Cemeteries: WPA Records of Old Cemetery, Elk Lick Township, Somerset County, PA 
    
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    Cemetery Name:          Old Cemetery
    Survey Date:            circa 1934
    State:                  Pennsylvania
    County:                 Somerset
    City/Town/Township:     Elk Lick Township
    Cemetery Location:      Old Cemetery, Elklick Twp. [no directions or locations mentioned]
  
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    LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME  BIRTH-DATEDEATH-DATE  AGE/AGED   INSCRIPTION and ADDL-INFORMATION
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    B.        M.          .         1850        .          M.B. [or could be M.H.] (adult field stone marker)
    H.        H.          .         25 Sep 1837 .          (adult field stone marker)
    A.        M.          .         .           .          MA SH (probably two people buried here)
    H.        S.          .         .           .          [see remarks for line above]
    UNKNOWN   Infant      .         .           .          Field stone marker, not inscribed
    UNKNOWN   Infant      .         .           .          Field stone marker, not inscribed
    UNKNOWN   Child       .         .           .          Field stone marker, not inscribed
    UNKNOWN   .           .         .           .          1824 7AP* letters sideways on stone [see image for placement and symbols]
    UNKNOWN   Child       .         .           .          Field Stone marker
    UNKNOWN   Child       .         .           .          Field Stone marker
    UNKNOWN   Child       .         .           .          Field Stone marker
    H.        H.          .         11 Apr 1805 .          (This person's initials were evidently H.H. Probably Hostetler)
    UNKNOWN   Infant      .         .           .          Field Stone marker, not inscribed
    UNKNOWN   Adult       .         .           .          Field Stone marker, not inscribed. Thought to be that of Rev.
    ~         ~           ~         ~           ~          ...Harvey Hostetler's father or grandfather.
    UNKNOWN   Adult       .         .           .          Field Stone marker, not inscribed
    YODER     Infant      .         23 Jan 1854 3d         s/o R.& B. Yoder
    UNKNOWN   Infant      .         .           .          Field Stone marker, not inscribed
    YODER     Elizabeth J..         3 Jan 1864  5y 8m      .
    YODER     Barbara J.  .         7 Jan 1864  7y 6m 4d   .
  
  
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    LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME  BIRTH-DATEDEATH-DATE  AGE/AGED   INSCRIPTION and ADDL-INFORMATION
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    YODER     J.R.*       .         17 Jn 1881  1m 26d     [Listed month as JN, second initial could be E. or R.]
    HOSTETLER*Renni       .         4 March 1811.          Renni Hostedlerin. (*Renni may be an abbreviation of the name
    ~         ~           ~         ~           ~          ...Catherine or Irene, "Hostedlerin, the ending in the family
    ~         ~           ~         ~           ~          ...name is the German feminine form of the name Hostetler).
    UNKNOWN   Adult       .         .           .          Field Stone marker, not inscribed
    (YODER)*  Henry       .         18 May 1829 .          *probably Yoder. Henry Ioder.
    YODER     Katherine K..         1828        .          w/o Henry Yoder is beside him
    YODER     David       .         27 Aug 1891 16y 10m 3d .
    YODER     Eli C.      .         19 Sep 1922 67y 11m 9d .
    UNKNOWN   Adult       .         11 Feb 1821 .          .
    K.        R.          .         1827        62         .
    YODER     Child       .         .           .          Field stone marker not inscribed (child of Jacob D. Yoder)
    YODER     Child       .         .           .          Field stone marker not inscribed (child of Jacob D. Yoder)
    YODER     Child       .         .           .          Field stone marker not inscribed (child of Jacob D. Yoder)
    YODER     Child       .         .           .          Field stone marker not inscribed (child of Jacob D. Yoder)
    YODER     Child       .         .           .          Field stone marker not inscribed (child of Jacob D. Yoder)
    YODER     Child       .         .           .          Field stone marker not inscribed (child of Jacob D. Yoder)
    YODER     Child       .         .           .          Field stone marker not inscribed (child of Jacob D. Yoder)
    YODER     Child       .         .           .          Field stone marker not inscribed (child of Jacob D. Yoder)
    YODER     Child       .         .           .          Field stone marker not inscribed (child of Jacob D. Yoder)
    MILLER    Norman      .         28 Feb 1892 10y 8m 28d .
    MILLER    Polly       .         7 May 1909  49y 10m 26dFarewell
    YODER     Sally       .         29 Feb 1862 1y 8m 2d   .
    YODER     Catherine   .         25 Apr 1859 1y 4m 15d  .
    MILLER    Jonas P.    .         11 May 1884 24y 4m 14d Loving Husand, Father dear, A Faithful friend lies buried here