St. Peter's United Methodist Church Cemetery

Location:

Herman Road, 2 1/4 miles southeast of Troxelville, Adams Township

History:

The Evangelical Association was active in this area as early as the 1870's when a slab church was built. The present church was built in 1895 and relocated on the same lot and improved in 1965.

Source of Inscriptions:

R.F. Smith, (Wagenseller,) 1904.
Finsterbush, 1993-1994.

Notes:

See the cemetery listing from Wagenseller's Tombstone Inscriptions of Snyder County in the Snyder County PAGenWeb Archives.

Inscriptions:

Benfer, Margaret E., w/o Wesley W., Nov. 24, 1914-
Benfer, Wesley W., March 25, 1909-July 7, 1979.
Boonie, Foster I., 1888-1942.
Boonie, Grace C., w/o Foster I., 1888-1942.
Boonie, Raymond C., 1915-1987.
Boonie, Ruth C., w/o Raymond C., 1920-
Camp, infant d/o S.G. & M.C., Dec. 14, 1931.
Camp, infant s/o S.G. & M.C., Aug. 8, 1942.
Camp, Faye M., w/o Jay A., 1922-
Camp, Jay A., 1919-
Camp, Kenneth E., s/o S.G. & M.C.; 14 d.
Camp, Orval Lee, s/o S.G. & M.C.; 7 d.
Deabler, Ida J., 1877-1938.
Dean, infant d/o W.H. & G.L., 1927.
Dean, Milton H., 1876-1955.
Dean, Ralph H., s/o C.A. & H.G., Feb. 1-13, 1931.
Dean, Rhoda A., w/o Milton H., 1875-1926.
Dill, John W., 1851-1930. G.A.R.
George, Jennie R., nee Gill, w/o B.C., Sept. 12, 1892-Aug. 14, 1925.
George, Lloyd E., s/o Jennie R., d. May 29, 1925; 1 y., 10 m., 28 d.
Gill, Daniel, July 2, 1814-March 1, 1894; [79 y.]
Gill, Gertrude V., d/o J.F. & Mary, d. Dec. 27, 1888; 1 m., 22 d.
Gill, Hannah, w/o Daniel, Oct. 17, 1829-Nov. 24, 1894; 65 y., 1 m., 7 d.
Gill, Mary, w/o John F., Jan. 25, 1869-March 31, 1932.
Gill, Rush F., s/o J.F. & Mary A., April 18, 1894-March 19, 1928.
Hackenberg, infant s/o John A. & Katie B., Oct. 18, 1913.
Hackenberg, Clark R., s/o Geo. O. & Lydia C., d. April 20, 1907; 4 m., 6 d.
Hackenberg, Daniel, March 15, 1844-July 29, 1921. G.A.R.
Hackenberg, Daniel Reedie, s/o L.C. & G.O., d. March 1, 1895; 2 m.
Hackenberg, John Calvin, s/o L.C. & G.O., d. Oct. 28, 1902; 6 y., 6 m., 7 d.
Hackenberg, Margaret, w/o Daniel, June 27, 1852-June 20, 1907.
Hackenberg, Susanna, w/o Daniel, Nov. 10, 1850-Oct. 14, 1868.
Herbster, Mary A., w/o Jeremiah, Aug. 19, 1847-Jan. 25, 1931.
Keister, infant d/o Homer & Mary, 1941.
Keister, Abraham, d. May 15, 1908; 57 y., 3 m.
Keister, Calvin H., 1889-1965. W.W. I.
Keister, Clara, 1860-1946. "God love her."
Keister, Cora A., w/o Jonas E., 1871-1944.
Keister, Earnest, 1912-1916.
Keister, Elsworth, 1929-1929.
Keister, Jonas E., 1862-1934.
Keister, Maggie E., 1914-1914.
Keister, Marlin C., 1917-1917.
Keister, Merlie, 1900.
Keister, Paul, 1932-1932.
Keller, Elizabeth, Jan. 5, 1798-Feb. 28, 1875; 77 y., 1 m., 22 d.
Krotzer, Amelia, w/o Henry, May 8, 1829-Aug. 30, 1887; 58 y., 3 m., 22 d. "Killed by the cars."
Krotzer, Henry, March 29, 1819-Oct. 23, 1887; 68 y., 6 m., 25 d.
Lauver, Sarah, w/o Andrew, d. March 4, 1877; 39 y.
Longer, John L., 1852-1904.
Longer, Mary J., w/o John L., 1867-1905.
Longer, Read C., 1880-1911.
Nearhood, Elizabeth, w/o Levi, d. Sept. 15, 1875; 57 y., 10 m., 2 d.
[Sattler, Catherine, d. 1893. (Wagenseller.)]
Smith, Edith A., d/o J.L. & Dora E., d. March 11, 1915; 6 m., 22 d.
Smith, Isaac H., d. May 24, 1904; 37 y., 4 m., 12 d.
Spaecht, Frederick W., 1893-1990.
Thomas, d/o H.H. & Emma I., stillborn Sept. 20, 1902.
Thomas, Alice C., d/o Chas. & Mary, 1922.
Thomas, Edith M., d/o Henry H. & Emma I., d. Oct. 4, 189[3; 1 y., 7 m., 11 d.]
Thomas, Elsie C., d/o Peter & M.A., d. Sept. 18, 1888; 2 y., 2 m.
Thomas, Emma I., w/o H.H., d. Nov. 13, 1907; 43 y., 11 m., 23 d.
Thomas, Gertrude E., d/o H.H. & Emma I., d. Feb. 19, 1912; 11 y., 11 m., 14 d.
Thomas, Harrison, 1864-1937.
Thomas, Harrison J., s/o Arthur E. & Mabel S., d. Oct. 15, 1914; 3 y., 9 d.
Thomas, Herbert F., 1890-1953.
Thomas, Peter, Oct. 8, 1819-Jan. 26, 1887; 67 y., 3 m., 18 d.
Thomas, Verna I., d/o H.H. & Emma I., d. June 5, 1906; 12 y., 4 m., 15 d.