Heffner Family Burial Ground
Kutztown, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Size: 52' x 130'
History: (See 1862 Atlas) Some stones were buried in a ditch and should be able to be recovered. About 1936 the Heffners, Sterling and Eugene, living on the land, removed the tombstones and put them in a ditch on the property. A stone was removed from the site to use at Kutztown University as an example of Pennsylvania culture. One stone found February, 1998, by a township supervisor was inscribed Jacob Heffner. (MHBA, ps, 616, 688 and 691 - all connected to earlier generations in Richmond Township.)
Gravemarkers and inscriptions: 2 inscribed stones, 1 fieldstone; Copied 1941 by M.B. Schmoyer & Paul Knedler
Heffner Jacob Nov. 12, 1782-Feb. 21, 1842 aged 59 39
Esther (Hoch) Jan. 30, 1791-May 11, 1850 aged 59 3 11
fieldstone - no inscription . .
Observations: Beginning across from the driveway of 363 High Rd. 4 rows into the field of 22 abreast toward the Paul Burkholder farm
near Rt. 222. Graves are laying southeast by northwest.
Site address: 139 High Rd. Kutztown
Pin: 63-5463-00-59-2446 DB 2458 p. 1628
Size: 52' x 130'
History: (See 1862 Atlas) Some stones were buried in a ditch and should be able to be recovered. About 1936 the Heffners, Sterling and Eugene, living on the land, removed the tombstones and put them in a ditch on the property. A stone was removed from the site to use at Kutztown University as an example of Pennsylvania culture. One stone found February, 1998, by a township supervisor was inscribed Jacob Heffner. (MHBA, ps, 616, 688 and 691 - all connected to earlier generations in Richmond Township.)
Gravemarkers and inscriptions: 2 inscribed stones, 1 fieldstone; Copied 1941 by M.B. Schmoyer & Paul Knedler
Heffner Jacob Nov. 12, 1782-Feb. 21, 1842 aged 59 39
Esther (Hoch) Jan. 30, 1791-May 11, 1850 aged 59 3 11
fieldstone - no inscription . .
Observations: Beginning across from the driveway of 363 High Rd. 4 rows into the field of 22 abreast toward the Paul Burkholder farm
near Rt. 222. Graves are laying southeast by northwest.
Site address: 139 High Rd. Kutztown
Pin: 63-5463-00-59-2446 DB 2458 p. 1628
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- Added: 25 Jan 2016
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2601847
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