Washington County PA Archives Cemetery Transcriptions.....South Pigeon Creek Dunkard 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 South Pigeon Creek Dunkard Cemetery (Also known as the Letherman Cemetery, Dunkard-Letherman Cemetery, Tombaugh-Letherman, Tombaugh-Leatherman Cemetery) Bentleyville, Washington County, Pennsylvania Leatherman Bridge Road (formerly Leatherman Lantern Road). Lat: 40° 7'28.21"N, Lon: 80° 6'9.94"W Somerset Township Directions from Bentleyville, PA: Head south on Main St toward Piersol Ave for 1.1 mi, turn left onto PA-917 S/S Main St and continue to follow PA-917 S for 1.9 mi, turn right onto Pigeon Creek Rd for 1.1 mi, take a slight left to stay on Pigeon Creek Rd for 236 ft, take the 2nd right to stay on Pigeon Creek Rd for 1.0 mi, Pigeon Creek Rd turns slightly right and becomes Letherman Bridge Rd for 0.7 mi, turn left to stay on Letherman Bridge Rd for 0.7 mi South Pigeon Creek Dunkard Cemetery will be on the left According to the Washington County, Pennsylvania Cemetery Database, compiled by Gina Nestor in 2001, The South Pigeon Creek Dunkard Church was the daughter church of the Ten Mile Church of the Brethren (once known as "The Fraternity of German Baptist"). The daughter church was built in 1866 for members in the "northern part of the congregation" near South Pigeon Creek, and Love Feasts and services rotated between the two churches. Rev. Daniel Lane preached in both churches, and his son James Polk Lane was a church deacon who lived in the parsonage of the South Pigeon Creek Church. The South Pigeon Creek Dunkard Church was hit by lightning and caught fire (partially) sometime near 1920s. The church furnishings were sold soon after and later, the church was torn down. The last burials were Jeremiah Gayman Bail in about 1920, and later, James Polk Lane and Flora Wynona Lane in unmarked graves; descendants placed a small marker for them about 1991. The South Pigeon Creek Dunkard Cemetery and Ten Mile Church of the Brethren Cemetery were always referred to as "the Dunkard cemetery" in obituaries. Later, after the women of the DAR did their cemetery readings and labeled this as the "Leatherman" or "Letherman" Cemetery or "the Leatherman-Tombaugh Cemetery", those names stuck. The Tombaughs and Letherman monuments are the largest in the cemetery; they were also some of the most prosperous residents in the area and of this section of the Ten Mile COB congregation. The data was collected in 1937 by the DAR and then again in 1974 by Mrs. Lyle Watson, Pauline Friend, Mary Lou Scott and Irene Lignian. The data was published in "Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Washington Co., PA" and can be found in genealogical section of the Citizens Library, Washington, PA. In 1975, Pauline Friend, Lyle Watson and Ernest Dague again surveyed the cemetery and noted that a bulldozer was at work in the area and had covered a portion of the graves and tombstones stones with stumps and dirt but had stopped after the operator saw the tombstones. LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Amos Infant No dates daughter of G. and K. LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Bail Daniel H. 21 Nov 1857 10 Feb 1883 Bail Essa Wannetta 5 Nov 1880 3mo 25da Bail Lizzie A. 4 Nov 1853 16 Nov 1879 Bail Lizzie Pearl 6 Apr 1883 8 Jun 1886 daughter of H.F and D.H Bail Minnie F. 28 Sep 1869 23 Feb 1879 Bail Nannie J. 23 May 1863 25 Aug 1881 Bail Robert D. 2 Aug 1860 26 Nov 1881 Baile Maggie Berkley 1863 1911 wife of S.W. Name was shown as Bane in the 1937 records Baile Mary J. 15 Nov 1830 15 Feb 1896 wife of Reuben, Year of birth is also shown as 1833 Baile Reuben 30 Oct 1830 30 Oct 1894 LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Flowers John Thomas 2 Nov 1872 21yr 8mo 27da only son of Samuel and Mary A. LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Garber Claudy P. No dates infant daughter of H.I. and M.C Gayman Ida H. 13 Nov 1856 15 Aug 1880 wife of Daniel and daughter of D.M. and J.B. Leatherman. Day of birth is also shown as 18 May and year of death is also shown as 1881 Gayman Ida V. 1880 1913 LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Hildebrand Andrew W.J. 2 Jan 1827 16 Dec 1906 Hildebrand Mary T. 2 Jan 1833 10 Aug 1877 wife of Andrew W.J. Hildebrand Susan D. 28 Sep 1836 7 Jul 1925 wife of Andrew W.J. LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Knight Catharine 4 Jul 1803 12 Jun 1890 wife of Stephen Knight Eliza 5 Aug 1849 24 Aug 1877 LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Lane Daniel 10 Jul 1810 10 Nov 1885 Lane Margaret H. 21 Jul 1876 9 Oct 1876 Leatherman Blackston 1 Apr 1822 5yr Leatherman Christana 6 Feb 1881 88yr 3mo 6da First name is also shown as Christena and last name is also shown as Letherman. Wife of John. Leatherman Elizabeth 28 May 1833 11yr died of scarlet fever Leatherman Horace Biddle 23 Jul 1852 18 Apr 1874 son of D.M and J.B. Leatherman John 24 Sep 1788 20 Sep 1867 Leatherman Joseph (Dr) 30 Apr 1820 37yr Leatherman Katharine 21 May 1833 6yr died of scarlet fever Leatherman Rueanne 27 May 1833 died of scarlet fever Letherman Arabel 1857 1939 Letherman Catharine Palmer 28 Apr 1844 wife of Michael. Patriots Index Vol 1, page 406. Letherman D. Victor 1859 1939 Year of birth is also shown as 1853 Letherman Demas M. 1817 1878 Letherman Florence M. 23 Feb 1847 25 Jun 1874 wife of Adam Tombaugh, daughter of Letherman Frederick No dates Soldier of the Revolution. Patriots Index, P 407, block 8 shows burial as Letherman Burial ground Letherman H. Biddle 1852 1874 Letherman Jane B. 1819 1897 Letherman Lucy B. 1854 1918 Letherman Michael 9 Jan 1761 23 Sep 1811 Soldier of the Revolution. 496, Vol 1, Patriots Index as a Pvt -PA Letherman Nellie F. 2 Mar 1885 1yr daughter of M.F. and Ella Letherman Sylvia C. 1902 1913 Livingood Elizabeth 24 May 1885 83yr wife of Jacob LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Miller John 28 Aug 1825 79yr year of death is also shown as 1875 LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Spohn Isabella 3 Jun 1865 19yr 4mo 27da daughter of Adam and Mary Swihart Rachel 1826 1903 LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Tombaugh Annie R. 1868 21 Jun 1871 Name also shown as Nannie R. Tombaugh Barbara 9 Mar 1845 11 Jan 1872 wife of John. Year of birth is also shown as 1848 Tombaugh Eli L. 1838 1908 Tombaugh Elwood 1854 1924 Father Tombaugh Irwin M. 1848 5 May 1852 son of S.W. and Lydia Tombaugh Isaac 2 Apr 1840 26 Sep 1901 Day of birth is also shown as 3 Apr Tombaugh John 16 Feb 1827 25 Mar 1904 Tombaugh Lola M. 1857 1929 Mother Tombaugh Louisa L. 1871 1945 Tombaugh Lucy Jane Floretta 3 Jan 1861 6mo 6da daughter of SW and Lydia Tombaugh Lydia L. 10 Dec 1825 2 Jul 1914 date of death is also shown as 21 Jul Tombaugh Mary Bell 28 Jun 1880 28yr 2mo wife of John M. Tombaugh Matthias 21 May 1864 71yr 4mo 25 da age is also shown as 21yr 4mo 25da Tombaugh Rachel 2 Apr 1802 15 May 1892 wife of Matthias. Year of birth is shown as 1807. Tombaugh Rebecca C. Wise 1836 1880 wife of Eli L. Tombaugh Reno G. 1868 1931 First name is also shown as Rena Tombaugh Solomon W. 3 Nov 1824 20 Feb 1901 date of death is also shown as 22 Feb Tustin Reubin W. 21 Aug 1861 13 Mar 1875 son of D.W. and V. LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Ward Catherine 15 Oct 1869 67yr wife of Daniel Ward Daniel 17 Mar 1799 26 Sep 1878 Watson Hannan H. 1 Mar 1862 8wk daughter of H and S.R. Whitfield Wheeler J.N. No dates Civil War - Co. D, 22nd PA Cavalry LAST NAME FIRST NAME BORN DIED AGE NOTES Zimmerman Grover C. 20 Apr 1891 19 Aug 1891 son of Annie B.