Arline, Yes, I know where this cemetery is, and have been there twice. There was supposed to have been a Presbyterian Church built there, but it never happened. Gen. Potter's mother was buried there, in 1791. She has no known marker. It is in a horrible condition, with the cows having trampled all over it; it is overgrown and the headstones are lying in a horrible disarray. I plan to go out there this winter yet so if you can give me the names I will look. I honestly think some of the headstones are just there but are buried under the leaves and dirt. Some of them were removed, however, by Col. Theodore Boal. You may know that his wife was the closest relative of Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) during her time. When her aunt died in the early 1900s, she inherited all the possessions of the Columbus estate at that time. These were shipped to Boalsburg, Harris Twp., where the Columbus Chapel was constructed to house them (Col. Boal and his wife were enormously wealthy). The chapel includes many of the artifacts of Columbus and his family, and a splinter from what is rumored to be the Cross of Christ, which was discovered by the wife of Emperor Constantine in about 337 A.D., as I understand it. Underneath the chapel is a vault in which are stored the bodies of Col. Boal and his family. His wife is not there, however; after his death in 1938, she returned to her native France, expressing a distaste for American life and style. She is buried in France. At any rate, to enhance his chapel, Col. Boal removed several headstones from the Old Standford burying ground and placed them behind his chapel. They stand today and have been recorded by the genealogical society. Whether he had the remains moved or not is anyone's guess. Here are the markers known to exist: Old Standford Cemetery Elijah Fitzgerald (1830-1831) Mary Ford (1779-1851) John Koon (1799-1855) Harriet Ford (1815-1823) Reuben Page (1860-1861) George Page (died 1872) Stones there in 1928, not accounted for: Hiram W. Ford (1814-1838) Catharine Keatley (1857-1858) Isaac Ream (1820-1828) [I believe these are probably buried a few inches beneath the surface and can be found with a probe.] Stones in the rear of the Columbus Chapel: Michael Jack (1752-1829) Susanna Jack (1757-1815) Jeremiah Culbertson (1789-1832) Mary J. Livingston (1839-1842) William Keatley (1784-1840) Margaret Keatley (1787-1829) Remains in the vault under the chapel Lt. Col. Theodore Davis Boal (1867-1938) His mother, Malvina Amanda Buttles Boal Her sister, Sarah Buttles Her sister, Julia C. Alder Her brother-in-law, James W. Boal Cecile Denis DeLagarde Johnson, sister of Theodore Boal's wife Theodore's son, Pierre DeLagarde Boal, 1895-1966; his wife was Jeanne de Menthon, whom he met in France; like his mother, she also went there after his death where she died and was buried in 1984. Pierre Boal Lee, grandson of Pierre DeLagarde Boal, 1946-1973 An unidentified Native American, whose bones were discovered in some construction near the Boal family mansion; he is beneath the floor of the vault. Justin Justin Kirk Houser Genealogist/Researcher of Central PA and Beyond Main Lines: Houser, Breon, Shawley, Ranio/Hrynio (and others) President, BAHS Class of 2003 Student Representative, BASD Board of Education Listowner, PACENTRE-L@Rootsweb.com Historian, Schürch Association of North America (specialty Central PA lines) Member, Valley View United Methodist Church "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature"

Justin, Thanks for the info on the Old Stanford Cemetery. I knew I asked the right person.. My names are on the list you included. John Koon (Kuhn) 1799-1855 was my gg grandfather and the Reuben and George Page were his sons-in-law. Don't know where any of the wives are buried. Possibly in Boalsburg. John married twice: first to Susanna Snarr then her sister Julian Snarr. Ream also sounds familiar - One of my Kuhn ancestors married someone by that surname but I have to check my notes further. If any one else on this list has these surnames, I'd like to hear from you. Thanks again, Arline JKHouser84@aol.com wrote: > Arline, > > Yes, I know where this cemetery is, and have been there twice. There > was supposed to have been a Presbyterian Church built there, but it > never happened. Gen. Potter's mother was buried there, in 1791. She > has no known marker. > > It is in a horrible condition, with the cows having trampled all over > it; it is overgrown and the headstones are lying in a horrible > disarray. I plan to go out there this winter yet so if you can give > me the names I will look. > > I honestly think some of the headstones are just there but are buried > under the leaves and dirt. Some of them were removed, however, by > Col. Theodore Boal. You may know that his wife was the closest > relative of Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) during her time. When > her aunt died in the early 1900s, she inherited all the possessions of > the Columbus estate at that time. These were shipped to Boalsburg, > Harris Twp., where the Columbus Chapel was constructed to house them > (Col. Boal and his wife were enormously wealthy). The chapel includes > many of the artifacts of Columbus and his family, and a splinter from > what is rumored to be the Cross of Christ, which was discovered by the > wife of Emperor Constantine in about 337 A.D., as I understand it. > > Underneath the chapel is a vault in which are stored the bodies of > Col. Boal and his family. His wife is not there, however; after his > death in 1938, she returned to her native France, expressing a > distaste for American life and style. She is buried in France. > > At any rate, to enhance his chapel, Col. Boal removed several > headstones from the Old Standford burying ground and placed them > behind his chapel. They stand today and have been recorded by the > genealogical society. Whether he had the remains moved or not is > anyone's guess. > > Here are the markers known to exist: > > Old Standford Cemetery > > Elijah Fitzgerald (1830-1831) > Mary Ford (1779-1851) > John Koon (1799-1855) > Harriet Ford (1815-1823) > Reuben Page (1860-1861) > George Page (died 1872) > > Stones there in 1928, not accounted for: > > Hiram W. Ford (1814-1838) > Catharine Keatley (1857-1858) > Isaac Ream (1820-1828) > [I believe these are probably buried a few inches beneath the surface > and can be found with a probe.] > > Stones in the rear of the Columbus Chapel: > > Michael Jack (1752-1829) > Susanna Jack (1757-1815) > Jeremiah Culbertson (1789-1832) > Mary J. Livingston (1839-1842) > William Keatley (1784-1840) > Margaret Keatley (1787-1829) > > Remains in the vault under the chapel > > Lt. Col. Theodore Davis Boal (1867-1938) > His mother, Malvina Amanda Buttles Boal > Her sister, Sarah Buttles > Her sister, Julia C. Alder > Her brother-in-law, James W. Boal > Cecile Denis DeLagarde Johnson, sister of Theodore Boal's wife > Theodore's son, Pierre DeLagarde Boal, 1895-1966; his wife was Jeanne > de > Menthon, whom he met in France; like his mother, she also went > there after his > death where she died and was buried in 1984. > Pierre Boal Lee, grandson of Pierre DeLagarde Boal, 1946-1973 > An unidentified Native American, whose bones were discovered in some > construction > near the Boal family mansion; he is beneath the floor of the > vault. > > Justin > > Justin Kirk Houser > Genealogist/Researcher of Central PA and Beyond > Main Lines: Houser, Breon, Shawley, Ranio/Hrynio (and others) > President, BAHS Class of 2003 > Student Representative, BASD Board of Education > Listowner, PACENTRE-L@Rootsweb.com > Historian, Schürch Association of North America (specialty Central PA > lines) > Member, Valley View United Methodist Church > "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature"