Petersburg Cemetery
Also known as Saint Johns Cemetery
Petersburg, Mahoning County, Ohio, USA
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History: St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church was founded in 1873 by some members of the Martin Luther charge of four area churches: Old Springfield (St. Lukes's), Salem (Unity Brick), St Peter's (Schray), and St Paul's (Koch) who wished to establish a new church at Petersburg. Rev B F Shillinger, the pastor of the Martin Luther charge, served for six months as the first pastor and a church building was erected that same year. Four years later, in April 1877, a special meeting of the congregation was called and the trustees were authorized to purchase four acres of land from William Maurer for a burial ground to be called Petersburg Cemetery of St John's Evangilical Lutheran Congragation.(footnoe)
The Valley Echo, 13th June 1878, "Petersburgh; the beautiful new cemetery on the northern side of town, on a round knoll and surrounded by a neat wooden fence painted white. The drive leading in from the street and the word "cemetery" inscribed over the gate adds much to its appearance."
Earliest burials:
18 moth old Franklin I Seiger - died measles about 1878
John & Pauline Eckert's two sons d 1853 & 1861
Herman Obenauf and wife Mary noted "buried in Old Springfield Cemetery'
Several Swisher family members
Copied in 1973 and completed in spring of 1983. Arranged more in family plots - with Sec A,B,C,D, E
Sec A being one long row across front from north to south. Row B divided into sections B1-B5 (south to north) and likewise for remaining rows. Sec E runs to south side from front to back (west to east)
Source: Springfield Township Cemetery and Death Records Mahoning Co Ohio No 2- Margaret Miller Simon 1995 published by Mahoning Co Genealogical Soc.
History: St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church was founded in 1873 by some members of the Martin Luther charge of four area churches: Old Springfield (St. Lukes's), Salem (Unity Brick), St Peter's (Schray), and St Paul's (Koch) who wished to establish a new church at Petersburg. Rev B F Shillinger, the pastor of the Martin Luther charge, served for six months as the first pastor and a church building was erected that same year. Four years later, in April 1877, a special meeting of the congregation was called and the trustees were authorized to purchase four acres of land from William Maurer for a burial ground to be called Petersburg Cemetery of St John's Evangilical Lutheran Congragation.(footnoe)
The Valley Echo, 13th June 1878, "Petersburgh; the beautiful new cemetery on the northern side of town, on a round knoll and surrounded by a neat wooden fence painted white. The drive leading in from the street and the word "cemetery" inscribed over the gate adds much to its appearance."
Earliest burials:
18 moth old Franklin I Seiger - died measles about 1878
John & Pauline Eckert's two sons d 1853 & 1861
Herman Obenauf and wife Mary noted "buried in Old Springfield Cemetery'
Several Swisher family members
Copied in 1973 and completed in spring of 1983. Arranged more in family plots - with Sec A,B,C,D, E
Sec A being one long row across front from north to south. Row B divided into sections B1-B5 (south to north) and likewise for remaining rows. Sec E runs to south side from front to back (west to east)
Source: Springfield Township Cemetery and Death Records Mahoning Co Ohio No 2- Margaret Miller Simon 1995 published by Mahoning Co Genealogical Soc.
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- Added: 1 Jan 2000
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 43108
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