CEMETERY: Raysor's Cemetery, Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Donna Reichard Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/dauphin/ _________________________________________ RAYSOR'S CEMETERY Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County Bordered by Wood Street and Union Deposit Road, it is located in front of the Susquehanna Township Middle School. Known as Raysor's Cemetery because John Raysor donated land for a church and cemetery. Two congregations used the building: Church of God, which relocated to Progress Church of God, and a Methodist congregation, now Grace United Methodist church in Penbrook. Raysor's church, once located on Union Deposit Road near the intersection of Wood Street, was erected in 1844. A picture of the church can be found in the Susquehanna Township Silver Anniversary Booklet published in 1977. The church was taken down many years ago. Index entries refer to numbers in the table below. INDEX OF BURIALS SEE NUMBER Balmer, Ann Barbara 35 Balmer, Elizabeth Ann 34 Balmer, Emma Agnas 36 Balmer, Samuel 33, 34, 35, 36, 38 Balmer, Sarah Ann 33 Balmer, Susanna 33, 34, 35, 36 Blasser, Elizabeth 5 Blasser, John 6 Brightbill 109 Brightbill, J. Ross 79 Brightbill, John 60 Brightbill, Joshua W. 80 Brightbill, Margaret 60, 61 Brightbill, Susan 80 Brightbill, Wilbur A. 61 Brightbill, William 61 Brightbill, Zipporaha 116 Carr, Mabel S. 93 Carr, Myron H. 94 Cramer, Harry W. 99 Cruver, Annie L. 63 Cruver, Lewis 63 Cruver, Mary 63 Derr, Eliza 74 Derr, George 75 Etenoyer, Albert H. 1 Fackler, Abraham 39, 40 Fackler, Elizabeth 39 Farrel, Davis O. 20 Fogel, Elizabeth 31 Fogel, Joseph 32 Gaberich, Margaret 23 Garett, Susan 97 Garverrich 92 Garverrich, Henry 91 Good, Barbara 53 Good, Henry 53 Good, Jacob 53 Good, Lydia 53 Hoofnagle, Ann Elizabeth 19 Hoofnagle, Frances 13 Hoofnagle, Josie Ray 13 Hoofnagle, Susan 16, 19 Hoofnagle, W. H. 13 Hoofnagle, Wm 16, 19 Lutz, Susan H. 76 Mohler?, Catharine 113 Nisley Henry H. 12 Nisley, Catherine 12 Nisley, Isaac 12 Nisley, Wilton H. 11 Packer, Reuben 84 Raysor, Barbara 31, 108 Raysor, Daniel 15, 27, 30, 31 Raysor, John 4, 7 Raysor, Maria 15 Raysor, Samuel 2 Raysor, Susan 3 Ricker, Raymond B. 64 Saul, Joseph 21, 22, 24 Saul, Lydia 24 Saul, Mary A. 22, 24 Saul, Melinda Y. 29 Saul, Mrs. William 20 Saul, William S. 29 Shartzer, Cyrus 26 Sheasley, Abraham 96 Sheasley, Sarah M. 95 Sheesley, Abraham Rev. 73 Sheesley, Amos 82 Sheesley, Catharine 71, 73, 103 Sheesley, Clara Louise 67, 69 Sheesley, David S. 81 Sheesley, Edna I. 100 Sheesley, Ivan C. 69 Sheesley, John H. 103 Sheesley, John M. 101 Sheesley, Jonathan 71 Sheesley, Samuel 67, 69 Sheesley, William H. 103 Sherk, Jacob 48, 112 Sherk, Mary 112 Shertzer, Benjamin 25 Shertzer, Sarah 25 Shuey, Sarah 47 Singer, John W. 97, 98 Warner, Anna 88 Warner, I 85 Warner, Isabel 86 Warner, Lizzie J. 85 Warner, W. 85 Warner, William 87 Wenrich 8 Wenrick, Catharine 9 Wenrick, Daniel E. 89 Wenrick, John J. 10 Wenrick, Permella C. 90 Wolf, Joseph H. 49, 51, 52 Wolf, Mary 50, 51, 52 Wolf, Mary E. 51 Wolf, William W. 52 Wynn, Phillip H. 102 NAME DATES MISCELLANEOUS INFO 1. Albert H. s/o Etenoyer 2. Samuel Raysor d. 25 Dec 1852 22y 8d 3. Susan Raysor d. 2 Oct 1890 93y 3m 7d 4. John Raysor 5. Elizabeth Blaser Oct 1821 68 Jahr 6. John Blaser b. 1760 d. Mar 1841 80 Jahr 7. John Raysor 8. Wenrich 9. Catharine Wenrick b. 21 Apr 1821 - d. 3 Nov 1898 Mother 10. John J. Wenrick b. 3 Feb 1819 - d. 20 Jan 1899 Father 11. Wilton H. Nisley 1860 - 1862 12. Henry H. d. 27 Feb 1837 1y 3m 4d, s/o Isaac & Catherine Nisley 13. Josie Ray b. 10 Mar 1878 - d. 16 Apr 1878 1m 6d, d/o W. H. & Frances Hoofnagle 14. worn smooth 15. Maria b. 6 Dec 1823 - d. 26 Apr 1873 Our mother, w/o Daniel Raysor 16. Wm. Hoofnagle 1811 - 1886 Susan, his wife, 1815-1890 17. Father 18. Sarah Jane (stone worn smooth) daughter 19. Ann Elizabeth d. 17 Aug 1857 20y 8m 20d, d/o William & Susan Hoofnagle 20. David O. Farrel b. 5 Nov - d. 26 Nov ____ 13y _d, s/o Mrs. William Saul 21. Joseph Saul d. 18 Mar 1887 83y 19d, Father 22. Mary A. d. 17 Aug 1868 66y 7m 29d, Mother - w/o Joseph Saul 23. Margaret Gaberich d. 24 Mar 1856 75y 5m 28d, Grandmother 24. Lydia d. 14 Sept 1850 8y 5m 28d, d/o Joseph & Mary Saul 25. Sarah b. Nov 1811 - d. 14 Sept 1861 79y 9m 21d (date conflict - possibly 49y), w/o Benjamin 26. Cyrus Shartzer 1817 - 1859 27. Daniel Raysor b. 17 Jan 1820 - d. 4 Sept 1872 Our father; 72y 8mo 13d 28. worn smooth 29. Saul – William S. b. 14 Jan 1830 - d. 29 Oct 1907 Melinda Y. b. 28 July 1835 - d. 3 Mar 1904 30. Daniel Raysor b. 11 Jan 1791 - d. 20 May 1862 71y 31. Elizabeth Fogel b. 1 Sept 1816 - d. 11 Mar 1851 35y 6m 10d, d/o Daniel & Barbara Raysor 32. Joseph Fogel b. 25 Sept 1815 - d 15 May 1840 25y _m 18d 33. Sarah Ann b. 1 Oct 1851 - d. 18 June 1869 17y 8m 12d, d/o Samuel & Susanna Balmer 34. Elizabeth Ann b. 5 Nov 1853 - d. 13 June 1869 15y _m 8d, d/o Samuel & Susanna Balmer 35. Ann Barbara b. 9 Dec 1855 - d. 13 June 1869 13y 6m 4d, d/o Samuel & Susanna Balmer 36. Samuel b. 13 Oct 1857 d. 18 June 1869 11y 8m 6d, s/o Samuel & Susanna Balmer Emma Agnas b. 15 Nov 1863 - d. 16 June 1869 6y _m 1d, d/o Samuel & Susanna Balmer (double stone) 37. Broken unable to read 38. Samuel Balmer. b.22 Mar 1816 - d. 20 June 1892 Our Father 39. Elizabeth b. 11 Dec 1798 - d. 11 May 1878 80y 3m, w/o Abraham Fackler 40. Abraham Fackler d. 9 Oct 1823 22y 11m 41. Broken 42. S.__. B. 43. E. A. B. 44. A. B. B. 45. E. A. B. S. B. 46. S. R. B. 47. Sarah Shuey Emma; Kathryn; Edward; Ida 48. Jacob Sherk b. 6 Apr 1809 - d. 14 Oct 1881 72y 49. Joseph H. Wolf b. 21 Mar 1831 - d. 23 Apr 1920 89y 1mo 2d, Father 50. Mary Wolf b. 26 Aug 1835 - d. 7 Mar 1903 67y 6m 11d, Mother 51. Mary E. b. 3 Apr 1864 - d. 4 Mar 1878 13y 11m 1d, d/o Joseph H. & Mary Wolf 52. William W. s/o Joseph H. & Mary Wolf 53. Good – Henry Good b. 21 Mar 1810 - d. 25 Mar 1883 Lydia b.11 Nov 1811 - d. 30 Aug 1902 His wife Barbara Good b. 2 Apr 1835 - d. 13 Nov 1901 Jacob Good b 16 Nov 1839 - d. 27 Oct 1866 54. Brother 55. Mother 56. Father 57. Broken stone 58. Worn smooth 59. Broken stone 60. Margaret b. 25 July 1809 - d. 19 Dec 1887 78 y 4m 23d, w/o John Brightbill 61. Wilbur A. d. 25 Nov 1863 12 y 2m 22d, s/o Margaret & William Brightbill 62. M. E. W. 63. Annie L. b. 28 Aug 1872 - d. 30 Sep 1887 25y 1mo 6d, d/o Lewis & Mary Cruver 64. Raymond B. d. 28 Dec 1860 14y 6m 22d, s/o ___ Ricker 65. Broken stone 66. Broken stone 67. Sheesley – Samuel R. 1846 - 1911 Clara Louise 1858 - 1921 His wife 68. Mabel 1883 - 1884 69. Ivan C. b. 8 Jan 1879 - d. 12 Apr 1882 s/o Samuel & Clara L. Sheesley 70. Mother 71. Catharine Sheesley b. 30 Jan 1818 - d. 24 Sept 1883 Jonathan Sheesley b. 7 Nov 1814 - d. 3 Feb 1887 72. Mother 73. Abraham Sheesley 1787 – 1871 Reverend Catharine 1791 - 1874 His Wife 74. Eliza Derr 1812 - 1894 75. George Derr 1810 - 1895 76. Susan H. Lutz b. 28 Oct 1848 - d. 17 Apr 1878 77. J. B. 78. Z. A. B. 79. J. Ross Brightbill 1866 - 1937 80. Brightbill – Joshua W. 1834 – 1877 Susan 1840 - 1923 His wife 81. David S. Sheesley b. 15 May 1861 - d. 8 Mar 1890 82. Amos Sheesley b. 29 May 1848 - d. 19 Dec 1914 78y 83. Broken stone 84. Reuben Packer d. 3 Mar 1903 17y 5m 8d 85. Lizzie J. d. 1893 13y 4m 20d, d/o W. I. Warner 86. Isabel Warner 87. William Warner 88. Anna Warner 89. Daniel E. Wennrick 1847 - 1923 P. Co. C. 103rd Reg. Inf. Civil War 90 Permella C. Wenrick 1854 - 1888 91. Henry Garverrich b. 7 Apr 1822 - d. 25 Apr 1895 73y 18d 92. Broken stone Garverrich b.__ Nov 1842 - d. 8 July 1921 93. Mabel S. Carr 1880 - 1959 94. Myron H. Carr 1882 - 1932 95. Sarah M. Sheesley 1832 - 1910 96. Abraham Sheesley 1827 - 1900 97. Susan Garett b. 28 Jan 1887 - d. 19 Mar 1901 Mother 64y, w/o John Singer 98. John W. Singer b. 23 Oct 1841 - d. 19 June 1904 Father 62y 99. Harry W. Cramer 1873 - 1956 100. Edna I. Sheesley 1883 - 1933 101. John W. Sheesley 1881 - 1944 102. Philip H. Wynn d. 1940 103. John H. Sheesley 1851 – 1932 Catharine 1850 – 1927 His wife William H. d. 28 Sept 1894 15y 4m 3d, s/o J. H. & C. E. Sheesley 104. Father 105. Mother 106. William Broken stones piled in the cemetery. 107. R. H. 108. Barbara Wife of ___ Raysor 109. Brightbill 11 Mar 1800 110. D. R. 111. H. R. 112. Mary b. 15 Mar 1811 - d. 2 Jan 1900 88y 9m 17d, Jacob Sherk 113. Catharine Mohler? b. 15 June – d. 2 Jan 1850 114. S. A. B. 115. C. S. 116. Zipporaha Brightbill b. 3 Mar 1844 - d. 20 Nov 1877 33y 8m 17d