St. John’s Union Church

(aka Beck’s Church)

Mahoning, Carbon, Pennsylvania

History of St. John’s Union Church.

Current building erected 1850.

Church was rebuilt or renovated 1892.

[on 1875 plat map of Mahoning Township (NOTE: large download).]

First Arner members: Henry⁴ and Catherine (Mayer) Arner.

[possibly also David⁴ and Maria (Haaf) Arner.]

Map to St. John’s Church.

Contact info:

St John’s Lutheran Church of Mahoning

826 Mahoning Dr W

Lehighton PA 18235

Phone: (570) 386-9960

http://www.lutheransonline.com/stjohnsonthehill

A photo of St. John’s Church.

Photo of the cornerstone.

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

[NOTE: Rows are numbered from west to east; and stones from south to north. If there is more than one name on a stone, it’s counted as the equivalent number of stones (because that’s how it’s done in the published cemetery index).]

HENRY⁴ ARNER, 1795-1884, (son of William³ Arner & Magdalena Krumm). [stone not found]

+CATHARINA (MAYER) ARNER, 1795-1854, (first wife). Row 4, stone 21. [gravestone]

+HARRIET (HANEY) ARNER, 1835-1907, (second wife). Row 4, stone 2. [gravestone]

Children of Tilghman & Lucy Arner; and grandchildren of Henry & Catharina:

HENRY DANIEL⁶ ARNER, 1849-1852, (son). Row 3, stone 13. [gravestone]

MILTON GROSS⁶ ARNER, 1852-1852, (son). Row 3, stone 17. [gravestone]

SARAH JANE⁶ ARNER, 1853-1853, (daughter). Row 3, stone 16. [gravestone]

EDMUND HENRY⁶ ARNER, 1854-1859, (son). Row 3, stone 7. [gravestone]

AMON⁵ ARNER, 1822-1895, (son of Henry & Catharina). Row 8, stone 19. [gravestone]

+ANNA (BELTZ) ARNER, 1827-1901, (wife). Row 8, stone 20. [gravestone]

Children of Amon and Anna. Row 8, stones 22-27. [gravestone] [inscription]:

[NOTE: This gravestone is difficult to read in real life also.]

MARY JANETTA⁶ ARNER, 1857-1865, (daughter).

EMMA ELIZABETH⁶ ARNER, 1863-1865, (daughter).

SAMUEL ELIJAH⁶ ARNER, 1860-1865, (son).

HANNAH LOUISA⁶ ARNER, 1855-1865, (daughter).

(INFANT SON⁶), 1867?-1867.

(INFANT DAUGHTER⁶), 1868?-1868.

HEINRICH W.⁵ ARNER, 1857-1859, (son of Henry & Harriet). Row 3, stone 8. [gravestone]

THOMAS J.⁵ ARNER, 1859-1914, (son of Henry & Harriet). Row 10, stone 5. [gravestone]

+CORA A. (MERTZ) ARNER, 1865-1949, (wife). Row 10, stone 6. [gravestone]

HENRY RAYMOND⁶ ARNER, 1888-1949, (son of Thomas). Row 11, stone 5. [gravestone]

+MARY L. (ERVIN) ARNER, 1896-1969, (wife). Row 11, stone 4. [gravestone]

RAYMOND H.⁷ ARNER, 1915-1917, (son). Row 11, stone 6. [gravestone]

HENRY BRINTON⁵ ARNER, 1864-1934, (son of Henry & Harriet). Row 30, stone 5. [gravestone]

+ALICE V. (REINBOLD) ARNER, 1872-1941, (wife). Row 30, stone 4. [gravestone]

LEON B.⁶ ARNER, 1896-1975, (son of Brinton). Row 7, stone 31. [gravestone]

EMMA V.⁶ (ARNER) DAVIS, 1900-1978, (daughter of Brinton).

+WILLIAM O. DAVIS, 1895-1979, (husband). [their gravestone]

KATIE H. R.⁶ ARNER, 1903-1975, (daughter of Brinton). Row 7, stone 32. [gravestone]

DAVID⁴ ARNER, 1812-1890, (son of William³ Arner & Magdalena Krumm). Row 16, stone 20. [gravestone]

+MARY (HAAF) ARNER, 1809-1899, (wife). Row 16, stone 19. [gravestone]

THOMAS⁵ ARNER, 1842-1862, (son). Row 4, stone 14. [gravestone]

CATHARINE A.⁵ ARNER, 1854-1920, (daughter). Row 16, stone 18. [gravestone]

MARTHA E. ARNER, 1878-1955, (unidentified; stone stands alone). Row 28, stone 5. [gravestone]

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