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White Church Cemetery (Jacob's Church)

Part 3

Hesston, Penn Township

Latitude 40-24-13N Longitude 078-05-52W

Transcribed and contributed by Debbie Fisher

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This is the final of three transcriptions of the tombstones in the White Church Cemetery. Most of the stones in this section were relocated when the US Army Corps of Engineers filled Raystown Lake. I have included the cemetery they were moved from if the marker still exists. Many of these stones are old, weathered, and very hard to read. I have tried to be as accurate as possible.

I have family connections to many of the people buried in this cemetery, and I would be happy to share any additional information I might have. - Debbie Fisher

James Lee Bush
1953 – 1960

Floyd Merle Bush, Jr.
1966 – 1968

Floyd Merle Bush
1/30/1926 – 12/1/1994
f/o James, Barbara, Betty, Shirley, Floyd Jr.

Frank I. Bush
1883 – 1971

Rebecca E. w/o Frank I. Bush
1905 – 1961

Kenneth B. Bush
6/19/1946 – 3/15/1951

Silas Bush
1860 – 1927

Charles Rinker Bush
1896 – 1955

David B. Long
5/1/1832 – 9/12/1921

W. Ray Pel Thompson
1898 – 1961

Richard Clair McKinney
1928 – 1955
Cpl. NGUS 131st Truck Transp. Co.
Korean War

Elwood C. Cramer
9/14/1919 – 2/6/1992
Prvt. US Army WWII
Elizabeth M.
3/20/1918 –

Harry L. Sponeybarger
1890 – 1941
Meda Kelly
1889 – 1945

Richard R. Sponeybarger
1912 – 1973
Sgt. US Marine Corps WWII

Chalmer E. Bowser
1895 – 1967
Elsie Jane
1893 – 1960

Mary A. w/o Les Bowser
d. 11/28/1896
48y 2m 14d

William D. Bowser
1868 – 1952

Infant Bowser from Acker

Alfred W. Hearn
1894 – 1960
Blanch L.
1897 – 1997

Louise d/o AW & Blanch Hearn
1/4/1920 – 8/9/1920

Wilson W. Shenefelt
1870 – 1950
Cornelia E.
1875 – 1929

David Shenefelt
4/22/1842 – 8/7/1906

Elizabeth Shenefelt
1846 – 1931

H. E. Beams
3/16/1841 – 1/24/1916

Margaret Beams
9/29/1832 – 7/20/1917

L. Cass Shenefelt
1885 – 1967

Adam Morningstar from Acker

Jesse A. Morningstar
d. 9/25/1895
19y 5d

Sarah Morningstar from Acker

Children of AE & WE Baumgardner
Elsie May d. 2/26/1900 at 3d
Infant Daughter

Annie Baumgardner from Acker

Leslie T. Hetrick
7/4/1907 – 4/16/1979
Maj. US Army WWII
Pearl Norris
5/1/1907 – 6/12/1983

Infant d/o IM & MA Acker
10/10/1904

John B. Dean
d. 2/3/1899
21y 10m 7d

Vada M. Dean
d. 6/2/1902
22y 18d

Aden Dean from Acker

Hannah Dean from Acker

Martha J. w/o Elmer Yocum
2/15/1833 – 8/27/1901

William B. White
1814 – 1908
Sarah
1823 – 1904

John W. White
1849 – 1912
Margery
1848 –

Harry I. Oswalt
3/28/1886 – 12/26/1953

William Sonders from Acker

Baby Sonders from Acker

Baby Garner from Acker

Daniel C. Speck
d. 3/14/1899
36y 10m 18d

Lily E. d/o DC & Emma Speck
d. 6/16/18??

Alice C. d/o DC & Emma Speck
d. 1/30/1900
9y 25d

John W. Goss
1856 – 1925
Emma J.
1868 – 1958

Janet Irene Vaughn
1903 – 1980

Mary Ann McGarvey from Acker

George W. s/o A & AC Busch
d. 3/30/1879
3y 11m 13d

Rolo Leroy Hawn
11/7/1910 – 3/12/1915

John W. Bush, Jr. s/o John & Gertrude
7/1/1921 – 12/9/1998

Caroline F. d/o L & C Dean
d. 8/20/1868
3m 16d

Minnie B. Heffner
1877 – 1962
L. Cass
1871 – 1941

Children of LC & MB Heffner
Lawrence B. 1/14/1895 – 2/7/1895
Lena P. 5/19/1902 – 5/4/1904

Anne Mae Heffner from Acker

Marie Louse Heffner from Acker

Children of Miles D & Grace A Shenefelt
Infant Daughter 4/6/1905 – 4/8/1905
Infant Daughter 4/4/1906 – 4/4/1906

Miles D. Shenefelt
1880 – 1952

Grace A. Shenefelt
1879 – 1940

Wilhelm Bush
d. 9/12/1872
76y

Augustus Bush
d. 3/3/1889
57y 8m 3d

Annie C. w/o Augustus Bush
d. 6/13/1907
72y 5m 2d

Caroline d/o A & AC Busch
d. 3/9/1869
11d

Cyrus E. s/o OC & J Gearhart
d. 9/3/1906
7m

Jessica Lea Powell
8/27/1974 – 1/29/1975

Miles I. Garner
1874 – 1959
Susan R.
1874 – 1935

Elizabeth Garner from Acker

Fillmore Crownover
1856 – 1909

Annie Crownover
1849 –

Beulah Bell d/o Sherman & Anna Bell Hawn
1/21/1912 – 2/3/1912

Anna B. Crownover Hawn
1885 – 1922

Thomas D. Russler
7/16/1846 – 8/10/1907

Margaret J. Russler
8/20/1852 – 4/29/1913

Emma J. Garner
11/14/1878 – 8/19/1918

Vincent J. Jasko
4/7/1911 – 5/12/1981
S/Sgt. Med Det US Army WWII

John Bush
8/29/1865 – 4/6/1927
Gertrude B.
12/1/1881 – 12/25/1976
Am. Gold Star Mothers Inc.

Connie Lee Bush d/o Authelda (Snare) & Raymond Bush
5/29/1936 – 1/13/1937

Unknown Dean from Acker

Caroline F. w/o BL Dean
d. 6/29/1868
30y 4m 20d

Thomas C. s/o L & C Dean
d. 11/30/1872
6y 8m 21d

Belle Bowser
9/11/1858 – 7/27/1922

Jesse F. Montz
1886 – 1945

Minnie Pearl Cramer
1885 – 1945

Bessie Smith
1898 – 1979

William Pearce
10/13/1861 – 1/21/1929

Sarah Lingle Pearce
1881 – 1956

Amos F. Baker
1874 – 1935
Agnes C.
1875 – 1939

Laurena Wentz
1901 – 1955
John
1902 – 1951

Harry James Morningstar
1902 – 1937

James D. Morningstar from Acker

Jennie H. Morningstar
1879 – 1951

Helen E. Morningstar
12/15/1927 – 7/7/1977

Floyd H. Miller
10/7/1897 – 12/27/1959

Austin Miller
1927 – 1937

Bonnie K. Jones from Acker

Roy B. Bookwalter
1908 – 1981

Ruth A. Bookwalter from Acker

James A. Yocum from Acker

Kenneth E. Hileman
12/26/1922 –
Ruth (Parks)
2/15/1925 – 8/24/1985

Joseph A. Grubb
7/26/1916 – 6/6/1991
Dorothy I.
8/1/1923 – 9/24/1979

Valentine Bush
1856 – 1936
Harriet M.
1860 – 1916

Annie E. d/o Valentine & Harriet Bush
9/30/1878 – 9/6/1895

Harry L. s/o Valentine & Harriet Bush
10/27/1879 – 9/6/1897

Clair E. Bush
d. 3/21/1904
19d

Catherine Bush
d. 8/18/1901
80y 9m 16d

Chester R. Baker
1899 – 1978
Myra A.
1905 – 1972

Elizabeth Hawn from Shenefelt

Jacob Hawn from Shenefelt

John Kisling
6/23/1803
18y

Elizabeth Kisling
d. 7/28/1803
16y

Sara Enyeart
b. 7/9/1790
d. 8/18/????

Anna Elizabeth Kisling
d. 3/8/1821
64y

Rosanah Rowlan
b. 6/22/1792
d. ?/12/182?

John T. Thompson
11/7/1848 – 3/28/1916

Annie Rosena d/o JT & SA Thompson
2/26/1880 – 7/11/1909

Bertha O. Oswalt
12/20/1883 – 12/17/1884

Leonard B. Hazzard
1863 – 1940
Laura B.
1867 – 1909

Isaac Heffner
d. 11/16/1889
65y 1m 14d

Nancy w/o Isaac Heffner
d. 2/28/1889
55y 5m 8d

Sarah A. w/o John T. Thompson
d. 11/5/1884
34y 9m 6d (this stone was very hard to read)

Infant s/o JT & SA Thompson
d. 6/24/1872
1m 8d

Hanna H. w/o Isaac Heifner
d. 9/21/1870 ?
45y 5m 24d ?

Samuel Bagshaw
b. 4/??/????
d. 4/29/18??

Amy E. Kimberling w/o Samuel Bagshaw
1819 – 1911

Unknown from Shenefelt

Mary E. d/o Abraham & ????? Shenefelt
d. 8/??/18??

Marget (?) w/o Abraham Shenefelt
d. 8/26/1855
30y 8m ?d

Abraham B. Shenefelt
d. 8/3/1880
55y 7m 12d

Fred Shinafelt
d. 1/22/1852
61y

Anna E. Shenefelt
d. 5/8/1842
20y 8m 14d

??????? s/o T & L Dean
d. ?/15/186?
14y 1m 11d

Thomas Dean
d. 5/21/1872
66y 4m 18d

Lydia w/o Thomas Dean
8/14/1806 – 7/3/1887

John R. Dean
d. 5/29/1893
59y 9m 6d

Unknown from Ridenour

Elizabeth Ridenour
d. 1/18/18?7
50y 1d

Unknown from Ridenour

David s/o T & L Dean
d. 2/28/1839
4y

Jane d/o T & L Dean
d. 11/23/1836
19d

Rosan d/o T & L Dean
d. 12/30/1843
1y 7m

Blanchey H.
7/31/1886 – 3/6/1887

Unknown from Ridenour

Abraham Ridenour
d. 5/24/1826
13y 8d

Unmarked

Unknown from Ridenour

John Ridenour
d. 3/22/1852
70y 11m 17d

Elizabeth Ridenour
d. 1/??/1854
72y 4m 2d

David Ridenour
d. 7/1?/186?
52y 2m 12d ?

Unknown from Ridenour

Infant d/o L & N Ridenour
d. 12/14/186?

Infant s/o L & N Ridenour
d. ??/12/1867

Unknown from Ridenour

J. S. White
d. 9/22/1856
29y 6d

Laura E. d/o WE & S White
d. 3/28/18??

Unknown from Ridenour

John ??????

The following few Hahn graves are written in an old German script, which I can not translate. I have done my best to pick out the name and the years; however, it is very possible I did not translate correctly.

Nonlie Hahn
1836

Maria Hahn
1837

Unmarked

1848
Galomon Hahn
November

Unknown from Hawn

1847
Hannah Hahn

Unknown from Hawn

Mary Ann w/o John Hawn
d. ??/??/1881

Jacob Hawn
d. 4/7/1871
81y 5m 15d

Eve w/o Jacob Hawn
d. 5/15/1871
60y 10m 15d

Infant s/o Wm. H & Salina McCall
d. 11/24/1877
12d

Unknown from Ridenour

June
Daniel Longnecer
1854

Infant s/o A & N Hawn
d. 1/10/1871
26d

Unknown from Ridenour

Unknown from Norris

Jane w/o Abraham Snare
d. 3/16/1849
24y 24d

Unknown from Norris

William Norris
d. 6/12/1857
56y 9m 19d

Catherine B. d/o W & A Norris
d. 8/27/1864
?y 5m 8d

Elizabeth d/o Jos Norris
d. 4/9/1842
18y 10m

Joseph Norris
d. 9/21/1839
60y 1m 3d

Elizabeth w/o Joseph Norris
d. 3/28/1855
76y

Jos. Norris
d. 3/18/1813
84y

Mary w/o Jos. Norris
d. 12/17/1817
87y

Unknown from Norris

Andrew Norris
d. 5/27/1872
22y 3m 17d

David Norris
d. 12/3/1893
81y 1m 16d

Elizabeth w/o David Norris
d. 4/19/1859
39y 2m 26d

Abraham s/o D & E Norris
d. 5/3/1859
1m 22d

Flora E. ?/o ?? & MH Norris

Unknown from Norris

Unknown from Farber

?????? M. Farber
d. 1/18/1845
37y

Unknown from Farber

Jeremiah s/o John & Elizabeth Smallman
d. 9/6/1853
9y 9m 4d

David Franklin Hawn from Shenefelt

Unknown from Farber

Unknown from Dean

Catharine w/o Thomas Dean
d. 10/29/1862
79y 8m 12d

Thomas Dean
d. 4/22/1823
47y

Unknown from Dean

William Dean
d. 3/4/1853
77y

Mary Ellen d/o JJ & SB Fisher
d. 10/??/1880

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