Cemeteries: David Hess Family Graveyard, Conestoga Township, Lancaster County, PA Copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Frank W. Hess fhess518@comcast.net Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/lancaster/ ________________________________________________ Located on Sickman's Mill Road in Conestoga Township. The following stones were identified and recorded following the clean up of the cemetery on 11/10/2001. Revisions to this list were made in September 2004 and August 2008. At present there are (53) fifty-three visible grave markers. Earlier records provide evidence of up to ten (10) other individuals who were buried here and whose grave markers are either missing or account for some of the ones that are unmarked or no longer legible. Some of the markers may actually be footstones that were moved or displaced, they are noted with a (*). A = front row from left to right with B, C, and D being rows two, three & four. All stones face the to the West. Data in brackets [ ] was not found on tombstone & was added by Frank W. Hess. Additional information came from the Hess Genealogy (2004) & records at the Lancaster County Historical Society and the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. For questions and additional information about the David Hess Family Graveyard or if there are any descendents of those buried in the graveyard that would like to volunteer in helping maintain the grounds, please contact Frank W. Hess, at fhess518@comcast.net. Loc. Name DOB DOD Age Additional Information & relationship to David Hess, Sr. A1 E.H.H.* A2 Elizabeth Kreider Jan 23 1845 1y 9m 25d German Script: Daughter of Michael Kreider (1811-1877) & Maria H. Shenk (1816-1902). Michael being the son of Michael Kreider & Elizabeth Hess. A3 M. H.* Believed to be for Michael Hess A4 D. H. * Believed to be for David Hess A5 Fieldstone Kreider A6 Unreadable A7 E.H.* A8 Jacob Hess Jan 1 1812 Aug 30 1843 31 7m 30d German Script: Son of David Hess [Jr.] & Magdalena Boyer [Beyers] A9 Michael Hess 29 Aug 1815 14 Sep 1815 Fieldstone with German Script: Son of David Hess [Jr.] & Magdalena Boyer [Beyers] A10 Magdalena [Boyer/Beyers] Hess Aug 21 1786 Jul 29 1843 56 11m 1d German Script: [First] wife of David Hess. Jr. (1784-1873) A11 David Hess [Jr.] 9 Jul 1784 Mar 16 1873 88y 8m 7d [Son of David Hess, Sr. & Anna Keeport] A12 Fieldstone No visible markings A13 Martha [Kreider/Lipp] Hess Sep 22 1800 Jan 6 1873 72 3m 14d [Second] wife of David Hess, Jr. (1784-1873). [Daughter of Jacob Kreider (1777-1845) & Susanna Miller (1779-1839). Martha;s first husband was Christopher Lieb/Lipp d. ca. 1836.] B1 Michael Kreider Dec 20 1770 May 1 1851 80y 4m 11d [Married to Elizabeth Hess. He was the son of Jacob Kreider (1735-1818) & Barbara Quickel (1742-1814).] B2 A.H.* B3 Elizabeth [Hess] Kreider Dec 24 1779 Sep 12 1834 54 8m 18d Wife of Michael Kreider (1770-1851) [& daughter of David Hess, Sr. & Anna Keeports.] B4 E. K. * B5 Elizabeth Kreider [Aug 4 1803] June 11 1804 Slate/ German Script: [Daughter of Michael Kreider & Elizabeth Hess] B6 J.H.* B7 . . .ES KREIDER [Nov 22 1800] Aug 18 1801 Slate "broken" / German Script: [Believed to be for Johannes Kreider son of Michael Kreider and Elizabeth Hess.] B8 Fieldstone No visible markings B9 Fieldstone No visible markings B10 Anna Zercher Jan 1 1818 Dec 27 1820 German Script: Daughter of Heinrich Zercher & Anna [Shoff.] [Granddaughter of David Hess, Sr. & Anna Keeports.] B11 Jacob Zercher Mar 22 1822 Sep 13 1825 German Script: Son of Heinrich Zercher & Anna [Shoff]. [Grandson of David Hess, Sr. & Anna Keeports. B12 D. H. H. * B13 Christian Hess May 30 1806 Fieldstone B14 David Hess [Sr.] Jun 19 1746 Sep 23 1815 69y 3m 4d German Script: [Son of Michael & Barbara Hess and the husband of Anna Keeports. David's grandparents (Hans & Magdalena Hess) were 1717 immigrants to what is now Lancaster County, PA.] B15 Anna [Keeports] Hess Oct 1751 Aug 20 1835 83y 10m German Script: Wife of David Hess [& daughter of Daniel Keeports & Anna Groff / Kreider]. B16 David H. Hess Feb 11 1847 Mar 6 1848 Son of Christian Hess & Elizabeth [Haverstick]. B17 Infant son Hess 12 d Infant son of Christian Hess & Elizabeth [Haverstick]. B18 Elizabeth Hess Dec 5 1856 Dec 22 1856 Daughter of Christian Hess & Elizabeth [Haverstick]. B19 Aldus Hess Jul 18 1860 Aug 11 1860 Son of Christian Hess & Elizabeth [Haverstick]. B20 Elias Hess Jun 3 1854 Jul 8 1863 Son of Christian Hess & Elizabeth [Haverstick]. B21 Aaron H. Hess May 15 1848 May 4 1864 Son of Christian Hess & Elizabeth [Haverstick]. C1 George Warfel Aug 25 1783 Feb 25 1833 49y 6m0d Unknown if or how he maybe related to the Hess's. C2 David Hess 1795 1798 October 17 Fieldstone with German Script: C3 Johannes Derendinger Mar 9 1802 Jan 28 1835 32y 10m 19d German Script: [Son of John Derendinger & Barbara Hess. Barbara being a daughter of David Hess, Sr. & Anna Keeposts.] C4 M.D. 1804 31 10m 4d Slate - Might be for a Michael Derendinger son of John Derendinger & Barbara Hess. C5 J. A. [Believed to be Jacob Ayle, who died Jan 24 1837 (age 25y 4m 6d). Married to Fronica Hess (1810-1899) the daughter of Daniel Hess (1784-1840) & Anna "Nancy" Lein (1784-1872). This Daniel being a nephew of David Hess, Sr.] C6 A. K. [ Might be for Anna (Hess) Kauffman. Daughter of Daniel Hess & Magdalena Ament]. C7 Fieldstone Found buried in 2004. C8 John Hess 7 Sep 1785 3 Mar 1823 37y 5m 26d Son of David Hess, Sr. & Anna Keeports. John Hess married Catharine Keagy (1785- 1867) C9 John Kauffman 14 Sept. 1838 4y 8m 11 d Son of Daniel and Anna [Brenner] Kauffman. [Daniel being a son of Johannas Kauffman & Anna Hess.] D1 Elizabeth (Hess) Gall Jul 25 1781 Sep 22 1861 80 1m 26d Wife of Jacob Gall [& the daughter Samuel Hess (1753-1819) & Anna Martin (1760-ca 1822). Niece to David Hess, Sr. ] D2 Jacob Gall Aug 1 1768 Apr 14 1847 78 8m 13d [Husband of Elizabeth Hess] D3 Fieldstone No visible markings D4 David Hess Dec 23 1795 3y 9m 2d German Script: Son of Daniel Hess & Magdalena Ament. D5 Daniel Hess Mar 6 1769 Apr 7 1840 71y 1m 1d German Script: [Son of David Hess, Sr. & Anna Keeports.] D6 Magdalena [Ament] Hess Feb 24 1772 Jul 13 1849 77y4m19d German Script: Wife of Daniel Hess D7 Catherine Kaufman Aug 14 1819 Sept. 6, 1836 17y0m23d German Script: [Believed to the daughter of Johannas Kauffman & Anna Hess.] D8 Unreadable D9 Johann Kauffman Jul 19 1788 Apr 19 1839 German Script: [Married to Anna Hess]. Note on stone states; "born in village of Kauffman, Manor Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania". [He was the son of Joseph D. & Mary Kauffman.] D10 John Kauffman May 21 1822 Jul 16 1847 25 1m 24d [Son of Johann Kauffman & Anna Hess.] Following are the names of the ten (10) people who where previously recorded as being buried in the graveyard (as per the records found in the files at the Lancaster County Historical Society and the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society). At present these gravestones appear to be either missing or are the ones no longer legible or only have an inscription of initials on them. Samuel Hess Feb 5 1826 1828 2y 4m 3d Son of David Hess, Jr. & Magdalena Boyer. Susanna Kreider [Aug 1 1802] Aug 10 1802 Daughter of Michael Kreider & Elizabeth Hess. David Kreider [Jul 29 1824] Oct 13 1825 Son of Michael Kreider & Elizabeth Hess. Anna Kauffman May 12 1794 Jul 1 1838 44y 4m 19d Daughter of Daniel Hess & Magdalena Ament & wife of Johannas Kauffman (See C6) Maria Kauffman David Derendinger Mar 2 1802 Jan 8 1833 Son of John Derendinger & Barbara Hess David Derden 1815 Fieldstone [David Derendinger?] Sophia Hess Mar 28 1811 Sep 24 1817 Daughter of John Hess and Catherine Keagy. Michael Hess No date Maybe the same as A3 or A9. Mary [Maria] Stauffer Jan 16 1797 Feb 16 1848 50y 11m 29d Daughter of David Hess, Sr. & the wife of Frederick Stauffer (1791-1875)