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OLD GERMAN LUTHERAN CHURCH CEMETERY
SOMERSET TWP.
WASHINGTON CO., PA.
Submitted by Barbi S. Sumney
OLD GERMAN LUTHERAN CEMETERY
German Lutheran Cemetery
Entering from the West
Photo courtesy of "nacs"
The cemetery of the Old German Lutheran Church is located in northern Somerset Township, Washington County, PA. It can be reached by the Kammerer Exit off Rt. 70, turn west onto Carlton Dr., turn up hill on the gravel road between Seal and Edgar Roads, at Y bear right toward white wooden fence. There should be a small sign along Carlton Dr., “Old German Lutheran Cemetery”.
The church was destroyed by a fire many years ago and only the cemetery remains. Many of the headstones were damaged and some destroyed by cows from the nearby farm until descendants of those buried in the cemetery erected a fence to protect it.
According to Crumrine, Boyd, "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 old church was taken down many years ago, and a new one erected of brick on the site.
The following census of the cemetery was taken by Clarence Oliver and Isabelle Mitchell Sumney, of Eighty Four, PA in 1974:
This table shows 108 burials + 4 small stones + 9 possible burials
Please see next page for cemetery photos.
| NAME | DATES | INSCRIPTION | NOTES |
| Alexander, Jennie | 1849 - 1934 | "Mother" | |
| Alexander, James | 1844 - 1898 | ||
| Barkhamer, Martin | d. 5 Nov. 1843, 85 yr | ||
| Barkhamer, Mary Magdalena | 1772 - 1844 | w/o Martin Barkhamer | |
| Blaine, Henry | d. 27 Feb. 1863, 18 (mo/yr?) | s/o L. & R. Blaine (stone eroded) | |
| Blain, Catharine | 1841 - 1902 | ||
| Boher, Benjamin | d. 27 May 1833, 30 yr | ||
| Boher, William | d. 20 Sept. 1834, 19 yr, 8 mo, 13 d | s/o Isabelah & Benjamin Boher | |
| Boher, Jacob | d. 30 Nove. 1833, 19 yr | ||
| Boher, Michael | died 1828 | ||
| Boher, Mark | d. 5 Sept. 1818, 13 mo. | ||
| Boher, Mary | died 1826, 17 yr. | ||
| Campbell, Sara | d. 17 Jan. 1833, 23 yr | ||
| Clodfelter, Michael | d. 17 Feb. 1824, 69 yr | ||
| Clodfelter, Mary | (dates eroded) | "his wife" | |
| Crites, Andrew | (b. 27 Nov. 1764 d. 2 Dec. 1842) |
(stone eroded, dates from Vol. 3 Patriots Index, Pg. 27) | |
| Crites, Catherine | d. 27 Oct. 1838, 66 yr, 10 mo, 28 d | Consort of Andrew Crites | |
| Gutherie, Rosanne | d. 10 Oct 1845, 25 yr | w/o John Gutherie | |
| Helt, Martha B. | b. 16 Feb. 1847 d. 15 Dec. 1912 |
(s/o Jane Sumney) | |
| Kammer, John D. | 1790 - 1856 | ||
| Kammer, Elizabeth | 1800 - 1859 | Wife of John Kammer | |
| Kammer, John Franklin | 1862 - 1864 | s/o Lucinda & Joseph Kammer | |
| Kammerer, William Howden | 1866 - 1867 | s/o Lucinda & Joseph Kammer | |
| Kammer, Jacob |
b 1838 - d 1839 |
Children of John & Elizabeth Kammer | |
| Kammer, John | b 1827 - d 1849 | Children of John & Elizabeth Kammer | |
| Blankenbuehler, Catherine Kammer | b 1825 - d 1850 | Children of John & Elizabeth Kammer - w/o J. V. Blankenbuehler | |
| Kammer, Hezekiah | b. 12 Dec. 1874 d. 12 Aug 1877 |
s/o J. & M. Kammer | |
| Kammer, Annie R. | b. 17 Jan. 1877 d. 17 Aug. 1877 | d/o J. & M. Kammer | |
| Kammerer, Martin | b. 29 Apr. 1829 d. 25 June 1890 | ||
| Kammerer, Katherine | b. Jan. 1829 d. 4 June 1870 |
w/o Martin Kammerer | |
| Leyde, Mary | d. 19 Feb. 1856, 11 mo | d/o Henry & Katherine Leyde | |
| Leyda, Benjamin | d. 26 Oct 1837, 72 yr | ||
| Leyda, Catharine B. | d. 10 Feb 1863, 92 yr | w/o Benjamin Leyda | |
| Longe, Jack | d. 7 Nov. 1829, 24 yr | ||
| Long, Anna Rosanna | d. July 1830, 57 yr | w/o Andrew Long | |
| Long, Andrew | 1783 - 1829 | ||
| Long, Jacob | 1755 - 1829 | ||
| Marshall, Samuel | d. 28 Mar. 1840, 38 yr | ||
| McCollester, Sarah | b. 12 Aug. 1862 d. 6 Sept. 1866 |
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| McCollester, Thomas | b. 1834 d. 7 Jan. 1877 | Corp. C or K-Ringgold Btn. Civil War | |
| Miller, John | d. 7 June 1880, 78 yr | ||
| Miller, Andrew | d. 21 Apr. 1880, 76 yr | ||
| Miller, William d. | 24 Nov. 1877, 82 yr | ||
| Miller, Margaret | 29 Aug. 1905 (only date on stone) | ||
| Miller, ---- (no first name) | d. 1886, 76 yr | (no first name) | |
| Moss, Adam | d. 29 Mar. 1848, 8 mo | s/o Adam & Elizabeth Moss | |
| Moss, John | d. 25 Oct. 1858, 1 da | s/o Adam & Elizabeth Moss | |
| Myers, Susannah | d. 3 June 1850, 7 mo | d/o Daniel & Nancy Myers | |
| Myers, John | d. 28 Apr. 1847, 66 yr | ||
| Myers, Elizabeth | d. 10 Sept. 1844, 58 yr | Consort of John Meyers | |
| Myers, William Harrison | d. 1858, 12 yrs | ||
| Myers, Jacob | d. 1857, 87 yrs | ||
| Myers, Mary | d. 23 Sept. 1843, 78 yrs (? 1849) | ||
| Myers, Lavina | d. 2 Sept. 1853, 13 yr | d/o Henry & Mary Ann Myers | |
| Myers, David | 1828 - 1900 | ||
| Myers, Margaret | 1829 - 1911 | w/o David Myers | |
| Myers, Andrew | (no dates) | ||
| Myers, Barbery | d. 25 Aug. 1891, 82 yrs | s/o Andrew Myers | {Note: son? } |
| Myers, Andrew | d. 15 Apr. 1891, 68 yr | ||
| Myers, Elizabeth | d. 28 May 1869, 28 yr | w/o Andrew Myers | |
| Myers, Elizabeth | (no dates) | w/o A. Myers | |
| Myers. Louisa Pricilla | d. 3 Apr. 1866, 2 mo | d/o A. & E. Myers | |
| Myers, Jacob | d. 18 Oct. 1848, 64 yr | ||
| Myers, Mary | d. 8 May 1886, 94 yrs | w/o Jacob Myers | |
| Myers, Eliza | d. 11 Nov. 1857, 24 yrs. | d/o Jacob, mother-Mary Myers | |
| Myers, Susan | d. 21 Feb. 1889, 75 yr | "Sister" | |
| Myers, Jesse | b. 8 May 1836 d. 8 Nov 1912 |
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| Oller, Sarah | d. 5 Apr. 1983, 84 yr | ||
| Oller, Henry Ellsworth | d. 1 Oct 1864 | s/o Samuel & Mathilda Oller | |
| Oller, Mary Catherine | d. 16 Mar. 1864, 11 mo | d/o David & Catherine Oller | |
| Oller, --- ( Infant ) | (no dates) | Infant s/o S. & T. Oller | |
| Oller, Anna E. | b. 18 Feb 1875 d. 2 Apr. 1885 |
d/o S. & E. Oller | |
| Richey, Beata Maargaret IH | 1791 (only date) | ||
| Saulter, John | b. 24 Aug. 1808 d. 22 June 1894 |
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| Saulter, Lydia | b. 22 Aug. 1815 d. 5 Oct. 1855 |
w/o John Saulter | |
| Saulters, Elizabeth | b. 12 Dec. 1812 d. 17 Mar. 1877 |
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| Saulters, Mary Magdalena | d. 25 Dec. 1831, 73 yr | ||
| Saulters, Marie Eve | d. 28 Sept. 1837, 10 yr | ||
| Saulters, John Peter | d. 2 Mar. 1831, 77 yr | ||
| Saulters, Sarah B. | 1757 - 1837 | w/o John Peter Saulters | |
| Saulters, J. P. | d. 26 June 1862, 86th yr | ||
| Saulters, John C. | b. 20 June 1845 d. 21 June 1892 |
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| Scott, John Par | d. July 1825 (8), 74 yr | ||
| Sook, John | d. 2 Feb. 1833, 12 yr | ||
| Sprowls, Mark II | b. 10 Dec. 1854 d. 10 Nov. 1885 |
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| Sprowls, Roy Melville | b. 10 Aug. 1884 d. 10 Nov. 1885 |
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| Stoody, Barbara | d. 22 Oct. 1866, 65 yr | w/o John Stoody | |
| Sumney, Daniel | 1844 - 1905 | ||
| Sumney, Mary Jane Sprowls | 1847 - 1930 | w/o Daniel Sumney | |
| Sumney, Boyd Emery | d. 14 June 1864, 23 yr, 26 d | A member of Co. E. 22 Pa Calvary | |
| Sumny, John (Sumney) (sic) |
d. Nov. 20, 1861, age 60 yrs | ||
| Sumney, Mary | d. Jan. 22, 1870, 68 yr | w/o John Sumney | |
| Sumney, Isaac | Apr. 1, 1813 - Aug. 9, 1904 |
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| Sumney, Jane | Aug. 11, 1833 - June 24, 1924 |
w/o Isaac | |
| Sumney, I. Wilson (Isaac Wilson Sumney) | b. 30 Aug 1875 d. 7 May 1940 |
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| Sumney, Nellie | b. 4 Aug. 1880 d. 7 Dec. 1949 |
w/o I. W. Sumney | |
| Sumny, Williamson (Sumney) | b. 29 Apr. 1827 d. 20 July 1906 |
“Father – Mother” | (wife: Sarah Swickard) |
| Swickard, John | d. 7 Jan. 1877, 93 yr | ||
| Swickard, Mary | d. 23 Sept. 1851, 69 yr | w/o J. Swickard | |
| Swickard, Catharine | d. 21 May 1898, 92 yr | d/o J. & M. Swickard | |
| (4 Small stones) | -- | -- | (There are 4 small stones one with C. S. & one with M. S. |
| Tracy, Albert | b. 14 Jan. 1897 d. 19 June 1919 |
Pvt. Hq. Co. 6 E & A Med. Dept. WW | |
| Tinkey, Frederick | d. 1 Nov. 1832, 18 yr | ||
| Tinkey, Polly | d. ? 1833, 12 yr | ||
| Wright, Uriah | d. 10 June 1882, 81 yr, 11 mo, 28 da | ||
| Wright, Elizabeth | d. 4 Oct 1877, 74 yr, 8 mo | w/o Uriah Wright | |
| Wright, Julianna | d. 11 July 1832, 23 yr | w/o Uriah Wright | |
| Wright, John | d. 11 Feb. 1838, 5 mo | s/o Uriah & Elizabeth | |
| Yohe, Mark | d. 5 Sept. 1856 | (stone eroded) | |
| END | END |
The following note appears at the end of the census indicating persons who may also have been buried in this cemetery. There is no indication of the source of this information:
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
Mr. Clarence Oliver and Isabelle Mitchell Sumney's 1974 listing was transcribed
by Barbi S. Sumney, Feb. 28, 2009.
Please see next page for cemetery photos.
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