Cemeteries: WPA Records of Altfather Burial Ground, Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, PA 
    
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    Cemetery Name:          Altfather Burial Ground
    Survey Date:            circa 1934
    State:                  Pennsylvania
    County:                 Somerset
    City/Town/Township:     Brothersvalley Township
    Cemetery Location:      Situated in Brothersvalley Twp., on farm now owned by John Glessner, 
                            in the field above the orchard at the edge of the woods 
                            and about 26 rods from the house.
  
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    LAST-NAME      FIRST-NAME                  BIRTH-DATE    DEATH-DATE    AGE/AGED     INSCRIPTION and ADDL-INFORMATION
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    ALTFATHER      Frederick                   15 Oct 1779   11 May 1841   62y 5m 15d   In Memory of
    ALTFATHER      Barbara (ZEIGLER)           11 Sep 1775   11 Sep 1816   41y          In Memory of, w/o Frederick Altfather, (Maiden name Zeigler)
    ALTFATHER      Catherine                   23 Dec 1772   25 Apr 1831   59y 2d       In Memory of, w/o Frederick Altfather
    GLESSNER       Susanna (ALTFATHER)         .             4 Apr 1823    26 y 1m 1d   Here lies the Body of, d/o Fr. Altfather.
    (ALTFATHER)*   (Frederick, Sr.)            .             .             .            Adult grave lying next to Susanna Glessner - (*said to be Frederick Altfather Sr.)
    (ALTFATHER)*   (Magdalena (FREUNDSCHIN))   .             .             .            Adult grave lying next to Susanna Glessner - (*said to be Magdalena (Freundschin) w/o Frederick Altfather Sr.)
    ALTFATHER      Daniel                      5 Nov 1808    27 Oct 1849   .            In Memory of
    ALTFATHER      George                      .             .             2d           In Memory of, s/o Daniel Altfather and Anna Maria
    ALTFATHER      Elizabeth                   .             21 Mar 1841   2m           In Memory of, d/o Daniel Altfather and Anna Maria
  
  
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    LAST-NAME      FIRST-NAME                  BIRTH-DATE    DEATH-DATE    AGE/AGED     INSCRIPTION and ADDL-INFORMATION
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    ALTFATHER      Lewis                       .             25 Mar 1833   7m 10d       In Memory of, s/o Daniel Altfather and Anna Maria
    UNKNOWN        child                       .             .             .            uninscribed - situated in eastern part of the burial ground
    UNKNOWN        adult                       .             .             .            uninscribed - situated in eastern part of the burial ground
    UNKNOWN        adult                       .             .             .            uninscribed - situated in eastern part of the burial ground
    UNKNOWN        child                       .             .             .            uninscribed - situated in eastern part of the burial ground
    UNKNOWN        child                       .             .             .            uninscribed - situated in eastern part of the burial ground
    UNKNOWN        adult                       .             .             .            uninscribed - situated in eastern part of the burial ground
    UNKNOWN        adult                       .             .             .            uninscribed - situated in eastern part of the burial ground
    UNKNOWN        adult                       .             .             .            uninscribed - situated in eastern part of the burial ground
    UNKNOWN        child                       .             .             .            uninscribed - situated in eastern part of the burial ground
    UNKNOWN        child                       .             .             .            uninscribed - situated in eastern part of the burial ground
    UNKNOWN        child                       .             .             .            uninscribed - in western part of cemetery - (said to be a child of Henry Glessner)
  
  Total 21 graves