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Horseshoe Bottom Presbyterian Church and Cemetery

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Horseshoe Bottom Presbyterian Church and Cemetery (not to be confused with the nearby Horseshoe Bottom Baptist Church and Cemetery) was the predecessor to the First Presbyterian Church, Monongahela. 

Horseshoe Bottom Presbyterian Church 

The church was located 2 1/2 miles outside of The City of Monongahela on Coyle Curtain Road in Carroll Township on a farm owned by Simon Wilson. The church building was demolished but the adjoining church cemetery still exists and is one of the oldest in the Monongahela area. The site of the church building is marked by an approximately 6' high stone memorial to which a bronze tablet is attached that reads:

Presbyterian Church founded here in 1785, Organization transferred to Monongahela City in 1807 and the church is 
now known as the First Presbyterian Church of Monongahela City. This Memorial erected 1935

Horseshoe Bottom Presbyterian Cemetery 

According to research done by the Daughters of the American Revolution, eleven people are interred here.

Horseshoe Bottom Presbyterian Cemetery Interments1
Name Born Died Age Notes
Blythe, Mary S.
09-23-1862 53 Year of birth is also shown as 1812 and date of death is shown as 09-23-1865.
Blythe, William 02-22-1800 01-31-1883
Year of death is also shown as 1893.
Blythe, William F. 11-03-1864
18 Civil War vet. Co. E, 6th Heavy Artillery 212th PA Volunteers. Died in Alexandria, Va.
Calvin, Eliza J. 1870
34 First name is also shown as Eliza Jane (Wilson), date of death as 1870-04-17. Wife of Enoch. Last name is also shown as Colvin.
Power, Hanna na

Wife of Michael.
Power, Michael
05-25-???? 57 Soldier of the Revolution. DAR Patriot Index gives dates as 1755 and 1855
Wells, Thomas
05-01-1813 71 Born in Coleraine, Ireland, First name is also shown as Vinio and age as 78
Wilson, John
08-27-1842 80 Born near Enniskillen, Ireland. Day of death may also be 23.
Wilson, Rebecca
1868 66 Wife of Samuel.
Wilson, Sinion
02-07-1864 76 First name is also shown as Simeon & birthplace as Enniskillen, Ireland.

 

Explanatory notes and references

  1. Data in this table was compiled by the Daughters of The American Revolution in 1939 and was found in the genealogoy section of the Citizen's Library, Washington PA. The data sometimes varies among data sets.  Differences are noted in the Notes column. For more information see here.

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