Snyder County, Pennsylvania--Cemetery--Zion Lutheran Church

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                Zion (Morr's) Lutheran Church Cemetery

Here's a verbatim history of the church which began the cemetery. Source: "A 
History of the Susquehanna and Juniata Valleys," (Chicago: Evert, Peck & 
Richards, 1885), 2:1535.

"Lutheran and Reformed Church of Freeburg"--These distinct congregations
erected a Union Church at Freeburg in 1812. The history of each will here be
given in connection with the church building.

"On the Morr farm, now owned by Augustus Springman, our forefathers worshipped
in a private log house long before a church was erected. In 1770 a patent was 
granted to Andrew Morr, Casper Roush, a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and 
Peter Straub, for forty-two acres of land one mile north of Freeburg, for the 
use of the Lutheran Church. On this land they built a log school-house, which
was also used for a church for seventeen years. About six acres of this land is
still owned by the Lutheran congregation at Freeburg, and an old cemetery, 
which has been recently newly fenced and cleared is on a part of this land.

"In 1787 the Lutherans commenced building a church on the grounds, called 
Zion's Church, but never finished it. In this church they worshipped 
twenty-eight years. The Reformed congregation was organized in the year 1791.

"Andrew Straub, the proprietor of Straubstown (now Freeburg), donated one acre
of ground for church and school purposes, on which the Lutheran and Reformed
congregation built a Union Church. The cornerstone was laid May 7, 1812, by 
Rev. Engel, Lutheran, and Rev. Adams, Reformed minister. The church was named
St. Peter's Church of Freeburg."

A verbatim list of tombstone inscriptions copied about 1900 follows. Source:
George W. Wagenseller, "Snyder County Tombstone Inscriptions" (Middleburg: 
Middleburg Post, 1904), 275-276.

Washington Twp., Old Lutheran Cemetery.

Duke, George, d Sept. 22, 1879, a 53 y 4 m 14 d.
Heckman, Salome, b June 29, 1833, d Jan. 9, 1884, a 50 y 6 m 10 d.
Heckman, Margaret, w of Jacob b Apr. 2, 1822, d Nov. 5, 1893, a 71 y 7 m 3 d.
Lenker, son of Geo. F. and Hannah M., still born, Jan. 19, 1885.
Mains, Daniel, son of Daniel and Julia, d June 15, 1863, a 7 y 9 m 21 d.
Menges, Jacob, b May 2, 1775, d Oct. 6, 1847, a 72 y 5 m.
Morr, Elizabeth, w of John C., b Sept. 4, 1762, d Sept. 4, 1801, a 39 y.
Morr, Elizabeth, w of Philip b July 13, 1768, d Aug. 11, 1811, 43 y 1 m 2 d.
Morr, Lydia, dau of Philip and Elizabeth, b July 4, 1800, d 1801, a 1 y 2 m.
Morr, Michael, son of Philip and Elizabeth, b June 12, 1791, d Oct. 17, 1794,a 3 y 4 m 5 d.
Morr, Sarah, dau of Philip and Elizabeth, d Feb. 13, 1791, a 1 y.
Nagle, Henry, b July 11, 1812, d Sept. 1, 1890 a 78 y 1 m 21 d.
Nagle, Elizabeth, w of Henry, b Dec. 26, 1810 d Feb. 4, 1887, a 76 y 1 m 6 d.
Riegle, Anna Maria, w of Christopher, b July 12, 1747, d Apr. 26, 1817, a 69 y 9 m 14 d.
Roush, Simon, b Mar. 4, 1801, d Feb. 2, 1884, a 82 y 11 m 18 d.
Roush, Lydia, w of Simon, b Jan. 31, 1805, d May 24, 1887, a 82 y 1 m 24 d.
Stroub, Sarah Ann, w of Samuel H., b Jan. 5, 1838, d July 18, 1862, a 24 y 6 m 5 d.
Walter, Henry, b Sept. 18, 1738, d Feb. 14, 1804, a 63 y 4 m 24 d.
Wolf, Henry, b Mar. 8, 1815, d Mar. 22, 1884, a 69 y 14 d.
Ziegler, Cath. Lenig, w of John, 2'd w of Wm. Boyer, b Apr 27, 1845, d Sept. 10, 1885,
a 40 y 4 m 13 d.