SANDHILL CEMETERY RECORDS

Built by Absalom Blessing, stone mason, in 1875

The following is a copy of a publication prepared April 30, 1981.

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SANDHILL CEMETERY

The Sandhill Cemetery is owned by the Saint Paul Evangelical Church, R. D. 1, Hill Church Road, Hummelstown, Pennsylvania.

The Sandhill Church, now known as Saint Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church was officially organized in 1752. The first building was erected in 1756, however, indications lead us to assume it was unofficially organized as early as 1740. Records state a cemetery was established shortly after the chuirch was organized.

The cemetery is operated by a Board of Managers consisting of three members, elected by the congregation, who have full power to do all acts and adopt all measures which are for the best interest of the congregation.

The Board of Managers for 1981: Donald E. Koons - President; Paul H. McCurdy - Secretary; Martin T. Moses - Treasurer.

The date of the oldest tomstone - 1769

The date of the oldest known person buried in the cemetery - 1708.

Veterans from the Revolutionary to World War II wars are buried in the cemetery.

Approximately thirty tombstones are in German.

In 1979 Donald E. Koons prepared a booklet titled " A Brief History of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. In that booklet he listed information from some of the oldest tombstones. I will list those names and information here because when the larger list was prepared in 1981 there were some differences in dates. I do not know which dates are correct.