Cemeteries: Zion Union Cemetery (Partial), Mercersburg, Franklin County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by David Burnette Davy75az@yahoo.com June 4, 2010, 11:46 pm Copyright 2010. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/franklin/ ________________________________________________ Abstracted By: David Burnette Zion Union Cemetery. The cemetery was first established in 1876 by colored Union veterans of the Civil War. Zion Union holds the largest number of colored troops from the 54th &55th Mass Infantry made famous by the movie Glory, than any other private cemetery. It has been designated as a historical landmark. Last Name First Name Middle Name Birth Death Comment -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cuff Thomas* N 1862 1934 Cuff Amanda* Himes 1887 1969 Cuff Franklin P 1905 1982 Cuff Nathaniel Findley 1827 1890 Civil War vet Cuff Mary M 1833 1901 wife of Nathaniel Cuff Nathaniel Oliver 1867 1933 son of Nathaniel Cuff Mariah Christy 1880 1947 Cuff George 1841 1913 Caution Henry 1825 1918 Cuff Mary E 1852 1914 Caution Keziah 1854 1926 daughter of Henry * Photo of tombstone for Thomas and Amanda Cuff can be viewed at http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/franklin/1picts/tsimages/zion-union-mercersburg.htm