First Lutheran Church Crypt
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First Lutheran Church Crypt

Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA

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    Washington, Pennsylvania 15301 United States
    Coordinates: 40.17350, -80.24840
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Also known as First Lutheran Church Recommittal Vault and The "Old Lutheran Cemetery"
Address N. Franklin & W. Walnut Sts., Washington, PA 15301 (The phone book lists the church address as 92 W. Walnut Street)
Phone (724) 225-4040 (church)
Location The cemetery was dug up in 1924 and the 373 remains were sealed in a vault in the church basement. The tombstones that were still intact make up the vault wall.
Background The cemetery was originally located where the present church sits. It was next to the original church. The church was founded in 1798 by early settlers of the German Lutheran and Dutch Presbyterian Church. The first burial was on Sep. 29, 1817 and the last burial was on Oct. 3, 1892.
Census Published in the "Keyhole", July 1981 issue. Copy in genealogical collection at Citizens Library, Washington, PA.
More Information Among the early ministers of the church were Rev. Johannes Stauch (1798-1816); Rev. John Mahenschmidt (1811-1812); Rev. G. A. Wenzel (1883-1895); Rev. C.H. Hemsath (1900-1905)' Rev. Morris Smith (1907-1916); Rev. Harry B. Ernest (1922-1949) Rev. Reginald E. Dozer and Rev. Kenneth N. Schott.

The old maps (1855 and 1876) of the city show that the Lutheran Church and Graveyard extended all the way from Walnut Street to Spruce Alley along Franklin Street.







Also known as First Lutheran Church Recommittal Vault and The "Old Lutheran Cemetery"
Address N. Franklin & W. Walnut Sts., Washington, PA 15301 (The phone book lists the church address as 92 W. Walnut Street)
Phone (724) 225-4040 (church)
Location The cemetery was dug up in 1924 and the 373 remains were sealed in a vault in the church basement. The tombstones that were still intact make up the vault wall.
Background The cemetery was originally located where the present church sits. It was next to the original church. The church was founded in 1798 by early settlers of the German Lutheran and Dutch Presbyterian Church. The first burial was on Sep. 29, 1817 and the last burial was on Oct. 3, 1892.
Census Published in the "Keyhole", July 1981 issue. Copy in genealogical collection at Citizens Library, Washington, PA.
More Information Among the early ministers of the church were Rev. Johannes Stauch (1798-1816); Rev. John Mahenschmidt (1811-1812); Rev. G. A. Wenzel (1883-1895); Rev. C.H. Hemsath (1900-1905)' Rev. Morris Smith (1907-1916); Rev. Harry B. Ernest (1922-1949) Rev. Reginald E. Dozer and Rev. Kenneth N. Schott.

The old maps (1855 and 1876) of the city show that the Lutheran Church and Graveyard extended all the way from Walnut Street to Spruce Alley along Franklin Street.







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