Name/Title
Beulah Church and graveyard in Morris Township, Greene County, PennsylvaniaEntry/Object ID
2021.9.74Description
Beulah Church and graveyard in Morris Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania.
Though this picture pre-dates their ownership, the house near the cemetery was later home to John Milton Clutter [1876-1956] and Minnie Belle (Wise) Clutter [1879-1969].
This photo was originally published in Matthias Rush, A History of the Rush Family (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: W. M. Dick & Co., 1899), as mentioned in the handwritten inscription on the reverse of the image. A 1934 reprint of the book is available to view at the Library of Congress.
Handwritten inscription reads, "Beulah Church and Graveyard. The church was organized and house built in the year 1843. / Picture taken off a picture in a book written by Matthias Rush. / He commenced writing the book in 1890. Last chapter dated April 1898. / John M. & Minnie Wise Clutter bought the Stephens property in 1906 and moved there in April 1906. The old church had been moved on to the Stephens property. / John Milton Clutter - Born Oct. 25, 1876 died July 22, 1956. Minnie Wise Clutter - Born Jan. 18, 79 died Nov. 7, 1969. They were married May 16, 1900. They had 5 daughters, Olive Clutter Swart, Etta Clutter McWhorter, Veva Clutter Wright, Jamella Clutter McCormick Moore, Goldie Clutter Bamberger."
Reproduction, no photographer listed.Photograph Details
Subject Person or Organization
Clutter, John Milton [1876-1956], Wise, Minnie Belle [1879-1969]Collection
Wayne Carl Swart CollectionMade/Created
Date made
circa 1880 - circa 1890Place
Location
Pennsylvania / Greene County / Morris TownshipLexicon
Search Terms
Beulah (Pa.)--Cemeteries, Beulah (Pa.)--Church buildings, Beulah (Pa.)--Houses, Cemeteries--Tombstones, Clutter family, Morris (Greene County, Pa. : Township)--Cemeteries--Beulah Cemetery, Morris (Greene County, Pa. : Township)--Church buildings, Morris (Greene County, Pa. : Township)--HousesOther Names and Numbers
Other Number
SUPL-AN005-0002Provenance
Provenance Detail
Clutter Series - Wayne Carl Swart CollectionNotes
The Wayne Carl Swart Collection items were passed down by multiple relatives and assembled by Wayne Carl Swart - son of Walter Howard Swart [1903-1945] and Silvie Olive Clutter [1905-1992]. Mr. Swart shared his collection with the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project in 2021.
SOURCE CITATION: Beulah Church and graveyard in Morris Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania; circa 1880-1890; item no. SUPL-AN005-0002, Clutter Series, Wayne Carl Swart Collection, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).