CEMETERY: Beulah United Presbyterian Cemetery, Penn Township, Westmoreland County, PA http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/westmoreland/cemeteries/beulah-presby.txt Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Ellis Michaels. 30 Jan 2006 This page last updated 25 Apr 2006 Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/westmoreland/ Tombstone Photos can be viewed at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/westmoreland/tsimages/beulah-presby.htm ______________________________________________________________________ Tombstone Transcription of Beulah United Presbyterian Cemetery, Penn Township, Westmoreland county, PA Transcription made using a digital photographic survey and inventory performed at the cemetery by the author during Nov and Dec 2005. The author also utilized as a reference a copy of 27 Cemeteries Westmoreland County by Della Reagan Fisher, which included a transcription of the cemetery done in 1970. A copy of 27 Cemeteries Westmoreland County can be found in the Westmoreland County Historical Society Library, Greensburg, PA. The Beulah Associate Reformed Church was originally formed 1844. In 1859, a new Church was built and the cemetery was founded on land donated by William and Abigail Greer, as the Beulah United Presbyterian Church. The Church disbanded in 1930, and the church building was since torn down Beulah United Presbyterian Church was the mother church of the First United Presbyterian Church in Murrysville, Westmoreland County. The cemetery is now maintained by the Beulah Cemetery Association. DIRECTIONS TO CEMETERY: 1. From Greensburg, PA, take Rt. 130 West. 2. Go through Jeannette and Harrison City. 3. Go 1.8 miles past Penn-Trafford High School. 4. At next light, make right onto Pleasant Valley Road (SR 4035), which runs along side PA Turnpike Rt. 76. 5. Cemetery is 1 1/2 miles down on right, just after the entrance to Waste Management Valley Landfill. GPS COORDINATES: Lat- N 40 23.202 Long- W 079 40.869 elev- 983' Last Name First Middle Birth Death Comments Armstrong James * * 06 Jun 1905 Aged 79Y 2M 26D, Co. C, 86 Reg., GAR 170 Flag Marker Bierer William Blank 1850 1923 * Brickel John * * 21 May 1896 Aged 76Y 8M, severely weathered Brickel Annie Elizabeth * 17 Sep 1887 Aged 60Y 8M 21D, w/o John, moderately weathered Brickel Mary E. * 02 May 1870 Aged 81Y, severely weathered Brown Henry * 04 Nov 1812 23 May 1885 Father Brown Agness J. 20 Aug 1824 23 Jul 1894 Mother Cashdollar Mary * * 01 May 1886 Aged 35Y 3M 7D, daughter of John & Annie Brickel, weathered Daugherty David * 1880 1933 Brother, PFD No. 2 Flag Marker Dibler Zulu F. 1872 1910 shares Dibler Family stone Dibler Clarence E. 1893 1910 shares Dibler Family stone Dibler A. Wayne 1907 1924 shares Dibler Family stone Dibler Charles J. 1865 1945 shares Dibler Family stone Donaldson Joseph M. * 16 Jul 1878 Aged 10M 17D, s/o Shottom & Catharine, severely weathered/illegible Donaldson William * * 25 Dec 1889 Aged 70Y 3M 23D, shares stone with Elizabeth Donaldson Elizabeth * * 18 Sep 1879 Aged 60Y 8M 6D, w/o Wm., shares stone with William. Dougherty Catharine E. 19? Sep ???? 27 Jan 1861 d/o J. & C., severely weathered/illegible Dougherty Lobingier L. 02 May 1840 09 Mar 1865 Co. F, 18th Pa. Cav., GAR 172 Flag Marker, moderately weathered. Dougherty John * * 21 Sep 1889 In His 86th Year Dougherty Catharine * * 22 Jul 1874 Aged 62Y 1M 7D, w/o John, severely weathered. Dougherty Leasure L. 1837 1904 shares stone with Lavina, GAR 173 Flag Marker, Dougherty Lavina C. 1833 1911 shares stone with Leasure L. Eichler Theodore E. 07 Nov 1858 27 Feb 1904 shares stone with Elizabeth Eichler Elizabeth * 01 Sep 1861 13 Feb 1921 shares stone with Theodore. George Charles S. * 09 Jun 1902 Aged 5M 17D George Elizabeth * 10 Sep 1886 24 Dec 1903 weathered George Ellen N. * 11 Oct 1900 Aged 1Y 2M 9D George John R. 1850 1922 shares stone with Emma, weathered George Emma * 1866 1943 shares stone with John, weathered George Ora C. 11 Mar 1896 19 Feb 1906 s/o F. & L.M., weathered George Sarah Abigial * 02 Oct 1907 Aged 65Y 6M 8D, w/o Peter, Farewell! I am Going Home, To Meet My Friends Beyond Greaves Ellen * 09 May 1886 10 Dec 1904 d/o Edward & Ellen, weathered Greer Catharine * * 15 Mar 1881 Aged 46Y, w/o W.S., and three children, weathered Greer William * * 15 Jul 1872 Aged 70Y 5M 9D, My Husband Greer Abigail Collins * 13 Jul 1886 Aged 82Y 11M 2D, w/o William, Our Mother, moderately weathered Harvison John * 09 Mar 1882 10 Mar 1946 Father Irwin Charlotte * 19 Sep 1880 24 Apr 1950 * Irwin James * 25 Oct 1853 22 Jul 1941 * Irwin Julia A. * 02 Jul 1902 In Her 88 Year, Mother, weathered Irwin Samuel * 24 May 1844 03 Jun 1888 At Rest Irwin William * * 20 May 1876 In His 64th Year, Father, weathered Jackson Beauregard * 1859 1940 Father Jackson Ida B. 1872 1908 Mother Jackson Ida May 1903 1940 Daughter Jones Elizabeth * 1875 1940 shares stone with William Jones William G. 1865 1940 shares stone with Elizabeth Kauffman Charles R. 11 Jan 1918 23 Jan 1926 * Lawton Squire * * 23 Apr 1872 Aged 39Y, Accidentally Killed Near Irwin Station Leonard Joseph * 1872 1958 Father, shares stone with Margaret Leonard Margaret Z. 1875 1956 Mother, shares stone with Joseph Maxwell Henry C. 1838 1912 shares Maxwell Family stone Maxwell Elizabeth M. 1845 1915 shares Maxwell Family stone Maxwell Cora G. * 1886 Their Children, shares Maxwell Family stone Maxwell Joseph C. * 1886 Their Children, shares Maxwell Family stone McClaren T. Hart * 10 Mar 1869 Aged 17Y, weathered McClure Maggie May * 27 Sep 1878 Aged 1M 6D, d/o Winfield & Jennie McElfresh Family * * * hand inscribed cement stone, no dates McWilliams Andrew * * 03 May 1892 Aged 85Y 5M 28D, weathered McWilliams Andrew * * 02 May 1894 Aged 64Y McWilliams Margaret * * 06 Mar 1894 Aged 83Y, w/o A. McWilliams Andrew Walter * 03 Apr 1886 Aged 10Y 29D, s/o L.A. & Lizzie, weathered McWilliams Anna Bell * 06 Apr 1886 Aged ?Y ?M 6D, d/o L.A. & Lizzie, severely weathered/illegible McWilliams Margaret J. * 28 Feb 1894 Aged 22Y 2M 23D, d/o L.A. & Lizzie A., weathered McWilliams Anna E. 1868 1912 w/o Francis McWilliams Francis * * 27 Apr 1875 Aged 10M 10D, weathered McWilliams Elizabeth J. 16 Jul 1836 11 Sep 1897 Aged 61Y 1M 25D McWilliams Infant * * 05 Nov 1864 s/o J.D. & M.J., weathered McWilliams Infant * * 20 May 1863 s/o J.D. & M.J., weathered McWilliams Infant * * 22 Dec 1861 s/o J.D. & M.J., weathered McWilliams Murry W. * * 21? May 1870 Aged 1Y 8M 22D, s/o J.D. & M.J., severely weathered McWilliams Mary J. 13 Jan 1835 03 Aug 1889 Aged 84Y 6M 20D, weathered McWilliams James D. 02 Feb 1834 16 Sep 1906 Aged 72Y 7M 14D, Co. F, Sixth Regiment of Heavy Artillery, GAR 171 Flag Marker, weathered McWilliams Sarah A. 05 Dec 1878 06 May 1901 Aged 22Y 5M 1D, weathered McWilliams James Irwin * 02 Apr 1871? Aged 23Y 10M 15?D, s/o A. & M., short poem/inscription, severely weathered/illegible McWilliams John * * 12 May 1887 Aged 82Y 4M 17D, GAR 225 Flag Marker McWilliams Margaret * * 24 Mar 1877 Aged 73Y 5M 1D, w/o John, weathered McWilliams John O. 23 Oct 1840 27 May 1903 Co F, 6 PA. H. A., GAR 175 Flag Marker McWilliams Margaret * * 04 Feb 1908 Aged 62Y, Mother, w/o John O. McWilliams Lewis A. 1844 1910 Priv. Co.C. 4, Reg. PA. Vol. Cav., shares stone with Elizabeth A., GAR 86 & 174 Flag Markers McWilliams Elizabeth A. 1843 1927 shares stone with Lewis A. McWilliams Margaret E. 05 Apr 1866 25 Mar 1891 Aged 24Y 11M 20D, weathered McWilliams Nancy * 18 Apr 1812 25 Aug 1881 w/o W.B., Mother McWilliams Margaret * * (02 Mar 1877) (Aged 73Y?, w/o John), severely weathered/illegible Morrow Infants * * 29 Jan 1864 Aged 1D, son & daughter of J. & J.M., weathered Morrow Jennie M. * 23 Feb 1869 Aged 5Y, d/o J. & S., moderately weathered Morrow John * * 07 Jun 1872 Aged 87Y, Our Father, shares stone with Frances Morrow Frances * * 03 Mar 1874 shares stone with John, weathered Murphy (illegible) * * (illegible) severely weathered/illegible Patton James * * 10 Jan 1879 Aged 73Y, Father, shares stone with Ruth Ann. Patton Ruth Ann * 05 Jun 1897 Aged 88Y, Mother, shares stone with James. Patton (illegible) * * (illegible) Aged 9Y 6M 6D, severely weathered/illegible Potter James A. 20 Oct 1796 15 Jul 1869 shares stone with Mary Potter Mary M. 12 May 1803 11 May 1871 His Wife, shares stone with James. Powell William * 31 Aug 1887 25 Oct 1901 weathered Snyder William Robert 23 Jun 1842 28 Mar 1944 * Soles Mildred E. 03 Mar 1900 21 Jun 1900 shares stone with Mary A., weathered Soles Mary A. 03 Mar 1900 25 Jun 1900 shares stone with Mildred E. Soles Zacharia * 1858 1910 shares stone with Edith Soles Edith L. 1877 1927 shares stone with Zacharia. Taylor Sylvia K. * 1941 Infants, shares stone with Judy Taylor Judy L. * 1946 Infants, shares stone with Sylvia Weston Anna M. 20 Nov 1907 03 Feb 1918 Gone But Not Forgotten Weston Mary Agnes 1867 1942 shares stone with Freeland Weston Freeland J. 1868 1943 shares stone with Mary Widaman Catherine C. * 18 Jan 1890 Aged 59Y 6M 2D, w/o M., short poem/inscription. Unknown #1 * * * Gar Flag Marker Unknown #2 * * * WWI Flag Marker Unknown #3 * * * no headstone, only stone base Unknown #4 * * * WWI Flag Marker