Cemeteries
PUBLIC CEMETERIES LISTED BELOW:
Franklin cemetery(Quaker)
Franklin Cemetery if located off Little Creek road in West Bethlehem Township. It is an old cemetery, with most of the graves from the 1800's. A high infant mortality rate and the inability to combat diseases made death and mourning fairly common in the nineteenth century. Tuberculosis, typhoid, and cholera were diseases often took more than one family member in industrialized and overcrowded areas. According to documentation from usgwarchives for Washington county submitted by Glen L. Caldwell, the stone fence around the cemetery was built by Jake Bigler and D.R Smith who were married to sisters. "The stone was quarried on the George Donahoo bank (now the Kaub and Redfield) bank in back of the cemetery and right along a Delaware Indian Trail what went up the North Ten-Mile Creek on to the Old National Pike near Glyde." More information can also be found in "Miscellaneous Cemeteries of Washington County."
Franklin Cemetery
Wise Cemetery
47 Piper Road, West Bethlehem township. Private property.
FW-birth-unknown
death-1793
Catherine Helfts Weiss-Birth-unknown
Death-1800
George Helfts-Birth-1745
Death-January 10, 1819 (aged 73-74)
Adam Wise, Jr- Birth-April 5, 1763
Death-July 15, 1842 (aged 79)
Susannah Donston-Birth-September 12, 1772
Death-July 12, 1848 (aged 75)
Susanna Wise Hartsock-Birth-September 1773
Death-July 1848 (aged 74)
Mary Gibson-Birth-1785
Death-February 1854 (aged 68-69)
Rebecca Crumine-Birth-October 23, 1795
Death-April 6, 1823 (aged 27)
Lydia Hankins-Birth-July 28, 1803
Death-June 17, 1827 (aged 23)
Elizabeth Fowler-Birth-June 1807
Death-December 16, 1814 (aged 7)
Samuel Booze-Birth-March 6, 1820 U.S
Death-July 3rd 1823 (aged 3)
Peter Crumine-Birth-February 1823
Death-April 18, 1823 (aged 1-2 months)
Anabele Wise-Birth-April 7th, 1831
Death-August 4th, 1840 (aged 9)
Leona Hill-Birth-August 11, 1864
Death-August 30, 1865 (aged 1)
Sarah Ida Sibert Davis-Birth-February 17, 1870
Death-July 5, 1896 (aged 26)
Lindley Davis-Birth-1896
Death-May 17, 1896 (aged less than a year)
Emma B. Piper-Birth-unknown
Death-October 3, 1901
Jerald Clinton Oliver-Sr-Birth-March 26, 1938
Death-April 17,1960 (aged 22)
~Jerald, to my understanding did not live in West Beth.
Unknown grave-unreadable
Wise-Birth-unknown
Death-unknown
Horne Cemetery
Many old sandstone graves crumbling at Horne cemetery, and those written in Cyrillic alphabet of *Russian immigrants have worn smooth. Some names and dates are no longer visible.
Zollarsville Church Cemetery
A family burial area under a pear tree in West Beth, on private property of the Donahoo family farm on Grable/Highland Ridge Road. George Washington Smith (Born 1771? in Maryland. Wagon Maker) and Magdaline Smith (Bigler) and their 2 daughters are "supposedly" buried here. Magdalene is the daughter of Israel Bigler who also lived in West Beth. Her mother was Catherine Garber. Magdalene died on March the 15th, 1829. Her grave appears to read "In Memory of Magdalene Smith Wife of George Smith Who Departed this life March the 15 year of...) Aged 63 years 10 months...days....
Horne cemetery
Zollarsville Methodist cemetery
Ten Mile Brethran cemetery
PRIVATE PLOTS LISTED BELOW:
Wise
Smith
OTHER CEMETERIES AND/OR PLOTS HERE.
INDIAN BURIAL MOUNDS HERE.
Attention Grave Searchers:
Please respect the property rights of landowners while searching for graves. Unauthorized access to private land can lead to misunderstandings and legal issues. Always seek permission before entering any private property, and consider the importance of maintaining good relationships with the community. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!
Franklin Cemetery if located off Little Creek road in West Bethlehem Township. It is an old cemetery, with most of the graves from the 1800's. A high infant mortality rate and the inability to combat diseases made death and mourning fairly common in the nineteenth century. Tuberculosis, typhoid, and cholera were diseases often took more than one family member in industrialized and overcrowded areas. According to documentation from usgwarchives for Washington county submitted by Glen L. Caldwell, the stone fence around the cemetery was built by Jake Bigler and D.R Smith who were married to sisters. "The stone was quarried on the George Donahoo bank (now the Kaub and Redfield) bank in back of the cemetery and right along a Delaware Indian Trail what went up the North Ten-Mile Creek on to the Old National Pike near Glyde." More information can also be found in "Miscellaneous Cemeteries of Washington County."
Last names of those who are buried here:
Smith, Bigler, Martin, Nicholls, Braden, Spencer, Schroy, Austin, Evans, Buffington, Iams, Engle, Woodruff, Lewis, Moore, Hoover, Young, Buckingham, Greenlee, Hathaway,Hoover, Macham, McAfee, McFarland, Scott, Zollars, Imes. A list of specifics can be found HERE.
death-1793
Catherine Helfts Weiss-Birth-unknown
Death-1800
George Helfts-Birth-1745
Death-January 10, 1819 (aged 73-74)
Adam Wise, Jr- Birth-April 5, 1763
Death-July 15, 1842 (aged 79)
Susannah Donston-Birth-September 12, 1772
Death-July 12, 1848 (aged 75)
Susanna Wise Hartsock-Birth-September 1773
Death-July 1848 (aged 74)
Mary Gibson-Birth-1785
Death-February 1854 (aged 68-69)
Rebecca Crumine-Birth-October 23, 1795
Death-April 6, 1823 (aged 27)
Lydia Hankins-Birth-July 28, 1803
Death-June 17, 1827 (aged 23)
Elizabeth Fowler-Birth-June 1807
Death-December 16, 1814 (aged 7)
Samuel Booze-Birth-March 6, 1820 U.S
Death-July 3rd 1823 (aged 3)
Peter Crumine-Birth-February 1823
Death-April 18, 1823 (aged 1-2 months)
Anabele Wise-Birth-April 7th, 1831
Death-August 4th, 1840 (aged 9)
Leona Hill-Birth-August 11, 1864
Death-August 30, 1865 (aged 1)
Sarah Ida Sibert Davis-Birth-February 17, 1870
Death-July 5, 1896 (aged 26)
Lindley Davis-Birth-1896
Death-May 17, 1896 (aged less than a year)
Emma B. Piper-Birth-unknown
Death-October 3, 1901
Jerald Clinton Oliver-Sr-Birth-March 26, 1938
Death-April 17,1960 (aged 22)
~Jerald, to my understanding did not live in West Beth.
Unknown grave-unreadable
Wise-Birth-unknown
Death-unknown
Stephen Ulery died April 13, 1971 at 67 years of age; Stephen Ulery Born- March 8th, 1823
Died -June 21, 1887
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A family burial area under a pear tree in West Beth, on private property of the Donahoo family farm on Grable/Highland Ridge Road. George Washington Smith (Born 1771? in Maryland. Wagon Maker) and Magdaline Smith (Bigler) and their 2 daughters are "supposedly" buried here. Magdalene is the daughter of Israel Bigler who also lived in West Beth. Her mother was Catherine Garber. Magdalene died on March the 15th, 1829. Her grave appears to read "In Memory of Magdalene Smith Wife of George Smith Who Departed this life March the 15 year of...) Aged 63 years 10 months...days....
My research tells me that Magdalene Smith (Bigler) was born November 13th, 1766 and died in October 15th, 1829 (stone shows March as the month of death). Their daughters were Catherine Smith (1803-1871), Mary M. Smith (1804-1898), and son Israel Smith (1814-1892) and David Smith.
This mushroom-shaped stone there is not for someone buried there. It was placed there by land owner farmer Albert Donahoo as a marking for the graves so his tractor would not hit them. Later he decided to plant a pear tree there as a marking. As of 2021 the pear tree still stands and has pears on it in summer.
I do not know if the other 4 stones are markings for a grave or not.
Attention Grave Searchers:
Please respect the property rights of landowners while searching for graves. Unauthorized access to private land can lead to misunderstandings and legal issues. Always seek permission before entering any private property, and consider the importance of maintaining good relationships with the community. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!
Article unknown date (hope to get the who, what, where, and when of Daniel at some point). At this time I do not know if he is from this same Smith Family buried off Grable Road. These stones are on private property.
