Dauphin County PA Archives Cemeteries.....Matamoras Community Church Cemetery, Halifax - Partial Survey ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Eileen H. Lentz grannylentz@yahoo.com and Sam Lentz samlentz@yahoo.com Abstracted By: Sam Lentz - Eagle Project Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania - Map, inscriptions and photos of the stones can be viewed at the following URL: http://www.geocities.com/grannylentz/EagleProject/index.html Additional information and photos of individuals in the cemetery along with a Google map for locating the cemetery can be viewed on Find A Grave. While traveling north on Rt. 225, roughly a mile past Peter's Mountain, you'll see the Matamoras Community Church on your right. The front of the building is very tall and slopes downward toward the back. About 200 yards past the church, take a right turn onto Matamoras Road. If traveling south, Matamoras Road is less than a half-mile past the turn-off for Rt. 147. There are two signs for Camp Hebron on Rt. 225. The north most sign is at Matamoras Road. After turning, the cemetery will be 100 yards down the road to your left. Map of cemetery and pictures and transcriptions of over 80 tombstones. Sam Lentz, former resident of Millersburg, conducted this as his Eagle Scout project, repairing and documenting the tombstones from the cemetery on the hill. Drawn, plotted and inscriptions noted on May 26, 2001. Seven people working, totaling 16 hours of work. Last Name First Name Middle Name Birth Death Comment ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Chubb Infant Parents: Henry & M. CHUBB Chubb Susannah July 10, 1854 Oct. 17, 1856 daughter of Henry & M. Chubb Aged 2 y. 3m. 7d. Chubb Margaret Feb. 5, 1821 April 26, 1872 wife of Henry Chubb, aged 51 yrs. 2m. 21d. Chubb Henry P. Jan 10, 1814 Dec. 3, 1889 Aged 75 yrs. 10m. 23d. Chubb Susannah Sept. 10, 1869 Aged 76yrs. 4m. 15d. Bennett Catherine Nov. 24, 1803 wife of Benjamin Bennett, aged 64yrs. 3m. 13d. Manning Alex B. Dec. 19, 1886 (GAR 1861-1865) Private of Company A, 20th Regiment, Pa. Volunteers Lontz George H. Oct. 18, 1875 Aged 1yr. 6m. 5d. (broken stone) Children of William & Emma Lontz Lontz ____ida J. April 13, 1886 Aged ?yrs 6m. 22d. Aged 1yr. 6m. 5d. (broken stone) Children of William & Emma Lontz Lontz ? Aged ? (broken stone) Children of William & Emma Lontz Lontz __et E. ? 4, 1884 Aged ? 20d. Aged 1yr. 6m. 5d. (broken stone) Children of William & Emma Lontz Miller John March 11, 1888 In memory of _ born in Lancaster C. P. and departed this life. Miller Joseph May 24, 1817 March 15, 1856 38 ys. 9m. 21d. Miller John H. Feb. 15, 1857 Aged Oyrs. 7m. 4d. (born after father died) Miller Abigail May 28, 1842 April 20, 1858 Age 15 yrs. 10m. 22d. daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Miller, John Chapter 5, Verse 25 Miller Elizabeth March 30, 1807 Feb. 22, 1871 Aged 63yrs. 10. 22d. wife of Jacob Miller Miller Jacob Oct. 13, 1805 Feb. 23, 1871 Aged 65yrs. 4m. 10d. Text: Philippians 1 C. 21 V. Chubb Mary J. May 4, 1857 Aug. 20, 1859 Aged 2 years, 3 months, and 8 days, daughter of John P. & Sarah Chubb (Jewish star on top) Chubb Clara Elizabeth Sep. 11, 1851 Aug. 28, 1856 daughter of John P. & Sarah Chubb Chubb Sarah J. Sept. 2, 1870 Age 1 month and 23 days, daughter of David W. & Susan Chubb Chubb Nancy 1803 1869 Mother Chubb Henry Nov. 3, 1795 Nov. 1, 1879 Father Chubb John 1824 1865 Son (GAR 1861-1865) Chubb Emma C. 1866 1870 4 children died under the name of Chubb Chubb William B. 1864 1878 4 children died under the name of Chubb Zeiders Mary J. Miller Nov. 11, 1811 Dec 19, 1872 Age 61 years, 1 month, 8 days, daughter of John & Christina Miller, wife of Henry Zeiders Seiders Henry Feb. 15, 1806 June 17, 1877 Aged 71yrs. 8m. 2d. Leaman Mary April 16, 1846 Jan, 27, 1876 Aged 29 years 9 months and 11 days, wife of Free Leaman Lemon Arabella Gertrude Nov. 7, 1880 Aged 6 years, 4 months, and 6 days Chubb Hiram 1862 1870 4 children died under the name of Chubb Chubb Ira R. 1880 1882 4 children died under the name of Chubb Lehr John W. June 23, 1833 Sep. 19, 1851 Aged 16yrs. 2m. 27d, son of Jacob and Elizabeth. His disease was the white swelling 2yrs. 10m. 27d. Miller Jacob June 21, 1835 May 20, 1872 Strock Joseph May 22, 1861 Aged 8m. 16d. Strock Lydia Feb. 12, 1833 Aug. 13, 1872 Aged 39yrs. 6m. 1d. wife of Frederick A. Strock Keenboltz Beronica Feb. 18, 1824 July 6, 1865 Aged 41 years, wife of Braham Keenboltz Keenbirtz Sarah Jane Feb 16, 1844 Oct. 5, 1857 Aged 13y. 7m. 19d. Strock Laura Aug. 11, 1869 Nov. 8, 1881 Aged 12y. 20m. 24d. daughter of Frederick & Lydia Strock Sweigard Maggie Aug. 16, 1861/4 ? Aged 8m. 2d. Milley John Oct. 17, 1808 March 20, 1874 Husband and wife. Miley Susannah Oct. 13, 1810 April 15, 1874 wife of John Miley Miley John Oct. 17 1808 March 20, 1874 (with wife Susannah) Meredith Charles L. April 2, 1851 Sept. 13, 1877 Aged 26 yrs. 8 m. 11d. Rudy B. M. March 3rd, 1854 Age 12y. 7m. 5d. (handmade) Rudy An C. Fbury 17, 1854 Age 12y. 7m. 5d. (handmade) Rudy Catharine Wolf Aug. 3, 1856 Aged 49yrs. 19d. wife of Daniel Rudy Rudy Daniel Oct. 4, 1866 Aged 61yrs. 7m. 29d. Sweigard Nathaniel Jan 13, 1851 July 3, 1851 6m. 18d. son of John and Julian Sweigard Sweigard Theadore March 23, 1858 Aug. 19, 1858 Aged 4m. 26d. son of John and Julian Sweigard Knouff Sarah May 5, 1749 Nov 11, 1889 Aged 75 yrs. 6m. wife of John Knouff Knouff Sarah Knouff Sarah May 5, 1794 Nov. 11, 1869 Aged 75yrs. 6m. wife of John Knouff Knouff John Jan. 20, 1788 Mar. 13, 1854 Aged 66yrs. 25d. Sweigard Mary L. May 20, 1855 May 30, 1863 Aged 8y. 10d. daughter of Jacob and Hannah Sweigard Sweigard Elizabeth C. March 7, 1862 Oct. 21, 1863 1y. 7m. 11d. daughter of Jacob & Hannah Sweigard Penrow Christian January 9, 1866 August 22, 1871 5yrs. 11m. 13d. son of Isaiah & Elizabeth Straw Catharine August 1, 1870 Aged 96 Yrs. wife of Samuel Straw Straw Samuel September 14, 1856 Aged 76yrs. A soldier of 1812 Straw Harry J. December 28, 1867 December 25, 1869 Aged 1y. 11m. 27d. son of Gideon and Elizabeth Straw Straw Charles October 26, 1870 April 5, 1871 Aged 5m. 9d. son of Gideon Straw Straw Elizabeth January 7, 1827 October 11, 1875 Aged 48yrs. 9mo. 4d. wife of Gideon Straw Straw Gideon February 3, 1821 January 19, 1899 Aged 77yrs. 11m. 16d. (GAR 1861-1865) served in Civil War Co. C. 172 Reg. Penn. Vol. Straw William E. September 20, 1864 January 29, 1879 Aged 17yrs. 4m. 9d. son of Gideon & Elizabeth Straw Snyder George F. July 6, 1873 Aged 26d. son of G. W. & Susan Snyder Snyder George W. October 26, 1845 April 3, 1875 Aged 29y. 5m. 7d. (GAR 1861-1865) Snyder William C. W. April 3, 1881 8y. 9m. 10d. son of G. W. and Susan C. Snyder Ettin I__N January 17, 1860 January 18, 1860 Aged 1d. son of Barbara Ann & Henry Ettin Ettin Lydia Ann April 10, 1861 April 8, 1862 Aged 11m. 28d. daughter of Henry & Barbara Ann Ettin Ettinger Elizabeth September 13, 1790 September 14, 1859 Aged 69 y. 1 day, wife of John Ettinger Ettinger John Feb. 14, 1786 March 11, 1869 83y. 25d. Ryan William T. November 25, 1830 March 7, 1885 Aged 54yrs. 3m. 10d. Ryan Ellen November 13, 1876 Aged 39y. 3m. 10d. wife of William T. Ryan Umholtz Joseph M Feb. 23, 1870 Aug 10, 1870 5m. 17d. son of J.B. & Mary M. Umholtz Umholtz Jacob W. July 22, 1868 Dec. 7, 1868 4m. 15d. son of John B. & Mary M. Umholtz This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 11.0 Kb