1857
1000 Greenway Terrace, Kenhorst, Pa, Berks County.
I came across the information of the Bitting cemetery at the Berks County Historical Society. The article, which has no author and written around 1955, says at 631 Minor Street here in Reading, Pa, "is a broken marble slab used as a step in the sidewalk inscribed "Bitting Graveyard." My collogues and I drove there and found where 631 was is now a parking lot and all the sidewalks have newer cement sidewalks.
We went on to Greenway Terrace in Kenhorst. After driving through a street of well kept single homes with driveways, we finally stopped and ask a woman sitting on her front porch enjoying the unusal warm December weather.
She asked not to be identified, said the cemetery was next door to her. She took us over and the house on the property is a bungalo type home. It had just been sold and the new owners had not moved in yet.
There are no headstones, they were removed years ago. Our informant told us there are bodies also buried under the sidewalk and they cemented right over some of the headstones. On the house is a paper from the Berks County Preservation Society stating there are bodies burried on the property. Picture below. Our informant said, "When we bought our house we didn't know there were bodies buried next door. I kept seeing an old man walking through my house nodding and smiling at me. One minute he was there and then he was gone...."
BITTING
Burial Ground
BITTING
Burial Ground
Daniel BITTING
4-2-1772 5-22-1866
age 78 years, 1 month and 20 days
Daniel BITTING, s/o Jacob & Mary
8-28-1854 4-5-1857
age 2 yeas, 7 months and 7 days
Our Father
Jacob BITTING
12-10-1797 1-13-1879
age 81 years, 1 month and 3 days
Hier ruhet Johannes BITTING
ER wude goboren den 18ten, May 1761
Ist gestorben den 25ten, September 1829
War alt worden 65 yahre, 4 monate u. 7 tage
Heir ruhet Maria BITTING
Ehegattin von Johannes BITTING
War geboren den 22st December 1766
Und starb den 3t September 1849
Was alt 82 yahre, 8 m u. 11 tage
Maria Elizabeth w/o Peter BITTING
4-20-1803 7-25-1895
age 92 years, 3 months and 5 days
Peter BITTING
10-13-1799 7-2-1875
age 75 years, 8 months and 20 days
Hier ruhet Philip BITTING
Er wurde geboren den 1st December 1795
1st gestorben im Feburary 1824 in einen alter von 28 yahre und 2 monate
Our Mother
Sarah BITTING
1-2-1802 6-8-1876
age 74 years, 5 months and 6 days
Susan BITTING, w/o Daniel L. BITTING, d/o Michael & Elizabeth MOYER
4-25-1768 3-25-1852
age 65 years, 3 months and 8 days
William BITTING, s/o Jacob & Mary BITTING
6-2-1856 6-11-1858
age 2 years and 9 months
Peter F. HEABNER
9-8-1836 6-1-1872
age 35 years, 8 months and 2 days
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1830
Morgantown Road near Lancaster Avenue, Reading, Pa, Berks County.
40'X160'Enclosed cemetery. The burials (unmarked)extend to the railroad bed, bypass and under the Morgantown Road to the alley near the Queen City Diner.
It is hard to believe there are headstones under all the brush and weeds.
Meeting were held in the homes of George Boone Sr. and Anthony Lee. In 1737, a log Meeting House was built. In 1759, a stone building was erected.
Mr. Stokes said the Meeting House didn't changed much since the Boone and Lee Families went there in the 1700's. Inside the Meeting House was vary dark and damp even though Mr. Stokes turned on the lights. He said they open the shutters during the meetings.
By 1817, the burying ground was filled. As no additional land could be purchased, ground was hauled in and filled to a depth of four feet and a second tier of graves was begun. This is the reason there are no headstones or markers on the graves.
HERE ARE BURIED DISTINGUSHED PIONEERS AND FOUNDERS OF BERKS COUNTY. LEE...BOONE...ELLIS...WEBB THIS TABLET IS PLACED BY THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS NO.36..THE HISTORICIAL SOCIETY OF BERKS COUNTY 1944
FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE AND BURYING GROUND ANCESTORS OF PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND DANIEL BOONE ARE BURIED HERE. HISTORICIAL SOCIETY OF BERKS COUNTY 1915
ESTABLISHED 1725 AS OLEY NAME CHANGED TO EXETER 1742. PRESENT STONE MEETING HOUSE 1750 NEAR SITE OF TWO PREVIOUS LOG STRUCTURES. BURIED HERE ARE MEMBERS OF THE BOONE, ELLIS, HUGHES, LEE, AND LINCOLN FAMILIES. MEETINGS DISCONTINUED 1899, BUILDING REOPENED FOR WORSHIP 1940.
DEPPEN CEMETERY BEGUN AS A FAMILY BURIAL GROUND, DEPPEN CEMETERY WAS ORIGNALLY LOCATED A HALF MILE-WEST OF MT. PLEASENT, SOUTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE 183. KNOWN LOCALLY AS "THE CATHOLIC CEMETERY" IT WAS MOVED TO THIS SPOT BY THE ARMY ENGINEERS PHILDELPHIA DISTRIC DURING THE SUMMER OF 1978 IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF BLUE MARSH LAKE ON NEARBY TULPEHOCKEN CREEK. THE FIRST KNOWN BURIAL TOOK PLACE IN 1808. THE LAST IN 1915. AN EXTENSIVE SEARCH OF THE CEMETERY AND VICINITY REVEALED 68 GRAVES. ONLY 36 WERE IDENTIFABLE. THE OTHERS WERE UNMARKED AND MAY HAVE ENCLUDED THE 20 OR 30 IRISH LABORERS WHO FELL VICTIM TO "CANEL" OR "SWAMP" FEVER WHILE CONSTRUCTING THE UNION CANAL DURING THE 1820'S. MAY THEY ALL REST IN PEACE
Located in Maidencreek Township, Berks County, Pa. In 1998 the area was hit hard by tornadoes. Only the stone wall of the cemetery was damanged. Update 2010: In 1934 the graves to the front of the graveyard were dug up and what remains could be moved were moved inside further, and the front wall was moved back two feet to make room for the road. The back and sides of the graveyard are original. The re internment was under the supervision of Stanley Kirby heir along with Walter Christ funeral home. By that time the wooden caskets had decomposed and many of the remains were not totally intact. It is probable that some remains remained under the road.
It is approximately 120 feet by 123 feet.
It is named after Bernhard Adam.
Bernhard Adam and his wife are buried here.
FIX-GARBER CEMETERY
Kline
Elsie A. August 30, 1890 - Jan. 18, 1893
Miller
David, s/o Jacob & Susanna, March 1, 1838 - Oct. 23, 1886. aged
53/7/22.
Amanda F., his wife, May 12, 1838 - Jan.2, 1904. aged
65/7/20.
Miller
Samuel F., s/o David & Amanda., 1860-1939.
A. Laura, d/o David & Amanda., d. May 14, 1927.
Fix
Johannes, s/o Lorentz & Magdalena, Jan. 14, 1789-July 9, 1832,
aged 43/5/25.
Fix
Lorentz, 1759-Oct. 9, 1822, aged 43/5/25.
Magdalene, his wife, March 4, 1761-Jan. 20, 1835, aged
73/10/16.
Emma Laura, d/o Hiram S. & Mary E., June 18, 1885-Dec. 21, 1890,
aged 5/6/3.
Anna Agnes, d/o Hiram & Mary E., August 22, 1887-dec. 27, 1890,
aged 3/4/5.
Fix
Samuel, July 26, 1803-Feb.11, 1895, aged 91/6/16.
Sarah, his wife, August 20, 1806-Oct. 31, 1872, aged
66/4/11.
Hartman
Walter, aged 14 years.
Fix
Hiram S., Feb. 12, 1856-Sept. 9, 1923, aged 67/6/27.
Mary E., Sept. 18, 1866-Oct. 12, 1896, his wife.
OUR SISTER
Caroline, Jan. 19, 1844-Feb. 2, 1863, aged 19/0/11. No surname
given.
Fix
Charles, 1835-1898-son (flag on grave)
Franklin, 1849-1829
Phillips
Emma L. Fix, w/o William, 1852-1924.
Manley
Mary A., w/o David, March 20, 1827-Sept. 15, 1894.
Fabian
Sarah Fisher, w/o John, d. Feb. 6, 1872, aged 45 years.
Palm
Lucy A. 1866-1930
Fisher
Michael, April 10, 1779-July 23, 1849, aged 70/3/18(sic)
Sarah, his wife, Dec. 1, 1786-June 19, 1838, aged 51/6/18.
F.S.S.B.
Empty base
Broken stone January 6, 1817
S.D.
K.J.A.H.
S.E.H.
L.F.
Deem
Susannah, w/o Samuel, d/o John & Anna M. Garver, June 9, 1791 -
May 7, 1872, aged 80//10/28.
Susan, d/o Samuel & Susanna, Feb. 2, 1823-Jan. 14, 1867.
H.F.D.
Footstone
C.D.
Deem
Harry, Sgt. Co.C., 12th U.S. Inf. Sp. Am.
A.M.D.
Deem
George W., s/o Charles & Sophia, April 2, 1883-April 5,
1890.
Infant, s/o Charles & Sophia.
Anna M., d/o Charles & Sophia, June 21, 1864-July 1, 1870, aged
6/0/10.
Henry Freeman, s/o Charles & Sophia, March 31, 1871-Sept. 15,
1872, aged 1/5/14.
I.M.D
C.W.D
Deem
Laura, d/o Charles & Sophia, June 21, 1864-Dec. 15, 1864, aged
0/5/24.
Borkert
Mary Ann, w/o N., Oct. 27, 1821-August 10, 1849, aged
27/9/13.
Burket
Nicholas, Feb. 26, 1812-Oct. 29, 1870, aged 58/8/13.
Getz
John, July 29, 1783-June 2, 1840, aged 56/10/4.
Riffert
Henry Emerson, s/o Andrew & Hana, Sept. 16, 1849-Oct. 13, 1851,
aged 2/0/27.
Murphy
Hannah E., d/o Daniel & Emeline, d. August 11, 1855, aged
0/1/8.
Riffert
Hannah C., d. July 28, 1853, aged 26/1/17.
Sarah Elizabeth, d/o Andrew & Hannah, April 28, 1852-Feb. 21,
1867, aged 14/9/24.
Murphy
Emmaline, w.o Daniel C., d/o William & Elizabeth Sharman, August
11, 1825-Nov. 2, 1873, aged 48/2/21.
Daniel C., Jan, 19, 1821-Sept. 23, 1871, aged 50/8/4.
Sharman
William C., d. Dec. 17, 1862, aged 39/0/11.
Elizabeth, his wife, Feb. 21, 1793-Jan. 23, 1870, aged
76/11/2.
Murphy
George William, s/o Daniel & Emeline, march 17, 1845-Sept. 17,
1851, aged 6/6/0.
William S. s/o Daniel & Emaline, Nov. 25, 1846-Nov. 3, 1875, aged
28/11/8.
Reifsnyder
Mary, d. May 23, 1886, aged 75 years.
Fieldstone A.R.
Kline
Leroy, s/o George & /Sylvia, Feb. 18, 1901-Jan. 7, 1903.
Palm
George W., August 22, 1842-August 29, 1893, aged 51. Co. A/14th
Regt.
Santee
Joseph, August 28, 1816-Nov. 13, 1860, aged 44/2/15.
Rev. Charles Pauli.
Gerber
Anna maria, d. June 5, 1811, aged 54/10/29.
Burkhard
Samuel, d. March 23, 1851, aged 33/9/10.
Nicholas, d. May 11, 1828, aged 48/0/2.
Schitz
Elisabeth, d. July 1, 1856, aged 56/5/14.
Simons
Alexander, d. Oct. 14, 1855, aged 46/5/24.
Fisher
John, Sept. 9, 1849, aged 8/5/12.
Brown
Sept. 6, 1826, aged 31/4/13.
Lydia, August 1, 1829, aged 1/9/7.
Fix
Daniel, March 14, 1829, aged 1/9/7.
Epple
Anna, April 29, 1850, aged 41/10/24.
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Occupies
Ground Beside Exeter Meeting House.
NAME
COMMENTS
DATE
ROW ONE
James Lewis
(No Date)
William Lee
1818
Sarah Brumfield
(No Date)
Hugh Jones
1820
Mary Boone
Daughter of Joshua
1821
William Cherrington
1823
Sarah Boone
Wife of Moses
1821
Margaret Lee
Wife of John
1823
Ann T. Boone
Wife of Thomas
(No Date)
Benjamin Wright
1822
Moses Boone
1823
James Boone
Son of Joshua
1823
Catharine Lee
Wife of Thomas
1824
Jane Evans
1827
Francis Wright
1829
Mary P. Lee
Wife of Ellis
1831
Catharine Boone
Wife of James
1831
Edward Boone
1832
Mary T. Lee
Daughter of Thomas
1836
Ellis Lee
Son of Thomas
1838
Catharine Lee
Daughter of Thomas
1838
Mary Wright
Wife of Francis
1844
Elizabeth John
1839
Ellis Lee
1832
Thomas Lee
1830
Mary Lee
Wife of Thomas
1832
Samuel Lewis
(No Date)
Mordecai Lincoln
1822
Mary Harrison
1822
Catharine Harrison
Wife of Richard
1822
Benjamin Miller
1822
William Lewis
1823
Charles Boone
1823
Ann Boone
Wife of David
1823
Rachel Millard
1823
Thomas Boone, Esq.
1823
George Boone, Esq.
1824
Margaret Boone
Wife of George
1825
Lincoln Boone
Son of Thomas
1826
Mary Thomas
Wife of Jacob
1828
Jacob Thomas
1828
Hannah Jones
Wife of Hugh
1830
Priscilla Thomas
1832
Mary Lee
Wife of William
1834
Mary Lee
Wife of Mordecai
1839
John Lee
1847
Elizabeth Lee
Wife of John
1853
Eleanor Lee
Daughter of Samuel
1842
Rachel Lee
Wife of Samuel
1839
Amos Lee
1832
Sarah Lee
Wife of Amos
1823
Joseph Allison
1823
Sarah Wright
Wife of Benjamin
1823
Solomon Brumfield
1823
Richard Harrison
1826
Mary Boone
Wife of Joseph
1827
Jemima Harrison
1827
Agnes Foulk
1828
Abel Thomas
1828
Mary Lee
Wife of Jeremiah
1828
Isaac Lee
1829
Joseph Boone
1829
Rachel Lee
1830
Mary Lee
Wife of Isaac
1832
Thomas Evans
1832
Jesse Brumfield
1833
Jane Boone
Wife of Joshua
1834
Joshua Boone
1833
Alice Lincoln
Wife of Thomas
1836
Mary Dickinson
Wife of Isaac
1845 Omission
Anna Lincoln
1847
Anna Lee
Daughter of James
1847
Martha Bailey
1857
Deborah Jones
From Baltimore
1842
Jeremiah Lee
Son of William
1823
Judah Lee
Son of William
1825
Edward B. Hughs
1827
Rachel Lee
Daughter of Samuel
1830
Phineas Boone
1831
Frances Boone
Wife of Hugh
1833
James B. Cherrington
1834
Margaret Cherrington
Daughter of James
1834
Mordecia Lee
1834
Elizabeth Taylor
1835
Samuel John
1836
Thomas Elwood Boone
Joseph Boone
Margaret Boone
Elizabeth Boone Children of
George And Hannah Boone 1837
Elizabeth Lee
Daughter of James
1837
Hannah Boone
Wife of George
1844
William Boone
Son of George
1845
Elizabeth John
Wife of Samuel
1846
John Lee
Son of Mordecai
1849
Hannah Lee
Wife of Richard
1853
Judah Boone
1853
Hannah Lee
Wife of Thomas of Maidencreek
1855
Daniel Harrison
Son of Richard
1855
Mary Harrison
Daughter of Richard
1858
Preston Lee
Son of Francis
1862
Francis Pim Lee
1850
Rachel Lee
Wife of Thomas P. Lee
1858
Angelic Garey
1851
Elizabeth Leonard
Wife of George
1857
Ellen Brumfield
Wife of Solomon
1864
John Boone
1858
Julia Lincoln
Wife of Mordecai
1858
Martha Kaub
Wife of John
1858
George Boone
1860
Isaac Chrisman
1860
Samuel Lee
Son of John
1862
Hannah Dickson
1862
Joshua Boone
Son of Joshua
1863
Thomas Lincoln
1863
John Lincoln
1864
Ebenezer Lee
1865
Elizabeth Harrison
Daughter of Richard
1865
Thomas Lee
Son of Ellis
1866
Sarah Boone
Daughter of Thomas
1866
Ellis Lee
Son of John
1867
Maria Tally
Wife of Job
1866
Margaret L. Crisman
Wife of Isaac
1866
Elizabeth Kern
Wife of Samuel
1868
Anna Bailey
Daughter of Joseph
1868
Mary D. Lee
Wife of Thomas E.
1870
Samuel Kern
1872
Joseph Dickinson
1872
Francis Bailey
Son of Joseph L.
1872
Anna S. Bailey
Wife of Joseph L.
1872
Thomas E. Lee
Son of John
1872
John Jones
1857
Sarah L. Boone
Daughter of Joshua
1873
Hannah Llewellyn
1873
Rebecca Lee Chrisman
1874
Sarah Pim Lee
1874
Daniel Lee
1874
Elizabeth Lee
Wife of Samuel
1874
Sarah E. Lee
1876
Eleanor Lee
1877
James Lee
Son of John
1878
Eliza W. Lee
Wife of Daniel
1880
Thomas P. Lee
1880
Richard Boone
Son of Thomas
1881
Sarah B. Scarlet
Wife of Ephraim
1882
Johathan Thompson
1882
Joseph Bailey
1883
Rebecca Boone
Daughter of Thomas
1883
Ephraim Scarlet
1884
Llewellyn Scarlet
Son of James
1885
Rachel Ann Scarlet
Wife of James
1887
Anna S. Shubert
Daughter of James Scarlet
1887
Henry W. Bailey
Son of Joseph L.
1888
Anna Warrington Bailey
Wife of Joseph L.
1888
Lydia Lee
1889
Deborah Lee
1889
Jane E. Lee
1893
John Lincoln
1895
Hannah Bailey
1889
Margaret E. Lee
1902
Anna P. Lee
Daughter of Francis W. Lee
1911
Rebecca H. Lee
Wife of Francis W. Lee
1911
Francis W. Lee
1906
Sarah Bailey
1906
Joseph L. Bailey
1904
Catharine Lee
1907
Hannah Lee
1911
Elizabeth E. Lee
1911
Mary P. Lee
1921
Martha Lee
1932
Charles Lee
The Last Male Member of The Exeter Friends Meeting
1934
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Burial Ground
David KIRBY
4-24-1878
aged 71 years, 1 month and 27 days
Solomon, s/o Stanley & Caroline KIRBY
7-12-1855 7-11-1856
Two small children of Stanley & Caroline
One, 10 days and one, 14 days.
Stanley J. KIRBY
3-14-1802 9-1-1916
age 84 years, 5 months and 17 days
Caroline KIRBY, w/o Stanley J., d/o Daniel & Mary KAUFFMAN
age 61 years, 11 months and 28 days
Daniel W. KAUFFMAN, s/o Daniel & Mary
4-30-1830 6-5-1897
age 67 years, 1 month and 5 days
Elizabeth HAWKINS, d/o Daniel & Mary KAUFFMAN, w/o William HAWKINS
4-10-1806 4-30-1835
age 29 years, and 20 days
Samuel HUBER, s/o Samuel & Lydia
1877-1882
Solomon HESS, s/o George & Lydia
9-3-1873 10-10-1876
George HESS
9-18-1851 9-8-1874
age 25 years, 2 days
Infant child of David & Sarah KOLLER
Jacob Koller, s/o David & Sarah KOLLER
2-1840 - 1842
Stanley KIRBY
3-21-1773 7-12-1853
Married Hannah MERKEL, 7-14-1794
Lived in Matrimony, 55 years, 5 months and 10 days
7 sons and 5 daughters
aged 80 years, 3 months and 21 days
Hannah KIRBY, d/o Caspar & Blandina MERKEL
6-7-1775 12-30-1849
Married Stanley KIRBY on 7-14-1794
aged 74 years, 6 months and 23 days
Solomon KIRBY
9-16-1800 2-17-1875
age 74 years, 5 months and 1 day
Anna Maria KIRBY, s/o Solomon, d/o Christian & Catharine FOX
7-18-1804 5-18-1862
age 57 years 9 months and 25 days
David KOLLER
7-3-1804 1-5-1862
age 57 years, 5 months and 22 days
Married Hannah born KIRBY
10 children, 5 sons and 5 daughters
Hannah KIRBY, w/o David KOLLER
1-13-1805 4-18-1867
age 45 years, and 12 days
James FLACK
7-18-1857 2-2-1901
age 43 years, 6 months and 14 days
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The Bernhard Adam Cemetery
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