Coover Farm Cemetery (Barbace)
Also known as the Coover-Keller Cemetery, Coover-Hummel Farm Cemetery or Barbace.
Barbace has a long history which will be found in the stories on this website. Story of Barbace Ownership of Coover Farm Cemetery
Many Coover’s and Keller’s are buried there. Most notable are shown below.
George Coover Sr Stolen Headstone at Cocklins Church Graveyard
- George Coover (1741 – 1820)
- Elizabeth Mohler Coover (1746 – 1823)
- Johann Dieterich Kober (1708 – 1791)
- Catharine Kober ( – 1782) * not sure on this
George and Elizabeth are the two people who eloped many years before and the subject of the story – The Elopement
The original burial location is unknown but was on his farm outside of Mechanicsburg. On August 11, 1856, George’s son, John Coover, had George re-interred at Coover Farm Cemetery in a single grave with his wife Elizabeth and parents, Johann Dieterich and Catharine Kober.
The headstone is missing. Here is the story. https://www.kauffmanancestry.com/the-missing-headstone/
- Martin Keller (1767 – 1838
- Salome Mohler Keller (1761 – 1845)
- George Coover Jr. ( 1766 – 1846)
- Anny Landis Coover ( 1769 – 1846)
This was the brother of John Coover, my ggggrandfather.
John Coover Salome Coover
John
- John Coover ( 1787 – 1862)
- Salome Keller Coover (1792 – 1883)
- Amos Coover (1823 – 1823)
Son of John and Salome Coover, died in infancy.
Who else is buried there?
Located in Hampden Township behind Brandy Lane Trailer Court, adjacent to Nestle Purina warehouse complex and along the railroad tracks. Access is thru the rear of the trailer court.
Located in Hampden Township behind Brandy Lane Trailer Court, adjacent to Nestle Purina warehouse complex and along the railroad tracks. Access is thru the rear of the trailer court.
| LOCATION | Brandy Lane Trailer Court, Hampden Township Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA |
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