St. John’s Episcopal Cemetery, Chester County, Pennsylvania Contributed to the USGenWeb Archives by Fred Kelso Copyright. All Rights Reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ********************************************************* St. John's Episcopal Cemetery On State Rd. South Of School Rd. In New London Township Southeast Of The Tiny Village Of Kelton ---------------------------------- Tombstone Images for this cemetery are located at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/chester/stjohnse.htm St. John's Episcopal Cemetery Sign No church ruins are in evidence. The expansive cemetery with long grass sits high on a hill over the road and is surrounded by a low stone wall. Along the inside of the front wall are a row of veteran’s markers from every war from the French and Indian Wars to World War II – no individual graves carry these markers. As the handmade sign says, the church was founded in 1741. CARSON, Catharine A. Died July 13, 1873 Aged 62 years Wife of John CARSON CARSON, James J. Born Dec. 12, 1815 Died July 13, 1871 CARSON, Kate A. Born Dec. 12, 1815 Died July 13, 1871 LOVELL, Ann Aged 80 years LOVELL, Jonathan Died October 10th 1855 Aged 55 years MacDONALD, J. Cunningham Born 12 Mo. 31, 1827 Died 8 Mo. 5, 1906 MacDONALD, Margaret Born 7 Mo. 13, 1826 Died 7 Mo. 4, 1914 Forever With the Lord McDONALD, Benjamin In Memory of Benjamin McDONALD who departed this life July 29th A.D. 1824 in the 71st year of his age McDONALD, Charles Died Dec. 23, 1843 in the 41 year of his age Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord McDONALD, Elizabeth Died Oct. 24, 1884 in the 85 year of her age His Wife McDONALD, Charles Kirk Henderson son of Charles and Elizabeth McDONALD Died Aug. 24, 1860 in the 24 year of his age Behold the lamb of God which taketh away the sins of the world McDONALD, Elizabeth Matilda Daughter of John C. and M. McDONALD Died Sept. 3, 1852 Aged 6 mo. and 8 days McDONALD, Eve Wife of William McDONALD Died February 1st, 1860 Aged 78 yrs, 5 mo., 3 ds. McDONALD, Jane R. Born April 27, 1830 Died October 14, 1866 McDONALD, Leah E. Born June 19, 1832 Died May 20, 1855 McDONALD, Rachel Wife of William McDONALD Died January 23rd, 1818 Aged 46 McDONALD, Sarah Wife of Benjamin McDONALD Born Sept. 9, 1755 Died June 11, 1842 McDONALD, Sarah Jane Daughter of John C. and M. McDONALD Died Feb. 11, 1855 Aged 1 year, 7 mo. and 11 days McDONALD, William Died February 8th, 1865 Aged 86 yrs., 5 mo. and 11 ds. PATCHEL, Harry L. Son of Alexander & Maria PATCHEL 1894 – 1914 PATCHELL, Alexander Died Aug. 28, 1905 Bur. Aug. 30, 1905 POWELL, William T. d. 02 May 1856 Who departed this Life May 2, 1856 In the 24th year of his Age SHOCH, Samuel B. 1859 – 1946 SHOCH, Mary E. Nelson 1859 – 1916 Last Updated: 11/22/2005