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Pigeon Creek Baptist Cemetery in Washington County PA
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Cemetery Name	Photo	Lookups	Website
Pigeon Creek Cemetery, 45 Church Road Eighty-Four, PA. 15330 (412) 225-3431			Web pages

Cemetery Reading of Pigeon Creek Baptist Church Graveyard by Lyle and Clyde M. Watson, Jr.
compiled October 1974 from his book:

Pigeon Creek Baptist Church - The History of a Congregation in Vanceville, Pennsylvania written by Lyle Brooks Watson, 1976).

Pages photocopied by Ruth A. Sprowls, typed by Merleen S. Gholdston
and proof-read by Ruth A. Sprowls in October 2006

Pigeon Creek Baptist Church Graveyard Click Alphabet to reach web pages:

The family plots and single graves are listed alphabetically by SURNAME.

There is a Children’s Corner where many graves are unmarked or marked by uninscribed
stones or stones that have become broken and eroded over the years and which now are unreadable. Many graves are unmarked in other areas of the graveyard also.

NAME, LAST	FIRST	BORN	DIED	INSCRIBED	RESEARCHER COMMENTS
______ (Top of the stone is missing)	Murl	April 10, 1902	April 22, 1902	“Dear as thou art, and justly dear We will not weep for thee One thought alone will check the starting tear It is that thou art free.”
ALLEN	Mary M. Allen	Dec. 23, 1870	Nov. 23, 1894
	Nora V. Allen	Sept. 27, 1891	July 8, 1892

BURGAN	Catherine E. dau of ML & E Burgan		Oct. 20, 1862 Aged 11 yrs 8 mos 26 dys
	Lindol S. son of ML & E Burgan		died May 4, 1875 26 yrs 1 m & 1 d
BURGAN	John Burgan	born Feb 25, 1808	Died May 2, 1892	“Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord.”
	Elizabeth wife of John Burgan	Born Dec. 26, 1812	died June 8, 1893	“Asleep in Jesus blessed sleep From which none ever rise to weep.”
	Clara C. “our loved one” dau of John and Elizabeth			“Sleep sister dear and take your rest God called thee home we thought it best Twas hard indeed to part with thee But Christ’s strong arm supported us.”
“our sister” Elizabeth J.			died Sept 21, 1901	“Sister, thou wast mild and lovely Gentle as the summer breeze Pleasant as the air of evening When it floats among the trees.”
Infant son of Theodore and Jane Burgan		Born and Died June 15, 1890

BURGAN	Daniel Alven, son of Daniel & Elmira Burgan		Died Jan. 28, 1851 Aged 2 yrs 5 mos

BURGAN	Emily S.	born March 7, 1836	died Oct. 26, 1862
	John W.	born Dec. 19, 1848	died Sept. 4, 1889
	Keturah L.	born Oct. 20, 1842	died July 13, 1874

BURGAN	Theodore F. Burgan	Dec. 12, 1844	Nov. 30, 1929
	Jane, wife of Theodore Burgan	1858	1919

CORDER	George Corder	1841	1910	Pvt. Co. E 22nd Pa. Cav. Civil War

COYLE	Thomas Coyle	1836	1913

CRAVEN	Pvt. James Craven	1846	1917	Co. E 3rd Reg. 22nd Pa. Cav. Civil War

DAGUE	Fannie H.	1880	1940
	J. Harry	1869	1957
	Ora H.	1869	1902

DAGUE	Virtue Alice, dau of John H. & Jennie E. Dague		Died May 10, 1872 aged 3 yrs 4 mos & 22 days	(poem no longer readable)

DELVITTO	Carlo Delvitto	1885	1939
	Luigi Delvitto Morto il		25 Oct 1920	(on base of stone: Rosa Adelaide Guilia)

DOAK	(Has three stones in very poor condition)
	______ Doak (some letters unreadable, eroded name and dates gone) wife of _____ Doak
	Child’s stone son of ______ & Elizabeth Doak		Died Sept 26, 186 (5 or 8?) Aged 1 yr 5 ms
	Aggie W., daughter of ______ & Elizabeth Doak		Aged 1 yr __ mns

ELLIS	J. Worth Ellis	Feb. 27, 1894	Mar. 25, 1894

FROST	John W. Frost	1859	1927
	Mary E., his wife	1863	1931 (1901?)
	Bessie Irene daughter of John and Mary Frost		Died Sept 1, 1884 aged 3 mos. 14 ds	(Verse no longer readable)
	“our boy” Thomas Frost	Apr 26, 1886	June 26, 1903

Continue to G to L names in reading of Pigeon Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.

*If anyone is your family, I can add your contact name or other info under "Researcher Comments."*

A copy of the cemetery records made September the 19th 1937 is available from:

National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution
1776 D Street
Washington, D.C. 20006

Ask for Pigeon Creek Baptist Cemetery Records (1803-1937) from the Pennsylvania Genealogical Records Committee, DAR. Volume 1. 1938.
Cost was $5.50 in 1975.

Go to Index Page of all Cemeteries listed on the Washington County PAGenWeb site.

Broadband Users: the complete West Finley Cemetery Listing on one page.
NOTE: LARGE file but NOT in Alphabetical Order.

Or the complete Alphabetical List on one page (Large File, for Broadband).

Look at Washington Cemetery Aerial View, Park Ave, Washington, PA ***LARGE FILE***

See Index of other area cemeteries (Fayette Co., Somerset Co) at Helen Durbin's website.

Also see PAGenWeb Tombstone Photo Project, Washington County PA at link:

http://www.rootsweb.com/ ~cemetery/pennsylvania/index _washington.html

NOTE: Just a reminder that researchers should always verify dates and other information in your research. While we strive to post accurate files on this website, original source documents should still be checked to verify information. This is true for any sources, whether in books or found on the internet. Whenever possible, it is recommended to find several original documents/sources to compare dates and spelling. You may find several sources have conflicting information.

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Pigeon Creek Baptist Cemetery in Washington County PA If you know of a cemetery that should be listed or you have a transcription to share, please let me know.

Cemetery Reading of Pigeon Creek Baptist Church Graveyard by Lyle and Clyde M. Watson, Jr. compiled October 1974 from his book: