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This is a PARTIAL listing of readable headstones.
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Hope Church Cemetery
Youngstown, Pa.
(Westmoreland County)
Contributed: June 8, 2000
Copyrighted and Contributed by Marlene Mitchell, [email protected]
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Here is another cemetery in Youngstown, Pa. It is very small, only 65
tombstones. The minister from the Hope Ev. Methodist Church which is next to
this small cemetery has maintained the grounds for 20 years.
The cemetery is located on Church Street in Youngstown, Pa., just across the
road from St. James Ev. Lutheran Church Cemetery. St. James is located on Rt.
982. Church Street is the side street that runs along it's cemetery.
This listing is the entire cemetery.
These are NOT in alphabetical order but written as I walked the cemetery.
Tombstones side by side.
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1. no name
2. Lelia S. daughter of ?? Ross died July 12, 1832(?) age 5Y, 6M and 12D
3. Melba M. Myers 1926-1942
4. S. W. Myers 1895-1929
5. Charlotte E. Brown 1855-1922
6. Belle Harr 1859-1917
7. John Harr Sept. 20, 1817-June 26, 1899
8. Anna Harr wife of John Harr Nov. 22, 1819- May 30, 1882
9. S. K.
10. Robert Agey(?) April 1882- Aug. 12, 1896 Co. K 2 Regt. Pa. (GAR)
11. B. W. Penn Sct. Co. K 11th Pa. Inf. (GAR)
12. Jacob Stout Nov. 2, 1819- Mar. 10, 1903
Catharine his wife Oct. 16, 1832- Oct 23, 1904
13. Jacob Byerly Aug. 16, 1784- May 11, 1856
Margaret Byerly June 18, 1790- May 7, 1874
14. Alex Johnston Feb 28, 1870- Feb. 16, 1872
15. unreadable
16. Jacob F. Campbell 1853-1888
17. Campbell 1865 (GAR)
18. Ruth A. Carnes 1804-1901
19. J. Chasseur Co. K 11th Pa. Inf. (GAR)
20. Amens (?) (GAR)
21. Nancy Carvin died Feb. 17, 1889 age 4 Years
22. Margaret wife of Lazarus Noel died Nov. 1881 age 39
23. Daniel Igo 1872-1935
24. Susan Igo Apr. 5, 1824- Nov. 5, 1904
25. John son of Daniel and Margaret Igo d: Sept. 11, 1888 age 68 (?)Y 1M and 2D
26. Birdie C. Kuhns wife of E.S. Ferguson 1881-1914
27. Baby
28. Baby
29. Eli Hughes Oct. 18, 1849- June 21- 1923
30. Susan wife of E. Hughes June 16, 1847- July 18, 1910
31. unreadable
32. unreadable
33. Darr, Noah 1857-1939 (father); Dora 1869-1924 (mother)
34. Darr, Dorothy C. 1898-1945; Lottie B. 1886-1953
35. Anna M. Aukerman 1864-1934
36. Sanson Aukerman 1855-1922
37. Benjamin Aukerman 1894-1906
38. Charles Aukerman 1880-1898
39. Sara J. Showers 1849-1876
40. Emma Showers 1867-1872
41. Copperstone, Sarah died Sept. 17, 1901 age 78Y, 5M
Thomas died June 7, 1855 age 45Y, 5M
42. Anna Kate daughter of ?? Roshon
43. (child) of Roshon
44. Martha A. wife of E.S. Roshon died Apr. 17, 1875 age 33Y, 4M and 15D
45. Catharine Kuhns 1838-1916
46. Isaacs Kuhns died Sept. 9, 1909 Co. E 211 Reg. Pa. Vol. (GAR)
47. Beltz(?) died 1879 age 80Y
48. Kuhns, Franklin S. son of I.S. and C. Kuhns 1872-1893
49. Infant born Oct. 20, 1883
50. Dempsey A. son of I.S. and C. Kuhns June 18, 1880- Feb. 19, 1881
51. Mary B. daughter of I. S. and C. Kuhns July 2, 1878- Aug. 16, 1878
52. Jane S. wife of J. B. Yates died May 10, 1909 age 79Y, 1M and 4D
53. John Yates died April 1882, age 56Y, 11M and 7D
54. John Yates died Mar. 1872 age 11Y, 3M and 7D
55. Mary Yates died Dec. 16, 1871 age 13Y, 1M and 15D
56. Margaret Yates died Nov 28, 1871 age 9Y, 2M and 12D
57. James Yates died Sept. 1839(?) age 3Y, 2M and 19D
58. Sterrett Yates died Sept. 1869 age 1Y, 1M and 13D
59. Rebecca Yates died Jan. 30, 1853 age 2Y, 8M
60. Walter Yates died July 30, 1853 age 5M, 3D
61. Mary daughter of M.M. and M. Smith died Nov. 23, 1877 age 22Y, 11M and 8D
62. Michael Smith died Aug. 5, 1879 age 47Y, 6M and 10D
63. Mary wife of M. Smith age 60Y, 3M and 20D (mother)
64. unreadable
65. unreadable name Co F 186th Pa. Inf. (GAR)
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