Cemeteries: WPA Records of Draketown Burial Ground, Lower Turkeyfoot 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: Beverly Sellers-Niel 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: Draketown Burial Ground Survey Date: circa 1934 State: Pennsylvania County: Somerset City/Town/Township: Lower Turkeyfoot Township Cemetery Location: Situated on Elick Nocola Farm, now owned by Confluence Water Co., C.W. Kurtz, Confluence, Pa. On Jersey Trail road to Connellsville, Pa. 1/8 mile from road, north of Reservoir, Lower Turkeyfoot twp. *= Veteran IMAGE-URL: http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/wpa/lower-tf/smcems/DRAKETOWN-BG1.jpg ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME BIRTH-DATE DEATH-DATE AGE/AGED INSCRIPTION and ADDL-INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * KELSO John 1840 1905 . Co. K. 85th Regt. P. Va. UNKNOWN Adult . . . Not marked UNKNOWN Adult . . . Not marked KING James . 19 Sep 1834 22y, 10m, 26d . UNKNOWN Adult . . . Not marked UNKNOWN Adult . . . Not marked UNKNOWN Adult . . . Not marked * McNAIR L.D. 1821 1904 . Father, [s/w Lucy] (Civil War Vet.) McNAIR Lucy 1830 1906 . Mother, His wife. [s/w L.D.] UNKNOWN Adult . . . Not marked REAM Thomas E. . . 5y s/w REAM Josie A . . 21d s/w REAM John V . . 1y, 3m, 1d s/w REAM Edna . . 9d s/w REAM Edith A. . . 5m, 29d s/w REAM Infant . . . s/w UNKNOWN . . . . In Ream Plot Not marked IMAGE-URL: http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/wpa/lower-tf/smcems/DRAKETOWN-BG2.jpg ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME BIRTH-DATE DEATH-DATE AGE/AGED INSCRIPTION and ADDL-INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YOUNKIN Jonny . 15 May 1890 . s/o G.W. & A.E. Younkin UNKNOWN Child . . . Not marked UNKNOWN Child . . . Not marked UNKNOWN Child . . . Not marked UNKNOWN Adult . . . Not marked UNKNOWN Adult . . . Not marked UNKNOWN Adult . . . Not marked UNKNOWN Adult . . . Not marked UNKNOWN Adult . . . Not marked UNKNOWN Adult . . . Not marked UNKNOWN Adult . . . Not marked UNKNOWN Adult . . . Not marked UNKNOWN Child . . . Not marked * UNKNOWN Adult . . . (Civil War Soldier) Not marked UNKNOWN Infant . . . Not marked UNKNOWN Adult . . . Not marked UNKNOWN Adult . . . Not marked * UNKNOWN Adult . . . (Civil War Soldier) Not marked MICHAELS Rhoda Ann 1890 1892 . . UNKNOWN Adult . . . On Michaels Plot (Not Marked UNKNOWN Adult . . . On Michaels Plot (Not Marked SILBAUGH Ann* 25 Dec 1827 18 Jan 1863 . [*Ann lined through pencil entry Fl**i]; [(husband) also pencil entry)] SILBAUGH Hester T. 13 Nov 1829 29 Oct 1908 . [pencil entry (Wife)] . . . . . [pencil entry bottom of page - (Hester Truth Siebaugh was d/o . . . . . ...Jonathan Hinebaugh and Huldah Tissue), (she d/o Sebastian Tissue) SILBAUGH Felicia 15 Jun 1852 2 Feb 1963 [sic] . . SILBAUGH Isabella 17 Oct 1856 11 Jan 1863 . . SILBAUGH Arthur 11 May 1860 8 Feb 1884 . . IMAGE-URL: http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/wpa/lower-tf/smcems/DRAKETOWN-BG3.jpg ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME BIRTH-DATE DEATH-DATE AGE/AGED INSCRIPTION and ADDL-INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNKNOWN Adult . . . Not Marked UNKNOWN Adult . . . Not Marked UNKNOWN Adult . . . Not Marked UNKNOWN Adult . . . Not Marked UNKNOWN Adult . . . Not Marked DODSON Charles B. . 11 Dec 1892 5m, 15d s/o G.B. & E.V. Dodson DODSON Thomas A. . 30 Jul 1887 1y, 8m, 1d s/o G.B. & E.V. Dodson DODSON Infant 11 Apr 1888 . . s/o G.B. & E.V. Dodson UNKNOWN Infant . . . Not marked UNKNOWN Child . . . Not marked UNKNOWN Adult . . . Not Marked UNKNOWN Adult . . . Not Marked UNKNOWN Adult . . . Not Marked UNKNOWN Adult . . . Not Marked UNKNOWN Adult . . . Not Marked HECHLER Susanna . 28 Apr 1865 48y, 11m, 13d Our Mother; w/o Henry Hechler UNKNOWN Adult . . . Not Marked UNKNOWN Child . . . Not marked * UNKNOWN Adult . . . (Civil War Vet.) Not Marked NICOLA Wakefield . 17 Nov 1869 21y, 5m, 17d . IMAGE-URL: http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/wpa/lower-tf/smcems/DRAKETOWN-BG4.jpg ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME BIRTH-DATE DEATH-DATE AGE/AGED INSCRIPTION and ADDL-INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Nicola Wakefiled, con't) ~ ~ ~ ...Behold ye strangers passing by, As you are now so once was I ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...And now so must you be, Prepared for death and follow me. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...Your death may be sudden like mine.