Ruth-Detweiler-Martin Cemetery
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Ruth-Detweiler-Martin Cemetery

Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA

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    Middletown, Pennsylvania 17057 United States
    Coordinates: 40.16441, -76.70429
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In William Henry Egle's Notes and Queries: Historical, Biographical, and Genealogical: Chiefly Related to Interior Pennsylvania, Third Series, Vol. II, p. 130, an article titled A Neglected Graveyard reprinted a notice by J.E. Martin, Hillsdale, Londonderry Township, dated 1 Dec. 1887 that appeared in a Middletown newspaper. The notice stated that if the headstones were not removed by 1 March 1888, the graveyard would be cleared and plowed over.

Quoting from the notice: "The following is a description of all the headstones on the ground with the exception of a few that are marked with two letters only:
Samuel Bell, died June 7th, 1849. By Middletown Council, No. 84, O.of U.A.M.
Leander Ruth, born August 15th, 1836, died November 17th, 1841.
Mary Ruth, born March 17th, 1798, died October 6th, 1841.
Catherine Ruth, March 27th, 1828, died September 18th, 1841.
John Ruth, born June 10th, 1820, died August 13th, 1840.
Jacob Reiff, born March 12th, 1775, died September 5th, 1807.
John Detweiler, born December 8th, 1790, died December 5th, 1833.
Jacob Detweiler, born December 8th, 1798, died December 6th, 1833.
Barbara Detweiler, born March 3rd, 1796, died October 14th, 1819.
Elizabeth Detweiler, born April 25th, 1825, died September 17th, 1825
Mary Detweiler, born March 10th, 1826, died 1826, died 10 hours after.
Elizabeth Sellers, born November 10th, 1800, died December 11th, 1849.
Jeremiah Sellers, born September 24th, 1799, died July 3rd, 1853.

The cemetery is on a farm owned, as of June 2012, by Mrs. Goldie Wright. Mrs. Wright has lived on the farm since 1934, and identified the location where the cemetery had been. The cemetery is located about 75 yards WNW of the house, and about 50 yards NWN of the barn.

















In William Henry Egle's Notes and Queries: Historical, Biographical, and Genealogical: Chiefly Related to Interior Pennsylvania, Third Series, Vol. II, p. 130, an article titled A Neglected Graveyard reprinted a notice by J.E. Martin, Hillsdale, Londonderry Township, dated 1 Dec. 1887 that appeared in a Middletown newspaper. The notice stated that if the headstones were not removed by 1 March 1888, the graveyard would be cleared and plowed over.

Quoting from the notice: "The following is a description of all the headstones on the ground with the exception of a few that are marked with two letters only:
Samuel Bell, died June 7th, 1849. By Middletown Council, No. 84, O.of U.A.M.
Leander Ruth, born August 15th, 1836, died November 17th, 1841.
Mary Ruth, born March 17th, 1798, died October 6th, 1841.
Catherine Ruth, March 27th, 1828, died September 18th, 1841.
John Ruth, born June 10th, 1820, died August 13th, 1840.
Jacob Reiff, born March 12th, 1775, died September 5th, 1807.
John Detweiler, born December 8th, 1790, died December 5th, 1833.
Jacob Detweiler, born December 8th, 1798, died December 6th, 1833.
Barbara Detweiler, born March 3rd, 1796, died October 14th, 1819.
Elizabeth Detweiler, born April 25th, 1825, died September 17th, 1825
Mary Detweiler, born March 10th, 1826, died 1826, died 10 hours after.
Elizabeth Sellers, born November 10th, 1800, died December 11th, 1849.
Jeremiah Sellers, born September 24th, 1799, died July 3rd, 1853.

The cemetery is on a farm owned, as of June 2012, by Mrs. Goldie Wright. Mrs. Wright has lived on the farm since 1934, and identified the location where the cemetery had been. The cemetery is located about 75 yards WNW of the house, and about 50 yards NWN of the barn.

















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