GOWER CEMETERY
Hamilton Twp., Monroe Co., PA

Aka. Altemose's Church, Butts/Butz Run. Located south of Sciota on the edge of the Blue Mountain Golf Course. From Sciota, drive south toward Saylorsburg. About 6/10 of a mile past the Township School, turn left in the Golf Course entrance road. The cemetery is on the left about 1/10 of a mile. The earliest tombstone here is that of Schalotta Altemus, who died in 1806, wife of Nicholas. The last burial took place in 1914. Families buried here are Altemus, Barrier, Fleyt, Gower, Lessig, Meixell, Remel, Sandt, Shafer, and Werkheiser. This burial ground is well maintained even though not in use for many years. There was a church here at one time but it has been gone for many years. (Extracted from page 8 of "Guide to Cemeteries and Burial Grounds of Monroe County, Pennsylvania", compiled by Dale E. Berger, January, 1995, First Edition)

Please note M.G. Gower's birth date is 1770, not death date, as I previously had posted.

NameBirth DateDeath Date (Age)Information on Stone
JONES, John Jr.11 Jan 181426 Feb 1861 [S/o John Sr. & Anna Christina (STARNER) JONES]
GOWER, John 8 Mar 178820 Feb 1859 [S/o Georg & Maria Salome GOWER]
GOWER, Abraham 5 Aug 183910 May 1857 [S/o John & Mary (BUSKIRK) GOWER]
FLEID, Jacob21 Jan 1821 1839 [S/o Abraham & Feronicha]
HEINEY, Birten2 Mar 1870 8 Sep 1870 [S/o Samuel & Sarah]
WERKHEISER, Jacob18 Oct 181611 Feb 1872 [S/o Carl Heinrich Jr. & Margaretha (ARNOLD) WERKHEISER]
WERKHEISER, Susanna 6 Oct 181517 May 1851 (34y-7m-10d) [Wf/o Jacob; D/o Samuel & Elizabeth DARRON/DARRAND]
FLEID, Abraham 2 Mar 178630 Dec 1849 ----------
SHAFER, George 6 Mar 176615 Nov 1845 [S/o Johann Georg & Maria Elisabetha SHAFER]
SHAFER, Sarah11 Jan 177626 Dec 1851 [Wf/o George; D/o Peter & Catharine (GAUER) FRANTZ]
MEIXSELL, Jacob 7 Oct 175923 Jan 1831 [S/o John & Margaretha (ILLIG) MEIXSELL]
MEIXSELL, Margaret 7 May 176526 Apr 1854 [Wf/o Jacob; D/o Heinrich & Susanna FRANTZ]
ALTEMUS, Nicholas--------- 2 Jul 1836 (91y-1m-13d) [S/o Hans Peter & Maria Elizabeth ALTOMUS]
ALTEMOSSIN, SCHALOTTA * 174715 Sep 1806 [Wf/o Nicholas; D/o either Heinrich & Susanna FRANTZ or of George REX]
MIXSELL, Edward 3 Mar 182621 Mar 1847 [S/o Christian & Sarah (JONES) MIXSELL]
MIXSELL, Edwin12 Nov 185514 Jan 1857 [S/o Simon & Sophia (METZGER) MIXSELL]
FLEYT, Johan Adam 3 Apr 175610 Sep 1839 ----------
FLEYT, WHILAMENA15 Mar 174825 Jan 1837 ["Ehefrau von Johan Adam FLEYT"]
FAULSTACK, Mary Ann28 Sep 182827 Aug 1909 [Wf/o Samuel]
SANDT, Joseph 8 Mar 1806 5 Aug 1871 ----------
SANDT, Susan28 Dec 181026 Dec 1900 [Wf/o Joseph]
SANDT, Joseph L.31 Oct 186717 Feb 1869 [S/o William & Elizabeth SANDT]
SANDT, Charles 2 Feb 1846 8 Jan 1860 [S/o Joseph & Susanna SANDT]
BARRIER, Abraham 6 Apr 182410 Dec 1910 ----------
BUTTS, Sarah16 Dec 1813 9 Jan 1886 [Wf/o Michael BUTTS; D/o Carl Heinrich Jr. & Margaretha (ARNOLD) WERKHEISER]
GOWER, JOHN 4 May 183712 Nov 1898 [S/o John & Mary (BOSSARD) GOWER]
GOWER, Sarah C.23 Jul 184115 Mar 1914 [Wf/o John GOWER; nee ROTH]
GOWER, Mahlon31 Dec 181918 Sep 1885 [S/o John & Elizabeth (BUSKIRK) GOWER]
GOWER, Mary25 Mar 180818 Sep 1890 [Second Wf/o John GOWER]
GOWER, George A.25 Jan 187510 Oct 1875 [S/o John & Sara C. (ROTH) GOWER]
GOWER, Amzie S.23 Feb 1871 2 Mar 1871 [S/o John & Sara C. (ROTH) GOWER]
GOWER, M. G. (??)1770-------- ----------
FRANTZ, Barnet14 Feb 1825 6 Apr 1849 [S/o Michael and Margaret FRANTZ]
MIXSELL, CHRISTIAN24 Nov 179320 Aug 1848 [S/o Jacob & Margaretha (FRANTZ) MIXSELL]
MIXSELL, Sarah16 Jan 180328 May 1875 [Wf/o Christian MIXSELL; D/o John & Christina (STARNER) JONES]
SHAFER, George21 Aug 1836 2 Mar 1837 [S/o Adam SHAFER]
ALTEMOS, NICHOLAS1783 5 Dec 1839 [S/o Nicholas & Schalotta (FRANTZ or REX) ALTEMUS]
ALDEMOS, Catarina27 Nov 178931 Jan 1826 [Wf/o Nicholas: D/o Henry & Margaret (BURGER) WEISS]
LESSIG, John 2 Feb 1800 7 Mar 1861 [S/o Philip & Elizabeth (MECKES) LESSIG]
LESSIG, Margaret14 Apr 180026 Feb 1871 [Wf/o John LESSIG; D/o Jacob & Margaretha (FRANTZ) MEIXSELL]
HARTZELL, Lucy14 Jun 1846 7 Sep 1872 [Wf/o Richard S. HARTZELL; D/o Jacob & Mary (LESSIG) REMEL]
ALTEMOSE, Charles---------- 7 Feb 1895 (81y) [S/o Nicholas Jr. & Catarina (WEISS) ALTEMOS]
ALTEMOSE, Sarah Ann ---------- 8 Jan 1893 (65y-3m-16d) [Wf/o Charles ALTEMOSE ; D/o Jacob & Mary (LESSIG) REMEL]
ALTEMUS, Edwin F. 4 Oct 1848 20 Jan 1871 [S/o Charles & Sarah Ann (REMEL) ALTEMOSE]
FAULSTICK, Infant---------- 8 Mar 1892 [S/o George Alvin & Mary Ann (ALTEMUS) FAULSTICK]
REMEL, George 3 Nov 1866 5 Aug 1868 [S/o Thomas & Rachel (BARLIEB) REMEL]
REMEL, Jacob7 Dec 179414 Nov 1865 [S/o Jacob REMEL Sr.]
REMEL, Mary 5 Feb 1804 23 Oct 1870 [Wf/o Jacob REMEL; D/o Philip & Elizabeth (MECKES) LESSIG]
BARIER, John21 Jan 178412 Apr 1869 ----------
BARIER, Sarah22 Mar 179329 Dec 1870 [Wf/o John BARIER]
BARRIER, Mary Ann28 Mar 182619 Apr 1873 (47y-21d) [Wf/o Joseph BARRIER]
BENSON, G. H. ------------------- [Cival War tombstone inscribed: "Sgt. Co. D. 67 PA Inf."]
SCHOFER, Tochter **24 Mar 1809 27 Apr 1809 [D/o George & Sarah (FRANTZ) SHAFER.]
MILLER, Reuben24 Apr 1830 30 Mar 1851 [S/o James & Susanna MILLER]
MECKS, Mantany25 Sep 184629 Aug 1849 (2y-11m-3d) [D/o Peter & Susanna (HOHENSCHILD) MECKES]
L. H.----------1807 [Flagstone - Only inscription the initials L. H. and year 1807]
G. R.------------------- [Footstone with initials G. R. - Could be footstone of George REMEL]
H. S.------------------- [Flagstone - Only inscription the initials H. S.]
M. S. G.----------1814 [Possibly a GOWER tombstone]

Abbreviations:
S/o = Son of
D/o = Daughter of
Wf/o = Wife of


Original cemetery listing compiled 14 Nov 1945 by Thomas, Anita & Ruth Breitwieser. Re-surveyed and retyped July 1983 by Dale E. Berger. Genealogical information provided subject to further substantiation by users.

Contributed to this site by Dale E. Berger.

* [Her tombstone is inscribed "ZUM Andencken Von Schalotta Altemossin - ist Gebohren im Jahr 1747 - u. starb den 15ten September 1806 - ehefrau Von Nicolaus Altemos"]

** [The inscription reads - "Hier ruhet Eine Tochter von Georg Schofer und seine Ehlichel Hausfrau Sara. Ist Gebohren den 24th Merz 1809, Starb den 27 Abbril 1809"]