Cemeteries: WPA Records of Roth Cemetery, Stonycreek 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: Jean Wall 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: Roth Cemetery Survey Date: circa 1934 State: Pennsylvania County: Somerset City/Town/Township: Stonycreek Township Cemetery Location: Situated in Stoneycreek Twp., Somerset Co., PA. On the farm owned by Robert Glessner, near Boone. In the field above the house a few rods above the fence at a wild cherry tree. IMAGE-URL: http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/wpa/stonycreek/smcems/ROTH-CEMETERY.jpg ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME BIRTH-DATE DEATH-DATE AGE/AGED INSCRIPTION and ADDL-INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TREWER Hormer . . 85y Here rests ROSS Joseph 12 Feb 1779 11 Mar 1825 46y 26d Here rests; He left a mourning widow, with 2 sons and 5 daughters. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...Father I give my spirit up, and trust it in thy hand. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...My dying flesh shall rest in hope, and rise at thy command. ROTH Susan 19 Mar 1811 27 May 1812 1y 10m 8d Here rests ROTH Joseph 9 Sep 1805 16 Jun 1806 9m 8d Here rests ROTH George 23 Apr 1819 8 Jul 1820 1y 2m 16d Here rests UNKNOWN Adults . . . (note trascriber says there are a number more bodies buried here, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...but no markers to indicate. Probable 8 or 10 amoung them Speichers, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...grandparents of Prof. J.C. Speicher.) Total 5 Graves (?)