St. Paul's Cemetery
Indianland, Pennsylvania

The cemetery is on a steep hill behind the church. 

It is said that #3 Conrad and wife Barbara Heffelfinger are buried in this cemetery.  Some day soon we'll check it out. 

Left to right:  Henry Best died 1792 (son of William Best Sr.); William Best Sr. died 1762 (with flag and Indian War Veterans marker to its left); and Sabilla Best, daughter of William Best Sr. also died 1762.

Translation of the German on Sabilla's stone (thanks to Jude Fischer):  In this place rests in God the little daughter of the late Wilhelm Best.  She died in the year 1762.  Her full age was 10 years.  Her name was Sibila.  Here I will now live forever.  Dearest friends, good night.

William Best Sr. is commonly believed to be the father of Catherine, wife of #12 Nicholas Silvius.  We have found no proof that this is so.   Now that we have decided to start over in trying to determine Catherine's maiden name--to not associate her with the Bests, we finally have pictures of these wonderful old headstones.

Photograph courtesy of Deb Schwabenbauer

William Best Sr. and his wife, Anna Susanna (Schaeffer) and their young daughter, Sibilla, (thought to be the parents and sister of Catherine, wife of #12 Nicholas) are also buried in this cemetery.  William Best's Patent was near or within today's city limits of Walnutport.  The sign in this picture shows how close Walnutport, Lehigh Township, Pennsylvania, is to this cemetery.

The Old German School at Indianland