Somerset County PA Archives Tombstone Photo..... Emerick Home Farm Cemetery - (complete survey) ************************************************ Copyright 2010. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ ************************************************ http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/cemeteries/emerickfarm-sounthampton.txt Files contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Robert and Lila Joyce Emerick, Wolcottville, Indiana, , 10/13/10 This page was last updated: 15 Oct 2010 Tombstone Photo Transcriptions Cemetery: Emerick Home Farm Cemetery - (partial survey) Southampton Township, Somerset County, PA Location: Jack Lantz farm, 590 Ridge Road, Hyndman, Southampton Twp., Somerset County, Pennsylvania. As follows is a list of those persons buried in this cemetery: * Andrew Emerick, son of Johannes Emmerich, born Oct. 1,1754 at Langendiebach, State of Hesse Cassel, pre-Germany. Died the year of 1838. REV/WAR soldier. Married Christena Heller, the year of 1780, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Christena Heller Emerick, wife of Andrew Emerick, born Feb. 25,1765 at Reading, PA., and died the year of 1834/1835, daughter of Ludwig and Barbara Heller, Reading, PA.. Jonathan Emerick, son of Andrew and Christena Heller Emerick. Born Nov. 15,1799 at home farm and died at home farm, Sept. 26,1887. 87 years, 10 months, eleven days. Rachel (Sturtz) Emerick, wife of Jonathan Emerick. Born Dec. 4,1805, and died, home farm, Oct. 5,1885, age 79 years, 10 months, and 27 days. Jacob Emerick, son of Andrew and Christena Heller Emerick. Bom Feb. 23,1787 at home farm, and died Mar. 17,1840, at home farm. Margaret (Rice) Emerick, wife of Jacob Emerick. Born May 13,1788, and died Apr. 9,1859. Eliza (Sturtz) Emerick, wife of Jacob Emerick (Jacob son of Jonathan Emerick) Died at age 57 years, eleven months, and ninteen days. Adam Emerick, son of Jacob and Eliza (Sturtz) Emerick, died Jan. 12,1871, age 12 years, four months, and twenty five days. Solomon Emerick, son of Jacob and Eliza (Sturtz) Emerick, died Apr. 30,1886, age 26 years two months, and twenty six days. Bessie M. Kennel, daughter of Perry and Elizabeth Kennel, died July 20,1881. Elizabeth was the daughter of Adam Burkett and Christena Emerick. One male child (name unknown) was born the year of 1791 and died the year of 1798. The boy was born to Andrew and Christena Heller Emerick. He is perhaps the earliest burial in this cemetery. There are some infants buried in the cemetery with unknown names. There are a total of 17 persons buried in the cemetery, seven of which the names are unknown. *Andreas Emmerich, aka, Andrew Emerick, immigrated to America from Langendiebach, (now named Erlensee, Germany,) on the Ship Charming Molly" arriving at the port of Philadelphia, PA., with his cousin Casimir May, and friend Caspar Adam. Took the Oath of Allegiance to King George III, on Oct. 22,1773. The three boys were members of the Evangelical Church parish of Langendiebach, where their family records are kept to this present day. Evangelische Kirchengemeinde of Langendiebach.