Washington County PA Archives Cemetery Transcriptions.....Frye Cemetery (private) - (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, , February 2012 This page was last updated: 12 February 2012 Frye Cemetery Charleroi, Washington County, Pennsylvania Lat: 40° 8'22.84"N, Lon: 79°54'53.38"W (approximate) Fallowfield Twp Directions from Washington, PA: from US-19 N/Murtland Ave merge onto I-70 E/I-79 S and follow I-70 E for 16.5 mi, take exit 35 for PA-481 toward Monongahela/Centerville for 0.2 mi, turn left onto PA-481 N/Scenic Dr and continue to follow PA-481 N for 1.0 mi, Continue onto Old 71/State Route 71 for 1.8 mi, turn left onto Rodgers Ln for 0.8 mi, turn right onto Fremont Rd, West for 0.5 mi. The cemetery is on the right on a knoll behind and to the west of the electric station. In 1971, the electric company was cutting a right-of-way along the edge of the woods but you cannot drive to the cemetery which cannot be seen from the road, The Frye Cemetery is a private cemetery on what was the "Old Frye Farm." The cemetery was described as small and only partially cared for with many unmarked graves and stones that are done. Both reports described the cemetery as overgrown. The cemetery is enclosed with a sign over the entrance that reads "Frye Cemetery" 1797-1934. There is additional information available about the cemetery and the people buried there at: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pawashin/cemetery/frye_samuel-frye-family-cemetery_.html. The cemetery has been copied at various times by different people. The information contained here is a compilation of readings by the local DAR in 1939 and a report compiled in 1971 by Irene P. Lignian and Mrs. Jean Colvin Fenwick (a descendent of the families in the cemetery). Both documents can be found in the genealogy section of the Citizens Library, Washington, PA. Information enclosed in [] is information provided by Mrs. Fenwick. LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Colvin Infant 30 Mar 1858 18m son of A & C Colvin Cooper Elizabeth No dates Cooper Frederick No dates Soldier of the Revolution. Frye Abraham 12 Jan 1793 11 Dec 1866 Our Father Frye Anna E. 14 Dec 1817 21 Jan 1888 wife of Samuel [son of Abraham and Isabella] [Anna Emile Scott] Frye Charles S. [Smith] 1868 1931 son of Smith and Mary Frye. Date of birth is also shown as 1886 Frye Charlotte 2 Mar 1876 65yr wife of Sol; Age is also shown as 55yr Frye Christena 26 Jun 1818 6yr daughter of S & E Fry Frye Christena [Speers] 9 Nov 1841 89yr wife of S. Frye. Name is also shown Christiana Frye Elizabeth 11 Mar 1802 80yr8m1da wife of Jackson. Date of death is also shown as 1862 and age as 31yr Frye Elizabeth [Van Voorhis] 10 Aug 1875 83yr wife of Samuel [19 Dec 1792], [18 Aug 1875] Frye Harvey J. 23 Aug 1862 27 Jun 1950 son of Smith and Mary Frye Frye Isabella [Ringland] [5 Apr 1796]12 Apr 1881 Our Mother. Wife of Abraham Frye an daughter of John Ringland. Year of death is also shown as 1836 and age as 95yr Frye Mary A. [Ann] 5 Nov 1836 20 May 1923 daughter of Mark and Lucinda Burgan Mitchell. Date of death is also shown as 1838 Frye Samuel 17 Sep 1831 53yr An affectionate husband and a kind Frye Samuel 15 Aug 1811 14yr Soldier of the Revolution. [Son of Benjamin] Age is also shown as 85yr. Frye Samuel 21 Jan 1883 Frye Smith 4 Mar 1836 17 May 1918 son of Abraham. Birth date is also shown as 1838 Frye Smith S. 1892 1941 son of Harvey and Maie [Reeves] Frye. WW1, [4 Jun 1892] Frye Sol 4 May 1811 6 Aug 1893 Architect and Builder. Day of birth is also shown as 7 May Nutt Lucinda Isabella 7 Apr 1864 23 Sep 1893 wife of Joseph E. Nutt and daughter of Smith and Mary A. Frye. Also shown as wife of Stephen Ringland John 20 Sep 1838 45yr6m Ringland Sarah 31 Oct 1837 39yr3m Middle is initial is shown as A. Shanton Christena E. Frye 1845 Shanton John 1830 1911 Shanton Louisa Frye 1820 1896 Van Voorhis Cora E. [Estelle] 1874 1875 Van Voorhis E.T. [Elgy] 1837 1918 Father. Date of death is also shown as 1919 Van Voorhis Isabella F. 31 May 1864 1yr1m11 dadaughter of E.T. and I. Van Voorhis Isabella Frye 1838 1904 daughter of Abraham and Isabella Ringland Frye. Year of birth is also shown as 1839, Van Voorhis Ora Ettie 15 Jun 1861 2yr6m9da daughter of E.T. and I. Van Voorhis William A. 1872 1878 Wells Christiana 9 Nov 1841 89yr wife of Samuel Wells Isa L. 1857 1907 Mother. Wife of Marcellus Wells Marcellus 12 Nov 1850 10 Jan 1918 Father Wells Samuel 15 Aug 1781 85yr Soldier of the Revolution