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KREIDER CEMETERY

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This cemetery is located in the midst of a housing development named The Village at Creekside, in North Cornwall Township near Snitz Creek. It is sometimes referred to as the Loudermilch farm cemetery or the Tobias Kreider farm cemetery.

Reverend J. G. Francis wrote about this cemetery in his 1919 series of articles titled History of the Kreider Family, published in the Lebanon Daily News and Lebanon Semi-Weekly News. Reverend Francis wrote: It was located on the line between the two original tracts [tracts of John and Jacob Kreider], one half on each side of the line. It is today south of the fair grounds a quarter of a mile, on the line between the Lorenzo Laudermilch farm and the Uhrich farm. It is about 55 feet by 60 feet, surrounded by a rough wire fence, which reminds us that we are living in a world "where rust...doth corrupt." There are in the cemetery many rough, unlettered limestones.

Francis wrote down the inscriptions of 19 of the gravestones in the cemetery.

There is another list of gravestone inscriptions from this Kreider cemetery. It is found in the book Lebanon County Cemetery Records, Vol. 1. The Kreider cemetery is one of a "group of cemetery records attributed by historian Viola Kohl Mohn to Miss Margaret Stoudt, who dates the material: by 1940."

Miss Stoudt gives us transcriptions of 28 gravestones.

Below I list the transcriptions of both Rev. Francis and Ms. Stoudt. Many of the stones were no doubt difficult to read, as there are several conflicting details between the two lists. Many of the stones that they were able to read are no longer legible, as you can see in the photos I've taken. I list the Francis transcription, followed by the Stoudt transcription for the corresponding grave marker.

  • Francis - Jacob Kreider, born July 25, 1799; died Sept. 25, 1884
    Stoudt - Jacob Kreider, born July 25, 1799; died Sept. 25, 1883. 84y. 2m.
  • Francis - Elizabeth Kreider, born May 26, 1805; died March 7, 1874
    Stoudt - Elizabeth [wife of Jacob] born May 26, 1805; died March 7, 1874. 68y. 9m. 9da.
  • Francis - Jacob Kreider, born Aug. 17, 1771; died Feb. 12, 1853.
    Stoudt - Jacob Kreider, born Aug. 17, 1771; died Feb. 12, 1853. 81y. 5m. 25da.
  • Francis - Maria Kreider, died Feb. 7, 1850, in 73rd year.
    Stoudt - Maria Krieder, born 1777, died Feb. 7, 1850. 73y. 7da.
  • Francis - J. ---/---K. May 31, 1729, 81 yrs.
    Stoudt - J. Kreider, born 1740, died May 31, 1822, 81 yrs.
  • Francis - Heinrich Kreider, born Sept. 12, 1774; died April 9, 1835.
    Stoudt - Henrich Kreider, born Sept. 25, 1774; died April 9, 1835. 60y. 6m. 15da.
  • Francis - Christiana Kreider, born July 11, 1777; died Aug. 3, 1864.
    Stoudt - Christina [wife of Henrich] born Feb. 11, 1777; died Aug. 3, 1861. 87 yrs. 23da.
  • Francis - Henry, son of Michael and Nancy Kreider, died 1836, aged 6 years, 2 months.
    Stoudt - Henry, son of Michael and Nancy Kreider, died 1836. 6yrs. 2m.
  • Francis - Mary, daughter of Michael and Nancy Kreider, died 1836 aged 4 years.
    Stoudt - Mary, daughter of Michael and Nancy Kreider, died 1836. 4 yrs.
  • Francis - Solomon Kreider, born Oct. 13, 1807; died Jan. 18, 1880.
    Stoudt - Solomon Kreider, born Oct. 13, 1807; died Jan. 18, 1880. 72y. 3m. 5da.
  • Francis - Christiana Kreider, born Oct. 9, 1814; died Dec. 27, 1881.
    Stoudt - Christianna [wife of Solomon], born Oct. 9, 1814; died Dec. 27, 1881. 67y. 2m. 18da.
  • Francis - Abraham Kreider, born March 7, 1775; died Oct. 14, 1827.
    Stoudt - Abraham Kreider, born March 7, 1775; died Oct. 14, 1827. 52y. 7m. 7da.
  • Francis - Catherine Kreider, born May 21, 1785; died Sept. 4, 1873.
    Stoudt - Catherine [wife of Abraham], born May 21, 1785; died Sept. 4, 1873.
  • Francis - Tobias Kreider, born May 27, 1772; died Nov. 8, 1845.
    Stoudt - Nothing on her list matches.
  • Francis - Barbara Kreider, born April 13, 1782; died Nov. March 27, 1877.
    Stoudt - Barbara [wife of Johan], born April 18, 1782; died --- 27, 1877.
  • Francis - Johann Kreider, born June 12, 1774; died Nov. 10, 1841.
    Stoudt - Johann Kreider, born June 12, 1774; died Nov. 10, 1841. 67y. 4m. 22da.
  • Francis - Tobias Kreider, born Nov. 24, 1814; died Dec. 6, 1822.
    Stoudt - Tobias Kreider, born Nov. 24, 1814; died Dec. 6, 1822. 8y. 12da.
  • Francis - Sarah, daughter of Henry and Magdalena Light, born May 10, m. Gottlieb Kreider Oct. 16, 1823; died May 30, 1834.
    Stoudt - Sarah daughter of Henrich and Magdalena Lichty, born Oct. 11, 1823; died May 30, 1834.
  • Francis - Gottlieb Kreider, died Aug. 27, 1875, aged 71 yrs. 6 mos. 23 days.
    Stoudt - Gottlieb Kreider, born Feb. 4, 1804; died Aug. 27, 1875. 71y. 6m. 23da.
  • Francis - -----
    Stoudt - Limestone - H. K. 1796.
  • Francis - -----
    Stoudt - Henry Kreider, born Sept. 2, 1807; died Oct. 14, 1826. 19y. 1m. 12da.
  • Francis - -----
    Stoudt - Clement, son of Jacob and Hannah Kreider, died Aug. 25, 1881. 1y. 9m. 18da.
  • Francis - -----
    Stoudt - Howard, son of Jacob and Hannah Kreider, died April. 28, 1888. 2y. 9m. 18da.
  • Francis - -----
    Stoudt - Martha Kreider*, died Feb. 14, 1740; died Nov. 14, 1826. 86y. 9m.
  • Francis - -----
    Stoudt - Cadarina Kreider, died May 22, 1821. 74yrs. 5m. (Limestone).
  • Francis - -----
    Stoudt - Anna Bamberger, born 1817; died 1788. (Limestone).
  • Francis - -----
    Stoudt - Bamberger 1801. (Limestone).
  • Francis - -----
    Stoudt - Starb im Jahr 1774. 72yrs. 4m. 8da. (Limestone).
  • Francis - -----
    Stoudt - 1782. J. G. (Limestone).

* - This is the grave of Rev Martin Kreider rather than "Martha". The dates match those given as Martin's birth and death dates. Martin's wife was named Catharine, and said to have died in 1821. This matches the information for "Cadarina", the next name on the list.