Shanksville Cemetery


Situated in the Borough of Shanskville, Stonycreek Township, Somerset County. Near the old school house.

Transcribed from WPA records by Sharon Newton Burnes.

 

Plot #NameBornDiedInscription
22ASH, Daniel 11-25-1853Aged 20-3-11
16BALDWIN, Benjamin 6-16-1873Aged 51-3-14
19BALDWIN, Harrietconsort of Benjamin 12-4-1853Aged 25-5-11
62BARNDT, Charles s/o J. & R. 10-11-1890Aged 19-5-6
63BARNDT, John 1-28-1890Aged 84-11-13
20BRANDT, Adam 6-8-1847Aged 61-6-2
21BRANDT, Elizabeth wife 12-24-1872Aged 84-9-25
23BRANDT, David 5-9-1860Aged 33-8-0
24BRANDT, George 3-17-1861Aged 67-8-9
25BRANDT, Elizabeth wife 11-8-1874Aged 75-7-21
12CLARK, Polly w/o Jacob 3-3-1862Aged 67-7-6
13CLARK, Jacob G. 7-11-1865Aged 34-6-17
61COLEMAN, Edith G.18771906
28DIVELY, John 8-15-1872Aged 23-5-23
6"DUPPSTADT, Catherine
consort of Jacob" 1-30-1854Aged 58-7-18
7DUPPSTADT, Jacob 5-10-1851Aged 53-2-8
26GRADY, Susanna w/o Henry 10-3-1869Aged 46-5-6
27GRADY, Henry 9-6-1880Aged 68-2-20
72HUMEL, Mary w/o Henry 11-27-1865Aged 93-2-18
73HUMEL, Henry 2-2-1871Aged 73-0-29
74HUMEL, Susan CusterNo dates Aged 75
42KANN, Susanna w/o Henry 4-3-1876
KAUFFMAN, Rose Marie (Webb)12-27-190510/11/1935
64KEEFER, Harriet 7-3-1889Aged 65-8-3
68KEEFER, Peter 6-11-1861Aged 66-1-6
69KEEFER, Peter 12-16-1863Aged 79-8-17
8KELLER, George 4-16-1849Aged 38-1-24
9KELLER, Jonathan 8-22-1852Aged 48-5-22
10KELLER, John 1-11-1857Aged 29-2-9
50KELLER, Jacob G. 3-27-1862Aged 67-0-18
51KELLER, Catherine w/o Jacob G. 2-1888Aged 90-7-17
48LOHR, George s/o G. & S.[3]10-1-1864Aged 23 G.A.R.
49LOHR, George [2]5-9-1857Aged 46
31LUTZ, Sarah w/o J. 12-26-1898Aged 85-9-13
32LUTZ, John 11-28-1878Aged 63-9-13 G.A.R.
67MAXWELL, Wm. Dean 4-18-1858Aged 44-9-25
4MOSHOLDER, Eli 9-26-1879Aged 19-1-23
5"MOSHOLDER, Mary
d/o Samuel & Susanna" 6-12-1870Aged 20-1-28
70MOSHOLDER, William 9-26-1878Aged 73-0-25
71MOSHOLDER, Nancy wife 9-17-1898Aged 85-7-20
60RAMOND, Eliza 6-23-1889Aged 68-0-6
58RAYMAN, David 9-24-1876Aged 70-0-18
59RAYMAN, Isabel 5-26-1885Aged 67-7-16
75RISELING, Ellen d/o W. & C. 12-2-1863Aged 35-1-2
66RISELING, Elizabeth 1864Aged 56-8-0
33ROSS, Sarah w/o David 2-4-1893Aged 84-3-1
34ROSS, David 8-20-1890Aged 86-4-19
55SHROCK, Jesse H. 6-30-1871Aged 25-11-12
56SHROCK, Lucy 1-12-1876
57SHROCK, Elizabeth 6-5-1890Aged 73-2-1
17SHANK, Elizabeth1-22-17885-25-1867
18SHANK, Jacob Sr. 3-28-1862Aged 78-11-5
38SHANK, Jane d/o J. & A. 8-5-1891Aged 30-5-10
39"SHANK, Daniel W.
s/o Jefferson & Anne" 7-25-1887Aged 16-2-27
40SHANK, Martin 4-23-1880Aged 88-5-27
41SHANK, Catherine 3-16-1884Aged 85-8-15
43SHANK, William 4-16-1865Aged 67-8-6
30SHANK, Mary J. w/o D.F. 7-29-1878Aged 26-10-9
29SPEICHER, Rebecca w/o G.L. 5-21-1873Aged 29-4-4
14SPEICHER, Susan w/o Daniel 10-15-1866Aged 40-9-2
15SPEICHER, Daniel 09/09/1909Aged 88-7-3
2SPANGLER, Jeremiah 1-11-1884Aged 34-10-11
3SPANGLER, DavidNo dates G.A.R.
52SPANGLER, Lewis 7-15-1868Aged 55-10-12
53SPANGLER, Margaret w/o Abram10-15-178012-6-1868
54SPANGLER, Wilson 12-4-1871Aged 23-3-26
11SPANGLER, Mary w/o Daniel 8-25-1859Aged 31-7-28
65WALKER, Mary4-26-18422-5-1885
44WALKER, Simon 12-28-1862Aged 30-8-22 G.A.R.
45WALKER, John B. 9-4-1861Aged 25-8-3
46WALKER, Polly w/o Jonathon 9-12-1862Aged 53-2-13
47WALKER, Jonathon11-12-180710-30-1849
1WILL, Daniel 4-25-1871Aged 25-4-12 G.A.R.
35WILL, Sarah w/o J.K. 8-11-1896Aged 58-1-21
36WILL, Jacob8-11-180911-8-1896
37WILL, Elizabeth wife 3-6-1889Aged 72-7-28
 

Total 228 graves - children & not inscribed graves omitted.

1  Rose Marie Kauffman's grave in the Shanksville Cemetery is unmarked. She was daughter of   Louis Webb and Anna (Schick). The wife of John Henry Kaufman. Mother of six: John Louis Kaufman, Christina Marie Kaufman, Anna Elizabeth Kaufman, Betty Jane Kaufman, Buddy Marlin Kaufman  and Clarence Leroy Kaufman. [Source: Jane Lohr Miller]

2 The birth date for George Lohr died 5-9-1857 is 4-3-1809. [Source: Jane Lohr Miller]

3 The birth date for George Lohr, son of G & S, who died 10-1-1864 is 10-1-1841. [Source:Jane Lohr Miller]

Updated on: 3/24/2000.
Reformatted: 19 April 2022

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1-28-1890

Aged 84-11-13

20

BRANDT, Adam

 

6-8-1847

Aged 61-6-2

21

BRANDT, Elizabeth   wife

 

12-24-1872

Aged 84-9-25

23

BRANDT, David

 

5-9-1860

Aged 33-8-0

24

BRANDT, George

 

3-17-1861

Aged 67-8-9

25

BRANDT,   Elizabeth   wife

 

11-8-1874

Aged 75-7-21

12

CLARK, Polly   w/o Jacob

 

3-3-1862

Aged 67-7-6

13

CLARK, Jacob G.

 

7-11-1865

Aged 34-6-17

61

COLEMAN, Edith G.

1877

1906

 

28

DIVELY, John

 

8-15-1872

Aged 23-5-23

6

DUPPSTADT,  Catherine
 
consort of Jacob

 

1-30-1854

Aged 58-7-18

7

DUPPSTADT,  Jacob

 

5-10-1851

Aged 53-2-8

26

GRADY, Susanna    w/o Henry

 

10-3-1869

Aged 46-5-6

27

GRADY, Henry

 

9-6-1880

Aged 68-2-20

72

HUMEL, Mary   w/o Henry

 

11-27-1865

Aged 93-2-18

73

HUMEL, Henry

 

2-2-1871

Aged 73-0-29

74

HUMEL, Susan Custer

No dates

 

Aged 75

42

KANN, Susanna   w/o Henry

 

4-3-1876

 

 

KAUFFMAN, Rose Marie (Webb)1

2-27-1905

10-11-1935

 

64

KEEFER, Harriet

 

7-3-1889

Aged 65-8-3

68

KEEFER, Peter

 

6-11-1861

Aged 66-1-6

69

KEEFER, Peter

 

12-16-1863

Aged 79-8-17

8

KELLER, George

 

4-16-1849

Aged 38-1-24

9

KELLER, Jonathan

 

8-22-1852

Aged 48-5-22

10

KELLER, John

 

1-11-1857

Aged 29-2-9

50

KELLER, Jacob G.

 

3-27-1862

Aged 67-0-18

51

KELLER, Catherine   w/o Jacob G.

 

2-1888

Aged 90-7-17

48

LOHR, George   s/o G. & S.

[3]

10-1-1864

Aged 23  G.A.R.

49

LOHR, George

 [2]

5-9-1857

Aged 46

31

LUTZ, Sarah   w/o J.

 

12-26-1898

Aged 85-9-13

32

LUTZ, John

 

11-28-1878

Aged 63-9-13 G.A.R.

67

MAXWELL, Wm. Dean

 

4-18-1858

Aged 44-9-25

4

MOSHOLDER,  Eli

 

9-26-1879

Aged 19-1-23

5

MOSHOLDER,  Mary 
d/o Samuel & Susanna

 

6-12-1870

Aged 20-1-28

70

MOSHOLDER,  William

 

9-26-1878

Aged 73-0-25

71

MOSHOLDER,  Nancy   wife

 

9-17-1898

Aged 85-7-20

60

RAMOND, Eliza

 

6-23-1889

Aged 68-0-6

58

RAYMAN, David

 

9-24-1876

Aged 70-0-18

59

RAYMAN, Isabel

 

5-26-1885

Aged 67-7-16

75

RISELING,  Ellen    d/o W. & C.

 

12-2-1863

Aged 35-1-2

66

RISELING,  Elizabeth

 

1864

Aged 56-8-0

33

ROSS, Sarah   w/o David

 

2-4-1893

Aged 84-3-1

34

ROSS, David

 

8-20-1890

Aged 86-4-19

55

SHROCK, Jesse H.

 

6-30-1871

Aged 25-11-12

56

SHROCK, Lucy

 

1-12-1876

 

57

SHROCK, Elizabeth

 

6-5-1890

Aged 73-2-1

17

SHANK, Elizabeth

1-22-1788

5-25-1867

 

18

SHANK, Jacob  Sr.

 

3-28-1862

Aged 78-11-5

38

SHANK, Jane   d/o J. & A.

 

8-5-1891

Aged 30-5-10

39

SHANK, Daniel W.
 
s/o Jefferson & Anne

 

7-25-1887

Aged 16-2-27

40

SHANK, Martin

 

4-23-1880

Aged 88-5-27

41

SHANK, Catherine

 

3-16-1884

Aged 85-8-15

43

SHANK, William

 

4-16-1865

Aged 67-8-6

30

SHANK, Mary J.    w/o D.F.

 

7-29-1878

Aged 26-10-9

29

SPEICHER,  Rebecca    w/o G.L.

 

5-21-1873

Aged 29-4-4

14

SPEICHER,  Susan      w/o Daniel

 

10-15-1866

Aged 40-9-2

15

SPEICHER,  Daniel

 

9-9-1909

Aged 88-7-3

2

SPANGLER,  Jeremiah

 

1-11-1884

Aged 34-10-11

3

SPANGLER,  David

No dates

 

G.A.R.

52

SPANGLER,  Lewis

 

7-15-1868

Aged 55-10-12

53

SPANGLER,  Margaret     w/o Abram

10-15-1780

12-6-1868

 

54

SPANGLER,  Wilson

 

12-4-1871

Aged 23-3-26

11

SPANGLER,  Mary    w/o Daniel

 

8-25-1859

Aged 31-7-28

65

WALKER, Mary

4-26-1842

2-5-1885

 

44

WALKER, Simon

 

12-28-1862

Aged 30-8-22 G.A.R.

45

WALKER, John B.

 

9-4-1861

Aged 25-8-3

46

WALKER, Polly    w/o Jonathon

 

9-12-1862

Aged 53-2-13

47

WALKER, Jonathon

11-12-1807

10-30-1849

 

1

WILL, Daniel

 

4-25-1871

Aged 25-4-12 G.A.R.

35

WILL, Sarah     w/o J.K.

 

8-11-1896

Aged 58-1-21

36

WILL, Jacob

8-11-1809

11-8-1896

 

37

WILL, Elizabeth    wife

 

3-6-1889

Aged 72-7-28

 

Total  228 graves - children & not inscribed graves omitted.

1  Rose Marie Kauffman's grave in the Shanksville Cemetery is unmarked. She was daughter of   Louis Webb and Anna (Schick). The wife of John Henry Kaufman. Mother of six: John Louis Kaufman, Christina Marie Kaufman, Anna Elizabeth Kaufman, Betty Jane Kaufman, Buddy Marlin Kaufman  and Clarence Leroy Kaufman. [Source: Jane Lohr Miller]

2 The birth date for George Lohr died 5-9-1857 is 4-3-1809. [Source: Jane Lohr Miller]

3 The birth date for George Lohr, son of G & S, who died 10-1-1864 is 10-1-1841. [Source: Jane Lohr Miller]

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Updated on: 3/24/2000.
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