Alleheny County PA Archives Cemetery Transcriptions.............Montours Presbyterian Cemetery (partial survey) ************************************************ Copyright 2012. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/allegheny/ ************************************************ Files contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Gary L. Caldwell, , May 2012 This page was last updated: 18 May 2012 Montours Presbyterian Cemetery Beechcliff, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Contact Montours Cemetery Association 127 Melrose Court Bridgeville, PA 15017-1401 (412) 221-9230 Cemetery Address 3151 Montour Church Rd Oakdale, PA 15071 (412) 787-1050 Lat: 40°26'54.38"N, Lon: 80°10'14.59"W Robinson Township Directions from the Pittsburgh Airport, take SR-60 Bus/Airport Pkwy toward Pittsburgh for 3.0 miles, take ramp left for SR-60 South/Orange Beltway for 2.3 miles, at exit 1A, take ramp right for US-22 West/US-30 West/Steubenville Pike toward Weirton for 0.3 miles, take ramp right for Montour Church Road toward Old Steubenville Pike for 0.2 miles, turn right onto Montour Church Rd, cemetery is .2 miles on the left. The DAR described the cemetery as in fine condition with a beautiful location on a high hill. They noted that "Montours Hill was not only on a high place but the trails East-West-North-South may have crossed here. For a radius of 7 miles - Carnegie, Noblestown, Clinton, Coraopolis and Crafton, the settlers came to Montours to bury their dead and to commune with God. The "Meeting Place" is older than the Declaration of Independence. Even pioneers passing by would stop and sit on logs or lean against their wagon and listen to a sermon here." The first minister at Montours was called on 9 Apr 1789. This data was collected by the DAR and found in the genealogy section of the Washington PA library. The data was collected in two separate trips with the first in August 1936 and the second in February 1937. The burial records are not complete. LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Aten Elizabeth 1 Jan 1830 25yr Aten Margaret 13 Mar 1865 73yr Aten Margaret 11 Aug 1869 64yr Aten Nancy (Mrs) 2 May 1859 Aten Sarah 12 Apr 1827 24yr LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Beggs ??? unreadable Beggs James 16 Dec 1826 80yr Soldier of the Revolution. Date of death is also shown as 6 Dec Boyd Esther 7 Sep 1854 85yr Boyd James 4 Sep 1829 39yr Boyd James M. 5 Sep 1843 37yr Boyd Mary 25 Sep 1815 98yr wife of Thomas Boyd Mary 15 Aug 1839 24yr Boyd Mary 4 Sep 1849 68yr Boyd Robert 17 Aug 1834 47yr Boyd Robert 31 Jul 1821 65yr Boyd Robert no dates Soldier of the Revolution - Surgeon Boyd Thomas (Sgt) no dates Soldier of the Revolution Boyd William 1861 Soldier of the Revolution Brown Joseph 8 Jul 1880 74yr Burns Alex 1748 1821 Soldier of the Revolution - Indian captive Burns Alexander 20 Jun 1821 73yr Soldier of the Revolution Burns Ann 8 Nov 1840 88yr wife of Alexander Byers John 12 Aug 1859 87yr Byers John Dec 1867 70yr Soldier of the Revolution. Date of death age as shown Byers John 1729 1808 Soldier of the Revolution Byers Jonathon 29 Feb 1871 28yr Byers Margaret Jan 1813 67yr wife of John Byers Nancy 19 Dec 1826 46yr wife of John LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Camac Martha Wilson 5 Aug 1847 43yr wife of Thomas Camac Thomas Sherlock 10 Jan 1850 42yr Campbell F W. 1911 Civil War Christie Howard 1897 1930 World War 1 Clark Margaret 23 Jan 1862 53yr wife of Miller Conway Eleanor 1823 1881 wife of Francis H. Conway Elizabeth 1817 1897 Conway Francis H. 1821 1919 Conway Jane 1814 1858 Conway R. E. 16 Sep 1852 5 May 1891 Conway Thomas 1781 12 Dec 1877 Cox Robert 15 Apr 1880 60yr Crooks Andrew 8 Jan 1819 76yr First name is written as Andrey Crooks Elizabeth 21 Jan 1818 59yr wife of Andrew LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Deemer Andrew 17 Jul 1851 79yr Deemer Dorothy 9 Oct 1870 84yr Deemer Edward 3 Jul 1861 90yr Deemer John 15 Dec 1848 79yr LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Elliott George 18 Dec 1882 67yr Elliott James 2 Dec 1857 65yr Elliott Jane 2 Dec 1845 71yr wife of James Elliott Susannah 8 May 1858 65yr wife of George Elliott William 22 May 1842 42yr Ewing Amos 15 Jun 1776 21 Apr 1855 Ewing Ebenezer 21 Dec 1856 27yr Ewing Edith 19 Jun 1776 26 Apr 1855 wife of John Ewing Eliza 18 Mar 1843 77yr wife of William Ewing Hannah 29 Jul 1858 36yr wife of William Ewing James 25 Dec 1827 40yr Ewing James 20 Feb 1825 92yr Soldier of the Revolution Ewing James 6 Nov 1859 24yr Ewing Jane 1 Sep 1861 37yr wife of William Ewing John 25 Nov 1829 40yr Ewing John E. 27 Dec 1832 36yr Ewing Lilly 29 May 1826 59yr Ewing Martha 11 Aug 1874 59yr wife of Alexander Ewing Mary 30 Nov 1825 85yr Ewing Moses unreadable Ewing Samuel 12 Apr 1829 22yr Ewing Samuel S. 29 Aug 1822 Ewing William 1 Sep 1861 37yr Ewing William unreadable Ewing William (Sr) 23 Jul 1815 79yr LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Gibson Ellen Ewing 1812 1848 Gibson Robert 23 Dec 1849 62yr Gibson Sarah H. 18 Jul 1864 77yr Gibson William M. 1819 1877 Gilmore John 2 Sep 1851 54yr Gordon Jane Jefery 27 Dec 1855 80yr wife of William Gordon William 26 Apr 1812 67yr Soldier of the Revolution Gordon William 1745 1812 Soldier of the Revolution Guy Anna T. 1857 76yr Guy Elizabeth 16 Aug 1842 70yr Guy Josiah (Col) 14 Feb 1873 88yr War of 1812 Guy Josiah W. 1830 1905 Guy Margaret 17 Jun 1858 69yr Guy Phobe 22 Oct 1893 Guy Tirzah 1832 1897 wife of Josiah W. Guy William 9 May 1830 62yr Guy William 12 Feb 1874 79yr LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Hall Isabella 26 Feb 1857 82yr Harvey William 1758 1833 Soldier of the Revolution Herbert John 23 Dec 1856 76yr Herbert Nancy 15 Dec 1815 80yr Hervey Hannan 22 Jul 1832 39yr wife of William Hervey Martha 25 Apr 1815 28yr Hervey Mary 10 Nov 1825 71yr Hervey William unreadable 75yr Soldier of the Revolution Hervey William M. 2 May 1830 40yr Hill Nancy 15 Jul ???? 75yr Holmes Lewis P. 6 Jan 1858 29yr LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Jeffery Samuel (Sr) 26 Aug 1798 73yr Soldier of the Revolution. Last name also shown as Jefferys Johnston Elizabeth 15 Apr 1811 48yr Johnston Jacob 22 Mar 1866 70yr Johnston Thomas S. 2 Nov 1864 17yr Johnston unreadable 23 Dec 1787 30 Aug 1866 Johnston William 13 Sep 1841 21yr Jones David unreadable Jones Eliza Griffith 9 Sep 1795 13 Mar 1870 Jones Griffith 8 Sep 1796 26 Sep 1847 Jones Priscilla 11 Mar 184? 65yr wife of ?? LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Logan Archibald 1809 1873 Logan Elizabeth McCracken 1813 1893 Logan John 24 Feb 1824 Soldier of the Revolution Logan Mary unreadable LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Marshall Jane 25 Jan 1857 87yr Marshall John 27 Jan 1839 80yr Soldier of the Revolution Martin Samuel 31 Dec 1860 38yr Mathews M. (Mrs) 15 Mar 1795 27 May 1861 McBride Archibald 1829 1905 McBride Christiana 11-Nov-01 57yr McBride H. Elliott 1837 1913 McBride Henry Mar 1801 7 Mar 1873 date of death was shown as 1861 but age was shown as 72yr McBride Jane 29 Dec 1800 30 Sep 1871 wife of Henry McBride Nancy Jane 23 Jul 1835 28 Jan 1880 McCandless Alexander 24 Jan 1817 67yr Soldier of the Revolution McCandless Alexander 21 May 1818 66yr McCandless Jennie 13 Apr 1806 67yr wife of Alexander McCandless John 1750 1817 Soldier of the Revolution McCandless Margaret 23 Jun 1870 67yr wife of Philip McCandless Margaret 20 Dec 1879 79yr McCandless Philip 27 Jun 1875 79yr McCaskey Joseph (MD) 3 Dec 1852 46yr McCaskey Margaret 9 Dec 1872 58yr wife of Joseph McClaran Harriett 1820 1907 wife of Joseph McClaran Joseph M. 1810 1878 McClaran Nancy 1854 1895 McCormick James 1813 1905 McCormick Myra 1821 1886 wife of James McElhaney W. J. 1902 Civil War McElhany Sarah Jane 19 Jun 1817 38yr wife of Joseph McEllheren Hannan 28 Mar 1854 72yr wife of John McEllheren Jane McK Mar 1852 8?yr McEllheren John Mar 1852 82yr Soldier of the Revolution McEllheren Joseph 16 Nov 1885 57yr McEllheren Margaret 22 Fe1845 37yr McEllheren Margaret 17 Apr 1849 60yr wife of William McEllheren Margaret 2 Jul 1850 40yr McEllheren Mary Jane 29 Nov 1854 37yr McEllheren William 4 Jan 1863 77yr McEllhern John 1750 1832 Soldier of the Revolution McFadden Hannah 21 Jun 1860 56yr McFadden James 21 Sep 1860 56yr McFarland Audley 28 Jan 1834 68yr McFarland Cladius 13 Oct 1869 78yr McFarland Joseph 17 Nov 1866 78yr McFarland Margaret 6 Jul 1881 84yr wife of Cladius hand written McFarland Samuel 1 Nov 1870 70yr McFarland Sarah 16 Apr 1865 96yr wife of Audley McGahan Jane 15 Dec 1831 57yr McGahan Joseph (Sr) 17 Dec 1853 78yr McGregor Mary 16 Apr 1851 wife of Gabriel McMichael Eliza J. 16 Dec 1821 11 Oct 1887 wife of John McMichael John 5 Jul 1813 4 Aug 1891 McVay Sarah 1825 1917 wife of Timothy McVay Timothy 1817 1867 McWire David 2 Sep 1807 24yr Meanor Andrew S. 2 Mar 1875 41yr Meanor Benjamin 11 May 1856 60yr Meanor Dorothy 13 Jul 1817 78yr wife of Benjamin Meanor Jane unreadable wife of ??? Meanor Mary 18 Aug 1875 44yr wife of John Meanor Mary A. 6 Nov 1842 11 Jun 1895 wife of Andrew Means Archibald 26 Apr 1850 53yr Means Joseph 1752 1818 Soldier of the Revolution Means Nancy 4 Feb 1836 77yr wife of Joseph. Date of death is also shown as 11 Feb 1836 and age as 70yr Means Thomas 17 May 1847 61yr Miller Z. H. 1825 1904 Moore J. D. 1833 1909 Moore Rebecca 8 Sep 1861 31yr wife of J.D. Morgan Elizabeth 28 Feb 1818 52yr wife of Daniel Morgan Nancy 1 Feb 1826 42yr wife of Robert Morrow Agness H. Bell 3 Aug 1898 82yr Morrow Ann 24 Nov 1857 94yr wife of Robert Morrow Elizabeth 23 Dec 1824 27yr Morrow John 17 Ma 1886 87yr Morrow Robert 4 Oct 1824 56yr LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Neeley Amelia 17 Sep 1881 70yr wife of James Neeley Ann 18 Jan 1815 50yr Neeley Esther 11 Jul 1855 76yr wife of Samuel Neeley James 14 Apr 1891 84yr Neeley Mary 19 Jul 1863 80yr Neeley Samuel 2 Mar 1832 76yr Soldier of the Revolution. Last name was also shown as Neely. Neeley Samuel 27 Jul 1879 73yr Neeley Thomas 15 Nov 1821 44yr Nesbit David E. 11 Sep 1878 90yr Nesbit Hannah 1811 wife of John A. Nesbit John unreadable Soldier of the Revolution Nesbit John A. 26 Jun 1857 Nesbit Mary E. unreadable LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Obney Sanford 4 Jul 1862 19yr LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Parks Robert 3 Sep 1816 78yr Paul Jane 9 Feb 1837 21yr wife of Jonathon Paul Jonathon 10 May 1876 70yr Paul Mary 22 Jan 1882 83yr Pierce Enos W. 1834 1903 Civil War Porter A. M. 1842 1863 Civil War Porter Annie 15 Apr 1852 41yr wife of Samuel Porter Samuel 3 Nov 1850 38yr LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Riddle Aimia 1 Nov 1804 5 Jan 1875 Riddle Jane 12 Mar 1851 62yr wife of Samuel Riddle Jane 10 Apr 1814 13 Jul 1897 wife of John Riddle Jane Turner 4 Dec 1802 19 Mar 1851 wife of Samuel Riddle John 25 Jan 1796 7 May 1876 Riddle Samuel 4 May 1794 29 Jan 1879 Riddle Samuel Oct 1852 85yr Riddle Samuel 17?? 1832 Soldier of the Revolution Riddle Sarah Ann 1815 1909 Riddle William Ebenezer 24 Mar 1892 85yr LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Scott Robert 8 Apr 1838 64yr Seetin John 6 Dec 1844 75yr Seetin John 6 Dec 1846 75yr Selkes Jane 25 Apr 1869 53yr Short Ann 24 Dec 1846 86yr wife of John Sr. Short Edwin 5 Jan 1804 13 Dec 1875 Short Edwin Hay 1864 1872 Short Hanna McCreary no dates wife of Marshall Short John 30 Sep 1824 73yr Short John (Sr) 30 Sep 1824 78yr Short Marshall 27 Sep 1804 13 Oct 1873 Short Mary 16 Apr 1856 73yr Short William 8 Dec 1849 55yr Simes Elizabeth 28 Dec 1830 1 Jan 1881 Simpsom Elizabeth 8 Aug 1843 25yr wife of Robert Jr. Simpsom Nancy Maria 22 Mar 1853 22yr Simpsom Robert 5 Aug 1855 65yr Simpsom William K. 13 Feb 1785 26 Nov 1858 Simpson A???? 7 May 1877 Sims Elizabeth 23 Dec 1830 1 Jan 1881 Sims John unreadable Sims Theodosia 8 Apr 1852 9 Jul 1863 Sims Thomas B. 4 Feb 1868 25 Jul 1887 Smith Martha 1 Apr 1813 72yr wife of William Smith William 11 Sep 1819 60yr Soldier of the Revolution Spear James 25 Jul 1847 80yr Stevens Susanna 5 Jun 1816 75yr Stoddard A. L. 1835 1911 Civil War Stoddard Margaret 20 Dec 1896 84yr Stoddard Margaret 30 Dec 1836 84yr Stoddard Robert 5 Jan 1811 39yr Stonecipher Jane H. 15 Mar 1883 60yr Stonecipher John 3 Oct 18?7 39yr Year may be 1827 but the date was typed over and was unclear Stonecipher John 18 Feb 1884 66yr Stonecipher Rachel 9 Dec 1867 77yr wife of John LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Thompson Mary 1840 1882 Thompson Samuel 1788 1886 Thompson Susan 1788 1886 LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Vance Robert (Capt) 1736 1818 Soldier of the Revolution LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Walker Emeline 25 Dec 1822 11 Jan 1875 Walker George 1818 1904 Walker John 23 Sep 1785 24 Jan 1853 Walker Margaret 1830 1904 Walker Nancy 22 Feb 1789 12 Jan 1859 wife of John Whitmer Peter 1763 1819 Soldier of the Revolution Whitmore Hannah 22 Feb 1873 79yr wife of Jacob Whitmore Jacob Apr 1875 94yr Williams Henry 1901 Civil War Wilson John 7 Aug 1860 82yr Wilson John (MD) 7 Dec 1819 18 Apr 1853 Wilson Sarah 21 Oct 1861 80yr wife of John Woods Elizabeth Ewing 19 Oct 1861 68yr wife of Alexander Young Annie 17 Dec 1865 34yr LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Young Esther McC 1802 1855 Young John 15 Mar 1841 80yr