I have a deed dated March 31, 1827 from Anna HERSHBERGER's executors to Samuel NICHOLS for a tract of land in East Pennsboro township. This tract was purchased from Edmund Physick who bought one of the original blocks of land within the boundaries of what is now Camp Hill. This land that Samuel NICHOLS purchased from Anna HERSHBERGER's estate was bounded by lands of James WHITEHALL, Samuel SHOOP, Michael RUBY, Abraham OYSTER, and the Harrisburg to Carlisle turnpike (what is now called the Carlisle Pike and Market Street). My question is - does anyone have any of the deeds for the adjoining lands listed above? I am trying to find out where this land is located in Camp Hill. The deed metioned above restricts land in perpetuity for a small cemetery. I believe this cemetery was called Oyster's Point Cemetery. Oyster's Point was located where a tavern existed near present day 30th and Market Streets (where Trindle Road and the Carlisle Pike used to intersect), so I am guessing it was near there. To my knowledge, the only cemetery in that area is the Camp Hill cemetery near the Church of God off market Street at 23rd, and I don't think that one is it. I am very curious about where the land was, and what happened to the cemetery. Other names I am researching in Camp Hill before 1860 are: John BOWMAN married to Regina WOLF, Madgelena FUNK married to Peter STEIGLEMAN, Abraham FUNK, Dr. Austin NICHOLS married to Ann BOWMAN, John Bowman married to Catherine DAVIS. Any help is appreciated. Thanks! Janice Buffington

I am an Abraham Oyster descendant. I do not have any deeds, and so far no information on an Oyster Point cemetery- I will keep checking my materials. However, a fairly detailed map of the Camp Hill area from 1872, does not indicate any cemetery except the one on 21st. The map does have several residences indicated along 21st, one of which is labeled "Mrs. Nichols". There are also numerous Bowman and Oyster residences on the same map. Abraham Oyster owned quite a bit of land and may have had land on 21st. He built a house at 2919 Market Street about 1860 which was referred to as the "homestead" and is still in existence- as a store selling expensive "interior decor" stuff. The same book that has this map, "Camp Hill, A History" by Robert Grant Crist (1984) has a five generation Bowman genealogy from Samuel Bowman (1733-1807). If you do not have access to the book, and would like me to copy some of the pages, I will be happy to do so. The is undoubtedly more Bowman data in the book, and I know there is a series of photos of the Addison Bowman house, a beautiful limestone off Market street. I did not check for the other names, but do see Wolf on the map. Contact me at ame@alaska.net if you would like me to send you any of this. Ame Willis Ivanov WILLIS, KOONS, KOONTZ, HEIKES, OYSTER, KEISECKER AND SMITH ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janice" <janbuff@comcast.net> To: <PACUMBER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 11:07 AM Subject: [PACUMBER] land location in Camp Hill > I have a deed dated March 31, 1827 from Anna HERSHBERGER's executors to Samuel NICHOLS for a tract of land in East Pennsboro township. This tract was purchased from Edmund Physick who bought one of the original blocks of land within the boundaries of what is now Camp Hill. This land that Samuel NICHOLS purchased from Anna HERSHBERGER's estate was bounded by lands of James WHITEHALL, Samuel SHOOP, Michael RUBY, Abraham OYSTER, and the Harrisburg to Carlisle turnpike (what is now called the Carlisle Pike and Market Street). > > My question is - does anyone have any of the deeds for the adjoining lands listed above? I am trying to find out where this land is located in Camp Hill. The deed metioned above restricts land in perpetuity for a small cemetery. I believe this cemetery was called Oyster's Point Cemetery. Oyster's Point was located where a tavern existed near present day 30th and Market Streets (where Trindle Road and the Carlisle Pike used to intersect), so I am guessing it was near there. To my knowledge, the only cemetery in that area is the Camp Hill cemetery near the Church of God off market Street at 23rd, and I don't think that one is it. > > I am very curious about where the land was, and what happened to the cemetery. > > Other names I am researching in Camp Hill before 1860 are: John BOWMAN married to Regina WOLF, Madgelena FUNK married to Peter STEIGLEMAN, Abraham FUNK, Dr. Austin NICHOLS married to Ann BOWMAN, John Bowman married to Catherine DAVIS. > > Any help is appreciated. Thanks! > > Janice Buffington > > > > ==== PACUMBER Mailing List ==== > Visit Cumberland County USGenweb and get the latest updates! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacumber/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Janice etal, Bob Davidson lists the following in his book, "Cemeteries of Cumberland County": Oyster's Point, enumerated by Zeamer, CCHS Ref #144, junction of old rte 11 and 641, leveled, 5 stones removed to Camp Hill cemetery. Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janice" <janbuff@comcast.net> To: <PACUMBER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 3:07 PM Subject: [PACUMBER] land location in Camp Hill > I have a deed dated March 31, 1827 from Anna HERSHBERGER's executors to Samuel NICHOLS for a tract of land in East Pennsboro township....