Old Bethany
Cemetery
Ephrata, Lancaster County
Photos contributed by
Abby Bowman
unless noted otherwise
This wall is dedicated to
Charles W. Mentzer
who for many years
worked for the benefit of
Bethany Cemetery.
Funds he raised were used to
build this wall with stones from
Old Bethany Church
and inset are tombstones from
Old Bethany Cemetery
Transcription:
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN SACRED MEMORY OF
THE PIONEER MEN AND WOMEN
WHO FOUNDED THIS
CONGREGATION
ORIGINALLY CALLED
COCALICO
ABOUT THE YEAR 1731
AND THE FAITHFUL PASTORS
WHO MINISTERED HERE
THIS MONUMENT STANDS ON
THE ORIGINAL CORNERSTONE
AND SITE OF
OLD BETHANY CHURCH
1817-1920
ERECTED BY THE MEMBERS OF
BETHANY REFORMED CHURCH
EPHRATA, PA.
A.D. 1931
Front View Rear View
Additional views of
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Adam d. 4/?/1859(?), aged 5m(?) 25d(?), son of William and S----- ?
John ALBRIGHT Stone 2 ?/17/1861-10/?/1861, son of Martin and Lea Albright
Ann Elizabeth with Mary Ann and Unknown; view of plot
Annie G. BECHTEL 1867-1912, aged 44y 10m 14d
J. Floyd BECHTEL 1892-1910, aged 17y 7m 27d
Reuben BECHTEL 4/1/1848-4/26/1852, aged 4y 25d, son of Anna Bechtel
W. Henry BECHTEL 1867-1930, aged 53y 3m 7d
Catharina Stock BECK d. 5/30/1828, aged 38y 11m(?), wife of Johannes Beck, daughter of Adam and Elisabeth Stock
Georg BECK 2/23/1807-10/25/1838, aged 31y 8m 1d
Henry BECK 2/9/1825-8/28/1847, aged 22y 6m 19d, son of Samuel and Catharine Beck
Jacob BECK 9/22(?)/1727-4/5/1774, aged 46y(?) 6m(?) 16d(?)
Jeremiah BECK 7/25/1837-8/14/1840, aged 3y 20d, son of George and Sarah Beck
Johannes BECK 4/19/1792-1/30/1844, aged 54y 9m 12d
Lowisa BECK 1699-1759(?)
Peter BECK 6/4/1762-6/30/1837, aged 75y 26d
Sarah BECK 9/23/1798-8/25/1852, aged 53y 11m 2d, daughter of Peter and Susanna Beck
Susanna BECK 8/25/1766-2/6/1844, aged 77y 5m 11d, wife of Peter Peck
Christianna BECKER 8/8/1766-6/3/1848, aged 81y 9m 4d(?), wife of Henry Becker
Daughter BECKER 1840, daughter of George and Elizabeth Becker
Henry BECKER Stone 2 son of Henry and Christianna Becker, aged about 2 years
Henry BECKER 9/14/1773-1816, aged 43y(?)
Jacob BENTZ 1769-1847
Joseph BENTZ 1/9/1846-3/10/1850, aged 5y 9m 4d, son of William and Anna(?) Bentz
Martin BENTZ 8/8/1816-7/13/1874, aged 57y 11m 5d
Samuel BENTZ 2/26/1792-3/21/1850, aged 58y 23d
Son BENTZ 1849, aged 14d, son of Ruben and Catharina Bentz
Maria(?) BENTZ d. 1821(?)
Susanna BOHANAN 8/5/1804-2/7/1839, aged 34y 6m 2d, wife of John Bohanan
Peter Beck BOHANNAN 3/16/1834-8/24/1841, aged 7y 5m 8d
Nevin K. BRUGGER 3/7/1929-6/11/1997
Elisabet BUSER(?) 11/20/180?-10/3(?)/1830(?), aged 2?y ?m 13d(?)
Andrew BUSHONG d. 7/4/1849, aged 54y
Elizabeth BUSHONG d. 12/13/1829, aged 20y
Elizabeth Ann BUSHONG d. 2/?/1831, aged 8m, daughter of Andrew and Sarah Bushong
Elizabeth Gray BUSHONG d. 11/6/1829, aged 25y, wife of Philip Bushong, daughter of Justus and Catharine Gray, Contributor: Adam Boyd
Elizabeth Rutter BUSHONG d. 2/21/1852, aged 78y 1m 6d, wife of Jacob Bushong
Jacob BUSHONG d. 10/26/1828, aged 61y
Maria BUSHONG d. 5/17/1835(?), wife of John Ad-----, daughter of Jacob(?) and Elizabeth Bushong
Samuel BUSHONG d. 6/18/1817, aged 11y
Sarah BUSHONG 12/3/1795-8/16/1887, aged 91y 8m 13d, wife of Andrew Bushong
William BUSHONG d. 12/19/1815, aged 1y
J. J. C. 1826
Annie E. CRAY(?) d. 2/?/1871, aged 47y(?), with Reemsnyder stones and Cray stones
Eliza CRAY d. 8/18/1886, aged 84y 7m 10d, wife of Henry Cray
Henry CRAY d. 7/3/1876, aged 70y 5m 8d
Atem DANER ?/28/1768-1/30/1820
Elisabeth DANER 4/2/1777(?)-1841(?), wife of Atem Daner
Michael DANNER 12/29/1767-8/6/1845, aged 77y 7m 8d
Jacob D. DISSINGER 3/3/1839-7/19/1854, aged 15y 4m 16d, son of John and Susanna Dissinger
John DISSINGER 4/?/1805(?)-11/16/1861(?), aged 6?y 7m 8d
Susanna DISSINGER 9/11/1810-1/20/1963, aged 72y 4m 9d, wife of John Dissinger
Elizabeth DITTRICH 2/3/1809-8/24/1874, aged 65y 6m 21d, wife of Lawrence Dittrich, daughter of Henry and Christina --cher(?)
Lawrence DITTRICH 3/30/1813-3/11/187?, aged 64y(?) 1m 14d(?), born in Baden Germany(?)
Emma 4/12/18?6-1/19/186?, daughter of ?
Isaac FAIR 1816-1835
Elizabeth FREY 11/5/1788-2/4/1872, aged 83y 2m 29d
Lavan FREY 1846, aged 1y 6m 5d
M. F. near Fry/Frey stones
Maria FREY 8/13/1843-9/14/1843, aged 1m 1d, daughter of Susanna and Peter Frey
Peter FREY 12/28/1817-10/30/1846, aged 28y 10m 2d
Samuel FREY 11/26/1792-7/27/1838, aged 45y 9m
Unknown FREY d. 9/13/1846, aged 6m 5d, child of Peter and Susanna(?) Frey
Susanna FRY 12/4/1815-6/27/1853, aged 37y 6m 23d
Catharine GARBER 1/4/1814-3/30/1834, aged 20y 2m 26d
Elizabeth GARBER 9/23/1815-7/30/1824, aged 8y 9m 12d, daughter of John and Elisabeth Garber
Anna Elizabeth GLASS 9/20/1819-9/2/1898, aged 78y 11m 12d, wife of Francis V. Glass
Bertha E. GLASS 8/24/1892-5/24/1922
Emma GLASS d. 11/11(?)/18??, aged 13y(?) 8m 24d(?), daughter of Francis and Elizabeth Glass
Francis C. H. GLASS d. 11/27/1860(?), aged 16y 2m 9d, ---- of ? and Elizabeth Glass
Francis V. GLASS 8/16/1814-9/13/1881, aged 67y 28d
Henry S. GLASS Died at Harrisburg 8(?)/10/1864(?) Being a member of Co. I(?) 17th Pa. Cavalry, aged 21y 7m(?) 5d, G.A.R.
J. Donald GLASS 5/14/1915-2/17/1916
Janet F. GLASS 6/27/1868-6/18/1902, aged 33y 11m 21d, wife of Addison C. Glass
John H. GLASS d. 8/?/1882, aged 2y 11m 12d, son of ? Glass
Lizzie Y. GLASS 3/16/1867-5/5/1887, aged 20y 1m 19d, wife of Addison C. Glass
Elisabeth GLEHS 8/4/1804-6/4/1847, aged 42y 10m, wife of Peter Glehs, daughter of Gottlieb and Agnes Danner
Jacob GOOD aged ?, son of Samuel Good
Hannah GORGAS 1/2/1801-10/2/1840, aged 39y 9m, wife of Joseph Gorgas, born(?) Bentz
Matilda GORGAS daughter of Joseph and Hannah Gorgas
Clarence Moore GRAHAM 12/9/1916-8/14/2005, with Martha Jeanne Conner GRAHAM 5/27/1922-9/8/2000
Catharine GRAY 10/16/1781-10/17/1857, aged 76y 1d, consort of Justus Gray
Justus GREY 8/?/1797(?)-2/?/1833, aged 36y 6m(?)
George GROSS 9/?/1838(?), aged 6y(?) 9m 4d
John GROSS 1773-1847
Martin GROSS son of Samuel(?) and ? Gross, died 1861(?)
Mary GROSS 10/31/1784-7/19(?)/1850, wife of John Gross
Ottilia GROSS d. 3/28/1850, aged 3m(?) 16d, daughter of Jacob L.(?) and Hannah Gross
Annie L. HABERSTICK 4/15/1850-1/27/1943, aged 92y 9m 12d, with Charles
Charles E. HABERSTICK 3/2/1834-2/23/1895, aged 60y 11m 23d, G.A.R., with Annie
Heinric Marien HAHN 6/20/1828-11/9/1829, aged 1y 4m 19d
Henrietta HAHN 3/3/1824-12/8/1829, aged 5y 9m 5d
Joanna HAHN 3/2/1836-11/5/1837, aged 1y 8m 3d
Frances(?) HAHN 8/25/1826-11/4/1829, aged 3y 2m 10d
Catharine HECKER 12/2/1823-5/23/1854, aged 30y 5m 21d, wife of Reuben Hecker
Charles HECKER Stone 2 1816-5/?/1839
Jacob HECKER 7/17/1791-8/24/1885, aged 94y 1m 7d
Lydia HECKER d. 3/10(?)/18??, aged 5m(?) ?d, daughter of Charles(?) and Hannah(?) Hecker
Mary Elisabeth(?) HECKER ?/14/1848, aged 29y(?), daughter of Reuben and Catharina Hecker
Reuben K. HECKER 1/28/1826-5/9/1882, aged 56y 3m 11d, Civil War Veteran
Sarah HECKER 8/3/1786-2/7/1844, aged 57y 4m(sic) 4d
Elizabeth HEISER 5/25(?)/1791-10/16(?)/1874, aged 82y 4m 22d, wife of John Heiser
George HEISER 2/15/1806-6/26/1884, aged 78y 4m 11d, with S. H. , and Unknown
John HEISER 1/25/1788-1/29/1855, aged 67y 4m(sic - s/b days)
Martin HEISER 11/13/1834 aged 5m 24d, with Rebecca HEISER 12/30/1832 aged 9d, children of Michl. and Eliza Heiser
Michael HEISER 2/2/1813-3/31/1846, aged 33y 1m 29d
Mary Ann HEISTAND d. 4/24/1887(?), aged 59y(?) 5m 19d, wife of Jacob Heistand
Joseph HIETRICH d. 4/1825(?), aged 3?y
Catharine HILL d. 11/19/1876, aged 66y 6m 6d
Susan HORST 1855-1888
Walter H. HORST 1882-1912
Michael HUDAK 8/16/1935-12/2/2005, located in the Cremation Garden
Jacob son of William and ?, aged ?y 6m 9d
Jane JOHNSTON d. 8(?)/?/1881(?), aged ?0y 11m, consort of H------ , a daughter of Samuel Martin(?)
Jacob KAFROTH 12/9/1754-10/7/1824, aged 69y 9m 29d
Anna Maria(?) KELLER(?) 3/22/1756(?)-8/15(?)/1757(?)
Leah K. KELLER d. 11/4/1916, aged 29y 7m 3d
Peter KIELHEFNER 1833-1889
Anna KREYLE 9/25/1774-4/17/1853, aged 80y 6m 22d, wife of John Kreyle
Johannes KRYLE 12/16/1770-11/17/1831, aged 60y 11m 1d
J. L. possibly originally stone of Jacob Leber
Amanda LEAD 1840-1863
Emma LEAD 1863-1864
Ann LEBER 5/4/1795-5/16/1864, aged 68y 12d, wife of Jacob Leber
Christina LEBER 10/16/1805(?)-9/3/1870(?), aged 65y 11m ?d
Elizabeth LEBER d. 8/22/1824, aged 4y(?) 1m(?) 8d(?)
Jacob LEBER 1783-1838
Samuel LEBER 2/28/1813(?)-4/18/1818(?), aged 5y 1m 20d, son of John and ?
Sarah Ann LEBER 5/7/1843-1/20/1844, aged 8m 23d
William LEBER aged 2y 3m 16d, son of ?
Elizabeth MANDEL 11/30/1799-8/2/1877, aged 77y 8m 3d, with Unknown; View of Plot
Elisabeth MEKKLAUT 4/15/1838-3/16/1842
Luma M. MENTZER d. 10/20/1919, aged 27y 10m 20d
Catharina MERCKLEY 4/12/1768-12/19/1843, aged 75y 8m 7d, born RESSLET(?)
C. Gehman MILLER View 2 11/20/1918-12/8/2003, WW II Veteran
William MOORE 10/13(?)/1805(?)-11/17/1892, aged 87y 1m ?d
Sebastian MOYER 8/29/1891(?)-12(?)/18/1891(?), son of Irvin(?) and Kate(?) Moyer
Elizabeth MUCKEL d. 4/8/1889, aged 87y, wife of Ludwig Muckel
Ludwig MUCKEL 1795-1867, with Elizabeth MUCKEL 1802-1889, see other photos (note: Ludwig's name spelled MUCKLE in other photo)
Ludwig MUCKLE d. 11/24/1867, aged 72y
Ella NAGEL View of Plot with Isaac, daughter of Edward and Mary Nagel
Heinrich NAGEL 1798-1846
Isaac NAGEL View of Plot with Ella, d. ?/19/1865(?), aged 6y 1m(?) 2d(?), son of Edward and Mary Nagel
Ann Maria NAGLE 10/16/1797-11/28/1853, aged 56y 1m 12d
Edward R. NAGLE d. 10/14/1915 aged 82y 9m 12d, with Mary NAGLE d. 11/1/1930 aged 92y 6m 22d
Emma G. NAGLE 7/17/1862-4/26/1889, aged 26y 9m 9d, daughter of Edward and Mary Nagle
Emma S. NAGLE 1/5/1860-1/11/1917, aged 57y 6d
Samuel R. NAGLE 7/16/1827-10/3/1900, aged 73y 2m 17d
Sophia E. Hambright NAGLE 3/1/1833-8/15/1891, aged 58y 5m 14d, wife of Samuel B. Nagle, daughter of Frederick and Hannah Hambright
Henry NETZLEY 5/12/1823-3/19/18?0, aged ?2y 10m ?d, son of Jacob and Barbara Netzley
Henry C. NETZLEY 4/1/1856-2/25/1883(?), son of Henry and Mahala Netzley
Isaac C. NETZLEY d. 5/10/1919, aged 85y 10m 3d
Mahala C. NETZLEY d. 9/30/1912, aged 87y(?) 7m 18d
Benj. H.(?) NORTON 1845(?)-1860(?)
Sarena NORTON 10/3/1842-5/10/1869, aged 27y 7m 7d
Roy S. OBERHOLTZER 7/7/1910-12/25/1982, with Mabel I. OBERHOLTZER 9/21/1912-10/2/2002
Carl C. OWENS 1925-2002
A. C. R.(?) between Edward and Henry Reemsnyder
W. R. with REDCHEY stones
Habe R. RABUCK 10/9/1934-8/22/1998, Korea 1950-1955
Reuben M. REDCHEY 9/3/1897-9/26/1900, aged 3y 23d, son of Susan Hecker
Susanna REDCHEY 4/23/1819-12/28/1892, aged 73y 8m 5d, wife of Wm. Redchey
William REDCHEY 7/7/1851-4/29/1874, aged 23y 4m 22d
William REDCHEY d. 8/21(?)/1899
Annie Cray REEMSNYDER 6/26/1865-8/4/1877, aged 12y 1m 8d, daughter of Henry and Mary J. Reemsnyder
Edward S. REEMSNYDER 1862-1930
Henry REEMSNYDER M.D. 11/15/1825-11/13/1877, aged 51y 11m 28d, Civil War veteran
Henry Cray REEMSNYDER d. 2/16/1859, aged 4y 2m 27d, son of Wm.(?) Henry and Mary J. Reemsnyder
Mary Jane Cray REEMSNYDER 11/2/1833-4/25/1919, aged 85y 5m 23d, daughter of Henry and Eliza Cray, wife of Dr. Henry Reemsnyder
Eva REGER(?) 3(?)/31/1770-?/11(?)/1841, aged 70y 11m(?) ?d, wife of Richard(?) Reger(?)
Felicia L. RUPP 7/30/1985-10/1/1998
Sarah d. 3/27/18??, aged 83y(?) 1m 14d(?), next to Mary Ann Heistand
Emeline SCHEAFFER d. 2/4/1847, aged 1m
Clifford N. SCHLEGEL 5/31/1928-12/1/2003, Korea 1950-1955
Jacob B. SHIRK 1/24/1799-5/17/1840, aged 41y 3m 24d
Annie SLICK d. 3/6(?)/1852, aged 6y, daughter of ? Slick
Barbara SLICK 3/13/1764-12/9/1848, aged 84y(?) 8m 26d
Elizabeth SLICK ?/?/1794(?)-9/10/1863, aged 7?y 6m(?) 2d, wife of Jacob(?) Slick
Elizabeth SLICK d. 7/29(?)/1842(?), aged 2m, daughter of ? Slick
Henry M. SLICK d. 1875(?) aged 1y(?), with Lydia d. 2/17/1860(?) aged 2y
Israel SLICK 1821(?)-1889(?), with wife Elizabeth
Jacob SLICK Sr.(?) d. 1(?)/26/1814(?), aged 53y(?)
Jacob SLICK 1763-1840
Jacob SLICK d. 1(?)/?/18??, aged 76y(?) ?m 29d(?)
Annie SNYDER 7/3/1846-1/31/1888, aged 41y 6m 28d, wife of William Snyder
Annie SNYDER 1846-1888
Baby SNYDER(?) in the middle of SNYDER stones (Possibly child of Peter and Ellen Snyder)
Catharine SNYDER 5/30/1823-8/25/1881, aged 58y 2m 26d, wife of Israel Snyder
Catherine SNYDER 3/4/1862-12/31/1917, aged 55y 9m 27d, wife of William Snyder
Ellen Mary SNYDER 1/13/1855-6/25/1889, aged 34y 5m 12d, wife of Peter Snyder
Infant SNYDER 1881-1881, son of Peter and Ellen Snyder
Israel SNYDER 5/18/1818-4/4/1874(?), aged 57y(?) 10m 18d(?)
M. W. SNYDER 1898(?), aged 32y 8m ?d, Co. K. 191st(?) PA INF
Martin SNYDER son of ? and ? Snyder
Mary M. SNYDER 6/21/1833-?/28/1879, wife of Martin W. Snyder
Mary M. SNYDER 1833-1879
Peter SNYDER 9/7/1853-11/26/1900, aged 47y 2m 19d(?)
William ? SNYDER 5/?/1882-?/?/1907(?), aged ?y ?m 16d
William SNYDER 5/9/1845-9/24/1915, aged 70y 4m 15d
? Gross STINEMETZ d. 7/16/1839, aged 1y 9m 12d
Peter STOCK d. 4/27/1842, aged 8m 13d, son of Peter(?) and Sybilla(?) Stock
Allen STROHL d. 7/31/1863, aged 34y 8m 29d
Amelia STROHL 1857-1861, with Infant Son STROHL 1861, children of Allen and Elizabeth Strohl
Amelia STROHL d. 11/13/1861, aged 4y(?) 10d, daughter of Allen and Elizabeth Strohl
Jacob STROHL 1761-1828, PVT Continental Line Revolution War
Thomas Jefferson STROHL d. 7/30/1850, aged 7m 10d, son of ? and Mary A. Strohl
William STROHL d. 12/16/1921 aged 86y 9m 3d, with Catharine STROHL d. 4/5/1915 aged 72y 10m 26d
Elizabeth STROHLE 8/2/1795-2/16/1873, aged 77y 9m 14d, wife of John Strohle
John STROHLE d. 1/4/1845(?), aged 49y 10m
Jacob STROL aged 73y(?)
Maria STROL d. 1845(?), aged 87y 7m
Allen B. UHRICH 11/18/1858-1/6/1941, aged 82y 1m 18d
Emma UHRICH 12/12/1887-12/7/1927, aged 39y 11m 25d, daughter of A.B. and Kate Uhrich
Kate Snyder UHRICH d. 9/22/1903, aged 34y 2m 9d, daughter of John and ? Snyder, wife of Allen B. Uhrich
UNKNOWN d. 8/18,????, aged ?y ?m 17d
UNKNOWN This stone erected ----- ----- memory by his affectionate wife Mary
UNKNOWN Son of ?, b. 5/2?/18??
UNKNOWN/ILLEGIBLE stones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
UNNAMED Located between Mary M. Snyder and Elisabeth Glehs, Inscription: You who come my grave to see, Prepare yourselves to follow me, Prepare in time make no delay, For youth and age will soon decay.
M. V. possibly Maria Varnes, d. 5/17/1837, aged 35y, wife of John Varnes, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Bushong
Albert H. WEISE d. 4/1/1901, aged 1m 6d
Alice M. WEISE View 2 1914-1956
Catherine WETZLER 1863-1913
Walter WETZLER aged 8m ?d, son of ?
Johan Christian WILMS 1738-3/1802, aged 63y 10m 8d
Sarah WILMS Stone 2 1770-1799
Anna Maria WOLF wife of Christian Wolf, aged 57y(?) 4m ?d
Henry WOLF b. 1798, d. ?
John G. WORTH 9/10/1826-8/13/1893, aged 66y 11m 3d
Mary Matilda WORTH 2/27/1836-2/19/1886(?), wife of John G. Worth
Maria Magdalena WREIGHT b. 1722
Elizabeth WRIGHT 6/4/1759-2/20/1842, aged 82y 9m 16d, wife of John Wright
John WRIGHT 12/17/1755(?)-6/16/1807, aged 51y(?) and 1(?)d less than 6(?) months, This Stone is Erected to his Memory by his Affectionate Wife Elisabeth
Sarah WRIGHT d. ?/27(?)/1790, aged ?y 9m 4d
Thomas WRIGHT d. 1/27/1803(?), aged 3y(?) 8m
D. George YEAKEL 1794(?)-1/27/1837(?), aged ?y
Nicolaes ZELL d. 11/29/1794, aged 73y(?) 3m(?) ?d
Barbara ZINK d. 10/4/1874, aged 70y 9m 8d
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