Forest Hills Cemetery (Partial), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Contributed to the USGenWeb Archives as indicated below. Copyright. All Rights Reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ********************************************************* Forrest Hills Cemetery formerly Somerton Hills Cemetery (1899-1915) Lower South Hampton, Pa. Philadelphia Inquirer, 26 May 1899 BIG CEMETERY OPENED Special Trains Took Three Thousand Persons to Somerton Hills Special to The Inquirer. YARDLEY, Pa., May 25.-Over three thousand people were in attendance the formal opening of the Somerton Hills Cemetery, near Somerton, to-day. Special trains conveyed the immense throng from New York, Philadelphia and Trenton over the Reading Railway. The exercises began at 2 o'clock. After prayer by the Rev. Floyd W. Tomkins, of Philadelphia, remarks were made by Rev. Charles H. Wadsworth, of Philadelphia; Rev. W. F. Anderson, D. D., Rev. R. S. McArthur, of New York; Rev. R. C. Ellis Stevens, of Philadelphia and several others. The cemetery was organized in 1897. The tract of land contains about 230 acres. It will be closely modeled after the renowned Kensico Cemetery, founded at Harlem, near New York. The officers of the corporation are: Trustees, Chauncey M. Depew, Reese Carpenter, Samuel I. Knight, V. C. Sweatman, Joseph Ogden, John Kending and Thomas D. Husted; Vice-precident, Joseph Ogden; treasurer, Samuel I. Knight; secretary, T. Russel Swift. The cemetery association has recently erected at a cost of $17,000 a substantial private railway station. Philadelphia Inquirer, 03 Jan 1915 Review of Week in Real Estate Cemetery Conveyed Emil Rudolph has conveyed to the Forest Hills Cemetery Company a tract of about 2351/2 acres, part of which lies on Pine road, in the thrity-fifth ward, and part in Montgomery county, for a price not disclosed, subject to a mortgate of $43,500. The ground was sold about a year ago by Samuel T. Freeman & Co. at public sale as the property of the Somerton Hills Cemetery Company to John M. Fisher for $50,000. The purchaser died a few weeks after the sale, and the property was resold by Maurice J. Hoover, executor of the estate of John M. Fisher, to Emil Rudolph, who organized a new cemetery company to take over the tract, unde the name of the Forest Hills Cemetey Company. The ground, part of which already has been used for interment purposes, will be extensively improved and continued as a cemetery. The deed of conveyance recoreded is dated June 27, 1914. Another deed conveying that part of the tract which is in Montgomery county was recorded at Norristown last September. Contributed by Nancy Annie Odegard Name Date of Birth Date of Death Comments ===================================================================================================== ABBOTT, Elizabeth A. O' Connor - w/o Thomas 02 Oct 2006 BANCROFT, Douglas, Sr., - h/o Harriett 29 Jun 2006 89 years of age BANCROFT, Harriet E. Buckley - w/o Douglas 06 Mar 2006 BANGS, Lillian Zimmermann 29 Mar 2006 85 years of age BELL, Leon W. - h/o Geraldine Greenblatt 19 Feb 2007 BERARDI, Emilio - h/o Emma Deni 01 Feb 2007 75 years of age BROWN, Frank 05 Oct 2006 BROWN, Kenneth L. - h/o Lorraine Walker 13 Sep 2006 71 years of age DUFFY, James F. - h/o Mary Gaffney 24 Feb 2007 84 years of age FLEWELLING, Cecil K. - h/o Grace died 1987 15 Feb 2007 90 years of age FRICK, Robert A. - h/o Amelia Zilinski 27 Feb 2007 82 years of age HEIL, Hazel - w/o Francis 10 Feb 2007 HOFF, Clarence H., Sr., - h/o Janet Daut 05 Jan 2007 74 years of age HUDSON, Anna Wilson - w/o John 23 Jun 2006 KELLAR, Lois F. Buchanan - w/o Richard 25 Feb 2007 92 years of age MASTRONARDO, Anna M. Russell - w/o Charles 19 Feb 2007 85 years of age REDMOND, Julia B. Varley - w/o John X. 25 Feb 2007 84 years of age SMITH, Anneliese Muller - w/o Sidney 21 Apr 2006 73 years of age SMITH, Ralph W. - h/o Dorothy Matlack 24 Oct 2006 SMITH, Ruth Ebinger - w/o John 06 Jun 2006 85 years of age SMITH, Sidney - h/o Anneliese Muller 18 Apr 2006 77 years of age SNYDER, Stella Slobidian - w/o Vincent 22 Feb 2007 87 years of age VARRATO, Edythe F. Cook - w/o Albert 17 Feb 2007 ZIEGLER, Verna J. Putnam - w/o Robert 14 Feb 2007 83 years of age ===================================================================================================== Contributed by Elizabeth A. Lupinacci Name Date of Birth Date of Death Comments ===================================================================================================== BOWEN, Josephine 08/03/1921 08/26/1961 GRABFELDER, Elizabeth (BOWEN) 09/20/1892 08/15/1967 ===================================================================================================== Contributed by paula o'mara Name Date of Birth Date of Death Comments ===================================================================================================== CROSSLEY, Florence dec., 26, 1928 oct., 27, 1990 father, francis keller – mother, florence parker – spouse, william crossley CROSSLEY, Mark june 13, 1958 aug., 3, 1995 mother, florence keller – father, william crossley CROSSLEY, William aug., 26, 1924 nov., 1980 father, william - mother, margaret mingle - spouse, florence keller ===================================================================================================== Contributed by Jane Hamilton Name Date of Birth Date of Death Comments ===================================================================================================== HAMILTON, Earl T. Feb. 26, 1996 Sec: Eternal Life Lot #344 UNRATH, Harry May 5, 1971 Sec and Lot unknown VAUGHN, Elizabeth Morgenroth Vaughn Apr. 18, 1989 Sec and Lot unknown Interred when Somerton Hills Cemetery HOEPFNER, Louis Dec. 03, 1907 aged 48 HOFF, Nellie H. Aug. 21, 1911 (nee Stacker) LOng, Eva S. Oct. 26, 1907 aged 24 MALLO, Michael Apr. 07, 1903 aged 24 RAPP, Abraham G. Feb. 13, 1908 abt. 69 RAPP, Mary E. Rapp June 04, 1923 (nee Martin) RITTENHOUSE, Wm. W. July 05, 1907 aged 70 STEIN, John J. Aug. 05, 1905 aged 34 STERNER, Mary F. July 27, 1909 aged 40 ===================================================================================================== Contributed by Betty Deshazo Name Date of Birth Date of Death Comments ===================================================================================================== STEVENSON, Gladys 16 Aug. 1906 Mar. 1987 husband George Stevenson WILSON, Mary 02/Feb 1883 01/Dec.1981 husband John Wilson ===================================================================================================== Last Updated 8/1/2010 This file is located at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/philadelphia/cemeteries/foresthill.txt