Fayette County Genealogy Project

Included for this cemetery are two readings, one from
1956 and the other from 2004


Read by: Daughters Of The American Colonists
Chief Tanacharison Chapter
Connellsville, PA 1956

1. BROWNFIELD CEMETERY FAYETTE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

In South Union Township, Fayette County, about one fourth of a
mile southwest of Brownfield Station, is the ancient home of
Benjamin Brownfield Sr. Here his son "Ben" was born and was
known throughout Fayette County as "Colonel Ben". Here he lived
from childhood to a centenarian, and died at the age of one
hundred years and seven months.

The old family burying ground located about two hundred yards west
of the old homestead is a plot of ground forty-five by fifty feet.
It is surrounded by a stone wall about two feet high, topped with
a cap block on which is mounted four foot hand made iron picket
fence. The tops of the pickets are held by a blacksmith pinched
iron rail through which they are inserted, and the bottom of each
picket is doweled into a drilled hole in the cap rock and leaded in.
A very substantial job three quarters of a century ago, but in 1934
is hopeless ruin. (1956 the fence is gone) The enclosure contains
sixteen inscribed stones and numerous other which are not marked
only by fieldstones.
(X/X/XX denotes the age at time of death. YEARS/MONTHS/DAYS)
Brownfield Benjamin Sr. b 5-10-1755 d 12-21-1823
Mary d 12-22-1833
Benjamin J. d 10-7-1880 100/7/9
Ruth d 10-12-1856 72/10/5
Ruth wf. of Benjamin d 10-13-1856 73
Orpha dau B & R d 8-22-1819 5/9/7
Alfred son B & R d 8/23/1819 10/10/21
Isaac son B & R d 8-31-1819 13/7/12
Harvy son B. & R. d 9-8-1819 1/8/29
Calvin son B & R d 9-5-1829 1/17
Mary wf. of E. S. d 1-9-1846 23/8/26
Mary J. d 10-10-1860 27/11/23
Eliza A. d 9-22-1863 26/7/5
Elnor d 9-6-1866 40/3/9
Ellen d 7-8-1878 19/5/17
Naomi d 11-27-1878 74-1-7
James A. d 1-22-1881 25 yr

2. BROWNFIELD FAMILY CEMETERY ---------SOUTH UNION TWP.

From Hopwood, take Hopwood Fairchance Rd. toward Fairchance. Turn right
on Brownfield Rd, go about 1 mile to sharp right bend. Turn left on
Rock Rd., at bend. Go to gate, park and follow ATV trail to Pine Trees
on right. Trail turns left, past pines, follow it through pine trees.
ATV trail makes a sharp right, and a walking path bears left. Follow path
100 yards to Cemetery. ALL names in cemetery are BROWNFIELD

Recorded November 16, 2004. Copyright Ken O'Neal
GPS Location
39º 51.47 N
079º43.51 W

BROWNFIELD
Mary P. 1-9-1846 age 33years ?Months. 26days W/O E.S. (stone is on ground)
James A. 1-22-1881 age 25 years
Ellen 7-8-1878 age 19 years 5 months 17 days
Eliza A. 1-22-1863 age 26 years 9 months 5 days
Elmor R. 9-6-1866 age 40 years 3 months. 19 days
Mary J. 10-10-1860 age 27 years 11 months. 23 days
Ruth 10-13-1856 age abt 73 years W/O Ben (as on stone)
A 4 sided stone with Ruth's name appears again with slightly
different death date and age. There is also another stone,
between these two, marked Ruth Brownfield, with no dates
Names on 4 sided stone
Ruth 10-12- 1856
Naomi 11-27-1878 age 74 years 1 month 7 days
Benjamin J. 10-7-1880 age 100 years 7 months 9 days

Three broken partial stones
In Memory of Mary 12-22-1833
In Memory of Benjamin Senior 1975 (stone setting against a tree)
Broken stone, name gone, no date. Only markings 11 years 8 months 29 days

Calvin 182? S/O B. & R. Almost illegible
Isaac 8-31-1819 age 13 years 7 months s/o B. & R.
Orpha 8-22-1849 or possibly 1819

There are likely some unmarked graves in this cemetery.

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