Hershey's Mennonite Church Cemetery
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Original Stones read in 1908 added to list in 1934 and March of 2002
THE FOLLOWING LIST MIGHT HAVE TYPO ERROS AND I HAVE READ THE STONES TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. SOME OF THEM ARE VERY OLD AND HARD TO READ. SOME STONES ARE NOT LISTED AS I COULD NOT READ THEM AT ALL.
Cemetery Name: HERSHEY'S MENNONITE CHURCH rebuilt in 1897
Location of Cemetery: "York,PA Take Rt 30 West to Thomasville look for Biesecker Road, turn right " onto Biesecker Road cross over E. Berlin Road and Admire Road. Go about 1 mile and church is on the right.
Left side of Church from road
Surname First Name Birth Date Died Age Inscription
Baer Abraham 4/8/1820 son of Daniel & Annie Baer
Baer Daniel B. 4/2/1913 age 66 years 10 mo 5 days
Baer Annie 3/17/1905 wife of Daniel age 53 years 11 days
Baer Isaac 2/3/1883 aged 71 years 2 mos 9 days
Baer Anna 8/14/1900 wife of Isaac 81 years 9 mo 13 days
Boring infant 6/19/1902 son of E. O. & A. M Borning 1 day old
Boring Elizabeth 1849 1931 aged 81 5 mos 13 days
Brown James 3/19/1822 aged 10 mo 2 days S/O Ezra & Mary
Chronister Lovinia 3/15/1876 W/O Amos D/O David & Marie Myers 21-0-8
Gochenaur Joseph 1800 1/17/1876 aged 76 years 5 mos 15 days
Gochenaur Rebecca 4/15/1875 wife of Joseph 66 years 5 mo 18 days
Gochenaur Solomon 6/8/1872? son of Julia & Catherine 20-2-3
Gochenaur Barbara 10/28/1882 wife of Jacob age 86 years 8 Days
Gochenaur Levi M. 3/6/1883 5/6/1916 aged 33 years 1 mo
Gochenaur Joel 4/20/1820 12/28/1896 aged 76 years 9 mos 8 days
Gochenaur Leah 2/22/1817 1/8/1894 aged 76 years 10 mos 16 days
Goodwin John 10/7/1905 aged 73 years 6 mo 16 days
Goodwin Leah 3/16/1925 aged 84 years 8 mo 29 days W/O John
Gunkel Ruth Ella 6/3/1879 daughter of Samuel & Ruth 1-0-16
Harbold Grant H. 1910 1951
Harbold Mary E. 1898 1967
Harbold Carrie H. 12/2/1882 9/13/1981
Harbold Wilson 10/20/1872 9/4/1939
Harbold Marion 11/15/1907 10/7/1978
Harlacher William H. 1857 1944 aged 87 years 3 mo 3 days
Harlacher Mary 1859 1928 wife of William H. 68 years 10 mo 17
Herschey Joseph 7/7/1874 age 67 1 mo 13 day
Hershey Annie 9/9/1882 D/O Jacob & Lydia 14 years 2 mos 14 days
Hershey Elizabeth 6/3/1873 age 64 1 mo 27 days W/O Joseph
Hershey Jacob 5/10/1911 aged 76 year 11 mo 29 day
Hershey Lydia 5/16/1895 wife of Jacob age 63 year 3 mo 3 day
Hershey Anna Mary 9/9/1808 10/12/1888 Wife of David
Hershey David 02/25/1810 1/5/1899 88 years 10 mo 10 days
Hobaugh Rozetta 9/5/1900 wife of P.C. Hobaugh 48 years 9 mo 28d
Kauffman Christian 10/18/1847 aged 18 years 5 mo 6 day
Kauffman Isaac 3/29/1893 age 69 year 22 days
Kauffman Mary 8/1890 ? wife of Isaac
Kauffman Margaret 10/18/1899 wife of Christian 90 years 7 mo 28days
Kauffman Christian 10/29/1882 age 83 years 13 days
Kauffman Mason No Dates
Kauffman Christian B. 1850 1915
Kauffman Emma Z. 1855 1938 wife of Christian B. 83 years 7 mo 28
Kauffman Harry Z 1874 1913 On same stone Christian B & Emma Z.
Kauffman Moses B. 6/12/1921 aged 64 years 10 mos 21 days
Martin Ivan G. 1919 1920
Martin Louis 1928 1928 0-1-2 Had a wooden marker
Martin Titus GorC 1913 1914
Myers Christian 6/16/1881 age 49
Myers David 7/30/1817 12/30/1899 age 82 years 6 mo
Myers Maria 9/24/1887 wife of David age 64 years 6 mo 2 days
Quickel Paul S. 2/11/1914 8 mo 6 days S/O Peter & Annie
Reinecker Guy 10/12/1888 S/O J. W. & L. J. 2-4-28
Rinehart Sarah K. 4/13/1877 age 1 yr 5 mo 7 days d/o Peter 7 Rebecca
Ruppert Effie 8/22/1887 D/O Daniel K. & J. M. 0-2-21
Ruppert Lydia 6/15/1887 8 mos 28 days D/) R. H. & Amanda
Ruppert Harvey C. 12/23/1885 S/O Daniel K. & J. M. 0-11-1
Ruppert Charlie P. 07/19/1883 S/O S. K. & L. E. 1-3-21
Ruppert Michael K. 9/25/1933 age 78years 7 months
Ruppert Leah 3/17/1924 age 72 years 10 mo 27 days
Ruppert Susana 02/08/1894 wife of Michael Ruppert aged 71 years
Ruppert Michael K. 12/7/1903 aged 77 years 10 mo 14 days
Ruppert Harvey C. 12/23/18-- son of --------Ruppert
Ruppert Harry L. 10/191907 S/O R. H. & A. 0-2-07
Ruppert infant 7/24/1901 D/O R. H. & A. 0-0-2
Smith Mervin K. 9/3/1906 age 7 mo 3 days S/O SS & A
Smith Sarah Annie 4/11/1882 9/27/1972
Smith Sylvester 12/21/1874 7/12/1909 age 34 years 5 mo 22 days
Speck Emma E. 10/11/1877 3/13/1961 Age 84
Trimmer Daniel 1838 1923 aged 85 years 3 mos 9 days
Trimmer Sophia 1846 1921 "Wife of Daniel, 75years 3 mos 10 days
Unknown George W. 9/12/1877 Son of Michael & Susanna 20 years 5 mo Daughter of David & Maria Myers
aged 21 years 8 days
Right Side of Cemetery
Surname First Name Birth Date Died Inscription
Brenaman Joseph 11/27/1845 age 73 yrs 1 mo 26 days
Brubecke Johan 3/29/1772 4/27/1810
Brubecke Anna 03/29/1772 04/24/1840 aged 68 years 0 mo 28 days
Brubecker Johnannes 10/15/1770 3/23/1844 aged 73
Bushy Mary 8/20/1860 wife of Christain 68 years 5 mo 4 days
Bushy Christian 7/3//1782 2/22/1856 age 73 yrs 7 mos 19 days
Byers Charlotte L. 8/24/1900 aged 83 years 4 mo 5 days
Goch Sarah 7/17/1802 6/26/1834 aged 31 years 11 mo 9 days
Goch Jacob 6/9/1757 8/26/1834 aged 77 years 2 mos
Goch Daniel 7/5/1804 11/20/1834 aged 30yrs 4 mo 0 days
Gochenauer Jacob 10/5/1822 7/18/1849 age 26 years 9 mo 13 days
Gochenauer Eve 3/20/1768 6/7/1847 aged 79 years 2 mo 18 days
Gochenold Jacob 5/5/1790 4/25/1851 aged 68 years 11 mo 20 days
Gouchenaur Joseph B. 8/5/1827 4/22/1835 aged 7 yrs 8 mo 17 days
Hantz's Phillip 6/7/1869 aged 64 years 9 mo 19 days
Hantz's Anna 7/8/1849 wife of Phillip 44 years 5 mo 19 days
Harbold John 04/28/1865 aged 71-9-4
Hershey Joseph 5/31/1783 6/3/1852 age 69yrs 3 days
Hershey Elizabeth 10/15/1781 3/16/1839 wife of Joseph age 57 years 6 mo 1 day
Hershey Mary 6/27/1838 4/12/1839 Daughter of Joseph age 9 mos 15 days
Kauffman Christian 4/12/1781 1/12/1835 age 63 yrs 9 mo 0 days
Kauffman Susanna 10/10/1798 8/30/1853 aged 54yrs 10 mos 20 days w/o Abraham
Kauffman Henry 2/14/1860 aged 85 years 4 mos 28 days
Kaufman Abraham 2/28/1827 10/31/1847 age 20 8 mos 0 days
Kaufman Abraham 10/8/1792 12/4/1834 age 42yrs 1 mo 27 days
Kindig George 5/30/1761 1/9/1839 age 77 years 7 mo 10 days
Kindig Elizabeth 12/26/1838 wife of George age 72
LeFever Mary E. 12/17/1868 age 3 yrs 8 mo 11 days D/o George & Mary
Leib Elizabeth 7/21/1859 age 37 yrs 4 mo 1 day Wife of Henry M.
Leib John Franklin 3/1/1850 9/29/1852 son of Henry J. 2 years 6 mo 28 days.
Lieb Henry 2/28/1862 son of John
Meyers Madalena 4/8/1772 9/17/1836 aged 64 years 5 mo 9 days
Meyers Polly 12/1/1854 Wife of Christian 67 years 14 days
Meyers Christian 9/24/1855 aged 71 years 7 mo 24 days
Myers Eliza 7/29/1851 9/1/1851 Daughter of David Myers 1 mo 3 days
Myers Mary 5/23/1841 10/14/1850 Daughter of David & Mary 9 yrs 4 mo 21
Myers Catherine 9/30/1849 2/9/1850 Daughter of David aged 4 mo 9 days
Raber Jacob g. 11/9/1865 47 years
Ruber Polly N. 4/18/1868 age 42 yrs 5 mo 18 days w/o Jacob G.
Ruppert Isacc 2/15/1855 aged 0 yrs 6 mo 8 days
Ruppert Susanna 9/20/1853 daughter of Michael 0 yrs 4 mo 15 days
Sprenkel Lydia 7/9/1792 6/1/1842 Wife of Peter 46 years 10 mo 22 days
Sprenkel Peter 8/12/1785 3/19/1856 aged 70 years 7 mos 7 days
Stauffer Anna 11/30/1760 11/11/1841 aged 80 years 11 mos 11 days
Stauffer Daniel Albert 2/21/1850 7/25/1851 s/o Daniel & Maria aged 1 yr 5 mo 4 days
Stauffer Jacob 8/6/1773 5/4/1840 age 66 years 8 mo 29 days
Stauffer Elizabeth 6/23/1787 1/14/1842 aged 54 years 6 mos 21 days
Stauffer Mary Ellen 8/30/1850 3/13/1851 Daughter of Henry aged 6 mo 16 days
Stauffer Leah 11/18/1848 9/3/1852 Daughter of Henry age 3
Walgamute Elnora 11/28/1801 12/21/1843 aged 42 years 21 days w/o John
Witmer Catharine 12/4/1884 aged 87 years 8 mos.
Witmer Jacob 1/12/1870 aged 73 years 11 mos 4 days
Witmer Elias 1/20/1830 9/6/1853 aged 23 years 17 days
Witmer Jacob 3/4/1822 10/24/1853 aged 31 years 7 mo 21 days
Wolgamute Levi 5/19/1828 5/2/1850 aged 21 years l mo 14 days
Original stones read in 1908 no longer readable
Rupert George W. 9/12/1877 20-5-15 S/O Michael & Susanna
Ruppert Clayton H. 1/12/1887 1-3-11 S/O S.K. & L.E.
Ruppert Henry M. 6/4/1884 3-8-11 S/O N,J, & Leah
Asber Emma 3/16/1877 0-5-24 D/O John & Susan
Ruppert Milton 10/4/1898 0-6-6 S/O R. H. & Amanda
Ruppert Annie 8-29-1890 0-6-14 D/O R. H. & Amanda
Gochnauer John Doe 3/8/1872 62-0-0
Byers Joseph 2/24/1849 79-0-0
Byers Anna 11/16/1867 83-0-0 W/O Joseph
Bushy Mary 8/20/1860 68-5-4 W/O Christian
Witmer Caroline 10/19/1835 12/30/1849 14-2-11
Leib Henry W. 9/19/1859 0-11-2 s/o Henry & Elizabeth
Hershey Infant no dates S/O Jacob & Lydia
Hershey Infant no dates S/O Jacob & Lydia
Hrshey Emaline 8/24/1861 D/O Jacob & Lydia
Hershey Samuel 10/8/1855 Only Date S/O Jacob & Lydia
Shaffer Daniel 6/2/1804 5/22/1832 28-10-0
Welkumer Sarah 9/21/1859 9-9-24 D/O Jacob & Susannah
Goodwin Henry 2/28/1862 1-2-8 S/O John & Leah
Goodwin Jacob 2/28/1866 0-10-4 S/O John & Leah
Goodwin Leah 5/12/1870 0-8-18 S/O John & Leah
Rubert Infant Son no dates s/o Reuben & Amanda
Ruppert Infant 12/20/1883 0-0-1 D/O R. H. & Amanda
Ruppert Infant 12/17/1879 S/O M. K. & Leah
Hershey John Doe 3/1/1862 2-7-8 S/O Abraham & Sarah
Hershey Infant 3/26/1868 Only date S/O Abraham & Sarah
Strickler Isaac 3/7/1864 6-11-7 S/O D. F. & Magdalena
Paup Aaron 2/5/1910 72-7-18
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