Freewill United Brethren Cemetery - Records of STRASSER - STRAWSER Family Members

    Locust Twp., Columbia County, PA

    This cemetery is located near Catawissa. This listing was kindly provided
    by Janet Garrison Chiocchi. Thank you, Janet.


    
    STRAUSER
    
    HENRY C. - Son of G.W. and C.E. STRAUSER  died May 9, 1881  aged 17
    years 6 months 29 days
    
    FRANKLIN W. - Son of G.W. and C.E. STRAUSER died Sept 7, 1879 Aged 1 year, 7 months, 18 days
    
    LLOYD - Son of G.S. and Elizabeth STRAUSER died Sept 1, 1873 aged 3
    years, 7 days
    
    GEORGE W. STRAUSER - 1840 - 1881
    ELIZABETH - His wife 1843 - 1919
    
    *ELIAS STRAUSER - born February 25, 1845 died August 29, 1900 (dates
    hard to read) aged 55 years, 6 months, 4 days(did not see yr/mo/da listed on stone)
    *MARY - wife of E. Strauser born November 20, 1835 died September 2,
    1925 (dates hard to read )aged 89 years, 1 month, 17 days
    
    *SAMUEL R. - son of E. and M. Strauser born August 7, 1884 died March 21, 1909 aged 25 years, 1 month, 17 days (did not see yr/mo/da listed on stone)
    
    *JOHN STRAUSER - 1858 - 1920
    *ANNA S - his wife 1851 - 1933
    *IDA - his wife 1905 - 1927
    
    *PAUL K. - 1903 - 1926
    
    *M.P. STRAUSER - 1856 - 1910
    
    *MARY ANN HOWER STRAUSER - born February 5, 1848 (looked like 1818 in my notes but 1848 is probably correct) died Sept 13, 1906 aged 58 years, 7 months, 8 days
    
    *MOSES STRAUSER - 1846 - 1916 ( my gg grandfather) *
    *RUPHEN A - his wife 1857 - 1924  (my gg grandmother) (looks like 1851,
    her death certificate lists birth date as 1851) (Her name is Ruphena, not Ruphen A. there is a slight space between the n and a on her tombstone)
    
    JEREMIAH - Son of Nathaniel and Caroline STRAUSSER born August 14, 1888 died December 4, 1890 aged 2 years, 3 mo, 20 days
    
    *ABRAHAM STRAUSER - 1832 - 1912 War Veteran Co. G. 96th Reg aged 80 years, 5 months, 11 days
    *ADELINE - wife of A. Strauser (maiden name Breech)born June 26, 1832
    died February 22, 1899 aged 67 years, 7 months, 26 days
    
    ISABELLE - daughter of A. and Adeline Strausser born December 15, 1860
    died February 11, 1885 aged 24 years, 1 mo, 29 days
    
    
    William A. Strauser 1884 - 1934  (my great grandfather, son of Moses)
    Cora  1887 - 1973 ( my great grandmother maiden name Schell. My first
    visit to Freewill was for her funeral)
    
    Michael Strauser October 12, 1823 died Feb 10, 1901  77Y, 3 m, 28 d (I
    believe he is Ruphena's father born in Windsor Castle, Berks County, PA)
    
    Catherina Strauser (wife of Michael, I belive her maiden name is Yeager
    and she was born in Windsor Castle, Berks County, PA) (opposite side of Michael's stone) b May 27, 1827 d  ? ? 1887(?) (hard to read dates)
    
    Abraham Strauser b April 7, 1832 d Sept 18, 1912 (probably same as
    Abraham 1832 - 1912 above)
    
    Peter Eric Strausser Oct 27 - 28 1964
    
    There was another hard to read stone that looked like ELEGHER d 1900 b
    June 18 1887 Strauser I am not sure about the name or date because the letters were very worn.
    
    
    
    YEAGER
    
    RUSSEL H. - son of Jeremiah and Catherine YEAGER born Dec 24, 1897 died July 30, 1899 aged 1 year, 7 mo, 8 days 
    
    JEREMIAH YEAGER - 1856 - 1917
    CATHERINE - His wife 1862 -
    WILBUR - son of Joseph and Gertrude YEAGER 1901 - 1911
    WILBUR S - son of Thomas and Amanda YEAGER died February 21, 1907 aged 3 years, 4 months, 12 days
    
    RAYMOND R. - Son of M.C. and Ermma YEAGER born August 21, 1892 died July 2, 1896 aged 3 years, 10 months, 8 days
    
    SAMUEL YEAGER - born March 26, 1833 died June 6, 1919
    WILLIAM YEAGER War Veteran 1837 - 1915 Co D. 167th Reg. P.V.
    SARAH - his wife 1840 - 1928
    
    
    ADAMS
    CHARLES ADAMS  1873
    LAURA A. his wife  1870 - 1926
    JACOB ADAMS - 1845 - 1918
    CATHERINE his wife 1845 - 1936
    HENRY C. - son of J.W. and C. Adams died April 13, 1884 aged 1 year, 1
    month, 1 day
    GEORGE WASHINGTON ADAMS
    CHRISTIAN - wife of G.W. Adams died December 13, 1903