First Presbyterian Church (Brick) and Cemetery, Fayette county
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First Presbyterian Church (Brick Church) and Cemetery Built 1787; Re-built 1852-1871; Located in Lower Tyrone Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Inscriptions originally copied September 5, 1948 (Transcribed for the Fayette Archives, November 1997) MILLER SAMMY, s/o GEORGE L. MILLER, d. 11/10/1876, ae 24 yr 7 mo 14da. MARY, wife of A. D., b. 10/11/1829 - d. 5/20/1904 A. D.; d. 4/5/1886, age 63 yr 5 mo 5 da (There is a flag on the grave.) ROSE TUDIE, daughter of W. H. and R. M. (first initial slightly blurred); died 7/16/1882, age 19 yr 7 mo 10 da. "Ah, no there are no blighted buds, The loved one God has given, Transplanted to a better soil, They'll bloom for us in Heaven." HALLEY VICTORIA, w/o THOMAS; d. 1/29/1881, age 22 yr 2 mo 9 da. SICKLES EMMA BELL, w/o F. M.; died 2/2/1828, age 66 yr 8 mo 6 da. GOSHORN JANE A., w/o JACOB G.; died 2/2/1828, age 66 yr 8 mo 6 da. LOVE ANNE , died 1/1/1852, age 66 years. "Oh, do not weep dear husband, Could you but see one here, You would not mourn my absence Or shed one single tear." MARGARET, dates are illegible JOHN, died 4/26/1872, 71 years, 8 months, 19 days. The verse on stone is illegible. MARTHA, d. 6/15/1877, age 83 years, 11 months, 25 days. PARKER JANE, wife of J. S., died 2/6/1882, aged 20 years. JOHN, died 4/17/1875, aged 42 years. JOHN, died 7/17/1857, age 63 years, 25 days MYBTA, daughter of R. G. and E. M; died 1877 FINDLEY JOHN W., b. 9/11/1875 - d. 7/19/1882; Sgt. Company D 16th Pa Vol FRANKLIN B., s/o LEWIS and MAGDALENA; b. 4/19/1880 - d. 7/19/1911 MAGDALENA, w/o LEWIS, b. 1/22/1850 - d. 12/19/1925 LEWIS, d. 1/26/1884, age 44 years Sgt. Company F, 65th Regiment of Pa Inf Vol MINNIE, d. 1/20/1880, age 8 years, 4 months, 11 days LILY, d. 1/10/1880, age 10 years, 5 days BERTHA, d. 1/26/1878, age 7 months, 24 days FLEMING MARY ANN, wife of T. J.; d. 5/19/1879, age 50 years Verse on stone is illegible G. W., s/o T. J. & M. A.; d. 12/31/1872, age 21 yr 15 da. "Blessed the dead who died in the Lord And rest from their labor and their Works do follow them. (This is a large monument with sheave of wheat.) SAMPEY JOHN B.; d. 5/17/1817, age 21 years, 3 months Verse on stone is illegible. ANDERSON MARGARETTA, daughter of WILLIAM & JANE Balance of inscription is illegible REBECCA L., wife of WILLIAM, d. 7/16/1842, age 31 years HENDRIX MARY, wife of ELIE; d. 12/1/1859, age 68 years. FRANCIS WILLIAM, d. 11/29/1861, age 50 years, 5 months, 10 days Erected by his wife HANNAH M. FRANCIS ANNA M, wife of WILLIAM, d. 5/12/1871, age 38 years LEMON REBECCA; d. 4/27/1863, age 91 years MARGARET, b. 2/8/1806 - d. 2/8/1900 BOLE CATHERINE, wife of H. D.; d. 4/23/1876, age 38 years This next grave is illegible, and shows the G. A. R. emblem. HOUGH JACOB, d. 8/2/1867, age 69 years, 9 months, 12 days Verse is illegible JANE, w/o JACOB, d. 1/4/1867, age 66 yr 2 mo 25 da. COOLEY ISABELLA, wife of MATTHEW; d. 4/23/1861, age 61 years COREY MARGARET, d. 5/6/1871, age illegible ESPEY (There is a wall around this lot.) "In Memory of HUGH, who departed this life 12/14/1831, in the 74th year of his age." ISABELLA, d. 11/10/1809, age 48 years ESBED / (ESPEY) SARAH JANE, daughter of W. and N. ESPED; d. 7/12/1811, age - ESPEY ISABELLA, daughter of W. & N. ESPEY; d. 4/16/1852, age 77 years JAMES, son of JAMES (dates illegible) JAMES, in memory of, who departed this life 2/22/1831 19 yrs ESPERG / (ESPEY) WILLIAM, d. 6/8/1872, 77 years, 8 months, 25 days ESPEY NANCY, wife of WILLIAM ESPEY; d. 1891, age --- CLEVELAND, son of H. & E. P. ESPEY; d. 11/25/1884 NANCY, b. 7/29/1883 - d. 5/31/1886 MARY A., b. 8/11/1832 - d. 9/20/1891 MILLER (Large monument with an open bible on top.) JOHN H., 1848 - 1934 MARGARET, wife of JOHN H., 1845 - 1921 BARR ALICE, d. 2/10/1830, age 71 years ROBERT, d. 11/15/1850, age 90 years CUNNINGHAM MARGARET, wife of JAMES; d. 2/11/1865, age 80 years WARD ELIZA JANE, w/o JAMES P.; d. 4/12/1859, age 29 yr 5 mo 4 da. MC CUNE REBECCA, wife of JAMES M.; died 4/11/---6, age 21 years. MONTGOMERY (large monument) MARGARET, b. 8/26/1826 - d. 3/6/1915 ELIZABETH, d. 2/25/1873; age 83 years SAMUEL, d. 7/27/1858, age 53 years THOMAS, (no dates) SARAH, (no dates) JOHN, (no dates) QUAY SAMUEL; d. 2/22/1855, age 69 years FRANCIS MARY JANE, daughter of T. and P.; d. 7/11/1831, age 5 months JOHN N., d. 8/13/1883, age 37 years, 4 months, 6 days MICHAEL R., 1841 - 1918 DAVID, 1844 - 1920 MARGARET G., 1851 -1931 SMITH ROBERT, Sr., d. 2/21/1832, age 72 years "Blessed are they who die in the Lord." NATHAN, Sr.; d. 3/1/1851; age 50 years MARGERY, d. 5/18/1867, age 91 years (?) J. B.; d. 1871 ELLEN, wife of J. B., d. 5/22/1861, age 26 years BRADEN J. P. , d. 8/30/1882, age 24 years, 10 months, 20 days. MARY A., 1857 - 1936 BARR ROBERT, Jr.; b. 1/25/1805 - d. 2/8/1879 JANE, d. 6/29/1869, age 71 years of life FLEMING/BLACK MARY FLEMING, in memory of, consort of JOHN, dau/o HUGH & SARAH G. BLACK; was born 6/15/1786 (last two digits are slightly blurred) - died 5/27/1826 FLEMING JOHN B., in memory of who was born 3/22/---- (date illegible); d. 9/5/1826 ANSELL ARABELLA E., daughter of T. B. & M.; 1914 - 1922 Infant son, of T. B. & M; 1919 RILEY JOHN, 1915 - 1933 TORRANCE JOHN D. (dates illegible) NANCY, wife of D. M.; d. 9/17/1869, age 59 years ?HERRINGTON MARY M., w/o ALBERT, d. 3/18/1883, age 25 yr 4 mo 5 da "Yet again we hope to meet thee - When the days of life have fled. Then in Heaven with joy greet thee - Where no farewell dear is shed." CHARLES, son of M. M.; d. 1882 HIGBEE ELIZA, wife of AARON, b. 3/1/1860 - d. 8/16/1885 SHOWMAN ALBERTI, son of A. M. & B.; d. 1879, age 9 years GEARY WILLIAM H.; 1862 - 1933, Father REBECCA JANE, 1870 - 1939, Mother CHARLES, son of W. H. and R. J., 1902 - 1906 JOHNSON A. P.; 1854 - 1907 [There are a number of graves with either only an unmarked field stone marker, or no marker at all.] --- end of cemetery index ----
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