Hanover in York County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

St. Matthew's Lutheran Church Cemetery

Cemetery of Second Church Building

— Erected 1756 —

St. Matthew's Lutheran Church Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 19, 2021

1. St. Matthew's Lutheran Church Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

— Those Buried Here Are: —

Aulabaugh, Anna Maria - wife of John Aulabaugh
Born April 16, 1782 - Died May 10, 1870

Aulabaugh, Nicholas
Born July 24, 1742 - Died Sept. 17, 1864

Aulabaugh, Elizabeth
Born Nov. 9, 1776 - Died Aug. 27, 1799

Geissel, Michael
Born 1788 - Died 1806

Geissel, Elizabeth
Married Mar. 1769 to Lenhardt Geissel
Born Feb. 2, 1728 - Died Feb. 1802

Kugler, Catherena
Born, June 18, 1748 - Died, Sept. 18, 1795

Maehlhorn, Anna Barbara
Born, Jan. 11, 1729 - Died, Nov. 11, 1799

Maehlhorn, Frederick
Born, Nov. 2, 1765 - Died, Mar. 23, 1795

Melhorn, Johannes
Born, May 6, 1768 - Died, 1795

Melhorn, Simmohn
Born, Sept. 2, 1725 - Died, May 12, 1789

Morningstar, Katharine - Wife of Geo. Morningstar
Born, Dec. 11, 1766 - Died, July 14, 1814

Oyster, Daniel
Died, Sept. 14, 1798 - Aged 55 years

Oyster, Elizabeth Reif - Wife of Daniel Oyster
Died, Aug. 21, 1835 - Aged 88 years

Jung, Catherina Oysterin, married Johannes Jung
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May 18, 1775 - Died July 10, 1795

Schlogel, Anna Maria Magdelana Oysterin
Married Christoffel Schlogel, April 18, 1776
Born, Nov. 16, 1755 - Died, aged 37 - had 10 children

Schlentz, Philip
Born, Oct. 14, 1730 - Died, Jan. 17, 1796

Schlentz, Mary Elizabeth
Born, Sept. 21, 1757 - Died, 1824

Welsh, Henry - Died, Jan. 20 1799 Aged 28 years

— Information from original [illegible] -

Erected by St. Matthew's Lutheran Congregation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is April 16, 1782.

Location. 39° 48.88′ N, 76° 59.274′ W. Marker is in Hanover, Pennsylvania, in York County. Marker is on Clearview Street west of McCosh Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 890 McCosh Street, Hanover PA 17331, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Hanover, Pennsylvania (approx. 0.4 miles away); This Train is Bound for Glory (approx. ¾ mile away); Working on the Railroad All the Live Long Day (approx. ¾ mile away); A Commons of Locomotives & Locomotion (approx. ¾ mile away); a different marker also named Hanover

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 19, 2021

2. St. Matthew's Lutheran Church Cemetery Marker

(approx. ¾ mile away); Destruction of Private Property (approx. ¾ mile away); In Memory and in Grateful Recognition of (approx. ¾ mile away); Warfare Engulfs Downtown (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hanover.

Also see . . . St. Matthew's Lutheran Church History. (Submitted on November 22, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

St. Matthew's Lutheran Church Cemetery and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 19, 2021

3. St. Matthew's Lutheran Church Cemetery and Marker

All Saints Episcopal Church in background

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 19, 2021

4. St. Matthew's Lutheran Church Cemetery and Marker

Note the huge oak trees

Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 134 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 22, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.