Hershey Burial Ground

Submitted by: Drena Deardorff Russell (DRuss25284@aol.com) on April 20, 1999


Location - Jackson Township, York Co., PA

East on route 30 coming out of Gettysburg, turn onto route 116, make a left turn onto Martin Road, cross the RR tracks, there is an unnamed road to the right that goings in-between a farm and then onto a dirt road that goes to another farm. On this dirt road, on the left hand side is the Hershey Cemetery, surrounded by a rod iron fence.


Cemetery Transcriptions

Seth H. Hershey.
Died Feb.14, 1931
Aged 87 Y. & 1M.
Frany His Wife
Died Dec. 4. 1919
Aged 74 Y. & 5 D.

Catherine Daughter of
Geo & Susan Henry
born Oct. 8, 1852
died March 12, 1855
Aged 2 yrs. 5 mo. & 4d

William son of
George & Susan Henry
Born (unreadable)
1810 died Aug 20, 1811
Aged 1 yr & 2 days

Elizabeth Daughter of
George & Susan Henry
born Oct. 26, 1848
died Sept. 11, 1850
Aged 1yr 10 m &15 d

Leib Von Johan Martin
erwar rebarer
born 10, June 1759
died 16, Martz 1835

Hier rubet
Margaret Martin
geboren den
16, Dec, 1770
starb den 3, August, 1847
alt 76 jahr 7 mouat
und 18 tage

Hier rubet
Jacob Herschy
geboren den 3,
November 1778,
starb den 22, April 1817
alt 68, jahr, 5 monat
und 19 tage

In memory of
Barbara wife of
Jacob Hershey
born June 19, 1783
died March 8, 1855
aged 71 years, 8 mo & 20 days

David Martin
born January 1, 1794
died October 9, 1868
Aged 74 years, 9 mos. & 7 days

Elizabeth
wife of David Martin
born Oct. 11, 1803
died March 18, 1893
aged 89 years, 5 mo & 7 days

Hier rubet
Jacob Herschy
geboren den 18
Martz 1811 starb
den 21, July 1823
alt 12 jahr, 1 mo und 6 tage

Heir rubet
Margaret Herschy
geboren den 7 April 1826
starb den 2 Febuar 1851 alt
24 jahr 9 mo, 25 tage

Heir Rubet
Christian Herschy
geboren den 2 Feb 1782
starb den 10, Oct 1852
alt 70 jahr 8 mo. und 8 tage

In memory of
Barbara wife of
Christian Hershey
born Aug 24, 1783
died April 19, 1862
aged 78 years, 7 mos 26days

In memory of
Jacob
son of Andrew Hershey
dies Feb or July 8, 1846
aged 1 month, 2 days

In memory of Edmund
son of Andrew Hershey
born Jan 20 1848
died Jan 3, 1850
Aged 1 yr, 11 mo & 14 days

Infant so of
Al______
Schwartz
died Aug 2, 1806

3 other infant stones unreadable
all hooked together

Walter C. Hershey
died July 21, 1912
Aged 27 yrs, 11mo & 25 days


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