Monroe Township near Allen in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Churchtown Church of God Founding Members

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 1, 2018

1. Churchtown Church of God Founding Members Marker

Inscription.

Remembering the founding members, known and unknown
of the Churchtown Church of God who are interred in this cemetery.
They include four veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic.

William B. - son of George M. & Mary A. Reed
Died Apr. 28, 1852 Aged 6yrs 9mos 15 days
John Edwin - son of John & Catharine Messinger
Died Jan. 21, 1851 Aged 1yr 2mos 4days
Thomas Hockley • Died Sept. 25, 1866
Elizabeth Hockley • Died Dec. 5, 1866
Christina Genzel • Died Aug. 17, 1838 Aged 21yrs 2mos 17days
Ann Sibbett • Died Feb. 4, 1857 Aged 55yrs
William Gensler Born Apr. 22, 1822 • Died Aug. 25, 1850 Aged 28yrs 4mos 3days
Adam B. - son of Jacob & Leah Strock
Died July 25, 1851 Aged 3 yrs 30mos 20days
Mary Catharine - dau. of David & Mary Ann Strom
Died Sept. 18, 1843 Aged 4yrs 3mos 21days
Josephine - dau. of M. & H.B. Bricker
Died Oct. 20, 1858 Aged 6mos 20days

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is April 22, 1822.

Location. 40° 9.379′ N, 77° 5.144′ W. Marker is near Allen, Pennsylvania,

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in Cumberland County. It is in Monroe Township. It is at the intersection of York Road (Pennsylvania Route 74) and Leidigh Drive/Old Stone House Road South, on the right when traveling east on York Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1398 York Rd, Boiling Springs PA 17007, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania and in Greater Harrisburg.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Monroe Township History (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ege Burial Plot (approx. 2.1 miles away); Carlisle Iron Works (approx. 2.1 miles away); Historical Iron Works (approx. 2.1 miles away); The Iron Industry in Boiling Springs

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 1, 2018

2. Churchtown Church of God Founding Members Marker

Looking SSE

(approx. 2.1 miles away); South Middleton Township (approx. 2.2 miles away); The Benches at Boiling Springs (approx. 2.2 miles away); The Appalachian National Scenic Trail (approx. 2.2 miles away).

Regarding Churchtown Church of God Founding Members. There are no visible headstones in this small cemetery.

Bethel Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 1, 2018

3. Bethel Cemetery

Looking SSE. Where Churchtown Church of God Founding Members are interred

Bethel Cemetery Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 1, 2018

4. Bethel Cemetery Sign

Nearly lost among the shrubs

Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 562 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 16, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.