Allegheny County GenWeb Archives Tombstone Photos: Fairview Cemetery Picairn, Allegheny County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Ellis Michaels This page was last updated 17 Jul 2006 http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/allegheny/cemeteries/fairview-pitcairn.txt Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm Tombstone Photos may be viewed at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/allegheny/tsphotos/fairview-pitcairn.htm _______________________________________________ Directions To Cemetery: 1. From Business District in Pitcairn, take Route 130 East/Broadway Blvd. 2. Make left turn onto Hillside Avenue. Follow up hill 0.2 miles. 3. Make right turn onto Fair View Avenue. Follow for 0.1 miles. 4. Make left turn onto Oak Street. Cemetery is directly ahead 0.1 miles GPS COORDINATES: Lat- N 40 24.153' Long- W 079 46.275' elev- 955' _______________________________________________ Cemetery was founded on land previously owned by the Yocum Family. Transcription written using a digital photographic survey and inventory performed by the author in Apr 2006. The cemetery was previously transcribed and contributed to the Allegheny County PAGenWeb Cemetery Project by Mary Ellen Smith in Jul 2000. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~njm1/fairview.htm _______________________________________________ LAST NAME FIRST MIDDLE BORN DIED COMMENTS Adams Clara E. 1892 1926 * Cain Randolph * 1884 1932 Father, s/w Della Cain Della * 1885 1931 Mother, s/w Randolph Cepec Robert S. 01 Jul 1936 28 Sep 2005 Brother Chamberlain Beatrice * 1898 1927 s/w Mary & Blanche, shares Walters stone Chamberlain Mary * 1876 1930 s/w Beatrice & Blanche, shares Walters stone Chamberlain Blanche * 1872 1942 s/w Beatrice & Mary, shares Walters stone Cook William B. 1892 1934 * Crain Edward J. 1875 1956 s/w Rhoda M. Crain Rhoda M. 1877 1938 s/w Edward J. Duncan Edward L. 1871 1943 * Duncan Mary E. 1881 1932 * Duncan Paul M. 1906 1966 * Gipson Edgar S. 1905 1947 At Rest Gipson Fannie R. 1898 1955 At Rest Gipson Harry * 1891 1974 * Gipson Samuel K. 1871 1931 Father, s/w Laura Gipson Laura * 1868 1942 Mother, s/w Samuel K. Givens Anna M. 1862 1944 * Givens Frank * 1884 1945 Father Givens George * 1912 1931 Son Givens George F. 1856 1928 * Givens John H. 1880 1931 * Goho Harry M. 1872 1954 Father Goho Edith L. 1873 1932 Mother Goho Victor W. 1900 1921 Son Goss John G. 1867 1950 Father, s/w Martha M. Goss Martha M. 1875 1932 Mother, s/w John C. Greenawalt David J. 1897 1923 hand carved field stone Griffith Louise * 1868 1940 Grandmother Hartman * * * * In Loving Memory, Earth Has No Sorrow That Heaven Cannot Heal Hunter Thomas, Sr. * 1915 1980 * Hunter Thomas * 1939 1963 Tim Hunter Gertrude * 1918 1977 Toots Keller Albert * 1893 1959 * Keller Elizabeth F. 1896 1985 * Krisantz Ignatz * 1887 1978 s/w Josephine Krisantz Josephine * 1889 1969 s/w Ignatz Krisantz Walter * 16 Jun 1924 24 Sep 1934 weathered Lewis Donald R. 1932 1986 * Lewis Elizabeth L. 1934 1987 Wife Lewis Harry R. 1900 1945 Father Lewis Martha L. 1906 1987 Mother Locke Francis H. 1923 1925 * Locke John H. 1886 1940 * Logan Harry Clifford 1908 1962 Father Logan Larry Wilson 22 May 1939 11 Dec 1939 Son Logan Margaret * 1883 1943 Mother Logan Rachel A. 1906 1979 Mother Logan William A. 1880 1935 Father Magoffin Baby * * 1929 * Magoffin Eva * 1874 1937 Wife Magoffin James H. 27 Feb 1908 27 Jun 1946 TEC 5 9th Sig Co US Army WWII Magoffin James M. 1873 1933 Husband Mattern Harry C. 15 Oct 1875 19 Jan 1843 Landsman US Navy Spanish American War McWhinney Albert C. 1890 1954 Father McWhinney Charles * Mar 1921 Nov 1921 Our Son McWhinney Clarence * 1910 1942 Our Son McWhinney Doris * 1890 1947 Mother Meiss Mary Jane 1893 1923 Daughter, buried next to Robert & Emma Plouse Miller George E. 1905 1936 * Miller Paul L. 1907 1949 s/w Maxine Miller Maxine * 1909 1941 s/w Paul L. Myers Guy E. 01 Mar 1895 21 Sep 1938 Pvt Prov Co Tr Auto, WWI Painter Clarence E. 1902 1961 s/w Beatrice V. Painter Beatrice V. 1902 1985 s/w Clarence E. Plouse Emma M. 1868 1938 Mother Plouse Robert C. 1864 1959 Father Radford Clara Plouse 19 Jul 1904 14 Apr 1995 * Reid Wm. C. 1894 1929 * Rice Appolus F. 1852 1924 Father Rice Harry * 15 Sep 1888 11 Jun 1943 Cook Co D 77th F A, WWI Rice Maria * 1850 1933 * Rice Roy * 15 Oct 1891 05 Jun 1948 Pvt 2nd Tng BN 158th D B, WWI Robinson Anna C. 1890 1923 Mother Robinson Doris Elizabeth 27 Aug 1919 23 Dec 1921 * Robinson Frances A. 1847 1925 Mother Robinson George W. 1881 1963 Father Saunders * * * * Family Plot Marker Schall Arthur * 1941 1971 * Sigler George J. 11 Mar 1894 12 May 1946 PFC 59th T C, WWI Skiles Minnie R. 1912 1965 Beloved Wife of Wm. H. Skiles William H. 1907 1952 Printer Skiles W. Irving 1887 1941 * Thurn Elsie J. 1900 1924 w/o W. H., buried in Zahniser Plot Walters George F. 1855 1930 s/w Jennie, and Chamberlain Family Walters Jennie * 1862 1943 s/w George F., and Chamberlain Family Watson Agnes * 1867 1953 Mother, stone sunk into ground Yocum Charles E. 1880 1952 s/w Bertha R. Yocum Bertha R. 1890 1971 s/w Charles E. Yocum Ernest F. 1919 1921 * Yocum Meyerian A. 1914 1928 * Yothers Arthur M. 1920 1938 Brother, s/w Mary C. Yothers Mary C. 1921 1922 Sister, s/w Arthur Zahniser Emma C. 1863 1923 buried next to Elsie Thurn Unknown #1 * * * cement stone Unknown #2 * * * marble base only Unknown #3 * * * cement base only Unknown #4 * * * stone base only Unknown #5 * * * stone base??? Unknown #6 * * * cement base only Unknown #7 * * * base only? Unknown #8 * * * cement base only Unknown #9 * * * stone base only Unknown Cross * * * broken, unseated, leaning against tree