Janice: I can't help you with your Oyster Point search;however, the names you list appear several times in my data. Perhaps they may be of interest. Here goes: Raymond Hershberger -------- J. Irvin Hershberger --------- Rev David J. Hershberger,b. 16 Sep 1846 near Davidsville, Somerset Co. d. 19 Feb 1920, Salix, Cambria Co. bur. GrandView Cemetery West of Johnstown. md. Rachel Bowman Lohr in 1866 , d. 23 Jun 1934, Armstrong Co. ---------- Jacob Hershberger md. Catherine Keyser George Lohr b. <3 Apr 1809, md.Susanna Bowman ---------- Henry Hershberger, arr. in US 3 Nov 1750 on "Brotherhood". md. Mary Blough. Had 5 sons, 3 daughters John George Lohr b. <1 Jan 1777 md. Barbara Miller. Children: Henry, George, Maria. Do you see any connection between our two sets of Hershbergers and Bowmans? Ted Hunter ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [PACUMBER] land location in Camp Hill > Date: Sat, 05 Oct 2002 15:07:44 -0400 > From: Janice <janbuff@comcast.net> > To: PACUMBER-L@rootsweb.com > > 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