CEMETERIES:  Locust Grove Cemetery (Partial), York County, PA

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History of the Kreutz Creek Charge of the Reformed
Church, by Rev. Walter E. Garrett, A.B.
Publication and Sunday School Board of the Reformed
Church, 1924
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Chapter VII, Cemeteries,
Locust Grove Cemetery, Pgs. 232-234

3.  LOCUST GROVE CEMETERY

The older part of Locust Grove Cemetery was used as a burial ground from the 
earliest days of the settlements.  When the church laid out its new cemetery in 
land adjoining this old Colonial plot which was a community cemetery, a group of 
citizens desired it to be taken in with the new cemetery.  And that it might not 
share the fate of so many small burial lots in a field and finally disappear 
altogether, it became part of the Locust Grove Cemetery of the Reformed Church.  
There are only a few of the graves of the Colonial period that are marked.  
Without any attempt at location we give the lists of these tombstones below:

Hier Ruhet Anna Maria Wambach.  Ist gebohren December 1737.  Ist gestorben den 
30 September 1824.  Sie hat ihr alter gebracht auf 86 Jahr und 9 monat.

Hier Ruet Der Leib von Marimagdelana Ge - Wambacherin Gebohrne drucken.  Ist 
geboren d 6th November 1768.  Sie barchtihr leben AuF 29 iahr 4 monatu - 8 dag.  
Sie ist gestorben den 15 Mertz 1798.

Hier ruhet der Leyb Georg Wambach.  Ist geboren im Jahr 1796.  War alt worden 3 
Jahr 7 m 6 d.

Hier Ruhen die gebeine Des verstorbenen Georg Wambach, geboren zu Mertzwiller d 
16 december 1732.  Lebte mit Ana Maria Haberin  In der . . . (Illegible) 49 Jahr 
6 m. zeicht 6 . . .

Michael Wambaugh died April 24, 1845, Aged 64 years 1 month & 17 days.

In memory of Anne Mary wife of Michael Wambaugh Died Nov. 12, 1857, Aged 72 
years 11 mo.

In Memory of John Wambaugh died Sept 26, 1855, Aged 83 years & 21 days.

In memory of Mary Elizabeth Wife of John Wambaugh died March 3, 1860 aged 87 
years 5 mo 24 days.

Mary Wambaugh Born Aug. 7, 1810 Died May 4, 1887 Aged 76 years 8 mo. & 27 Days.

Hier ruhen die Gebeine von Johannes Shaffer ist gebohren den 9ten August 1759 
und gestorben den 4ten Juni 1821.  hat sein Alt gebracht auf 61 Jahr 9 monat unf 
25 tage.

Hier Ruhen die Gebeine von Anna Magreda Shafferin.  Ist Gebohren den 8ten 
February 1764 Starb Den 20ten November 1814 Ist alt worden 50 Jahr 9 monat 12 
tage.

In memory of Joseph Kauffman Died June 14, 1857 Aged 69 years.

In memory of Elizabeth wife of Joseph Kauffman Died March 15, 1852 Aged 59 
years.

Johannes Christian Kaltreider, 1782 den 14 August A. M. A - MEIER.

Hier Ruhet Elizabeth Kaltreiderin Starb d. 15 Feb. 1813.  ist alt Worden 33 Y. 5 
m. 23 T.

In Memory of George Kaltreider Born Aug. 10 1776 Died Oct 20, 1848 Aged 72 years 
2 months & 16 Days.

In Memory of Henry Kaltreider who was born in the year 1745 and departed this 
life May the 3rd in the year 1819 Aged 74 years.

In Memory of Christian Kaltreider who was born August 24th 1753 and departed 
this life January 11th, 1844, Aged 87 years 4 months and 24 days.