TOMBSTONE PHOTOS: Old Bethany Cemetery, Ephrata, Lancaster County, PA Copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Abby Bowman except where noted below. Copyright 2009. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/lancaster/ ________________________________________________ Photos from this cemetery can be viewed at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/lancaster/1picts/cemeteries/bethany-ucc.htm This wall is dedicated to Charles W. Mentzer who for many years worked for the benefit of Bethany Cemetery. Funds he raised were used to build this wall with stones from Old Bethany Church and inset are tombstones from Old Bethany Cemetery. Cremation Garden Memorial: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN SACRED MEMORY OF THE PIONEER MEN AND WOMEN WHO FOUNDED THIS CONGREGATION ORIGINALLY CALLED COCALICO ABOUT THE YEAR 1731 AND THE FAITHFUL PASTORS WHO MINISTERED HERE THIS MONUMENT STANDS ON THE ORIGINAL CORNERSTONE AND SITE OF OLD BETHANY CHURCH 1817-1920 ERECTED BY THE MEMBERS OF BETHANY REFORMED CHURCH EPHRATA, PA. A.D. 1931 -------- Adam d. 4/?/1859(?), aged 5m(?) 25d(?), son of William and S----- ? John ALBRIGHT Stone 2 ?/17/1861-10/?/1861, son of Martin and Lea Albright Ann Elizabeth with Mary Ann and Unknown; view of plot A. B. E. A. B. J. B. Annie G. BECHTEL 1867-1912, aged 44y 10m 14d J. Floyd BECHTEL 1892-1910, aged 17y 7m 27d Reuben BECHTEL 4/1/1848-4/26/1852, aged 4y 25d, son of Anna Bechtel W. Henry BECHTEL 1867-1930, aged 53y 3m 7d Catharina Stock BECK d. 5/30/1828, aged 38y 11m(?), wife of Johannes Beck, daughter of Adam and Elisabeth Stock Georg BECK 2/23/1807-10/25/1838, aged 31y 8m 1d Henry BECK 2/9/1825-8/28/1847, aged 22y 6m 19d, son of Samuel and Catharine Beck Jacob BECK 9/22(?)/1727-4/5/1774, aged 46y(?) 6m(?) 16d(?) Jeremiah BECK 7/25/1837-8/14/1840, aged 3y 20d, son of George and Sarah Beck Johannes BECK 4/19/1792-1/30/1844, aged 54y 9m 12d Lowisa BECK 1699-1759(?) Peter BECK 6/4/1762-6/30/1837, aged 75y 26d Sarah BECK 9/23/1798-8/25/1852, aged 53y 11m 2d, daughter of Peter and Susanna Beck Susanna BECK 8/25/1766-2/6/1844, aged 77y 5m 11d, wife of Peter Peck Christianna BECKER 8/8/1766-6/3/1848, aged 81y 9m 4d(?), wife of Henry Becker Daughter BECKER 1840, daughter of George and Elizabeth Becker Henry BECKER Stone 2 son of Henry and Christianna Becker, aged about 2 years Henry BECKER 9/14/1773-1816, aged 43y(?) Jacob BENTZ 1769-1847 Joseph BENTZ 1/9/1846-3/10/1850, aged 5y 9m 4d, son of William and Anna(?) Bentz Martin BENTZ 8/8/1816-7/13/1874, aged 57y 11m 5d Samuel BENTZ 2/26/1792-3/21/1850, aged 58y 23d Son BENTZ 1849, aged 14d, son of Ruben and Catharina Bentz Maria(?) BENTZ d. 1821(?) Susanna BOHANAN 8/5/1804-2/7/1839, aged 34y 6m 2d, wife of John Bohanan Peter Beck BOHANNAN 3/16/1834-8/24/1841, aged 7y 5m 8d Nevin K. BRUGGER 3/7/1929-6/11/1997 Elisabet BUSER(?) 11/20/180?-10/3(?)/1830(?), aged 2?y ?m 13d(?) Andrew BUSHONG d. 7/4/1849, aged 54y Elizabeth BUSHONG d. 12/13/1829, aged 20y Elizabeth Ann BUSHONG d. 2/?/1831, aged 8m, daughter of Andrew and Sarah Bushong Elizabeth Gray BUSHONG d. 11/6/1829, aged 25y, wife of Philip Bushong, daughter of Justus and Catharine Gray, Contributor: Adam Boyd Elizabeth Rutter BUSHONG d. 2/21/1852, aged 78y 1m 6d, wife of Jacob Bushong Jacob BUSHONG d. 10/26/1828, aged 61y Maria BUSHONG d. 5/17/1835(?), wife of John Ad-----, daughter of Jacob(?) and Elizabeth Bushong Samuel BUSHONG d. 6/18/1817, aged 11y Sarah BUSHONG 12/3/1795-8/16/1887, aged 91y 8m 13d, wife of Andrew Bushong William BUSHONG d. 12/19/1815, aged 1y J. J. C. 1826 Annie E. CRAY(?) d. 2/?/1871, aged 47y(?), with Reemsnyder stones and Cray stones Eliza CRAY d. 8/18/1886, aged 84y 7m 10d, wife of Henry Cray Henry CRAY d. 7/3/1876, aged 70y 5m 8d Atem DANER ?/28/1768-1/30/1820 Elisabeth DANER 4/2/1777(?)-1841(?), wife of Atem Daner Michael DANNER 12/29/1767-8/6/1845, aged 77y 7m 8d Jacob D. DISSINGER 3/3/1839-7/19/1854, aged 15y 4m 16d, son of John and Susanna Dissinger John DISSINGER 4/?/1805(?)-11/16/1861(?), aged 6?y 7m 8d Susanna DISSINGER 9/11/1810-1/20/1963, aged 72y 4m 9d, wife of John Dissinger Elizabeth DITTRICH 2/3/1809-8/24/1874, aged 65y 6m 21d, wife of Lawrence Dittrich, daughter of Henry and Christina --cher(?) Lawrence DITTRICH 3/30/1813-3/11/187?, aged 64y(?) 1m 14d(?), born in Baden Germany(?) Emma 4/12/18?6-1/19/186?, daughter of ? Isaac FAIR 1816-1835 Elizabeth FREY 11/5/1788-2/4/1872, aged 83y 2m 29d Lavan FREY 1846, aged 1y 6m 5d M. F. near Fry/Frey stones Maria FREY 8/13/1843-9/14/1843, aged 1m 1d, daughter of Susanna and Peter Frey Peter FREY 12/28/1817-10/30/1846, aged 28y 10m 2d Samuel FREY 11/26/1792-7/27/1838, aged 45y 9m Unknown FREY d. 9/13/1846, aged 6m 5d, child of Peter and Susanna(?) Frey Susanna FRY 12/4/1815-6/27/1853, aged 37y 6m 23d D. G. Catharine GARBER 1/4/1814-3/30/1834, aged 20y 2m 26d Elizabeth GARBER 9/23/1815-7/30/1824, aged 8y 9m 12d, daughter of John and Elisabeth Garber Anna Elizabeth GLASS 9/20/1819-9/2/1898, aged 78y 11m 12d, wife of Francis V. Glass Bertha E. GLASS 8/24/1892-5/24/1922 Emma GLASS d. 11/11(?)/18??, aged 13y(?) 8m 24d(?), daughter of Francis and Elizabeth Glass Francis C. H. GLASS d. 11/27/1860(?), aged 16y 2m 9d, ---- of ? and Elizabeth Glass Francis V. GLASS 8/16/1814-9/13/1881, aged 67y 28d Henry S. GLASS Died at Harrisburg 8(?)/10/1864(?) Being a member of Co. I(?) 17th Pa. Cavalry, aged 21y 7m(?) 5d, G.A.R. J. Donald GLASS 5/14/1915-2/17/1916 Janet F. GLASS 6/27/1868-6/18/1902, aged 33y 11m 21d, wife of Addison C. Glass John H. GLASS d. 8/?/1882, aged 2y 11m 12d, son of ? Glass Lizzie Y. GLASS 3/16/1867-5/5/1887, aged 20y 1m 19d, wife of Addison C. Glass Elisabeth GLEHS 8/4/1804-6/4/1847, aged 42y 10m, wife of Peter Glehs, daughter of Gottlieb and Agnes Danner Jacob GOOD aged ?, son of Samuel Good Hannah GORGAS 1/2/1801-10/2/1840, aged 39y 9m, wife of Joseph Gorgas, born(?) Bentz Matilda GORGAS daughter of Joseph and Hannah Gorgas Clarence Moore GRAHAM 12/9/1916-8/14/2005, with Martha Jeanne Conner GRAHAM 5/27/1922-9/8/2000 Catharine GRAY 10/16/1781-10/17/1857, aged 76y 1d, consort of Justus Gray Justus GREY 8/?/1797(?)-2/?/1833, aged 36y 6m(?) George GROSS 9/?/1838(?), aged 6y(?) 9m 4d John GROSS 1773-1847 Martin GROSS son of Samuel(?) and ? Gross, died 1861(?) Mary GROSS 10/31/1784-7/19(?)/1850, wife of John Gross Ottilia GROSS d. 3/28/1850, aged 3m(?) 16d, daughter of Jacob L.(?) and Hannah Gross Annie L. HABERSTICK 4/15/1850-1/27/1943, aged 92y 9m 12d, with Charles Charles E. HABERSTICK 3/2/1834-2/23/1895, aged 60y 11m 23d, G.A.R., with Annie Heinric Marien HAHN 6/20/1828-11/9/1829, aged 1y 4m 19d Henrietta HAHN 3/3/1824-12/8/1829, aged 5y 9m 5d Joanna HAHN 3/2/1836-11/5/1837, aged 1y 8m 3d Frances(?) HAHN 8/25/1826-11/4/1829, aged 3y 2m 10d Catharine HECKER 12/2/1823-5/23/1854, aged 30y 5m 21d, wife of Reuben Hecker Charles HECKER Stone 2 1816-5/?/1839 Hannah HECKER Jacob HECKER 7/17/1791-8/24/1885, aged 94y 1m 7d Lydia HECKER d. 3/10(?)/18??, aged 5m(?) ?d, daughter of Charles(?) and Hannah(?) Hecker Mary Elisabeth(?) HECKER ?/14/1848, aged 29y(?), daughter of Reuben and Catharina Hecker Reuben K. HECKER 1/28/1826-5/9/1882, aged 56y 3m 11d, Civil War Veteran Sarah HECKER 8/3/1786-2/7/1844, aged 57y 4m(sic) 4d Elizabeth HEISER 5/25(?)/1791-10/16(?)/1874, aged 82y 4m 22d, wife of John Heiser George HEISER 2/15/1806-6/26/1884, aged 78y 4m 11d, with S. H. , and Unknown, View of Plot 1 View of Plot 2 John HEISER 1/25/1788-1/29/1855, aged 67y 4m(sic - s/b days) Martin HEISER 11/13/1834 aged 5m 24d, with Rebecca HEISER 12/30/1832 aged 9d, children of Michl. and Eliza Heiser Michael HEISER 2/2/1813-3/31/1846, aged 33y 1m 29d Mary Ann HEISTAND d. 4/24/1887(?), aged 59y(?) 5m 19d, wife of Jacob Heistand Joseph HIETRICH d. 4/1825(?), aged 3?y Catharine HILL d. 11/19/1876, aged 66y 6m 6d Susan HORST 1855-1888 Walter H. HORST 1882-1912 Michael HUDAK 8/16/1935-12/2/2005, located in the Cremation Garden Jacob son of William and ?, aged ?y 6m 9d John Jane JOHNSTON d. 8(?)/?/1881(?), aged ?0y 11m, consort of H------ , a daughter of Samuel Martin(?) Gerhard KAFROTH Jacob KAFROTH 12/9/1754-10/7/1824, aged 69y 9m 29d Anna Maria(?) KELLER(?) 3/22/1756(?)-8/15(?)/1757(?) Leah K. KELLER d. 11/4/1916, aged 29y 7m 3d Peter KIELHEFNER 1833-1889 Anna KREYLE 9/25/1774-4/17/1853, aged 80y 6m 22d, wife of John Kreyle Johannes KRYLE 12/16/1770-11/17/1831, aged 60y 11m 1d C. L. J. L. possibly originally stone of Jacob Leber Amanda LEAD 1840-1863 Emma LEAD 1863-1864 Ann LEBER 5/4/1795-5/16/1864, aged 68y 12d, wife of Jacob Leber Christina LEBER 10/16/1805(?)-9/3/1870(?), aged 65y 11m ?d Elizabeth LEBER d. 8/22/1824, aged 4y(?) 1m(?) 8d(?) Jacob LEBER 1783-1838 Samuel LEBER 2/28/1813(?)-4/18/1818(?), aged 5y 1m 20d, son of John and ? Sarah Ann LEBER 5/7/1843-1/20/1844, aged 8m 23d Unknown LEBER William LEBER aged 2y 3m 16d, son of ? D. M. Magdalena Elizabeth MANDEL 11/30/1799-8/2/1877, aged 77y 8m 3d, with Unknown; View of Plot Elisabeth MEKKLAUT 4/15/1838-3/16/1842 Luma M. MENTZER d. 10/20/1919, aged 27y 10m 20d Catharina MERCKLEY 4/12/1768-12/19/1843, aged 75y 8m 7d, born RESSLET(?) David MERKLEY C. Gehman MILLER View 2 11/20/1918-12/8/2003, WW II Veteran William MOORE 10/13(?)/1805(?)-11/17/1892, aged 87y 1m ?d Sebastian MOYER 8/29/1891(?)-12(?)/18/1891(?), son of Irvin(?) and Kate(?) Moyer Elizabeth MUCKEL d. 4/8/1889, aged 87y, wife of Ludwig Muckel Ludwig MUCKEL 1795-1867, with Elizabeth MUCKEL 1802-1889, see other photos (note: Ludwig's name spelled MUCKLE in other photo) Ludwig MUCKLE d. 11/24/1867, aged 72y C. N. Ella NAGEL View of Plot with Isaac, daughter of Edward and Mary Nagel Heinrich NAGEL 1798-1846 Isaac NAGEL View of Plot with Ella, d. ?/19/1865(?), aged 6y 1m(?) 2d(?), son of Edward and Mary Nagel Ann Maria NAGLE 10/16/1797-11/28/1853, aged 56y 1m 12d Edward R. NAGLE d. 10/14/1915 aged 82y 9m 12d, with Mary NAGLE d. 11/1/1930 aged 92y 6m 22d Emma G. NAGLE 7/17/1862-4/26/1889, aged 26y 9m 9d, daughter of Edward and Mary Nagle Emma S. NAGLE 1/5/1860-1/11/1917, aged 57y 6d Samuel R. NAGLE 7/16/1827-10/3/1900, aged 73y 2m 17d Sophia E. Hambright NAGLE 3/1/1833-8/15/1891, aged 58y 5m 14d, wife of Samuel B. Nagle, daughter of Frederick and Hannah Hambright Henry NETZLEY 5/12/1823-3/19/18?0, aged ?2y 10m ?d, son of Jacob and Barbara Netzley Henry C. NETZLEY 4/1/1856-2/25/1883(?), son of Henry and Mahala Netzley Isaac C. NETZLEY d. 5/10/1919, aged 85y 10m 3d Mahala C. NETZLEY d. 9/30/1912, aged 87y(?) 7m 18d Benj. H.(?) NORTON 1845(?)-1860(?) Sarena NORTON 10/3/1842-5/10/1869, aged 27y 7m 7d Roy S. OBERHOLTZER 7/7/1910-12/25/1982, with Mabel I. OBERHOLTZER 9/21/1912-10/2/2002 Carl C. OWENS 1925-2002 A. C. R.(?) between Edward and Henry Reemsnyder W. R. with REDCHEY stones Habe R. RABUCK 10/9/1934-8/22/1998, Korea 1950-1955 Reuben M. REDCHEY 9/3/1897-9/26/1900, aged 3y 23d, son of Susan Hecker Susanna REDCHEY 4/23/1819-12/28/1892, aged 73y 8m 5d, wife of Wm. Redchey William REDCHEY 7/7/1851-4/29/1874, aged 23y 4m 22d William REDCHEY d. 8/21(?)/1899 Annie Cray REEMSNYDER 6/26/1865-8/4/1877, aged 12y 1m 8d, daughter of Henry and Mary J. Reemsnyder Edward S. REEMSNYDER 1862-1930 Henry REEMSNYDER M.D. 11/15/1825-11/13/1877, aged 51y 11m 28d, Civil War veteran Henry Cray REEMSNYDER d. 2/16/1859, aged 4y 2m 27d, son of Wm.(?) Henry and Mary J. Reemsnyder Mary Jane Cray REEMSNYDER 11/2/1833-4/25/1919, aged 85y 5m 23d, daughter of Henry and Eliza Cray, wife of Dr. Henry Reemsnyder Eva REGER(?) 3(?)/31/1770-?/11(?)/1841, aged 70y 11m(?) ?d, wife of Richard(?) Reger(?) Felicia L. RUPP 7/30/1985-10/1/1998 E. M. S. W. S. Sarah d. 3/27/18??, aged 83y(?) 1m 14d(?), next to Mary Ann Heistand Sarah Emeline SCHEAFFER d. 2/4/1847, aged 1m Clifford N. SCHLEGEL 5/31/1928-12/1/2003, Korea 1950-1955 Jacob B. SHIRK 1/24/1799-5/17/1840, aged 41y 3m 24d Annie SLICK d. 3/6(?)/1852, aged 6y, daughter of ? Slick Barbara SLICK 3/13/1764-12/9/1848, aged 84y(?) 8m 26d Elizabeth SLICK ?/?/1794(?)-9/10/1863, aged 7?y 6m(?) 2d, wife of Jacob(?) Slick Elizabeth SLICK d. 7/29(?)/1842(?), aged 2m, daughter of ? Slick Henry M. SLICK d. 1875(?) aged 1y(?), with Lydia d. 2/17/1860(?) aged 2y Israel SLICK 1821(?)-1889(?), with wife Elizabeth Jacob SLICK Sr.(?) d. 1(?)/26/1814(?), aged 53y(?) Jacob SLICK 1763-1840 Jacob SLICK d. 1(?)/?/18??, aged 76y(?) ?m 29d(?) Annie SNYDER 7/3/1846-1/31/1888, aged 41y 6m 28d, wife of William Snyder Annie SNYDER 1846-1888 Baby SNYDER(?) in the middle of SNYDER stones (Possibly child of Peter and Ellen Snyder) Catharine SNYDER 5/30/1823-8/25/1881, aged 58y 2m 26d, wife of Israel Snyder Catherine SNYDER 3/4/1862-12/31/1917, aged 55y 9m 27d, wife of William Snyder Ellen Mary SNYDER 1/13/1855-6/25/1889, aged 34y 5m 12d, wife of Peter Snyder Infant SNYDER 1881-1881, son of Peter and Ellen Snyder Israel SNYDER 5/18/1818-4/4/1874(?), aged 57y(?) 10m 18d(?) M. W. SNYDER 1898(?), aged 32y 8m ?d, Co. K. 191st(?) PA INF Martin SNYDER son of ? and ? Snyder Mary M. SNYDER 6/21/1833-?/28/1879, wife of Martin W. Snyder Mary M. SNYDER 1833-1879 Peter SNYDER 9/7/1853-11/26/1900, aged 47y 2m 19d(?) William ? SNYDER 5/?/1882-?/?/1907(?), aged ?y ?m 16d William SNYDER 5/9/1845-9/24/1915, aged 70y 4m 15d ? Gross STINEMETZ d. 7/16/1839, aged 1y 9m 12d Peter STOCK d. 4/27/1842, aged 8m 13d, son of Peter(?) and Sybilla(?) Stock Allen STROHL d. 7/31/1863, aged 34y 8m 29d Amelia STROHL 1857-1861, with Infant Son STROHL 1861, children of Allen and Elizabeth Strohl Amelia STROHL d. 11/13/1861, aged 4y(?) 10d, daughter of Allen and Elizabeth Strohl Jacob STROHL 1761-1828, PVT Continental Line Revolution War Thomas Jefferson STROHL d. 7/30/1850, aged 7m 10d, son of ? and Mary A. Strohl William STROHL d. 12/16/1921 aged 86y 9m 3d, with Catharine STROHL d. 4/5/1915 aged 72y 10m 26d Elizabeth STROHLE 8/2/1795-2/16/1873, aged 77y 9m 14d, wife of John Strohle John STROHLE d. 1/4/1845(?), aged 49y 10m Jacob STROL aged 73y(?) Maria STROL d. 1845(?), aged 87y 7m Allen B. UHRICH 11/18/1858-1/6/1941, aged 82y 1m 18d Emma UHRICH 12/12/1887-12/7/1927, aged 39y 11m 25d, daughter of A.B. and Kate Uhrich Kate Snyder UHRICH d. 9/22/1903, aged 34y 2m 9d, daughter of John and ? Snyder, wife of Allen B. Uhrich UNKNOWN d. 8/18,????, aged ?y ?m 17d UNKNOWN This stone erected ----- ----- memory by his affectionate wife Mary UNKNOWN Son of ?, b. 5/2?/18?? UNKNOWN/ILLEGIBLE stones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 UNNAMED Located between Mary M. Snyder and Elisabeth Glehs, Inscription: You who come my grave to see, Prepare yourselves to follow me, Prepare in time make no delay, For youth and age will soon decay. M. V. possibly Maria Varnes, d. 5/17/1837, aged 35y, wife of John Varnes, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Bushong Albert H. WEISE d. 4/1/1901, aged 1m 6d Alice M. WEISE View 2 1914-1956 Catherine WETZLER 1863-1913 Unknown WETZLER Walter WETZLER aged 8m ?d, son of ? William with Sarah Johan Christian WILMS 1738-3/1802, aged 63y 10m 8d Sarah WILMS Stone 2 1770-1799 A---- WISE Anna Maria WOLF wife of Christian Wolf, aged 57y(?) 4m ?d Henry WOLF b. 1798, d. ? John G. WORTH 9/10/1826-8/13/1893, aged 66y 11m 3d Mary Matilda WORTH 2/27/1836-2/19/1886(?), wife of John G. Worth Maria Magdalena WREIGHT b. 1722 Elizabeth WRIGHT 6/4/1759-2/20/1842, aged 82y 9m 16d, wife of John Wright John WRIGHT 12/17/1755(?)-6/16/1807, aged 51y(?) and 1(?)d less than 6(?) months, This Stone is Erected to his Memory by his Affectionate Wife Elisabeth Sarah WRIGHT d. ?/27(?)/1790, aged ?y 9m 4d Thomas WRIGHT d. 1/27/1803(?), aged 3y(?) 8m D. George YEAKEL 1794(?)-1/27/1837(?), aged ?y Nicolaes ZELL d. 11/29/1794, aged 73y(?) 3m(?) ?d Barbara ZINK d. 10/4/1874, aged 70y 9m 8d