Shopp Cemetery


1/8 mi east of Shiremanstown, PA on Simpson Ferry Road in Cumberland County. Formed in 1827. Owned and cared for by the Shiremanstown United Methodist Church. Lower Allen Township
Contributed by Kerry Ann

Surnames in this cemetery:
UHRICH, SHOPP, GILBERT, BROWN, ERB, NEIDIG, EBERLY,BATTORF, MECK, BALMER, KNETTEL, SHERK, WISE, FLENDER, BOYER, ZEARING, FISHER, SPRECKER, MATER, DESANNO, IRVIN, BOYER, HANES, FEROW, REEME, EPPLY, MILLER, LEHMAN, NEIMAN, BLAIR, RUPP, BROWN, NISSLEY, KOSER, BOWERSOX, BREAMER, BREADY, FELIX, WORLEY, WILLIS, LIGGITT, AINSWORTH, STEIGELMAN, FISHER, WELLS

There are several stones which are unreadable.




Annie UHRICH died Dec 30, 1880  aged 80 yrs 1 mo 23 ds



Samuel SHOPP died Dec 30 1904 aged 75 yr 8 mos 23 ds

   (GAR flag holder)

Rebecca SHOPP died Jan 18 1900 aged 71 yrs 11 mos 14 ds



Ezra GILBERT Mrch 7 1841  Dec 17 1914

Anna Eberly GILBERT Oct 30 1831  Mar 16 1902

Bertha B. GILBERT May 23 1868  March 4 1942



Joseph BROWN Died Aug 22 1885  "Soldier Unassuming"



Benjamin ERB May 17 1810 - Dec 13 1870  "Father"

Susan ERB Apr 16 1813 - May 7 1852 "Mother"

John C. ERB Nov 15 1839 - Mar 12 1893  "JCE"

Susan S. GILBERT Jan 22 1846 - Mar 7 1872 "SSG"

E.A. ERB Sep 18 1841 - Nov 7 1916 "EAE"



Cyrus GILBERT Sep 6 1836 - May 6 1900



Bishop Jacob ERB died Apr 29 1883 aged 78 yrs 11 mos 4 ds;

  has United Methodist Clergy medallion



Levi R. _______ ( can't read it)

Jacob, son of George and Mary GILBERT

small stone - no marking

Mary, wife of George GILBERT died Feb 24 1875 aged 68 yrs

    2 mos 18 ds

Rev. George GILBERT died May 2 1870 aged 64 yrs 7 mo 20 ds

  "Servant of God, well done

   Rest from they loyal employ

   The battle fought the victory won

   Enter thy Master's joy"



John SHOPP died Arp 21 1891 aged 62 yrs 9 mos 11 ds

  "Our Brother"

Louisa ______  (can't read)

Annie, Our Mother, wife of Samuel SHOPP died Dec 30 1880

  aged 73 yrs 4 mos

Samuel SHOPP, Our Father, died Feb 20 1882 aged 84 yrs

  6 mos 2 ds



John C. son of John and _____ SHOPP died Nov 14 1845

  aged 1 mo 16 ds

Anna SHOPP (this stone is in German and difficult to read)

  Feb 23 1765 - Feb 18 1850;  there is also a child listed

  on this stone.  Cannot read the name aged 11 mo 23 ds

Johannes SHOPP (this stone is in German and difficult to read)

  1761 - June 18 1821



Nancy, daughter of Martin and Fanny NISSLEY and wife of John

  SHOPP born Dec 12 1808 died July 7 1841 aged 32 yrs 6 mos

  25 ds

    "Kind angels guard this mouldering dust

     Till Jesus comes to raise the just

     Then may she wake with sweet surprise

     And in her Savior's image rise"



Catherine NEIDIG, wife of Geo. RUPP, dau of Johannes &

  A SHOPP  died May 9 1880 aged 76 years & 5 mos

Jacob NEIDIG son of Rev John & M. NEIDIG died Mar 10 1885

  aged 31 yrs 2 mos & 15 ds

Mary Ann, dau of Jacob & B. NEIDIG aged 3? years



Louisa SHOPP born Oct 11 1806 died May 29 1898

John SHOPP born July 6 1794 died Sept 30 1887



John NEIDIG Jan 21 1833 - Jan 4 1904

Eliza, his wife Feb 3 1837 - June 18 1879

Oliver NEIDIG July 19 1855 - Aug 1 1856

Jacob NEIDIG June 6 1862 - Aug 13 1862

Lizzie NEIDIG June 1 1864 - Nov 29 1864

Frank NEIDIG Dec 18 1866 - Aug 7 1867

Catharine NEIDIG Dec 30 1869 - Aug 12 1870



Ida May NEIDIG 1850 - 1870

Elizabeth NEIDIG 1869 - 1881

George Maurice NEIDIG 1855 - 1866



Susan EBERLY Nov 9 1846 - Sep 21 1912

Sarah EBERLY Mar 10 1848 - June 12 1923

Henry B. EBERLY June 14 1850 - Dec 21 1927

Catherine EBERLY Aug 27 1843 - Aug 23 1935

Christian EBERLY Feb 3 1817 - Sep 21 1889

Mary EBERLY June 7 1824 - Jan 17 1899

Daniel C. EBERLY Dec 21 1857 - Nov 23 1888

William EBERLY Jan 29 1854 - Oct 16 1860



Henry BATTORF born March 10 1801 died Feb 11 1861

Elizabeth BATTORF born ? 1798 died ??



Helen I MECK Feb 25 1916 Oct 28 1998



Catherine EBERLY, wife of Samuel EBERLY born June 24 1791

  died Oct 9 1860 aged 69 yrs 3 mos 15 ds

  "I am the resurrection and the life"

  "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord"

Samuel EBERLY SR born April 30 1790 died nov 14 1862

  aged 72 yrs 6 mos and 11 days

Mary Eberly KOSER "Baby" May 17 1894 jan 17 1895

  (EBY is in about 1 inch letters in the bottom right corner)

another marker with just L.E.K.



Abraham, son of Jacob _____ died 1886 aged 1 yr 13 ds



Elmer L., son of William and Margaret SHOPP born Jan 24 1865

  died may 1 1872



David, infant son of Geo and ____



??ILT BREAMER (nothing else readable)



Levi A. son of Levi and Susan BALMER

  died Jan ?? 1859

Susanna, daughter of Levi and Susan BALMER died May 29 1852

  aged 5 mos 15 ds



William, son of J & S KNETTEL died Nov 5 187? aged 2 mos

Levi M, son of J & S KNETTEL died Mar 13 1874 aged 11 mos

  17 ds



Daniel BALMER "Our Father" died May 26 1887 aged 69 yrs

  8 mos 21 ds

Amelia BALMER (rest of stone missing)



Jacob BALMER born ?? died 1880 (stone is in German)

Elizabeth BALMER (can't read)

Baby BALMER 1829 -1830 aged 11 mos 2? ds



___ born June 11, 1829 aged 5 mos



____ SHERK born Sep ??  18?? died ? 1810 aged 7 mos 2 ds



Anna LONG aged 5 yrs 20 days died ____ 10, 1811



Aaron WISE born April 2 1820 died Dec 6 1847 27 yrs 7 mos

  29 ds



Abraham FLENDER died Aug 14 1852 aged 20 yrs 7 mon 27 ds



William BOYER "Our Father" born March 2 1782

  died Oct 15 1853

Sophia BOYER died Mar 1 1866 aged 46 yrs 2 mos 11 ds

Samuel BOYER died __ 10 1832 aged 20 yrs 11 mos 24 ds



Anne ZEARING daughter of John H and Sarah ZEARING

  died Feb 25 1850 aged 6 yrs 1 mo 22 ds

Rebecca wife of Samuel C. ____

Eliphas son of John H & Sarah ZEARING died Jan 24 1850

  aged 1 yr 8 mos 27 ds

Wesley son of John H & Sarah ZEARING died Feb ?? 1850

Samuel A. son of John H & Sarah ZEARING who departed this

  life Oct 27th 1859 in the 23rd year of his life

___ Ann daughter of John & Sarah ZEARING



John W. FISHER



Rosan, wife of John W. FISHER died Nov 4 1875 in the 56th

  year of her age



John son of John and Mary SPRECKER who died the 1st day of

  April 1885 aged 15 yrs 5 mos and 21 ds



Jacob MATER died Apr 19 1872 aged 62 yrs ? mos ? ds



Leona L. daughter of E.J. & E.J. DESANNO died July 24 1872

  aged ? yr 6 mos 3 ds

Ida F daughter of E.J. & E.J. DESANNO died Jan 8 1883

  aged 7 yrs 11 mos 15 ds



James IRVIN died Dec 11 1849 aged 49 yrs 8 mos



___ BOYER born Oct 24 1840 died 1853 aged 13 yrs 5 mos

___ BOYER born Feb 21, 1831 died Mar 29 1832

 aged 1 yr 1mo 8 ds



John W. HANES born Oct 7 1804 died Feb 15 1852



Lenah Barnart daughter of Jonas & Margaret FEROW

  born Aug 4 1820 died Dec 2 1844 aged 24 yrs 4 mos ? ds



Thomas C. REEME born July 3 1813 died July 2 1856



Jacob EPPLY born Apr 2 183? died July 5 183?

  aged 1 yr 3 mos 3 ds



John S. MILLER born Feb 24 1811 died ?? 1851

  aged 40 yrs 6 mos 2 ds (GAR flag holder)

___ MILLER



Clarence, son of JS & A. MILLER died Aug 18 1870

  aged 1 yr 2 mos 19 ds

Rev. John S. MILLER died Mar 15 1888 aged 89 yrs 5 mos ?ds

Blanche S. MILLER died Jan 2? 1875 aged 6 yrs 5 mos 11 ds



Mary Jane dau of ____ (can't read)



Jacob Darius son of Jacob D & Mary A. ______

  died Feb 24 1854 aged 1 yr 8 mos 20 ds



Catherine C. daughter of H. & M. LEHMAN

  died Apr 1 1853 aged 7 yr 10 mos 9 ds



James H. NEIMAN born Jan 31 1841 died Mar 17 1872

  aged 31 yrs 1 mo 17ds



___ L. BLAIR died Mar 20 1864 aged 2 yrs 4 mos 3 ds



George W. BOWERSOX 1851 - 1930

Susan F. BOWERSOX 1851 - 1912

"AND FAMILY"

Footers: Ethel C. BOWERSOX 1909 - 1924

         Ella R. BOWERSOX 1888 - 1957 "Mother"

         John W. BOWERSOX 1879 - 1932 "Father"



Hannah BREADY 1850 - 1866

Roland S. BREADY 1845 - 1866

Sarah BREADY 1818 - 1886

Abram BREADY 1818 - 1898



John FELIX died Feb 26 1880 aged 50 yrs 2 mo 24 ds

Maria, wife of E. WORLEY died Feb 13 1882

  aged 70 yrs 9 mos 10 ds

Ezekiel WORLEY died Mar 12 1887 aged 76 yr ? mos 21 ds

Sarah, daughter of E. & M. WORLEY died June 21 1858

  aged 15 yrs 7 mos 9 ds



Jane A. dau of W.M & S.P. WILLIS died Sep 22 18?? aged 6mos

Rebecca, wife of William WILLIS died Feb 5 1902

  aged 69 yrs 3 mos 8 ds (EBY in one inch letters at

  bottom right of headstone)



Janet L dau of C.W. & M.E. ZEARING 1929

Vera K. ZEARING Mar 4 1898 Aug 15 1899

  (EBY in one inch letters at bottom right of headstone)



Benjamin LIGGITT Jul 211827 - Jan 25 1900

Sophia, his wife Mar 5 1831 - Oct 2 1902

Joseph C. LIGGITT Oct 9 1863 - Oct 8 1937

Alice, his wife Feb 5 1867 - Apr 16 1935

Ernest M., their son Sep 27 1899 Aug 27 1900

Roy E., their son Dec 18 1885 - Apr 10 1903



Mattie Kirk AINSWORTH 1868 - 1936



John W. STEIGELMAN died Aug 8 1877 aged 43 yr 5 mos 15 ds

  "Member of Co H 1st Rifle PRVC"

Magdalene STEIGELMAN died Mar 20 1876 aged 80 yrs 3 mos 20d

Peter STEIGELMAN died Jan 9 1845 aged 57 yrs 10 mos 25 ds



Mary Catherine WELLS Nov 30 1907 - Sep 20 1990



Levi M. FISHER 1854 - 1941

Mary A. FISHER 1852 - 1920

Florence R. FISHER 1898 - 1953

Mary A. FISHER 1852 - 1920