Fayette County Genealogy Project

Mennonites settled in the Jacobs Creek Valley in the late eighteenth century.They chose this place for a burial ground and meetinghouse. The first building was built of logs before 1800. It was replaced by a brick meetinghouse in 1852.
Abraham Stauffer (1752 - 1826), the first minister, and his wife, Anna Nissley Stauffer (1752 - 1817), were buried here.

Placed by the Mennonite Churches 1991

Inscription on plaque

We tried to list them in order, but the rows are no longer very well defined. A large number of the stones are either broken or worn away. Some graves seemed to be marked with rocks. After we had made this list, I came across an index of this cemetery that was done in 1941. I found it very interesting to compare the two lists. Even more interesting is that there is a new grave from 1999. ( I felt I should respect these people's privacy, therefore I didn't list the new stone.)

Stauffer, Henry Jan. 2 1849

Rowen, William J.
Rowen, Mary A.
Rowen, Peter d. 3/24/1895 55 yrs. 11 mos. 11 days (Father)

John 1871 - 192?
Bettie 1867

Cossell, Susanna, w/o I.M. d. 10/18/1894 aged 54 years

Grindel, Nancy A., w/o John sd. 7/11/1820?

C.D.C.

Overholt, John, s/o H.B. & C.F.? d. 3/1/1863 aged 32 yrs. 5 mos. 9 days

Overholt, Mary Amelia, w/o Jacob d. 11/6/1865 aged 28 yrs. 3 mos. 20 days

Johnston, Thomas d. 7/13/1911 aged 90 yrs.
Johnston, Susana d. 13/7/1910 aged 89 yrs. (Bought by Miss Pet Johnston)

N.A.C.

Grindel, Barrie D., s/o Abram & B., d. 9/28/1870 aged 8 mos. 15 days
Grindel, Maggie K., d/o Abram & B., d. 3/14/1874 aged 1 year 3 mos. 16 days
Grindel, Eddie B., s/o Abram & B., d. 8/26/1873 aged 9? mos. 2 days
Grindel, Daisy, d/o Abram & B., d. 8/?/1871 aged 15 days?
Grindel, Abraham, s/o Abram & B., d. 7/17/1877 aged 5 mos.?

Johnston, Harry M., s/o T. & S.
Johnston, Jos.

Ridenhour, Jacob d. 3/26/1878 aged 70 yrs. 18 days - Our Father
Ridenhour, Nancy, w/o Jacob d. 8/8/1878 aged 61 yrs. 14 days

M.S.

Stouffer, Magdalene, consort of Peter, d. 9/25/1851 aged 73 yrs. 9 mos. 1 day

Heath, Mary, w/o John H. d. 10/3/1850 aged 61 yrs.

Heath, Samuel d. 8/1/1864 aged 57 yrs.

M.S.

Heath, Mary, d/o S. & S. d. 8/3/1838 aged 3 yrs.

J.M.S.
C.S.

Sherrick, John Sr. d. 12/16/1846 aged 79 yrs.

Sherrick, Elizabeth d. 10/12/1836 aged 3 yrs. 1 mo. 9 days

A.S.
C.S.

Detwiler, Susanah, w/o Henry d. 2/1/1856 aged 57 yrs. 10 mos. 4 days
Detwiler, Henry d. 3/9/1847 aged 55 yrs. 10 mos. 27 days
Detwiler, Mary Ann, d/o S. & H. d. 10/3/1851 aged 4 yrs. 3 mos. 16 days

Stauffer, ? ?/o ? & A.K. d. 2/7/1861

Stauffer, Jacob, s/o J.M. d. 6/9/1842 aged 8 mos. 20 days
Stauffer, Infant of J.M. & C.? d. 12/?/1850

Stauffer, Catharine b. 2/22/1812 d. 4/27/1887 - Our Mother
Stauffer, John M. b. 5/24/1813 d. 1/15/1862 - Our Father

Stauffer, ?Broken stone maybe Abraham 1863
Stauffer, Elizabeth, w/o Abraham d. 11/11/1878 aged 96 yrs.

Sherrick - 1846
Sherrick - ?
Sherrick, Joseph 12/25/1757 - 12/21/1811
Sherrick, Anna Musser 3/8/1766 - 8/19/1850
Sherrick, Catharine d. 8/22/1887 aged 3? yrs. 10 mos. 13 days - Our Aunt

Smith, Catharine, w/o Jacob d. 8/22/1880 aged 80 yrs. 4 mos. 17 days
Smith, Jacob
Smith, Barbara d. 9/6/1847 aged 74 yrs. 1 mo. ? days

Sherrick, Elizabeth, w/o Christian d. 1868?
Sherrick, Rev. Christian d. 3/12/1845 aged 56 yrs. 1 mo. 23 days

C.S.

Keister, Willie, s/o S. & E. d. 9/22/1860

J.M.S.

Keister, Elizabeth, w/o Solomon 1818 - 1864

Stouffer, Mary, consort of John, d/o Henry & Catharine Stimel, d 5/26/1834 aged 22 yrs. 6 mos. 27 days

Stauffer, Samuel d. 6/15/1819 aged 24 yrs. 5 mos. 9 days

Shallenbarger, Christina d. 11/8/1882

JNO Rowan Co H. 142nd PA INF

Beidler, John S. d. 4/14/1875 aged 29? yrs.
Beidler, Martha, w/o John d. 12/14/1874 aged 33 yrs.
Beidler, Jesse 10/9/1856 - 6/14/1907

Stauffer, Abraham D. d. 5/13/1849 aged 46 yrs 6 mos. 14 days
Stauffer, Mary, w/o A.D. d. 4/10/1845 aged 39 yrs. 11 mos. 28 days
Stauffer, Benjamin, s/o A.D. & M. d. 2/13/1835 aged 1 yr. 1 mo. 6 days

Stauffer, Martin d. 3/8/1869 aged 88 yrs. 6 mos. ? days
Stauffer, Elizabeth, w/o Martin d. ?

Stauffer, Catharine d. 3/7/1874 aged 79 yrs. 3 mos. 28 days
Stauffer, John W. d. 2/?/1852 aged 63 yrs. 5 mos. 12 days

Keister, Catharine, d/o S. & S. d. 2/13/1845 aged 1 yr. 11 mos. 18 days
Keister, ? d. 2/1/1852 aged 12 yrs?

Stauffer, Catharine d. 1/26/1842 aged 13 yrs.

Westbay, Jane d. 7/26/1869 aged 27 yrs.

Stouffer, Catharine, w/o Henry d. 12/?/1828

This memorial stands on the site of 2 stones which said:
Rev. Abraham Stauffer died Sep. 3 1826 aged 74 yrs.
1817 Anna Stauffer Gestorben Den 20 Sept ALTE 65 JAHR
(1996)

Leighty, Peter 3/15/1837 aged 51 yrs.

Beidler, Elizabeth, w/o Joseph
Beidler, Joseph
Beidler, Jacob Sr. d. 11/24/1833 aged 73 yrs. 18 days
Beidler, Magdalena d. 5/17/1821 aged 55 yrs.

Freed, Henry d. 7/20/1872 aged 52 yrs.

Heinrichs, Geb b. 11/11/1849 d. 8/10/1897

Ansel, Allen

Miller, Barbra M. d. 11/15/1873 aged 45 yrs.

Cowan, Robert, s/o R. & C. d. 9/5/1886

Mathias, Henry d. 11/26/1842 aged 8 yrs. 1 mo. 26 days

Ellenberger, Betsy

Sherrick, Margaret d. 11/21/1881 aged 58 yrs. 4 mos. 16 days

Landis, Samuel

Landis, Elizabeth

Freed, Anna
Freed, Peter