Westmoreland County PA Archives Cemetery Transcriptions.....Methodist Cemetery, Unity Township
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METHODIST CEMETERY, AT PLEASANT UNITY, 
Unity Township, 
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Brief History of Methodist Cemetery
The Methodist Cemetery, at Pleasant Unity, Unity Township, 
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, is noted in the Atlas of 
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, by S.N. & D.G. Beers, 
published by A. Pomeroy, #320 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, 
in the year 1867. At that time the Cemetery was situated on 
the M. Bash Farm, bounded on the North by lands of Mrs 
Nelson Crissinger, on the West by J. Zimmerman & William 
Truxal, on the East by S. Sommers. 

The first Methodist Preaching in Westmoreland County, was in 
1785 at “Fell's Settlement”, in Rostraver Township, about 
two miles east of the Monongahela River. As early as 1825, 
the Methodists' had preaching services in the Unity School 
House near Pleasant Unity (George Dallas Albert, page 258.). 

This Methodist Cemetery is being used for burials in 1946, 
and is kept in fair condition. It is not endowed, but the 
individuals who have loved ones buried in the cemetery take 
care of individual graves, which allows others to be in bad 
condition.

Tombstone Inscriptions Were copied by Members of Braddock 
Trail Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, Mount 
Pleasant, Pennsylvania, October 29th, 1946, And typed by, 
Miss Almetta Pearl Gay #273 East Crawford Avenue 
Connellsville, Penna. 

Page 302, Inscription #35, records Sarah Ross, born 1808; 
died 1905, a Real Daughter of the American Revolution.

BEGINNING AT REAR OF CEMETERY IN LEFT CORNER.

#1 DORSEY James Dorsey Undertakers markers not legible Died 
Aug ? ?

#2 Undertakers marker not legible

#3 Undertakers marker not legible

#4 TOLVAR John Tolvar J.R. Cease Funer Home Marker Died Aug 
1, 1946 Aged 53 Yrs 7 Mos 8 Ds

#5 WOODS Margaret Lee Woods Undertakers marker Died Jan 21, 
1943 Aged 54 Yrs 9 Mos 4 Ds

#6 FOWLKS Nellie Virginia Fowlks Died March 4, 1941 
Undertakers marker

#7 WOODS Shirley Jean Woods Died January 22, 1942 Aged 3 Mos 
3 Ds

#8 SMITEBURST David Smiteburst Undertakers marker Died May 
5, 1939 Aged 68 Yrs 5 Mos

#9 GOODMAN James Goodman Undertakers marker Died Feb 25, 
1939 Aged 70 Yrs

#10 FISHER Frankie Son of H. and A. Fisher Died Dec 29, 1877 
Aged 1 Year and 10 Mos

#11 CAREY Henry G: 1880 - 19, Hannah F: 1877 - 1944, 
Violetta 1911, Chalmers 1913

#12 CEASE William R 1838 - 1906 : Caroline G 1842 - 1905

#13 GETTEMY - MOTHER May or Mary Gettemy (on face) Born May 
9, 1823 - Died Aug 8, 1883 Aged 60 Years 4 Days - Foot stone 
M.G.; FATHER T. J. Gettemy (on left) Born Jan 4, 1813 - Died 
Dec 23, 1890 Aged 77 Years 11 Mos 23 Ds - Foot stone T.J.G.

#14 MYERS Ray E Myers 1901 - 1914 Gone but not forgotten

#15 BRUNOT Hilary J Brunot, Pennsylvania Corp. 78 Field 
Arty. 6 Div March 21, 1938 World War Veteran - Marker and 
flag; Hilary Jacrson Brunot - Undertakers marker; Died March 
22, 1938 Aged 41 Yrs 1 Mo 9 Ds

#16 BARNHART - Alexander : 1841 - 1922; Susan, his Wife: 
1844 - 1873; Infant son 1873 : Infant Dau 1880; William C 
1883 - 1883

#17 FORTNEY Laura Dau of C.D. and N. Fortney, Died Oct 16, 
1863 Aged 3 Years 9 Mos 11 Days

#18 FORTNEY Lilian Dau of C D and N Died - not legible

#19 HORNE - Thomas O : 1869 - 1928, Mary E : 1871 - 19

#20 Susan Irene 1896 - 1932

#21 Torrence B 1895 - 1896

#22 HOFSKER George Hofsker, Born Feb 18, 1823 Died July 19, 
1899, “A soldier sleeps” Marked with GAR marker

#23 Grave on same lot not marked

#24 Grave on same lot not marked

#25 WAGNER My Husband Jacob F Wagner, Died April 13, 1875 
Aged 31 Years 1 Mo, Verse not legible - GAR marker and flag

#26 JOHNSTON William Johnston, Died Apr 17, 1873 Aged 71 Yrs 
3 Mos 22 Days

#27 JOHNSTON Julia A Johnston Consort of William Johnston, 
Died Sept 7, 1863 Aged 63 Yrs 9 Mos 16 Days

#28 JOHNSTON Sarah Dau of W. A and A.E. Johnston, Died April 
2, 1865 Aged 1 Year 9 Mos 22 Das

#29 JOHNSTON Lula Dau of Wm A and A.E. Johnston, Aged 1 Year 
5 Mos 13 Day Died Feb 17, 1863

#30 JOHNSTON Benny Son of Wm A and A.E. Johnston, Aged 3 Yrs 
5 Mos 14 Ds Died June 29, 1863

#31 STOUFFER - Ross L : 1871 - 1932, Tillie C : 1873 - 19

#32 STOUFFER Samuel Son of R L and M.C. Stouffer, Died Feb 
3, 1903 Aged 13 Days, “Budded on earth to bloom in heaven.”

#33 ROSS Violet Wife of John Ross, Died Mar 21, 1887 Verse 
not legible

#34 ROSS Louisa Ross, Died Aug 15, 1857 Aged 5 Years 10 Mos 
20 Ds

#35 ROSS Sarah Ross 1808 - 1905, Erected by Phoebe Bayard 
Chapter D.A.R., Bronze marker on one side The Phoebe Bayard 
Chapter of Daughter of American Revolution Mrs. Sarah Ross 
On other side, Real Daughter

#36 Mary Melchena Infant Dau of Bal. Not legible

#37 HUFFMAN My Husband Jacob Huffman, Born July 22, 1814 
Died Aug 16, 1872, Aged 58 Years 24 Days “Asleep in Jesus - 
Blessed Sleep” Foot stone HUFFMAN

#38 HUFFMAN My Wife, Louisa Huffman, Born September 5, 1819 
- Died Oct 4, 1861

#39 HUFFMAN Our Mother Melissa Jamison, JAMISON Wife of 
Jacob Huffman, Died Mar 16, 1882 In the 53 Year of her age

#40 HUFFMAN Willis W Huffman 1863 - 1837

#41 GRAFF Very tall huge granite monument “Gone Home”, 
William Graff Died Nov 18, 1882 Aged 84 Years; Sarah R Wife 
of Wm. Graff, Died Aug 4, 1881 Aged 77 Years; GRAFF 
Footstones W.G and S.R.G.

#42 ROSS John H Ross Died Feb t, 1938 Age not legible

#43 Footstone Inscribed McB. H.

#44 WILSON Infant Dau Dr. W.R and E.K. Wilson, Died Aug 1, 
1884 Aged 2 Mos

#45 HORN Margaret S Wife of J.J. Horn 1829 - 1907

#46 SHAFFER Daisy O Shaffer Aug 31, 1890 - Apr 3, 1905

#47 KING Michael L 1847 - 1904, Pvt Co. I, 91 Reg. Pa. Vol. 
GAR marker & flag; Doborah 1853 - 1927

#48 HORN Margaret S Wife of J.J. Horn 1829 - 1907

#49 Infant stone not legible

#50 WALTER Henry : 1821 - 1903, Agnes : 1834 - 1913, 
Footstones Mother and Father

#51 McLAIN Mac McLain Died Nov 9, 1939 Aged 70 Years, Flag 
and marker U.S. Soldier War with Spain 1898 - 1898, 
Philippines, Cuba and Porto Rico

#52 McCLAIN Charlotte C McClain (J. Cease Undertaker 
Marker), Died Feb 16, 1936 Aged 75 Yrs 2 Mos 27 Ds

#53 KING John D 1829 - 1908; Sarah A His Wife 1941 - 1906

#54 Old marker not legible

#55 DAVIS James H : 1877 - 19 ; Cora E: 1879 - 1943, Father 
: Mother; Undertakers marker Mrs Cora Elizabeth Davis Died 
Feb 2, 1943 - Aged 63 Yrs 7 Mos 29 Days

#56 Infant stone not legible

#57 FROWEN Gertrude Wife of Chauncey Frowen, Born March 13, 
1879 Died March 15, 1914

#58 BURKHOLDER Emma B Burkholder 1861 - 1914 Undertakers 
marker

#59 BURKHOLDER William H Burkholder 1855 - 1939 Undertakers 
marker

#60 WEAVER John S Weaver 1838 - 1908 Small marker

#61 WEAVER Martha M Weaver Nee Sherrick 1850 - 1886 Small 
marker SHERRICK

#62 WEAVER John S Weaver 1838 - 1908 Large Monument, Martha 
M His wife 1850 - 1886

#63 Grave not marked

#64 Grave not marked

#65 WHITEHEAD Jeannette Whitehead 1906-1941 Ray W Cease 
Undertaker

1ST ROW NEXT TO HEDGE FENCE REAR OF CEMETERY RIGHT SIDE OF 
PATH THRU CEMETERY

#1 Grave marked with undertakers card not legible

#2 FRASER William Fraser 1838 - 1911, Private Co. F 11th 
Reg. PRVC GAR meter marker and flag

#3 ARMBRUST Wilson Leroy Armbrust 1885 - 1910

#4 FOWLER Sarah Wife of George Fowler, Died Jan 1, 1869 In 
the 76 Year of her age

#5 Grave marked with field stone, 2nd Row from rear fence

#6 RECTOR Allen Rector Mar 27, 1892 Footstone A.R., Co. H 
128 Regt P.V. GAR marker

#7 Small stone in ground, inscription not legible

#8 ASHBAUGH Barbara A Ashbaugh Born Apr 21, 1846 - Died Sept 
2, 1899

#9 GIBSON Tall square marker, face not legible, left of 
face, Mary L Gibson Aged 5 Yrs Date of death not legible, 
Rose M Right of face Balance not legible

#10 WYLIE Bertha Blanche Wylie Died Nov 10, 1905 Age 5 Days

#11 Grave marked with large stone, no inscription

#12 Grave marked with field stone

#13 Grave marked with field stone

#14 Grave marked with field stone

#15 Marker on ground inscription faces the earth

#16 Moses Cyrus _______ Died Aug 18, 1850 Aged 11 Yrs 1 M 14 
D

#17 Grave with large base only

#18 DAVIS Margaret Dau of J.H and C.E. Davis Small stone, 
Died Oct 18, 1904 Aged 6 Ds

#19 LENHART (Medium low rose granite) Mother Julia A : 1849 
- 1939, Father David F : 1846 - 1892, Co F 61 Reg. Pa. Vol. 
GAR marker

#20 LENHART John H Lenhart July 6, 1872 - Jan 19, 1906, 
Footstone J.H.L.

#21 LENHART Homer B Lenhart Sept 6, 1887 - Mar 7, 1905, 
Footstone H.B.L.

#22 LENHART Mable G Dau of D.F and J.A. Lenhart, Died Apr 3, 
1890 - Age 3 Mos

#23 LENHART Infant son of D.F and J.A. Lenhart

#24 RUNDLE Long granite marked this was O'BRINE

#25 HORNE W. A. : 1842 - 1905, Ellen : 1844 - 1933; On same 
lot square double marked, two inscriptions not legible

#26 BRIDEGUM Henry H Bridegum Died July 20, 1886 Aged 46 Yrs 
& 16 Days; Military Co. not legible GAR metal marker with 
flag

#27 Grave marked with undertakers card not legible

#28 WEAVER Mother, Catharine E Wife of J. Weaver; Died Mar 
17, 1911 Aged 79 Yrs 18 Days

#29 WEAVER Harry L Weaver (Marker on ground); Died Feb 2, 
1890 Aged 26 Years 10 Mos 13 Days

#30 WEAVER Jonathan Weaver (Marker on ground); Birth and 
death not legible.

#31 Grave marked with field stone

#32 WEAVER In Memory of Nancy, Wife of Jonathan Weaver; Died 
March 14, 1850 Aged 34 Years 2 Mos 20 Da

#33 Small stone off base of ground not legible

#34 Grave marked with field stone

#35 FISHER Large double monument, Daniel : 1816 - 1899 , 
Sarah: 1818 - 1904; Same lot Dau Sarah G Fisher 1845 - 1931; 
Anna M Fisher Born Nov 26, 1856 Died June 8, 1880; Samuel 
Fisher Departed this life Dec 28, 1850, Aged 5 Yrs 6 Da

IN CENTER OF CEMETERY - OLD STONES

#36 MILLER William Miller Born Sept. -- Died July 1855

#37 MILLER Thomas Miller Born 15 July 4, 1842 Died Sep 30, 
1842

#38 Inscription not legible

#39 BOYD In Memory of Mary Jane Infant Dau of W.S and E. 
Boyd, Died April 10, 1844 - Age 2 months

Also old stone inscription not legible

#40 Grave marked with field stone

#41 McINTIRE In Memory of Barbary Catharine McIntire; 
Departed this life - Dec Br 6, 1841 Aged 7 months and 14 
days

#42 McINTIRE In Memory of Susan McIntire; Departed this life 
1842 - Aged 8 Yrs 8 Mos 25 Ds

#43 BELL Mary Emma Bell Dau - Wagner Bal not legible

#44 WAGNER Nancy A Wife of John Wagner, Born Feb 18, 1825 
Died Jan 23, 1857

#45 WAGNER John Wagner Born Apr 29, 1825 - Died Jan 6, 1859

#46 Small stone inscription not legible

#47 BARNHART Jacob H Barnhart Born Aug 31, 1823 - Died Jan 
23, 1903; A member of Co. I, 168th Reg. Pa. Vol. Porcelain 
GAR marker

#48 BARNHART Ruth Wife of J. H. Barnhart, Died May 25, 1895 
Aged 69 Y 4 M 2 Days

#49 BARNHART Ida Infant Dau of J & R Barnhart, Died 1857 - 
Age 11 Mos 14 Days

#50 HUTCHISON Robert Hutchison Died Aged 1 Year

#51 Small stone marked Infant

#52 BLACKSON Tall square double marker, not legible two 
inscriptions

#53 Grave marked with field stone

#54 Grave marked with field stone

#55 Grave marked with field stone

#56 Grave marked with field stone

#57 BEIGHEL Palmira E Dau of Rev. Wm. & E.G. Beighel, Died 
Oct 2, 1861 Aged 2 Years and 8 Days

#58 BEIGHEL Nita Lousa Dau of S.J and E. B. Beighel, Born 
Nov 16, 1876 Died Jan 2, 1883

#59 GRAHAM Caroline E Dau of N and S Graham, Died Sept 28, 
1861 Aged 18 Yrs 9 Mos 23 Ds

#60 GARDNER Husband J. Latta Gardner 1849 - 1910

#61 GARDNER Catherine Gardner 1827 - 1910

#62 MILLER Elizabeth : 1845 - 1928 , William J : 1853 - 1928 
Mother : Father

#63 Small stone not legible

#64 TOPPER C. W. Topper Son of S and E.C. Topper, Died Feb 
23, 1893 Aged 19 Yrs 8 Mo 4 Ds

#65 WEYANDT Elizabeth C Weyandt Wife of Samuel Topper, 
TOPPER 1841 - 1917

#66 Grave marked with field stone

#67 Grave marked with undertakers card, not legible

#68 ARMSTRONG Rhea Armstrong, Died Sept 8, 1940 Aged 80 Yrs 
6 Mos 21 Ds

#69 Grave very sunken marked with field stone

#70 TAYLOR Genevieve E May 7, 1928 - June 29, 1928

#71 LeBATT Arvilla LaBatt 1881 - 1938

#72 GRESS Low double marker, William : 1869 - 1933 , 
Charlotte E: 1869 - 19

#73 GRESS Charles Gress Undertakers marked, Jan 2, 1941 Aged 
74 Yrs 6 Mos 5 Das 



[Source: TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS of CEMETERIES in Cook, 
Donegal, East Huntingdon, Hempfield, Mount Pleasant, and 
Unity Townships, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Presented 
to Daughters of the American Revolution Library, Washington, 
D C, and to Pennsylvania State Library, Harrisburg, 
Pennsylvania, by Braddock Trail Chapter of the National 
Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Mount 
Pleasant, Pennsylvania, Charlotte Hay Beard (Mrs R Edwards), 
Regent , November 1st, 1947]