Index to Locations AmityvilleSt. Paul's ChurchCemeteryBernvilleSt. Thomas CemeteryDouglassvilleSt. Gabriel's EpiscopalChurch CemeteryEarl TownshipEarl TownshipCemeteryGibraltarSt. John's United Church ofChrist CemeteryHamburgGreenwood CemeteryHamburgSt. John's CemeteryJacksonwaldSchwartzwald CemeteryKutztownFairview CemeteryLaureldaleGethsemane CemeteryLaureldaleLaureldale CemeteryMohntonUnknown locationMt. PennAulenbach's CemeteryReadingCharles Evans CemeteryReadingFirst Episcopal ChurchGraveyardReadingReformed Church BuryingGroundReadingTrinity Lutheran CemeteryReifftonForest Hills MemorialParkSinking SpringSinking SpringCemeterySpangsvilleSalem United Church ofChrist CemeteryTulpehocken TownshipTulpehockenChurch Burial GroundWomelsdorfZion Lutheran and ReformedCemetery
St. Paul's ChurchCemetery
1312 Old Swede Road
Amityville, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Founded 1859
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Guy Louis Moser (1886-1961) — also known asGuy L. Moser — of Douglassville,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Amity Township,BerksCounty, Pa.,January23, 1886.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1937-43.Died in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,May 9,1961 (age75 years, 106days).Interment at St. Paul's Church Cemetery. | | David B. Brunner (1835-1903) — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Amity Township,BerksCounty, Pa.,March 7,1835.Democrat.Schoolteacher; proprietor and principal, Reading Business College;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1889-93.Died in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,November29, 1903 (age68 years, 267days).Interment at St. Paul's Church Cemetery.
St. ThomasCemetery
Bernville, Berks County, Pennsylvania
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St. Gabriel'sEpiscopal Church Cemetery
Douglassville, Berks County, Pennsylvania
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Earl TownshipCemetery
Earl Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
St. John's UnitedChurch of Christ Cemetery
Gibraltar, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Founded 1894
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GreenwoodCemetery
Hamburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George Shollenberger (1809-1868) — of Hamburg,BerksCounty, Pa.BornJune 9,1809.Republican.Merchant;postmaster atHamburg,Pa., 1861-65.Died, apparently from astroke ofapoplexy, in Hamburg,BerksCounty, Pa.,April21, 1868 (age58 years, 317days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | John F. Roads (1806-1890) — of Hamburg,BerksCounty, Pa.BornJanuary31, 1806.Whig. Postmaster atHamburg,Pa., 1851-53.DiedApril25, 1890 (age84 years, 84days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
St. John'sCemetery
Hamburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Abraham Wolff (1769-1820) — of Hamburg,BerksCounty, Pa.BornDecember12, 1769.Postmaster atHamburg,Pa., 1809.DiedJanuary25, 1820 (age50 years, 44days).Interment at St. John's Cemetery. | | John Shenk (1782-1846) — of Hamburg,BerksCounty, Pa.BornJune 9,1782.Democrat. Postmaster atHamburg,Pa., 1830-41.DiedSeptember24, 1846 (age64 years, 107days).Interment at St. John's Cemetery. | | William Feather (1792-1849) — of Hamburg,BerksCounty, Pa.BornMay 2,1792.Whig. Postmaster atHamburg,Pa., 1841-45.DiedDecember2, 1849 (age57 years, 214days).Interment at St. John's Cemetery. | | Henry Fister (1772-1853) — of Hamburg,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,January20, 1772.Hatter;postmaster atHamburg,Pa., 1809-30.Died in Hamburg,BerksCounty, Pa.,February7, 1853 (age81 years, 18days).Interment at St. John's Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Durst Fister and Elizabeth Fister; married to ElizabethStambach. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Charles Benseman (1824-1855) — of Hamburg,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Hamburg,BerksCounty, Pa.,December9, 1824.Democrat.Printer;postmaster atHamburg,Pa., 1845-51.Died in Hamburg,BerksCounty, Pa.,July 2,1855 (age30 years, 205days).Interment at St. John's Cemetery. | | Daniel Wolff (1801-1862) — of Hamburg,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Hamburg,BerksCounty, Pa.,August6, 1801.Democrat. Postmaster atHamburg,Pa., 1853-61.Died in Hamburg,BerksCounty, Pa.,July 16,1862 (age60 years, 344days).Interment at St. John's Cemetery. | | Elias Shomo (1827-1894) — of Hamburg,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Hamburg,BerksCounty, Pa.,May 26,1827.Republican. Postmaster atHamburg,Pa., 1881-82.Died in Hamburg,BerksCounty, Pa.,May 13,1894 (age66 years, 352days).Interment at St. John's Cemetery. | | John Kirkpatrick (1819-1894) — of Hamburg,BerksCounty, Pa.; Pottsville,SchuylkillCounty, Pa.Born in1819.Democrat. Postmaster atHamburg,Pa., 1845.Died in1894(ageabout75 years).Interment at St. John's Cemetery. | | John Sunday (1816-1894) — of Hamburg,BerksCounty, Pa.BornDecember16, 1816.Chiefburgess of Hamburg, Pennsylvania, 1867-68, 1874-75.DiedSeptember11, 1894 (age77 years, 269days).Interment at St. John's Cemetery. | | James Prutzman (1829-1905) — of Hamburg,BerksCounty, Pa.BornSeptember26, 1829.Chiefburgess of Hamburg, Pennsylvania, 1869-71.DiedMarch10, 1905 (age75 years, 165days).Interment at St. John's Cemetery. | | Joseph N. Shomo (1833-1920) — of Hamburg,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Pennsylvania,October27, 1833.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1908.DiedFebruary16, 1920 (age86 years, 112days).Interment at St. John's Cemetery. | | Reuben F. Seidel (1846-1926) — of Hamburg,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in1846.Chiefburgess of Hamburg, Pennsylvania, 1872-73, 1880.Died in1926(ageabout80 years).Interment at St. John's Cemetery. | | Harry P. Shomo (1860-1927) — of Hamburg,BerksCounty, Pa.BornSeptember28, 1860.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1916.DiedJanuary23, 1927 (age66 years, 117days).Interment at St. John's Cemetery. | | Maurice M. Lenhart (1853-1927) — of Hamburg,BerksCounty, Pa.; Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.BornJune 25,1853.Republican. Postmaster atHamburg,Pa., 1878-81.DiedDecember23, 1927 (age74 years, 181days).Interment at St. John's Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Benjamin H. Lenhart and Susan H. (Shollenberger) Lenhart; marriedto Matilda C. Von de Heiden; first cousin once removed ofOscarL. Lenhart. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Allen L. Shomo (1862-1932) — of Hamburg,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Pennsylvania,May 7,1862.Republican.Stationerystore owner; postmaster atHamburg,Pa., 1889-94, 1923-32 (acting, 1923-24).DiedAugust4, 1932 (age70 years, 89days).Interment at St. John's Cemetery. | | Oscar L. Lenhart (1878-1949) — of Hamburg,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Greenwich Township,BerksCounty, Pa.,August9, 1878.Republican. Acting postmaster atHamburg,Pa., 1932.ChristianReformed. Member,Freemasons.Died, in St. Joseph'sHospital,Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,June 6,1949 (age70 years, 301days).Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
SchwartzwaldCemetery
Jacksonwald, Berks County, Pennsylvania
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FairviewCemetery
Kutztown, Berks County, Pennsylvania
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Allan Kuhn Grim (1904-1965) — also known asAllan K. Grim — of Kutztown,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Kutztown,BerksCounty, Pa.,October15, 1904.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1944;Judgeof U.S. District Court, 1950.Died, of aheartattack, in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December7, 1965 (age61 years, 53days).Interment at Fairview Cemetery. | | Ulysses Samuel Grant Bieber (1865-1934) — also known asUlysses S. G. Bieber — of Kutztown,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Maxatawny,BerksCounty, Pa.,April 2,1865.Veterinarian;burgessof Kutztown, Pennsylvania, 1923.Died in Kutztown,BerksCounty, Pa.,November29, 1934 (age69 years, 241days).Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
GethsemaneCemetery
Laureldale, Berks County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Clarence Philip Bowers (1901-1997) — also known asClarence P. Bowers — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.BornSeptember25, 1901.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1944(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee),1948,1952,1956,1960,1964;candidate forU.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1958.DiedJanuary16, 1997 (age95 years, 113days).Interment at Gethsemane Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Philip S. Bower and Annie (Weidner) Bower; married1919 to EllenNora 'Ella' Blimline; married1922 to LottieR. Linkowski; married1967 to RitaR. La Coste; married1969 toMargaret Geraldine Giles. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
LaureldaleCemetery
Laureldale, Berks County, Pennsylvania
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Martin Croll (1866-1929) — also known asWilliam M. Croll — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Upper Macungie Township,LehighCounty, Pa.,April 9,1866.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1912;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1923-25;defeated, 1924.Died in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,October21, 1929 (age63 years, 195days).Interment at Laureldale Cemetery. | | Wilson G. Sarig (1874-1936) — of Lenhardtsville,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Lenhardtsville,BerksCounty, Pa.,March 7,1874.Democrat.Schoolteacher; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1915-20, 1923-28, 1931-36 (BerksCounty 2nd District 1915-20, Berks County 4th District 1923-28,1931-36); defeated, 1928; died in office 1936;Speaker ofthe Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1935-36; died inoffice 1936; candidate forPennsylvaniastate senate, 1920; candidate forPennsylvaniastate auditor general, 1932.Died of aheartailment, in Temple,BerksCounty, Pa.,March14, 1936 (age62 years, 7days).Interment at Laureldale Cemetery.
UnknownLocation
Mohnton, Berks County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John A. Eberly (d. 1949) — of Mohnton,BerksCounty, Pa.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1940.Died in1949.Interment somewhere.
Aulenbach'sCemetery
Mt. Penn, Berks County, Pennsylvania
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Charles EvansCemetery
1119 Centre Avenue
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Founded 1846
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Strong (1808-1895) — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Somers,TollandCounty, Conn.,May 6,1808.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1847-51;justice ofPennsylvania state supreme court, 1857-68; resigned 1868;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1870-80; retired 1880.Presbyterian.Died in Lake Minnewaska,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,August19, 1895 (age87 years, 105days).Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery. | | George de Benneville Keim (1831-1893) — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,January18, 1831.Democrat.Harness andsaddle business; candidate formayorof Philadelphia, Pa., 1887.Died, ofpneumonia,in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,March10, 1893 (age62 years, 51days).Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery. | | Joseph Hiester (1752-1832) — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Berne Township,BerksCounty, Pa.,November18, 1752.Merchant;colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;delegateto Pennsylvania convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1787;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1787-90;delegateto Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1790;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1797-1805, 1815-20 (5thDistrict 1797-1803, 3rd District 1803-05, 7th District 1815-20);Governor ofPennsylvania, 1820-23.Slaveowner. Died in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,June 10,1832 (age79 years, 205days).Original interment atReformed Church BuryingGround; reinterment at Charles Evans Cemetery. | | Henry Augustus Philip Muhlenberg (1782-1844) — also known asHenry A. Muhlenberg — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.,May 13,1782.Pastor;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1829-38 (7th District 1829-33,9th District 1833-38);chiefburgess of Reading, Pennsylvania, 1831-32; candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1835; U.S. Minister toAustria, 1838-40.Lutheran.Germanancestry.Died in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,August11, 1844 (age62 years, 90days).Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery. | | Jehu Glancy Jones (1811-1878) — also known asJ. Glancy Jones — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Caernarvon Township,BerksCounty, Pa.,October7, 1811.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1851-53, 1854-58 (9th District1851-53, 8th District 1854-58); U.S. Minister toAustria, 1858-61; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Pennsylvania,1864.Died in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,March24, 1878 (age66 years, 168days).Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery. | | George Getz (1789-1853) — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.,July 17,1789.Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;mayorof Reading, Pa., 1849-53; died in office 1853.DiedFebruary10, 1853 (age63 years, 208days).Original interment atFirst Episcopal ChurchGraveyard; reinterment at Charles Evans Cemetery. | | Gus Yatron (1927-2003) — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,October16, 1927.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1956-60; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 11th District, 1961-68;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1969-93.EasternOrthodox. Member,Freemasons.Died in Fairfax Station,FairfaxCounty, Va.,March13, 2003 (age75 years, 148days).Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery. | | Benneville de Benneville Keim (1790-1872) — also known asBenneville Keim — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,November30, 1790.Banker;hardwarebusiness;mayorof Reading, Pa., 1858-61; defeated (Republican), 1861.Died in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,October30, 1872 (age81 years, 335days).Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery. | | John Banks (1793-1864) — of Pennsylvania. Born near Lewisburg,JuniataCounty, Pa.,October17, 1793.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1831-36 (18th District 1831-33,24th District 1833-36); candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1841;Pennsylvaniastate treasurer, 1847-48.Died in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,April 3,1864 (age70 years, 169days).Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery. | | Daniel Ermentrout (1837-1899) — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,January24, 1837.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1868,1880(ConventionVice-President),1888;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate, 1874-80 (8th District 1874, 11th District 1875-80);U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1881-89, 1897-99 (8th District1881-89, 9th District 1897-99); died in office 1899.Died in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,September17, 1899 (age62 years, 236days).Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery. | | David McMurtrie Gregg (1833-1916) — also known asDavid M. Gregg — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Huntingdon,HuntingdonCounty, Pa.,April10, 1833.Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.Consul inPrague, 1874;Pennsylvaniastate auditor general, 1892-95.Member,LoyalLegion.Died in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,August7, 1916 (age83 years, 119days).Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery; statue atGettysburgNational Military Park, Gettysburg, Pa. | | Hiester Clymer (1827-1884) — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Caernarvon Township,BerksCounty, Pa.,November3, 1827.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1860,1876(speaker);member ofPennsylvaniastate senate, 1861-66 (6th District 1861-64, 8th District1865-66); candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1866;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1873-81.Died in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,June 12,1884 (age56 years, 222days).Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery. | | George May Keim (1805-1861) — also known asGeorge M. Keim — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,March23, 1805.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1837-38;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1838-43;mayorof Reading, Pa., 1853; Democratic candidate for PresidentialElector for Pennsylvania,1860.Died in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,June 10,1861 (age56 years, 79days).Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery. | | William High Keim (1813-1862) — also known asWilliam H. Keim — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Born near Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,June 13,1813.Mayorof Reading, Pa., 1848-49; defeated (Whig), 1847;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1858-59; generalin the Union Army during the Civil War.Died inthe military service at Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,May 18,1862 (age48 years, 339days).Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery. | | James Lawrence Getz (1821-1891) — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,September14, 1821.Democrat.Newspapereditor and publisher; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1856-57;Speaker ofthe Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1857;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1867-73.Died in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,December25, 1891 (age70 years, 102days).Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery. | | Charles Joseph Esterly (1888-1940) — also known asCharles J. Esterly — of Wyomissing,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,February8, 1888.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1920;member ofPennsylvaniaRepublican State Committee, 1923-24;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1925-27, 1929-31.Lutheran.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Moose;Rotary.Died in Wernersville,BerksCounty, Pa.,September3, 1940 (age52 years, 208days).Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery. | | Matthias Richards (1758-1830) — of Pottstown,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.; Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Pottstown,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,February26, 1758.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1807-11.Died in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,August4, 1830 (age72 years, 159days).Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery. | | John Ritter (1779-1851) — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Exeter,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,February6, 1779.Democrat.Delegateto Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1836;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1843-47;newspapereditor and publisher.Died in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,November24, 1851 (age72 years, 291days).Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery. | | Henry Augustus Muhlenberg (1823-1854) — also known asHenry A. Muhlenberg — of Berks,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,July 21,1823.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 5th District, 1850-52;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1853-54; died inoffice 1854.Germanancestry.Died, fromtuberculosis,inWashington,D.C.,January9, 1854 (age30 years, 172days).Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Edward Burd Hubley (1792-1856) — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,1792.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1835-39.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,February23, 1856 (ageabout 63years).Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery. | | Daniel Robeadeau Clymer (1819-1889) — also known asDaniel R. Clymer — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.BornMarch31, 1819.Democrat.Mayorof Reading, Pa., 1853-54; defeated, 1848, 1852, 1854.DiedMay 5,1889 (age70 years, 35days).Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery. | | John Schwartz (1793-1860) — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Sunbury,NorthumberlandCounty, Pa.,October27, 1793.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;merchant;ironmanufacturer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1859-60; died inoffice 1860.Died inWashington,D.C.,June 20,1860 (age66 years, 237days).Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.  | Sydenham Elnathan Ancona (1824-1913) — also known asSydenham E. Ancona — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Lititz,LancasterCounty, Pa.,November20, 1824.Democrat.Bookkeeperand timekeeper for the ReadingRailroad;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1861-67.Italianancestry. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,June 20,1913 (age88 years, 212days).Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery. | | John Hoover Rothermel (1856-1922) — also known asJohn H. Rothermel — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Richmond Township,BerksCounty, Pa.,March 7,1856.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1907-15.Died in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa., August,1922(age66years, 0 days).Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery. | | Robert Grey Bushong (1883-1951) — also known asRobert G. Bushong — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.; Sinking Spring,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,June 10,1883.Republican.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1909; orphan's court judge inPennsylvania, 1914-15; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Pennsylvania,1916,1924;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1927-29.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,April 6,1951 (age67 years, 300days).Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery.  | Ira Warren Stratton (1867-1934) — also known asIra W. Stratton — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Pottstown,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,May 3,1867.Coaldealer;mayorof Reading, Pa., 1912-16;writer.Episcopalian.DiedApril11, 1934 (age66 years, 343days).Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Benjamin F. Stratton and Elizabeth Stratton; married,April16, 1890, to Anna H. Miltemon. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: U.S. passport application(1922) |
| | | Heber Ermentrout (1875-1962) — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,July 15,1875.Mayorof Reading, Pa., 1932-35.Died in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,March13, 1962 (age86 years, 241days).Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery. | | George de Benneville Keim (1778-1852) — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,December6, 1778.Ironmanufacturer;banker;chiefburgess of Reading, Pennsylvania, 1833-34.Died in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,August20, 1852 (age73 years, 258days).Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery. | | William Henry Abercrombie (1845-1907) — also known asWilliam H. Abercrombie — ofWashington,D.C.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,1845.Physician;U.S. Consul inNagasaki, 1890-97.He stuffed cotton in the cracks around his bedroom doors and windows,andkilledhimself by turning on theilluminatinggas jets, inWashington,D.C.,September5, 1907 (ageabout 62years).Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery.  | Jacob Knabb (1817-1889) — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Union Township,BerksCounty, Pa.,August21, 1817.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Pennsylvania,1860;postmaster atReading,Pa., 1861-65; Republican Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1876(voted forRutherfordB. Hayes andWilliamA. Wheeler).Episcopalian.Died in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,January29, 1889 (age71 years, 161days).Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Jacob Knabb (1771-1823) and Hannah (Yoder) Knabb; married1846 to EllenC. Andrews; married1879 to EllenM. Jameson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Historical andBiographical Annals of Berks County (1909) |
| | | Forest Ritter Shanaman (d. 1969) — ofBerksCounty, Pa.Republican. Common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 23rd District,1928-29.Died in1969.Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery.
First EpiscopalChurch Graveyard
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | George Getz (1789-1853) — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.,July 17,1789.Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;mayorof Reading, Pa., 1849-53; died in office 1853.DiedFebruary10, 1853 (age63 years, 208days).Original interment at First Episcopal Church Graveyard; reintermentatCharles Evans Cemetery.
Reformed ChurchBurying Ground
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | Joseph Hiester (1752-1832) — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Berne Township,BerksCounty, Pa.,November18, 1752.Merchant;colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;delegateto Pennsylvania convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1787;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1787-90;delegateto Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1790;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1797-1805, 1815-20 (5thDistrict 1797-1803, 3rd District 1803-05, 7th District 1815-20);Governor ofPennsylvania, 1820-23.Slaveowner. Died in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,June 10,1832 (age79 years, 205days).Original interment at Reformed Church Burying Ground; reinterment atCharles Evans Cemetery.
Trinity LutheranCemetery
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John M. Hyneman (1771-1816) — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,April25, 1771.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1809;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1811-13 (3rd District 1811-13,7th District 1813);AdjutantGeneral of Pennsylvania, 1814-16; died in office 1816.Died in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,April16, 1816 (age44 years, 357days).Interment at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery.
Forest HillsMemorial Park
Reiffton, Berks County, Pennsylvania
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George Milton Rhodes (1898-1978) — also known asGeorge M. Rhodes — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,February24, 1898.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1949-69 (13th District 1949-53,14th District 1953-63, 6th District 1963-69).Died in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,October23, 1978 (age80 years, 241days).Interment at Forest Hills Memorial Park. | | Daniel Knabb Hoch (1866-1960) — also known asDaniel K. Hoch — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Oley Township,BerksCounty, Pa.,January31, 1866.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Berks County, 1899-1902;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,1908;BerksCounty Controller, 1912-16;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania, 1943-47 (14th District 1943-45,13th District 1945-47); defeated, 1946.Lutheran.Member,PatrioticOrder Sons of America.Died in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,October11, 1960 (age94 years, 254days).Interment at Forest Hills Memorial Park.
Sinking SpringCemetery
Sinking Spring, Berks County, Pennsylvania
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Addams (1777-1858) — of Pennsylvania. Born inLancasterCounty, Pa.,April11, 1777.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1822-24;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1825-29; defeated,1828; county judge in Pennsylvania, 1839-42.Died in Spring Township,BerksCounty, Pa.,May 30,1858 (age81 years, 49days).Interment at Sinking Spring Cemetery.
Salem UnitedChurch of Christ Cemetery
Spangsville, Berks County, Pennsylvania
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Daniel Udree (1751-1828) — of Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,August5, 1751.Democrat.Merchant;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1799-1805;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1813-15, 1820-21,1822-25.Slaveowner. Died in Reading,BerksCounty, Pa.,July 15,1828 (age76 years, 345days).Interment at Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery.
TulpehockenChurch Burial Ground
Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Christian Lower (1740-1806) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Tulpehocken Township,BerksCounty, Pa.,January7, 1740.Democrat. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1783; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate, 1797;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1805-06; died inoffice 1806.Slaveowner. Died in Tulpehocken Township,BerksCounty, Pa.,December19, 1806 (age66 years, 346days).Interment at Tulpehocken Church Burial Ground.
Zion Lutheran andReformed Cemetery
Womelsdorf, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Founded 1770
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George Ege (1748-1829) — of Pennsylvania. Born near Womelsdorf,BerksCounty, Pa.,March 9,1748.Member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1780;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1796-97.Slaveowner. Died in Marion Township,BerksCounty, Pa.,December14, 1829 (age81 years, 280days).Interment at Zion Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery.
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