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Index to Locations
Amityville St. Paul's Church
Cemetery
Bernville St. Thomas Cemetery
Douglassville St. Gabriel's Episcopal
Church Cemetery
Earl Township Earl Township
Cemetery
Gibraltar St. John's United Church of
Christ Cemetery
Hamburg Greenwood Cemetery
Hamburg St. John's Cemetery
Jacksonwald Schwartzwald Cemetery
Kutztown Fairview Cemetery
Laureldale Laureldale Cemetery
Mohnton Unknown location
Mt. Penn Aulenbach's Cemetery
Reading Charles Evans Cemetery
Reading First Episcopal Church
Graveyard
Reading Reformed Church Burying
Ground
Reading Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
Reiffton Forest Hills Memorial Park
Sinking Spring Sinking Spring
Cemetery
Spangsville Salem United Church of
Christ Cemetery
Tulpehocken Township Tulpehocken Church
Burial Ground
Womelsdorf Zion Lutheran and Reformed
Cemetery
St. Paul's Church
Cemetery
1312 Old Swede Road
Amityville, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Founded 1859
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Guy Louis Moser (1886-1961) —
also known as Guy L. Moser —
of Douglassville, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Amity Township, Berks
County, Pa., January
23, 1886.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1937-43.
Died in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., May 9,
1961 (age 75 years, 106
days).
Interment at St. Paul's Church Cemetery.
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David B. Brunner (1835-1903) —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Amity Township, Berks
County, Pa., March 7,
1835.
Democrat. School
teacher; proprietor and principal, Reading Business College; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1889-93.
Died in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., November
29, 1903 (age 68 years, 267
days).
Interment at St. Paul's Church Cemetery.
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St. Thomas
Cemetery
Bernville, Berks County, Pennsylvania
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
St. Gabriel's
Episcopal Church Cemetery
Douglassville, Berks County, Pennsylvania
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
Earl Township
Cemetery
Earl Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
St. John's United
Church of Christ Cemetery
Gibraltar, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Founded 1894
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
Greenwood
Cemetery
Hamburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania
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George Shollenberger (1809-1868) —
of Hamburg, Berks
County, Pa.
Born June 9,
1809.
Republican. Merchant;
postmaster at Hamburg,
Pa., 1861-65.
Died, apparently from a stroke of
apoplexy, in Hamburg, Berks
County, Pa., April
21, 1868 (age 58 years, 317
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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John F. Roads (1806-1890) —
of Hamburg, Berks
County, Pa.
Born January
31, 1806.
Whig. Postmaster at Hamburg,
Pa., 1851-53.
Died April
25, 1890 (age 84 years, 84
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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St. John's
Cemetery
Hamburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania
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Abraham Wolff (1769-1820) —
of Hamburg, Berks
County, Pa.
Born December
12, 1769.
Postmaster at Hamburg,
Pa., 1809.
Died January
25, 1820 (age 50 years, 44
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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John Shenk (1782-1846) —
of Hamburg, Berks
County, Pa.
Born June 9,
1782.
Democrat. Postmaster at Hamburg,
Pa., 1830-41.
Died September
24, 1846 (age 64 years, 107
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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William Feather (1792-1849) —
of Hamburg, Berks
County, Pa.
Born May 2,
1792.
Whig. Postmaster at Hamburg,
Pa., 1841-45.
Died December
2, 1849 (age 57 years, 214
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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Henry Fister (1772-1853) —
of Hamburg, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., January
20, 1772.
Hatter;
postmaster at Hamburg,
Pa., 1809-30.
Died in Hamburg, Berks
County, Pa., February
7, 1853 (age 81 years, 18
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Durst Fister and Elizabeth Fister; married to Elizabeth
Stambach. |
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memorial |
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Charles Benseman (1824-1855) —
of Hamburg, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Hamburg, Berks
County, Pa., December
9, 1824.
Democrat. Printer;
postmaster at Hamburg,
Pa., 1845-51.
Died in Hamburg, Berks
County, Pa., July 2,
1855 (age 30 years, 205
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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Daniel Wolff (1801-1862) —
of Hamburg, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Hamburg, Berks
County, Pa., August
6, 1801.
Democrat. Postmaster at Hamburg,
Pa., 1853-61.
Died in Hamburg, Berks
County, Pa., July 16,
1862 (age 60 years, 344
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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Elias Shomo (1827-1894) —
of Hamburg, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Hamburg, Berks
County, Pa., May 26,
1827.
Republican. Postmaster at Hamburg,
Pa., 1881-82.
Died in Hamburg, Berks
County, Pa., May 13,
1894 (age 66 years, 352
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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John Kirkpatrick (1819-1894) —
of Hamburg, Berks
County, Pa.; Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa.
Born in 1819.
Democrat. Postmaster at Hamburg,
Pa., 1845.
Died in 1894
(age about
75 years).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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John Sunday (1816-1894) —
of Hamburg, Berks
County, Pa.
Born December
16, 1816.
Chief
burgess of Hamburg, Pennsylvania, 1867-68, 1874-75.
Died September
11, 1894 (age 77 years, 269
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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James Prutzman (1829-1905) —
of Hamburg, Berks
County, Pa.
Born September
26, 1829.
Chief
burgess of Hamburg, Pennsylvania, 1869-71.
Died March
10, 1905 (age 75 years, 165
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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Joseph N. Shomo (1833-1920) —
of Hamburg, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, October
27, 1833.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1908.
Died February
16, 1920 (age 86 years, 112
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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Reuben F. Seidel (1846-1926) —
of Hamburg, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in 1846.
Chief
burgess of Hamburg, Pennsylvania, 1872-73, 1880.
Died in 1926
(age about
80 years).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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Harry P. Shomo (1860-1927) —
of Hamburg, Berks
County, Pa.
Born September
28, 1860.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1916.
Died January
23, 1927 (age 66 years, 117
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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Maurice M. Lenhart (1853-1927) —
of Hamburg, Berks
County, Pa.; Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born June 25,
1853.
Republican. Postmaster at Hamburg,
Pa., 1878-81.
Died December
23, 1927 (age 74 years, 181
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin H. Lenhart and Susan H. (Shollenberger) Lenhart; married
to Matilda C. Von de Heiden; first cousin once removed of Oscar
L. Lenhart. |
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memorial |
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Allen L. Shomo (1862-1932) —
of Hamburg, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Pennsylvania, May 7,
1862.
Republican. Stationery
store owner; postmaster at Hamburg,
Pa., 1889-94, 1923-32 (acting, 1923-24).
Died August
4, 1932 (age 70 years, 89
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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Oscar L. Lenhart (1878-1949) —
of Hamburg, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Greenwich Township, Berks
County, Pa., August
9, 1878.
Republican. Acting postmaster at Hamburg,
Pa., 1932.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Freemasons.
Died, in St. Joseph's Hospital,
Reading, Berks
County, Pa., June 6,
1949 (age 70 years, 301
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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Schwartzwald
Cemetery
Jacksonwald, Berks County, Pennsylvania
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
Fairview
Cemetery
Kutztown, Berks County, Pennsylvania
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
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Allan Kuhn Grim (1904-1965) —
also known as Allan K. Grim —
of Kutztown, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Kutztown, Berks
County, Pa., October
15, 1904.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1944;
Judge
of U.S. District Court, 1950.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
7, 1965 (age 61 years, 53
days).
Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
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Ulysses Samuel Grant Bieber (1865-1934) —
also known as Ulysses S. G. Bieber —
of Kutztown, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Maxatawny, Berks
County, Pa., April 2,
1865.
Veterinarian;
burgess
of Kutztown, Pennsylvania, 1923.
Died in Kutztown, Berks
County, Pa., November
29, 1934 (age 69 years, 241
days).
Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
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Laureldale
Cemetery
Laureldale, Berks County, Pennsylvania
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
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William Martin Croll (1866-1929) —
also known as William M. Croll —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh
County, Pa., April 9,
1866.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1923-25;
defeated, 1924.
Died in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., October
21, 1929 (age 63 years, 195
days).
Interment at Laureldale Cemetery.
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Wilson G. Sarig (1874-1936) —
of Lenhardtsville, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Lenhardtsville, Berks
County, Pa., March 7,
1874.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1915-20, 1923-28, 1931-36 (Berks
County 2nd District 1915-20, Berks County 4th District 1923-28,
1931-36); defeated, 1928; died in office 1936; Speaker of
the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1935-36; died in
office 1936; candidate for Pennsylvania
state senate, 1920; candidate for Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1932.
Died of a heart
ailment, in Temple, Berks
County, Pa., March
14, 1936 (age 62 years, 7
days).
Interment at Laureldale Cemetery.
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Unknown
Location
Mohnton, Berks County, Pennsylvania
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John A. Eberly (d. 1949) —
of Mohnton, Berks
County, Pa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1940.
Died in 1949.
Interment somewhere.
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Aulenbach's
Cemetery
Mt. Penn, Berks County, Pennsylvania
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
Charles Evans
Cemetery
1119 Centre Avenue
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Founded 1846
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
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George de Benneville Keim (1831-1893) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., January
18, 1831.
Democrat. Harness and
saddle business; candidate for mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1887.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March
10, 1893 (age 62 years, 51
days).
Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery.
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Joseph Hiester (1752-1832) —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Berne Township, Berks
County, Pa., November
18, 1752.
Merchant;
colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; delegate
to Pennsylvania convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1787;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1787-90; delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1790; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1797-1805, 1815-20 (5th
District 1797-1803, 3rd District 1803-05, 7th District 1815-20); Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1820-23.
Slaveowner.
Died in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., June 10,
1832 (age 79 years, 205
days).
Original interment at Reformed Church Burying
Ground; reinterment at Charles Evans Cemetery.
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Henry Augustus Philip Muhlenberg (1782-1844) —
also known as Henry A. Muhlenberg —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., May 13,
1782.
Pastor;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1829-38 (7th District 1829-33,
9th District 1833-38); chief
burgess of Reading, Pennsylvania, 1831-32; candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1835; U.S. Minister to Austria, 1838-40.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry.
Died in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., August
11, 1844 (age 62 years, 90
days).
Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery.
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Jehu Glancy Jones (1811-1878) —
also known as J. Glancy Jones —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Caernarvon Township, Berks
County, Pa., October
7, 1811.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1851-53, 1854-58 (9th District
1851-53, 8th District 1854-58); U.S. Minister to Austria, 1858-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1864.
Died in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., March
24, 1878 (age 66 years, 168
days).
Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery.
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William Strong (1808-1895) —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Somers, Tolland
County, Conn., May 6,
1808.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1847-51; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1857-68; resigned 1868; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1870-80; retired 1880.
Presbyterian.
Died in Lake Minnewaska, Ulster
County, N.Y., August
19, 1895 (age 87 years, 105
days).
Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery.
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George Getz (1789-1853) —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., July 17,
1789.
Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; mayor
of Reading, Pa., 1849-53; died in office 1853.
Died February
10, 1853 (age 63 years, 208
days).
Original interment at First Episcopal Church
Graveyard; reinterment at Charles Evans Cemetery.
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Gus Yatron (1927-2003) —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., October
16, 1927.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1956-60; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 11th District, 1961-68; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1969-93.
Eastern
Orthodox. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Fairfax Station, Fairfax
County, Va., March
13, 2003 (age 75 years, 148
days).
Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery.
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Benneville de Benneville Keim (1790-1872) —
also known as Benneville Keim —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., November
30, 1790.
Banker;
hardware
business; mayor
of Reading, Pa., 1858-61; defeated (Republican), 1861.
Died in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., October
30, 1872 (age 81 years, 335
days).
Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery.
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John Banks (1793-1864) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born near Lewisburg, Juniata
County, Pa., October
17, 1793.
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1831-36 (18th District 1831-33,
24th District 1833-36); candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1841; Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1847-48.
Died in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., April 3,
1864 (age 70 years, 169
days).
Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery.
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Daniel Ermentrout (1837-1899) —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., January
24, 1837.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1868,
1880
(Convention
Vice-President), 1888;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1874-80 (8th District 1874, 11th District 1875-80);
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1881-89, 1897-99 (8th District
1881-89, 9th District 1897-99); died in office 1899.
Died in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., September
17, 1899 (age 62 years, 236
days).
Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery.
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David McMurtrie Gregg (1833-1916) —
also known as David M. Gregg —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Huntingdon, Huntingdon
County, Pa., April
10, 1833.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Consul in Prague, 1874; Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1892-95.
Member, Loyal
Legion.
Died in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., August
7, 1916 (age 83 years, 119
days).
Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery; statue at Gettysburg
National Military Park, Gettysburg, Pa.
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Hiester Clymer (1827-1884) —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Caernarvon Township, Berks
County, Pa., November
3, 1827.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1860,
1876
(speaker);
member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1861-66 (6th District 1861-64, 8th District
1865-66); candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1866; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1873-81.
Died in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., June 12,
1884 (age 56 years, 222
days).
Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery.
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George May Keim (1805-1861) —
also known as George M. Keim —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., March
23, 1805.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1837-38; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1838-43; mayor
of Reading, Pa., 1853; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Pennsylvania.
Died in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., June 10,
1861 (age 56 years, 79
days).
Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery.
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William High Keim (1813-1862) —
also known as William H. Keim —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born near Reading, Berks
County, Pa., June 13,
1813.
Mayor
of Reading, Pa., 1848-49; defeated (Whig), 1847; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1858-59; general
in the Union Army during the Civil War.
Died in
the military service at Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., May 18,
1862 (age 48 years, 339
days).
Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery.
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James Lawrence Getz (1821-1891) —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., September
14, 1821.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1856-57; Speaker of
the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1857; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1867-73.
Died in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., December
25, 1891 (age 70 years, 102
days).
Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery.
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Charles Joseph Esterly (1888-1940) —
also known as Charles J. Esterly —
of Wyomissing, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., February
8, 1888.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1920;
member of Pennsylvania
Republican 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, Berks
County, Pa., September
3, 1940 (age 52 years, 208
days).
Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery.
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Matthias Richards (1758-1830) —
of Pottstown, Montgomery
County, Pa.; Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Pottstown, Montgomery
County, Pa., February
26, 1758.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1807-11.
Died in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., August
4, 1830 (age 72 years, 159
days).
Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery.
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John Ritter (1779-1851) —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Exeter, Luzerne
County, Pa., February
6, 1779.
Democrat. Delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1836; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1843-47; newspaper
editor and publisher.
Died in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., November
24, 1851 (age 72 years, 291
days).
Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery.
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Henry Augustus Muhlenberg (1823-1854) —
also known as Henry A. Muhlenberg —
of Berks, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., July 21,
1823.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 5th District, 1850-52; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1853-54; died in
office 1854.
German
ancestry.
Died, from tuberculosis,
in Washington,
D.C., January
9, 1854 (age 30 years, 172
days).
Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Edward Burd Hubley (1792-1856) —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., 1792.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1835-39.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
23, 1856 (age about 63
years).
Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery.
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Daniel Robeadeau Clymer (1819-1889) —
also known as Daniel R. Clymer —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born March
31, 1819.
Democrat. Mayor
of Reading, Pa., 1853-54; defeated, 1848, 1852, 1854.
Died May 5,
1889 (age 70 years, 35
days).
Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery.
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John Schwartz (1793-1860) —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Sunbury, Northumberland
County, Pa., October
27, 1793.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; merchant;
iron
manufacturer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1859-60; died in
office 1860.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 20,
1860 (age 66 years, 237
days).
Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Sydenham Elnathan Ancona (1824-1913) —
also known as Sydenham E. Ancona —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Lititz, Lancaster
County, Pa., November
20, 1824.
Democrat. Bookkeeper
and timekeeper for the Reading Railroad;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1861-67.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., June 20,
1913 (age 88 years, 212
days).
Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery.
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John Hoover Rothermel (1856-1922) —
also known as John H. Rothermel —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Richmond Township, Berks
County, Pa., March 7,
1856.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1907-15.
Died in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., August, 1922
(age 66
years, 0 days).
Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery.
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Robert Grey Bushong (1883-1951) —
also known as Robert G. Bushong —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.; Sinking Spring, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., June 10,
1883.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1909; orphan's court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1914-15; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1916,
1924;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1927-29.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., April 6,
1951 (age 67 years, 300
days).
Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery.
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Ira Warren Stratton (1867-1934) —
also known as Ira W. Stratton —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Pottstown, Montgomery
County, Pa., May 3,
1867.
Coal
dealer; mayor
of Reading, Pa., 1912-16; writer.
Episcopalian.
Died April
11, 1934 (age 66 years, 343
days).
Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin F. Stratton and Elizabeth Stratton; married, April
16, 1890, to Anna H. Miltemon. |
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memorial |
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(1922) |
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Heber Ermentrout (1875-1962) —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., July 15,
1875.
Mayor
of Reading, Pa., 1932-35.
Died in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., March
13, 1962 (age 86 years, 241
days).
Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery.
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George de Benneville Keim (1778-1852) —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., December
6, 1778.
Iron
manufacturer; banker; chief
burgess of Reading, Pennsylvania, 1833-34.
Died in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., August
20, 1852 (age 73 years, 258
days).
Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery.
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William Henry Abercrombie (1845-1907) —
also known as William H. Abercrombie —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1845.
Physician;
U.S. Consul in Nagasaki, 1890-97.
He stuffed cotton in the cracks around his bedroom doors and windows,
and killed
himself by turning on the illuminating
gas jets, in Washington,
D.C., September
5, 1907 (age about 62
years).
Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery.
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Jacob Knabb (1817-1889) —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Union Township, Berks
County, Pa., August
21, 1817.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1860;
postmaster at Reading,
Pa., 1861-65; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania.
Episcopalian.
Died in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., January
29, 1889 (age 71 years, 161
days).
Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Knabb (1771-1823) and Hannah (Yoder) Knabb; married 1846 to Ellen
C. Andrews; married 1879 to Ellen
M. Jameson. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: Historical and
Biographical Annals of Berks County (1909) |
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Forest Ritter Shanaman (d. 1969) —
of Berks
County, Pa.
Republican. Common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 23rd District,
1928-29.
Died in 1969.
Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery.
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First Episcopal
Church Graveyard
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
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George Getz (1789-1853) —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., July 17,
1789.
Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; mayor
of Reading, Pa., 1849-53; died in office 1853.
Died February
10, 1853 (age 63 years, 208
days).
Original interment at First Episcopal Church Graveyard; reinterment
at Charles Evans Cemetery.
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Reformed Church
Burying Ground
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
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buried here: |
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Joseph Hiester (1752-1832) —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Berne Township, Berks
County, Pa., November
18, 1752.
Merchant;
colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; delegate
to Pennsylvania convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1787;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1787-90; delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1790; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1797-1805, 1815-20 (5th
District 1797-1803, 3rd District 1803-05, 7th District 1815-20); Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1820-23.
Slaveowner.
Died in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., June 10,
1832 (age 79 years, 205
days).
Original interment at Reformed Church Burying Ground; reinterment at
Charles Evans Cemetery.
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Trinity Lutheran
Cemetery
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
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John M. Hyneman (1771-1816) —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., April
25, 1771.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1809; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1811-13 (3rd District 1811-13,
7th District 1813); Adjutant
General of Pennsylvania, 1814-16; died in office 1816.
Died in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., April
16, 1816 (age 44 years, 357
days).
Interment at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery.
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Forest Hills
Memorial Park
Reiffton, Berks County, Pennsylvania
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
here: |
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George Milton Rhodes (1898-1978) —
also known as George M. Rhodes —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., February
24, 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, Berks
County, Pa., October
23, 1978 (age 80 years, 241
days).
Interment at Forest Hills Memorial Park.
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Daniel Knabb Hoch (1866-1960) —
also known as Daniel K. Hoch —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Oley Township, Berks
County, Pa., January
31, 1866.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Berks County, 1899-1902;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1908;
Berks
County Controller, 1912-16; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1943-47 (14th District 1943-45,
13th District 1945-47); defeated, 1946.
Lutheran.
Member, Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., October
11, 1960 (age 94 years, 254
days).
Interment at Forest Hills Memorial Park.
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Sinking Spring
Cemetery
Sinking Spring, Berks County, Pennsylvania
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
here: |
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William Addams (1777-1858) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Lancaster
County, Pa., April
11, 1777.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state 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, Berks
County, Pa., May 30,
1858 (age 81 years, 49
days).
Interment at Sinking Spring Cemetery.
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Salem United
Church of Christ Cemetery
Spangsville, Berks County, Pennsylvania
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here: |
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Daniel Udree (1751-1828) —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
5, 1751.
Democrat. Merchant;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1799-1805; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 7th District, 1813-15, 1820-21,
1822-25.
Slaveowner.
Died in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., July 15,
1828 (age 76 years, 345
days).
Interment at Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery.
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Tulpehocken
Church Burial Ground
Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Christian Lower (1740-1806) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Tulpehocken Township, Berks
County, Pa., January
7, 1740.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1783; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1797; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1805-06; died in
office 1806.
Slaveowner.
Died in Tulpehocken Township, Berks
County, Pa., December
19, 1806 (age 66 years, 346
days).
Interment at Tulpehocken Church Burial Ground.
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Zion Lutheran and
Reformed Cemetery
Womelsdorf, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Founded 1770
| Politicians buried
here: |
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George Ege (1748-1829) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born near Womelsdorf, Berks
County, Pa., March 9,
1748.
Member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1780; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 5th District, 1796-97.
Slaveowner.
Died in Marion Township, Berks
County, Pa., December
14, 1829 (age 81 years, 280
days).
Interment at Zion Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery.
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