Cemeteries: Small Cemeteries: German Township, Fayette Co, PA Copyright © 2001 by Kenneth O'Neal. This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. familyfinder227@yahoo.com USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: Printing this file within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ __________________________________________________________ Each cemetery is separated by a line of ########. ______________________________ Updated 04/28/2001 CEMETERY INDEX MOORE - HESS CEMETERY ---------- GERMAN TWP. UNKNOWN CEMETERY --------------- GERMAN TWP. ________________________________________________ MOORE - HESS CEMETERY --------------------- GERMAN TWP. To Find it take New Salem Road to New Salem. Continue 1 mile past stop sign in New Salem., turn left onto Seatontown Road. Continue 4 / 10 mile. to old red brick farm house on right. Cemetery is behind house in patch of woods in field. about 1 / 2 mile walk. Was told by land owner that the Hess family started cemetery when one of their children was killed by Indians, in late 1700s. Groundhogs have dug under many stones and caused them to fall . Several stones face down and I couldn't turn them over to record. There are more graves than found stones. Some stones appear to be buried by groundhogs at least one stone under fallen tree. Recorded 4-19-2001. BLACK Adeline Moore 5- 24- 1848 -- 2-12-1906 w/o Alex F. Black ( a very large metal marker) CHRISTOPHER Thomas 4-15-1806 -- 8-2-1871 GAR Flag Holder Susan 3-17-1822 -- 10-12-1893 w/o Thomas DAVIS William 8-13-1834 age 77 yrs. DEARTH / DEAHTN Lacy 1853 or 1833 d/o J.N. & N GADD Elijah 9-20 year illegible Mary 6-25-1804 -- 10-15-1888 w/o Elijah HESS Iohn (correct spelling) 6-7-1810 age 23 yrs. 5 mo. Peter 8-8-1823 age 65 yrs. 3 mo. Susan 1-23-1800 age 42 yrs. 6 mo. Nathan 8-11-1834 age 2 yrs. 7 ds. Infant 1853 d/o Peter & Nancy Darkees 9-6-1822 age 2 yrs. Bowman 9-1-1835 age 23 yrs. 5 mo. 2 ds. Joseph 6-6-1837 age 42 yrs. 1 mo. 21 ds. Mary 11-18-1865 age 90 yrs. ? w/o George David 2-22-1816 -- 6-5-1895 Rachel Jane 5-7-1848 -- 10-2-1922 Aaron 3-10-1797 -- 7-13-1884 (illegible) child stone 4-11-1884 -- 4-21-1884 (stone with other HESS stones) LARGE Nelson 8-11-1834 age 45 yrs. Robert 8-5-1834 Thamer 8-17-1834 age 10 yrs. 6 mo. MOORE Aaron 9-28-1846 -- 7-5-1886 Aaron 1777 -- 1872 Maer 1786 -- 1873 w/o Aaron Aaron dates illegible s/o W.A.& S. ? Ruth Lilley 4-29-1820 -- 12-10-1903 Jeffery S. (dates illegible) s/o W.R.&N. ? (parents names barely legible) W.R. 2-21-1824 -- 8-26-1907 Nancy 3-18-1822 -- 3-22-1882 w/o W.R. *John A. 4-10-1808 -- 12-29-1889 *John A. 1-27-1810 -- 5-18-1859 Aaron 8-4-1834 age 76 yrs. 7 mo. Capt, J.N. 5-20-1801 age 64 yrs. US Flag Holder William 11-28-1861 Margaret dates illegible next to William's stone John 5-1-1828 age 58 yrs. 6 mo. Adeline 1823 -- 1896 (both stones on ground, John's partially covering Adeline's ######################################### UNKNOWN CEMETERY----------------GERMAN TWP To find it turn onto New Salem Road off RT 40 West of Uniontown. Continue to stop sign in New Salem, turn left. Continue 1/2 mile, turn right on Hibbs Rd at New Salem Motors. Continue 7 / 10 mile., you will see a strip of trees running through field toward road on left. Cemetery is on right side of trees near top of knoll, about 1 /4 mile from road. Man who told me about cemetery said there were about 10 more stones when he saw it about 1977. Recorded 4-19-2001 BUCHANNAN Christopher 3-14-1855 age 87 yrs. Mary 5-26-1870 age 96 yrs. w/o Christopher Robinson 12-16-1823 age 23 yrs. WOODWARD Robinson 9-5-1834 age 1 yr. 1 mo. 29 ds. One stone name illegible date 5-19-1828