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PIGEON CREEK UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CEMETERY OLD SECTION

Washington Co. Pa

Contributed by Liz DuBois

 

Read History of PIGEON CREEK UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CEMETERY
(near Eighty-Four PA, Washington. County, Pa.)

Records of Cemetery taken by Mrs. Horne and Elizabeth B. Weaver
October 1938

p. 9
The Old Section

The Old Section extends South from the road on the South of the Circle Section and from East at the blacktop road to the survey of 1922 at the West. Burials began here in 1777. Hundreds are unmarked.

Lots were not sold as such. Singe graves were sold. Rows were read beginning at the North and going to the South; Row 1 being along the blacktop at the circle or loop road end. We found half rows tucked in between long rows that extended all the way across; numbering is as accurate as conditions made possible.

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CEMETERY CENSUS READINGS OF OLD SECTION:

NAME BIRTH DEATH AGE Also on Stone or Comments
Row 1. North to South
CLARK, 1. Andrew M. Clark 		 Oct 6, 1845 73 died Oct 6, 1845 in the 73, year of his age.
         
(2) PARI____  (broken stone) “__ memory of _____s Pari_____
PARK_____ 
         
(3) JACKSON  Robert Jackson Sept 19, 1848 75 (a double stone) died Sept 19, 1848 in the 75 year of his age.
Jackson, Margaret C.  March 10, 1842 63 wife of Robert Jackson March 10, 1842 in the 63 year of her age.
         
(4)  Jackson Margaret C. Sept 11, 1851 20 d/o of R & M Jackson died Sept 11, 1851 in the 20th year of her age.
...space for two graves... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  - - - - - -
         
(5) McDONALD  Eleazer 
 Oct 22d 188_  13 In memory of Eleazer McDonald s/o Andrew & Poley McDonald who departed this life Oct 22d 188_ age 13 (stone buried, probably reset and poem underground.)
         
         
Row 2.

(1)
REID Elizabeth Ann 

Nov 17th 1946 10 month 27 days 11 hours. (stone down and broken) Elizabeth Ann d/o W.M. & Jane Reid died Nov 17th 1946 aged 10 month 27 days 11 hours.
         
(2)

BERRY Mary G. wife of John Berry

Oct 1, 1810 March 8, 1888 wife of John Berry born Oct 1, 1810 died March 8, 1888.
(3).  John Berry Aug 13, 1867 58 John Berry died Aug 13, 1867 in the 58th year of his age. “Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord.”
...space for three graves... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
         
(starting on p. 10)
(4). LEYDA Easther  		w/o Abraham Leyda Dec. 19, 1861 in her 73rd year.
(5). Abrm. Leyda Jan 18, 1851 58 Jan 18, 1851 in his 58th year.
(6). Lucinda d/o Esther & Abraham Leyda 1832 1832
(7). James s/o Easther & Abraham Leyda  Sept. 2, 1823 11 “Read this and weep but not for me
Lament thy longer misery.
My life is short my greef the less.”
(stone broken off and reset, partically buried -- this note seems to imply all Leyda names are on one stone)
         
(8) McDONALD  Ebenezer McDonald s/o/ Andrew and Mary McDonald   Oct. 22nd AD 1806 12 In memory of Ebenezer McDonald s/o/ Andrew and Mary McDonald who died Oct. 22nd AD 1806 in the 12th year of his age.
         
(9) HAIR  James Hair March 25th AD 1817  89 (a double tombstone) In memory of James hair who departed this life March 25th AD 1817 aged 89 years.
Mary Hair consort of James Hair who departed this life Feb 20th AD 1811 aged 84 years.
Mary Hair  Feb 20th AD 1811  84 consort of James Hair who departed this life Feb 20th AD 1811 aged 84 years.
         
(10) McDONALD   Mary Dec. the 11th AD 1834 71 In memory of Mary McDonald consort of Andrew McDonald who departed this life Dec. the 11th AD 1834 in the 71st year of her age.
         
(11). Andrew McDonald Sept. 2nd AD 1835 75 Andrew McDonald who departed this life Sept. 2nd AD 1835 in the 75th year of his age.
         
(12). John McDonald Nov. 11th _D 1853 64 John McDonald died Nov. 11th _D 1853 in the 64th year of his age
“Dearest brother thee hast left us
Here thy loss we deeply feel
But its God that hast recalled thee
He can all our sorrows heal.

Note: AD
         
(13). Gabriel McDonald Aug. 26, 1955 54 Gabriel McDonald died Aug. 26, 1955 Aged 54 year & 4 mo.
         
(14).  R_______  (a small white stone initialed J.R. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
         
about 12 yards to the next gravestone. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
         
(15). CHAMBERS   Katherine Jane Chambers Oct. 29th AD 1839 1 year 9 months 7 days. CHAMBERS  In memory of Katherine Jane Chambers who died Oct. 29th AD 1839 aged 1 year 9 months 7 days.
         


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