Cemeteries: Chess Cemetery: Richhill Twp, Greene Co, PA

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CHESS  CEMETERY ----------------RICHHILL  TWP. GREEN  CO.

To find it take RT 21 West from Waynesberg to Wind Ridge, continue about 3
miles to  road to Ryerson State Park.  after turning left off RT 21, toward
Ryerson State Park, continue about 2-1/2 miles, just before the crossing
bridge, you will see a pullover on left, and sign showing directions to
cemetery, and arrow pointing to trail leading to cemetery.

Follow arrows up trail about 3 / 4 mile to cemetery. Was told at Park Office
that Boy Scouts had cut brush from  cemetery a few years ago. 

Recorded October, 2000 

CAMBELL
  Susanna  1834 to 1896

CHESS
  Henry  9- 9- 1868  age 34 y 6 m 21 d
  Julia Ann  3-12-1865   age 2 y 3 d
  Rachel  4-10-1855  age 19 y 28 d
  William  4 17 1848  age 24 y 2m 8 d
  Mary Elizabeth  1-21-1853  d/o Thomas & Martha
  Rachel Ann  9-28-1854  age 3 y 11 m 24 d  d/o Thomas & Martha
  James Henry  9-28- 18?4  age 3 y 4 d  s/o Thomas & Martha
  Mary Ann  10-12-1834  age 4 y 4 m 6 d d/o Peter & Ann
  Eli  10-12-1834  s/o Peter & Ann
  Micajah M.  7-7-1877  age 5 y 5 m 15 d  d/o T. & M.
  Thomas  4-9-1890  age 67 y 2 m 12 d
  Martha  12-24-1900  age 74 y 9 m 1 d  w/o Thomas
  James Thomas  11-6-1859  age 1 m 16 d  s/o Henry & Susan
  Peter  4-14-1866  age 3 y 6 m 2 d  s/o Jonas & Cassander

FUNK
  Nancy  2-27-1836  w/o Jacob

GRIM
  Elizabeth  12-14-1873  age 36 y 23 d  w/o I.H.  c/o Isaac & Elizabeth
  William  5-17-1865  age 4 y 6 m 6 d
  Prissilla  2-5-1860  age 4 y 2 d
  Susanna J.  4-13-1859  age 5 y 2 m 1 d

JACOBS
  Samuel  7-2-1844  age 5 d  s/o A. B. or D. B. & H.
  Linda A.  8-10-1859  age 29 y 4 m 5 d
  Jethro O.  5-2-1859age 9 y 2 d  s/o E. & L.
  ?clmina  1-4- 1855  d/o E. & L.
  Nora A.  9-13-1868  age 2 y 1 m 6 d  d/o E. & L.
  Freeman  9-13-1863 or 1868  age 15 y 6 d

NELSON
  Emeline  w/o Jesse ( stone broken no dates)

POLAND
  Susannah  1-3-1859  age 67 y  w/o Cavelier
  Cavelier  8-7-1861  age 80 y 8 m 12 d
  Sarah  7-12-1840  d/o C. & S.
  William  5-17-1807 to 10-12-1855
  Elizabeth  4-23-1809 to 6-21-1893  w/o Wm.
  David A.  10-11-1849  age 1 m 1 d  s/o W. & E.
  Mary  1-9-1845  age 14 d  d/o W. & E.
  Margaret  9-30-1840  d/o W. & E.
  Sarah S.  11-28-1834  age 2 y 5 m 26 d  d/o W. & E.
  Isaac  11-28-1834  age 5 m 2 d