Washington County PA Archives Cemetery Transcriptions.....Centre Presbyterian Church Cemetery - (partial survey) ************************************************ Copyright 2012. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/washington/ ************************************************ Files contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Gary L. Caldwell, , January 2012 This page was last updated: 31 January 2012 Centre Presbyterian Church Cemetery McMurray, Washington County, Pennsylvania 255 Center Church Rd McMurray, PA 15317 Lat: 40°16'52.67"N, Lon: 80° 6'25.76"W Peters Township Directions from Bridgeville, PA: Bridgeville, PA: Head southeast on Bank St toward Gregg Ave for 0.6 mi, continue onto Mayview Rd for 2.6 mi, turn left at Boyce Rd for 1.6 mi, turn right at US-19 S/Washington Rd for 2.7 mi, turn left at Center Church Rd for 0.1 mi; turn right to stay on Center Church Rd for 0.7 mi, Centre Presbyterian Church is on the left and the cemetery is behind the church. Centre Presbyterian Church was organized in 1828 by people who had been members of neighboring congregations of the same denomination, namely, Chartiers, Bethel, Bethany, and Mingo. Because its house of worship was nearly the same distance from each of the four churches above mentioned the congregation was called Centre. The church was built on a piece of land donated by Daniel Bell. There is no historical information available about the cemetery but there are burials starting in 1828 so the cemetery must have been started at the same time as the church. The DAR described the cemetery as being in "very bad condition, overgrown with elder bushes, briars and woven grass." They noted that the church was kept in good condition and was still in use. This data was collected by the DAR and found in the genealogy section of the Citizens Library in Washington, PA. The data is from 1937 so the burial records may not be complete. NOTE: When I captured some of the pages, they were out of focus so I apologize for any errors in the below information. LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Anderson Catherine 31 Jan 1850 wife of Alexander Andrews Margaret 30 Oct 1817 13 Oct 1873 LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Baird Elizabeth 11 Dec 1851 11 Sep 1913 Baird George 30 Oct 1878 11 Dec 1901 Baird James F. 1896 1924 Baird Mary A. 1854 1899 Baird Sarah M. 1865 19?? Baird Thomas 22 May 1822 4 Feb 1888 Barr Eliza 4 Jul 1826 27 Feb 1875 Barr John 15 Jun 1861 81yr Barr Mary 21 Sep 1838 39yr wife of John Bell Ada M. 1858 1896 Bell Anna Dunlap 4 Apr 1851 8 May 1918 wife of John B. Bell Emily Stevenson 7 Jan 1806 24 Jan 1904 wife of Solomon Bell John N. 1855 1933 Bell Margaret E. 25 Sep 1855 15 Nov 1900 Bell R.H. 15 Jan 1852 25 Nov 1910 Bell Rachel Ann 1844 1926 Bell Robert 15 Feb 1801 11 Dec 1890 Bell Robert Boyd 24 Jan 1840 3 Apr 1913 Date of death is also shown as 1919 Bell Sarah J. 1875 19?? wife of John Bell Solomon 12 Aug 1863 61yr Bell Susanna Tidball 25 Dec 1809 4 Dec 1881 wife of Robert Boon Alexander 16 Mar 1898 74yr Boon Jane 13 Jan 1833 27 Mar 1919 Boon Levi 7 Feb 1875 27yr Boon Margaret McHargu 20 Mar 1872 82yr wife of Alexander Boon Mary Spear 25 Oct 1920 wife of William Boon Nancy Craighead 7 Oct 1836 24 Aug 1868 Boon William 14 Jun 1862 79yr Boon William 24 Jul 1888 Boyce David G. 1848 1854 Boyce Janette Sarah 1860 1893 Boyce Joseph 1825 1907 Civil War - Co. K, 1st Regiment, PA Cavalry Boyce Joseph H. 1853 1858 Boyce Sarah J. Young 1905 75yr wife of Joseph Brown Alex 1 Aug 1808 1863 President of Jefferson College and Pastor of Centre Presbyterian Church Brown Alexander B. 1870 1932 Brown Alexander B. (Rev) 1849 1931 Brown Bessie 1881 1913 Brown Elizabeth T. 1811 1897 wife of Alexander B. Brown Ella M. 1850 1928 wife of Henry Brown Evane Fife 1886 1922 Brown Harry 1878 1913 Brown Henry H. 1838 1898 Brown John Nevin 1836 1905 Civil War - Co. A, 65th Regiment, PA Volunteers Brown Lizzie 1860 1887 wife of F.D. Brown Mary Blaine 1847 1919 daughter of AB and ET Brown Mathew 14 Feb 1853 31 May 1876 Brown Sara Elma 1870 1929 wife of Alexander Bucklen Henry C. 1859 Bucklen Ruth Mary 1861 LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Caldwell Adaline 1856 1934 Caldwell Agness Johnston 26 Nov 1829 7 May 1914 wife of Joseph Caldwell George Johnston 12 Jan 1851 20 Oct 1899 Caldwell Jane 12 Feb 1777 12 Jan 1855 Caldwell Joseph 9 May 1817 13 Apr 1875 Caldwell Margaret 27 Dec 1883 58yr wife of Robert. Age is also shown as 28 Caldwell Nancy 28 Nov 1814 21 Oct 1873 Caldwell Robert 1 Mar 1873 68yr Date of death is also shown as 11 Mar 1878 and age as 69yr Caldwell William 6 Oct 1772 21 Mar 1855 Campbell Lottie C. 1869 1931 Cannon Henry W. 28 Dec 1825 21 Dec 1911 Cannon Lula B. 15 Apr 1883 4 Jun 1901 Cannon Mary No dates 79yr Colohan Mary 26 Aug 1820 wife of Thomas Congars Feby 12 Apr 1828 52yr Congars Ishmeal 2 Jul 1835 66yr Congars Mary 20 Mar 1810 Cook George 1821 1904 Cook Rebecca 1818 1893 wife of George Craighead Eliza 27 Nov 1832 28 Jul 1892 Craighead Elizabeth Neil 30 Jun 1873 73yr wife of George Craighead Emiline 30 Apr 1848 28 Jun 1866 Craighead George 9 Nov 1854 53yr Craighead Jane 19 Mar 1846 20yr Craighead Rachel F.W. 1829 1901 wife of W.R. Craighead W.R. 1829 1901 Crawford Catherine 10 Jun 1847 58yr Cunningham Kerr No dates LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Denniston Charles 27 May 1792 21 Feb 1850 Denniston Elizabeth 17 Feb 1816 85yr Denniston Jane 21 Apr 1813 23 Oct 1895 Denniston Joseph 27 Dec 1899 71yr Denniston William 11 Mar 1812 88yr Soldier of the Revolution Dixon Margaret 1829 1907 Douglass Flora R. 21 Sep 1891 38yr wife of James Douglass James 1848 1926 Dunlap Jennie M. 5 Aug 1859 17 Apr 1883 Dunlap John 6 Feb 1828 24 Nov 1910 Dunlap Prescilla 13 Mar 1832 17 Jul 1919 wife of John LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Fawcett Jonas William 1845 1925 Fawcett Mary E. 1853 1934 wife of Jonas Fife Elizabeth F. 1857 1924 wife of Thomas Fife Harriet 1837 1901 wife of James Fife James 1837 1907 Fife Jane 30 Oct 1812 18 Jan 1892 Wife of Thomas. Day of death may be 13 Fife Mary D. 1878 1929 Fife Thomas 24 Jan 1805 16 Jun 1889 Fife Thomas 1850 1930 Foster Henrietta 1845 1928 Foster John 1832 1889 Foster Margaret Morrow 13 Mar 1877 Freed Annie E. 1851 1926 wife of John H. Freed John H. 1858 1917 Fulton Anna H. 1907 1928 Fulton Leonard 1871 1931 Husband of Anna H. LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Ganan Elizabeth 4 Feb 1877 83yr Ganan Samuel 14 Sep 1796 14 Sep 1821 Gillespie Elizabeth 29 Oct 1817 17 Feb 1906 wife of James Gillespie James 5 May 1814 21 Oct 1866 Gillespie James H. 1850 1931 Gillespie Lorenzo J. 1865 1894 Gillespie Samantha 1855 1930 wife of James H. Gillespie Sarah 29 Aug 1868 26yr wife of D. Robert Greaves Cyrus 15 Apr 1860 66yr Civil War - Co. A, 85th Regiment, PA Infantry Guthrie William 31 Dec 1866 43yr LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Heaney Esther 10 May 1844 6 Jan 1902 wife of Rev. Ezra Heaney Ezra (Rev) 23 Jun 1839 18 Apr 1900 Henrickson Jonathon 30 May 1814 30 May 1891 Henrickson Margaret 31 Oct 1811 8 Jun 1894 wife of Jonathon Henrickson Samuel 29 Jun 1864 21yr Soldier. Son of H&M Hickman Rachel Craighead Unreadable Hill Amos 6 Jul 1876 81yr Hill Jane 6 Apr 1876 72yr Hill Margarie 27 Jan 1868 76yr Hill Mary 17 Aug 1879 81yr wife of William Hill Temperance 21 Mar 1878 77yr Hill William 4 Feb 1895 100yr Hill William 31 May 1853 2 Sep 1877 Himmeber Joseph C. 7 Sep 1872 82yr Soldier. Last name was changed by hand to Himmegar Hings J.B. 22 Dec 1907 Civil War Hopper James 1788 1886 Hopper Jane Little 1798 1879 wife of James Hopper John 1830 1913 Hopper Samuel 1838 1918 Hopper Thomas 1830 1913 Humes J. Dick 1872 1912 LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Johnston Ada M. 1854 1904 wife of G.M. Johnston Eliza 11 Dec 1862 32yr wife of W. R. Craighead Johnston G.M. 1845 1936 Johnston Geve 8 Jan 1872 91yr wife of James Johnston James 1824 1916 Johnston James 5 Feb 1787 10 May 1853 Johnston James 23 Jan 1878 78yr Johnston Jane 16 Aug 1789 19 Oct 1853 wife of James Johnston Jane 1821 1863 wife of John Johnston John 23 Dec 1850 33yr Johnston Samantha Foster 1828 1912 wife of james LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Kennedy Mary Barr 1833 1911 Kennedy Mary Jane 1870 1903 Kerr Ella S. 1857 1925 Kerr J. Franklin 1877 1921 Kerr James 13 Dec 1815 25 Dec 1891 Kerr James 1795 1869 Kerr Joseph 8 Jun 1841 28 Nov 1907 Civil War - Co. A, 85th Regiment, PA Infantry Kerr Martha 1848 1909 wife of Robert Kerr Mary 19 Jun 1816 6 Oct 1889 wife of James Kerr Mary 1804 1888 Kerr Robert ? 1844 1921 Middle initial is unreadable Kerr Robert T. 1854 1901 Kuder August F. 1847 1930 Kuder Druscilla Dee 1880 1917 wife of Harry S. Kuder Mary Elizabeth 1852 1916 LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES McCabe Elizabeth 1839 1920 wife of Robert McCabe Mary 1866 1886 McCabe Mattie A. 1875 1887 McCabe Robert T. 1838 1919 McCarty Jonathon L. 8 Dec 1870 49yr McCarty Margaret 3 May 1878 61yr McClure Annella B. 1872 1902 McConnell James G. 1832 1909 McConnell Margaret Ann 1836 1889 wife of James McDonald Dessie 1848 1926 wife of Gabriel McDonald Gabriel 1845 1914 McDowell Martha 12 Dec 1834 26 Jul 1877 wife of Samuel A. McDowell Samuel A. 20 Mar 1842 11 Dec 1898 McDowell Unreadable 26 Apr 1877 67yr Morrison Gavin 18 Oct 1846 Morrison Hannah 1872 wife of Gavin Neebling John A. 1854 1911 Neil George A. 2 Sep 1852 32yr Neil Margaret 5 Mar 1853 72yr wife of J. Neil Mary 7 Nov 1880 65yr LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Orr Lottie 7 Feb 1875 27yr wife of Rev Robert (as shown in the DAR record) Orr Margaret 24 May 1830 24 Mar 1866 wife of Rev Franklin Orr Robert W. (Rev) 30 Jan 1852 49yr LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Park Jane L. 13 Jun 1810 15 Jun 1892 wife of William Park John 6 Dec 1835 3 May 1893 Civil War Park Mary J. Crawford 12 Nov 1840 14 Dec 1922 wife of John Park William 6 Mar 1870 74yr Patterson Mary Jane 16 Feb 1847 47yr Phillips David G. 7 Jun 1803 21 Mar 1889 Phillips John H. 1910 1928 LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Reed Clara Brown 1881 1928 Roach Robert B. 1862 1929 Roach Vinnie M. 1871 1931 Ross James 15 Nov 1826 10 Nov 1915 Ross Mary McLaughlin 1 Feb 1829 27 Oct 1905 Rowley Darthylye 1 Nov 1838 11 Dec 1908 wife of John Rowley George B. 1863 1928 Rowley John 22 Sep 1822 19 Jun 1906 Rowley John (Lt.) no dates Civil War - Co. A, 85th Regiment, PA Infantry Rowley Ruth 29 Oct 1868 73yr Russell Jane M. 1825 1897 LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Simpson Howard 1877 1903 Simpson John A.E. (Rev) 1827 1892 Simpson Margaret A. 1836 1908 wife of Rev John Simpson William 1859 1904 Skiles James P. 27 Jan 1885 Skiles John 12 Aug 1849 11 Jan 1863 Skiles Martha 20 Sep 1818 11 Nov 1894 Smith Hyphesa A. 1839 1867 wife of Josiah Smith Josiah L. 1834 1921 Snodgrass Clara 1869 1926 wife of Park Snodgrass Park 1840 1915 Snodgrass Park 1854 1888 Speer Elisa J. 24 Dec 1863 Speer Kate 16 Aug 1910 Surny John 1 Jan 1873 20yr Surny Louisa 28 Sep 1877 30yr wife of Wm Dou??? Sweney Rose 5 Mar 1879 62yr Wife of S. Sweney Sardh Sep 1870 54yr First name may be Sarah LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Thomas Elizabeth 9 Nov 1806 27 Dec 1868 Thomas Nathan 16 Feb 1806 10 Aug 1840 Thompson Jacob L. (Rev) 29 Dec 1842 29 Oct 1914 Civil War Thompson Sarah Park 19 Sep 1844 14 Feb 1929 wife of Rev. Jacob LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES VanEman Isabella 11 May 1876 79yr wife of Joseph VanEman Joseph 22 Sep 1873 83yr VanEman Martha 12 Sep 1827 23 Jul 1896 wife of Samuel VanEman Mary Isabel 1850 1911 wife of John Nevin Brown VanEman Samuel 20 Jul 1815 11 Oct 1891