White Church Cemetery (Jacob's Church)
Hesston, Penn Township
Part 3
Latitude 40-24-13N Longitude 078-05-52W
Transcribed and contributed by Debbie Fisher
This is the final of three transcriptions of the tombstones in the White Church Cemetery. Most of the stones in this section were relocated when the US Army Corps of Engineers filled Raystown Lake. I have included the cemetery they were moved from if the marker still exists. Many of these stones are old, weathered, and very hard to read. I have tried to be as accurate as possible.
I have family connections to many of the people buried in this cemetery,
and I would be happy to share any additional information I might have.
- Debbie Fisher
James Lee Bush
1953 � 1960
Floyd Merle Bush, Jr.
1966 � 1968
Floyd Merle Bush
1/30/1926 � 12/1/1994
f/o James, Barbara, Betty, Shirley, Floyd Jr.
Frank I. Bush
1883 � 1971
Rebecca E. w/o Frank I. Bush
1905 � 1961
Kenneth B. Bush
6/19/1946 � 3/15/1951
Silas Bush
1860 � 1927
Charles Rinker Bush
1896 � 1955
David B. Long
5/1/1832 � 9/12/1921
W. Ray Pel Thompson
1898 � 1961
Richard Clair McKinney
1928 � 1955
Cpl. NGUS 131st Truck Transp. Co.
Korean War
Elwood C. Cramer
9/14/1919 � 2/6/1992
Prvt. US Army WWII
Elizabeth M.
3/20/1918 �
Harry L. Sponeybarger
1890 � 1941
Meda Kelly
1889 � 1945
Richard R. Sponeybarger
1912 � 1973
Sgt. US Marine Corps WWII
Chalmer E. Bowser
1895 � 1967
Elsie Jane
1893 � 1960
Mary A. w/o Les Bowser
d. 11/28/1896
48y 2m 14d
William D. Bowser
1868 � 1952
Infant Bowser from Acker
Alfred W. Hearn
1894 � 1960
Blanch L.
1897 � 1997
Louise d/o AW & Blanch Hearn
1/4/1920 � 8/9/1920
Wilson W. Shenefelt
1870 � 1950
Cornelia E.
1875 � 1929
David Shenefelt
4/22/1842 � 8/7/1906
Elizabeth Shenefelt
1846 � 1931
H. E. Beams
3/16/1841 � 1/24/1916
Margaret Beams
9/29/1832 � 7/20/1917
L. Cass Shenefelt
1885 � 1967
Adam Morningstar from Acker
Jesse A. Morningstar
d. 9/25/1895
19y 5d
Sarah Morningstar from Acker
Children of AE & WE Baumgardner
Elsie May d. 2/26/1900 at 3d
Infant Daughter
Annie Baumgardner from Acker
Leslie T. Hetrick
7/4/1907 � 4/16/1979
Maj. US Army WWII
Pearl Norris
5/1/1907 � 6/12/1983
Infant d/o IM & MA Acker
10/10/1904
John B. Dean
d. 2/3/1899
21y 10m 7d
Vada M. Dean
d. 6/2/1902
22y 18d
Aden Dean from Acker
Hannah Dean from Acker
Martha J. w/o Elmer Yocum
2/15/1833 � 8/27/1901
William B. White
1814 � 1908
Sarah
1823 � 1904
John W. White
1849 � 1912
Margery
1848 �
Harry I. Oswalt
3/28/1886 � 12/26/1953
William Sonders from Acker
Baby Sonders from Acker
Baby Garner from Acker
Daniel C. Speck
d. 3/14/1899
36y 10m 18d
Lily E. d/o DC & Emma Speck
d. 6/16/18??
Alice C. d/o DC & Emma Speck
d. 1/30/1900
9y 25d
John W. Goss
1856 � 1925
Emma J.
1868 � 1958
Janet Irene Vaughn
1903 � 1980
Mary Ann McGarvey from Acker
George W. s/o A & AC Busch
d. 3/30/1879
3y 11m 13d
Rolo Leroy Hawn
11/7/1910 � 3/12/1915
John W. Bush, Jr. s/o John & Gertrude
7/1/1921 � 12/9/1998
Caroline F. d/o L & C Dean
d. 8/20/1868
3m 16d
Minnie B. Heffner
1877 � 1962
L. Cass
1871 � 1941
Children of LC & MB Heffner
Lawrence B. 1/14/1895 � 2/7/1895
Lena P. 5/19/1902 � 5/4/1904
Anne Mae Heffner from Acker
Marie Louse Heffner from Acker
Children of Miles D & Grace A Shenefelt
Infant Daughter 4/6/1905 � 4/8/1905
Infant Daughter 4/4/1906 � 4/4/1906
Miles D. Shenefelt
1880 � 1952
Grace A. Shenefelt
1879 � 1940
Wilhelm Bush
d. 9/12/1872
76y
Augustus Bush
d. 3/3/1889
57y 8m 3d
Annie C. w/o Augustus Bush
d. 6/13/1907
72y 5m 2d
Caroline d/o A & AC Busch
d. 3/9/1869
11d
Cyrus E. s/o OC & J Gearhart
d. 9/3/1906
7m
Jessica Lea Powell
8/27/1974 � 1/29/1975
Miles I. Garner
1874 � 1959
Susan R.
1874 � 1935
Elizabeth Garner from Acker
Fillmore Crownover
1856 � 1909
Annie Crownover
1849 �
Beulah Bell d/o Sherman & Anna Bell Hawn
1/21/1912 � 2/3/1912
Anna B. Crownover Hawn
1885 � 1922
Thomas D. Russler
7/16/1846 � 8/10/1907
Margaret J. Russler
8/20/1852 � 4/29/1913
Emma J. Garner
11/14/1878 � 8/19/1918
Vincent J. Jasko
4/7/1911 � 5/12/1981
S/Sgt. Med Det US Army WWII
John Bush
8/29/1865 � 4/6/1927
Gertrude B.
12/1/1881 � 12/25/1976
Am. Gold Star Mothers Inc.
Connie Lee Bush d/o Authelda (Snare) & Raymond Bush
5/29/1936 � 1/13/1937
Unknown Dean from Acker
Unknown Dean from Acker
Caroline F. w/o BL Dean
d. 6/29/1868
30y 4m 20d
Thomas C. s/o L & C Dean
d. 11/30/1872
6y 8m 21d
Belle Bowser
9/11/1858 � 7/27/1922
Jesse F. Montz
1886 � 1945
Minnie Pearl Cramer
1885 � 1945
Bessie Smith
1898 � 1979
William Pearce
10/13/1861 � 1/21/1929
Sarah Lingle Pearce
1881 � 1956
Amos F. Baker
1874 � 1935
Agnes C.
1875 � 1939
Laurena Wentz
1901 � 1955
John
1902 � 1951
Harry James Morningstar
1902 � 1937
James D. Morningstar from Acker
Jennie H. Morningstar
1879 � 1951
Helen E. Morningstar
12/15/1927 � 7/7/1977
Floyd H. Miller
10/7/1897 � 12/27/1959
Austin Miller
1927 � 1937
Bonnie K. Jones from Acker
Roy B. Bookwalter
1908 � 1981
Ruth A. Bookwalter from Acker
James A. Yocum from Acker
Kenneth E. Hileman
12/26/1922 �
Ruth (Parks)
2/15/1925 � 8/24/1985
Joseph A. Grubb
7/26/1916 � 6/6/1991
Dorothy I.
8/1/1923 � 9/24/1979
Valentine Bush
1856 � 1936
Harriet M.
1860 � 1916
Annie E. d/o Valentine & Harriet Bush
9/30/1878 � 9/6/1895
Harry L. s/o Valentine & Harriet Bush
10/27/1879 � 9/6/1897
Clair E. Bush
d. 3/21/1904
19d
Catherine Bush
d. 8/18/1901
80y 9m 16d
Chester R. Baker
1899 � 1978
Myra A.
1905 � 1972
Elizabeth Hawn from Shenefelt
Jacob Hawn from Shenefelt
John Kisling
6/23/1803
18y
Elizabeth Kisling
d. 7/28/1803
16y
Sara Enyeart
b. 7/9/1790
d. 8/18/????
Anna Elizabeth Kisling
d. 3/8/1821
64y
Rosanah Rowlan
b. 6/22/1792
d. ?/12/182?
John T. Thompson
11/7/1848 � 3/28/1916
Annie Rosena d/o JT & SA Thompson
2/26/1880 � 7/11/1909
Bertha O. Oswalt
12/20/1883 � 12/17/1884
Leonard B. Hazzard
1863 � 1940
Laura B.
1867 � 1909
Isaac Heffner
d. 11/16/1889
65y 1m 14d
Nancy w/o Isaac Heffner
d. 2/28/1889
55y 5m 8d
Sarah A. w/o John T. Thompson
d. 11/5/1884
34y 9m 6d (this stone was very hard to read)
Infant s/o JT & SA Thompson
d. 6/24/1872
1m 8d
Hanna H. w/o Isaac Heifner
d. 9/21/1870 ?
45y 5m 24d ?
Samuel Bagshaw
b. 4/??/????
d. 4/29/18??
Amy E. Kimberling w/o Samuel Bagshaw
1819 � 1911
Unknown from Shenefelt
Mary E. d/o Abraham & ????? Shenefelt
d. 8/??/18??
Marget (?) w/o Abraham Shenefelt
d. 8/26/1855
30y 8m ?d
Abraham B. Shenefelt
d. 8/3/1880
55y 7m 12d
Fred Shinafelt
d. 1/22/1852
61y
Anna E. Shenefelt
d. 5/8/1842
20y 8m 14d
??????? s/o T & L Dean
d. ?/15/186?
14y 1m 11d
Thomas Dean
d. 5/21/1872
66y 4m 18d
Lydia w/o Thomas Dean
8/14/1806 � 7/3/1887
John R. Dean
d. 5/29/1893
59y 9m 6d
Unknown from Ridenour
Unknown from Ridenour
Unknown from Ridenour
Unknown from Ridenour
Unknown from Ridenour
Elizabeth Ridenour
d. 1/18/18?7
50y 1d
Unknown from Ridenour
David s/o T & L Dean
d. 2/28/1839
4y
Jane d/o T & L Dean
d. 11/23/1836
19d
Rosan d/o T & L Dean
d. 12/30/1843
1y 7m
Blanchey H.
7/31/1886 � 3/6/1887
Unknown from Ridenour
Abraham Ridenour
d. 5/24/1826
13y 8d
Unmarked
Unknown from Ridenour
John Ridenour
d. 3/22/1852
70y 11m 17d
Elizabeth Ridenour
d. 1/??/1854
72y 4m 2d
David Ridenour
d. 7/1?/186?
52y 2m 12d ?
Unknown from Ridenour
Infant d/o L & N Ridenour
d. 12/14/186?
Infant s/o L & N Ridenour
d. ??/12/1867
Unknown from Ridenour
Unknown from Ridenour
Unknown from Ridenour
Unknown from Ridenour
Unknown from Ridenour
Unknown from Ridenour
J. S. White
d. 9/22/1856
29y 6d
Laura E. d/o WE & S White
d. 3/28/18??
Unknown from Ridenour
Unknown from Ridenour
Unknown from Ridenour
Unknown from Ridenour
Unknown from Ridenour
Unknown from Ridenour
Unknown from Ridenour
Unknown from Ridenour
Unknown from Ridenour
Unknown from Ridenour
John ??????
The following few Hahn graves are written in an old German script, which I can not translate. I have done my best to pick out the name and the years; however, it is very possible I did not translate correctly.
Nonlie Hahn
1836
Maria Hahn
1837
Unmarked
1848
Galomon Hahn
November
Unknown from Hawn
1847
Hannah Hahn
Unknown from Hawn
Unknown from Hawn
Unknown from Hawn
Unknown from Hawn
Mary Ann w/o John Hawn
d. ??/??/1881
Jacob Hawn
d. 4/7/1871
81y 5m 15d
Eve w/o Jacob Hawn
d. 5/15/1871
60y 10m 15d
Infant s/o Wm. H & Salina McCall
d. 11/24/1877
12d
Unknown from Ridenour
Unknown from Ridenour
Unknown from Ridenour
Unknown from Ridenour
Unknown from Ridenour
June
Daniel Longnecer
1854
Infant s/o A & N Hawn
d. 1/10/1871
26d
Unknown from Ridenour
Unknown from Ridenour
Unknown from Ridenour
Unknown from Ridenour
Unknown from Norris
Unknown from Norris
Jane w/o Abraham Snare
d. 3/16/1849
24y 24d
Unknown from Norris
Unknown from Norris
Unknown from Norris
Unknown from Norris
Unknown from Norris
Unknown from Norris
Unknown from Norris
Unknown from Norris
William Norris
d. 6/12/1857
56y 9m 19d
Catherine B. d/o W & A Norris
d. 8/27/1864
?y 5m 8d
Elizabeth d/o Jos Norris
d. 4/9/1842
18y 10m
Joseph Norris
d. 9/21/1839
60y 1m 3d
Elizabeth w/o Joseph Norris
d. 3/28/1855
76y
Jos. Norris
d. 3/18/1813
84y
Mary w/o Jos. Norris
d. 12/17/1817
87y
Unknown from Norris
Unknown from Norris
Andrew Norris
d. 5/27/1872
22y 3m 17d
David Norris
d. 12/3/1893
81y 1m 16d
Elizabeth w/o David Norris
d. 4/19/1859
39y 2m 26d
Abraham s/o D & E Norris
d. 5/3/1859
1m 22d
Flora E. ?/o ?? & MH Norris
Unknown from Norris
Unknown from Norris
Unknown from Norris
Unknown from Norris
Unknown from Norris
Unknown from Norris
Unknown from Farber
Unknown from Farber
?????? M. Farber
d. 1/18/1845
37y
Unknown from Farber
Unknown from Farber
Jeremiah s/o John & Elizabeth Smallman
d. 9/6/1853
9y 9m 4d
David Franklin Hawn from Shenefelt
Unknown from Farber
Unknown from Farber
Unknown from Farber
Unknown from Farber
Unknown from Farber
Unknown from Farber
Unknown from Farber
Unknown from Dean
Unknown from Dean
Catharine w/o Thomas Dean
d. 10/29/1862
79y 8m 12d
Thomas Dean
d. 4/22/1823
47y
Unknown from Dean
Unknown from Dean
Unknown from Dean
Unknown from Dean
William Dean
d. 3/4/1853
77y
Mary Ellen d/o JJ & SB Fisher
d. 10/??/1880
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