Cemeteries known as Upper Dublin, Rosehill & Rosevalley

Ship Manifest Of John McCaffery

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Ship Columbia

Built in 1902, the ship known as "Columbia" carried my great grandfather John McCaffery from Londonderry to the Port of New York (Ellis Island) on May 27, 1907. John McCaffery immigrated to the United States from his home in Letterkenney Donegal Ireland. Legal spelling of his name was McCafferty.

St. Peter's Lutheran Church In Lafayette Hill

Beatty Family relation? Check more information below.


Ritter Family relation?

Revolutionary War Veteran



Another piece of history discovered by walking the grounds.

Following headstones are a result of natural wear & tear over time.

The following headstones are a result of neglect. Overgrown shrubs, trees and grass along with trash and debris among the graves.

Graves tell the stories of those interred within its ground. This kind of neglect in my view is disrespectful. It makes me want to be cremated and tossed into the wind.

A Lot Of History Here

Until I made a visit to this church/churchyard, I never knew there was a financier of the Civil War let alone the man was from my neck of the woods in Cheltenham.

Jay Cooke Memorial Hall

Jay Cooke's Family Tomb which in person is very ere looking to say the least especially when you take a peek through the windows.

This stone was interesting because it clearly states only one World War. When this man died in 1921, no one imagined that there would end up being a second World War a little more than a decade later.

Civil War Veteran

There were several stones that indicated these women actually had hyphenated names. When they married they kept their identity. Something that was very unusual in the 19th Century and early 20th Century.

Miniature headstones were very common for the graves of babies and children. In this case, this miniature flower bed is located on the grave of an infant.