Emanuel's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Emanuelsville, near Petersville, Moore Township,
Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Church yard

[See page 2 for another view.]

Taken on a Sunday morning while the organ music was wafting out the open windows.

Old marker from the oldest section
of the cemetery.

#105 William
born 3 May 1785
died 19 February 1855
69 years 9 months 16 days

lived 43 years with Susanna Santee
7 children

From her tombstone:

Susanna Silfies, wife of William Silfies
born 27 April 1789
died 11 January 1878
88 years

Photograph courtesy of Mel Hiles
April 2003

Photograph courtesy of Mel Hiles
April 2003

#102 Johan Silvies

Memorial
Johan Silvies
Geb. den 14 Oct
1777  Lebte in der
Ehr mit Maria
Althaus 49 Jah
______ 10 K.
6 Sohne u. 4 Toch.
der starb d. 4 Juni
1859 alt 81 Jahre
7 mo u. 20 Tage.

Johan Silvies, Born 14 Oct 1777  Lived in honor with Maria Althouse 49 years [illegible but referring to his fathering...]
10 children. (K for kinder) 6 sons and 4 daughters. 

Maria (Althouse) Silvies
wife of #102 John

Johan and Maria's graves were higher in the cemetery,
above the cedar trees, about four rows from the church.

#462 Joseph Silvis

#449 Elias Silvius

Magdalena, wife of
#449 Elias Silvius

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~kdecker/Graves/Emmanuelsville/

Joseph & #442.j. Lydia (Silvius) EDELMAN

Owen Cyrus & #448.b. Sarah L. (Silvius) EDELMAN