Cemeteries: WPA Records of Old Burial Ground on Amos J. Yoder Farm, Elk Lick Township, Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by the Somerset County Federated Library System and its constituent libraries, the Meyersdale Public Library, Somerset County Public Library, Windber Public Library and Mary S. Biesecker Library. Transcribed by: Claire DeCecco and proofread by April Copyright 2007. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ To view other cemetery listings in this project, go to http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/wpa/toc.html __________________________________________________________ Cemetery Name: Old Burial Ground on Amos J. Yoder Farm Survey Date: circa 1934 State: Pennsylvania County: Somerset City/Town/Township: Elk Lick Township Cemetery Location: Situated on Amos J. Yoder Farm in Elklick Twp, Somerset Co., PA IMAGE-URL: http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/wpa/elklick/smcems/YODER01.jpg ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME BIRTH-DATE DEATH-DATE AGE/AGED INSCRIPTION and ADDL-INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEACHY Peter . . . Here is buried Peter Beachy, the first original form of spelling - Bitsche, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...also Pidgey in some old documents. He came to America from Switzerland in 1767. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...First located in eastern PA, later came to Somerset County. Date of his ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...death is not known. He has thousands of descendants in Somerset & ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...adjoining counties in PA & MD, also in many western states. UNKNOWN Adult . . . Grave not marked UNKNOWN Child . . . Grave not marked UNKNOWN Child . . . Grave not marked UNKNOWN Child . . . Grave not marked B. B. . 1830 . B.B. 1830 B. P. . 1850 . P. B. Mil 1850 [not sure if Mil is short for Miller or something else] UNKNOWN . . . . Grave not marked B. A. . 18 May 1852 . A.B. May 18 1852 A. B. . 1796 . A. B. (This is a large stone & was engraved, but is no longer ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...legible except for the date 1796) UNKNOWN . . . . Grave not marked UNKNOWN . . . . Grave not marked UNKNOWN . . . . Grave not marked UNKNOWN . . . . Grave not marked BENDER E. . 30 Dec 1862 74y . UNKNOWN Adult . . . Grave not marked UNKNOWN Adult . . . Grave not marked BEACHY B.A. . 9 Jun 1860 23y 8m 23d . MILLER Catherine . 18 Feb 1870 56y 10m 12d Our Mother, Selvic Sind die toten Die in dem Hernen Starbin, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...(Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord) IMAGE-URL: http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/wpa/elklick/smcems/YODER02.jpg ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME BIRTH-DATE DEATH-DATE AGE/AGED INSCRIPTION and ADDL-INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNKNOWN Child . . . Grave not marked UNKNOWN Adult . . . Grave not marked MILLER (Joel B.)* 27 Mar 1811 2 Aug 1885 74y 4m 6d Our Father, J. Miller. (*Joel B. Miller was an outstanding man ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...in the community in his generation. Beside operating a large farm, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...he was known far & near as an expert mechanic, in both ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...wood and metals. All of his 5 sons & many of his grand sons were ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...born mechanics. The study and the practical applicatons of the science ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...of geology was a lifetime hobby with him). Y. G. . 1845 . G.Y. 1845 YUTZY Litea . 1844 . . A. O.M. . . 56 . B. B. . 1830 . . UNKNOWN P. . . . P. Mil. [not sure if Mil is short for Miller or something else] M. B. . 1837 . 1837 B.M. MILLER Benedict 19 Nov 1781 Jun 1837 55y 6m 23d D.J. 11, 1837 A. 55X6X23. (This was Benedict Miller. Born Nov. 19, 1781 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...& died in June 1837. Aged 55 years 6 month 23 days. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...Benedict Miller was a Bishop in the Amish Mennonite Church. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...Perhaps the first Bishop that of this denomination in this section. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...It is said that he was a man of great eloquence. He made ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...frequent trips, on horseback, to visit & encourage certain small ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...congregations in Ohio, that had then just recently been established. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...Bishop Miller has many hundreds if not thousands of descendants in ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...Somerset & Cambria Counties, Pennsylvania, Garrett County Maryland ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...& in some of the Western states, notably in Johnson County, Iowa.) Total 25 graves