OLD CEMETERY, JOEL HERSHBERGER FARM

Situated on Joel Hershberger farm, 1 mile south east of Summit Mills.

Transcribed from the WPA records by Jean Wall.

NO SURNAME RELATIONSHIP BORN DIED AGED NOTES
1 YODER Christian 02/28/1899 75 yrs. 6 mos. 7 days
2 YODER Sarah wife of Christian Yoder 01/11/1891 70 yrs. 9 mos. 15 days
3 one infant grave, field stone marker, not inscribed.
4 one child grave, field stone marker, not inscribed.
5 YODER Mary D. 01/09/1838 11109 92 yrs. 4 mos. 22 days
6 YODER David 05/08/1899 79 yrs. 1 mon. 26 days
7 HOCH Catharina wife of David Yo* 30 yrs. 7 days Hoch very probably means Hochestetler-Yoder
8 YODER S. 01/07/1857
9 YODER Samuel C. 02/1881 30 yrs. And some days
10 LxG
11 YODER Jacob Y. 02/17/1894 75 yrs. 8 mos. 24 days
12 YODER Yost 07/14/1871 82 yrs. 5 mos. 19 days
13 YODER Elizabeth wife of Yost Yoder 03/15/1856 74 yrs. 10 mos. 17 days
14 one grave, field stone marker, not inscribed (child)
15 M. B. 1850 Adult field stone marker
16 H. H. 09/25/1837 Adult , field stone marker
17 MASH (probably two people buried here)
18 E. H. 1834
19 M8 18--
20 one infant grave, field stone marker, not inscribed.
21 one infant grave, field stone marker, not inscribed.
22 one child grave, field stone marker, not inscribed.
23 AHO 7AP Apparently the one who lettered this stone turned the stone sideways while carving some of the letters-- judging by the position of several of them i.e. C D E.
24 one child grave, field stone marker, not inscribed.
25 one child grave, field stone marker, not inscribed.
26 one child grave, field stone marker, not inscribed.
27 one child grave, field stone marker, not inscribed.
28 1805
29 H. H. This person's initials were evidently H. H. probably Hostetler
30 one infant grave, field stone marker, not inscribed.
31 one adult grave, field stone marker, not inscribed.
32 YODER infant son of R. & B. Yoder 01/23/1854 3 days
33 one infant grave, field stone marker, not inscribed.
34 YODER Elizabeth J. 01/03/1864 5 yrs. 8 mos.
35 YODER Barbara J. 01/07/1864 7 yrs. 6 mos. 4 days
36 YODER J. E. 06/17/1881 1 mos. 26 days
37 HOSTEDLERIN Renni 03/04/1811 Rennia may be an abbreviation of the name Catherine or Irene, Hostedler in, the ending in the family name is the German Feminine form of the name Hostetler
38 one adult grave, field stone marker, not inscribed.
39 H. IO 1829 Written in pencil of WPA copy, Henry Yoder, wife beside him, Katherine-K. 1828 marked
40 YODER David 08/27/1891 16 yrs. 11 mos. 3 days
41 YODER Eli C. 09/19/1922 67 yrs. 11 mos. 9 days
42 02/11/1821 adult
43 R. K. 1827 62 adult
44 Nine graves, field stone markers, not inscribed. Children of Jacob D. Yoder
45 MILLER Norman 02/28/1892 10 yrs. 8 mos. 28 days
46 MILLER Polly Farewell 05/07/1909 49 yrs. 10 mos. 26 days
47 YODER Sally 02/29/1862 1 yrs. 8 mos. 2 days
48 YODER Catherine 04/25/1859 7 yrs. 4 mos. 15 days
49 MILLER Jonas P. 05/11/1884 24 yrs. 4 mos. 14 days A loving husband, father dear, A faithful friend buried here.
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