca. 1829 26 Dec 1879 s/John & Ann Elizabeth Headstone | Pension application by widow SIGAFOOSE, John Scoll 15 Mar 1852 04 Apr 1948 s/Henry & Sarah (WATKINS) Headstone | Bwick Blade Times 8 Apr 1948 SIGAFOOSE, Mary Luella 25 Mar 1892 26 Sep 1899 dau/Benj & Laura (WILLIAMS) BH 29 Sep 1899 SNYDER, Charles W. 28 Aug 1905 19 Apr 1906 s/H.F. & N.V. NIS SNYDER, Edgar F. 31 Jul 1904 31 Aug 1904 s/H.F. & N.V. NIS STEWART, Bessie R. 30 Nov 1877 30 Dec 1895 dau/William BH 3 Jan 1896 STICKLEY, Lucinda 1825 15 Feb 1897 BH 19 Feb 1897 THOMPSON, Marian F. 04 Feb 1890 26 Jan 1897 dau/Hanson M. & Emma E. BH 29 Jan 1897 VIRTS, Evelyn Madeline 19 Apr 1897 18 Jun 1897 dau/John H. BH 25 Jun 1897 WATKINS, James W. 1852 19 Oct 1880 s/John & Helen (WAUGH) Headstone WATKINS, John W. 22 Feb 1878 24 Jan 1902 s/ William & Alberta (NOOSE) Headstone | BH 31 Jan 1902 WATTS, George T. 1850 05 Feb 1895 BH 8 Feb 1895 WATTS, Rosie 10 Feb 1888 24 Mar 1906 dau/Mary E. | never married BH 30Mar1906 WENCK, Samuel A. 30 Oct 1883 30 Nov 1897 s/Millard F. & Elizabeth A. BH 10 Dec 1897 WENTZELL, Sarah F. Sep 1898 23 Sep 1898 BH 7 Oct 1898 WIGGINGTON, Viola Nov 1897 03 Jul 1898 dau/Luther BH 8 Jul 1898 WOODCOCK, Harry May 1896 07 Oct 1897 s/C.S. BH 8 Oct 1897 YOUNG, Clara S. 19 Oct 1893 03 Jan 1896 dau/G.W. BH 10 Jan 1896