Westmoreland Co., PA deaths in 1853 "During the years 1852 to 1854, the Register of Wills for each county was required by law to keep records and indexes of births, deaths and marriages. Copies from 49 of the 64 counties existing at that time are maintained at the Archives; however, returns are not inclusive for these years. There are no returns for Blair, Clarion, Clinton, Crawford, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Fulton, Jefferson, Lebanon, Philadelphia, Pike, Potter, Sullivan, or Wyoming County." Archivist, PA State Archives. With thanks to Kathryn Doyle of Piedmont, CA, who personally spoke to the archivist. Additional information from Kathryn Doyle in follow-up message. You can't copyright facts. No worries. I spoke to the archivist. The county registrar made two sets of records - one to keep, one to send to the state. Those original state returns from the 1850s are at the State archives and have been microfilmed. I don't know where the originals are from the counties. Indiana Co. has a typescript in ledger form for use at the courthouse. I haven't checked with Westmoreland Co. I need to spend more time with the catalog at familysearch.org (LDS site) to see if perhaps the microfilm of the state copy returns is available. The films that come up when you search by county for Westmoreland are transcripts. The archivist seemed to think that perhaps they are available in Salt Lake but are cataloged at the State level or under Dept. of State. Typed copy in 4 columns. First column is NAME. Second is (#) of something, perhaps page. Third is RESIDENCE. Fourth is PLACE OF BURIAL. It should be understood this is a transcription of a transcription of records that were transcribed by county clerks and sent to the state archives and are on microfilm. Errors may be expected, but obvious errors, such as spelling “Lutheran” as “Lutheral” [sic], “Metting” for “Meeting” I corrected. Names and numbers are exactly as found. Altman, Joseph (97) Hempfield Twp Harrold’s, Hempfield Twp Arbaugh, Louisa (104) Ligonier Twp Presbyterian, Ligonier Baird, James B. (3) Derry Twp Salem Burial Ground, Derry Twp Baker, Elizabeth (14) Hempfield Greensburg German Burial Ground Baughman, Peter (81) Hempfield Twp Brush Creek Baxter, Jane (123) Unity Twp Chambers Baxter, Robert (19) Unity Twp Chamber’s, Unity Twp Bell, James (13) Derry Twp Unity Burial Ground Berkhammer, Nathan (125) Rostraver Twp Rehoboth, Rostraver Twp. Berkhimer, Keziah (121) Rostraver Twp Associate Reform, Sewickley Biggs, Andrew (8) Sewickley Twp Associate Reform, Sewickley Bingham, Mason H. (5) Lilgonier Twp Leaurel [sic] Hill Burying Ground Borland, Mary (1) Salem Twp Congruity, Salem Twp Brant, Elizabeth (16) Fairfield Twp No cemetery named Brant, Henry (57) Ligonier Twp German, Ligonier Twp Brown, Elizabeth (72) Fairfield Twp Fairfield Associate Presbyterian Brown, William (7) Greensburg Public Burying Grounds Campbell, George E. (86) Donegal Twp Seceder, Donegal Twp Clements, Jesse (24) Washington Twp Poke Run Cline, George (43) S. Huntingdon Twp German Reformed, Salem Crise, Andrew (78) S. Huntingdon Twp Swopes, E. Huntingdon Twp Culbertson, Franklin (91) Donegal Twp Unity Darr, George (28) Rostraver Tw Rehoboth Detar, Joshua (6) Hempfield Twp Harold’s Hempfield Twp Dickie, Robert H. (115) Salem Twp. Congruity Dickie, Samuel H. Dr. (111) Salem Twp Congruity Eckley, Joseph (118) Rostraver Twp Rehoboth Eyster, Michael, Rev. (99) Greensburg German Grave Yard, Greensburg Felgar, Ludwick (119) Donegal Twp Presbyterian, Donegal Twp Felger, Jacob (108) E. Huntingdon Twp Swope’s Burial Ground Fisher, John (23) Mt. Pleasant Twp German Lutheran Burying Ground, Mt. Pleasant Twp Foster, Abraham (120) Unity Twp Presbyterian, Johnstown, Cambria Co. Fulmore, Delilah (33) Millgron G?? [sic] Markles Burial Ground George, Nancy (20) N. Huntingdon Twp Longrun Church Gormley, Thomas S. (89) Derry Twp Salem Church Yard- Presbyterian Graft, John (129) E. Huntingdon Twp On Saml. Rice’s farm, Fayette Co. Gross, Joseph (67) Hempfield Twp Brush Creek Hair, Mathew (126) Fairfield Twp Methodist, Fairfield Twp Hany, Christian (103) Hempfield Twp Brush Creek Harrold, William (79) N. Huntingdon Twp Lutheran Trinity Church, Hemfield Twp Hebrunk, Joseph (102) Adamsburg Boro Buried at sea Henry, Christian (70) Westmd. Co. Poorhouse Paupers’ on P. H. Farm Hepler, David Sr. (85) S Huntingdon Twp Madison, Pa. Hill, Jacob (128) Washington Twp Poke Run, Washington Twp Hissen, Martha (52) Rostraver Twp Baptist Church, Rostraver Twp Hugus, Elizabeth (59) Salem Boro Salem Burying Ground Hurst, Nathaniel T. (68) Mt. Pleasant Twp Presbyterian Church, Mt. Pleasant Twp Hutchinson, Joseph (98) Rostraver Twp Cemetery, West Newton Irwin, Joseph (105) Washington Twp Poke Run Jamison, Margaret (60) Unity Twp. Old Presbyterian Burying Ground, Greensburg Johnston, Constatine (80) Derry Twp St. Vincents, Unity Twp Kemerer, Adam (38) Hempfield Twp William Black’s Kilgore, Rachael (69) Mt. Pleasant Twp Mt. Pleasant Twp King, Selden (114) Grapeville Black’s King, William (58) Donegal Twp Methodist Church, Donegal Kine, John Sr. (36) Franklin Twp Hills Church Yard, Franklin Twp Knose, George (53) E. Huntingdon Twp Seanor’s Grave Yard, Hempfield Twp Larimer, Ann (96) N. Huntingdon Twp Long Run, N. Huntingdon Twp Linsinbigler, Jacob (122) Greensburg Boro German Graveyard, south of Greensburg Lowey, Henry (26) Salem Twp Presbyterian, New Alexandria Marker, Joseph (112) Ligonier Twp Presbyterian, Donegal Twp Marsh, William (82) Sewickley Twp Friends, Sewickly Twp Marshall, Elizabeth (32) Sewickley Twp Sewickley Associate Reformed Church Masters, William (21) Franklin Twp Sardis Mathers, William (44) Rostraver Twp Rehoboth, Rostraver Twp Matthews, David. (47) Fairfield Twp No cemetery mentioned Matterson, John, Sr. (100) Derry Twp Catholic, Blairsville, Indiana Co. Matthews, William Sr. (94) Fairfield Twp Fairfield Presbyterian Church, Fairfield Twp McBurney, Cadwaleter Blan (12) Fairfield Twp Fairfield Church McClannahan, Sarah (61) Hempfield Twp Sewickley Ass. Reformed Church, Sewickley Twp McClelland, Isabella (66) Greensburg Boro English Burying Ground McClure, James (56) Fairfield Twp Methodist E. P., Fairfield McCurdy, Rachel Mary (30) Unity Twp Presbyterian, New Alexnadria McCutcheon, Samuel (27) Franklin Twp Poke Run McDonald, Samuel (74) Fairfield Twp Hice’s, Wheatfield Twp., Indiana Co. McGinity, John (55) Derry Twp Catholic, Blairsville McGrew, Finley (124) Sewickley Twp Poor House, Westmoreland Co. McIlvanine, Margaret (73) Rostraver Twp Rehoboth, Rostraver Twp McQuilken, William (65) Washington Twp Poke Run Mechesney, James (45) Unity Twp Unity Menoher, Jane (17) Fairfield Twp Fairfield Presbyterian Church, Fairfield Twp Miller, George (90) Derry Twp St. Vincent Grave Yard Miller, Jesse (109) Washington Twp Poke Run Miller, Magdalena (116) Unity Twp Catholic Mitchell, Andrew A. (93) Derry Twp Unity, Unity Twp Moore, James (2) Salem Twp Congruity, Salem Twp Moorhead, Samuel (25) Derry Twp Salem Church Yard Moorhead, William, Sr (46) Burrell Twp Poke Run Mosholder, Jonathan (50) Derry Twp Kimmell’s Mossholder, Jonathan G. (113) Derry Twp Kimmell’s Burial Ground Myers, Benjamin Franklin (18) Hempfield Twp Herrold’s Burial Ground Myers, Wilson Jack (10) Hempfield Twp Herrold’s Burial Ground Newell, Susanna (77) Mt. Pleasant Twp Presbyterian, Mt. Pleasant Twp Nipple, Thomas (87) Hempfield Twp German, Greensburg Nossker, John (^4) Derry Twp Salem Church, Salem Ogden, John (22) Ligonier Twp Fairfield Church, Fairfield Twp Painter, Christopher (15) S. Huntingdon Twp Markles Painter, John (40) Hempfield Twp Brush Creek, Hempfield Twp Painter, John L (48) E. Huntingdon Twp Brush Creek Patrick, William (92) Derry Twp Salem Church, Derry Twp Points, John (130) Derry Twp St. Marys – Mt. Carmel, Derry Twp Porch, Jacob (130) Derry Twp St Paul’s Church, Unity Twp Porter, Horatio (117) Died Allegheny Co., PA E. Salem Burial Gr. Rostraver Twp Powell, James (101) Adamsburg Lutherian [sic] Reed, William (9) Derry Twp New Alexandria Presbyterian Burial Ground Reid, Mary Mitchell (35) Fairfield Twp Associate Church, Fairfield Twp Reynolds, Samuel, Sr (30) Derry Twp Salem in Derry Twp Rodebaugh, Christian (37) Hempfield Twp On the farm Rowan, Matthew (127) N. Huntingdon Twp Brush Creek Graveyard, N. Huntingdon Twp Ruffner, John (110) Fairfield Twp On his own farm, Fairfield Twp Schaeffer, Peter (106) Hempfield Twp Died in Salem, Or Shields, James (71) Greensburg Boro Presbyterian Ground Shrum, John (95) Hempfield Twp Brush Creek Stahl, Philip (76) Donegal Twp German, Youngstown, Pa Stewart, George (54) Salem Twp Congruity Meeting House Taylor, John (34) Greensburg Boro German Burying Ground Taylor, William (83) Greensburg Greensburg Burial Ground Thompson, Elizabeth (88) Rostraver Twp Fell’s Burying Ground Tosh, John (31) Ligonier Twp Old Fairfield Churchyard, Fairfield Twp Townsend, Levi (63) Allegheny Twp Died on board ship from Chagres to San Francisco, CA Trimble, Thomas (11) Fairfield Twp Fairfield Church Walthour, Amelia (Amy) (41) Hempfield Twp Brush Creek, Hempfield Twp Welsh, John (75) Greensburg Associate Reformed Church, Sewickley Wharry, Mary (49) New Florence Wheatfield Twp Wheatfield Twp, Stone Meeting House White, John (4) Derry Twp Unity, Unity Twp Wible, William (84) Greensburg Boro German Burial Ground, Greensburg Shirley Maynard Hampton, VA