New Salem Cemetery

At Pierce Pa

This Is A Complied Partial Transcript


( Doverspike )

and

Related Family






DANIEL DOVERSPIKE

b: 8-26-1844

d: 6-28-1916

Son of George Doverspike and Elizabeth Pence

(Source) Death Certificate = Says Pierce Pa



ABBIE ANN (MICHAEL) DOVERSPIKE

b: 1-12-1849

d: 3-14-1927

w/o Daniel Doverspike

d/o Samuel Michael and Abbie

(Source) Death Certificate = Says Pierce Pa



SARAH MAE DOVERSPIKE

b: 1878

d: 1929

Sarah "Sadie" Daughter of Daniel Doverspike and Abbie Michael

Never married

(Source) Death Certifcate = Says Pierce Pa



PHILIP DOVERSPIKE (of L)

b: 7-1818

d: 84 years [?]

h/o Louisa Houser for 25 years = From Census



LOUISA GRUVER

b: 8-30-1840

d: 2-4-1920

w/o Philip Doverspike (of L) for 25 years

w/o Samuel Gruver

d/o Jacob Houser

(Source) Death Certificate = Says Pierce Pa



PHILIP DOVERSPIKE (of H)

b: 11-10-1920

d: 1-15-1892

h/o Ellen Jane Pence


ELLEN JANE (PENCE) DOVERSPIKE

b: 3-22-1830

d: 12-31-1893

w/o Philip Doverspike (of H) 1920-1892

(Source) Family Gravestone Picture = This Is A New Stone



EMMA J. (DOVERSPIKE) SIGWORTH

d: 4-5-1908

(43 years 5 months 10 days)

w/o Harrison Sigworth

daughter of Philip Doverspike and Ellenor Jane Pence

(Source) Marriage Certificate = This Is A New Stone Wrote In Gold

Cemetery Transcript from Mildred Lankerd Library



PHILIP BOYD DOVERSPIKE

b: 1880

d: 1949

h/o Flora Mohney

(Source) Family Gravestone Picture = This Has Name Added

Death Certificate = Says Salem Cemetery Armstrong County

1910 Census Children listed George, Philip B., James D.

Marriage Certificate



FLORA E. (MOHNEY) DOVERSPIKE

b: 1887

d: 1920

w/o Philip Boyd Doverspike

(Source) Family Gravestone Picture

1910 Census w/o Philip B.

Marriage License



SAMUEL GRUVER

b: 1847

d: 1925

h/o Sarah A. Kunselman

Death Certificate = Says Pierce Pa

Married 1871

h/o (2nd) Louisa (Houser) Doverspike

(Source) Family Gravestone Picture

Marriage License



SARAH A. (KUNSELMAN) GRUVER

b: 1854

d: 4-16-1902

Parents of Elva Selvina Gruver

(Source) Family Gravestone Picture



JOHN WESLEY DOVERSPIKE

b: 8-06-1849

d: 5-28-1926

s/o Philip Doverspike and Priscilla Swonger

(Source) Family, Deeds, Marriage License, Death Certificate = Says Pierce Pa



CATHERINE (PROCIOUS) DOVERSPIKE

b: 2-23-1852

d: 11-10-1906

d/o William Procious/Brocious and Cristiana (Shick) Procious/Brocious

(Source) Death Certificate = Says New Salem Pa



MARY LUCETTA (DOVERSPIKE) LANKERD

b: 1857

d: 9-12-1888

This Is A Newer Stone With Names Added

w/o Samuel Lankerd b: 11-3-1852 d: 10-3-1924

He was buried in Oakland Cemetery Distant Armstrong County Pa

(Source) Death Certificate of Sandford Clair Lankerd = Buried At Hawthorn Pa

Cemetery Transcript from Mildred Lankerd Library

1860-1870 census

Michael J. Stewart World Connect Project



EMMA (DOVERSPIKE) TROUTMAN

b: 3-28-1882

d: 12-4-1924

d/o John Wesley Doverspike and Catherine Procious

(Source) Marriage License

Death Certificate = Death Certificate Says Pierce Pa



JACOB M. TROUTMAN

b: 1883

d: 1942

h/o Emma Doverspike

(Source) Marriage License, 1910 census



EDWARD HENRY DOVERSPIKE

b: 3-12-1884

d: 6-9-1952

s/o John Wesley Doverspike and Catherine Procious

h/o Elva Selvina Gruver

Married 12-12-1902 age h/18 and w/16

Edward Henry also married Twila Reichard

7-2-1935 age h/50 and w/27

d/o Ralph Reichard 1878-1920 and Gertude Shaffer 1878-1976

(Source) Death Certificate = Says Salem Cemetery Armstong County

Family Gravestone Picture of A Newer Stones



ELVA SELVINA (GRUVER) DOVERSPIKE

b: 8-1-1886

d: 12-12-1930

Daughter of Samuel and Sarah A. Gruver

w/o Edward Henry Doverspike

(Source) Family Gravestone Picture

Death Certificate = Says Pierce Pa



JOHN W. DOVERSPIKE

b: 1912

d: 1944

Son of Edward Henry Doverspike and Elva Selvina Gruver

(Source) Family Gravestone Picture

DORTHY L. (MYERS) DOVERSPIKE

b: 1915

d: 19--

w/o John W. Doverspike

(Source) Family Gravestone Picture = This Is A Newer Stone

Death Certificate = Says Pierce Cemetery Armstrong County Pa



CHARLES LEE DOVERSPIKE

b: 6-19-1915

d: 5-3-1986

h/o Iva



IVA VIOLA (HIMES) DOVERSPIKE

b: 9-1921

d: ----

wife of Charles Lee

(Source) Family



VERNON LEE DOVERSPIKE

b: 1940

d: 1986

Vernon Lee "Vietnam War" Son of Charles Lee Doverspike and Iva Viola Himes

(Source) Family



MARGRET (MILLER) COPENHAVER

b. 10-1939

d. 11-27-1903

(64 years)

d/o Christian Miller and Catharine Mohney

w/o Samuel Copenhaver

(Source) Miller-Copenhaver Deed

Book 99 Page 123 Oct 31 1899

Samuel and Margret Copenhaver

Deed to Philip Doverspike

Book 49 Page 16 Dec 12 1875

Death Certificate = Says New Salem Pa



SAMUEL COPENHAVER

b. Daufhin County Pa

d. 11-25-1897

(75 years)

h/o Margret Miller

(Source) Miller-Copenhaver Deed

Book 99 Page 123

Samuel and Marget Copenhaver

Deed to Philip Doverspike

Book 49 Page 16 Dec 12 1875

Death Certificate = Says New Salem Pa



"NOTE" This Cemetery transcription compiled by the following June 10 1988

Title: Cemetery: New Salem at Pierce, Redbank Twp., Armstrong Co., PA

Author: Transcription compiled by Mrs. Mildred Thomas, Mrs. Ruth Cogley, Richard Essenwein

Publication: On file at the Lankerd-Thomas Genealogy Library, Armstrong County Historical Society, 300 N. McKean St., Kittanning, PA

Media: Manuscript

Page: page 6.



Again (Transcribed May 7, 2000, Linda M. Stitt) One half of this cemetery is on a steep hillside. There are many stones that are smooth from age, and unreadable.

There are stones that have imprints, but nothing recognizable.

And, like all the old stones, they are breaking and going to ruin.



SPECIAL NOTE:


Transcribed May 7 2000

by Linda M. Stitt



Al l Armstrong County Cemeteries

Pennsylvania Tombstone Transcription Project

State Manager Greg Thomas



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