Cemeteries: Volant Cemetery: Wilmington Township, Lawrence Co, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Barb Nicolls. Read and copyrighted by Barbara Nicolls 1996. DJNicolls@aol.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/ ____________________________________________________ Cemetery Readings from Volant Cemetery Wilmington Township Lawrence County, PA Introduction The Volant Cemetery is located east of New Wilmington, PA, on Route 208 on the right side of the road as one descends the hill into the shopping area of Volant. There is no office associated with the cemetery, but there is a caretaker who lives in Volant. If any cemetery records exist, they would probably be in his possession. This reading was compiled in 1996. Any comments within brackets [ ] are my own and not actually engraved on the tombstones. Names which are grouped together without a completely blank line separating them indicates that they are engraved on the same stone. If a woman's maiden name is on the stone, I put it in parentheses (nee) to clarify, and that is not how it appears on the stone. The Lawrence County Courthouse has death records Dec. 1893-Dec. 1905 from which I transcribed all the information I could find concerning those buried at Volant Cemetery. If someone died between those dates and is buried at the cemetery but I have no record listed for that person, it means that there is no record for that person. For more information about Lawrence County death records, see my links page. To obtain obituaries for any of these people, contact the New Castle Public Library. They have a Lawrence County obituary index file beginning in 1849 and divided into decades. For more information, see http://members.aol.com/lawcemeteries/links.htm I also compiled some information from varying sources (which are fully listed at the bottom of the Military Records page) about the military service of those buried at the cemetery. I provided no information about World War I and on veterans because the records are closed. Section A (eastern half of cemetery) Row 1 Clark, Charles E 1914-1987 Clark, Dora M. 1909-[blank] Hutsler, Fred D. Feb. 3, 1925-Jan. 6, Sgt. - U.S. Marine Corps - World War II - Korea 1987 Hutsler, Jessie L. July 27, 1926-[blank] Michael, Catherine P. 1946-1988 Row 2 Wilson, Rose Mary 1918-1983 (nee Hillard) Dighello, Amy 1966-1988 PV2 - U.S. Army (nee Altman) Sonntag, James A. "Jimmy" 1940-1990 Potter, Gordon M. 1907-[blank] Potter, Frances M. 1904-1988 Miller, Eugene P. 1928-[blank] Miller, Clara M. 1919-1986 Ray, Albert H. 1924-1986 Sgt. - U.S. Army - World War II Ray, Janice 1932-1994 Litzenberg, Thomas W. Jan. 26, 1931-Dec. 12, 1985 FP3 - U.S. Navy - Korea Litzenberg, Agnes L. 1930-[blank] Haycock, Sam G. 1922-1995 Haycock, Selena J. 1922-1984 married June 13, 1953 Perschke, Gerald L. 1930-1986 Wilson, Henry H. 1909-1994 Wilson, Viola E. 1910-1995 Sholler, Henry 1909-1993 Sholler, Irene 1911-1987 Sholler, Barbara 1944-[blank] daughter Sholler, Ralph E. 1908-1992 Sholler, Wilda I. 1909-1988 Row 3 Parsons, Robert L. 1912-1980 Donley, Marvin Earl 1899-1980 Tennant, Ruth L. July 22, 1915-Mar. 4, 1988 Koi, Ryan William Feb. 4, 1982-Sept. 20, 1982 Row 4 Kilmer, George E. 1917-[blank] Kilmer, Anna M. 1920-[blank] Horner, Charles R. 1925-[blank] Horner, June M. 1927-1993 McGary, William D. Oct. 1, 1924-July 25, 1994 Staff Sgt. - World War II McGary, Ina M. Aug. 9, 1927-[blank] McGary, William L. June 28, 1897-Apr. 8, 1983 Pvt. - U.S. Army - World War I McGary, Sadie M. June 28, 1905-Dec. 20, 1989 Houk, Howard C. 1906-1981 Houk, Viola M. 1911-[blank] Grim, Francis E. 1911-1990 Grim, Josephine 1916-[blank] Clendenning, Katherine 1899-1991 Clendenning, Jack A. Jan. 18, 1920-May 12, Tec. 5 - 47th Engr. Constr. Bn. - U.S. Army - 1987 Okinawa - World War II Clendenning, Della N. 1923-1994 Moon, Wilbert J. 1900-1986 Grunden, Bertha A. 1893-1984 Row 5 Brown, William H. 1924-1980 S/Sgt. - 4000th AAF - World War II Brown, Clara 1924-[blank] Shaw, Harold F. Nov. 30, 1910-June 23, 1985 Pvt. - U.S. Army - World War II Shaw, Dorothy S. 1915-1995 Keller, John W. Mar. 16, 1910-Jan. 22, 1988 Keller, Helen C. May 24, 1914-[blank] married Nov. 18, 1931 Clark, Hazel D. 1891-1987 Black, Robert H. 1921-1979 Black, Esther V. 1921-[blank] Boozel, Martha L. 1909-1985 Boozel, Robert 1895-1973 Tillia, Paul L. 1905-[blank] Tillia, Margaret A. 1907-[blank] McCracken, Dr. Glenn 1908-1976 McCracken, Katherine E. 1907-1986 Davis, Sandra 1948-1986 Spaulding, Donald G. SP4 - U.S. Army - Vietnam Nov. 5, 1952-June 29, 1986 Row 6 Brown, Dale T. 1908-[blank] Brown, Mabel M. 1904-1977 Reeher, Arlene (nee Michael) 1936-1969 Perdue, Elmer J. 1912-1968 Perdue, Esther M. 1914-[blank] Michael, Paul C. 1908-1976 Michael, Mary E. 1909-1993 Grim, Margaret I. 1898-1967 McCormick, Ellsworth T. Dec. 11, 1903-June 8, 1984 McCormick, Elsie L. Dec. 29, 1918-Sept. 13, 1980 (nee Nimmo) married Feb. 12, 1942 Allen, Wendell I. Tec. 4 - M R 77th Inf. Div. - World War II 1909-1965 Allen, Elizabeth Hope 1912-1987 Row 7 Simpson, Francis P. 1900-1976 Simpson, Edith F. 1902-[blank] Collins, Howard L. Collins, Roberta F. 1937-1994 (nee Johnson) 1937-[blank] Collins, Clarence O. 1918-[blank] Collins, L. Lucille 1919-[blank] McConnell, Cyrus H. 1906-1966 McConnell, Mary B. 1910-1972 Hillard, Adda M. Hillard, Ellis M. 1891-1978 Seaman - U.S. Navy - World War I 1897-1983 Hillard, Helen M. D.A.R. medallion 1894-1966 Seifert, Helen A. 1895-1973 Seifert, Harry A. 1892-1960 Nimmo, Tirzah L. May 2, 1894-May 30, 1961 Nimmo, John D. Mar. 12, 1880-Sept. 12, 1961 Baird, James A. Sept. 23, 1910-[blank] Baird, Eleanor M. Mar. 16, 1914-July 30, 1969 Martin, T. Gibson 1914-1968 Martin, Olive M. 1915-[blank] Hunt, Clair L. 1891-1980 Hunt, Estella M. 1892-1968 Hunt, Leon L. 1921-1994 Hunt, Ann O. 1926-1976 Row 8 Hillard, Alice F. 1903-1980 Hillard, Robert J. 1906-1968 Spence, Mary 1886-1967 Spence, William 1885-1965 Nelson, James R. 1891-1958 Nelson, Zella 1905-[blank] Hillard, Sara O. 1904-1990 Hillard, Frank M. 1903-1957 Archer, Hazel H. 1893-1962 Archer, Harry V. 1890-1968 Sonntag, Elizabeth M. 1893-1979 Sonntag, Charles P. 1887-1956 Sonntag, Helen M. 1916-1988 Sonntag, Charlotte M. 1919-[blank] Falk, Helen S. 1914-1996 Falk, Paul B. U.S. Army - World War II Sept. 9, 1912-Sept. 22, 1991 Falk, William P. 1946-1979 Row 9 Harris, Merle S. Cpl. - 27th Academic Sqd. - U.S. Army - World War II 1921-1973 Holzhauser, William R.; "Bill" Holzhauser, Margaret L. 1906-1983 (nee Moore) 1906-1968 Shearer, Lawrence M. 1899-1988 Shearer, Lillian B. 1904-1967 Spence, James 1881-1953 Cooper, Arthur L. 1900-1985 Cooper, Millicent R. 1896-1980 Mahon, Robert H. 1912-1975 Mahon, Leona M. 1917-[blank] Altman, Clyde C. Jr. 1936-1987 Altman, Sue Ann 1943-[blank] Wadsworth, Jeannette 1904-1972 (nee Simison) Wadsworth, William H. 1901-1961 Hogenmiller, Eva (nee Simison) 1898-1986 Simison, John P. 1908-1981 Clapper, Galen W. 1944-1996 U.S. Navy - Vietnam Clapper, Alice R. 1944-[blank] (nee Adams) Kurtz, Elmer A. 1897-1956 Kurtz, Nellie S. 1898-1976 Row 10 Spaulding, Donald G. 1929-1979 Spaulding, Ruth E. 1929-[blank] married Jan. 23, 1950 Spaulding, Jeffrey A. 1962-1963 Our Baby Davis died Aug. 15, 1970 [same stone type as the Michaels'] Michael, John G. 1906-1971 Michael, Sadie M. 1905-[blank] Highbarger, Hugh Albert 1874-1958 Spence, Alexander 1889-1970 Spence, Mary R. May 25, 1857-Dec. 3, 1947 Michael, Kinsey M. 1883-1958 Michael, Emma J. 1880-1947 Sholler, Fred D. 1877-1974 Sholler, Belva 1884-1970 Mahon, James R. Mar. 1, 1945-Dec. 23, 1973 Hutsler, Albert P. 1888-1966 Hutsler, Bertha M. 1893-1975 Hutsler, Lester A. 1917-1985 Pettit, Margaret L. 1921-[blank] Allen, Harry James July 14, 1952-Oct. 12, 1952 Allen, O. John 1913-1992 Allen, Elizabeth 1913-1975 (nee Banks) Section B (western half of cemetery) Row 1 Potter, McClelland 1865-1925 Potter, Mary Ellen 1867-1931 Donley, Robert E. 1890-1958 Donley, Hattie M. 1891-1926 Baby Son 1926-1926 Moorhead, Frank B. 1858-1926 Moorhead, Mary E. 1857-1927 Allen, Seldon A. 1867-1932 Allen, Lillie M. 1872-1941 Coryea, A. Mead 1866-1937 Coryea, Sara B. 1859-1932 Drake, Amanda A. 1862-[blank] Rose, Frank N. 1882-1956 Cummings, Alvie A. 1895-1988 Cummings, Kathryne D. 1897-1957 Cummings, Alvie N. 409 Tech. Sq. - U.S. Air Corps. - World War II 1920-1942 Coblentz, Fay L. 1899-1953 Fireman 2/c - U.S. Navy - World War I Coblentz, Angeline G. 1903-[blank] Stevenson, William H. 1852-1936 Stevenson, Florence 1861-1946 Stevenson, Anna Mary 1889-1966 Clendenning, Richard P. Tec. 5 - Co. A 21st Engrs. - World War II 1921-1960 Clendenning, Paul A. 1894-1958 Hadbolt, David 1968-1968 Row 2 Potter, William 1864-1950 Potter, Nannie 1866-1940 Potter, Henry H. 1870-1945 Potter, Wallace C. 1873-1937 Broadbent, Charles E. 1848-1929 Broadbent, Maria 1853-1943 Broadbent, Benjamin F. 1874-1924 Shultz, Charles G. 1867-1935 Shultz, Margaret L. 1870-1932 McCracken, J. Calvin 1867-1924 Drake, Maude (nee McCracken) 1879-1967 Whitman, Adda M. 1886-1957 Carr, Maria Z. 1840-1928 Carr, David A. 1849-1928 Nickles, Susan P. wife of G. E. Nickles Oct. 13, 1899-Dec. 30, 1925 Sholler, Alvin Lamont Sept. 23, 1913-Mar. 24, 1937 Sholler, Benjamin E. 1871-1938 Sholler, Hettie E. 1877-1957 Row 3 Collins, John 1810-1888 Collins, Martha 1802-1864 Collins, James S. 1836-1908 Collins, Mary E. 1837-1907 Collins, John W. 1865-1899 Collins, Anna F. 1868-1944 Collins, Hiram James 1874-1957 Collins, Jennie M. wife of Hiram J. Collins 1875-1939 Carr, W. J. Carr, Elizabeth 1854-1937 his wife 1852-1922 Keller, John W. 1846-1919 Keller, Kate L. 1862-1938 Keller, John H. 1883-1898 Donley, Thomas 1856-1929 Donley, Martha E. 1865-1891 Braden, Margaret 1843-1906 [with Donley grouping] Nimmo, George W. Nimmo, Margaret J. 1828-1894 death record 1838-1899 Grimm, Seth P. 1857-1928 Grimm, Eliza A. 1871-1935 Gilson, Edward N. 1870-1907 Gilson, Rebecca J. 1864-1927 Gilson, Angeline death record [d. Apr. 9, 1898 aged 55 yrs.] Gilson, Mary H. death record 1873-1897 Simison, Jack G. 1875-1949 Simison, Alice M. 1879-1958 Simison, Gertrude 1899-1904 death record infant son 1903-1903 Row 4 Bell, Frank L. 1867-1940 Bell, Martha A. 1871-1942 Minihan, Mary 1874-1959 Edeburn, Mathias 1837-1923 Edeburn, Margaret J. 1837-1860 Edeburn, Sarah S. 1836-1871 Edeburn, Susanna E. 1845-1917 Edeburn, Margaret E. 1872-1922 infants of M. & S. S. 1862 McBride, William 1811-1892 McBride, Elizabeth 1818-1882 Rudolph, William H. 1848-1900 death record Rudolph, Elizabeth A. 1851-1923 Rudolph, Mackie 1879-1881 Collins, George G.A.R. medallion 1837-1910 Collins, Teenie 1854-1933 Wingard, Harrison Pvt. - Co. A 169 Reg. PA Vol. Inf. - Civil War military record McConnell, Sylvester C. 1861-1949 McConnell, Althea D. 1867-1943 Dannels, Joseph C. 1855-1916 Dannels, Dorothy E. 1904-1906 Row 5 Bell, Mary J. 1868-1918 Bell, Harry E. 1901-1917 Bell, John B. 1828-1870 Pvt. - Co. M 6 212 Reg. PA Vol. - Civil War military record 1840-1915 Bell, Mary J. 1793-1861 Bell, Nancy 1857-1859 Bell, Cyntha J. 1860-1861 Bell, James W. 1820-1891 Wimer, Eliza (nee Bell) Blair, Sarah A. 1855-1927 Blair, Parker H. 1886-1891 Gilson, Pembroke S. July 21, 1876-Oct. 12, 1931 Gilson, Mame L. July 16, 1882-Feb. 10, 1913 Gilson, Bessie I. 1908-[blank] Gilson, Amaryllis J. 1927-1928 Graham, Jackson 1852-1922 Graham, Margaret 1856-1928 Graham, Sarah Blanch d. Jan. 24, 1895 aged 9 daughter of Jackson & Margaret Graham yrs. [unmarked] Row 6 Anderson, Baxter 1851-1928 Anderson, Lydia J. 1858-1916 Dannels, James J. 1893-1955 Woodling, Jacob died Oct. 15, 1872; aged 2 ms. & 15 ds. son of J. B. & R. C. Woodling Cochran, Josiah 1823-1884 Cochran, Elizabeth 1831-1899 Their Children Spencer, Anna 1859-1884 Spencer, Elizabeth H. died 1884; aged 7 ms. Cochran, Ella 1867-1886 Mumford, Amanda 1864-1888 Cochran, Melissa 1865-1867 Cochran, Grandma Nancy 1791-1870 Cochran, Jacob L. 1854-1923 Carr, A. J. 1896-1899 Carr, Mary 1854-1933 Kirk, Isaac D. Nov. 9, 1841-Nov. 23, 1904 Cpl. - Co. G. 10 PA Res. Kirk, Sarah Oct. 14, 1845-Jan. 16, 1899 Wallace, Elijah Mar. 30, 1892-Jan. 22, 1976 Mech. - U.S. Army - World War I Wallace, Gertrude C. 1899-1989 Row 7 Martin, Luke V. 1857-1934 Martin, Olive M. 1879-1973 Bartley, Edward W. 1882-1948 Bartley, Eva L. 1880-[blank] Bartley, Helen M. 1914-1917 Bartley, Howard W. 1911-1911 Hunt, Floyd A. 1892-1923 Ritchey, John Kemp's Co. PA Mil. - Civil War Black, Edward 1823-1891 Pvt. - Co. I 105 Reg. PA Vol. - Civil War Allen, O. Reed 1855-1926 Allen, Martha J. 1853-1923 Kelley, Aaron died Dec. 25, 1901; aged 53 yrs., 5 ms., & 4 ds. Kelley, Sarah Rebecca died May 2, 1900; aged 42 yrs. & 17 ds. Row 8 Black, William J. 1880-1959 Black, Robert T. 1871-1932 Black, Jacob Black, Margaret 1830-1913 his wife 1840-1911 Potter, John 1854-1923 Potter, Nancy J. 1850-1923 McConnell, Milton O. 1859-1943 McConnell, Teresa H. 1871-[blank] Row 9 Hillard, Muriel A. 1888-1964 D.A.R. medallion Hillard, Rose (nee Shawkey) 1864-1945 Hillard, James Eugene 1854-1923 Jaggers, John Pvt. - Co. M 212 Reg. PA Vol. Inf. - Civil War Jaggers, W. T. 1858-1905 Jaggers, Ellen M. 1855-1897 Allen, N. O. 1851-1934 Allen, Mary H. 1851-1901 Allen, Alex I. Sept. 8, 1817-Dec. 21, 1895 Pvt. - PA Vol. - Civil War military record death record Allen, Abigail Mar. 19, 1824-1916 Allen, Olive V. July 4, 1864-Apr. 1, 1900 wife of W. J. Allen death record Allen, Leon L. Pvt. - Co. 9 Camp Green - 1917-1918 - World War I Allen, William J.; World War I veteran 1864-1940 Allen, Martha B. 1879-1954 Row 10 Hoye, Samuel died Mar. 3, 1890; aged 72 yrs. Hoye, Barbara A. died Mar. 13, 1896; aged 73 yrs. & 6 ms. his wife, death record Brenneman, E. J. died Oct. 22, 1877; aged 34 yrs. & 9 ms. daughter of S. & B. A. Hoye Anderson, August A. 1862-1938 Anderson, Emily H. 1865-1951 Anderson, Edward R. 1902-1923 Anderson, C. Elmer 1885-1904 death record Packer, Charlotte A. 1885-1940 Packer, Orey R. 1882-1953 Miller, Nicholas C. 1861-1940 Miller, Rosa D. 1873-1942 Miller, Arnold T. 1900-1918 Miller, Charles W. 1913-[blank] Miller, Hazel L. 1914-[blank] Row 11 Chodeayne, John F. 1866-1880 Daniels, James J. PFC - U.S. Army - World War I Apr. 5, 1893-June 21, 1955 Simison, Patrick R. July 3, 1864-Mar. 22, 1903 death record Simison, Maggie B. died Nov. 6, 1893; aged 25 yrs. death record infant son died Nov. 22, 1890 infant daughter died Oct. 17, 1893 death record Black, Robert H. died Apr. 26, 1896; aged 75 yrs. death record Black, Elizabeth N. [not engraved] Graham, William 1849-1903 death record Graham, Elizabeth C. 1852-1925 Row 12 Dannels, James L. 1851-1893 death record his wife [name and dates not engraved] Their Children Dannels, Martha M. 1885-1886 Dannels, Ida B. 1883-1904 death record Dannels, Isaac B. 1881-1913 Peters, Harvey 1885-1930 Peters, Sarah E. 1896-1976 Donley, Roy E. 1885-1978 Black, James H. 1869-1943 Black, Margaret L. 1871-1956 Black, G. Carlon 1900-1989 Black, Ada P. 1905-1958 Row 13 Wimer, Stanley T. Sept. 8, 1911-Dec. 11, 1978 Tec. 5 - U.S. Army - World War II Wimer, Helen M. Mar. 27, 1919-Dec. 23, 1994 Black, James Lee PFC - U.S. Army Oct. 3, 1938-Mar. 30, 1988 Stanclift, Dr. Willard C. 1863-1936 Black, Laura N. 1872-1931 Black, Anson 1907-1907 Black, Robert P. 1872-1952 Sankey, Charles 1883-1952 Sankey, Susie E. 1884-1958 Row 14 Black, Elmer P. 1887-1952 Black, Ethel M. 1894-1967 Black, Ann F. 1917-1948 Black, Edward H. 1855-1933 Black, Mary J. 1862-1918 Black, Agness Jane d. Nov. 24, 1900; aged 17 yrs. daughter of Edward & Mary J. Black [unmarked] death record Black, Harry R. 1882-1904 McCommons, Martin R. Dec. 12, 1948-Jan. 4, 1975 SP4 - U.S. Army - Vietnam Lindovist, Dagmar 1902-1907 Unmarked/Location Unknown BELL, Mildred Lenore d. Sept. 5, 1902; aged 4 ms. & 6 daughter of Charles F. & Martha L. ds. Bell death record COCHRAN, Josiah d. Oct. 28, 1894; aged 71 yrs. death record COLLINS, Bernice d. Apr. 17, 1901; aged 5 wks. daughter of George W. & Hattie E. Collins death record DANIELS, Elizabeth d. Nov. 6, 1894; aged 37 yrs. death record DANNIELS, Hattie Louiza d. Sept. 8, 1897; aged 22 yrs. & death record 2 ms. DONLEY, Carrie d. Jan. 26, 1903; aged 6 wks. daughter of Carrie Donley death record DONLEY, Goldie Cecil d. Feb. 10, 1899; aged 2 yrs. daughter of John & Etta Donley death record EDMISTON, Laura d. June 19, 1900; aged 8 yrs. daughter of J. E. & Christinna Edmiston death record JORDAN, Henry D. d. Dec. 30, 1902; aged 76 yrs. death record KELLEY, Mary d. Jan. 9, 1903; aged 28 yrs. death record McCONNELL, Andrew J. d. Apr. 29, 1901; aged 34 yrs. son of William & M. McConnell death record MINNER, Howard A. d. June 10, 1895; aged 3 ms. son of S. M. & Mabel Minner death record STRIGHT, John Elmer d. Feb. 2, 1896; aged 19 yrs. son of Morris & Delia Stright death record