Hootman Cemetery

Hootman Cemetery

Record of the Hootman Family Grave Yard (Donegal Township) In memory of an infant daughter of John and Barbary Black, died Sept. 17, 1832... In memory of Benjamin Black who departed this life April 18, 1838, aged 49 years and 6 days... John Black died March 17, 1853 in his 66th year... William Bryson died April 13, 1878 in the 86th year of his age... Hannah, wife of William Bryson, died Sept. 29, 1872, in the 82nd year of her age... Here lies the body of Margaret Clark - aged 84 years... Nancy Cox died March 18, 1836 aged 28 years, 5 months and 17 days... In memory of Sophia, daughter of Philip and Maria Crow, died Jan. 21, 1831, aged 3 years, 5 months... Philip Crow died March 12, 1836 in his 35th year... Gorg Goetz, 1794... July the 6 day 1797, William Groves... Christian Hootman died Aug. 31, 1845 in the 88th year of his age... Christian Hootman, 1757 - 1845, a soldier of the Revolution, served under Washington 1776... Susan, wife of Christian Hootman, died June 12, 1843 aged 75 years and 7 months... Oct. 22, 1804, Mary Hootman departed this life aged 44 years... In memory of Emeline Inglish, decd. Jan. 15, 1821 aged 9 months... Charles Jones, died June 7, 1847 in the 73rd year of his age. (Born 1774) In remembrance of George Jones who departed this life Oct. 31, 1833 in the 65th year of his age... Catharine E. Jones died Aug. 12, 1849 in 82nd year... Abraham Jones died April 3, 1865 in the 50th year of his age... Ethelinda, wife of Abram Jones, born Oct. 13, 1828, died Dec. 6, 1893... Charlie S., son of G.W. and E.M. Jones, died Sept. 30, 1865 aged 1 year, 10 months, 26 days... Samuel C., son of G.W. and E.M. Jones, died April 15, 1859 aged 2 years 5 months 14 days... Here lies the body of Casper Revenaugh who departed this life Dec. 10, 1803... In memory of Catharine Revenaugh aged 95 years... 1852, J.B. 1834, 1794, B.B. 1824 1817 D.C. S.L. C.R. W.M. 1834, 1794, S.O.R. D C J.E. th, 1824 Persons known to be buried in this graveyard are: John Bryson, died in Nov. 1822 and his wife Priscilla Bryson... William Bryson, died April 1814 and his wife Jane Bryson... Notes: - Christian Hootman was born in Hesse-Dermstadt, Germany and was one of the Hessian soldiers hired by the English to suppress the American Colonists. At the battle of Brandywine he was taken prisoner and (making no effort to escape), was soon drumming in the Continental Army under Gen. Washington. In 1785 he settled on the farm in Donegal Twp. on which he died in 1845. Casper Revenaugh, a German, was one of the early settlers of Washington Co. settling on Buffalo Creek in 1784. John and William Bryson settled early on Buffalo Creek.

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