Hett/Reifsnider Monument
Location: Area LL/Lot 150
Date of Placement: after 1937
Decedents: Clarence H. Hett, Naomi A. (Reifsnider) Hett, Nelson H. Reifsnider, Nena (Knott) Reifsnider, Samuel D. Reifsnider, Sarah A. (Hollinger) Reifsnider, Robert R. Reifsnider, Clytie A. (Baker) Reifsnider, Naomi L. (Hett) Passmore
Monument inducted into the Hall in August 2022 (Class #2)
Location: Area LL/Lot 150
Date of Placement: after 1937
Decedents: Clarence H. Hett, Naomi A. (Reifsnider) Hett, Nelson H. Reifsnider, Nena (Knott) Reifsnider, Samuel D. Reifsnider, Sarah A. (Hollinger) Reifsnider, Robert R. Reifsnider, Clytie A. (Baker) Reifsnider, Naomi L. (Hett) Passmore
Monument inducted into the Hall in August 2022 (Class #2)
So I'm no architecture student and am humbly open to correction from readers. I would classify the Art Deco style utilized for this standout monument in Mount Olivet's Area LL/Lot 150. The characteristics of Art Deco reflect admiration for the modernity of the machine and for the design qualities of machine-made objects involving relative simplicity, planarity, symmetry, and unvaried repetition of elements.
Regardless, this piece of granite marks the resting place of Samuel David Reifsnider (1855-1921), his wife Sarah Alberta (Hollinger) Reifsnider (1854-1926) and three of their children and family members: Nelson Hollinger Reifsnider (1880-1958) and wife Nena Caroline (Knott) Reifsnider (1880-1947), Naomi Alberta (Reifsnider) Hett (1882-1957) and husband Clarence Henry Hett (1879-1937), their daughter Naomi Lucile (Hett) Passmore (1908-1951), and Robert Raymond Reifsnider (1886-1966) and wife Clytie Almeda (Baker) Reifsnider (1890-1961). Another daughter, Edna Lucille (Reifsnider) Duvall and her husband Carl Duvall, are buried in Area GG, while two children who died as infants (Rea Halbold Reifsnider in 1888 and Samuel Miller Reifsnider in 1894) are buried in Area R.
Regardless, this piece of granite marks the resting place of Samuel David Reifsnider (1855-1921), his wife Sarah Alberta (Hollinger) Reifsnider (1854-1926) and three of their children and family members: Nelson Hollinger Reifsnider (1880-1958) and wife Nena Caroline (Knott) Reifsnider (1880-1947), Naomi Alberta (Reifsnider) Hett (1882-1957) and husband Clarence Henry Hett (1879-1937), their daughter Naomi Lucile (Hett) Passmore (1908-1951), and Robert Raymond Reifsnider (1886-1966) and wife Clytie Almeda (Baker) Reifsnider (1890-1961). Another daughter, Edna Lucille (Reifsnider) Duvall and her husband Carl Duvall, are buried in Area GG, while two children who died as infants (Rea Halbold Reifsnider in 1888 and Samuel Miller Reifsnider in 1894) are buried in Area R.
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Samuel Reifsnider was a miller, who owned and operated Glissans Mill from 1877 to 1880, and Carroll Creek Mill, later known as Reifsniders Mill, from 1893-1913. The latter, originally built by Daniel Dulany about 1746 and at one time owned by Col. Edward Schley, was located on Gas House Pike near the current Frederick City Wastewater Treatment Plant at the mouth of Carroll Creek. The mill was flooded badly in August 1911, and struck by lightning and burned in July 1912.
After Reifsnider sold the mill and his adjacent home in 1914, he moved into Frederick City, building a house at 236 Dill Avenue. Son Nelson Reifsnider operated a feed and grain warehouse on N. Bentz St. and lived at 608 Trail Avenue. Son-in-law Clarence Hett and his family lived in Philadelphia where he ran a hair cloth mill. Son Robert Reifsnider was a mechanic for the Baltimore Police Department, but retired in the Frederick area.
After Reifsnider sold the mill and his adjacent home in 1914, he moved into Frederick City, building a house at 236 Dill Avenue. Son Nelson Reifsnider operated a feed and grain warehouse on N. Bentz St. and lived at 608 Trail Avenue. Son-in-law Clarence Hett and his family lived in Philadelphia where he ran a hair cloth mill. Son Robert Reifsnider was a mechanic for the Baltimore Police Department, but retired in the Frederick area.