Cemeteries: WPA Records of Bethel Church of God Cemetery, Upper 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: Bethel Church of God Cemetery Survey Date: circa 1934 State: Pennsylvania County: Somerset City/Town/Township: Upper Turkeyfoot Township Cemetery Location: Situated about two miles from Kingwood on Road to Humbert, Upper Turkeyfoot Twp. Somerset Co., PA. Additional Information: Ground Donated by Alexander Cunningham IMAGE-URL: http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/wpa/upper-tf/smcems/BETHEL-CHURCH-of-GOD01.jpg --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME BIRTH-DATE DEATH-DATE AGE/AGED INSCRIPTION and ADDL-INFORMATION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNKNOWN . . . . Not marked UNKNOWN . . . . Not marked NICOLA George Miller . 14 Jun 1872 1y 2m 21d s/o J.K.& E. Nicola NICOLA Ida S. . 20 Nov 1881 4y 6d d/o J.K & E. Nicola NICOLA John A. 1838 1886 . . NICOLA Elizabeth 1841 1923 . His wife WILLIAMS Adison 20 Jun 1867 1 Apr 1869 . s/o T.& L. Williams KREGAR Lavina . 7 Oct 1862 3y 3m 17d d/o C.H. & C. Kregar SNYDER John . 12 Jun 1880 5y 4m 6d s/o M.& E. Snyder SNYDER Anna . 15 Jan 1880 3y 9m 21d d/o M.& E. Snyder (Twin tablets for these two, with a bird on top of each tablet, fig leaf in beak) SNYDER Almira . 14 Jan 1880 2y 14d d/o M.& E. Snyder (Twin tablets for these two, with a bird on top of each tablet, fig leaf in beak) UNKNOWN . . . . Not marked UNKNOWN Child . . . Not marked UNKNOWN Child . . . Not marked HEINBAUGH Adaline . 1 Aug 1889 61y 1m 6d w/o W.J. Heinbaugh HEINBAUGH Isaiah 1854 1916 . . UNKNOWN . . . . Not Marked DUMBAULD Harvery . 20 Aug 1870 10m 20d s/o F.& J. Dumbauld DUMBOLD Frederick 25 Jun 1837 20 Oct 1917 . . IMAGE-URL: http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/wpa/upper-tf/smcems/BETHEL-CHURCH-of-GOD02.jpg --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME BIRTH-DATE DEATH-DATE AGE/AGED INSCRIPTION and ADDL-INFORMATION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNKNOWN Child . . . On Dumbold lot. Not marked YOUNKIN Delilah 1829 1913 . Requested to be buried next to her Mother Barbara Shultz SHULTZ Barbara . 21 Jul 1869 76y 3m 29d . FAIDLEY Jurdon . 8 Feb 1870 2y 8m 10d s/o A.W. & H. Faidley FAIDLEY Sherman . 27 Feb 1870 5y 7m 4d s/o A.W. & H. Faidley KREGAR Marselas . 11 Feb 1872 1y 4m 22d s/o J.F. & S. Kregar (Broken Bud on Stone) KREGAR John . 22 Feb 1872 17y 8m 1d s/o J.F. & S. Kregar ENOS Herman 21 Jan 1879 21 Sep 1912 . . CLEVENGER Benjamin 19 Mar 1844 9 Sep 1922 . I am going home CLEVENGER Emily 1 Oct 1848 22 May 1912 . His wife KREGAR Catherine . 16 Jul 1870 26y 16d w/o Herman B. Kregar FAIDLEY Alexander 29 Nov 1825 24 Nov 1910 . . FAIDLEY Hester . 8 Aug 1887 57y 4m 8d w/o A.W. Faidley FAIDLEY Jeremiah . 9 Dec 1898 1y 10m 10d c/o W.W. & M.E. Faidley FAIDLEY Hester . 18 Feb 1895 2y 7m 11d c/o W.W. & M.E. Faidley UNKNOWN . . . . Not marked UNKNOWN Child . . . Not marked UNKNOWN . . . . (End of row) Not marked UNKNOWN . . . . (End of row) Not marked UNKNOWN . . . . Not marked UNKNOWN . . . . Not marked UNKNOWN . . . . Not marked UNKNOWN . . . . Not marked ROMESBURGH John . 23 Feb 1898 77y 6m 10d . IMAGE-URL: http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/wpa/upper-tf/smcems/BETHEL-CHURCH-of-GOD03.jpg --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME BIRTH-DATE DEATH-DATE AGE/AGED INSCRIPTION and ADDL-INFORMATION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROMESBURGH Sara R. 5 Jun 1845 29 Feb 1912 . His second wife ROMESBURGH Amanda E. . 23 Dec 1885 19y 9m 3d . ROMESBURGH Rachel . 3 Dec 1873 44y 9m 21d w/o Jonas Romesburg ENOS Irwin Glenn 15 Sep 7 Oct 1901 . . UNKNOWN . . . . w/cement slabs, not marked; O'Neil family from the west placed these here a couple years ago. UNKNOWN . . . . w/cement slabs, not marked; O'Neil family from the west placed these here a couple years ago. YOUNKIN Verner 25 Jul 1883 1 Aug 1883 . s/o I.& A. Younkin YOUNKIN Infant 1885 . . s/o I.& A. Younkin YOUNKIN Infant 1887 . . d/o I.& A. Younkin YOUNKIN Irvan . 21 Mar 1885 40y 9m 26d . UNKNOWN Child . . . Not marked NICOLA Nellie E. . 21 Feb 1908 68y 20d First w/o Freeman Nicola NICOLA Freeman 5 Mar 1844 16 Sep 1928 . . (MITCHELL)* (Pearl) . . . (*Might be Pearl Mitchell) Not marked (MITCHELL)* (John) . . . (*Might be John Mitchell) (MITCHELL)* . . . . (*might be from the Mitchell family) (MITCHELL)* . . . . (*might be from the Mitchell family) (MITCHELL)* . . . . (*might be from the Mitchell family) CUNNINGHAM Benjamin . 8 Aug 1889 10y s/o J.C. & M.A. Cunningham CUNNINGHAM Mary . 15 Jan 1895 29y 7m 22d . SANNER Ralphard 30 Apr 1903 29 Apr 1904 . c/o T.H.& I. Sanner SANNER Infant daughter 27 Jun 1902 . . c/o T.H.& I. Sanner UNKNOWN Child . . . Not marked UNKNOWN Child . . . Not marked UNKNOWN Infant . . . Not marked UNKNOWN Adult . . . Not marked UNKNOWN Child . . . Not marked IMAGE-URL: http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/wpa/upper-tf/smcems/BETHEL-CHURCH-of-GOD04.jpg --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME BIRTH-DATE DEATH-DATE AGE/AGED INSCRIPTION and ADDL-INFORMATION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNKNOWN Adult . . . Not marked TRESSLER Hazel F. 28 1901 9 Mar 1904 . s/w c/o M.& A.F. Tressler TRESSLER Nannie F. 9 Dec 1898 10 Mar 1904 . s/w c/o M.& A.F. Tressler (FIERSTONE)* (Isaac) . . . (*Isaac Fierstone died ten years ago) Not marked FIERSTONE Mehalian 24 Feb 1951 1 Jul 1909 . (Mr. Fiersone, had a cross put on his wife's grave when asked why, He replied ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...in his mountain dialect. "Ai [sic] Christ Mahalia always sang at the cross-At the cross' ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...so much" She led the singing at the church and sang "at the Cross" always first.) UNKNOWN . . . . Not marked UNKNOWN Child . . . Not marked UNKNOWN Child . . . Not marked UNKNOWN Child . . . Not marked UNKNOWN Infant . . . Not marked UNKNOWN Child . . . Not marked UNKNOWN Child . . . Not marked UNKNOWN Child . . . Not marked UNKNOWN Child . . . Not marked UNKNOWN Child . . . Not marked UNKNOWN Child . . . Not marked . . . . . (Plot above the Church): PHILLIPPI Herman 1836 19-- . . PHILLIPPI Catherine 1836 1918 . His wife UNKNOWN . . . . Not marked UMBLE Annie Clevenger 1885 1917 . s/w Infant UMBLE Infant 1885 1917 . s/w Annie Clevenger Umble NICOLA Lester L. 1920 1920 . . MILLER John, Col. 29 Mar 1862 12 Jun 1922 . (Col of Sons of Civil War Veterans) HEINBAUGH Levi 1852 1925 . . HEINBAUGH Sarah C. 1870 19-- . His wife HEINBAUGH John 1893 1924 . Brother HEINBAUGH Linda 1900 1922 . Sister IMAGE-URL: http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/wpa/upper-tf/smcems/BETHEL-CHURCH-of-GOD05.jpg --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME BIRTH-DATE DEATH-DATE AGE/AGED INSCRIPTION and ADDL-INFORMATION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNKNOWN . . . . Not marked UNKNOWN Infant . . . Not marked UNKNOWN Child . . . Not marked STRAWDERMAN J.R. 1927 1928 . . UNKNOWN Child . . . Not marked UNKNOWN Infant . . . Not marked UNKNOWN Adult . . . Not marked UNKNOWN Child . . . Not marked UNKNOWN Adult . . . Not marked MILLER Mary Ann 25 Aug 1898 25 Nov 1902 . d/o G.J. & A.R. Miller NICOLA Orson G. . 10 Nov 1901 3y 1m 26d s/o G.E. & A.D. Nicola This cemetery shows the ravages of a diptheria epidemic that passed thru about 1880. KING Mrs. Harrison . . . w/o Harrison King KING child . . . c/o Harrison King KING child . . . c/o Harrison King KING child . . . c/o Harrison King (Possibly a fourth child) TRIMPEY Henry . . . . TRIMPEY Mary . . . c/o Henry Trimpey TRIMPEY Dickey . . . c/o Henry Trimpey WOODEN Joe . . . . BENNING Unknown . . . grave of a man known only by the name of Benning KING small boy . . . s/o Sam King total 112 graves