Showing posts with label Mount Peace Cemetery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mount Peace Cemetery. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Grave Of William & Mary Frith
Located in Mount Peace Cemetery, row 302, section KGrave-site does not have a marker.
Sunday, August 26, 2007
Thursday, August 23, 2007
1955 Photo Of Clearfield & Hunting Park
http://www.phillyhistory.org/PhotoArchive/Detail.aspx?SharePhotoId=13f63f3aea7d467ab9365f899b7e1338
Click & scroll down to view picture. Take notice of Mt Peace Cemetery located on the right.
Click & scroll down to view picture. Take notice of Mt Peace Cemetery located on the right.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Montefiore Cemetery
We drove out to Lawnview to locate the grave of Alexander Mervine, my paternal great great grandfather who like my maternal great great grandfather, John Keller, fought in the Civil War.
Alexander Mervine was originally interred in Odd Fellows Cemetery but since that cemetery was bought then sold to the City of Philadelphia in 1950, the interred bodies were relocated to Mount Peace and Lawnview in 1951.
Unfortunately for us, Lawnview's office was closed so we could not be directed to the actual grave site. However, we did ride out and check the grounds. The place is kept in immaculate condition and we will return next weekend when the cemetery's office is actually opened.
But in the meantime, we checked out the cemetery located next to Lawnview. Upon entering its gates, we realized that this particular cemetery was not part of Lawnview (as we first thought) but was a Jewish graveyard. We had never been in a Jewish Cemetery so we were taken aback on its grounds especially how crowded it was. The headstones were so close together it appeared by our eyes that these folks could not have been possibly buried in the horizontal position. Of course, we (being Catholics) had no idea on the actual burial rituals of the Jewish population so you know I will be researching this in the future.
What I know about this cemetery so far;
It was opened in 1910 and located at Church Road and Borbeck Streets in Rockledge, PA. You can view this cemetery while standing in parts of Lawnview cemetery.
History of the name known as Montefiore;
Moses Montifiore was born October 24th, 1784 in Livorna, Italy. He left Italy and made his home in London, England. He was a successful business man. In 1812, he married Judith Cohen. Knighted by Queen Victoria in 1846 he received the title of 1st Baron. He was given this honor due to his extraordinary service on behalf of the Jewish community. He died July 28th, 1885. He had no children.
Montefiore cemetery pictures to follow at a later date.
Alexander Mervine was originally interred in Odd Fellows Cemetery but since that cemetery was bought then sold to the City of Philadelphia in 1950, the interred bodies were relocated to Mount Peace and Lawnview in 1951.
Unfortunately for us, Lawnview's office was closed so we could not be directed to the actual grave site. However, we did ride out and check the grounds. The place is kept in immaculate condition and we will return next weekend when the cemetery's office is actually opened.
But in the meantime, we checked out the cemetery located next to Lawnview. Upon entering its gates, we realized that this particular cemetery was not part of Lawnview (as we first thought) but was a Jewish graveyard. We had never been in a Jewish Cemetery so we were taken aback on its grounds especially how crowded it was. The headstones were so close together it appeared by our eyes that these folks could not have been possibly buried in the horizontal position. Of course, we (being Catholics) had no idea on the actual burial rituals of the Jewish population so you know I will be researching this in the future.
What I know about this cemetery so far;
It was opened in 1910 and located at Church Road and Borbeck Streets in Rockledge, PA. You can view this cemetery while standing in parts of Lawnview cemetery.
History of the name known as Montefiore;
Moses Montifiore was born October 24th, 1784 in Livorna, Italy. He left Italy and made his home in London, England. He was a successful business man. In 1812, he married Judith Cohen. Knighted by Queen Victoria in 1846 he received the title of 1st Baron. He was given this honor due to his extraordinary service on behalf of the Jewish community. He died July 28th, 1885. He had no children.
Montefiore cemetery pictures to follow at a later date.
Monday, May 07, 2007
Genealogy Update
I am currently in research mode on the following items;
I am gathering information on the Wisloski/Weleski branch of the family which includes mortuary notices, ship records and puzzles solved on my father's paternal side of my family.
In addition to the Wisloski/Weleski branch, I have some updated and detailed information on the Schroeder (father's maternal) side of the family which includes information on both Charles Schroeder, his parents Carl and Anna Marie Heese Schroeder, siblings and wife Mary Mervine Schroeder and her father Alexander Mervine. I have mortuary notices, military records,census records, and a marriage certificate.
I am also working on the following neighborhood information;
Roxborough Home for Women located on Leverington Avenue and the Poor House that was located on Righter Street where it meets Ridge Avenue.
The cemeteries I am currently researching are as followed;
Odd Fellows was located at 24th & Diamond Streets. In 1951, its bodies were dug up and reinterred in Lawnview and Mount Peace. Lawnview is located on Huntington Pike in Rockledge and is currently still open and operating. Mount Peace is located at 3111 Lehigh Avenue and is also still open and operating but its records are located at Lawnview.
I am gathering information on the Wisloski/Weleski branch of the family which includes mortuary notices, ship records and puzzles solved on my father's paternal side of my family.
In addition to the Wisloski/Weleski branch, I have some updated and detailed information on the Schroeder (father's maternal) side of the family which includes information on both Charles Schroeder, his parents Carl and Anna Marie Heese Schroeder, siblings and wife Mary Mervine Schroeder and her father Alexander Mervine. I have mortuary notices, military records,census records, and a marriage certificate.
I am also working on the following neighborhood information;
Roxborough Home for Women located on Leverington Avenue and the Poor House that was located on Righter Street where it meets Ridge Avenue.
The cemeteries I am currently researching are as followed;
Odd Fellows was located at 24th & Diamond Streets. In 1951, its bodies were dug up and reinterred in Lawnview and Mount Peace. Lawnview is located on Huntington Pike in Rockledge and is currently still open and operating. Mount Peace is located at 3111 Lehigh Avenue and is also still open and operating but its records are located at Lawnview.
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
St. James The Less Episcopal Church
Began in 1846 at Mount Peace, home of Robert Ralston. Today Mount Peace is a cemetery.
The edifice of the church was located at Nicetown Lane (Hunting Park Ave) and Summer Street (Clearfield Street). These grounds were donated by Robert Ralston and were once a part of his Mount Peace Estate.
In 1887, the parish house was built by John Dobson, an East Fall's resident who lived in a house on Westmoreland Street and owned the Dobson Mills with his brother James.
The last buildings to be built as part of the church were erected in 1917.
The edifice of the church was located at Nicetown Lane (Hunting Park Ave) and Summer Street (Clearfield Street). These grounds were donated by Robert Ralston and were once a part of his Mount Peace Estate.
In 1887, the parish house was built by John Dobson, an East Fall's resident who lived in a house on Westmoreland Street and owned the Dobson Mills with his brother James.
The last buildings to be built as part of the church were erected in 1917.
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