Stories From The Cemetery - Muncy PA

The Muncy Cemetery, Muncy, Lycoming County Pa

When wandering through the cemeteries, often for my own genealogical interests, but sometimes for find a grave photo requests, or geocaches, I cannot help but wonder about the stories behind the stones.  Many of the stones are works of art, and some day I would love to learn more about the stone carvers in our area.  But for now, as I come across a marker that catches my attention for any reason - sometimes because I remember the name from some prior research, often just because I was intrigued by the stones design - I take photos, and add notes as time allows.  I have folders full of photos, and there is no rhyme nor reason to which I research on any given week. These are simply some of the stories behind the stones.

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The Circular Center monuments  on the map are:
Henry Johnson
McAdam & Rankin
Brady Monument
Oliver Young
Joshua Bauman
Robert Montgomery
Baker Langcoke
Wm. J & George Wood
Union Soldiers 
Daniel Ritter
Lewis Smith
John D. GAR Musser post

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Read more about the Capt. John Brady Monument

And the Unveiling Ceremonies

	Levi Hill 1853-1906 "A practical test of the new fire escape invented by Levi Hill, of Muncy, was given at the Updegraff, Williamsport, at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon." - February 1894 William Levi Hill was born in 1853, the son of David Franklin & Mary Ann [Updegraff] Hill. He married Alice Maud Gray, and they lived on Green Street in Muncy. Levi died in 1906, age 53
	Dr. Milton Clarkson Lightner Ellis II was born in 1848, the son of Milton C.L. & Clarissa [Hoffman] Ellis.  He married Ehrlen Jarret, and they had at least two children, including Milton C.L. Ellis III. Dr. Ellis was a dentist in Williamsport, residing on West Fourth Street.  He was the potentate for the Irem Temple, Order of the Mystic Shrine [Shriners]. See more
	"Erected to the memory of Roland H Ritter. First Lieutenant, American Air Service, attached to the First Aero Squadron British Air Force. While making a scouting flight back of the German lines he was brought down with his plane in the vicinity of Bapaume, France. His body now lies in the Somme American Cemetery at Bony, Aisne, France. October 3, 1892 – August 24, 1918." READ MORE HERE

	Ernest R. Noble

 

"Beautifully engraved certificate from the Muncy Cemetery issued in 1860. This item is hand signed by the Company's President and Treasurer and is over 145 years old

 The Muncy Cemetery Company was incorporated by the court, January 20, 1857. The original grounds comprised about eight acres and are beautifully laid out and ornamented with trees, shrubbery, and flowers. The plot calls for 416 burial lots. 

The handsome cenotaph, erected in honor of Capt. John Brady, and an imposing soldiers' monument, both stand in these grounds. The cemetery has been twice enlarged since it was first laid out, the last time in 1801. The grounds now embrace upwards of seventeen acres. The present number of lots is 537, and twelve circles. The cemetery grounds contain many beautiful memorial stones, and tokens of remembrance."

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