Allegheny County GenWeb Archives Tombstone Photos: Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/allegheny/cemeteries/trinity-episc.txt Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Ellis Michaels 26 Mar 2006 This page was last updated 25 Apr 2006 Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm Tombstone Photos can be viewed at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/allegheny/tsphotos/trinity-episc.htm _______________________________________________ Cemetery Transcription written by Ellis Michaels using a digital photographic survey performed during a walk of the cemetery on 23 Mar 2006. The cemetery is located in the middle of the downtown area of Pittsburgh. DIRECTIONS TO CEMETERY: 1) From Parkway East/Route 376, take Grant Street Exit into downtown Pittsburgh 2) Turn left onto 6th Avenue. Church is on left. ADDRESS OF CHURCH: Trinity Episcopal Church 328 Sixth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222 TRANSCRIPTION OF BRONZE MEMORIAL ON GATE: TRINITY CHURCH BURYING GROUND PITTSBURGH'S OLDEST UNRECONSTRUCTED LANDMARK This whole city block at one time held as many as 4,000 graves. An ancient indian tumulus (burying mound) originally occupied part of the site and subsequently the French of Fort Duquesne (1754) and the British from Fort Pitt(1758), along with early Americans, who were buried here. Prominent persons whose remains are still interred and legibly marked include Red Pole, who at one time was principal chief of the Shawnee Indian Nation; Dr. Nathaniel Bedford, the city's first physician and a founder of the University of Pittsburgh; General William Butler and Colonel James Butler, soldiers of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, for whose family Butler County was named; Oliver Ormsby, early Pittsburgher, fow whom Mt. Oliver was named; and Sarah and Jane Ormsby, for whom Sarah and Jane Streets were named in the Southside of Pittsburgh; Relatives of General John Neville; Captain Nathaniel Irish, a Revolutionary Officer, early settler and one of the Founders of Pittsburgh; and many others familiar even today to most Pittsburghers because streets, areas, islands, etc. are named for them. This Green Area, sacred to the dead, is a memorial to much of the early history of Pittsburgh. _______________________________________________ LAST FIRST MIDDLE BORN DIED COMMENTS Aull Robert * * 12 Oct 1840 Aged 47Y, severely weathered Baker illegible * * * severely weathered/illegible Bayfield Wm. * * illegible Aged 1Y 7M 7D, severely weathered/illegible Bedford Nathaniel * * 21 Mar 1818 * Beelen Elizabeth * * 15 Jun 1821 Aged 39, w/o Anthony Brewer Charles * * * Family Vault Brown James * * 24 Mar 1829 Aged 64Y, shares Brown Family Stone Brown Rachel * * 14 Feb 1848 Aged 78Y, shares Brown Family Stone Brown James * 24 Jun 1790 17 Mar 1793 shares Brown Family Stone Brown Robert * 01 Jul 1794 11 Nov 1899 shares Brown Family Stone Brunot Breton * * 02 Apr 1815 Aged 25Y, Doctor, Brunot illegible * * 1831 Aged 2Y ?M 13D, only dau. of ? & Ellen?, severely weathered/illegible Bunyan Julianna * 17 Jun 1755 26 Apr 1839 Born in New York Butler James R. * 30 Apr 1842 War of 1812, severely weathered Butler William * * 1789 Revolutionary War Veteran Cown Christopher * * 12 Mar 1835 Aged 55Y, born in Ireland, s/w John Cowan John Conway * 28 Feb 1838 Aged 23Y, died at Havana, s/o Christopher & Eliza, s/w Christ. Darlington Millet * * 1834? d/o ? & Caroline, aged 3M 24D Darlington Samuel P. * 19 Jan 183? Aged 6M 28?D, s/o S.P. & Caroline Darlington Weston? Bowen * May 1841? Aged 17M 18D, s/o Samuel P. & Caroline Davies John * * illegible severely weathered/illegible Davis John D. * * Family Vault Davis William G. * 04 Feb 1833? Aged 56 Y, severely weathered Dawson Samuel * * 1779 Revolutionary War Veteran Dowell John M. * 26 Mar 183? Aged 88Y?, severely weathered/illegible Eichbaum Wilhelmina Charlotte 1816 1850 * Fox Thomas * * illegible Stone Cutter, severely weathered/illegible/damaged Gregg John Ormsby 03 Oct 1795? 13 Aug 1806 s/o Isaac & Sidney Hicking Edwin * * * s/o Georgiana Brightmore, born in England Holmes Eleanor Kells * 17 Dec 1836? Aged 61Y, w/o David, severely weathered/illegible Holmes Sarah Peters * 20 Sep 1833 Aged 38Y, consort of Dr. Shepley Holmes Ingram Arthur * * illegible Aged 28Y?, severely weathered/illegible Irish Mary * * 05 Jan 1829 Aged 74Y Irish Nathaniel * 08 May 1737 11 Sep 1816 Revolutionary War Soldier Irish Nathaniel, Sr. * abt. 1680 1747 Metal Marker Jones Henry * * Sep 186? Aged 73Y, s/w Isabella, severely weathered/illegible Jones Isabella * * Mar 1812? Aged 37Y?, s/w Henery, severely weathered/illegible Jones Edward * * 25 Aug ???? Aged 50Y, severely weathered/illegible, damaged Kerr Andrew Lenox * 01 Jan 1839 Aged 50Y?, shares Kerr Stone Kerr Jane * * 27 Oct 1826 Aged 21M? 13D?. d/o Andrew & Jane, shares Kerr Stone Kerr Diana * * Aug 1834? Aged 2Y 5M 23D?, d/o Andrew & Jane, shares Kerr Stone Magee Robert * * 30 Jan 1823 shares Magee Stone Magee Jane * * 1815 shares Magee Stone Magee Robert, Jr. * * not inscribed shares Magee Stone Magee Thomas * * 24 Nov 1823 shares Magee Stone Magee Samuel * * 06 Jun 1836 shares Magee Stone Magee Henry * * not inscribed shares Magee Stone Magee William * * not inscribed shares Magee Stone Magee Christopher * * 05 Jul 1839 shares Magee Stone Magee Matthew * * 29 Jun 1824 shares Magee Stone Magee Amanda * * * w/o C.L., shares Magee Stone Magee Robert, Jr. * * 28 Jul 1827 shares Magee Stone, c/o Christopher & Jane W. Magee Andrew Watson * 14 Jun 1828 shares Magee Stone, c/o Christopher & Jane W. Magee Margaret Ann * 04 Mar 1837 shares Magee Stone, c/o Christopher & Jane W. McCully Ann * * 07 Oct 1838 Aged 78Y, relict of Maj. George Mitcheltree Wm. * * 22 Apr 1835 Dr., Aged 67Y, s/w Sarah Mitcheltree Sarah * * 16 Jun 18?? Aged 6?Y, sister, s/w Dr. Wm. Muller William Edward 23 May 1799 03 May 1822 lengthy inscription Murphy Mary * * ?? Jul ???? severely weathered/illegible Ormsby John * 1720 19 Dec 1805 Revolutionary War Soldier Ormsby Oliver * 23 Feb 1739? 26 Jul 1832 s/o John Parke John * * 20 Mar 1808 shares Magee Stone Parke Mary Magee * * shares Magee Stone Phillips Asher * 19 Apr 1790 21 May 1815? severely weathered/damaged Phillips Mary Anne * 1? Sep 1834? Aged 6?Y, s/w Rebekah, severely weathered/illegible Phillips Rebekah * * 01 Apr 1826 Aged 19Y?, s/w Mary, severely weathered Pole Red * * 28 Jan 1797 Mio-Qua- Coo-Na-Caw, Shawanee Chief Presot? Sanson K. 25 Nov 17?8 11 Jun 18?? severely weathered/illegible Robinson Lewis G. 1815 Mar 1847 Died in Military Service, severely weathered/illegible Robinson Mary B. 26 Feb 1779? 01 Sep 18?7 Erected by her daughter Robinson Richard * Feb 1770 Dec 1828 severely weathered Robinson Sarah * 15 Nov 1796? 03 Oct 1817 d/o R. & M., severely weathered Sanderson Richard * * ?? May ???? severely weathered/illegible Scott Isabella * * illegible w/o James, s/w James, severely weathered/illegible, damaged Scott James * * 17 ??? 1850 s/w Isabella, severely weathered/illegible, damaged Scott John * 21 Apr 1747 16 Oct 1818 Born in Londonderry Shiras William * 1782 1824 shares Shiras Stone Shiras George * 1774 1840 shares Shiras Stone Shiras Charles P. 1824 1854 shares Shiras Stone Simms Emily Morgan * ?? Feb 1821 d/o Frederick N. & wife, severely weathered/illegible Steele illegible * * 2? Mar 1820 Aged 25Y, severely weathered/illegible Taylor Joames * * * Family Burying Place Taylor Susanna * * 16? Jan 1829 Aged 75Y?, severely weathered/illegible Trevor Isaac Nelson * 01 Dec 1831 Aged 11M 25D, s/o Samuel & Catharine, severely weathered Trevor Samuel * 10 Oct 1829? 04 Dec 1829 s/o Samuel & Catharine, severely weathered Trimble James * * * severely weathered/illegible Vogen Martha * * 06 Aug 1822 Aged 44Y, w/o Geo. Wareham James B. 26 Dec 1835 03 Apr 1841 shares Brown Family Stone Wareham Robert B. 18 Jun 1839 29 Dec 1840 shares Brown Family Stone Wareham John B. 24 Dec 1837 24 Apr 1838 shares Brown Family Stone Williams Nancy * * 22 Aug 1839 Aged 30Y, s/w Elizabeth Williams Elizabeth * * 11 Jun 1839 Aged 2M, s/w Nancy Wilson Edward * * illegible Aged 70Y, severely weathered/illegible Wilson Edward * 24 Apr 1816 17 Jun 1849 severely weathered Wilson Robert * * 20 Oct 1840 * Unknown #1 * 1834 17 Dec 1836 severely weathered/illegible, damaged Unknown #2 * * * severely weathered/illegible Unknown #3 * * * severely weathered/illegible, damaged Unknown #4 * * 15 Dec 1851 severely weathered/illegible, damaged Unknown #5 * * * severely weathered/illegible, damaged Unknown #6 * * * severely weathered/illegible, damaged Unknown #7 * * * severely weathered/illegible, damaged Unknown #8 * * * severely weathered/illegible, damaged Unknown #9 * * * severely weathered/illegible, damaged Unknown #10 * * * base only, headstone missing Unknown #11 * * * severely weathered/illegible, damaged Unknown #12 * * * severely weathered/illegible, damaged Unknown #13 * * * severely weathered/illegible, damaged Unknown #14 * * * severely weathered/illegible, damaged Unknown #15 * * * severely weathered/illegible, damaged Unknown #16 * * * severely weathered/illegible, damaged Unknown #17 * * * severely weathered/illegible, damaged Unknown #18 * * Dec 1820 severely weathered/illegible, damaged Unknown #19 * * * severely weathered/illegible, damaged Unknown #20 * * * severely weathered/illegible, damaged Unknown #21 * * * severely weathered/illegible, damaged Unknown #22 * * * severely weathered/illegible, damaged Unknown #23 * * * severely weathered/illegible, damaged Unknown Alfred * 23 Oct 1829 09 Oct 1830 s/o John & ?elesina M., severely weathered/illegible Unknown Eleanor * * * severely weathered/illegible Unknown Maria * * 02 Nov 1823 Aged 12Y, s/w Mary & Richard Unknown Mary Catharine * 17 Oct 1816 Aged ?Y, s/w Maria & Richard Unknown Richard * * 15 Jan 1823 Aged 2Y, s/w Maria & Mary Unknown Oliver * * * severely weathered/illegible