Washington County PA Archives, Old German Lutheran Cemetery ************************************************ Copyright 2015. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/washington/ ************************************************ Old German Lutheran Cemetery 129 Weiko Road Bentleyville, PA 40�10'6.57"N, 80� 3'37.82"W Somerset Township Directions from Washington, PA: Take I-70 East/I79 S at Rt 136/Beau Street for 8.3 miles, take exit 27 toward Dunningsville for .1 mile, turn left on Brownlee Road for .1 mile, turn right in Carlton Road for 1.1 miles, turn left on to Weiko Road for .4 mile, cemetery is on the right behind farm buildings. According to Boyd Crumrine�s "History of Washington County, Pennsylvania with Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men" (Philadelphia: L. H. Leverts & Co., 1882), pp. 931-951: "It is not known at what time the church was organized, but a warrant for sixteen acres and twenty-five perches of land was obtained on 15th of January, 1816, by Jacob Kintner, John Oustott, and George Miller, trustees, "for the use of German Lutheran and Calvinistic Congregations of Somerset township." This land was patented Feb. 27, 1833. A log church was erected soon after the warrant was obtained. A portion of the ground was used for a burial-place. The church was destroyed by fire many years ago and only the cemetery remains. Many of the headstones were damaged and some had been destroyed by cows from the nearby farm until descendants of those buried in the cemetery erected a fence to protect it. The following data was taken by Clarence Oliver and Isabelle Mitchell Sumney, of Eighty Four, PA in 1974. It can be found in the genealogy section of the Citizen Library in Washington, PA. LAST NAME FIRST NAME BIRTH DEATH AGE NOTES Alexander James 1844 1898 Alexander Jennie 1849 1934 "Mother" LAST NAME FIRST NAME BIRTH DEATH AGE NOTES Barkhamer Martin 5 Nov 1843� 85 yr Barkhamer Mary Magdalena 1772 1844 wife of Martin Barkhamer Blain Catharine 1841 1902 Blaine� Henry 27 Feb 1863 18 (mo/yr?)� son of L & R Blaine (stone eroded) Blankenbuehler Catherine Kammer 1825 1850 daughter of John & Elizabeth Kammer " " wife of J V Blankenbuehler Boher Benjamin 27 May 1833 30 yr Boher Jacob 30 Nov 1833 19yr Boher Mark 5 Sept 1818 13 mo Boher Mary 1826 17 yr Boher Michael 1828 Boher William 20 Sept 1834 19 yr 8 mo 13 d son of Isabelah & Benjamin Boher� LAST NAME FIRST NAME BIRTH DEATH AGE NOTES Campbell Sara 17 Jan 1833 23 yr Clodfelter Mary Unreadable "his wife" Clodfelter Michael 17 Feb 1824 69 yr� Crites Andrew 27 Nov 1764� 2 Dec 1842 Soldier of the Revolution. " " (stone eroded dates from Vol 3 Patriots Index Pg 27) Crites Catherine 27 Oct 1838 66 yr 10 mo 28 d Consort of Andrew Crites LAST NAME FIRST NAME BIRTH DEATH AGE NOTES Gutherie Rosanne 10 Oct 1845� 25 yr wife of John Gutherie LAST NAME FIRST NAME BIRTH DEATH AGE NOTES Helt Martha B 16 Feb 1847 15-Dec-12 (son of Jane Sumney) LAST NAME FIRST NAME BIRTH DEATH AGE NOTES Kammer Annie R 17 Jan 1877 17 Aug 1877� daughter of J & M Kammer Kammer Elizabeth 1800 1859 Wife of John Kammer Kammer Hezekiah �12 Dec 1874� 12 Aug 1877� son of J & M Kammer Kammer Jacob 1838 1839 son of John & Elizabeth Kammer� Kammer John 1827 1849 son of John & Elizabeth Kammer� Kammer John D 1790 1856 Kammer John Franklin 1862 1864 son of Lucinda & Joseph Kammer Kammerer Katherine 8 Jan 1829 � 4 June 1870 wife of Martin Kammerer Kammerer Martin 29 Apr 1829 25 June 1890� Kammerer William Howden 1866 1867 son of Lucinda & Joseph Kammer LAST NAME FIRST NAME BIRTH DEATH AGE NOTES Leyda Benjamin 26 Oct 1837 72 yr� Leyda Catharine B 10 Feb 1863 92 yr� wife of Benjamin Leyda Leyde Mary 19 Feb 1856 11mo daughter of Henry & Katherine Leyde Long Andrew 1783 1829 Long Anna Rosanna 6 July 1830 � 57 yr wife of Andrew Long Long Jacob 1755 1829 Longe Jack 7 Nov 1829 24 yr� LAST NAME FIRST NAME BIRTH DEATH AGE NOTES Marshall Samuel 28 Mar 1840 � 38 yr McCollester Sarah 12 Aug 1862� 6 Sept 1866� McCollester Thomas 1834 7 Jan 1877� Civil War - Cpl, Co C or K Ringgold Btn Miller Andrew 21 Apr 1880 76 yr� Miller John 7 June 1880 78 yr� Miller Margaret 29-Aug-05 (only date on stone) Miller Non shown 1886 76 yr� (no first name) Miller William 24 Nov 1877 82 yr� Moss Adam 29 Mar 1848 8 mo son of Adam & Elizabeth Moss Moss John 25 Oct 1858 1 da� son of Adam & Elizabeth Moss Myers Andrew 15 Apr 1891 68 yr� Myers Andrew (no dates) Myers Barbery 25 Aug 1891 � 82 yr sister of Andrew Myers Myers David 1828 1900 Myers Eliza 11 Nov 1857 24 yr� daughter of Jacob. Mother-Mary Myers Myers Elizabeth 28 May 1869 28 yr� wife of Andrew Myers Myers Elizabeth 10 Sept 1844 58 yr� Consort of John Meyers Myers Elizabeth (no dates) wife of A Myers� Myers Jacob 18 Oct 1848 64 yr� Myers Jacob 1857 87 yr Myers Jesse 8 May 1836� � 8-Nov-12 Myers John 28 Apr 1847 � 66 yr Myers Lavina 2 Sept 1853 13 yr� daughter of Henry & Mary Ann Myers Myers Louisa Pricilla 3 Apr 1866 2mo daughter of A & E Myers Myers Margaret 1829 1911 wife of David Myers Myers Mary 23 Sept 1843 78 yr wife of Jacob Myers. Year of death may be 1849 Myers Mary 8 May 1886 94 yr wife of Jacob Myers Myers Susan 21 Feb 1889 75 yr "Sister" Myers Susannah 3 June 1850 7 mo� daughter of Daniel & Nancy Myers Myers William Harrison 1858 12 yr� LAST NAME FIRST NAME BIRTH DEATH AGE NOTES Oller Anne E 18 Feb 1875� � 2 Apr 1885 daughter of S & E Oller Oller Henry Ellsworth 1 Oct 1864� 2yr son of Samuel & Mathilda Oller Oller Infant (no dates)� son of S & T Oller Oller Mary Catherine 16 Mar 1864 � 11 mo daughter of David & Catherine Oller Oller Sarah 5 Apr 1893 � 84 yr LAST NAME FIRST NAME BIRTH DEATH AGE NOTES Richey Beata Margaret IH 1791 only date shown LAST NAME FIRST NAME BIRTH DEATH AGE NOTES Saulter John 24 Aug 1808� 22 June 1894� Saulter Lydia 22 Aug 1815� 5 Oct 1855� wife of John Saulter Saulters Elizabeth 12 Dec 1812�� 17 Mar 1877 Saulters J. P. 26 June 1862 �86 yr Saulters John C 20 June 1845 21 June 1892� Saulters John Peter 2 Mar 1831 � 77 yr Saulters Maria Eve 28 Sept 1837 �10 yr Saulters Mary Magdalene 25 Dec 1831 73 yr Saulters Sarah B 1757 1837 wife of John Peter Saulters Scott John Par July 1825 � 74 yr Year of death maybe 1828 Sprowls Mark (II) 10 Dec 1854� 10 Nov 1885� Sprowls Roy Melville 10 Aug 1884� 10 Nov 1885� Stoody Barbara 22 Oct 1866 65 yr� wife of John Stoody Sumney Boyd Emery 14 June 1864 23 yr Civil War - 112th Calvary Sumney Daniel 1844 1904 Sumney I.W. 30 Aug 1875� 7-May-40 Sumney Isaac 1813 9-Aug-04 Sumney Jane 11 Aug 1833 24-Jun-24 wife of Isaac Sumney Mary 22 Jan 1870 68 yr� wife of John Sumney Sumney Mary Jane Sprowls 1847 1930 wife of Daniel Sumney Sumney Nellie 4 Aug 1880� 7 Dec 1949� wife of��I W Sumney Sumny John Unreadable Sumny Williamson 29 Apr 1827� 20-Jul-06 � Swickard Catharine 21 May 1898 92 yr� daughter of J & M Swickard Swickard John 7 Jan 1877 � 93 yr Swickard Mary 23 Sept 1851 69 yr wife of J Swickard LAST NAME FIRST NAME BIRTH DEATH AGE NOTES Tinkey Frederick 1 Nov 1832 18 yr� Tinkey Polly 1833 12 yr� Tracy Albert 14 Jan 1897� 19 Jun 1919� World War 1 - Pvt Hq Co 6 E & A Med. Dept WW LAST NAME FIRST NAME BIRTH DEATH AGE NOTES Wright Elizabeth 4 Oct 1877 74 yr 8 mo� wife of Uriah Wright Wright John 11 Feb 1838 5 mo� son of Uriah & Elizabeth Wright Julianna 11 July 1832 23 yr� wife of Uriah Wright Wright Uriah 10 June 1882 81 yr 11 mo 28 da� LAST NAME FIRST NAME BIRTH DEATH AGE NOTES Yohe Mark 5 Sept 1856� The following people are believed to be buried in the Old German Lutheran Cemetery for for whom no tombstones could be found. LAST NAME FIRST NAME BIRTH DEATH AGE NOTES Swickard John 1878 1893 Swickard Mary 1851 1893 Marshall Samuel 1782 1840 Brown William 1822 1833 Kammer John D. 1827 1858 Campbell Sarah 1793 1833 Zentz Jacob 1760 1825 Zentz Jacob 1768 1846 Kunskey Frederick 1824 1832 �