St. Paul’s Union Church

Big Creek, Carbon, Pennsylvania

History of St. Paul’s Union Church.

First burial in Big Creek Cemetery probably before 1800.

      [originally a family burial ground, probably for the Solt family.]

First (and current) church building erected 1841.

      [land was donated by Johann and Susanna (Schneider) Solt.]

Church was rebuilt or renovated 1883.

[on 1875 plat map of Franklin Township (large file).]

The cemetery is now also known as Franklin Township Cemetery.

First Arner members: Jacob4 and Anna Maria (Dreisbach) Arner.

                                    [probably founding members]

                                    [also many Solt families]

Map to St. Paul’s Union Church.

Contact info:

St Paul’s Lutheran UCC Church

414 Old Mill Road

Lehighton PA 18235

Phone: (610) 377-5582

A photo of St. Paul’s Union Church.

Photo of the church’s sign and cornerstone.

Photos of Arner gravestones at St. Paul’s Union Church:

[NOTE: Sections are lettered from south to north; and rows numbered east to west.]

ANNA MARIA (DREISBACH) ARNER, 1791-1863, (wife of Jacob4 Arner). Section B, row 2. [gravestone]

        THOMAS5 ARNER, 1814-1846, (son of Jacob & Maria). Section B, row 3. [gravestone]

        DANIEL5 ARNER, 1816-1875, (son of Jacob & Maria). Section A, row 11. [gravestone]

        +AMELIA (HAHN) ARNER, 1819-1899, (wife). Section A, row 11. [gravestone]

                JACOB6 ARNER, 1856-1927, (son of Daniel & Amelia). Section A, row 6. [gravestone]

                +ELLAMANDA (WALCK) ARNER, 1861-1915, (wife). Section A, row 6. [gravestone]

                MARY ANN6 (ARNER) BERGER, 1858-1934, (dau. of Daniel). Section A, row 1. [no photo yet]

                +MONROE BERGER, 1853-1943, (husband). Section A, row 1. [no photo yet]

                DANIEL6 ARNER, 1859-1884, (son of Daniel & Amelia). Section A, row 11. [gravestone]

                +SARAHETTA JANE (STEMLER) ARNER, 1861-1923, (wife). Section A, row 11. [gravestone]

                JAMES6 G. ARNER, 1864-1933, (son of Daniel & Amelia). Section C, row 9. [gravestone]

                +EMMA J. (BOYER) ARNER, 1862-1928, (wife). Section C, row 9. [gravestone]

                        MILTON7 N. ARNER, 1882-1903, (son of James). Section C, row 9. [gravestone]

                        HARVEY7 ARNER, 1891-1891, (son of James). Section C, row 8. [gravestone]

                        OSCAR A.7 ARNER, 1894-1898 (son of James). Section C, row 8. [gravestone]

Descendants of Daniel4 Arner & Leah Strauss:

                WILLIE JAMES6 ARNER, 1872-1888, (son of William5 Arner & Rebecca Solt, and

                                                grandson of Daniel & Leah). Section C, row 17. [gravestone]

        MARY ANN5 ARNER, 1839-1851, (daughter of Daniel & Leah). Section C, row 5. [gravestone]

JACOB W. ARNER, 1908-1908, (parentage unknown). Section A, row 16. [gravestone]

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