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Pigeon Creek Baptist Cemetery in Washington County
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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 |
| TOMBAUGH | Eli H. | Nov 14 (1896) | (Nov 14 to Nov) 24, 1896 | ||
| TINLEY |
Children of A. S. & J.
Mary M., infant |
Aug 6, 1872 | |||
| (Children of A. S. & J.)
Jessie M. |
born Jan 5, 1879 | died March 5, 1880 | “Sleep children dear and take your rest God called you home He thought it best.” |
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| TINLEY
(Two badly eroded stones) |
Dennis | died July ?? 1880 aged 52 years | |||
| Elizabeth, wife of D. Tinley | June (or July?) 1, 1882 in her 7? yr | ||||
| WATSON | Frank P. Watson | 1866 | 1947 | ||
| Elizabeth M. Watson | 1867 | 1915 | |||
| Hobart F. Watson | 1897 | 1929 | Co. A, 125, Engineers (World War I veteran’s Marker on the grave) |
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| WEIR | Frank, son of Grant and Margaret Weir | May 9, 1890 | Feb 18, 1892 | ||
| WEIR | Thomas | 1838 | 1919 | ||
| Lavinah, wife of Thomas Weir | born Jan 16, 1833 | died June 28, 1886 | “Beauty and Innocence” “Shall we not all meet There to love That has no trembling fears In that dear home far far above This land of tears.” |
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| WEIR | Martha | 1846 | 1931 | ||
| Mary | Jan 10, 1838 | Apr 6, 1916 | |||
| Sarah L. | Jan 15, 1834 | June 5, 1909 | |||
| Ellen | March 13, 1840 | Dec 5, 1892 | |||
| WEIR |
Col. Samuel Weir | died June 5, 1892 in the 93 year of his age |
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| Eleanor, wife of Samuel Weir | died March 16, 1885 In the 80 year of her age |
“Dearest Mother thou hast left us Here thy loss is deeply felt But tis God who hath bereft us He can all our sorrows heal.” |
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| Sue M. dau of S. & E. Weir | died Jan 6, 1870 in the 22 year of her age |
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| James | May 16, 1828 | Nov 18, 1905 | “At Rest” | ||
| Ella N. | 1853 | 1940 | |||
| Robert E. | 1850 | 1922 | |||
| Joseph L. | 1845 | 1926 | |||
| WEIR | Samuel | 1842 | 1913 | ||
| Charlotte E., his wife | 1834 | 1932 | |||
| Joseph M., only son of Samuel & Charlotte Weir | Sept 28, 1872 | Nov 8, 1903 | “Thy will O Lord be done.” | ||
| WHERRY | John | died Dec 19, 1831 Aged 55 yrs & 4 dys | |||
| Elizabeth, wife of John | died Aug 5, 1866 Aged 80 yrs, 8 mos, & 7dys |
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| Eleanor, dau of John and Elizabeth Wherry | Died Nov 21, 1883 Aged 73 years 2 mos & 11 dys | (Poem no longer readable) | |||
| “Our Sister” Elizabeth, dau of John & Elizabeth Wherry | died June 8, 1888 aged 86 yrs 4 mos & 12 ds |
“Let me not murmur or repine Under these trying stroke of thine But while I walk the mournful road Be still and know that Thou art God.” |
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| “Our Brother” Eli, son of John & Elizabeth Wherry | died May 29, 1889 aged 71 yrs, 5 mos & 5 dys |
“The soul has now taken its flight To mansions of glory above To mingle with angels of light And dwell in the kingdom of love.” |
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| “Our Sister” Mary, dau of John & Eliz. Wherry | born Sept 21 1824 | died May 21, 1894 | |||
| “Our Brother” William | born July 2, 1815 |
died May 1, 1896 | |||
| WILLIAMS |
Warren Williams | July 9, 1895 | Oct 10, 1965 |
Pennsylvania Pfc Co F 320 Inf 80 Div World War I |
(Cross in a circle motif) |
| Clara E. Mitchell Williams | 1906 | 1960 | |||
| WOODRUFF
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Amanda, dau of Jesse & Rebecca Woodruff |
died May 28(?) 1841 (or 1881?) 70 yrs (or 7 yrs?) 7m & 25d | (Both stones down and badly eroded. Emily’s seems to be the older.) |
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| Emily, dau of Jesse & Rebecca Woodruff | died July __ ____ aged 23 yrs 1 mo 21 ds | (Both stones down and badly eroded. Emily’s seems to be the older.) |
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| YOUNG | Joseph, son of Jacob & Sarah Young | Died Jan 12, 1871 aged 27 yrs 8 m & 8 dys | “Gone but not forgotten.” | ||
| Jacob | 1808 | 1882 | |||
| Sarah | 1809 | 1885 | |||
| Addie | 1862 | 1872 |
Return to A to F 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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