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| 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 |
| GUTHRIE | Robert Guthrie | died Dec 28, 1847 in his 80 year /of his life |
(Field of grain motif on top of both stones) | ||
| Ruth, wife of Robert Guthrie | Died Sept 26, 1848 in the 70 year of her life | ||||
| GREEN | Priscilla, wife of Marion Green | died April 20, 1867 Aged 24 yrs 5 mos 21 ds |
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| GRUBB | Pearl | 1886 | 1898 | ||
| Michael L. | 1851 | 1932 | |||
| Sarah E. Huffman | 1855 | 1936 | |||
| Willie E. son of ML & LS Grubb | Died June 26, 1891 aged 1 mo & 7 ds (poem no longer readable) |
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| HARFORD | Martha J. Dau of DC & MA Harford | Died June 6, 1886 Aged (14 or 17?) yrs 1 mon 11 ds | |||
| HENDERSON |
S. Ella | 1859 | 1902 | “Mother” | |
| Dessie D. | 1888 | 1888 | “Daughter” | ||
| Marsh A. | 1852 | 1927 | “Father” | ||
| HIXON |
Walter, son of J. & C. E. Hixon | Died September 29, 1885 Aged 6 weeks & 1 day |
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| Infant daughter of J. &
C. E. Hixon |
Died August 30, 1878 Aged 6 weeks |
Two small unmarked footstones seem to be near the Hixon children’s marker, but it is impossible to judge the lot upon which they stand. | |||
| HORNE | Virtue B. Horne Wife of Olon O. Horne |
March 23, 1880 |
April 22, 1902 | ||
| HUFFMAN | Hannah, wife of John Huffman | Born Dec 22, 1820 | died Oct 12, 189(6 or 8?) | ||
| George W. | July 5, 1882 | Nov 16, 1901 | |||
| HUFFMAN | John Howard, son of JH & LF Huffman | 1916 | 1951 | ||
| Mary Virginia, dau of JH & LF Huffman | 1918 | 1919 | |||
| HUFFMAN | John A. | 1837 | 1913 | ||
| Esther A. | 1851 | 1909 | |||
| Annette Maude, dau of JA & EA Huffman | Died May 17, 1896 aged 12 yrs 8ms 2 ds | ||||
| J. Wilbert Huffman | 1891 | 1937 | |||
| Infant Son of JA & EA Huffman | |||||
| HUFFMAN |
John H. Huffman | 1866 | 1915 | ||
| Emma, his wife | 1868 | 1922 | |||
| Homer Russell, son of JH & EE Huffman |
Born Dec 28, 1891 | died July 5, 1893 | “Darling, we lay him in the silent tomb Sweet blossom of a day We just begun to view _______ May bloom __ ____ ____ ___.” (stone eroded) |
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| HUFFMAN | Joseph J. | 1829 | 1909 | ||
| Malinda, his wife | 1838 |
1893 | |||
| Susan Irene, their dau | 1868 | 1899 | |||
| HUFFMAN |
Nellie C., wife of Charles Simon | 1903 | 1923 | ||
| JENNINGS | Thomas Jennings | 1832 | 1918 | “Father” | |
| Jane, wife of Thos. Jennings | Sept 20, 1856 In the 22nd year of her age |
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| Dau. of Thos. & Jane Jennings | Oct 10, 1856 Aged 5 months |
“This was the little stranger Who came but as a guest And tasted life and fled away To her eternal rest.” |
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| Jegress Jennings | died June 19, 1839 in the 78 year of his age |
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| Morard Jennings | died Jan 5, 1842 in the 34th year of his age |
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| KESSLER | Ruth Kessler |
1940 – 1940 | |||
| Mary Kessler | 1928 – 1928 | ||||
| KERNS
KEARNS |
James Kerns | (no dates on stone) |
GAR Marker dated 1861-1865
Co E 22nd Pa Cav |
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| Maria Kearns | born June 1, 1821 | Died Feb 21, 1897 | |||
| Thomas Kerns | born Feb 27, 1838 | Died Oct 20, 1862 | (GAR marker 1861-1865) | ||
| Margaret Kearns | 1851 | 1929 | “Aunt” | ||
| KERR | John D. Kerr son of A & L Kerr | died Mch 20, 1867 Aged 15 yrs 5 m 10 ds |
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| Martha Arminta dau of M. E. Kerr | died Nov 1, 1880 Aged 3 yrs 11 dys |
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| LASH | Sarah J. Lash, wife of Wm. B. Lash | Died Feb 12, 1870 Aged 23 yrs 6m 8 dys | |||
| Harriet B. | died Dec. 7, 1866 Aged 7 days | ||||
| LONG | Elizabeth, wife of John Long | died July 25, 1877 in the 73 year of her age | “Mother” | ||
| John Long | died Nov 4, 1871 in the 67 year of his age |
“Father” | |||
| Maria, dau of J. & E. Long | died Feb 15, 1883 in the 49 year of her age |
“________ loss is deeply felt God called thee home, He thought it best.” |
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| Martha Ann, dau of J. & E. Long | died Jan 6, 1851 In the 8 year of her age |
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| LUCY |
George W. Lucy | 1877 | 1962 | ||
| Flora I. | 1878 | 1960 |
Continue to M to S 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/
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