The Old Albrightsville
Cemetery
Near
Albrightsville
In Penn Forest Twp.,
Carbon Co., Pa.
NAME
|
BORN |
DIED |
AGE
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ROW
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INSCRIPTION |
NOTES |
BERGER, LAFAYETTE |
1904/06/05 |
5 |
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CHRISTMAN,
CHRISTIANNA |
1855/07/06 |
1894/07/28 |
39-00-22 |
3 |
Wife of Daniel
Christman |
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CHRISTMAN, ELISABETH |
1843/11/15 |
1891/06/21 |
47-??-?? |
3 |
Daughter of George
& Susanna Christman |
Stone very worn,
dates uncertain |
CHRISTMAN, ELISABETH |
1829/11/27 |
1901/12/17 |
72-00-20 |
3 |
Wife of George
Christman |
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CHRISTMAN, GEORGE |
1810/01/26 |
1888/04/21 |
78-02-21 |
3 |
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CHRISTMAN, HANNAH |
1877 |
1942 |
4 |
Mother |
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CHRISTMAN, JOHN |
1835/01/26 |
1908/07/06 |
73-05-10 |
3 |
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CHRISTMAN, SAMUEL G. |
1876 |
1941 |
4 |
Father |
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COSTENBADER,
KENNETH D. |
1910 |
1977 |
3 |
Veteran |
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COSTENBADER,
MARGARET B. |
1912 |
No d.o.d. |
3 |
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DEPPE, ELIZA |
1881/03/09 |
1881/03/10 |
00-00-01 |
2 |
Daughter of J. H.
& S. J. Deppe |
|
DEPPE, J. HENRY |
1826/04/07 |
1891/09/18 |
65-05-11 |
2 |
Born in Germany |
|
DEPPE, SARAH
ELISABETH |
1875/06/11 |
1875/08/21 |
00-02-10 |
2 |
Daughter of J. H.
& S. J. Deppe |
|
DEPPE, SARAH JOHANA |
1835/05/12 |
1884/01/08 |
48-07-26 |
2 |
Wife of J. Henry Deppe |
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DEPPE, WILLIAM
HARISON |
1875/04/28 |
1877/12/07 |
02-07-09 |
2 |
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DODENDORF, ALFRED |
1856/05/16 |
1858/05/17 |
02-00-01 |
2 |
Son of Edward &
Barine (??) Dodendorf |
Stone very worn,
names and dates uncertain |
DODENDORF, MEHLEN |
1859/01/09 |
1859/05/15 |
2 |
Son of Edward &
Barine (??) Dodendorf |
Stone
very worn, names and dates uncertain |
|
EBERLE, JOHANNES |
1836/01/07 |
1868/06/05 |
31-08-08 |
3 |
Stone very worn,
surname, dates and age uncertain, writing in German |
|
ECKHART, EMMA JANE |
1879/10/03 |
1909/05/17 |
29-07-04 |
1 |
Wife of Joseph A.
Eckhart, dau. of J. S. & Emma Hawk |
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ECKHART, JOSEPH A. |
1880/02/17 |
1914/03/26 |
1 |
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FENNE, GOTTLIEB F. |
1784/06/18 |
1871/05/13 |
86-10-25 |
3 |
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GETZ, ALBERT W. |
1907 |
1941 |
3 |
Son of James &
Amanda Getz |
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GIBSON, MARY A. |
1884/04/04 |
1912/11/29 |
28-07-25 |
2 |
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GOWER, ABBIE E. |
1888/11/06 |
1979/11/17 |
2 |
Nee Getz |
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GOWER, BARBARA |
1854/03/13 |
1913/04/11 |
2 |
Wife of Franklin |
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GOWER, FRANKLIN |
1847/03/06 |
1916/01/06 |
2 |
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GOWER, JAMES F. |
1904/12/29 |
1919/03/09 |
2 |
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GOWER, JOSEPH |
1881/03/19 |
1957/09/05 |
2 |
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GOWER, WILLIAM H. |
1906/10/04 |
1976/08/28 |
2 |
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HAWK, ASHER |
1861/12/09 |
1867/03/09 |
02-02-00 |
3 |
In Memory of ...
Son of Elias & Catherine Hawk |
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HAWK, EMELINA |
1852/02/15 |
1890/01/12 |
37-10-27 |
1 |
Wife of J. S. Hawk,
Dau. of Mr. & Mrs. Enos
Koch |
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HAWK, HARRIET |
1849/02/16 |
1875/11/09 |
26-08-23 |
1 |
In Memory of...
wife of J. S. Hawk |
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HAWK, HARRIET H. C. |
1872/01/22 |
1889/04/09 |
17-02-17 |
1 |
Daughter of J. S.
& Harriet Hawk |
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HAWK, HENRY MILTON |
1874/08/12 |
1875/02/17 |
00-06-05 |
1 |
In Memory of...son
of J. S. & Harriet Hawk |
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HAWK, IRWIN L. |
1885/09/10 |
1912/11/30 |
27-02-20 |
2 |
Son of J. S. &
Emma Hawk |
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HAWK, JACOB S. |
1841/01/25 |
1917/08/27 |
76-07-02 |
1 |
Father |
|
1892/06/07 |
1932/11/24 |
3 |
An Innocent Soul
Sent to Eternity |
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HENNING, CAROLINE |
1900/02/26 |
52 |
3 |
Wife of Charles
Henning |
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HENNING, CHARLES |
1915/11/15 |
73 |
3 |
GAR Veteran |
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HENNING, CHARLES A. |
1887/07/06 |
1891/02/17 |
3 |
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HENNING, CHRISTIANNA |
1852/10/06 |
1895/09/26 |
3 |
Wife of Henry
Henning |
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HENNING, EMMA JANE |
1881 |
1931 |
5 |
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HENNING, HENRY |
1834/11/11 |
1904/08/12 |
3 |
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HENNING, JENNIE M. |
1885/08/22 |
1891/02/06 |
3 |
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HENNING, JOHN H. |
1874/03/19 |
1928/06/24 |
3 |
Veteran |
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HENNING, LUCINDA |
1850/12/15 |
1917/01/11 |
4 |
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HENNING, PHAREZ H. |
1889/04/10 |
1891/03/06 |
3 |
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HENNING, PHILIP G. |
1840/07/10 |
1916/11/09 |
4 |
Pvt. Co. H, 11th
Reg. Pa Cavalry |
Veteran of CW |
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HENNING, ULYSSES |
1870 |
1930 |
5 |
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HUSEMAN, AUGUST |
1835 |
1919 |
3 |
Father |
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HUSEMAN, FREDERICKA |
1833 |
1901 |
3 |
Mother |
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HUSEMAN, HENRY G. |
1882/06/27 |
1914/12/22 |
32-05-25 |
5 |
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HUSEMAN, SIMON A. |
1878 |
1927 |
5 |
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HUSEMAN, WILHELMINA |
1848/01/17 |
1888/08/31 |
5 |
His wife (William's) |
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HUSEMAN, WILLIAM A. |
1838/01/01 |
1910/08/25 |
5 |
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KEIPER, STANLEY |
1916 |
4 |
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McCORMICK, JOSEPH |
|
1904/08/05 |
3 |
|
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MECKES, ALVIN |
1873/09/13 |
1878/04/11 |
5 |
Son of Amos &
Lydia Meckes |
Stone very worn and
cracked |
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MECKES, JOSEPH |
1840/03/28 |
1910/07/22 |
70-03-24 |
5 |
We Have Anchored
Our Soul in the Heaven of Rest |
|
MECKES, MARGARET |
1848/04/05 |
1928/06/02 |
80-01-27 |
5 |
We Have Anchored Our
Soul in the Heaven of Rest |
|
RAUCH, ALICE JANE |
1875/08/02 |
1878/06/25 |
02-10-23 |
5 |
In Memory of...
daughter of Wm. & Catherine Rauch |
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SCHOCK, LYDIA |
1822/05/03 |
1898/09/21 |
3 |
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SCHOCK, MANUEL |
1850/12/09 |
1902/05/27 |
3 |
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SCHOCK, PHILIP |
1822/11/22 |
1892/01/21 |
3 |
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SCHWITIGEBEL,
ELISABETH |
1815/02/15 |
1864/03/10 |
4 |
Daughter of LUDWIG
& CATHARINA |
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SEARFOSS, HANNAH |
1847 |
1905 |
5 |
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SEARFOSS, HANNAH |
1814 |
1878 |
5 |
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SEARFOSS, JOSEPH |
1813 |
1881 |
5 |
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SEARFOSS, TIMOTHY |
1847 |
1916 |
5 |
Pvt. Co. H, 88th
Reg. |
Veteran of CW |
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VAN HORN, CHARLES |
1862 |
1933 |
5 |
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VAN HORN, ELIZA
DIETER |
1874 |
1935 |
5 |
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YERGER, SARAH |
1825/7/05 |
1906/07/20 |
2 |
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YERGER, WILLIAM |
1828/10/18 |
1877/05/06 |
2 |
Veteran |
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[Illegible] |
|
1863/05/05 |
4 |
Son (or daughter)
of William & Maria |
Very worn stone in
German, much illegible, may be Rauch stone |
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COUNTY index page
The gravestone of Aquila Henning tells the story of
the event that got him killed; at least, one version of that story. The stone’s
back is to the road, and passerby won’t notice it unless they walk across the
cemetery to see. The stone is one of the largest in the cemetery; it stands
about 4 feet high and is about 5 feet wide. The color is a powdery gray.
Instead of saying “Died” with the date of death, the stone says “Shot”. Aquila’s death was ruled justifiable homicide
by the Carbon Court, but others disagree. The stone shows a man, Aquila,
walking through the woods with his hunting rifle. In the background there are trees and bushes,
and standing in those bushes is a man holding a pistol. The man has only one arm. Also seen in the bushes behind Aquila are six
or seven faces peering out at him. The
scene depicts an ambush, which is what some maintain happened that day.
The one armed man with the pistol depicts Harry Wilkinson,
a teacher who taught in the old school near Meckesville,
and prior to that in Franklin Twp. There had been a feud between the Hennings and Wilkinson since Harry caused the arrest of
Aquila’s son for illegal hunting. By
fate, or by plan, Henning and Wilkinson were hunting on Thanksgiving Day of
1932.His brother Robert and 7 friends accompanied Harry Wilkinson, while his
son Aquila Jr. accompanied Henning. According to court testimony, Henning’s son
shot and wounded one of the dogs of the Wilkinson party. When Harry Wilkinson knelt to examine the
wounded dog, Aquila Henning Sr. stepped from the woods and mounted a stump,
taking deliberate aim at Harry. Unknown
to Henning, Harry’s brother Robert was nearby and saw Aquila shoot at his
brother Harry, missing him. Before
Henning could fire again, Robert shot him.
Harry, with the help of Morris Getz, got Henning to a truck and got him
to Palmerton Hospital, where he died a few hours later, the bullet having
entered his back, passing through his kidneys.
A portion of the gravestone of Aquila Henning
That was the story given by the Wilkinsons. However, in the hospital Aquila gave a
statement shortly before his death denying shooting the Wilkinson dog and
denying shooting at Harry Wilkinson.
Robert Wilkinson turned himself in to
the local police, and shortly he was charged with murder. The case immediately became the big news in
the county, and papers from all over the region sent reporters. The trail began January 11, 1933, and the
courtroom spectators’ section was packed.
Local high schools took turns sending classes to view the trial. Though expected to last only two or three
days, the trial lasted all week. Much of
the time was spent wrangling over jury selection, with dozens being called for
interview before the jury was selected.
The regions best-known trial lawyers worked the case, and many eloquent
speeches were made.
After five days and a steady stream of witnesses, the jury
deliberated only a short time, returning with the verdict of “Not Guilty”. There was no disputing that Robert Wilkinson
shot Aquila Henning, causing his death, but the shooting was deemed
justifiable, for Robert had witnessed Aquila shoot at his brother, and he felt
he had no choice to stop him from shooting again.
Though Robert Wilkinson was acquitted,
it can be said that Aquila’s widow had the final word, and her version of the
story was etched in stone. She must have
felt that it was Harry, not Robert Wilkinson who shot Aquila, due to his being
the most prominent person depicted on the stone, and the others in the
Wilkinson hunting party were part of an ambush.
There were bad feelings between the Hennings
and Harry Wilkinson, but Robert Wilkinson had never met any of the Hennings, claiming that when he shot Aquila, he had never
seen the man before. Besides Henning,
the two Wilkinsons were the only others present at
the shooting, and Harry, having ducked into the brush after Hennings
missed shot, did not even see his brother shoot Henning.
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Web page, transcription & research by
Jack Sterling
2001