Immanuel Church of the United Brethern in Christ

(Now known as the Village Court, AKA the Playground Church)

East Texas, Lower Macungie Twp., Lehigh County, PA

© 2001 by Richard Grammes

This Church was built sometime in 1870 and deeded on March 15, 1871.  It was then that Benjamin K. Keck & his wife Susan, transferred title to the church to the "trustees of the Immanuel Church of the United Brethern in Christ in New Texas". These "trustees" were: Nathan Romig, Reuben Romich, Benjamin S. Hausman and Charles H. Hiskey.  In 1875, the church was known as the East Texas Union Sunday School.  The church was abandoned in 1969 and is now a private home.

The cemetery behind the church still remains. Below are a list of those buried there.

• HIRAM ROMIG (Son of Nathan Romig & Hettie Unknown) - b. 17 ??? 1843    d. 16 Jun 1865
• NATHAN ROMIG - b. 16 Mar 1822   d. 22 Dec 1893
• HETTIE ROMIG (Wife of Nathan Romig) - b. 16 Feb 1822   d. 04 Aug 1908
• Wm H. H. ACKER - b. 01 Jun 1841   d. 13 Jan 1916
• MATILDA ACKER (Wife of Wm. H. H. Acker) - b. 03 Nov 1845   d. 20 Feb 1945
• EDWARD H. ROMIG - b. 20 Jul 1809   d. 18 Apr 1910
• REUBEN ROMIG (Son of Peter Romig) - b. 09 Nov 1809   d. 03 Oct 1876
• MARIA ANNA ROMIG (Nee Hiskey) (Wife of Reuben Romig) - b. 16 Jul 1814   d. 04 Jul 1885
• AMANDUS S. ROMIG (Son of Reuben Romig & Maria Anna Hiskey) - b. 23 Feb 1836   d. 10 Sep 1924
• ELIZABETH M. ROMIG (Nee Meyer) (Wife of Amandus S. Romig) - b. 15 Jun 1842   d. 29 May 1904
• IDA K. O'BRIEN (Dau. of R. L. & O. J.) - b. 08 Nov 1880   d. 02 Oct 1881
• JOHN W. LOBACH (Son of Oscar & Elmira M.) - b. 1888   d. 1889
• ADAM MILLER - b. 02 Mar 1824   d. 01 Jan 1913
• ELVANA MILLER (Wife of Adam Miller) - b. 18 Feb 1832   d. 01 Oct 1905
• ALWAYS G. LOBACH (Child of Oscar & Elmira M.) - b. No Date   d. 08 Feb 1901   Age: 10y 10m 9d
• THOMAS H. BEIDLER - b. 1877   d. 1951
• LAURA C. BEIDLER (Prob. wife of Thomas H. Beidler) - b. 20 Oct 1870   d. 15 Apr 1925
• LIDIA SHAUB (Wife of Aaron Shaub)- b. 26 Mar 1830   d. 13 May 1904
• AARON SHAUB - b. 10 Aug 1831   d. 15 Apr 1908
• OSCAR J. LOBACH - b. 28 Nov 1859   d. 18 Jun 1919
• ELMIRA M. LOBACH (Nee Romig) (Wife of Oscar J. Lobach) - b. 09 Feb 1865   d. 26 Mar 1941
• MOSES SCHULER (Son of Jacob & Elizabeth) - b. 12 Aug 1817   d. 09 Mar 1892
• MARY SCHULER (Wife of Moses Schuler) - b. 18 Jan 1827   d. 06 Jun 1908
• JONAS TREXLER - Stone broken - Unreadable
• Wm. F. SCHULER - b. 23 Aug 1865   d. 23 Oct 1921
• ANNIE J. SCHULER (Wife of Wm. F. Schuler) - b. 27 Apr 1871   d. 03 Jan 1919
• REV. BENJAMIN K. KECK (First pastor of church) - b. 12 Dec 1825   d. 25 Feb 1892
• SUSAN KECK (Nee Desch) (Wife of Rev. Benjamin K. Keck) - b. 08 Feb 1823   d. 21 Jul 1894
• GEORGE D. KECK (Son of Benjamin K. & Susan) - b. 25 Feb 1866   d. 18 May 1881
• LUCAS E. SHOEMAKER - b. 13 Apr 1833   d. 26 Jun 1921
• LUCY A. SHOEMAKER (Wife of Lucas E. Shoemaker) - b. 11 May 1831   d. 29 Oct 1907
• ANNIE M. SHOEMAKER - b. 11 Feb 1863   d. 30 Mar 1948
• BENJAMIN HAUSMAN - b. ?? ??? 1823   d. ?? ??? 1885
• HANNAH HAUSMAN (Wife of benjamin Hausman) - b. 04 Sep 1821   d. 05 Sep 1888
• PETER BERGER - b. 25 Mar 1847   d. 06 Apr 1881
• SARAH E. BERGER (Wife of Peter Berger) - b. 29 Nov 1849   d. 12 Mar 1912
• CHARLES H. HISKEY - b. 22 Sep 1841   d. 26 Dec 1878
• HARRY D. HISKEY - b. 15 Mar 1889   d. 25 Apr 1891
• ROBERT W. C. HISKEY - b. 16 Aug 1886   d. 10 Apr 1891
• TILGHMAN H. SEIDER - b. 25 Sep 1845   d. 14 Jun 1881
• EMMA ?. A. SEIDER (Wife of Tilghman H. Seider) - b. 25 Feb 1848   d. 29 Dec 1915
• CHARLES H. DORMAN - b. 29 Sep 1843   d. 04 Mar 1914
• MARIA E. MUTH - b. 16 Sep 1848   d. 03 Mar 1917
• NATHAN MILLER - b. 09 Feb 1841   d. 20 Apr 1915

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