Washington County PA Archives Cemetery Transcriptions.....Immanuel Episcopal 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, , August 2012 This page was last updated: 11 August 2012 Immanuel Episcopal Cemetery (Old West Church) Lover, Washington County, Pennsylvania Lat: 40° 6'11.13"N, Lon: 79°56'49.01"W West Pike Run Township Directions: Go east on Interstate 70 from Washington, PA for approximately 16 mi and take exit 35 for PA-481 toward Monongahela/Centerville for 0.2 mi, turn right onto PA-481 S/Scenic Dr for 282 ft, turn left to stay on PA-481 S/Scenic Dr for 1.6 mi, turn left onto California Dr/Sr2030 for 0.3 mi, turn right onto S Ridge Rd for 436 feet, the cemetery is on the left. Background Founded in 1789, Old West was the first Episcopal Church in Washington County and the first church founded by the new Protestant Episcopal Church in America west of the Allegheny Mountains. (All older churches had been originally part of the Church of England). The Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America (also officially known as the Episcopal Church) is a mainline Anglican Christian church found mainly in the United States. The Church was organized shortly after the American Revolution when it was forced to separate from the Church of England, as Church of England clergy were required to swear allegiance to the British monarch, who is the Supreme Governor of the Church of England. This church was founded at the halfway point between the only two towns in the valley at the time, Parkinson’s F erry (Monongahela) and Brownsville. By 1860, when the first Episcopal service was held in Monongahela, "Old West" was a dwindling parish. By 1872 there were only two families worshiping there, the Wests (after whom the church was called "old West") and the Crows. In the 1870’s the congregations of St. Paul’s and Immanuel Church were combined into one parish. You can read more about the Immanuel Episcopal Church (Old West Church) at http://stpaulsmoncity150.blogspot.com/2010_06_01_archive.html The tombstone readings were done by Virginia R. Naser in 1954 for the DAR and again in 1969 by Irene P. Lignian and later by Mr. Walter Hoffman. The data is found in the "Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Washington Co., PA" located in the genealogical section of the Citizens Library in Washington, PA. LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Chamberlin Rosanna 9 Mar 1859 76yr 4mo Last name also shown as Chamberlain, First name is also shown as Rose Ann and age is also shown as 77yr Chamberlin Arthur 8 Oct 1853 29yr Creighton Doris 21 Oct 1841 20yr 3mo 16da First name may be Dorcas. Creighton James 18 Jul 1853 54yr 10mo Dowler Thomas (Sr) 1 Aug 1824 85yr Eaton James 31 Mar 1811 81yr Fitzsimmons George 2 Jul 1843 77yr Fitzsimmons Stephen G. 31 Dec1861 21yr son of G&N Hartman Elizabeth 30 Jan 1868 59yr 9da wife of David Johnson Ann 2 Feb 1819 82yr Last name also shown as Johnston and day of death as 23. Johnson Jane 15 Jan 1813 45yr wife of William. Month of death also shown as Feb Johnston Bazil B. 15 Aug 1815 15yr Kerr James 16 Mar 1865 72yr Powell Dorcas 14 Mar 1844 68yr 8mo 8da Powell Ellis 7 May 1819 73yr 6mo 13da Stroud Elizabeth 8 Feb 1855 75yr Stroud John (Sr) 6 Feb 1820 51yr 3mo 21da Stroud Nancy 3 Aug 1853 45yr 9mo 5da West Edward Jun 1872 83yr West Elizabeth May 1814 83yr wife of E. West Frances 12 Jun 1834 55yr wife of J.Sr. West Infant No dates daughter of J&F West Thomas 22 Nov 1830 28yr 9mo 12da son of J&F