Category: Barbace

The Coover Farm Cemetery Historic Trust is a land area containing a cemetery that dates to the beginnings of the 1800s.   Located outside the town of Mechanicsburg, PA, it was initially a part of the farm owned by Martinius Keller.  Keller purchased the farm for 246 pounds from Simon Grouse in 1810.  The plantation “Barbace”… Continue reading Coover Farm Cemetery Historic Trust

Walter Lee Kauffman corresponded with Professor Melanchthon Coover over the years pertaining to details on the Coover family and the professor’s upcoming book. He was particularly interested in the reinternment of Dieterich Coover and his wife and secondarily his son, George Coover and his wife. George and his wife were the subjects of a rare… Continue reading Coover Farm Cemetery Reinternment of Coovers

As warehouses replaced farms, 1800s cemetery decayed — until luck and scouts stepped in Updated Jan 05, 2019; Posted Apr 20, 2017 The Coover Farm Cemetery in Hampden Township, which dates back to the early 1800s. The cemetery was once part of a farm that was parceled off for industrial development. The cemetery itself was largely… Continue reading Coover Farm Cemetery PA Real-Time News

Uncle Walt had long searched for a strategy to maintain the cemetery. He tried to get Coover daughters and their families to commit to a plan. But to no avail. My dream when I got involved was to have a Kauffman event in Mechanicsburg and clean up the cemetery. But other than a few visits… Continue reading Coover Farm Cemetery Maintenance

So, the story of my interest in genealogy began with these pictures. They were in one of many notebooks assembled by Walter Lee Kauffman, my great uncle, back in the 1930s. Uncle Walt in his later years, became an avid genealogist and the Coover Farm Cemetery or Barbace was where his grandparents and great grandparents… Continue reading Coover Farm Cemetery Backstory

Pennsylvania Real-Time News As warehouses replaced farms, 1800s cemetery decayed — until luck and scouts stepped in Updated Jan 05, 2019; Posted Apr 20, 2017 In her will, Salome Coover left specific instructions for her survivors. In formal yet flowing script, she provided not only for their comfort and care, but also for that of the… Continue reading Coover Farm News

Who owns the Coover Farm Cemetery? So, the story of Barbace began with these pictures. A cemetery, a tree that had grown into some headstones, later, the tree cut down and today, you cannot find that tree nor the stones. The second event that pulled me into genealogy was a letter from Harriet Armstrong telling… Continue reading Who Owns Coover Farm Cemetery

The Missing Headstone Coover Farm Cemetery is the home of the graves of the John Coover family. John, about six years prior to his death, decided that the old cemetery at Barbace Farm outside of Mechanicsburg would be his final resting place. His wife, Salome Keller’s parents owned the farm and her parents, Martin and… Continue reading Coover Farm Cemetery The Missing Headstone

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 (1741 – 1820)… Continue reading Coover Farm Cemetery Who is buried there?