Fayette County Genealogy ProjectStrickler
Porter Cemetery-Upper Tyrone Township To find it, take Broadford road out of Connellsville, Pa. Go past Broadford to Owensdale. Just before you leave Owensdale, turn left on Woods Rd. Just past house on left you will see a pull over on right. Cemetery is up the bank on left. There are several illegible and unmarked stones and apparent unmarked graves. The Owensdale Cemetery lies on a tract of land recorded as the "Tinian," tract situated on Jacobs Creek, sold to Jacob Strickler in 1789, by Jacob Stewart. This tract is shown in survey's C210-41 and D56-23, and in 1829 the land was in the possession of David Strickler, Jacob Strickler (buried here), and Henry Stouffer. The original owner Jacob died in 1828 GPS Location 40º 04.82‘N 079º 36.15‘W ANDERSON Mary Ann 8-9-1814 - 8-24-1886 w/o Geo. W. Nancy 9-27-1848 age 37 y. 13 d. BARENSLECHER could be BARENSBELCHER Heir Ruth Sophia Gelt or Gejt 1885 (lettering in flowing longhand) BOOHER Peter 2-10-1865 Lizzie 10-8-1864 d o P. & E. FRASIER Rachel 5-19-1846 - 1-19-1876 w/o William JOHNSTON Sophia Ann 2-26-1863 age 25 y. w/o Wesley King Jane K. 1-1-1860 wife of Nathaniel MATHIAS Israel 10-8-1824 - 6-12-1849 s/o Philip & Martha MAUK Joseph 10-4-1861 age 3 y. 6 m. s/o W.C. & M. PORTER Moses 6-10-1880 age 77 years Mary C. 6-12-1873 age 37 w/o J.D. Mary A. dates illegible Martha Jane 4-25-1839 or 1830 wife of John R. Joseph dates illegible s/o M. & E. 5 illegible stones all same shape and in line with other Porter stones SHERRICK Franklin 12-12-1842 age 5 y. 4 m. 7 d. son of Martin and Susannah STRICKLER Allen 3-23-1858? age 9 y. s/o J. & B. Benton 3-18-1858 age 3 y. 6 m. 13 d son of J. and B. Byron 3-28-1858 age 5 y. 7 m. 11 d. s/o J. & B. Elizabeth 11-25-1828 age 76 y. Elizabeth 2-17-1831 age 70 years wife of Henry Emerson 4-15-1875 - 5-2-1875 Jacob 10-29-1828 age 77 y. 10 m. 22 d. Jacob 8-31-1874 age 82 y. 10 m. 1 d. Jacob 10-14-1790 - 9-12-1868 John 6-20-1862 age 73 y. 5 m. 1d. Mary 10-14-1790 - 9-12-1858 wife of Jacob Charles T. 3-10-1832 age 9 months Elis Aberth 11-25-1828 age 76 years Jacob 1749 - 1828 Rev War Vet Elizabeth 1752 - 1828 This is a NEW Granite stone SWINK Achsa Mae Ju? 14-1844 age 2 m. 15 d. TOOMAN Andrew 10-14-1871 age 81 y. Charles 3-19-1832 Lydia 5-1-1866 age 72 y. One foot stone marked N.R. no headstone STACY George W. 4-30-1867 age 22 years 1 mths ? days
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