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The Turner Graveyard
Tombstone Inscriptions
3424 Beechwood Boulevard
Squirrel Hill, (Allegheny County) PA
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Some history . . .
The Turner Graveyard is located beside the Mary S. Brown/Ames Memorial
United Methodist Church on Beechwood Boulevard at Browns' Hill Road.
This cemetery has approximately 20 to 30 stones left standing but
not all are legible.
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From A Contributor. . .
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"What I am about to tell you about the Turner Cemetery is from a small
homemade book in the Squirrel Hill Branch of the Carnegie called "Keep
The Home Fires Burning" by Paul Keith Heckethorn - 1989.
He writes of many things in the area and on page 27, he tells of the land
being given on the TURNER FARM by John TURNER. It is less than half acre
and many pioneer families of the city's 14 & 15th wards are buried there.
The first burial in this lot is said to be that of John TURNER's mother,
Mrs. Mary Newton GIRTY TURNER who died July 31, 1785. Establishing TURNER's
Graveyard the second oldest in Allegheny County, with Trinity Episcopal
in Downtown, Pittsburgh, first oldest.
The list on pages 28 & 29 list 52 church members and two Shanwnee
Indians, who were said to be killed by John Turner. The book makes
for interesting reading, but I had to photocopy the pages I needed as
it is the only one they have and is for reference only.
On page 30 is a Chronological History of the Church since 1904 which
is very informative; it also says that some of the corpses were moved
to other cemeteries at different points in time. When I called the
Minister of the Church, after many tries, he advised that they had no
records whatsoever on the Cemetery but wished that they did as many
times they have inquiries. I sent him a copy of the 8 pages that I
made. They will be the only record he has, I'm sure.
There is also a notation in the grave listing that says that there
is a Col. John SCHOONAKER, lst rec. of the Nation Cong. Medal of Honor
buried there." -- (Source: Kay Santa, CSANTA1111@aol.com)
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The "Historic Pittsburgh" link below (University of Pittsburgh's Digital website)
was provided by Sherri Ihrman, sihrman@hotmail.com and contains additional
information about this cemetery, its' history and interments. Some of that
has been extracted and recorded below on this webpage.
Click here for Pitt's website
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It's been said that a copy of the interments for this cemetery
may be found at the H. J. Heinz Historical Center on Smallman
Street in downtown Pittsburgh.
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SURNAME, FIRST NAME, BIRTHDATE, DEATHDATE, OTHER
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ATTISON, Elizabeth, d: Nov. 28, 1828 age 73, (Source: Historic Pittsburgh website)
BELL, William, d: July 6, 1851, age 38, (Source: Historic Pittsburgh website)
BLASHFORD, James Jr., March 15, 1795 / May 14, 1859, (Source: Historic Pittsburgh website)
BLASHFORD, Violet, d: July 30, 1830, age 68yrs 6mo., late consort of James Blashford, (Source: Historic Pittsburgh website)
BOOTHER, Abraham, bur: abt 1820, Revolutionary soldier, (Source: Historic Pittsburgh website)
BREWNO, Henry, (no dates), Mexican War soldier, (Source: Historic Pittsburgh website)
BURCHFIELD, Adam, d: April 24, 1826, 65y/o, (Source: Historic Pittsburgh website)
CARR, Edward, d: Oct. 5, 1834, age 76, (Source: Historic Pittsburgh website)
CARR, Elizabeth, Nov. 16, 1778 / Oct. 19, 1818, (Source: Historic Pittsburgh website)
CASTLEMAN, Rachel, d: Oct. 13, 1832, 82y/o, (Source: Historic Pittsburgh website)
CLARK, John D., (no dates), Co. 103 PA Inf., War of the Rebellion participant, (Source: Historic Pittsburgh website)
CRAIG, Mrs. William, d: 1804, (Source: Historic Pittsburgh website)
DUKE, James, d: Sept. 18, 1835, age 13, (Source: Historic Pittsburgh website)
EBE??, Edward Schenley, d: Apr. 21, 1880, 23 yrs, (worn)
FOWKES (Fawkes?), Samuel, d: March 30, 1863, age 57, Co. K. of 102 Reg. Vt., War of the Rebellion participant, (Source: Historic Pittsburgh website)
GRUEBAUGH, David, d: Dec. 19, 1845, 56 yrs
JEMISON, Henry, d: Sept. 5, 1848, age 62, (Source: Historic Pittsburgh website)
JONES, Delmont, d: Dec. 30, 1878, age 76, (Source: Historic Pittsburgh website)
LITTLE, Joseph, d: Oct. 25, 1860, age 72
LITTLE, Maria L., Mar. 2, 1821 / June 13, 1852, ?/o John C.
LITTLE, Mary, d: Feb. 20, 1852, 77 yrs, w/o Joseph
McCASLIN, John, d: March 13, 1846, age 51yr 6 mo., (Source: Historic Pittsburgh website)
NELSON, Wm. Co. G 2 US Cav. (War of the Rebellion)
PATTERSON, Anna, d: Feb. 12, 1800?
READING, Jane, July 31, 1783 / Aug. 17, 1855, (Source: Historic Pittsburgh website)
READING, John Jr., d: Feb. 17, 1829, age 15, (Source: Historic Pittsburgh website)
READING, John, July 21, 1772 / March 27, 1844, (Source: Historic Pittsburgh website)
READING, Nancy, d: Sept. 24, 1816, 15y/o, (Source: Historic Pittsburgh website)
SCHOONAKER, Col. John, lst rec. of the Nation Cong. Medal of Honor, (indicated in book history)
SUTCH, Margaret, Jan. 1, 1776 / July 29, 1849, (Source: Historic Pittsburgh website)
TOMKINS, Thomas, d: Mar. 1851 (worn), Native of Wales
TURNER, John, d: May 20, 1840, age 85, fought in different campaigns against the Indians, (Source: Historic Pittsburgh website)
TURNER, Mrs. Mary Newton GIRTY, d: July 31, 1785, (mother of John Turner--first burial here--indicated in book history)
TURNER, Susanna, d: April 1, 1833, age 71, consort of John Turner, (Source: Historic Pittsburgh website)
WINDERS, Ann, d: Mar. ??, 1850?, 27 yrs, w/o James, nee TOMKINS, d/o Thomas TOMKINS
WOODROW, Robert, d: Dec. 11, 1836, age 7, (Source: Historic Pittsburgh website)
ZSCHOEGNER, William, (stone buried)
?????, Thomas, d: Apr. 22, 18?? (broken off)
???CASTLE, William, s/o John & Leah MITC??LL, (worn)
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