Tschantz Graveyard - Lancaster County Pennsylvania's early settlers!

The Tschantz Graveyard (1733) is one of the oldest burial grounds in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. I cannot read German, and I unfortunately made a mistake or two during my talk in the video. The stone that I thought belonged to Barbara Meylin in fact was someone else's. Barbara is actually buried under one of the OLD stones in the back left corner.
This was a cemetery that Chris Soliday and I very much looked forward to visiting (along with the others we saw in PA). We have begun adding some drone footage, so please forgive me as I'm trying to get the hang of adding these clips in tasteful ways... and I certainly hope we don't make any viewers dizzy!
There is plenty of info available online about Tschantz, so I encourage you to do some personal research if this one intrigues you. Chris has already managed to link some of his personal ancestors to this area, and even to this very cemetery. The Herr and Kaufmann families were neighbors in the early 1700s, and we plan to document some Kaufmann history in the Luray Virginia area very soon. Keep watching for that!
MORE INFO:
www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2...
unchartedlancaster.com/2019/0...
sites.rootsweb.com/~millergon...
Musser Family Gravesites
www.findagrave.com/memorial/2...
www.findagrave.com/memorial/2...
www.findagrave.com/memorial/2...
www.findagrave.com/memorial/5...
Music by Pixabay ("Calming Music")

[@RootlessDestinations]

What a great historical cemetery! Thx for sharing

[@ExploringHistoryTogether]

Thank you for watching! More coming soon from the Lancaster PA area...

[@kelliebeaty4750]

My 5th great grandparents are buried in this cemetery.

[@ExploringHistoryTogether]

Will you be able to join us at the opening of this video next Thursday at 7pm EST? Would be great to have some family there!

[@ExploringHistoryTogether]

Just wondering... did you ever come back and watch the full video? You placed your original comment before the video was released. Would be great to hear from the perspective of descendants of these folks. Thank you!

[@barbarakiper6135]

Thank you for this video.

[@ExploringHistoryTogether]

You are welcome, and I hope you enjoyed it!

[@jeffs5093]

The pictures of the original gun shop were amazing, thank you. it is incredible that it is still standing.

[@ExploringHistoryTogether]

This video is one of my own personal favorites... everything just sort of "came together" very nicely. Adding the connection to the gunshop, finding Ada Musser's parents and brother... that stuff was great icing on the cake. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@joycehorstmann2634]

Just a theory about Ada: perhaps her family farmed very near this spot at first, and she was the first in the family to pass away. Then, if they moved 3 or so miles away, and the next person in the family died during winter, they might have needed to buried him/her close to their new home. And the rest followed. It’s kind of surprising that they didn’t move her to the other cemetery, but perhaps other family members are buried near her, so they left her with them. It’s fun to try to develop a narrative for people whose stories we don’t know.

[@ExploringHistoryTogether]

A very plausible theory for sure... To be honest, I didn't dig very far into her story when I was researching this cemetery... but I may spend a little time trying to piece it together in the next couple months - while it's still too cold and wintry to go adventuring very far from home. Thank you for watching! ~Jason

[@CemeteryRidgeFilms]

The intro shot is perfect! The drone really added to this. Nice job, again!

[@ExploringHistoryTogether]

Thank you! Gotta give credit to my buddy Chris... the mastermind behind the drone.

[@pamelawooten3251]

Such a nice and historical cemetery. My grandfather always told us his family were Pennsylvania Dutch and he has the same last name as Wendell. I am currently working on my family history and there are a lot of family still there are were from there. Wendell could be a distant relative. Thanks so much for sharing!

[@ExploringHistoryTogether]

Thank you so much for watching! The Tschantz Graveyard was a great place to video, and even my friend (the drone pilot) managed to find a bit of an ancient family connection there! Sure would love to have you as a subscriber to the channel if you're not already. Thank you again for the comment! ~Jason

[@pamelawooten3251]

I subscribed when I watched the video. Thank you so much. @@ExploringHistoryTogether

[@ExploringHistoryTogether]

Thank you@@pamelawooten3251! I've got some good stuff coming up in a few weeks. All in the planning stages right now.

[@NanaAmySpectreSeeker1111]

Like Plymouth, Ma. The 1600s graves are no longer marked, you know where they are supposed to be, but you must go on Faith that they're still there. ❤

[@ExploringHistoryTogether]

In my heart, I do believe there are at least a few here that pre-date the 1700s. The extremely rural placement of this cemetery, out here among the ancient farms, just screams OLD to me. The earliest marked stone is dated 1739, but in more than one place online I read that burials were happening here at least 20-30+ years earlier than that. 1600's dates wouldn't surprise me. Thanks for watching!

[@NanaAmySpectreSeeker1111]

@@ExploringHistoryTogether Keep in mind, most homes that early on, may have had "Family Cemeteries" on the property.

[@cherylschantz9893]

Jacob passed in April 1739 and his wife in November of the same year. So sad.

[@GenerationsFound]

So sad about Ada. Really the Pennsylvania long rifle. That is so cool.

[@ExploringHistoryTogether]

I loved that trip! Can’t wait to do more exploring in PA this summer. It was great to be able to connect Ada with her family too. That was a bonus that wasn’t in the original agenda.

[@elunn410]

Just subscribed, Hi from South Australia Adelaide.🇦🇺🇺🇲🇮🇱✝️🐘😁

[@ExploringHistoryTogether]

Thank you for subscribing! And hello from Northern Virginia, USA! Got some good material for the channel coming up soon... ~Jason

[@cherylschantz9893]

There is a lot of open space in this cemetery. Probably some unmarked graves there. Thx for the video.

[@ExploringHistoryTogether]

I would bet money on there being many unmarked there... or the stones have sunk into the ground. Thank you for watching!

[@user-nl9qu5io2g]

I live Lancaster I don’t think I seen or hear anything about it

[@ExploringHistoryTogether]

It’s a beautiful place… go see it!

[@user-nl9qu5io2g]

@@ExploringHistoryTogether ok will do

[@user-fi3cz1ko6h]

The Bowman family has no dates. ..even on Findagrave

[@ExploringHistoryTogether]

Check this link out... there are a number of Bowmans with dates. Yes, there are a few without... www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2284066/memorial-search?page=1#sr-44850655

[@christopheroverton]

Shame there is a child buried here and the rest of her family are buried three miles away

[@ExploringHistoryTogether]

I agree wholeheartedly, and that's why we wanted to make the effort to find the rest of her family and include it in this video. I'm a dad of six kids, and finding a child buried all by him or herself always messes me up a bit.

[@cherylschantz9893]

My last name is Schantz. I wonder if we are related by marriage?

[@ExploringHistoryTogether]

That is entirely possible. Name spellings regularly change throughout history... in that very cemetery you've got "Howry" and "Howery" buried side by side.