Westmoreland County Pennsylvania Genealogy Project

Troxel Cemetery - Mt. Pleasant
Contributed by Ken O'Neal

 

                                 
 

(Numbers correspond to photo numbers)

To find it turn off RT 119 at RT 981 intersection, Go toward Mt Pleasant. Continue about 1/4 mile, you will see a Busy Beaver store on left. Pull into parking lot, cemetery is on top of knoll to right surrounded by 3 1/2 foot high wall. It is has large trees and briars. This cemetery is less than a mile over the Fayette Co. line Recorded June, 2000


CRIDER
4. Martin 2-26-1854 age 40y. 10 m. 9 d.
A stone next to Martin's, same type broken and illegible foot stone marked A.C.

NISELY
11. Elizabeth 6-28-1802 age 28 y. w/o Henry

TINSMAN
Lewis dates illegible s/o A. & M. or N. ( stone very very weather worn)

SHELKEY
Catharine 6-11or 17-18 ?? w/o possibly Jack (stone bkoken and very weather worn)
Mary 5-23-1846 age 3 y. d/o J.& C.

TROXEL
1.
Annie 9-11-1841 age 8 y.
3. Abraham 8-22-1855 age 2 y. 5 d.
5. John Sr. 9-30-1779 - 8-30-1850 age 75 y.
7. Barbara 6-5-1842 age 67 y.8m. 19 d. w/o John
12. Mary 7-19-1801 or 7 age 33 y. 28 d. w/o M.

WHITE
9.
David born 3-23-1878 Infant s/o W.P. &M.S.

One stone with name broken off only readable markings 21-1860 - 12-15-1862

Several broken and illegible stones Possibly, some unmarked graves

Inscriptions copied November 19, 1946

Surname Given Name DOB DOD Other Notes
Troxel Mary
July 13, 1862 Aged 70 years
Troxel John, Sr. September 20, 1775 August 30, 1850 Aged 75 years, 11 mos. 20 Ds.
Troxel Barbara
June 5, 1842 Aged 67 years, 8 Mos. 19 Ds. - wife of John Troxel, Sr.
Tinsman Lewis

Son of - balance not legible.
Chider Martin
Feb. 26, 1834 Aged 10 Years, 10 Mos. 9 Ds.
Chider ___le
? 1640 Balance scaled off




Inscription ot legible
Troxel Anne
Sept. 11, 1841 Aged 5 weeks


Feb. 22, 1840
Stone on ground
Troxel Mary
July 19, 1841 Aged 33 Yrs. 7M. 28Ds. - wife of M. Troxel




Stone on ground, inscription illegible
Troxel


Son of J.S. and C. A. Troxel - inscription illegible
White David S. March 21, 1878
Infant son of W. P. and H. S. White

Sarah

Small stone marked Sarah
Shelkey Mary

Aged 3 Years - Dau. of D. and C. Shelkey
Sherrick William 1846
Infant son of ? Sherrick

 

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