| Birthdate: | 31 March 1856 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Widower |
| Spouse: | Matilda Aaron, born 1860 in Pennsylvania |
| Death Date: | 4 August 1914 |
| Death Place: | Bellevue Asylum, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 6 August 1914 |
| Age at Death: | 58 years, 4 months, 4 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Carcinoma of lower jaw & mouth, starvation & exhaustion |
| Occupation: | Laborer Worked with George Lyles at Albert Corderman farm on Western Pike at time of the 1904 fire |
| Employer: | Albert Corderman |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Margie Aaron, Hagerstown (likely daughter) |
| Physician: | F. N. Hoffmeier M.D. |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Samuel Aaron, born in Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Unknown |
| Children: | John Aaron, born 1878 in Maryland Margaret Aaron, born 1889 in Pennsylvania Charles Aaron, born 1892 in Pennsylvania |
| Siblings: | Abraham Aaron, born 1850 |
| Sources: | Death Certificate for William Aaron Death Certificate for Mahala (Stewart) Aaron, sister-in-law “Barn Destroyed on Corderman Farm” 11/3/1904 HH&TL “Fire Destroys Barn on Corderman Farm” 10/28/1904 HMH “Red Hot Stove is Swiped by John Aarons” "List of Disqualified Voters, Ward 5," 3/6/1915 HMH 1880 Census, Hagerstown, Maryland 1900 Census, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 1903 Hagerstown Directory - lived at 39 W North, with John Aaron NEED: Obituary |
| Additional Information: | In October of 1904, William Aaron was out in the field husking corn at Oscar Corderman’s farm along the Western Pike, three miles west of Hagerstown. Mr. Aaron, along with George Lyles and two other men in the fields that day, worked feverishly to save the horses, cattle, and hogs. No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 2 December 1914 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 2 January 1915 |
| Death Place: | Jail Alley, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 2 January 1915 |
| Age at Death: | 30 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Gastroenteritis |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | William Adams of Hagerstown MD, father |
| Physician: | J. R. Laughlin, M.D. |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | William Adams, born in Jamaica, West Indies |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Lula Haines, born in West Virginia |
| Sources: | Death Certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 5 October 1913 |
| Birth Place: | 47 Blooms Ave, Hagerstown |
| Death Date: | 5 October 1913 |
| Death Place: | 47 Blooms Ave., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 6 October 1913 |
| Age at Death: | 2 hours |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Premature Birth |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Noah Adams, father |
| Physician: | Dr. A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Noah F. Adams, born in Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Lettie Timbers, born in West Virginia |
| Sources: | Death Certificate Noah F. Adams is listed in the 1915 Hagerstown Directory at 344 N. Jonathan St. |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for child. |
| Birthdate: | 22 September 1913 |
| Birth Place: | Jail Alley, Hagerstown |
| Death Date: | 22 November 1913 |
| Death Place: | Jail Alley, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 23 November 1913 |
| Age at Death: | 2 months |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Possibly pneumonia |
| Occupation: | Child |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Hugh Adams |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson MD |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | William Adams, born in the West Indies |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Lucy Haynes, born in West Virginia |
| Sources: | Death Certificate |
| Additional Information: | Dr. A.B. Wilson wrote on the death certificate, under Cause of Death, "Don't know. Did not see child." Dr. N.D. Campbell wrote, "No physician in attendance during last illness. ____ ____ furnished by mother. Child probably dead of pneumonia." No grave marker has been found for this child. |
| Birthdate: | 11 March 1925 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 24 August 1925 |
| Death Place: | 17 W. North St. Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 25 August 1925 |
| Age at Death: | 5 months, 13 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | "Saw child Aug. 22, did not attend. Diarrhea; undernourishment, duration, 2 months" - from death certificate |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | James Anderson of Hagerstown, father |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | Fred W. Kraiss |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | James Anderson, born in Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Bessie Simpson, born in Virginia |
| Grandparents: | Paternal Grandfather & Grandmother: William Simpson & Emma (Jenkins) Simpson |
| Sources: | Death Certificate for Benjamin Anderson |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this child. |
| Birthdate: | 6 August 1923 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Death Date: | 29 August 1923 |
| Death Place: | 18 Bethel St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 30 August 1923 |
| Age at Death: | 23 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Croupous Pneumonia; Insufficient Nourishment |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | James Anderson of Hagerstown, father |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | Fred W. Kraiss |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | James Anderson, born in Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Bessie Simpson, born in Virginia |
| Grandparents: | Paternal Grandparents: William Simpson & Emma (Jenkins) Simpson |
| Sources: | Death Certificate Death Certificate for Benjamin Anderson, brother of deceased |
| Birthdate: | 1890 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 29 September 1928 |
| Death Place: | 31 W North St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 3 October 1928 |
| Age at Death: | 38 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Intersticial Chronic Nephritis |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Employer: | 1915 - Thomas Fertilizer Company, Hagerstown |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mrs. Thomas of Hagerstown |
| Physician: | W.A. Gordon, Hagerstown |
| Undertaker: | Fred W. Kraiss |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Unknown (Death Certificate) |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Unknown (Death Certificate) |
| Sources: | Death Certificate James Anderson was listed in the 1910 Hagerstown Directory living at 44 Blooms |
| Birthdate: | 6 July 1870 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Mary Armstead |
| Death Date: | 8 March 1919 |
| Death Place: | 2 Wellers Alley, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 9 March 1919 |
| Age at Death: | 49 years 1 month 2 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Pulmonary tuberculosis; exhaustion |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mary Armstead of Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | No record (death certificate) |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | No record (Death Certificate) |
| Sources: | Death Certificate |
| Birthdate: | 13 September 1914 |
| Birth Place: | 114 Blooms Alley, Hagerstown |
| Death Date: | 13 March 1916 |
| Death Place: | 114 Blooms Alley, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 15 March 1916 |
| Age at Death: | 1 year 6 months |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Bronchitis; Rickets |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Russel Ashby of Hagerstown, father |
| Physician: | J. Motter Layman |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Edith Simms, born in Maryland |
| Sources: | Death Certificate |
| Birthdate: | about 1878 |
| Birth Place: | Cedarville, Warren County, Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | First Wife: Mamie Ashby, married 1894 Second Wife: Lucy Ashby, married 1904 |
| Death Date: | 26 October 1931 |
| Death Place: | 122 Bloom’s Alley, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 28 October 1931 |
| Age at Death: | about 53 yrs |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Cerebral Hemorrhage; Arterial Sclerosis |
| Occupation: | Laborer at Lime Kiln, Cedarville, Virginia (1900 Census) Laborer, house (1910 Census, Hagerstown) Tender, Brick Industry (1930 Census, Hagerstown) |
| Church: | Zion Baptist Church, Hagerstown |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Funeral at home, Rev. Camphor |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Astrop Ashby |
| Undertaker: | Fred Kraiss |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Alfred James Newman Ashby, born in Cedarville, Warren County, Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Mollie Ann Burrell, born in Virginia |
| Children: | Fannie (Ashby) Piper (b. 1899) Grandchildren (Children of Luther Ashby's daughter Fannie (Ashby) Piper: Sarah Piper, b. 1907 Jesse Raymond Piper, b. 1908 Albert Edward Piper, b. 1910 Ernest Piper, b. 1915 |
| Siblings: | Alfred, Mollie, Charly, William, Gertie, Annie, Luther |
| Sources: | Death Certificate for Luther Ashby Obituary for Luther Ashby, 10/31/1931 Obituary for Lucy Ashby, wife Hagerstown Directory 1908 - Luther Ashbey, laborer, 424 Suman's Alley Hagerstown Directory 1922 - Luther D. Ashby, laborer, and Lucy M. Ashby, wife of Luther D., 428 Suman Ave. U.S. Census Records "Dedicate Home," MH, October 6, 1923 - African American Elks of Hagerstown laid the cornerstone and decicated their new home on the corner of Jonathan street and Bloom's alley. "Convention Opens With Procession," HMH, June 16, 1926 “The Black Elks Fraternity Is Formed.” African American Registry, 16 Feb. 2025, aaregistry.org/story/the-black-elks-a-home-away-from-home/. |
| Additional Information: | Nephew: Russell Ashby, interred at Halfway Cemetery |
| Obituary: |
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| Birthdate: | 1 July 1913 |
| Birth Place: | 430 Sumans Alley, Hagerstown |
| Death Date: | 13 August 1913 |
| Death Place: | 430 Sumans Alley, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 14 August 1913 |
| Age at Death: | 1 month 13 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Improper food; Indigestion |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Albert Ashby, Father |
| Physician: | J.R. Laughlin |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Albert Ashby, born in Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Edith Simms, born in Maryland |
| Grandparents: | Paternal Grandparents: Alfred James Newman Ashby (1832-1900) and Mollie Ann (Burrell) Ashby (1852-?) Maternal Grandparents: Nathan Simms (1858-?) and Emma (Barton) Simms (1868-?) |
| Sources: | Death Certificate for Russel B. Ashby Death Certificate for Edith (Simms) Ashby, mother Obituary for Albert B. Ashby (1889-1950), father 1910 Hagerstown Directory: Albert Ashby, 430 Suman’s Alley |
| Birthdate: | 17 June 1907 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown |
| Death Date: | 17 June 1907 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Unknown |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Joseph Avers, Father |
| Physician: | C.R. Scheller |
| Undertaker: | Not named on Death Certificate |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Joseph Avers, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Hattie Brooks, born in Maryland |
| Sources: | Death Certificate |
| Birthdate: | 14 July 1909 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown |
| Death Date: | 16 October 1909 |
| Age at Death: | 3 months 2 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Marasmus |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mary Norman, Mother |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | George Baker, born in Martinsburg, West Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Mary Norman, born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania |
| Sources: | Death Certificate |
| Birthdate: | 3 September 1913 |
| Birth Place: | 35 West Bethel Street, Hagerstown |
| Death Date: | 3 September 1913 |
| Death Place: | 35 West Bethel Street, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 4 September 1913 |
| Age at Death: | 2 1/2 hours |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Prematurity; Premature birth, 5 month child |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | William F. Balis, Father |
| Physician: | Allen B Wilson MD |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | William Frank Balis, born in Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Lillie C. Brown, born in Virginia |
| Sources: | Death Certificate 1915 Hagerstown Directory: William F. Bailis, waiter, 112 W Bethel St. |
| Birthdate: | 1915 January 22 |
| Birth Place: | 112 West Bethel St., Hagerstown |
| Death Date: | 1915 January 22 |
| Death Place: | 112 West Bethel St., Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 4 hours |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Premature Birth; Lack of vitality |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Wm. F. Balis, Father |
| Physician: | Allen B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | William Frank Balis, born in Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Lillie Brown, born in Virginia |
| Sources: | Death Certificate 1915 Hagerstown Directory: William F. Bailis, waiter, 112 W. Bethel, Hagerstown |
| Birthdate: | 10 January 1916 |
| Birth Place: | 112 W. Bethel Street, Hagerstown |
| Death Date: | 10 January 1916 |
| Death Place: | 112 W. Bethel Street, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 11 January 1916 |
| Age at Death: | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Premature Birth |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Frank Brown |
| Physician: | A.B. Willson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Frank Balis, born in Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Lillie Brown, born in Virginia |
| Sources: | Death Certificate |
| Birthdate: | 4 February |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 11 June 1912 |
| Death Place: | 53 W Bethel Street, Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 2 years 5 months 7 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Broncho Pneumonia |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | James H. Barnes, Father |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | James H. Barnes, born in Pennsylvania |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Elizabeth Clark, born in Keedysville, Maryland |
| Sources: | Death Certificate |
| Birthdate: | 1840 |
| Birth Place: | Near Williamsport, Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Eli Barton |
| Death Date: | 23 September 1908 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 68 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Epilepsy; general debility of old age |
| Occupation: | Housework |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Eli Barton, Husband |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Family: |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Levi Pierce, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Lydia Pearce/Pierce |
| Siblings: | George Pierce |
| Sources: | Death Certificate 1900 Census: Eli & Ellen Barton (b. 1828) lived at 141 W Bethel with her son Hugh Barton, b. 1875 & her grand-daughter Elizabeth Snively, b. 1878 “An Unusual Case” 5/8/1896 HM equity bill filed by Ellen Barton and brother George Pearce |
| Additional Information: | Ellen Barton's surname was written as "Barthlow" on the death certificate. |
| Birthdate: | 19 March 1911 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown |
| Death Date: | 19 March 1911 |
| Death Place: | West Bethel Street, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 21 March 1911 |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Still Born |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Louisa Turner, 304 West Bethel Street, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | Allen B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | Samuel E. Ford |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Father: Hugh Barton, born, Downsville MD; died at Bellevue Asylum, Hagerstown, 1930 |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Matilda (Tillie) Turner, born in Maryland, interred at Halfway; died 2 days after infant’s birth |
| Sources: | Death Certificate |
| Birthdate: | 28 April 1908 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 29 April 1911 |
| Death Place: | Corner Bethel & Prospect, Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 3 years 0 months 1 day |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Pneumonia; Marasmus |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Hugley (Hugh) Barton, Father |
| Physician: | Allen B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Family: |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Hugh Barton, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Tillie (Matilda) Turner born in Maryland, interred at Halfway Cemetery |
| Siblings: | Freeland Barton (interred at Rose Hil Cemetery, Hagerstownl) |
| Grandparents: | Eli Barton and Ellen Barton (interred at Halfway Cemetery) |
| Sources: | Death Certificate |
| Birthdate: | 24 Jan 1873 |
| Birth Place: | near Williamsport, Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Hugh Barton, married 1901, Hagerstown |
| Death Date: | 21 March 1911 |
| Death Place: | West Bethel Street, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 21 March 1911 |
| Age at Death: | 38 years 6 months 3 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Occipital Post Position caused late in case; tedious & difficult labor; exhaustion |
| Occupation: | Servant |
| Employer: | Mrs. McLaughlin |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Louisa Turner, 304 West Bethel Street, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | Allen B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | Samuel E. Ford |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Henry Turner, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Susan Collins, born in Maryland |
| Children: | Mrs. Matilda Barton had three children: an infant boy who died in 1911 and is buried at Halfway; Leonard Barton, young child also buried at Halfway; and Freeland Barton, interred at Rose Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown. |
| Siblings: | Louise Turner |
| Sources: | Death Certificate 1901 Marriage License Certificate of Freedom for Matilda Barton's father, Henry Turner 1910 Hagerstown Directory: Huey Barton, laborer & Matilda Barton, cook, 202 Bethel Street |
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| Birthdate: | 10 October 1883 |
| Birth Place: | Pennsylvania |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Death Date: | 10 November 1916 |
| Death Place: | 18 Braxton Alley, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 12 November 1916 |
| Age at Death: | 33 years, 1 month, 10 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Pulmonary Tuberculosis |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Frank Baruette |
| Physician: | Mary A. Laughlin |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Robert Hulk, born in Pennsylvania |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Ella Lane, born in Pennsylvania |
| Sources: | Death Certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 1840 |
| Birth Place: | Loudon County, Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Mrs. Lucinda Beaner, born 1843 in Loudon County, Virginia |
| Death Date: | 18 April 1898 |
| Death Place: | Pittsburg, Pennsylvania |
| Burial Date: | 20 April 1898 |
| Age at Death: | 58 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Typhoid fever |
| Employer: | Employed by J.C. Dayhoff & Co. |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Funeral service at Bethel A.M.E. by Rev. J.H. Collett |
| Children: | James Beaner, born 1857, Virginia David H. Beaner, born 1866, Virginia, died 1933 in Hagerstown, Maryland Charles William Beaner, born 1867, Virginia Robert Beaner (possibly U.S. Grant Beamer), born 1869, Virginia Arthur Beaner, born 1871, Virginia, died 1896 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Lewis Franklin Beaner, born 1872, Virginia, died in Ohio after 1933 Elizabeth Beaner, born 1879 in Virginia Thomas Beaner, born 1887, Hagerstown, died 1889 in Hagerstown |
| Sources: | 3 Obituaries/Death notices: “Body Brought Here,” Hagerstown Herald & Torch Light, April 21, 1898; "Died at Pittsburg," Hagerstown Mail, April 29, 1898; and funeral notice for Adam Beaner, Hagerstown Mail, April 29, 1898. "Brothers Die On Same Day," Daily Mail, March 18, 1933 Death Certificate for his son, Thomas Beaner (1887-1889) Death Certificate for his son David Beaner (1867-1933) U.S. Census Records 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 Randall’s Hagerstown Directory 1893: Adam Beaner, laborer, resided at Braxton Avenue near Church Street Sheriff & Taylor’s Chambersburg & Hagerstown Directory 1884-85: Adam Beaner, laborer, resided at 47 W. North, Hagerstown Hagerstown Directory, 1915: Mrs. Lucinda Beamer resided at 436 N. Jonathan |
| Additional Information: | William Beaner, trustee, King Solomon Lodge No. 46 Knights of Pythias (See”Buys Property,” 3/9/1911 HM) Adam Beaner bought a lot near the lime kiln on N. Jonathan St. from M.H. Gruber for $250 cash in 1892 (9/15/1892, Hagerstown Daily Herald & Torch Light) Mr. and Mrs. Adam Beaner and son attended the silver wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. B.F. Brooks in April of 1892. ("Silver Wedding," April 11, 1892, Hagerstown Herald & Torch Light) |
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| Birthdate: | 1835 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Widow |
| Death Place: | 424 1/2 Sumans, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 1914 November 19 |
| Age at Death: | 79 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Varicose Ulcers; General Infection |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Gertie Timbers, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | Daniel A. Watkins |
| Undertaker: | Watkins & Minnich |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Mrs. Robinson |
| Sources: | Death Certificate "Theodore Timbers," Morning Herald, Hagerstown, August 10, 1957 - survived by Mrs. Gertrude (Timbers) Williams "Mrs. Lettie Adams," Daily Mail, Hagerstown, March 14, 1939 - wife of Franklin H. Adams, sister of Gertie (Timbers) Williams & Theodore Timbers |
| Birthdate: | 1905 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown |
| Death Date: | 3 March 1908 |
| Age at Death: | 3 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Catarrh pneumonia following Pertussis; Cardiac Failure |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | John Bell, father |
| Physician: | D. Wagaman |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Family: |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | John Bell, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Jennie King, born in Maryland |
| Sources: | Death Certificate |
| Birthdate: | 1898 |
| Death Date: | 12 October 1916 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 8 yrs |
| Cause of Death: | Diphtheria, 6 days; Cardiac failure, 2 days |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mary Brown, mother |
| Physician, Undertaker: | D Wagaman |
| Family: |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Thomas Bell, born in Maryland, interred at Halfway Cemetery |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Mary A. Brown, born in Maryland, interred at Halfway Cemetery |
| Sources: | Death Certificate |
| Birthdate: | 12 Feb 1883 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 6 February 1920 |
| Death Place: | Washington County Hospital, Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 36 years 11 months 24 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Gangrene; Stricture |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Henry Bell |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Thomas Brown, interred at Halfway Cemetery |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Mary Brown, born in Maryland, interred at Halfway Cemetery |
| Sources: | Death Certificate |
| Birthdate: | 1908 |
| Death Date: | 1908 March 7 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 8 months |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Brain Fever, Convulsions |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Joseph Bell, father |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Joseph Bell, born in Pennsylvania |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Jennie Adams, born in Maryland |
| Sources: | Death Certificate |
| Birthdate: | 1862 |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Thomas S. Bell, interred at Halfway |
| Death Date: | 1925 June 20 |
| Death Place: | 59 1/2 Blooms Avenue, Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 63 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Pneumonia |
| Church: | Second Christian Church, Hagerstown |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Funeral at home, Rev. Robinson officiating |
| Sources: | Death Certificate Obituary |
| Additional Information: | Survived by her husband, two daughters, and three sons. |
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| Birthdate: | 14 October 1851 |
| Birth Place: | Washington County, Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Widower |
| Spouse: | Mary Ann (Brown) Bell, interred at Halfway |
| Death Date: | 1928 April 20 |
| Death Place: | 59 1/2 Blooms Avenue, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 1928 April 23 |
| Age at Death: | 76 years, 6 months, 6 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Cerebral Hemorrhage |
| Occupation: | Laborer Washington County Court Bailiff, 1924-1928 |
| Church: | Free Will Baptist Church, Hagerstown |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Free Will Baptist Church, Rev. Charles Comer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Henry Bell |
| Physician: | Victor |
| Undertaker: | Kraiss |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | William Bell, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Mary Ann Bell |
| Children: | Nettie Bell, Alice (Bell) Hill, Henry Bell, Claude Bell, Thomas Bell |
| Sources: | Death Certificate Obituary Funeral notice "New Court Bailiff," Morning Herald, Hagerstown, Nov. 11, 1924 |
| Additional Information: | Thomas Bell succeeded Jacob F. Wheaton as Court Bailiff in Washington County, MD. |
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| Birthdate: | 1846 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Catherine Crawford |
| Death Date: | 18 April 1902 |
| Death Place: | At home, 442 N. Jonathan Street, Hagerstown (moved there from Funkstown, MD) |
| Age at Death: | 56 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Gangrene of face; Blood poisoning |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Church: | Bethel A.M.E., Hagerstown |
| Military: | 11th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery Regiment (previously the 14th Rhode Island Colored Artillery) |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | John Bell |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Annie Burk |
| Children: | Jennie Thompson, Laura C. Reeves, Nettie V. Williams, Joseph J. Williams, John H. Williams |
| Sources: | Death Certificate Obituary Pension Index File 1890 Veterans Schedule 1893 Randall’s Hagerstown Directory lists William Bell, colored laborer residing at 440 N. Jonathan St. 1894 obituaries for Mrs. Jennie Burke who resided with William Bell, Hagerstown Herald & Torch Light |
| Additional Information: | More information about William Bell's regiment -- "Rhode Island 11th United States Heavy Artillery," Historical Note, Rhode Island Archival and Manuscript Collections Online -- https://www.riamco.org/render?eadid=US-RPPC-us11regiment&view=biography "Reminiscences of Two Years With the Colored Troops" by J.M. Addeman (Late Captain 14th Rhode Ilsand Heavy Artillery, Colored), 1880 Manuscript Collections |
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| Birthdate: | 1906 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 1906 July 31 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 1 year |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Dropsy; heart failure |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Maggie Benette |
| Physician: | No physician signature on death certificate |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Archie Gilkerson, born in Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Maggie Robinson, born in Virginia |
| Sources: | Death Certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 1863 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 4 January 1904 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 41 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Tuberculosis |
| Occupation: | Porter Waiter |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Rev. Brown officiated |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Annie Brooks, mother |
| Physician: | J.E. Pitsnogle |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Thomas Bently, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Annie Brooks, born in Maryland |
| Sources: | Death Certificate Obituary US Census: 1880 1898 Pittsburgh City Directory |
| Additional Information: | Sixteen-year-old John Bentely lived with his mother, Annie Bates, at 315 North Jonathan Street in Hagerstown in 1880. Annie Bates worked as a cook in a local hotel; John worked as a waiter. Annie Bates' sister, Louisa Baines, and the Baines children Ida and Mary Baines lived with them. (1880 Census). In 1898, John H. Bentley was listed in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania City Directory. He lived at 51 Fountain and worked as a waiter. Mr. Bentley lived. When he became ill in 1904, John Bentley was still living and working in Pittsburgh. His mother brought him home to Hagerstown before his death. No grave marker has been found. |
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| Birthdate: | 1842 |
| Death Date: | 25 February 1869 (grave stone) |
| Age at Death: | 27 years, 6 months, 24 days |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Stone reads: JOHN, son of J. & S. Bivins |
| Inscription on Gravestone Recorded by S.W.Piper in 1936: | age 27 yr. |
| Sources: | Piper Cemetery Lists and grave stone |
| Additional Information: | John Bivens' gravestone was discovered Sept. 7, 2024 on a Saturday volunteer clean up day. |
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| Birthdate: | 1836 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 1877 February 11 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Age at Death: | 49 years, 24 days |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Unknown |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Sarah Boon/Boone, maiden name unknown, born in Maryland |
| Siblings: | Rev. George Miller Louise (Page) Dorsey Mary H. (Miller) Williams of Beaver Creek, Maryland |
| Inscription on Gravestone Recorded by S.W.Piper in 1936: | 41 yr. 24 days |
| Sources: | Piper's Cemetery Lists Death Certificate, dated 1877, February 11 1870 Census “Grand Demonstration,” Hagerstown Herald & Torch Light, September 17, 1873. |
| Additional Information: | King Boon was likely buried at Ebenezer A.M.E. in Hagerstown in 1877 and re-interred to Halfway African American Cemetery sometime after it's opening in 1897. |
| Birthdate: | 1825 |
| Birth Place: | Winchester, Virginia |
| Death Date: | 1908 December 19 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 83 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Senility, Exhaustion |
| Occupation: | Retired Domestic (information from Death Certificate) |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Annie Brooks, daughter |
| Physician: | J. E. Pitsnogle |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Leoie Fleece, born in Annapolis, Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Hanna Fleece, born in Round Hill, Virginia |
| Sources: | Death Certificate |
| Birthdate: | 1 September 1917 |
| Death Date: | 26 December 1917 |
| Death Place: | 314 1/2 North Jonathan Street, Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 3 months 27 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Pneumonia, Cardiac Failure |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Annie Robinson |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | William Braxton, born in Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Florence Robinson, born in Maryland |
| Sources: | Death Certificate |
| Birthdate: | 1869 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 8 March 1895 |
| Death Place: | at residence of his aunt, Lucretia Dorsey, West Church St. |
| Age at Death: | 26 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Pneumonia |
| Employer: | Crawford Bicycle Works; also worked for D.C. Aughinbaugh |
| Church: | Member of Ebenezer AME, converted at the recent revival |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Funeral at residence of his aunt, Lucretia (Letitia) Dorsey |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | William Braxton, interred at Halfway |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Henrietta Lyles (adopted by Letitia Dorsey) |
| Siblings: | Henry Braxton (living in Boston at the time of Perry Braxton's death) Mattie Virginia (Braxton) Curtis Smith (living in Baltimore at the time of Perry Braxton's death) |
| Sources: | Obituary Census: 1870, 1880 1893 Randall’s Hagerstown Directory: laborer, 125 W Church Street "Maryland Social Club," Hagerstown Herald & Torch Light, March 10, 1894 |
| Additional Information: | At the time of the 1870 Census, Perry Braxton was nine months old. His parents and siblings lived in Hagerstown. By 1880, Perry and his brother Henry lived on West Church Street with Cleggett and Letitia Dorsey, their adoptive parents. Mattie Virginia Braxton, Perry's sister, lived on High Street with her adoptive parents, Benjamin and Elizabeth Myers and with Mattie's father, William Braxton. Perry Braxton was engaged to be married at the time of his death. His fiance was Mary Nelson, daughter of William Edward Nelson, Hagerstown. |
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| Birthdate: | 1837 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | 1st wife, Susan Mentzer; 2nd wife, Harriett/Henrietta Lyles |
| Death Date: | 4 May 1891 |
| Death Place: | Chicago, Illinois |
| Age at Death: | 54 years, 1 month, 22 days |
| Occupation: | Hotel Servant (1870 Census) Hotel Waiter (1880 Census) |
| Children: | 4 children with 1st wife Susan Mentzer: William, Agnes/Aenes (son), Angeline and Mentzer Braxton 3 children with second wife Henrietta Lyles: Henry, born 1865 in Maryland Mattie Virginia, born 1867 in Hagerstown Perry, born 1869 in Hagerstown, also interred at Halfway Cemetery |
| Inscription on Gravestone Recorded by S.W.Piper in 1936: | William Braxton, father, age 54yr, 1mo, 22da - D. May 4, 1891 |
| Sources: | Gravestone Death notice, Hagerstown Herald & Torch Light (HH&TL), May 7, 1891 "Do You Know Mr. Braxton," The Planet, Richmond, Virginia 1870 US Census for Hagerstown Obituary for William Braxton's daughter, Mrs. Mattie Virginia (Braxton) Smith, Hagerstown Morning Herald, March 2, 1957 Sheriff & Taylor’s Hagerstown Directory 1884-85: William Braxton, waiter, resided on Church St. west of Jonathan Street Will written in 1887 (Will Book F-H, pp. 344-6, Image 728) states he is from Chicago, living in Hagerstown. Mr. Braxton left $50 to his first 5 children and divided his real estate between the last 3 children. Letitia Dorsey was a tenant in one of his properties. "Orphans Court," HH&TL, June 30, 1894 - Letters of Administration on the personal estate of Angelia Braxton, deceased, Mattie Braxton, deceased, and William C.H. Braxton, deceased. Frederick F. McComas, administrator. "No. 3- Republicans of Dicrtrict No. 3," Herald & Torch Light, October 4, 1871 |
| Additional Information: | William Braxton owned real estate valued at $700 (1870 Census) In 1880 Henry Braxton, 14, and Perry Braxton, 10, lived with Claggett and Letitia Dorsey at 274 West Church St. in Hagerstown. Article in the Fredericksburg, Virginia Free Lance-Star, March 15, 1892: "Postmaster Foster has received a letter from Maryland inquiring as to the whereabouts of Wm. Braxton, Susan Braxton, and Angelina Braxton, all colored, who are the heirs of William Braxton, deceased. The parties will hear something to their advantage by calling on Mr. Foster." |
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| Birthdate: | 1910 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 1912 June 24 |
| Death Place: | Blooms Avenue, Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 1 year 7 months 21 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Diphtheria, Croup, Strangulation, Cardiac Failure |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mary Briley, mother |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | Charles S. Bell |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | George Bailey, born in Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Mary Thornton, born in West Virginia |
| Sources: | Death Certificate |
| Birthdate: | 19 June 1918 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | about 19 June 1918 |
| Death Place: | 4 Blooms Avenue, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 20 June 1918 |
| Cause of Death: | Still Born |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Keller Broddus, father |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Keller Broddus, born in Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Lulu Thomas, born in Maryland |
| Sources: | Death Certificate |
| Birthdate: | 28 July 1848 |
| Birth Place: | Washington County, Maryland |
| Spouse: | Benjamin F. Brooks, also interred at Halfway Cemetery |
| Death Date: | 14 July 1906 |
| Age at Death: | 57 years 11 months 16 days |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | William Henry Mitchell, USCT Infantry, F19, died from cholera, Brownsville, Texas 1866, born free |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Mother: Mahala (Hart) Mitchell |
| Children: | Flora (Brooks) Williams, Bessie Brooks, Erminia (Brooks) Nesbitt, Naomi Brooks, Noble Brooks, Leonard Brooks, George Walter Brooks |
| Inscription on Gravestone Recorded by S.W.Piper in 1936: | age 57 yr. 11 mo. 16 days |
| Sources: | Piper List 1903 death cerficate for Mahala Mitchell, mother 1850 Census, Hagerstown Death certificate for daughter, Flora (Brooks) Williams “Silver Wedding,"Hagerstown Herald & Torch Light, April 11, 1892 Widow’s USCT Pension file for her mother, Mahala Mitchell. Witnesses: Samuel S.S. Nimmy, Henry Turner, Samuel Broome |
| Additional Information: | Alice Jane Brooks' parents were married Sept. 9, 1847. Both were born free, according to her mother's Widow's USCT Pension File. |
| Birthdate: | "no record of" (death certificate); 1849 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Widow |
| Death Date: | 15 October 1917 |
| Death Place: | 133 Bethel Street, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 17 October 1917 |
| Age at Death: | about 68 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Chronic Heart Disease |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Laura (or Lavina) Brooks, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | J.L. Shelton |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | no record of according to death certificate |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | no record of according to death certificate |
| Sources: | Death Certificate |
| Additional Information: | "This woman left no surviving blood relatives. - A.K.C." is written in pencil at the bottom of her death certificate. A.K.C. was Andrew K. Coffman, Undertaker. Mrs. Brooks had been ill for about a month before she died. Dr. J. L. Shelton of 67 W. North Street, Hagerstown saw her on the day of her death, as well as signing her death certificate. |
| Birthdate: | 10 April 1839 (Pennsylvania Death Certificate) |
| Birth Place: | Frederick County, Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Widowed |
| Spouse: | Alice Jane (Mitchell) Brooks, also interred at Halfway Cemetery |
| Death Date: | 15 August 1909 |
| Death Place: | Home of his son-in-law, Lewis Williams, E. Greene St., Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania |
| Age at Death: | 70 years 4 months 5 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Septicemia, a morbid condition of the blood |
| Occupation: | Driver for Beck & Delamarter, Hagerstown Laborer Hotel waiter |
| Employer: | Beck & Delamarter |
| Church: | A.M.E. Zion Church, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania |
| Military: | 38th United States Colored Infantry |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | At his home, East Green Street, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, Rev. Mr. Bunn, pastor of A.M.E. Zion Church |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Flora C. Williams, daughter, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania |
| Physician: | L. P. O’Neal |
| Undertaker: | N.A. Dick, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Leonard Brooks, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Celia Pinkney |
| Children: | Leonard C. Brooks, Noble F. Brooks, Walter Newton Brooks, Emma (Brooks) Nesbitt, Flora (Brooks) Williams, Bessie Brooks, Naomi Brooks |
| Inscription on Gravestone Recorded by S.W.Piper in 1936: | age 50 or 60 yr. 4 mo. 5 days |
| Sources: | Pennsylvania Death Certificate Obituary Obituary in the Sentinel, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, August 16, 1909 1893 Randall’s Hagerstown Directory: Brooks, B.F., 28 E. Bethel Street; L.C. Brooks, Barber, at 138 N Jonathan, also resided at 28 E Bethel Street 1910 Hagerstown Business Directory: Leonard C. Brooks, 264 ½ s. Potomac, Barber 1876 Church Register in Ebenezer A.M.E. Record Book Maryland State Archives Guide to Government Records. Washington County Incorporations. Retrieved from http://guide.msa.gov (incorporation for Knights of the Wise Men of the World) |
| Additional Information: | Free at birth Died at the home of his son-in-law, Lewis Williams, E. Green St., Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania (between Harrisburg & Carlisle in Cumberland County); noon train to Hagerstown for interment at Halfway |
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| Birthdate: | about 1869 (from 1880 census) |
| Birth Place: | Funkstown, Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | George W. Brooks, born 1866 in Virginia |
| Death Date: | 27 August 1906 |
| Death Place: | At her home in Funkstown, Maryland |
| Age at Death: | 35 years (death certificate); 38 years (census records) |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Bright’s Disease - Acute; Heart failure |
| Occupation: | Housewife |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | At her home, Funkstown, Maryland |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | George Brooks, husband |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Noah Paris, born in Chesville, Maryland (1820), died in Funkstown, Maryland (1911) |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Hannah V. Paris, born in Funkstown, Maryland; step-mother: Caroline Paris |
| Children: | George Mason Brooks (1889-1948) Mary Ellen "Ella" (Brooks) Johnson) (1892-1922), interred at Halfway Cemetery Robert Brooks (1893-?) Fannie Brooks (1897-1936) Jennie Brooks (1899-?) |
| Siblings: | John Benjamin Paris (1861-1936) and Florence Paris (1871-1892) |
| Grandparents: | Paternal Grandfather - John Paris born, Burkittsville, Frederick County, Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary Marriage License for George W. Brooks and Hannah V. Paris, February 28, 1889 Death certificate for Child of George Brooks and Hannah Paris Brooks, March 24, 1901, Funkstown (no burial location is given.) Obituary and death certificate for her father, Noah Jackson Paris (1820-1911), interred at Chestnut Grove Cemetery |
| Additional Information: | Hannah V. Paris married George W. Brooks on February 28, 1889 in Hagerstown. She was 20 years old. Rev. Dansberry performed the ceremony. No grave marker has been found. |
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| Birthdate: | 14 November 1914 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Death Date: | 14 November 1914 |
| Death Place: | Bilder’s Alley, Hagerstown |
| Cause of Death: | Still Born |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Fannie Brooks |
| Physician: | A.P. Stauffer, Hagerstown |
| Undertaker: | L. F. Reecher, Funkstown |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Ella Brooks |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. |
| Birthdate: | 1892 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown |
| Death Date: | 26 March 1905 |
| Death Place: | at home, 16 Blooms Avenue, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 27 March 1905 |
| Age at Death: | 13 years 1 month 12 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Tuberculosis of Larynx; Exhaustion |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Services at AME Church in Hagerstown |
| Physician: | Wagaman |
| Undertaker: | none listed on death certificate |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Charles Brooks, born in Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Lucy Taylor, born in Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary |
| Birthdate: | 1842 |
| Birth Place: | Downsville, Washington County, Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | First wife: Serena Frazier Brooks (d. 1875), 2nd wife: Caroline (Miles) Howard Brooks |
| Death Date: | 10 April 1908 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Age at Death: | 68 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Chronic Brights Disease; Cardiac Insufficiency |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Employer: | Long family, Downsville, Maryland |
| Church: | Ebenezer A.M.E, Hagerstown |
| Enslaver: | Isaac Long, Downsville, Maryland |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | James E. Howard, step-son, of Pittsburgh, PA |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Van Brooks |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Airy Brooks |
| Children: | Chares Brooks and Annie Brooks Josephine Frazier, step daughter |
| Siblings: | Margaret (Brooks) Thompson and Lloyd Brooks |
| Sources: | Death certificates: Martin Van Buren Brooks, Lloyd Brooks, USCT, Margaret (Brooks) Thompson, Airy Brooks Ebenezer A.M.E.Record Book - Adult Baptism, June 21, 1874, Van Brooks US Census records 1850 & 1860 Slave Schedules Deed of Manumission, recorded by Simon Long, May 1862. Will of Isaac Long, slaveholder, June 25, 1853, MD Register of Wills, Vol. E, Washington Co., Maryland "Mt. Hope Letter," Hagerstown Herald & Torch Light, Feb, 11, 1897. "Cheers for Parker: Colored People Have Emancipation Celebration at Watt's Park," Hagerstown Morning Herald, Sept. 11, 1901. US Civil War Pensions Index, Catherine Howard Brooks application for Widow's Pension Needed: obituary |
| Additional Information: | Martin Van Buren Brooks purchased his home at 345 North Jonathan Street in 1884. No grave marker or obituary has been found. |
| Birthdate: | about 1890 |
| Death Date: | 25 Sept. 1899 |
| Death Place: | at home on North Jonathan, Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | about 9 years |
| Cause of Death: | Diphtheria |
| Sources: | Obituary, "Death From Diphtheria," Hagerstown Morning Herald, Sept. 27, 1899 |
| Additional Information: | Emaline's obituary gives her mother's name as Mrs. Brown. No grave marker has been found. |
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| Birthdate: | 5 January 1909 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Death Date: | 5 January 1909 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Age at Death: | 5 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Still Born |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | William Brown, born in Petersburg, Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Julia (or Lulu) Hopewell, born in Shepherdstown, Virginia |
| Sources: | Death Certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. |
| Birthdate: | 11 January 1916 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Death Date: | 11 January 1916 |
| Death Place: | 136 N Jonathan Street, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 12 January 1916 |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | 4-5 month miscarriage of placenta previa |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Marg Bennett of Hagerstown |
| Physician: | George S. Everheart |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Sam Brown, born in New York |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Anna Bennett, born in West Virginia |
| Sources: | Death Certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 24 November 1920 |
| Birth Place: | 130 W.North St., Hagerstown |
| Death Date: | 24 November 1920 |
| Death Place: | 130 W. North St., Hagerstown |
| Cause of Death: | Instrumental delivery, child evidently hurt in birth; stillbirth |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Ella Campbell |
| Physician: | George S. Everhart |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Family: |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Fred Brown, born in Pennsylvania |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Ella Edemy, born in Maryland |
| Sources: | Death Certificate 1910 U.S. Census |
| Birthdate: | 22 December 1915 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 23 January 1916 |
| Death Place: | 136 Jail Alley, Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 1 month 1 day |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Icterus neonatorum congenital |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Effie White, Mother |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Philip Brown, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Effie White, born in Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. |
| Birthdate: | 4 May 1855 |
| Birth Place: | Westminster, Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Della (Jones) Brown |
| Death Date: | 7 May 1911 |
| Death Place: | 123 Jail Alley, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 9 May 1911 |
| Age at Death: | 56 years 4 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Chronic Endocarditis (death certificate); consumption (obituary) |
| Occupation: | Cook, waiter |
| Employer: | George Krep's saloon; the Valley Hotel on Jonathan Street |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Della Brown, wife, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | Victor D. Miller |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Allen Brown, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Susan Jenkins, born in Maryland |
| Children: | Nellie Brown, daughter of Theodore Brown, was 15 when she died from consumption at Bellevue Asylum in Hagerstown, Maryland. |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary Marriage announcement |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. |
| Birthdate: | 1848 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Widow |
| Death Date: | 26 July 1907 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Age at Death: | 59 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Chronic Gastritis; Heart Failure |
| Occupation: | Housework |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Henry Bell, Son |
| Physician: | C.R. Scheller |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person |
| Birthdate: | 16 Decmeber 1917 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 8 January 1919 |
| Death Place: | 52 Blooms Alley, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 9 January 1919 |
| Age at Death: | 1 year 22 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Acute Lobar Pneumonia; Cardiac Failure |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Romeo Butler, Father |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Romeo Butler, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Ella Taylor, born in Maryland |
| Sources: | Death Certificate Obituary in Hagerstown Morning Herald, Jan. 20, 1919, "COLORED BOY DIES A son of Roman Butler, colored, died in Bloom's alley from pneumonia. The funeral took place on Sunday. The boy had been living with Daniel Garlock, Security, but came home several weeks ago when his mother died from influenza." |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. |
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| Birthdate: | 10 September 1879 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Romeo Butler |
| Death Date: | 9 January 1919 |
| Death Place: | 52 Blooms Alley, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 11 January 1919 |
| Age at Death: | 38 years 3 months 29 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Influenza; Acute Lobar Pneumonia & Exhaustion |
| Occupation: | Housework |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Romeo Butler, Husband |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | John Taylor, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Maria Morgan, born in Maryland |
| Children: | David Butler (1917- Jan. 20, 1919), also interred at Halfway |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 1883 |
| Birth Place: | Boonsboro, Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 28 September 1910 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 26 years 1 month 4 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Pulmonary tuberculosis; Cardiac Failure |
| Occupation: | Housework |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Theodore Cain, Step-father |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Guy Butler, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Louisa Lyles, born in Maryland |
| Siblings: | Jennetta "Nettie" Butler 1868-1930 (married Oliver Hicks 1847-1932, USCT) Barbara Butler |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | George Anna Butler's father served in the United States Colored Infantry, 24th regiment. No grave marker has been found. |
| Birthdate: | 1 July 1909 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 22 October 1911 |
| Death Place: | 48 Blooms |
| Burial Date: | 24 October 1911 |
| Age at Death: | 2 years 2 months 20 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Pertussis Pneumonia |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Jerome Butler, Sr., father |
| Physician: | W. Wertz |
| Undertaker: | Charles S. Bell |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Jerome Buler, Sr., born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Ella Taylor, born in Clearspring, Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Birthdate: | 25 January 1908 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 17 January 1919 |
| Death Place: | 52 Blooms Alley, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 19 January 1919 |
| Age at Death: | 10 years 11 mos 32 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Acute Lobar Pneumonia; Exhaustion |
| Occupation: | North Street School student, Hagerstown |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Romeo Butler, Father |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A. K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Romeo Butler, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Maria Morgan, born in Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Birthdate: | 29 March 1869 (death certificate); March 1855 (1910 Census) |
| Birth Place: | Richmond, Virginia (US Census) |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | 2nd marriage - Louisa (Lyles) Butler, about 1886 |
| Death Date: | 11 October 1932 |
| Death Place: | 210 N. Jonathan St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 13 October 1932 |
| Age at Death: | 63 years 6 months 14 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Chronic Endocarditis |
| Occupation: | Hotel porter, hotel janitor, laborer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Charles T. Kane, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | Victor D. Miller, 131 W. Washington St., Hagerstown |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Joseph Cain, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Mary Dorsey, born in Maryland |
| Children: | Children of Theodore Cain and Unknown First Wife: Annie Cane b.1883 Children of Theodore Cain and Louisa (Lyles) Butler Cain: May Cane b.1886 Daisy (Cane) Curtis b. 1887 Dora Cane b. 1888 Daniel L. Cain b. 1891 Charles Theodore Cane/Kane b. 1894 Step-daughter, Nettie Hicks |
| Sources: | Death certificate Census records Washington County MD Marriage Records (m. Louisa Lyles Butler, widow, 7/11/1886) |
| Additional Information: | Louisa (Lyles) Butler Cain reported (1910 census) having 13 children; 6 were living. No grave marker has been found. |
| Birthdate: | 20 March 1869 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Death Date: | 23 September 1920 |
| Death Place: | 132 W. North Street, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 25 September 1920 |
| Age at Death: | 51 years 6 months 3 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Endocarditis; Rheumatism |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Ella Campbell |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | John Campbell, born in Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate 1884-85 Sheriff & Taylor’s Directory for Hagerstown: Henry Campbell, laborer, boarded at 38 W Church |
| Birthdate: | 12 May 1875 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Death Date: | 24 July 1921 |
| Death Place: | 138 Bethel St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 26 July 1921 |
| Age at Death: | 47 years 2 months 12 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Chronic uremia |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Kraiss Brothers |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mrs. William E. Carly, Hagerstown |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | James Carley, born in Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Birthdate: | 1799 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 13 June 1872 |
| Age at Death: | 73 years |
| Children: | Mary Jane (Carmichael) Harden Son In Law: John Harden Grand-children: Hettie Harden (1856-1896) |
| Inscription on Gravestone Recorded by S.W.Piper in 1936: | age 73 years |
| Sources: | Piper Cemetery List Census Records Obituary for her grand-daughter, Hettie Harden, d. 1896 Obituary for her daughter, Jane (Carmichael) Harden, d. 1898 Washington County Maryland 1860 Census Records for African Americans, digital.whilbr.org |
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| Birthdate: | 26 June 1912 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 26 June 1912 |
| Death Place: | 408 N. Jonathan, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 27 June 1912 |
| Age at Death: | 5 minutes |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Still born |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mary E. Taylor |
| Physician: | Daniel A. Watkins |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | John Carrigan, born in Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Nannie Dorsey, born in Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate 1910 Hagerstown Directory |
| Additional Information: | John Carrigan, father of Calvin Carrigan was listed in the 1910 Hagerstown Directory. The Carrigans lived at 349 N. Jonathan Street; John Carrigan worked at the Confectioners & Fruit Dealers in Hagerstown. |
| Birthdate: | 27 May 1925 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Death Date: | 16 September 1925 |
| Death Place: | 1 Wellers Avenue, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 18 September 1925 |
| Age at Death: | 13 months 19 days |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | George M. Carter, 1 Wellers Ave., Hagerstown, father |
| Physician: | Hoffler |
| Undertaker: | Johnson |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | George Carter, born in Charles Town, West Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Rosetta Robinson, born in Berryville, Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Birthdate: | 9 June 1915 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Death Date: | 12 November 1915 |
| Death Place: | 4 McHenry Alley, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 12 November 1915 |
| Age at Death: | 5 months 9 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Gastroenteritis |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Luella Carter, Hagerstown, mother |
| Physician: | Laughlin |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | William Carter, born in Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Linda Drummer, born in Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Birthdate: | 21 May 1911 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Death Date: | 21 May 1911 |
| Death Place: | 129 W. Bethel St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 23 May 1911 |
| Age at Death: | 20 minutes |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Premature Birth |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Edith Sims, Hagerstown, mother |
| Physician: | J. E. Pitsnogle, H.O. |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Charles Chase, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Edith Sims, born in Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Birthdate: | 20 February 1842 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Widow |
| Death Date: | 23 February 1916 |
| Death Place: | 66 W. North St., Hagerstown, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Edward Carey |
| Burial Date: | 26 February 1916 |
| Age at Death: | 74 years 0 mos 3 days (or 84 years) |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Pneumonia, Exhaustion, Cardiac |
| Occupation: | Nurse |
| Employer: | Dr. Chaney and Dr. Berry |
| Church: | Member of Ebenzer AME for 50 years |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Ebenezer A.M.E. |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Carey, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | A.P. Stauffer, Hagerstown |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Alex Stewart, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Nellie Bradley, born in Maryland |
| Children: | Mrs. Mary Ellen (Grant) Carey GRANDCHILDREN Isaac Pindell, husband of Cornelia May (Carey) Pindel |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary 1900 Census: 66 W North, w/William E & Mary Ellen Carey, Ada Carey, Anna & Gerturde Johnson 1910 Census: 439 N Jonathan w/ Isaac & Cornelia Pindle |
| Additional Information: | One of oldest women in Washington County, Maryland Resident of Hagerstown for 34 years Matilda Chesley received a pension of $10 per month. W.E. Carey was her trustee. (1911 Hagerstown Morning Herald) |
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| Birthdate: | 1870 |
| Birth Place: | Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 25 June 1887 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Age at Death: | 17 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Brain Fever |
| Occupation: | Domestic |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Hanna Scott, aunt |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Annie Clarke, born in Williamsport, Maryland |
| Grandparents: | Maternal Grandparents: William Clark (1812-1881) and Rebecca Clark, Williamsport AUNTS: Hannah (Clark) Scott & Susan (Clark) Jones Pierce UNCLES: George R. Scott and Perry Winfield Scott |
| Sources: | Piper Cemetery List Death certificate 1880 Census, Williamsport, Maryland Civil War Pension Index card for Lizzie's uncle, Perry Winfield Scott/Widows’ Pension for Aunt Hannah (Clark) Scott Volunteers found a small gravestone on Sept 7, 2024 (see video at Facebook) when St. James students were volunteering at a Halfway African American Cemetery clean-up day. |
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| Birthdate: | 1814 |
| Birth Place: | Hedgesville, West Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Amanda "Mandy" Jackson, born in Shepherdstown, West Virginia |
| Death Date: | 15 March 1899 |
| Death Place: | At the farm of Benjamin Rench (employer), 4 mi. S of Hagerstown off the Sharpsburg Pike |
| Age at Death: | 85 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Apoplexy; Cerebral plugging (death certificate), Paralysis (obituary) |
| Employer: | Benjamin Rench, Funkstown, Maryland |
| Church: | Bethel A.M.E. |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Bethel A.M.E. |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | George Clark |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | _____ Bell or Belt |
| Children: | Charles Clark, George Clark, William Clark, Edward Clark, Samuel Clark, Rhoda (Clark) Snively, Burnside Clark, Sheriden Clark, Lucy Clark |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary Census 1870 (Bakersville), 1880 (Sharpsburg) Death certificate for daughter, Rhoda (Clark) Snively, d. 1942 |
| Additional Information: | Samuel Clark was born about 1814 in Hedgesville, Virginia which later became West Virginia. He was the father of 13 children, 8 of whom were living at the time of his death, according to his obituary. His death certificate states he had 15 children living. Samuel Clark's son, Burnside Clark was on the Board of Directors for the Halfway African American Cemetery at the time a portion of the cemetery was sold. Burnside Clark died May 29, 1945 and was survived by his daughter Mrs. Edith Clark, his brother Samuel Clark of Funkstown, and seven grandchildren. |
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| Birthdate: | 12 May 1864 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Samuel Coffee |
| Death Date: | 17 May 1917 |
| Death Place: | Bellevue Asylum, Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Burial Date: | 18 May 1917 |
| Age at Death: | 52 years 4 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Locomotor Ataxia |
| Occupation: | Housework |
| Church: | Ebenezer A.M.E. |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Evaline Hopkins, Hagerstown, daughter |
| Physician: | Campbell |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Family: |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Isaac Williams, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Elizabeth "Betsy" Ross, born in Virginia |
| Children: | Mary (Coffee) Hopewell, b. 1883 Evaline (Williams) Hopkins Danburg Coffee, b.1881 |
| Sources: | Death Certificate Census: 1900, 1910 1903 Hagerstown Directory: Eliza Coffee, 313 N Jonathan and Bettie Williams, 313 N. Jonathan |
| Additional Information: | Eliza Coffee and her daughter Evaline (Williams) Hopkins were active members of Ebenezer A.M.E. Church. Mrs. Coffee's son-in-law, T. J. (Thomas Jeffrey) Hopkins was a member of the Independent Order of Good Samaritans and an original incorporator of the Good Samaritans Cemetery Company in 1897. |
| Birthdate: | 7 December 1890 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Death Date: | 1 September 1899 |
| Death Place: | North Jonathan St., Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 8 yrs 8 months 24 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Diphtheria or tonsillitis; toxemia |
| Church: | Bethel A.M.E. |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Bethel A.M.E., Rev. Charles Bourne |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Jacob Cole, father |
| Physician: | F.N.Emmert and T.W. Simmons, Health Officer |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Jacob W. Cole, born in Hagerstown |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Laura Ellen Roscoe/Rusco, born in Greencastle Pennsylvania |
| Siblings: | Benjamin Roscoe |
| Grandparents: | Paternal Grandparents: Matilda (Jones) Cole and Joseph H. Cole Maternal Grandparents: Mary E. (Lane) Roscoe and David Roscoe |
| Sources: | Piper Cemetery List Death certificate Newspaper articles about the dispute over cause of death Obituary for her mother, Laura Ellen Cole |
| Additional Information: | A broken piece of Helen Cole's headstone sits atop the base of another's monument at Halfway Cemetery. We've found a foot stone that is possibly Helen's Jacob Cole, Helen's father, is also interred at Halfway. |
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| Birthdate: | 14 Oct1857 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Mrs. Laura Cole |
| Death Date: | 5 Jan1920 |
| Death Place: | At home, S. Jefferson Street, Greencastle PA |
| Burial Date: | 8 Jan1920 |
| Age at Death: | 62 yrs 2 mos 21 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Broncho-pneumonia |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Funeral service at home |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mrs. Laura Cole, Greencastle PA |
| Physician: | J.F. Nowell, Greencastle PA |
| Undertaker: | David Martin, Greencastle PA |
| Family: |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Joseph Cole, b. MD |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Matilda Jones, b. MD |
| Siblings: | Brother: Theodore Cole, Cleveland, Ohio Sisters: Mrs. James Crew, Hagerstown and Mrs. James Burket, Pittsburgh |
| Sources: | Pennsylvania Death Certificate Obituary, Peoples Register, Chambersburg PA Obituary, Harrisburg PA Telegraph Obituary, The Franklin PA Repository |
| Additional Information: | Highly respected citizen, industrious man with a good education, will be much missed in Greencastle among the many who sought his services. (Harrisburg obit) |
| Birthdate: | 1821 |
| Marital Status: | Widow |
| Spouse: | Joseph Cole |
| Death Date: | 14 Aug. 1901 |
| Death Place: | at home, N. Jonathan St., Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 80 years |
| Church: | Bethel AME, Hagerstown |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Services at Bethel AME |
| Family: |
| Children: | Sons: Jacob Cole of Hagerstown, also interred at Halfway Thomas Cole of Ohio Daughters: Clara (Cole) Crew of Hagerstown Mrs. Thomas Mack -- Sophia (Cole) Mack) of Brookville, Pennsylvania |
| Sources: | Obituary Obituary for husband, Joseph H. Cole in the Hagerstown Daily Mail, Sept. 14, 1892. Joseph Cole was buried at Ebenezer AME graveyard. Joseph Cole Pension file at MD State Archives (Jacob Wheaton & Louisa Gaskins provided Neighbor Affidavits) Ebenezer AME Record Book: list of members 9/10/1866 & Church Register, p. 24 of 107 |
| Additional Information: | Neither Joseph Cole nor Matilda Cole were at any time slaves, but were free persons. - See pension record No grave marker has been found. |
| Birthdate: | 27 December 1915 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Death Date: | 27 December 1915 |
| Death Place: | 106 W. Bethel Street, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 31 December 1915 |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Did not breathe; prematurity |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | George Cooper, Carlisle, Pennsylvania |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | George Cooper, born in Pennsylvania |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Agnes Hopewell, born in West Virginia |
| Sources: | Death Certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. |
| Birthdate: | about 1832 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Widow |
| Spouse: | Henry Cooper |
| Death Date: | 1907 |
| Death Place: | home of son, James Gassaway, Braxton Ave. |
| Age at Death: | about 90 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Heart disease; Heart failure |
| Physician: | Scheller |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Solomons Stoops, born about 1789 in Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Easter/Esther/Hester Miller, born about 1800 in Virginia |
| Children: | Mrs. Anna Gassaway James Gassaway Son-in-law - James Gassaway |
| Siblings: | John Stoops, born about 1832 in Maryland James Henry Stoops, born about 1834 in Maryland, also interred at Halfway Cemetery Abraham Stoops, born about 1835 in Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary Census: 1870 Death certificate for Mrs. Cooper's daughter, Anna Gassoway (d.1929) Obituary for Mrs. Cooper's mother, Easter Stoops (died June 18, 1879 in Clear Spring, Maryland James Gasaway is listed in the 1893 Hagerstown Directory. His residence was on W. Antietam near the CVRR (Cumberland Valley Rail Road) and he worked as a laborer. |
| Additional Information: | Mrs. Elizabeth Stoops' mother, Easter/Hester died in 1879. Her obituary reads, "Easter Stopps, an aged colored woman, was buried at the Bethel burial ground on last Sunday; her age was 102 years, probably the oldest person in Western Maryland. She belonged to the old stock, and it was interesting to hear her relate events that transpired when she was a child, at her old master's home, on the Potomac River." ("Clearspring Correspondence," June 18, 1879, Hagerstown Mail). No grave marker has been found. |
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| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Eliza J. Thomson |
| Death Date: | 30 April 1901 |
| Death Place: | at home, 133 Bethel Street, Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | about 80 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Heart disease |
| Occupation: | Laborer Hod carrier |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Rev. W. H. Dickerson conducted services. |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | M.B. Morrison |
| Physician: | M.B. Morrison for Justice Hoffman, Coroner |
| Children: | Samuel Cox, step-son Charles Robinson William Robinson Grandchildren: Pierce Robinson (about 1864-1909), also interred at Halfway |
| Sources: | Death certificate "The Old Man Wept," Hagerstown Mail, October 14, 1898 "Found Dead," Hagerstown Herald & Torch Light, May 2, 1901 "Funeral," Hagerstown Morning Herald, May 3, 1901 |
| Additional Information: | Pall bearers at John Cox's funeral were his father, Armstead Robinson; Charles and William Robinson, his sons; and Pierce Robinson, his grandson - information from the obituary. His Death Certificate states his father is Michael Cox. No grave marker has been found. |
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| Birthdate: | 1864 |
| Spouse: | Samuel Coxen, son of John Coxen |
| Death Date: | March 1908 |
| Death Place: | at home, 133 West Bethel Street, Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 44 years |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | born in Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | born in Virginia |
| Children: | Walter Coxen |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary Census: 1900 |
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| Birthdate: | 1841 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 2 October 1923 |
| Burial Date: | 5 October 1923 |
| Age at Death: | 82 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Chronic Interstitial Nephritis; Acute Hepatitis |
| Church: | Ebenezer A.M.E. Church Trustee; member for 40 consecutive years |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | James Crew, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | William M. Hoffler |
| Undertaker: | Fred W. Kraiss |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Thomas Crew, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Mahala Crew, born in Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate “Good Samaritian Election” 12-22-1894, Hagerstown Herald & Torch Light “Hagerstown News” 12-20-1913, Baltimore Afro-American News 1893 Randall's Hagerstown Directory: Charles H. Crew, colored laborer, resides, 408 N. Jonathan |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. |
| Birthdate: | 22 April 1858 |
| Marital Status: | Widow |
| Spouse: | James Crew |
| Death Date: | 10 February 1930 |
| Death Place: | The Bethel A.M.E. Home in Baltimore, Maryland |
| Age at Death: | 64 years |
| Church: | Ebenezer A.M.E. |
| Undertaker: | Southern Funeral Home, N. Jonathan St. |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Thomas Crew, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Mahalia Hill |
| Siblings: | Sister: Mrs. Sophia Mack of Pittsburg Brother: Theodore Cole of Cleveland, Ohio |
| Sources: | Piper Obituary 1920 Census |
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| Birthdate: | 28 March 1863 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Clara Olivia (Cole) Crew |
| Death Date: | 18 November 1924 |
| Death Place: | 60 West Bethel Street, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 20 November 1924 |
| Age at Death: | 61 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Tuberculosis |
| Occupation: | quarryman in the stone industry; driver and laborer in the coal yard |
| Church: | Bethel A.M.E., Hagerstown |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Clara Crew, 60 W. Bethel Street, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | J.B. Johnson |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Mahala/Malinda Hill, born in Maryland |
| Siblings: | John Crew, Charles Crew, Sophia Crew, Jackson Crew, Eliza Crew, Mary E. (Crew) Taylor, Louisa Crew, Mattie M. Crew, Richard Crew |
| Sources: | Death Certificate Obituary 1893 Randall's Hagerstown Directory: Crew, Matthew, colored laborer, 408 N Jonathan "Pretty Wedding," Hagerstown Mail, February 21, 1896 |
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| Birthdate: | 20 August 1845 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 22 June 1918 |
| Death Place: | 415 Sumans Alley, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 21 June 1918 |
| Age at Death: | 72 years 9 months 29 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Accidental gas poisoning |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Sophia Crew, sister |
| Physician: | J.L. Shelton |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Thomas Crew, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Mahala/Malinda Hill, born in Maryland |
| Siblings: | Sisters: Sophia Crew, Eliza Crew, Mrs. Mary (Crew) Taylor Brothers: Charles Crew, Richard Crew, James M. Crew |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary Ebenezer A.M.E. Record Book, p. 59 1884-85 Sheriff & Taylor Directory: Charles Crew and James M. Crew, laborers, resided at 94 W. North 1903 Hagerstown Directory: John Crew, laborer, home, 415 N. Jonathan 1915 Hagerstown Directory: Jack Crew, Thomas Fertilizer Works |
| Additional Information: | John Crew was about 72 years old and working at the Thomas Fertilizer Plant in Hagerstown when he died in 1918. His obituary says he was "overcome by gas." John Crew's brother, Charles Crew, was one of the original incorporators of the Independent Order of Good Samaritans Cemetery Company. No grave marker has been found. |
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| Birthdate: | 1856 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 26 December 1909 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Age at Death: | 53 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Acute gastroenteritis; Exhaustion with cardiac failure |
| Occupation: | Domestic |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mary E. Taylor, sister |
| Physician: | Wagaman |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Thomas Crew, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Mahala Hill, born in Maryland |
| Siblings: | Mary E. (Crew) Taylor |
| Sources: | Death Certificate Obituary for her young son, Paul who died in 1899. He is also interred at Halfway. Certificate of Freedom for her mother, Mahala Crew, who was manumitted August 20, 1853 by Isaac B. Rowland. Mahala Crew was about 32 years old at the time. |
| Birthdate: | 1890s |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Death Date: | 22 October 1899 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Burial Date: | 24 October 1899 |
| Age at Death: | Paul's obituary describes him as a young child |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Louisa Crew, born in Maryland |
| Sources: | Obituary |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. |
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| Birthdate: | 4 March 1866 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Widowed |
| Death Date: | 23 April 1926 |
| Death Place: | 406 N. Jonathan Street, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 26 April 1926 |
| Age at Death: | 60 years 1 month 20 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Arteriosclerosis; Rheumatism |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mrs. Mary E. Taylor, Hagerstown, sister |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | J. B. Johnson |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Thomas Crew, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Matilda/Mahala Hill, born in Maryland |
| Siblings: | Mrs. Mary E. (Crew) Taylor |
| Sources: | Death Certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. |
| Birthdate: | 1847 |
| Birth Place: | Luray, Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Death Date: | 5 November 1925 |
| Death Place: | 330 Blooms Alley Court, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 8 November 1925 |
| Age at Death: | 78 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Chronic Bronchitis; Senile Debility |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mary A. Dennis, 330 Blooms Alley, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | J.B. Johnson |
| Sources: | Death Certificate |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Death Date: | 15 July 1897 |
| Death Place: | West Bethel Street, Hagerstown |
| Church: | Bethel AME |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Bethel AME, Rev. Collett officiating |
| Sources: | Obituary HH&TL |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. |
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| Birthdate: | 18 April 1902 |
| Birth Place: | Barnesville, Georgia |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 1 March 1925 |
| Death Place: | shot at the home of Charles Wilson, North Jonathan St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 5 March 1925 |
| Age at Death: | 22 years 10 months 11 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Gunshot wound to the brain; died instantly |
| Occupation: | Hotel porter |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mrs. Florence Jones, 35 W. North Street, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | J. Scott Bower, Coroner |
| Undertaker: | J.B. Johnson |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Smith Duberry, born in Georgia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | unknown, according to death certificate |
| Sources: | Death certificate News article about the inquest (Hagerstown Morning Herald, March 3, 1925). |
| Additional Information: | Charles Dewberry died from a gunshot wound. The front page news article about the coroner's inquest stated that Mr. Dewberry's body would be shipped to his home in Georgia. However, his death certificate has "Barnesville, Georgia" crossed out, and "Halfway" written in. Please contact research@halfwayafricanamericancemetery.org if you are a possible descendant. Mrs. Florence Jones provided information for Charles Dewberry's death certificate. He may have been boarding with the Jones family, or may be a relative. Mrs. Jones was an active member of the Bethel AME Church. Her husband, Mr. Joseph Coleman Jones, was born in Newberry, South Carolina. Mr. & Mrs. Jones were active in the Rock Spring Lodge, Good Samaritans, North Street School, and Household of Ruth. It is possible that Mrs. Jones was instrumental in having Mr. Dewberry interred at Halfway Cemetery. It's also possible that he went home to Georgia to be buried by his family. No grave marker has been found for Charles Dewberry. |
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| Birthdate: | 1842 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | William Mahoney Rev. John W. Diggs, also interred at Halfway Cemetery |
| Death Date: | 30 December 1905 |
| Death Place: | West Antietam St., Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 63 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | General debility; Acute rheumatism; Heart failure |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Bethel A.M.E., Hagerstown |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | John Diggs, husband |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Nelson Frances, born in Maryland |
| Children: | Stephen Mahoney |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary 1900 obituary for Mark Marshall, Mrs. Diggs' uncle who served in the United States Colored Troops 1884-85 Sheriff & Taylor Directory lists her father, Nelson Francis - living at 199 W Antietam in Hagerstown, with Charles W. Mahoney who worked as a porter. Ebenezer Church Registry - Arabella Mahoney is listed as a member in 1870. Other church members at that time: Emiliy Wheaton, S.J.S. Nimmy & Henrietta Nimmy, Matilda Cole, Jeremiah Farmer, Ruth Fowler. |
| Additional Information: | Ebenezer Record book Church Registry 1873 lists Arabella Mahoney Husband Rev. John W. Diggs, United States Colored Troops (USCT) Uncle: Mark Marshall (1817-1900), USCT |
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| Birthdate: | 1834 |
| Death Date: | 24 March 1909 |
| Death Place: | at home, a small cabin on Antietam Creek near Fiddlersburg and Security, Washington County, Maryland |
| Age at Death: | 75 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Chronic Endocarditis and Nephritis; Toxemia |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Stouffer (probably David T. Stouffer) |
| Physician: | Victor Miller, MD |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Thomas Diggs, born in Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary, "Dies In His Cabin," Hagerstown Daily Mail, March 25, 1909 - His obituary states that David Stouffer arranged to have Mr. Diggs interred at Bellevue Asylum. Obituary of David T. Stouffer, Hagerstown Morning Herald, April 5, 1909 - David T. Stouffer was a white farmer who lived at the Old Forge on Antietam Creek. He died one week after Benjamin Diggs, one day after he was making arrangement for sale of the property of Mr. Diggs. 1841 Certificate of Freedom for Thomas Diggs, age twenty-five, who was born free about 1816. We have not confirmed that this is Benjamin Diggs' father. 1883 Randall’s Hagerstown Directory lists Benjamin Diggs, laborer, residing at Hamilton Avenue 1884-85 Sheriff & Taylor Directory lists Benjamin Diggs, laborer, residing at Hamilton ave near the railroad |
| Additional Information: | Benjamin Diggs lived alone in his cabin along the Antietam Creek, near Fiddlersburg, according to his obituary. David T. Stouffer consulted with Justice Hoffman who determined that an inquest was not necessary. The obituary states burial at Bellevue Asylum, but the death certificate states "Half Way." No gravemarker has been found. |
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| Birthdate: | 1855 |
| Birth Place: | Washington County, Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Jennie Diggs |
| Death Date: | 27 March 1902 |
| Death Place: | N. Jonathan Street, Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 47 years 2 months 3 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | General debility |
| Occupation: | Porter Laborer |
| Employer: | Franklin House, Hagerstown |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Services by Rev. Brown |
| Physician: | H.S. Herman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Richard Diggs |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Maria Gantz |
| Children: | Mary Louisa Diggs (died in Hagerstown January 20, 1901, under 10 years of age) |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary Death certificate (January 20, 1901) for Mary Louisa Diggs who died from pneumonia after an illness of three weeks. She was the daughter of George and Jennie Diggs. The death certificate is water damaged, but her age appears to be under 10 years old. 1893 Randall’s Hagerstown Directory lists George Diggs, colored laborer, residing at 121 W Church 1884-85 Sheriff & Taylor Directory lists George Diggs, porter, Franklin House |
| Additional Information: | Death certificate states no living children. No grave marker has been found. |
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| Birthdate: | 24 February 1850 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Widowed |
| Spouse: | Jacob Diggs |
| Death Date: | 11 April 1912 |
| Death Place: | Hamilton Lane, 4th Ward, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 13 April 1912 |
| Age at Death: | 62 years 1 month 17 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Dropsy, Chronic Nephritis, Gangrene, Cardiac Collapse |
| Occupation: | Domestic work |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Eva Kees, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | S.E. Ford |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Philip Kee, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Nancy (Nannie) Stewart, born in Maryland |
| Siblings: | Henry Kee, also interred at Halfway Cemetery Jonas William Kee |
| Sources: | Death certificate Census: 1900, 1910 1910 Hagerstown Directory Cemetery, Carlisle, Pennsylvania |
| Birthdate: | 1832 (death certificate) |
| Birth Place: | Frederick, Maryland (Civil War Service Record) |
| Marital Status: | Widower |
| Spouse: | Arabella (Francis) Mahoney Diggs |
| Death Date: | 1 December 1908 |
| Death Place: | at his daughter’s home on Calhoun St., Baltimore, Maryland |
| Burial Date: | 3 December 1908 |
| Age at Death: | 76 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Senility; Arteriosclerosis |
| Occupation: | Minister in the A.M.E. Church for 33 years 1886 - Pastor of A.M.E. Church (and probably, the circuit), Frostburg, Maryland 1887 - Pastor of the Petersville, Maryland circuit 1896 - Pastor (residence 828 Druid Hill Avenue), Wayman Memorial A.M.E. Church, corner Tessier and Orchard streets in Baltimore (See Afro-American, Baltimore, June 27, 1896) Bethel AME Church, Hagerstown, and others From Frostburg, Maryland Special to the Baltimore Afro-American newspaper, December 12, 1908: "The people of this city were sorry to hear of the death of Rev. J.W. Diggs. He spent two years on this circuit and while here he bent his best energies toward the moral and intellectual uplift of his people." |
| Employer: | African Methodist Episcopal Church |
| Military: | USCT Civil War Veteran John Wesley Diggs served in Company B, 19th Regiment United States Colored Troops. His military records show that he was born in Frederick, Maryland and was thirty years old when he enlisted at Baltimore on March 31, 1864, to serve three years. He was promoted to Commissary Sergeant two months later. In July 1864, Sergeant Diggs was wounded by a shell at the Crater in Petersburg, Virginia, causing partial paralysis of his leg. He spent several months in the hospital was was discharged in May 1965. He applied for an invalid pension in 1907. - from USCT Civil War Service Record, online at Fold3. |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Dollie H. Diggs, Daughter |
| Children: | Step-children: Virginia Mahoney (1857-?) Steve Mahoney (1865-1915) married Amanda Fisher (1874-1969) Charles William Mahoney (1863-1893) married Johanna Jones (1860-?) Francis Mahoney (1869-?) Children: Dollie H. Diggs, 1150 N. Calhoun, Baltimore City, Daughter |
| Sources: | Death certificate (Baltimore City) Obituary - Baltimore Afro Am Ledger USCT records "Conference of the A.M.E. Church," Hagerstown Odd Fellows, May 24, 1883 "Religious," Frostburg Mining Journal, Frostburg, Maryland, May 7, 1887 "The foundation has begun," Hagerstown Daily Herald & Torch Light, 1892 "Sent Down the Road," Hagerstown Mail, August 17, 1894 "Washington County-Hagerstown, MD," Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun, August 15, 1894 "Restored," Hagerstown Morning Herald, November 1, 1895 "Of Unsound Mind," Hagerstown Morning Herald, December 12, 1896 "Lyon Guards," HMH, April 29, 1898 "Baum: The Subject of Hot Meeting Here," Hagerstown Mail, March 24, 1899 “Good Samaritans Officers Elected,” Hagerstown Morning Herald (HMH), May 22, 1900 "Hagerstown Happenings: Grand Rally Day - Good Preaching by Strange Preachers, Special to the Afro-American, Baltimore, Maryland, October 26, 1901. Hagerstown Director lists Rev. John W. Diggs residing at 413 West Antietam, 1903 Obituary for Professor Charles W.W. Trusty, North Street School teacher, 1905 "Colored Free Masons," Baltimore Sun, July 21, 1905 "Prosperity Has Not Materialized," Baltimore Afro America, December 12, 1908 "Washington County's African American Civil War Veterans," by Richard and Jack Ebersole, 2022, at WHILBR, Western Maryland's Historical Library. https://digital.whilbr.org/digital/collection/p16715coll37/id/673/rec/18 Marriage Certificate of W.H. Hopewell and Mary Moxley, both of Washington County, Maryland, married at Williamsport, Maryland by Rev. J.W. Diggs, 1883 (provided by descendant Pauletta Minor) |
| Additional Information: | Rev. Diggs laid the foundation for his new double house on West Antietam Street, near the Western Maryland Rail Road in September 1892. Dollie H. Diggs, daughter of Rev. Diggs, provided information for his death certificate. The permit clerk recording information wrote "don't know" for the names of Rev. Diggs' father and mother. Rev. Diggs' date of birth was written as 1832. Rev. Diggs may have been married once before he married Arabella Mahoney. No grave maker has been found. |
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| Birthdate: | 28 June 1913 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown |
| Death Date: | 1 July 1913 |
| Death Place: | 115 W. Bethel St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 2 July 1913 |
| Age at Death: | 3 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Deficient Development |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | James Johnson, born in Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Mary Dixon, born in Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Birthdate: | 15 Aug 1876 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Death Date: | 5 August 1916 |
| Death Place: | Harman’s Alley, Ward 5, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 8 August 1916 |
| Age at Death: | 38 years 11 months 20 days |
| Cause of Death: | Chronic Endocarditis |
| Occupation: | Housewife |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Charles Dixon, Hagerstown |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Charles Stanley, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Caroline Smith, born on Maryalnd |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Birthdate: | 12 August 1916 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown |
| Death Date: | 13 December 1916 |
| Death Place: | 413 Pennsylvania Avenue, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 16 December 1919 |
| Age at Death: | 4 months 12 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Broncho Pneumonia |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Robert Dixon, father |
| Physician: | Scheller MD, Health Officer |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Robert Dixon, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | M. Robinson, born in Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Birthdate: | 12 March 1898 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 26 July 1913 |
| Death Place: | 115 W North, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 27 July 1913 |
| Age at Death: | 15 years 4 months 12 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Tetanus of foot, Puncture by Wire 4 weeks ago |
| Occupation: | Housework |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Georgiana Dixon, mother |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Frank Dixon, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Georgiana Shuman, born in Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Birthdate: | 1838 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married; Divorced |
| Spouse: | Letitia (Lyles) Dorsey |
| Death Date: | 27 January 1902 |
| Death Place: | at home, 2020 L Street NW, Washington DC |
| Age at Death: | 65 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Pleuro pneumonia with senile debility; exhaustion: emaciation and heart failure |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Employer: | Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Treasury Department, Washington D.C. |
| Physician: | C.A. Sewell, 1133 20th St. NW, Washington, DC |
| Undertaker: | B.H. Baggett, 1823 L Street, NW, Washington DC |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Clement Dorsey, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Catharine “Kate” Sacket, born in Maryland |
| Siblings: | Thomas Henry Dorsey Clement Dorsey Jr, Catherine "Kate" (Dorsey) Hill Dorsey Anna Elizabeth Dorsey and Ellen Ann Dorsey (twins) Robert F. Dorsey Abraham "Abram" Dorsey Mary Dorsey |
| Sources: | Death certificate, Washington DC Obituaries in Hagerstown Mail and Washington DC News Notice of Divorce filing, Baltimore Sun, Feb. 26, 1898 |
| Additional Information: | Cleggett Dorsey lived and worked in Washington DC for about twenty-five years. He died at home in Washington and his family brought him home to Hagerstown via the Baltimore Ohio Rail Road to be buried at Halfway African American Cemetery. No grave marker has been found. |
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| Birthdate: | 1799 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Catherine “Kate" Sackett |
| Death Date: | 17 August 1862 |
| Death Place: | Maryland |
| Age at Death: | 63 years |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Children: | Thomas Henry Dorsey Claggett Dorsey Clement Dorsey Jr Catherine "Kate" (Dorsey) Hill Dorsey Anna Elizabeth Dorsey and Ellen Ann Dorsey (twins) Robert F. Dorsey Abraham "Abram" Dorsey Mary Dorsey |
| Siblings: | Thomas Dorsey (1790-1870) |
| Sources: | Death certificate US Census:1850 (Williamsport), 1860 (Sharpsburg) Obituary for son Clement Dorsey, Jr. (born in Williamsport, died in Ohio 1917) tells family history Pension Index & Service Record for Thomas Henry Dorsey (1835-1884), Clement Dorsey's son. |
| Additional Information: | Clem Dorsey died in 1862, long before the Halfway African American Cemetery was established. He was likely re-interred from another cemetery. He was born into slavery; his son Clem Dorsey, Jr., was born free. The son's obituary states, "He served during the entire civil war, and his family moved out of the house into which moved John Brown the insurrectionist. He was injured in the war and served his country faithfully." |
| Birthdate: | May 1881 or 1871 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 15 June 1911 |
| Death Place: | 39 W. North St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 17 June 1911 |
| Age at Death: | 30 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Rheumatic Fever; Exhaustion |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Church: | Baptised at Ebenezer in 1871 (Record Book) |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Rose Etta Dorsey |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A. K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | John T. Dorsey, born in Frederick County, Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Sarah Davis, born in Mason & Dixon |
| Sources: | Death certificate Ebenezer Record Book, courtesy Washington County Historical Society, has “Harry E. Dorsey” born in Hagerstown in 1871. |
| Birthdate: | about 1843 (US Census, 1850) |
| Birth Place: | near Williamsport, Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Widower |
| Spouse: | Mary Jane (Jones) Dorsey, born in Maryland |
| Death Date: | 27 February 1905 |
| Death Place: | in front of his house on West Bethel Street, Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 60 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Hemorrhage appearing at mouth, Instant [death] |
| Occupation: | Stonemason, Musician, Waiter, Restaurateur, Caterer |
| Employer: | Owned and operated the H.W. Dorsey Dining Room & Restaurant at 68 West Franklin Street, Hagerstown, serving "meals and all delicacies of the season...Charges reasonable" (1893 Hagerstown Directory) Owned a restaurant on South Jonathan Street next to the Washington County Courthouse where he was "prepared to serve Ladies in Private Parlors." (Hagerstown Herald & Torch Light Newspaper ad, May 18, 1894. |
| Church: | Ebenezer AME, Hagerstown |
| Military: | Company D, 4th Regiment, United State Colored Infantry, regimental band. Henry W. Dorsey enlisted when he was twenty years old. He was wounded at New Market Heights. (see USCT record). |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Florence Miller, Daughter |
| Physician: | Wagaman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Thomas Dorsey, born about 1810 in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Ruth (Barrry) Dorsey, born about 1820 in Maryland |
| Children: | Florence V. (Dorsey) Miller (married to Mass Miller) Stepson: Charles Jones, born about 1860 in Maryland, lived in Altoona, Pennsylvania at the time of Henry W. Dorsey's death |
| Siblings: | James F. Dorsey (1837-1909), USCT Ann Elizabeth Dorsey (1845-?) Laura (Dorsey) Howard (1845-1927) Ellen Dorsey (1847-?) William Dorsey (1849-?) |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituaries Pension Index File; Invalid Pension Hagerstown Directory 1893 lists H.W. Dorsey, colored, restaurant, 68 W. Franklin, residing at 118 W. Bethel |
| Additional Information: | Known as "Duke" |
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| Birthdate: | 17 March 1896 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 30 May 1913 |
| Death Place: | 408 N. Jonathan St, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 31 May 1913 |
| Age at Death: | 17 years 2 months 11 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Cardiac Failure; Pulmonary Tuberculosis |
| Occupation: | Student Laborer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Anne Robinson, Mother |
| Physician: | Wagaman |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Melvin Dorsey, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Anne Robinson, born in Maryland |
| Grandparents: | Paternal grandparents: Mrs. Rebecca Adams of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and Mr. John Irving Adams |
| Sources: | Death certificate Death notice in the Baltimore Afro-American Ledger, June 7, 1913. The Ledger published short articles with news of Hagerstown. Howard Dorsey's death was included in a larger article about the North Street School. Obituary for Mrs. Rebecca Adams (grandmother), Baltimore Afro-American, Feb. 15, 1896 1897 Articles of Incorporation for the Independent Order of Good Samaritans and Daughters of Samaria Cemetery Company of Hagerstown |
| Additional Information: | The Section Marker for his father, Melvin Dorsey was found on March 11, 2023 at Halfway African American Cemetery Howard Dorsey's father, Melvin Dorsey was a member of the Good Samaritans and a founder of the Halfway Cemetery. ----- Family members interred at Halfway: Melvin Dorsey (1852-1907), father Annie (Robinson) Dorsey (died 1897), mother (burial at Halfway is not confirmed) Caroline Robinson (1800-1898), maternal grandmother Howard Dorsey, 17, was a student at North Street School in Hagerstown at the time of his death. |
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| Birthdate: | 14 October 1921 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown |
| Death Date: | 14 October 1921 |
| Death Place: | 14 W. Bethel, Hagerstown |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Still Born; Premature birth |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | William H. Dorsey, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | Hoffler |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | William H. Dorsey, born in West Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Alice Pauetor, born in Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Birthdate: | 1866 |
| Spouse: | Belle (Smith) Dorsey |
| Death Date: | 1 January 1929 |
| Death Place: | Hospital near Annapolis, Maryland |
| Age at Death: | 62 years |
| Occupation: | Waiter at Hamilton Hotel 32 years Waiter at Dagmar Hotel, 8 years |
| Church: | Member Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church, Hagerstown |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Asbury M.E. Church, Rev. L. L. Williams officiating |
| Sources: | Obituary Census 1910, 1911 1893 Hagerstown Directory "Ten Weeks on Jonathan Street" by Lynn Bowman |
| Additional Information: | Niece in New York (obituary) |
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| Birthdate: | 1840 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Robert Dorsey (married 23 December 1869) |
| Death Date: | 28 March 1909 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Age at Death: | 69 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Uncompensated Mental Insufficiency; Cardiac Failure |
| Occupation: | Domestic |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | John Williams, nephew |
| Physician: | Wagaman |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Frederick Page, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Sarah Savage, born in Maryland |
| Siblings: | Half-brothers: King Boone, Rev. George Miller, Mary H. (Miller) Williams |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary for Sarah Savage Boon, Louisa Dorsey’s mother Census: 1870 |
| Additional Information: | Louisa (Page) Dorsey's nephew, Richard Calvin Miller (1875-1945) was on the Board of Directors of the Halfway African American Cemetery when a portion of the cemetery was sold. Father-in-law: Clement Dorsey, Sr. |
| Birthdate: | 1846 |
| Birth Place: | Williamsport, Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Henry W. Dorsey, married in 1874 |
| Death Date: | 30 November 1902 |
| Death Place: | at her home on West Bethel Street, Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 58 years, 1 month (death certificate), 56 years (gravestone) |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Brights Disease; Hypertrophy of Heart |
| Occupation: | Restaurant owner and manager Cook |
| Employer: | Mrs. Mary Ann Dorsey owned and ran the Cumberland Valley Depot restaurant in Hagerstown with her husband, Henry W. Dorsey. |
| Church: | member Bethel M.E. church, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | Welty Fahrney, 228 Summit Ave., Hagerstown |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Charles Jones, born in Williamsport, Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Ruth Harrison, born in Williamsport, Maryland |
| Children: | Mrs. Florence (Dorsey) Miller, Hagerstown Charles Jones, Altoona, Pennsylvania |
| Inscription on Gravestone Recorded by S.W.Piper in 1936: | age 56 yrs. |
| Sources: | Piper Cemetery List, available online at WHILBR Death certificate Obituary, Hagerstown Morning Herald, Dec. 2, 1902 states interment at Rose Hill Cemetery which conflicts with information on her headstone at Halfway African American Cemetery. Obituary, Hagerstown Mail, December 5, 1902 gives no place of burial. Mary J. Dorsey is listed as member of the Ebenezer AME church in 1876 (Church Record Book at the Washington County Historical Society) |
| Additional Information: | The Samuel Piper Cemetery List for the Halfway African American Cemetery includes Mary J. Dorsey, and her stone is visible there today. Her death certificate does not include where she was buried. |
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| Birthdate: | 1852 |
| Marital Status: | Widower |
| Spouse: | Annie (Robinson) Dorsey, died 2 Dec. 1897. Annie Dorsey's obituary states she was buried at the "colored cemetery." The Good Samaritan Cemetery Company was formed April 8, 1897. It is likely that Mrs. Annie (Robinson) Dorsey is buried at Halfway Cemetery where her husband and mother are also laid to rest. |
| Death Date: | 3 November 1907 |
| Death Place: | at home on North Jonathan Street, Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 55 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Blood poinsoning; heart insufficiency |
| Occupation: | Laborer Caterer and chef |
| Employer: | Employed by Jacob Roessner’s confectioners for 20 years |
| Church: | Ebenezer AME, Hagerstown |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mary E. Taylor, cousin |
| Physician: | Allen B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | James Dorsey, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Rebecca Young (Rebecca Adams), b.1823 in Hagerstown |
| Children: | Howard Dorsey, died 1913, interred at Halfway Cemetery We have not located the place of burial for these children: Melvin Franklin Dorsey, died at 23 months in 1890 Grace Dorsey, died 1898 Mamie Dorsey, died at 16 months in 1899 |
| Siblings: | Charles Mrs. Charlotte Canady Walter Adams (1869-1923, Harrisburg, PA) |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary for Melvin Dorsey Obituary for eldest daughter, Miss Grace Dorsey, Baltimore Afro-American, 11/5/1898 Obituary for his mother, Mrs. Rebecca Adams, Baltimore Afro-American 2/16/1896 Obituary for infant son, Melvin Franklin Dorsey, Hagerstown Herald & Torch Light, 1890 Mary E. Taylor, Executor, Inventory 12/20/1907 Will to probate, Hagerstown Morning Herald 11/20/1907 Sale of household goods 12/24/1907 Ebenezer Record Book, Washington County Historical Society: 1883 Feb. 8th, Marriage of Melvin Dorsey and Annie M. Robinson, p. 42 of 107. “Good Samaritan Hall,” Hagerstown Mail 4/11/1893 |
| Additional Information: | Melvin Dorsey's great aunt, sister of his mother, was Sarah Duposee. Melvin Dorsey's mother-in-law (Annie Dorsey's mother), Caroline Robinson is interred at Halfway. Section/Lot marker for Melvin Dorsey found on 3-11-2023 by Emilie Amt (see Facebook video) |
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| Birthdate: | 1850 |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Robert F. Dorsey |
| Death Date: | 3 April 1874 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 24 years |
| Family: |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Unknown on death certificate, but likely Emanuel Nimmy |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Fanny Nimmy |
| Children: | Maggie Dorsey, born in 1870 Ned Dorsey, born in 1874 |
| Siblings: | Catherine "Katie" (Simpson) Gant |
| Inscription on Gravestone Recorded by S.W.Piper in 1936: | age 24 yr |
| Sources: | Piper Cemetery List Death certificate Equity suit naming Polly Dorsey (husband, Robert), as child & heir of Fanny Nimmy who died intestate (wife of Emanuel Nimmy of Hagerstown) 3-7-1892, Hagerstown Herald & Torch Light |
| Additional Information: | Polly Dorsey's gravestone was unearthed on Sept. 7, 2024. Polly Dorsey died in 1874, twenty-three years before the Halfway African American Cemetery was founded by the Good Samaritans and Daughters of Samaria of Hagerstown. Her burial at Halfway was likely a re-interment. Her older sister, Katie (Simpson) Gant and brother-in-law, Frisby Gant adopted Polly's two young children when she died at age 24. |
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| Birthdate: | 1790 |
| Death Date: | 26 March 1870 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 80 years |
| Inscription on Gravestone Recorded by S.W.Piper in 1936: | 80 yr. |
| Sources: | Piper Cemetery List Death certificate |
| Birthdate: | 1838 (from 1880 U.S. Census) |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Mary A. Dorsey |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Military: | Private, Company F, 24th Regiment, United States Colored Troops |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Born in Maryland |
| Children: | Annie, Franklin, Lillie, Jerome, Mamie Step-daughters: Josephine Lockman, born 1863 and Anna Lockman (or Dorsey), born 1869 |
| Inscription on Gravestone Recorded by S.W.Piper in 1936: | J.W. Dorsey |
| Sources: | Samuel Piper Cemetery List online at https://digital.whilbr.org/digital/collection/p16715coll31 United States Colored Infantry Pension Index Card US Census: 1870, 1880 |
| Additional Information: | Volunteers working at the cemetery found John W. Dorsey's headstone on March 27, 2021 in what appeared to be a pile of rubble dumped near a tree. The stone names his regiment - 24th USCT - and Company F which doesn't align with his military records. Mr. Dorsey's Pension Index Card gives his name as John W. Dawson, alias John W. Dorsey. His widow was Mary A. Dorsey, who is named as his dependent. William H.A. Hamilton, a minor, is also named as a dependent. He served in the 24 United States Colored Infantry, Company D. Pension filing dates: 1880 Nov. 3 (Class) Invalid (Application No.) 412249 (Certificate No.) blank (State From Which Filed) Md. 1886 July 21 (Class) Widow (Application No.) 342553 (Certificate No.) blank (State From Which Filed) Md. 1888 Apr. 30 (Class) Minor (Application No. 371731 (Certificate No.) blank (State From Which Filed) Md. |
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| Birthdate: | 25 December 1862 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | George Robert Douglas (1858-1921), interred at Rose Hill Cemetery |
| Death Date: | 12 April 1911 |
| Death Place: | at 31 W. North, Hagerstown or at Washington County Hospital in Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 14 April 1911 |
| Age at Death: | 48 years 3 months 17 days (death certificate) or 65 years (obituary) |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Appendicitis; Fibroid Tumor |
| Occupation: | Housewife |
| Employer: | General H. Kyd Douglas |
| Church: | Ebenezer A.M.E., Hagerstown |
| Enslaver: | enslaved by Henry Severs near Winchester Virginia |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Gen. Robert Douglas, 31 W. Wash St., Hagerstown |
| Physician: | Daniel A. Watkins |
| Undertaker: | L.M. Watkins |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Harry Robinson, born near Winchester, Virginia, also interred at Halfway |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Nettie, born in Virginia |
| Children: | Thomas Douglas |
| Siblings: | Henry Robinson, Emma Douglass' brother, was in Europe at the time of her death. Brother Benjamin Robinson lived in West Virginia. Sister, Laura (Robinson) Flowers/Flowery also lived in West Virginia -information from Mrs. Emma Douglass obituary |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary Obituary for her father, Henry Robinson, Hagerstown Herald & Torch Light, August 9, 1894 "For Benefit of Church: First of a Series of Entertainments Given by Ebenezer A.M.E. Congregation," Hagerstown Morning Herald, March 25, 1904 "Easter Carnival: Interesting Program for Annual Event at Ebenezer Church," Hagerstown Herald & Torch Light, April 7, 1904 |
| Additional Information: | According to her obituary, "Mrs. Douglas was well-known and many years lived in family of Gen. H. Kyd Douglas." |
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| Death Date: | 14 May 1898 |
| Death Place: | Died while working on farm of William Kealhofer, 1/2 mile from Hagerstown along the Western MD Railroad |
| Cause of Death: | Fractured skull from fall |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | funeral services at his home on Hamilton Lane, Hagerstown, Rev. J.H. Collett, Ebenezer A.M.E., officiating |
| Physician: | Dr. C.B. Boyle |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Family: | left wife & 5 small children |
| Sources: | Obituary "Fatal Accident: Horace Douglas Falls Head Foremost on a Pile of Rocks," Hagerstown Morning Herald, May 16, 1898. |
| Additional Information: | Horace Douglas was working on the farm of William Kealhofer when he fell from a ladder and died. William Jackson, an African American man from Hagerstown, had the contract to white wash Kealhofer's barn and had employed Horace Douglas to assist. |
| Birthdate: | 1858 (death certificate) |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Emma (Robinson) Douglas (1862-1911), married December 13, 1883, interred at Halfway Cemetery 2nd wife - Georgia Tasker Douglas |
| Death Date: | 13 January 1921 |
| Death Place: | 238 N. Jonathan Street, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 15 January 1921 |
| Age at Death: | 63 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Chronic endocarditis |
| Occupation: | Employee of the Dix Cafe for many years Chief of the kitchen staff at Dix Cafe Worked for the Hartle Brothers for 30 years Beer Bottler (1900 Census) Laborer (1910 Census) Dishwasher at hotel (1920 Census) |
| Employer: | Dix Cafe Hartle Brothers |
| Enslaver: | Mrs. G.R. Douglass |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Rev. H.A. Johnson officiated at the funeral |
| Physician: | Dr Campbell |
| Undertaker: | Watkins Minnich |
| Family: |
| Children: | Son: Thomas F. Douglas Step-son: Frederick Tasker |
| Sources: | Death certificate – "Halfway" erased & "Rose Hill" written over the erasure Obituary, Afro-American, Baltimore, Maryland, January 21, 1921 Obituary, "Dies Suddenly," Daily Mail, Hagerstown, January 14, 1921 “The Right Kind,” Hagerstown Mail, May 8, 1896 “To Observe Birthday,” Hagerstown Morning Herald, February 3, 1916 Washington County Maryland Marriage Index Hagerstown City Directories: 1903, 1905, 1908, 1910, 1922 |
| Additional Information: | Next door neighbor to Annie Bentley in 1900 No grave marker has been found. |
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| Birthdate: | 4 November 1909 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown |
| Death Date: | 4 November 1909 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown |
| Cause of Death: | Prematurity; Failure Respiration; Stillborn |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Charles B. Drew, Father |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Charles B. Drew |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Naomie E. Jackson |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Birthdate: | 1878 |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 6 April 1900 |
| Death Place: | Bellevue Almshouse/Asylum, Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 18 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Consumption |
| Occupation: | Jacob Dungeon's death certificate lists his occupation as "pauper." |
| Employer: | worked at Hoover’s Cafe & Clarkson’s Livery, both in Hagerstown |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Asbury M.E. Church |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Charles H. Diebert, Bellevue Almshouse, Hagerstown |
| Family: |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Leo Dungeon; Step-father: William Booze |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Annie Wells |
| Sources: | Death certificate and obituary for Jacob Dungeon Obituary for his mother, Mrs. Annie Booze, Hagerstown Mail, December 13, 1899 Will of Jacob Dungeon's mother, Annie (Wells) Dungeon Booz, July 29, 1899, in Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900 available at Ancestry.com 1900 Coffman Funeral Home Ledger #1, April 7, page 21 |
| Additional Information: | In her will, Jacob Dungeon's mother, Annie (Wells) Dungeon Booz, bequeathed to her son Jacob her gold watch, silver plated spoons, and her solid silver fork. She directed her executor to sell her household furniture, other personal property, and her home in Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Virginia. The executor was to invest the net proceeds for her son Jacob to receive at the age of twenty-one. If Jacob were to die before reaching twenty-one years, all proceeds would go to Annie Brent, wife of Charles Brent of Steven in the state of Pennsylvania. Mrs. Booze appointed T.A. Brown as her executor. Witnesses to the signing of her will were James H. Clements, Edward Jenkins, and Curtis D. Simpson, all of Washington County, Maryland. No grave marker has been found for Jacob Dungeon. |
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| Birthdate: | 10 December 1917 |
| Birth Place: | 438 N. Jonathan Street, Hagerstown |
| Death Date: | Unknown |
| Death Place: | at home, 438 N. Jonathan Street, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 15 December 1917 |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Still born |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Alexander Edemy, Father |
| Physician: | A.B Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Alexander Edemy, Sr., born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Maud Fisher, born in Maryland |
| Grandparents: | Paternal Grandfather: James Rodney Edemy, interred at Halfway Cemetery |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Birthdate: | 26 September 1919 |
| Birth Place: | 22 Ruby Avenue, Hagerstown |
| Death Date: | 26 September 1919 |
| Death Place: | at home, 22 Ruby Avenue, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 27 September 1919 |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Still born |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Alexander Edemy, Father |
| Physician: | AB Wilson MD |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Father: Alexander Edemy, Sr., born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Maud Fisher, born in Maryland |
| Grandparents: | Paternal Grandfather: James Rodney Edemy, interred at Halfway Cemetery |
| Sources: | DC Obit for Alexander Edemy, d.1940 in Hagerstown, interred at Red Hill, Keedysville |
| Additional Information: | Dr. A.B. Wilson noted on the death certificate, "delivered by midwife, treated mother for influenza." |
| Birthdate: | 1839 |
| Birth Place: | Washington County, Maryland |
| Death Date: | 28 May 1905 |
| Death Place: | at home, Bloom’s Avenue, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 1 June 1905 |
| Age at Death: | 66 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Chronic Endocarditis; Cardiac dilatation; Asthma |
| Military: | USCT 19th, Co.K |
| Enslaver: | Alex Neill |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Alexandria Edemy, Son |
| Physician: | Wagaman |
| Family: |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Joseph Edemy, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Eliza |
| Children: | Georgianna, James, Joseph, William, John H., Annie May, Josephine, Alexander Neal Edemy |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary Funeral notice, Hagerstown Morning Herald, June 1, 1905 Death certificate for Annie May (Edemy) Dykes "Alex N. Edemy," Hagerstown Morning Herald, March 19, 1909 "Colored School Trustees," Hagerstown Herald & Torch Light, June 10, 1874. Civil War Draft Registration Record, August - Sept. 1863 United States Colored Troops Military Service Record "Washington County's African American Civil War Veterans," by Jack Ebersole, available online at WHILBR Washington County Maryland Land Records McKK1, p.78 1868 Freedmen's Bureau Records Edemy Family Timeline by Barbara Boward |
| Additional Information: | The Edemy family lived near Weverton/Sandy Hook/Pleasant Valley in southern Washington County before moving to Hagerstown. In 1868, Joseph Edemy, father of James Rodney Edemy, bought land to establish a school for African Americans in Washington County District 11 (Sandy Hook/Weverton). Joseph Edemy then became a trustee for the school that was established. No grave marker has been found. |
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| Birthdate: | 26 January 1920 |
| Birth Place: | 57 N. Bethel Street, Hagerstown |
| Death Date: | 26 January 1920 |
| Death Place: | at home, 57 N. Bethel Street, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 27 January 1920 |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Anaemic from asphyxia |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Louisa Edemy, aunt |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A. K. Coffman |
| Family: |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | William Rodney Edemy, born in Washington County |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Ethel Gertrude Ray, born in Maryland |
| Siblings: | Frederick Rodney Edemy Georgianna (Edemy) Lock Ray William Edemy Juanita (Edemy) House |
| Grandparents: | Paternal great-grandparents: James Rodney Edemy and Ann Louise (Porter) Edemy Maternal great-grandparents: Joseph Ray and Mollie (Snowden) Ray |
| Sources: | Death certificate Census records for extended family |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. |
| Birthdate: | 1877 |
| Birth Place: | 125 Church Street, Hagerstown |
| Marital Status: | Widow |
| Spouse: | Henry L. Evans |
| Death Date: | 26 October 1930 |
| Death Place: | at home of her sister: Mrs. Katie Smith, 125 Church St. |
| Burial Date: | 28 October 1930 |
| Age at Death: | 53 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Acute dilation of heart; Acute indigestion |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | at home, 125 Church Street, Hagerstown, Rev. L.L. Williams and Rev. Bond |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Richard Liles |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | Fred W. Kraiss |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | George Lyles, born in Boonsboro, Washington County, Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Charlotte Rebecca (Carpenter) Brown Lyles, born in Washington County Maryland |
| Siblings: | Various spellings of surname: Lyels, Lyles, Liles, Lillies Stephen Harry Lyels 1863 Henry George Lyles 1864 Anna R. Lyels 1866 George E. Lyels 1867 Ada C. Lyels 1869 Emma K. Lyles Mamie Jane (Lyels) Brown 1872 John B. Lyles 1874 Maude Virginia (Lyels) Whiting 1874 Katie Emma C. (Lyels) Smith 1874 Dora Lyles 1878 Letitia Lyles 1878 Joseph Alfred Lyles 1881 Richard Cadwell Lyels 1886 Louisa Lyles 1886 Benjamin Lyles 1888 Romeo "Romy" Lyles 1890 |
| Grandparents: | Paternal grandparents: Daniel Lyles (born 1802) and Anne S. Lyles (born 1804) Maternal grandparents: Emmanuel Carpenter (born 1830) and Mary Ann Cole (born 1830) |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 1908 Hagerstown City Directory: 425 N. Jonathan St. |
| Birthdate: | 1841 |
| Birth Place: | Leitersburg, Washington County, Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Hannah (Carroll) Farmer |
| Death Date: | 15 October 1906 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 65 years 1 month 10 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Brights Disease of Kidney; Uremia |
| Occupation: | Farm laborer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Hannah Farmer, Wife |
| Physician: | H.L. Herman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Jerry Farmer, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Susan Galhey, born in Maryland |
| Children: | Bessie (Farmer) Palmer Lee, born 1878 William Farmer, born 1880 John Farmer, born 1884 Robert Farmer, born 1886 |
| Sources: | Death certificate Census: 1850, 1860, 1880, 1900 Jerry Farmer is listed as a member of the Ebenezer AME Church 1868 and in 1870 (Church Registry, Class No. 1) in the Ebenezer AME Record Book, Washington County Historical Society. 1882 Boyd's Hagerstown Directory lists Robert Farmer and his father, Jeremiah Farmer. Robert's occupation was carpenter; Jeremiah Farmer worked as a fence maker. They resided at "Jonathan near the Middleburg Pike." 1884-85 Sheriff & Taylor Directory: Jeremiah Farmer, laborer, residing at Jonathan near North |
| Additional Information: | See Freedom Permits, Washington County, Maryland 1827-1863: Hannah Farmer was enslaved by William Gabby, permit dated October 26, 1840 No grave marker has been found. |
| Birthdate: | 13 March 1870 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Widow |
| Spouse: | David Fletcher |
| Death Date: | 23 October 1931 |
| Death Place: | 54 W. North Street, Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 61 years 7 months 10 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Chronic Endocarditis; Nephritis; Arteriosclerosis |
| Occupation: | School Teacher Community Organizer Education Advocate & Speaker |
| Employer: | Washington County Maryland School Commissioners |
| Church: | Bethel A.M.E. |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Bethel A.M.E., Rev. John Bond |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Catherine Fletcher, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | Victor D. Miller |
| Undertaker: | Fred W. Kraiss |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Robert Mackey, born in Williamsport, Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Harriet Louisa Chesley, born Chewsville, Maryland |
| Children: | Adopted daughter, Catherine R. Wheaton Fletcher, b. 1910 |
| Siblings: | Annie (Mackey) Butler, born 1852 William Mackey, St. Paul, Minnesota, born 1856 Ida B. (Mackey) Webster, born 1861 Jane J. Mackey, born 1861 Mrs. Martha Lenett (Mackey) Compton, Harrisburg, born 1863 Berthe Mackey, born 1865 |
| Grandparents: | Paternal grandparents: Lloyd Mackey and Mary (Wagner) Mackey Maternal grandparents: Oliver Chesley, born about 1793 and Clancey Chisley |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary Undated photograph of Cora (Mackey) Fletcher and students in front of Bethel Street Elementary School, Hagerstown, courtesy Andrew Williams and Carolyn Williams Brooks of Hagerstown "Hall Benefit Fair,” Hagerstown Herald & Torch Light, December 20, 1894 “Hagerstown,” Afro-American, Baltimore, Maryland, August 27, 1898 “Present Every Day,” Hagerstown Morning Herald, February 6, 1914 Hagerstown Directory 1915, 1922 |
| Additional Information: | 1893-appointed Assistant Teacher, North Street School, Hagerstown; elected to membership in the Maryland State Progressive Teachers' Association at the annual meeting held in Baltimore. 1894-Organized and served as discussion leader and speaker for the Colored Teachers' Institute of Washington County. 1896-Presented a paper entitled "How to Create Interest in the Primary Departments" at the Colored Teachers' Association of Washington County meeting at North Street Grammar School Building. 1898-Organized and presented at the mass meeting supporting legislation to establish a State Normal and Industrial School for the education of colored students of Maryland. 1911-Organized Education Conference held at Asbury Methodist Church in Hagerstown. 1914 - Taught first grade at the Hagerstown School for Colored Children (North Street School) |
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| Birthdate: | 1871 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Cora (Mackey) Fletcher, also interred at Halfway Cemetery |
| Death Date: | 1 August 1904 |
| Death Place: | at the home of Robert Mackey, his father-in-law, 41 W. Church Street, Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 33 years 3 months 14 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Typhoid Fever; Intestinal Perforation & Hemorrhage |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Cora Fletcher, Wife |
| Physician: | Wagaman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Henry Fletcher, born in Maryland |
| Siblings: | William Fletcher, Petersville, Frederick County, Maryland George Fletcher, Baltimore, Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituaries in Hagerstown and Frederick papers |
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| Birthdate: | 1867 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Robert Forqueran |
| Death Date: | 2 August 1904 |
| Death Place: | West Bethel Street, Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 37 years (obituary), 30 years (death certificate) |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Gastritis & Bronchitis (Tuberculor) |
| Occupation: | Housewife |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Robert Forqueren, Husband |
| Physician: | Wagaman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Dallas Moore, born in Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Bettie Moore, born in Virginia |
| Children: | George Forqueran Paul Robert Forqueran Virginia Forqueran |
| Sources: | Death Certificate Obituary for Mrs. Robert Forqueren, Hagerstown Morning Herald, August 4, 1904 1903 Hagerstown Directory - resided at Bethel Street 1905 Hagerstown Directory - resided at 24 Hamilton Avenue "High School Drama Thing of the Past: School Board Decides to Eliminate This Along With Class Day and Other Exercises From the School Program - Many Teachers Were Appointed," Hagerstown Morning Herald, June 14, 1905. "Trustees Appointed," Herald Mail, June 16, 1905 “Trustees Appointed,” Herald Mail, June 6, 1906 "Big Sendoff Given Local Colored Men," Morning Herald, Hagerstown, October 27, 1917 |
| Additional Information: | Mrs. Forqueran was survived by four children. Her husband, Robert Forqueran, was appointed school trustee for the Hagerstown "colored" school in 1905 and 1906. Her son, Paul R. Forqueran, and other members of the Hagerstown and Washington County community were given a parade and special send-off program at Samaritan Hall before leaving for the National Army October 27, 1917. |
| Birthdate: | 1830 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 17 April 1898 |
| Burial Date: | 19 April 1898 |
| Age at Death: | 68 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Stroke |
| Occupation: | Domestic |
| Employer: | family of William McKee |
| Family: |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Leonard Fowler |
| Siblings: | Mary Jane (Fowler) Thomas Ruth Fowler Charles Fowler |
| Sources: | Piper Cemetery List Obituary Will U.S. Census: 1880 Fowler family on inventories of appraisement for John Mong, enslaver Ebenezer AME Record Book: list of members, February 28, 1868 1850 Slave Schedule for John Mong, Beaver Creek "Class 55," Hagerstown Mail, October 25, 1889 "Personal Mention: About the Movements of People Who Come and Go," Hagerstown Herald & Torch Light, April 24, 1895 "A Surprise Party," Hagerstown Morning Herald, February 1, 1896. |
| Additional Information: | 1863 - Ellen Fowler's sisters and brother were listed on the inventory of appraisement for John Mong's estate, "...1 Negro man Charles [$100], 1 Negro woman Mary [$50], 1 Negro woman Ruth [$50]" 1869 - Ellen Fowler and her sisters Ruth and Mary Fowler were listed in the Ebenezer AME Record book, List of memebers. 1889 - Ellen Fowler baked prize-winning gingerbread, winning second place in the category Best Gingerbread at the Hagerstown Fair. 1895 - Miss Ellen Fowler travelled to the African Methodist Episcopal Conference convening at Ebenezer church in Baltimore, with Rev. M.W. Travers, Rev. J.B. Cordell, Professor J.S. Dykes, Mrs. Edward Nelson, Miss Mary Thomas, and Mr. Isaiah Hatton. 1896 - Ellen Fowler and other church members organized a surprise party for Rev. M.W. Traverse at the Ebenezer AME parsonage. 1898 - Ellen Fowler's will admitted to probate Nephew: Chambers Fowler Nieces: Celia (Fowler) Williams, Martha (Fowler) Franklin Friend & Executor: William Clinton McKee |
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| Birthdate: | 1833 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Widow |
| Spouse: | Harriet Fisher married Ralph Brooks in 1864. He was born in Beaver Creek in 1828 and died in 1871, interred at Second Christian Church Graveyard at Bagtown, Washington County. Harriet (Fisher) Brooks married Charles Fowler in 1879. Charles died in Hagerstown in 1895 and was interred at the Bethel Graveyard in Hagerstown. |
| Death Date: | 15 January 1910 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 64 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Acute Bronchitis & Acute Cystitis; Cardiac Failure |
| Occupation: | Domestic |
| Church: | Ebenezer AME |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Lucy James, niece |
| Physician: | Wagaman |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | John Fisher, born about 1815 in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Caroline Taylor, born about 1810 in Maryland |
| Children: | Adopted daughter: Lillie Taylor |
| Siblings: | Sophia Taylor (1839-?) Sally Taylor (1845-?) Celia/Cecelia Taylor (1852-1915) |
| Sources: | Death certificate Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 Ebenezer A.M.E. Record Book Washington County, Maryland U.S. Marriage Index 1861-1949 |
| Additional Information: | Niece: Lucy James Sister-in-law: Ellen Fowler, also interred at Halfway |
| Birthdate: | 7 September 1893 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 5 May 1912 |
| Death Place: | Beaver Creek, Maryland |
| Burial Date: | 7 May 1912 |
| Age at Death: | 18 years 7 months 28 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Pulmonary Tuberculosis; Cardiac Failure; Consumption |
| Occupation: | House Work |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Martha Franklin |
| Physician: | Wagaman |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | William Edward Chambers Fowler, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Lucy Taylor (Lucy James), born in Maryland |
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| Birthdate: | 25 March 1855 |
| Birth Place: | Berry Hill, West Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Married Jennie Hunter (1862-1895) in Washington County in 1893. Jennie (Hunter) Franklin is interred at Halfway Cemetery. Married Martha Fowler (1870-1948) in 1903. Martha (Fowler) Franklin is interred at Rose Hill Cemetery in Hagerstown. |
| Death Date: | 22 June 1925 |
| Death Place: | 116 W. Bethel, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 25 June 1925 |
| Age at Death: | 70 years 2 months 29 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Valvular Heart Disease; Cardiac Asthma |
| Occupation: | Laborer, odd jobs (1910 Census) Laborer, railroad (1920 Census) |
| Employer: | W.C. McKee on the Leitersburg Pike. McKee was the friend, employer, and executor for Ellen Fowler, Brown Franklin's aunt. |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mrs. Martha F. Franklin, 116 W. Bethel St., Hagerstown, wife |
| Physician: | William Hoffler |
| Undertaker: | J.B. Johnson |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Betzil Summers, born in West Virginia |
| Children: | Daughter: Mary Ellen Franklin, died in Hagerstown, 1904, at age 5 months, burial place unknown Step-son: James Shepherd Thompson (1896-1979) |
| Sources: | Death certificate for Brown Franklin Death certificate for Mary Ellen Franklin, daughter of Martha and Brown Franklin Marriage announcement for marriage to Jennie Hunter, 1893 Marriage anouncement for marriage to Martha Fowler, 1902 "Ellen Fowler Extended Family Kinship" by Barbara Boward |
| Additional Information: | Aunt: Mary Jane (Fowler) Thomas (1835-1913), also interred at Halfway Cemetery No grave marker has been found. |
| Birthdate: | 1862 |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Brown Franklin |
| Death Date: | 7 April 1895 |
| Death Place: | Lived in the family of Mr. William McKee, Leitersburg Pike |
| Age at Death: | 45 years (obituary), 33 years (Piper list) |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Obstruction of the bowels |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Buried from A.M.E. Church |
| Physician: | Drs. Mason, Scott, and Boyle held post mortem |
| Inscription on Gravestone Recorded by S.W.Piper in 1936: | Jennie Franklin, wife Brown Franklin, age 33 yr, D. Apr. 7, 1895 |
| Sources: | Piper cemetery list Death certificate Obituary Marriage notice, 11-10-1893 Herald Mail |
| Additional Information: | Lived with William McKee family on Leitersburg Pike Jenny Franklin's surname was Hunter at the time of her marriage to Brown Franklin Her death certificate date of death is 7 April 1897. The obituary and the Piper Cemetery List date of death is 7 April 1895. |
| Birthdate: | 1850 |
| Birth Place: | Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Sarah E. (Franklin) French (1861-1935) born in Front Royal, Virginia. Jack French married Sarah Franklin in 1878. |
| Death Date: | 25 February 1910 |
| Death Place: | W. North Street, Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 59 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Dropsy |
| Occupation: | 1870 - age 19, Laborer on the farm of William & Isabella Glascock, First Revenue District, Fauquier County, Virginia 1880 - age 27, Servant in the household of Thomas & Eliza Massie, Jackson Township, Rappahannock County, Virginia 1900 - age 50, Day laborer in Front Royal Town, Warren County, Virginia |
| Enslaver: | James Henry French; Sarah Scarbourgh Butler |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Sarah French, Wife |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A. K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | James Samuel French (1803-1878) born and died in Fauquier County, Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Celia Gaskin (1835-1917) born and died in Fauquier County, Virginia |
| Children: | Mary (French) Walker, born 1877 Roberta "Gertie" B. (French) Lavender Johnson, born 1879 Jacqueline "Lena" (French) Lewis, born 1880, died 1913, also interred at Halfway African American Cemetery John French, born 1881 Thomas Lee French, born 1884 Charles R. French, born 1885 Georgianna "Georgie" (French) Cotton, born 1887 Frankie Rosie (French) Robinson, born 1890 Christine (French) Lyles, born 1897 Herman Baylis French, born 1894 Joseph G. French, born 1898 |
| Siblings: | James Henry French, born in 1851 Edna French, born in 1851 John Gaskins, born in 1864 |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 “Discovering Their Journey: French Family Tree” by Charles H. French "Jack French," by Mrs. Lola Mosby |
| Additional Information: | Great-granddaughter: Lola Mosby, board member No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 1865 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Death Date: | 2 January 1912 |
| Death Place: | Belleview Asylum, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 4 January 1912 |
| Age at Death: | 47 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Arteriosclerosis; Cerebral Hemorrhage |
| Occupation: | 1880 Census - age 14, attended school in Hagerstown. 1900 Census - age 33, Day laborer 1910 Census - age 40, Inmate at Bellevue |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | John Simpson, Bloom Avenue, Hagerstown, uncle |
| Physician: | J.R. Laughlin |
| Undertaker: | S.K. Lowman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Alfred Frisby Gantz (1836-1901) born in Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Catherine "Katie" Simpson (1848-1900) born in Virginia |
| Siblings: | Brother - William Gantz, Pittsburg Step-brothers - Robert Simpson Jones (1863-?), Rufus Simpson Jones (1864-?) Adopted brother and sister - Ned Dorsey and Maggie Dorsey |
| Grandparents: | Maternal grandmother: Fannie (Briscoe) Simpson Nimmey (1825-?) Paternal grandmother: Henrietta Gant (1799-1891), interred at Bethel graveyard in Hagerstown Paternal grandfather: Rasius Gantz Uncles: Robert F. Dorsey (1850-1892), Curtis Simpson (1860-1911) Aunts: Polly (Simpson) Dorsey (1850-1874), Lizzie (Barnum) Simpson (1868-1900) |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary US Census: 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910 "Officers for Bellevue Asylum", Hagerstown Herald & Torch Light, February 4, 1886 - Trustees of the Bellevue Asylum elected George Eader keeper; Dr. J. McP. Scott as physician, and John Gant, colored was chosen farmer. (Not confirmed as the same John Gant). 1910 Hagerstown Directory - John Gant resided at Middleburg Pike, RFD (Rural Free Delivery) No. 6 U.S. Civil War Pension Index Card for John Gant's father, Alfred Gant/Gantz Death certificate for Frisby Gantz, died 1901 in Hagerstown Obiturary for Notice of Equity Suit: Frisby Gant and Wife and Others Versus Emanuel Nimmy and Others, Hagerstown Herald & Torch Light, March 7, 1892 (including Polly Dorsey, Fanny and Emanuel Nimmy, Kate and Frisby Gant, Curtis and Lizzie Simpson, Amanda Simpson, Susan Simpson, Margaret and Edward Dorsey, Robert Dorsey.) Fanny Nimmy purchased land from the heirs of Jacob Gruber but never secured the deed. A small balance with interest was due. The Gruber heirs were out of sate and required to appear at court. |
| Additional Information: | John Gant lived at Bellevue, the "County Home" for the last five years of his life. No grave marker has been found. RECORDS NEEDED: John Gant's father, Alfred Frisby Gant, was a Civil War veteran who served in the 45th Regiment, Company H, United States Colored Infantry. He applied for an invalid pension in 1889. We need a copy of his pension application. |
| Birthdate: | 24 June 1909 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Death Date: | 20 June 1909 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Age at Death: | 3 weeks 6 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Marasmus (malnutrition) |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Leona Gerald, Mother |
| Physician: | A.B Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Family: |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Harry Gerald, born in New York |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Leona Page, born in Hagerstown |
| Sources: | Death certificate No grave marker has been found. |
| Birthdate: | 1838 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Widow |
| Spouse: | Levi Miller, married in 1903 |
| Death Date: | 21 January 1908 |
| Death Place: | Braxton Avenue, Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 70 to 80 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | General Debility; Heart failure, Valvular |
| Occupation: | Domestic |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mr. J. Stoops |
| Physician: | A.B Wilson |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Joseph/John Goins, born in Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary Marriage License for Anna Goins, widow (age 55) and Levi Miller, widower (age 60), January 28, 1903; Rev J.L. Brown, Minister, performed the marriage; Mark G.T. Leiter was the witness. US Census 1850, District 1, Sharpsburg, Washington County, Maryland: The free black family of John and Maria Goins included Ann M. Goins, 11 years old. "Draws Two Years," Hagerstown Mail, June 21, 1907 - Clarence Brown was sentenced to two years in prison for assaulting Mrs. Anna Goins, age 80, of Braxton Ave. |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. |
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| Birthdate: | 1859 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 3 February 1919 |
| Death Place: | Washington County Jail, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 5 February 1909 |
| Age at Death: | 50 to 60 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Alcoholism and cramps |
| Occupation: | Laborer employed at Security |
| Physician: | John H. Bitner, Practicing Coroner |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | No record |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | No record |
| Sources: | Death certificate “Death from Natural Causes is the Verdict, Hagerstown Morning Herald (HMH), February 5, 1919 “A Colored Man is Found Dead in Jail, HMH, February 4, 1919 Coroners Inquisitions, Washington County, Maryland, Book 15, 1917-1919 -- GOOD, William - at Hagerstown - 3 Feb 1919 - by John H. BITNER, J.P., acting coroner - Death - from natural unknown causes; was in the Washington County Jail. - Dr. W. B. MORRISON, Dr. C. Z. WINGERT - Witnesses: Lester BAKER, Frank WILLIAMS, H.T. FRUSH, Frank BROWN, Howard S. BROWN, Alonza WARD. [Book 15, 69-71] (Filed 5 Feb 1919, Judgment Liber 23, 373) |
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| Birthdate: | 13 November 1911 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 23 November 1911 |
| Death Place: | 341 North Jonathan Street, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 24 November 1911 |
| Age at Death: | 8 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Convulsion |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | James Grant, Father |
| Physician: | J E Pitsnogle |
| Undertaker: | Samuel E. Ford |
| Family: |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | James H. Grant, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Dova Jackson, born in Winchester, Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Birthdate: | 1845 (death certificate) |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Widow |
| Spouse: | James Grant (1847-?), born in Georgia |
| Death Date: | 16 October 1908 |
| Death Place: | 341 North Jonathan Street, Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 63 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Abscess of lower jaw followed by Gangrene & Exhaustion |
| Occupation: | Employed as domestic by Harry E. Bester |
| Church: | A.M.E. Church member for 50 years |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | James H. Grant, son |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Children: | James H. Grant, born in Georgia in 1875 In 1900, the Grant-Wilson-Jackson family lived at 31 West Bethel Street an inter-generational household in Hagerstown, Maryland. Perry Jackson was listed as the head of household on the census; he and his wife Hannah were both working. Their married daughter, Margaret Wilson and her husband, William O. Wilson, and their baby, Percy, shared the home. Perry Jackson's sister, Mary (Jackson) Grant, and her son James H. Grant share the home. Mary Grant's husband had died; she worked as a domestic. Her son James H. Grant, worked as a waiter in Hagerstown. |
| Siblings: | Mary Jane (Jackson) Grant's brother, sister-in-law, and niece are also interred at Haflway African American Cemetery: William Perry Jackson (1851-1909) and Hannah L. (Dodson) Jackson (1845-1919) Margaret Virginia (Jackson) Wilson (1872-1922) |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary |
| Additional Information: | We know of three generations of the Grand-Jackson-Wilson family who are buried at Halfway African American Cemetery: Siblings Mary Jane (Jackson) Grant (1842-1908) and William Perry Jackson (1851-1909) William Jackson's wife, Hannah L. (Dodson) Jackson Maddox (1845-1919) William and Hannah Jackson's daughter, Margaret Virginia (Jackson) Wilson (1872-1922) Margaret Wilson's daughter, Mavalin K. (Wilson) Manuel (1901-1923) |
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| Birthdate: | 1795 |
| Death Date: | 15 May 1844 |
| Church: | Jesse Guinn was probably a member at St. John's Episcopal Church of Hagerstown. He was buried from there. |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | St. John’s Episcopal Church |
| Inscription on Gravestone Recorded by S.W.Piper in 1936: | age 49 yr. |
| Sources: | Piper Cemetery List 1884-85 Sheriff & Taylor Directory: Mary Gwynn, widow of Jesse, home 49, 3 Church |
| Birthdate: | 2 November 1911 |
| Birth Place: | 344 N. Jonathan Street, Hagerstown |
| Death Date: | 7 November 1911 |
| Death Place: | 344 N. Jonathan St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 10 November 1911 |
| Age at Death: | 5 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Sepsis |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Robert Hall, Father |
| Physician: | J.E. Pitsnogle, H.O. |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Robert Hall, born in Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Florence Spencer, born in West Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Birthdate: | 1801 |
| Death Date: | 5 May 1889 |
| Age at Death: | 88 years |
| Sources: | Piper Cemetery List Death notice |
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| Birthdate: | 24 December 1859 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Widow |
| Spouse: | Jacob Harris (also known as John Caesar), married Hannah Alexander in 1886 |
| Death Date: | 27 May 1917 |
| Death Place: | 64 W. Bethel Street, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 30 May 1917 |
| Age at Death: | 57 years 5 month 3 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Carcinoma Stomach; Exhaustion |
| Church: | Bethel AME Church, Hagerstown |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Bethel A.M.E. Church, Hagerstown |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Jennet Harris, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | A.P. Stauffer |
| Undertaker: | Watkins & Minnich |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | David Alexander, born in Loudon County, Virginia, about 1823 |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Rachael McGruder, born in Loudon County, Virginia, 1833; died 1923, interred Manassas, Virginia |
| Children: | William Frances Harris (1885-1950), lived in Philadelphia at the time of his mother's death Walter W. Harris, lived in Hagerstown at the time of his mother's death |
| Siblings: | William Alexander, born 1850 Sandy Richard Alexander (1853-1917) married Laura Powell, born 1859 Henry Alexander, born 1857 James Alexander, born 1858 married (1882) Sarah Harris, born 1863 Frank Alexandria, born 1863 Charles Alexandria, born 1865 Catherine Alexandria, born 1868 David Alexander, Jr. (1872-1915) Maria Alexander, born 1874 Rachel (McGruder) Alexander had 10 children according to the 1900 US Census. Seven were still living in 1910. |
| Sources: | Death certificate and obituary Death certificate for her husband, Jacob Harris "Untitled," Hagerstown Herald & Torch Light, Dec. 1, 1892 - Hannah Harris, president of Board of Stewardesses "A Surprise Party," Hagerstown Morning Herald, February 1, 1896 - Hannah Harris and others feted Rev. Traverse at Ebenezer AME "Untitled," Afro-American Newspaper, Baltimore, april 18, 1896 - Hannah Harris at 52nd birthday party for Mrs. Mary Fitzhugh of Hagerstown “Officers Elected," Hagerstown Morning Herald, May 3, 1899 - Hannah Harris elected treasurer, Ebenezer AME Sunday School Souvenir Program, 144th Anniversary of Ebenezer A.M.E. Church, 40 West Bethel Street, Hagerstown, Maryland, 1982 U.S. Civil War Pension Index for Jacob Harris, alias John Caesar, soldier. (Hannah Harris, widow. Jacob Harris filed for an invalid pension on Feb. 9, 11891; Hannah Harris filed for a widow's pension on June 6, 1904 |
| Additional Information: | Hannah Harris was a resident of Hagerstown for over 30 years at the time of her death. Jacob Harris served in Company B, 28th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry No grave marker has been found. |
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| Birthdate: | 1855 (death certificate) |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Cora L. (Brown) Harris |
| Death Date: | 14 January 1907 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Age at Death: | 52 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Found dead cause unknown, no accident or suicide |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Cora Harris, wife |
| Physician: | Elias B. Hartle, City Coroner |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Solomon Harris, born in Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Elizabeth Lyles, born in Maryland |
| Siblings: | Brother: Frederick J. Harris d. 1902, husband of Margaret (Wagner) Harris from Washington, D.C. |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Birthdate: | 1847 |
| Birth Place: | Charlotteville, Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 6 February1907 |
| Death Place: | Braxton Avenue, Hagerstown home of Jacob Johnson |
| Age at Death: | 64 years (death certificate) or 55 years (obituary) |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | La Grippe; Exhaustion |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Employer: | Employed by Mr. Moore of Beaver Creek; worked for Aaron Lawrence at his dairy; worked for a farmer at Beaver Creek |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | W. Moore, no relation to deceased |
| Physician: | Dr. Wareham |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Sources: | Death certificate “Had Two Policies” (HM 2-8-1907) “Dying When Found” (HMH 2-7-1907) “Harris Drops Dead” (HM 2-8-1907) |
| Additional Information: | According to an article in the Hagerstown Mail, Mr. Harris had the grip (influenza). He went to Dr. Wagaman in Hagerstown and then home Braxton Avenue. He died the next morning. The Bellevue Asylum board ordered undertaker Andrew K. Coffman to bury him. According to the news article, he had no relatives locally, though Sam Harris was a possible distant cousin. Those completing his death certificate did not know the names of his parents. |
| Birthdate: | October 10, 1842 (death certificate) |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Hannah (Alexander) Harris, also interred at Halfway African American Cemetery |
| Death Date: | 31 May 1904 |
| Death Place: | at home, 40 West Bethel Street, Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 60 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Arteriosclerosis, Cerebral Hemorrhage, Paralysis |
| Occupation: | Employed for 24 years as driver for T.B. Cushwa |
| Church: | Ebenezer A.M.E. Church, Hagerstown |
| Military: | Private Jacob Harris alias John Caesar is part of the African American Civil War Memorial, Plaque Number B-44, Film Number M589, Roll 15. His name is displayed as "John Caesar." Company B, 28th Regiment, United States Colored Troops |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Hannah Harris, Wife |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Jacob Harris, born in Maryland |
| Children: | Walter Wayman Harris (1890-1949), interred at Rose Hill Cemetery William Francis Harris (1885-?) |
| Sources: | Death certificate and obituaries in Hagerstown Morning Herald and Hagerstown Mail, June 3, 1904 Obituary for his wife, Hannah (Alexander) Harris, also interred at Halfway USCT US Civil War Pension Index Card for Jacob Harris alias John Caesar (Jacob Harris filed for an Invalid Pension February 9, 1891; Hannah Harris filed for a Widow's Pension June 6, 1904, after his death). Baptism of Walter Wayman Harris, age 2 months, Ebenezer A.M.E. Record book 1890-1891 "For A Quick Glance," Hagerstown Morning Herald, March 26, 1900 - Jacob Harris was granted an increase in his pension, from $6 to $8 per month. "Good Samaritan Election," December 22, 1894 "Mrs. Boyce," Hagerstown Mail, May 24, 1895 - Obituary for Mrs. Susan Boyce, a member of the Good Samaritans. Jacob Harris was one of her pall bearers. Her funeral was at Ebenzer AME; she was buried in the graveyard adjoining the church. "Cemetery Company," Hagerstown Herald & Torch Light (HH&TL), April 8, 1897 "Cemetery Dedicated: Good Samaritans Hold Interesting Exercises," HH&TL, August 26, 1897 "Lyon Post Officers," HH&TL, December 13, 1900. "Miller Heads Uptown Club," Hagerstown Daily Mail, January 1, 1941 |
| Additional Information: | Name on death certificate - Jacob Harris Jacob Harris attended the Halfway Cemetery dedication on August 26, 1897. LEGACY Walter Wayman Harris, son of Jacob & Hannah Harris, graduated from Storer College. In the 1940s he worked with the Democratic party in Washington County, Maryland, and was elected vice president of the Uptown Democratic Club in Hagerstown in 1941. NEED: Pension file for Jacob Harris/John Caesar Widown's pension file for Hannah (Alexander) Harris |
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| Birthdate: | 19 September 1913 |
| Birth Place: | Suter’s Alley, Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Death Date: | 25 September 1913 |
| Death Place: | at home, Suter’s Alley, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 27 September 1913 |
| Age at Death: | 7 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Premature Child - 6 months |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Emily Butler, mother |
| Physician: | Mrs. Jennie Gales, midwife, no physician in attendance |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Thomas Harvey, born in Washington, D.C. |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Emily Butler, born in Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate Jennie (Diggs) Gales, Midwife, Certification No. 15, 1911 |
| Additional Information: | From the death certificate, "Cause of death was as follows: Premature child - 6 mos.- Mrs. Jennie Gales - midwife. No physician in attendance. Information furnished by D. Walters." W.D. Campbell, H.D. signed the death certificate September 26, 1913. No grave marker has been found |
| Birthdate: | 27 June 1925 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown |
| Death Date: | 28 August 1925 |
| Death Place: | 61 Harmon Avenue, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 29 August 1925 |
| Age at Death: | 21 months 1 day |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Malnutrition |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Ralph Hellems, father, 61 Harmon Ave., Hagerstown |
| Undertaker: | J.B. Johnson |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Ralph Hellems, born in Marylad |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Dortha Gebbbins, born in Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Birthdate: | 6 June 1853 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Oliver Hicks |
| Death Date: | 14 June 1917 |
| Death Place: | 25 W. Bethel Street, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 16 June 1917 |
| Age at Death: | 64 years 8 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Indigestion, General senile debility; Cardiac Failure |
| Occupation: | "...employed in Gov. Hamilton’s family as nurse during his tenure as Senator in Washington [DC], and many other of the leading families of Hagerstown." (obituary) |
| Church: | Asbury M.E. member for many years |
| Enslaver: | Dorsey family |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Funeral from the Asbury Methodist church, Rev. H.A. Johnson |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Oliver Hicks, husband |
| Physician: | A.B Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | George Seibert, born in Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Fannie Brown, born in Virginia |
| Children: | Mary Josephine (Hicks) Simpson Hollis 1891-1936 Frances Hicks, New Jersey William H. Hicks, Baltimore |
| Sources: | Piper cemetery list Death certificate Obituary Funeral notice US Census Records: 1900, 1910 |
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| Birthdate: | 1870 |
| Birth Place: | Boonsboro, Washington County, Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | 1896 Marriage to Isaac Barnett (1858-1899), interred at River View Cemetery, Williamsport, Maryland 1900 Marriage to Warner Warfield Maddox (1849-?) 1919 Marriage to Oliver Hicks (1847-1932), interred at Halfway African American Cemetery |
| Death Date: | 7 May 1930 |
| Death Place: | County Home, Hagerstown (Belleview) |
| Burial Date: | 10 May 1930 |
| Age at Death: | 60 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Unknown chronic disease of insane; Pelvic tumor probably carcinoma |
| Occupation: | Maid |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Funeral from A.M.E. church, Rev. Williams officiating |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Louise Cain, 48 West Church, mother |
| Undertaker: | Campbell Funeral Co., Smithsburg, Maryland |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Guy Butler, born in MD; step-father, Theodore Cain |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Louise Liles (Lyles), born in Maryland |
| Children: | Step-children: Bertha J (Maddox) Bruce (1891-1985) Warner Warfiled Maddox, Jr. (1895-1942) |
| Siblings: | Barbara Butler, (1869-?) Georgia Anna Butler (1879-1910), interred at Halfway African American Cemetery Half-siblings: Annie Cane/Cain, born 1883 May Cane, born 1886 Daisy Cane, born 1887 Infant Boy Cane (1887-1887) Dora May (Cane) Norris (1888-1943), interred Lincoln Cemetery, Harrisburg PA |
| Grandparents: | Maternal Grandparents: Daniel Liles/Lyles (1800-?) Sarah Liles/Lyles (1804-?) |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary U.S. Census Records Marriage Records No grave marker has been found. |
| Additional Information: | Survived by her mother and step-father No grave marker has been found. |
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| Birthdate: | 6 Jan 1850 |
| Birth Place: | Washington, DC (1900 Census); South Carolina (death certificate) |
| Marital Status: | Widower |
| Spouse: | Mary Emma (Allen) Hicks (1856-?), married November 3, 1874 Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Seibert) Hicks (1853-1917), married 1887, also interred at Halfway Cemetery Jeanette “Nettie” (Butler) Hicks (1868-1930), married 1919, also interred at Halfway Cemetery |
| Death Date: | 20 April 1932 |
| Death Place: | home of his daughter, Mary Hollis, 25 West Bethel St. (DC & obit)Lived in Williamsport after Civil War |
| Burial Date: | 22 April 1932 |
| Age at Death: | 82 years 3 months 14 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Chronic Nephritis with Hypertension; General Arteriosclerosis |
| Occupation: | Laborer Window washer |
| Church: | Asbury M.E. church, Hagerstown |
| Military: | Co. I, 1st United States Colored Infantry Filed for Invalid Pension, September 29, 1908, Application No. 1377536, filed from Maryland |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Asbury M.E. church, Rev. Grant officiating, assisted by Revs. Williams and Bond |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mrs. Benjamin Hollis, Hagerstown, daughter [Mary Josephine (Hicks) Simpson Hollis] |
| Physician: | Jack Beachley |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Oliver Hicks, born in South Carolina |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Elizabeth |
| Children: | William Hicks (1880-?), lived in Baltimore at the time of his father's death Oliver Hicks, Jr. (1887-1906), interred at Halfway Cemetery Mary Josephine (Hicks) Hollis (1890-1936), interred at Rose Hill Cemetery Granddaughter: Elizabeth Hicks, living in Baltimore at the time of her grandfather's death |
| Sources: | Death certificate and Obituary Obituary for his daughter Mary Hollis, director of Jubilee Singers, Hagerstown Morning Herald, Nov. 25, 1936 Application for Marriage License and Minister's Certificate (26582), May 17, 1919 - Oliver Hicks, 76, widower, married Nettie Maddox, 51, widow. Married by Rev. H.A. Johnson, Methodist Minister, Hagerstown, MD. US Census: 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 Pension Index File - United States Colored Infantry, filed for invalid pension Sept. 29, 1908 “Injured by Falling Walls,” Baltimore Sun, April 12, 1897 - injured while working for Frederick Burger, contractor, tearing down an old house in Hagerstown “Hicks Went Through the Glass," Hagerstown Herald & Torch Light (HH&TL), March 7, 1889 - injured while cleaning windows at Milton Kohler's Jewelry Store in Hagerstown “Wrecked by Dynamite,” Baltimore Sun, August 13, 1898 - Oliver Hicks' daughter was injured and his house was wrecked by a dynamite blast when North Prospect street was being graded. “Smashed the House” (8/19/1898 HM) “Lyon Guards," Hagerstown Mail, April 29, 1898 “Sanitary Board,” Hagerstown Morning Herald, October 5, 1899 “Lyon Post Officers,” HH&TL, December 13, 1900 “Didn’t Know Fiancee’s Name,” Baltimore Sun, May 21, 1919 "Cemetery-Halfway Cemetery, USCT graves," compiled by Dick Ebersole, online at Western Maryland's Historical Library (WHILBR) |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. |
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| Birthdate: | 1887 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 30 March 1906 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 19 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Infective Endocarditis; Cardiac Failure |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Lizzie Hicks, mother |
| Undertaker: | Wagaman |
| Family: |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Oliver Hicks, born in Washington, DC (1900 Census) or South Caroline (death certificate) |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Elizabeth "Lizzie" Seibert, born in Virginia, interred at Halfway Cemetery |
| Siblings: | Francis Hicks William H. Hicks (about 1880-?) Mary Josephine (Hicks) Hollis (1890-1936) |
| Grandparents: | Maternal grandparents: George Seibert and Fannie (Brown) Seibert Paternal grandparents Oliver Hicks, born in South Carolina and Elizabeth Hicks |
| Sources: | Death certificate No grave marker has been found. |
| Birthdate: | 20 September 1889 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 2 December 1917 |
| Death Place: | Bellview Hospital, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 3 December 1917 |
| Age at Death: | 28 years 2 months 2 days (death certificate); 45 years (obituary) |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Pulmonary Tuberculosis; Typhoid Fever |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Malinda Jones, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Physician: | Campbell |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Robert Hill, born in Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Eliza Dades, born in Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary |
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| Birthdate: | 8 October 1854 |
| Birth Place: | Sharpsburg, Washington County, Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Widow |
| Spouse: | Henry Hill, born in Maryland |
| Death Date: | 5 May 1918 |
| Death Place: | home of her nephew, Richard Miller, Bethel street |
| Burial Date: | 8 May 1918 |
| Age at Death: | 61 years 6 months 27 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Debility; Pericarditis |
| Occupation: | 1870, age 26, domestic servant 1880, age 36, housekeeper 1900, age 54, cook |
| Church: | Ebenezer A.M.E., Hagerstown |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | M.E. Church, Rev. H. Johnson |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Richard Miller, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | Kraiss Brothers |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Clement "Clem" Dorsey (1799-1862), born in Maryland, interred at Halfway Cemetery |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Catherine "Kate" Sackett, born in Maryland |
| Children: | Step-children: Ida J. (Hill) Pye (1860-1900) Son-in-law: John Pye (1858-1896) Grandchildren: Leona Pye (1883-1964) |
| Siblings: | Thomas Henry Dorsey, born 1835 Claggett Dorsey, born 1838 Clement Dorsey, born 1840 Ann Dorsey, born 1843 Elizabeth Ann (Dorsey) Dickerson, born 1846 Ellen Ann (Dorsey) Key, born 1846 Robert F. Dorsey, born 1849 Abraham Dorsey, born 1854 Mary Dorsey, born 1859 |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary Obituary for step-daughter, Mrs. Ida J. (Hill) Pye, died 1900 in Hagerstown US Census: 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910 Miller-Smith wedding article, Hagerstown Mail, June 8, 1900 Ebenezer A.M.E. Record Book, Church Registry 1870, Class No. 3 (Washington County Free Library) |
| Additional Information: | Richard Miller and Lillie E. Smith married at the home of Catharine Hill, 301 N. Jonathan Street, in 1900. Kate Hill lived at 15 West Bethel in 1910. Her neice, Leona Gerald, lived with her, as did her great-nephew, Henry Gerald, age 3. Mrs. Hill had two boarders: Nannie Chandler, 29, a public school teacher from Virginia, and Frank Gordon who worked as a waiter at a local hotel. Kate Hill's nephew, Richard Hill was a member of the Good Samaritans of Hagerstown and was on the Board of Directors for the Halfway Colored Cemetery Company in the 1940s. Other family members buried at Halfway: No grave marker has been found. |
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| Birthdate: | 1904 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Death Date: | 1 August 1905 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 6 months |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Whooping Cough; Spasms |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Annie Hill, grandmother |
| Undertaker: | Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Noel Brown? |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Gertie Hill |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Birthdate: | 2 November 1921 |
| Birth Place: | 345 N. Jonathan Street, Hagerstown |
| Death Date: | 2 November 1921 |
| Death Place: | 345 N. Jonathan Street, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 11 November 1921 |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Probably Strangulation; Cord around neck |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Ethel Johnson |
| Physician: | A.B. Willson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | William Hill, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Ethel Johnson, born in Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Birthdate: | 1886 |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 26 August 1901 |
| Death Place: | Suter’s Alley, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 28 August 1901 |
| Age at Death: | 15 years (obituary), 17 years (death certificate) |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Pulmonary Tuberculosis; Nephritis |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Victor D. Miller |
| Physician: | Victor D. Miller |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Jerry Hill |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Annie Hill |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary |
| Additional Information: | Robert Hill, 15, died from tuberculosis. Robert was ill at the time he returned home from the House of Refuge one month before his death in Hagerstown. (Obituary) |
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| Birthdate: | 1870 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Death Date: | 6 Janurary 1928 |
| Death Place: | Washington County Hospital, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 8 Januray 1928 |
| Age at Death: | 58 years (death certificate) 70 years (obituary) |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Fracture of 7th thoracic vertebrae due to fall from a bridge; Shock |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mrs. Mary Holmes, Hagerstown, possibly his wife |
| Physician: | H.S. Porterfield, 136 W. Washington St., Hagerstown |
| Undertaker: | Fred W. Kraiss |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary: "Negro Dies of Injuries: Robert Holmes, 70, Fell From Bridge At Light Plant," Hagerstown Daily Mail (HDM) January 6, 1928 "Aged Man Injured in 18-Foot Fall," HDM, January 5, 1928 "Injuries Are Fatal To Robert Holmes," Hagerstown Morning Herald, January 7, 1928 1885-85 Sheriff & Taylor's Directory |
| Additional Information: | Robert Holmes fell eighteen feet from the concrete Baltimore & Ohio Railroad trussle near the Hagerstown Municipal Light plant In January of 1828. Workmen discovered him and took him to the Washington County Hospital. He died from a fracture of his 7th thoracic vertebrae and shock. News reports suggested he may have been drinking at the time. Mrs. Mary Holmes provided information for Robert Holmes' death certificate. His parents' names are marked "unknown." |
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| Birthdate: | 4 July 1891 |
| Birth Place: | West Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Julia (Washington) Honesty, married 1911 |
| Death Date: | 31 May 1915 |
| Death Place: | Bethel Street, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 2 June 1915 |
| Age at Death: | 23 years 10 months 2 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Cirrhosis of liver; Exhaustion, Cardiac Failure |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mrs. William Honesly, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Family: |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Samuel Honesty, born in West Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate "Negro Is Sent To The 'Cut:' William Honesty Gets Four Months in House of Correction," Hagerstown Morning Herald, September 1, 1911 "Honesty to Wed Washington: Julia Fails to Save William, But Will Consider Him," Valley Spirit Weekly, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, September 6, 1911; and Baltimore Sun, September 1, 1911. |
| Additional Information: | William Honesly was about nineteen when he was arrested in Hagerstown for carrying a black-jack and being disorderly. He was sentenced by Justice Hartle to one year in the House of Corrections. No grave marker has been found. |
| Birthdate: | 3 March 1906 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown |
| Death Date: | 1906 March 9 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 6 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Yellow Jaundice |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Agnes Hopewell, mother |
| Physician: | No physician or coroner signature on death certificate |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | George Dabeuger, born in Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Agnes Hopewell, born in Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Birthdate: | December 1892 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 6 March 1908 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 15 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Pulmonary Tuberculosis; Exhaustion |
| Occupation: | Student at North Street School in Hagerstown |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | William H. Hopewell, father |
| Physician: | David A. Watkins |
| Undertaker: | No undertaker listed on death certificate |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | William Henry Hopewell, born in Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Mary Delilah (Moxley) Hopewell, born in Maryland |
| Siblings: | Laura Hopewell (1886-1892) Joseph C. Hopewell (1887-1935) Henry Wheaton Hopewell (1889-1953) John Elmer Hopewell (1891-1951) Mary Ellen (Hopewell) Gaiter (1894-1984) Madeline Georgia (Hopewell) Tryman Snively |
| Grandparents: | Paternal grandparents: Henry Hopewell, Sr. (1802-1896), Clara Viola Hopewell's grandfather, purchased the Antietam Works from Aaron Booth in 1868. Mr. Hopewell had been enslaved by the Clayton family. Arez "Airy" (Countee) Hopewell (1800-1879), Clara's grandmother, is interred at Red Hill Cemetery, Keedysville. Maternal grandparents: Joseph Moxley (1838-1884) Mary Elizabeth (Guinn/Gwinn) Moxley (1837-1903) |
| Sources: | Death certificate US Census: 1900 "Colored Man Dies," obituary for Clara's father, William Henry Hopewell, Hagerstown Morning Herald, March 12, 1931. No grave marker has been found. |
| Additional Information: | Clara Hopewell was fifteen, a student at North Street School in Hagerstown when she died from tuberculosis. She had been ill for about one year. Her father, William Henry Hopewell, lived to be about sixty-eight. He died in Michigan in 1931, also from tuberculosis, and was buried at Halfway African American Cemetery. |
| Birthdate: | 8 Nov 1870 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Widow |
| Spouse: | Joseph Hopewell - married 1888; filed for divorce 1898 |
| Death Date: | 11 Sept 1918 |
| Death Place: | at home, North Jonathan Street, Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 39 years 10 months 3 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Tuberculosis; Cardiac failure |
| Occupation: | Domestic Laborer (from Marriage license, 1888) |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Services at Second Christian Church by Rev. George B. Townsend |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Eliza Coffee, mother |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | S.E. Ford |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Samuel Coffee, born in Boonsboro, Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Eliza Williams, born in Sharpsburg, Maryland |
| Children: | Henry Hopewell, born about 1892, Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Siblings: | Danbury G. Coffee, born 1881 |
| Grandparents: | Maternal grandparents: Mrs. Elizabeth (Ross) Williams, born about 1818 in Virginia and Mr. Isaac Williams. |
| Sources: | Death certificate and obituary Obituary for Mrs. Elizabeth Williams, Mary Hopewell's grandmother. US Census Records May 16, 1888 marriage license for Joseph E. Hopewell (22) and Mary E. Williams (18), both residents of Waynesboro, PA. "Order of Publication, Mary E. Hopewell versus Joseph E. Hopewell, No. 5401 Equity, Circuit Court, Washington County," Hagerstown Mail, July 22, 1898. National Register of Historic Places, Boonsboro Historic District report from 2005 describes Short Hill, Boonsboro’s African American community where the Coffee family lived. |
| Additional Information: | Mary Hopewell's mother and maternal grandmother are also interred at Halfway African American Cemetery. Mary Hopewell's marriage license states "Mother - Eliza Coffey" and "no father." Her parents-in-law were William and Sarah Hopewell, according to the 1888 marriage license. The obituary for Mrs. Elizabeth Williams, Mary Hopewell's grandmother, states, "Mrs. Williams was born in Virginia. Her mother and two brothers were sold away from her when she was very young and she never saw them afterward." No grave marker has been found. |
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| Birthdate: | 4 Janurary 1864 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Widowed |
| Spouse: | Mary Delia (Moxley) Hopewell (1864-1884) |
| Death Date: | 9 March 1931 |
| Death Place: | home of his son, John Hopewell in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan |
| Burial Date: | 9 March 1931 |
| Age at Death: | 68 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Pulmonary Tuberculosis |
| Occupation: | Laborer (1880, Keedysville) Day Laborer (1900, Hagerstown) Proprietor (1910, Hagerstown), Cabman Gardener (1920, Hagerstown) |
| Church: | Bethel A.M.E., Hagerstown |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Bethel A.M.E. Church, Hagerstown, Rev. Bond |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Dove & Hopewell |
| Physician: | J. J. Woods, Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| Undertaker: | J. Moore, Ypsilanti, Micigan |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | William Henry Hopewell, born in Breathedsville, Washington County, Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Airey Hopewell, born in Eakles Mills, Washington County, Maryand |
| Children: | Laura Hopewell (1886, Washington County MD - 1892, Hagerstown) Joseph C. Hopewell (1887, Washington County, MD - 1935, Hagerstown) Henry Wheaton Hopewell (1889, Hagerstown - 1953, York, Pennsylvania) John Elmer Hopewell (1891, Hagerstown - 1951, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan) Clara Viola Hopewell (1892, Hagerstown - 1908, Hagerstown) Mary Ellen (Hopewell) Gaiter (1894, Maryland - 1984, Wyandotte, Wayne County, Michigan) Madeline Georgia (Hopewell) Tryman Snively (1896, Maryland - 1989, Hagerstown) |
| Siblings: | Sarah Hopewell (1830-?) Letty Ann (Hopewell) Warfield (1833-1930) Ellen (Hopewell) Brown (1836-1920) Mary Jane (Hopewell) Toyer, (1840-?) Emma (Hopewell) Lyles (1843-?) George Dallas Hopewell (1851-1915) Laura Hopewell (1854-1917) Uriah Hopewell (1859 -?) Joseph Hopewell (1865 -?) |
| Sources: | Death certificate, Michigan Obituary, Hagerstown Morning Herald, March 12, 1931 Obituary in York PA News Death certificate for sister, Ellen (Hopewell) Brown US Census Records: 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 1910 Hagerstown Business Directory: Hopewell, W. Henry, Cabman, resided at 33 W North "Removed to His Home," Hagerstown Morning Herald, Aug. 13, 1904 - Harry Hopewell was injured when his leg was crushed by a train and later amputated. "The Family Tree: Hopewell - Warfield Tree," compiled by Mrs. Peggy Doleman - Ancestry.com in family trees Need: birth location |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. |
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| Birthdate: | 1842 (U.S. Naval Enlistment Records) |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown or Baltimore, Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Mary H. (Roberts) House born 1838 in Key West, Florida, died 1924 in Hillsborough, Florida Isabella (Lewis) House born 1844 in Pennsylvania |
| Death Date: | 24 March 1900 |
| Death Place: | at his residence on N. Jonathan Street, Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 52 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Kidney trouble |
| Occupation: | Barber Professional wig maker |
| Church: | Member Bethel A.M.E., Hagerstown |
| Military: | “...fought in the navy during the Civil War and was assistant steward on Admiral Farragut’s vessel,” wounded, received a pension (obituary) Contact us for more information about James House's military service. |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Bethel A.M.E., Rev. Bourne officiating |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | George House, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Harriet Anna Wheaton |
| Children: | Child of James House and Mary H. (Roberts) House: Robert House, born 1870 in Florida Children of James C. House and Isabella (Lewis) House William House, born 1876 in Maryland George House, born 1878 |
| Siblings: | Mary C. (House) Pierce (1837-1928) Benjamin House (1840-1895) married Mary Jennie Belt (1853-1924) Luther Allen House (1845-1897) George House (1850-?) Ruth Anna (House) Graves (1853-1924) Thomas L. Simms (1852-1926) married Mary Jane Keys (1863-1938) Bernard Nelson Simms (1856-1903) Mary "Mamie" Simms (1863-1926) |
| Grandparents: | Paternal grandfather: Benjamin House (1795-1863) Maternal grandparents: Francis Wheaton (1788-1866) and Mary Margaret (Buckingham) Wheaton (1795-1880) |
| Sources: | Obituaries (HM 3-30-1900, Balt Sun 3-27-1900) Death certificate for sister, Mary C. (House) Pierce (1846-1928) U.S.Census: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1890 Veterans Schedules James House: Life and Family Timeline, compiled by Emilie Amt, 2022 Pension Index File for James House U.S. Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1874 for his sister, Mary C. (House) Pierce 1884-85 Sheriff & Taylor Dir.: George House, Church nr. Jonathan, & George House, 40 w Church, & Luther House, waiter, 40 w Church Isabella House divorce papers (Provided by Bronson McCurdy, descendant) U.S. Navy Pensions Index, 1861-1910 U.S. Navy Widow's Pension Record online at Fold3 "Mrs. James House is now on her way to Cuba. Mr. House will meet her in Baltimore this week." - Baltimore Afro American, July 1, 1899. “Afro-American Club Organized,” Hagerstown Morning Herald, August 3, 1899 Ebenezer AME Ledger Book, WCHS - James & Isabella House, “1870 Probationers,” p. 47 |
| Additional Information: | James House was survived by a wife and one child. His mother and brother, Luther House, died on the same day, Easter Monday, three years before James House died. No grave marker has been found. |
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| Birthdate: | 24 May 1875 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 20 June 1915 |
| Death Place: | 328 N. Jonathan Street, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 22 June 1915 |
| Age at Death: | 40 years 27 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Indigestion; Weak and Failing Heart |
| Occupation: | Waiter at hotel |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Ida Johnson, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | A.B Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Edward Howard, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Mary Grant, born in Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. |
| Birthdate: | 6 December 1855 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Death Date: | 15 March 1916 |
| Death Place: | 415 N. Jonathan Street, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 17 March 1916 |
| Age at Death: | 60 years 3 months 9 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Chronic Brights Disease; Cardiac Failure |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Fannie Huyette, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Charles Huyett, born in Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Easter Simms, born in Virginia |
| Sources: | Death Certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. |
| Birthdate: | 1845 |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Daniel Jackson, (1851-1915), interred at Halfway African American Cemetery |
| Death Date: | 5 March 1905 |
| Death Place: | at home, North Jonathan Street, Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 55 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Septicemia; Heart Failure, Exhaustion |
| Occupation: | Servant Dish washer at Hotel Hamilton |
| Employer: | Hotel Hamilton |
| Physician: | O.H.W. Ragan |
| Children: | Thomas Jackson (1870-1899) Florence (Jackson) Kee (1873-1936) Osborne Jackson (1883 -?) William Bruce Jackson (1887-1936) WW I Veteran Ida L. Jackson (1890-?) Grandchildren ( Children of daughter Florence Jackson Kee)" Anne E. (Kee) Watts (1895-1978) Golena Kee (1899-1970) Nina B. Kee (1901-1956) Lyman Kee (1901-1931) Hilary George Kee (1904-1959) |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary, Afro-American Ledger, Baltimore, April 3, 1915 Obituary for daughter, Florence Kee Death certificate for son, Thomas H. Jackson (died Jan.1, 1899, age 28) US Census: 1880, 1900 Washington County MD Marriage Index, 24 May 1870 "In Memoriam" for son, William B. Jackson (died 1936) Sheriff & Taylor Directory for Hagerstown1884-85: Daniel Jackson, waiter, resided at 42 w Church "Fell Down Shaft," Hagerstown Daily Mail, November 28, 1911 - Daniel Jackson was badly shaken up when he fell fifteen feet down the freight elevator shaft at the Hotel Hamilton. |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. |
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| Birthdate: | 19 July 1917 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 11 October 1917 |
| Death Place: | 233 N. Jonathan Street, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 13 October 1917 |
| Age at Death: | 2 months 24 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Acute Colitis |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Ashby Jackson, father, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Ashby Jackson, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Annie Grey, born in Virginia |
| Sources: | Death Certificate |
| Birthdate: | 4 October 1914 |
| Birth Place: | Charlestown, West Virginia |
| Death Date: | 10 December 1914 |
| Death Place: | W. Antietam Street, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 11 December 1914 |
| Age at Death: | 2 months 6 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | "Unknown" (death certificate) |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Ashby Jackson, father |
| Undertaker: | S. Keller Lowman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Ashby Jackson, born in Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Annie Gray, born in Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Birthdate: | 20 December 1913 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown |
| Death Date: | 2 March 1915 |
| Death Place: | 136 Jail Alley, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 3 March 1915 |
| Age at Death: | 1 year 2 months 10 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Brocho-pneumonia |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Effie White, mother |
| Physician: | W. R. Bender |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Edward Jackson, born in Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Effie White, born in Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Birthdate: | 5 May 1851 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Anna “Annie” (Williams) Jackson, interred at Halfway African American Cemetery |
| Death Date: | 28 March 1915 |
| Death Place: | 130 W. Bethel Street, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 30 March 1915 |
| Age at Death: | 63 years 10 months 2 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Heart Failure; Indigestion |
| Occupation: | Laborer Porter Day laborer Dishwasher at Hamilton Hotel |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Ebenezer A.M.E., Rev. David Johnson |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Ida Jackson, Daughter |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Isaiah Jackson, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Harriet, born in Maryland |
| Children: | Thomas Jackson (1870-1899) Florence (Jackson) Kee (1873-1936) Osborne Jackson (1883 -?) William Bruce Jackson (1887-1936) WW I Veteran Ida L. Jackson (1890-?) Grandchildren ( Children of daughter Florence Jackson Kee)" Anne E. (Kee) Watts (1895-1978) Golena Kee (1899-1970) Nina B. Kee (1901-1956) Lyman Kee (1901-1931) Hilary George Kee (1904-1959) |
| Siblings: | Hanson Jackson (1854-?) |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary, Baltimore Afro American Ledger Death certificate for son Thomas Jackson Obituary for wife, Anna Jackson Obituary for daughter, Ida L. Jackson (died 1964) Marriage to Annie Williams, recorded in Ebenezer A.M.E Record Book, Washington Co. Historical Society US Census: 1880, 1900 article about the United Order of Odd Fellows (7-19-1882 HH&TL) “Tapped Torpedo” about Daniel Jackson’s son Isaac’s injury 4-15-1898 HM "Fell Down Shaft" (11-28-1911) |
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| Birthdate: | 20 October 1920 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown |
| Death Date: | 20 October 1920 |
| Death Place: | Washington County Hospital, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 21 October 1920 |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Still Born; Pressure on cord; prolapse of cord and hand |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Ashby Jackson, father, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Ashby Jackson, born in Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Annie Gray, born in Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Birthdate: | about 1871 (death certificate) |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Death Date: | 6 May 1901 |
| Age at Death: | about 30 years old |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Consumption |
| Occupation: | Domestic |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Free Will Baptist Church, Hagerstown |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | L.M. Mathews, Undertaker |
| Undertaker: | L.M. Mathews |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary "Funeral," Hagerstown Herald & Torch Light, May 9, 1901. |
| Additional Information: | Lizzie Jackson had been ill for one year prior to her death. No grave marker has been found. |
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| Birthdate: | 1901 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 17 September 1907 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 6 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Pulmonary Tuberculosis; Exhaustion |
| Church: | Free Will Baptist Church, Hagerstown |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Emily Brown, grandmother |
| Physician: | Victor Miller |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Archie Jackson |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Emily Gregg (or Grey) |
| Grandparents: | Emily Brown |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Birthdate: | 13 January 1916 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown |
| Death Date: | 13 September 1916 |
| Death Place: | 233 N. Jonathan Street, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 13 September 1916 |
| Age at Death: | 8 months |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Broncho Pneumonia; Colic |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Ashby Jackson, father, Hagerstown |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Ashby Jackson, born in Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Annie Gray, born in Virginia |
| Siblings: | Clara Smith Jackson (October 4, 1914 - December 11, 1914), interred at Halfway Infant Girl (stillborn October 20, 1920), interred at Halfway |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Birthdate: | 6 May 1870 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Death Date: | 22 Septembert 1913 |
| Death Place: | Bellevue Asylum, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 22 Septeber 1913 |
| Age at Death: | 43 years 4 months 17 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Gangrene of __caused by contusions when lifting a bucket of plaster |
| Occupation: | Plasterer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Matti Jackson, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | George S. Everhart, 27 W. Friendship Street, Hagerstown |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | William Jackson, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Ally Browning, born in Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary |
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| Birthdate: | 1859 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Hannah (Dodson) Jackson |
| Death Date: | 20 February 1909 |
| Death Place: | West North Street, Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 60 years (obituary), 50 years (death certificate) |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Hemorrhage in the medulla; Cardia Failure, Paralysis |
| Occupation: | Coachman Drove a coal cart for 30 years |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | William O. Wilson, son-in-law |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Joseph Jackson, born in Maryland |
| Children: | Margaret Virginia (Jackson) Wilson Sarah "Sadie" (Jackson) Adams, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Upright Jackson, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary |
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| Birthdate: | 1855 ( grave stone), 1 March 1867 (death certificate) |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | William H. James, Waynesboro, Pennsylvania |
| Death Date: | 3 December 1918 (death certificate) |
| Death Place: | Washington Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania |
| Burial Date: | 6 December 1918 |
| Age at Death: | 51 years 9 months 2 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Cancer of Bowels; Obstruction of Bowels |
| Occupation: | In June of 1880, Lucy Taylor was eighteen years old. She worked as a live-in housekeeper for James Sewell, an African American farmer in the Beaver Creek District of Washington County. Her baby son lived with her. Malinda Fowler, 38, a widow, and her five-month old daughter, Bertha, were boarders in the Sewell home. Malinda Fowler worked as a laborer. (1880 U.S. Census). Lucy worked as a cook in 1900 when she was about 36 years of age. Her death certificate gives her occupation as housewife. |
| Employer: | James Sewell, Beaver Creek, Maryland |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Rev. John Barnum, Second Christian Church, Hagerstown |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | William H. James, husband |
| Physician: | Joseph Frantz, Waynesboro, Pennsylvania |
| Undertaker: | L. E. Grove, Waynesboro, Pennsylvania |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | John McPherson, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Sallie Taylor, born in Maryland |
| Children: | According to the 1910 Census, Lucy James had six children; four were living at that time. Harry Taylor was born in Beaver Creek District of Washington County in 1879. Lillian "Lillie" Taylor was born in 1886, raised by Harriet Fowler, and living in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania at the time of her mother's death. William Henry James was born in 1889 and died in 1950. He was in the armed forces in France at the time of his mother's death. Sadie Fowler was born in 1893 in Maryland and died in 1912 at Beaver Creek. Her father was Chambers Fowler. Grandchildren: Benjamin Harris, born in Maryland in 1901, son of Lillian Taylor. |
| Grandparents: | Maternal grandparents: Lucy James' grandfather, Laurence Taylor was born in 1812 in Maryland. In 1870 he lived in the Beaver Creek District of Washington County with his wife, Caroline Taylor, his two daughters, Sophia Taylor and Sally Taylor, and his four grandchildren: Lucy (8), Florence (4), Netty (3), and Mary, an infant. Caroline Taylor died sometime in the 1870s. Laurence and Caroline Taylor's death dates and burial locations are so far unknown. |
| Inscription on Gravestone Recorded by S.W.Piper in 1936: | Lucy Emtpb James, age 58 yr, - D. Dec. 8, 1913 |
| Sources: | Grave stone Piper Cemetery List Pennsylvania death certificate Pennsylvania death certificate for her son, William H. James, died 1950 Obituary, Waynesboro Record, Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, Dec. 11, 1918 Obituary, Evening News, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania US Census: 1880, 1900, 1910 Washington Co. Marriage License for Lucy E. McPherson of Hagerstown & William H. James of Beaver Creek, 1901 |
| Additional Information: | Lucy E. McPherson, 36, of Hagerstown, Maryland married William H. James, 36, of Beaver Creek, Maryland on April 10, 1901 at the Washington County Courthouse in Hagerstown. Lucy James was the informant for Harriet Fowler's death certificate in 1910. Harriet Fisher Brooks Fowler is likely Lucy James' half-sister who raised Lucy's daughter Lillie. Lucy's death certificate states her parents are John McFerson (McPherson) and Sallie Kaylor (Taylor). Lucy's mother-in-law - Malinda/Matilda (Taylor) James, 1831-1904 Her father-in-law - Jeremiah "Jerry" James, 1825-1877 |
| Birthdate: | 1858 |
| Death Date: | 12 Feb. 1900 or 1903? |
| Death Place: | at home, North Jonathan St. |
| Age at Death: | 42 years |
| Cause of Death: | Heart failure |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Bethel AME |
| Siblings: | two brothers in Virginia |
| Sources: | Obituary |
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| Birthdate: | 21 May 1846 |
| Birth Place: | West Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Widow |
| Death Date: | 9 May 1914 |
| Death Place: | Blooms Avenue, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 11 May 1914 |
| Age at Death: | 67 years 9 months 18 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Infirmities of age |
| Occupation: | Housewife |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mary White, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | F.N. Hoffmeier |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Family: |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | James Hall, born in West Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Sarah Kruier, born in West Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Birthdate: | 14 February 1852 |
| Birth Place: | West Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Widow |
| Death Date: | 18 September 1914 |
| Death Place: | 311 N. Jonathan Street, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 20 September 1914 |
| Age at Death: | 62 years 7 months 5 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Carcinoma of breast; General melanoma |
| Occupation: | Midwife Housewife |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Eugene Johnson |
| Physician: | O.H.W. Ragan |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Alfred Parker, born in Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Harriet McGuire, born in Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate "List of Pensions," Hagerstown Morning Herald, October 26, 1911: "Louisa Johnson, $12.00” 4-10-1911 Midwife’s Form, Dept of Health, State of MD, Certificate of Qualification for License (in Land Records, Misc. Court Records online) |
| Birthdate: | 25 December 1844 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Widow |
| Spouse: | Charles Johnson |
| Death Date: | 13 June 1920 |
| Death Place: | 119 W. Church Street, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 15 June 1920 |
| Age at Death: | 75 years 5 months 17 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Chronic Interstitial Nephritis; Uraemia |
| Occupation: | Housework |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Fred Staley, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | A.B Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Benjamin Bradford, born in Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Patsy Hipkins, born in Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. |
| Birthdate: | 10 August 1842 |
| Birth Place: | West Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Bertha Johnson |
| Death Date: | 13 December 1914 |
| Death Place: | 358 1/2 N. Jonathan Street, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 15 December 1914 |
| Age at Death: | 76 years 4 months 3 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Probably pulmonary tuberculosis |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mrs, Bertha Johnson, wife |
| Physician: | J.R. Laughlin |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Thomas Johnson, born in Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Miami Peters, born in Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. |
| Birthdate: | 19 July 1913 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown |
| Death Date: | 19 July 1913 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 20 July 1913 |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Still born child |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | George M. Brooks, Hagerstown |
| Undertaker: | L.F. Reeder, Funkstown |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | E. Johnson, born in Hagerstown |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Ellen Brooks, born in Hagerstown |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. |
| Birthdate: | 23 January 1892 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Death Date: | 27 July 1922 |
| Death Place: | 121 W. North Street, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 29 July 1922 |
| Age at Death: | 30 years 6 months 4 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Acute Bulbar Paralysis; Cardiac failure |
| Occupation: | Housework |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | George W. Brooks, father, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A. K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | George W. Brooks, born in West Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Anna V. Pairs, born in Maryland |
| Children: | Baby Johnson, died 1913, interred at Halfway |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. |
| Birthdate: | 1888 |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 17 August 1907 |
| Death Place: | West Penn Hospital, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania |
| Burial Date: | 20 August 1907 |
| Age at Death: | 19 years (death certificate) |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Typhoid Fever; Perforation of bowel |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | “Unknown” |
| Physician: | R.D. Woods |
| Undertaker: | J.J. Giltinan, Grant St. Pittsburg, Pennsylvania |
| Sources: | Pennsylvania death certificate Obituary |
| Additional Information: | Eugene Johnson's former home was in Kentucky. He was in the Penn Hospital for 19 days before he died. The hospital physician providing information for his death certificate did not know his birthdate, birth location, or names of his family members. His death certificate gives his age as 19; his obituary in the Hagerstown Morning Herald states he was 9 years old, likely a misprint. No grave marker has been found. |
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| Birthdate: | 19 January 1844 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Widow |
| Death Date: | 31 March 1922 |
| Death Place: | 104 Blooms Alley, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 1 April 1922 |
| Age at Death: | 73 years 2 months 3 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Acute Indigestion; General Debility |
| Occupation: | Housework |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | William Johnson, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | William M. Hoffler |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Family: |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Samuel Banks, born in Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. |
| Birthdate: | 19 July 1913 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Death Date: | 19 July 1913 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Still born |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | George Brooks, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | A.P. Lauffer |
| Undertaker: | L.F. Reeder, Funkstown |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | E. Johnson, born in Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Ellen Brooks, born in Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 17 September 1922 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Death Date: | 17 September 1922 |
| Death Place: | 345 Jonathan Street, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 18 September 1922 |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Stillborn |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Ethel Johnson, mother |
| Physician: | Joshua Thomas, Local Registrar |
| Undertaker: | F.W. Kraiss |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Ethel Johnson, born in Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. |
| Birthdate: | 10 Nov 1924 |
| Birth Place: | Security, MD |
| Death Date: | 10 Nov 1924 |
| Death Place: | Security, MD |
| Burial Date: | 12 Nov 1924 |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Still Born (see Additional Information below) |
| Physician: | Victor D. Miller |
| Undertaker: | J.B. Johnson |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Charles Johnson, b. North Carolina |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Lucy Henderson, b. Virginia |
| Siblings: | Twin sister miscarried at same time. |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. Miscarried at about five months; undetermined cause |
| Birthdate: | 10 Nov 1924 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 10 Nov 1924 |
| Death Place: | Washington County Hospital, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 12 Nov 1924 |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Still Born about 5 months; Complications were undetermined |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Charlie Johnson, Security, Maryland |
| Undertaker: | J.B. Johnson |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Charlie Johnson, born in North Carolina |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Lucy Henderson, born in Virginia |
| Siblings: | The twin brother of this baby girl was also stillborn. |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. |
| Birthdate: | 11 Sep 1925 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Death Date: | 11 Sep 1925 |
| Death Place: | Security, Maryland |
| Burial Date: | 12 Sep 1925 |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Born dead; Cause unknown |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Silas Johnson, Security, Maryland |
| Physician: | William M. Hoffler |
| Undertaker: | J.B. Johnson |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Silas Johnson, born in Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Lucy Henderson, born in Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. |
| Birthdate: | "not known," about 1902 (death certificate) |
| Birth Place: | Norfolk, Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 8 May 1925 |
| Death Place: | Bellevue Asylum, Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | about 23 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Acute Pulmonary Tuberculosis |
| Occupation: | James Johnson worked as a laborer, probably at Security Cement and Lime Company. George Davenport, a young black man working at the lime company and living at Security, was the informant for James Johnson's death certificate. |
| Employer: | "employer at Security" (obituary) |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | funeral at Halfway Cemetery, Revs. J.C. Newman and O.J. Wells officiating |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | George Davenport, Security, Maryland |
| Physician, Undertaker: | J.B. Johnson, Undertaker |
| Physician: | W.R. Bender, Hagerstown |
| Undertaker: | Fred W. Kraiss, Hagerstown |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Unknown (death certificate) |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Unknown (death certificate) |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary World War I Draft Registration for George Davenport, informant on the death certificate for James Johnson |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. James Johnson died at Bellevue Asylum and was buried at the Potter's field there. His body was disinterred and reburied at "the colored cemetery at Halfway" after the people at Security contributed funds for his reburial. |
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| Birthdate: | 19 June 1809 |
| Birth Place: | Lynchburg, Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Widowed |
| Spouse: | Rachel (Sweeny) Johnson, born about 1819 in Virginia (1870 Census, Hagerstown, Maryland) |
| Death Date: | 23 September 1909 |
| Death Place: | at his home, 461 Pennsylvania Ave. |
| Age at Death: | 100 years 3 months 4 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Senility |
| Occupation: | Laborer (census records) Pressman (City Directory for Hagerstown, in the Chambersburg, Pennsylvania Directory that included Hagerstown listings) - lived on the Middleburg Pike, corner Jonathan Street |
| Church: | Ebenezer AME -- Pleasant Johnson is listed as a probationer in 1882 at Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Church in Hagerstown. Rachel Johnson, his wife is listed as a member in 1876 and in the 1870 Monday Night Class No. 3. - Ebenezer AME Church Record, Washington County Historical Society |
| Enslaver: | Pleasant Johnson was enslaved in Richmond, Virginia; slaveholder has not been identified |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Sarah Robinson, not related |
| Physician: | O.H.W. Ragan |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Unknown (death certificate) |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Unknown (death certificate) |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituaries: Hagerstown Morning Herald, September 27, 1909; Hagerstown Mail, October 1, 1909, and The News and Advance, Lynchburg, Virginia, September 27, 1909 U.S. Census, Hagerstown, Maryland, 1870, 1880 "A Stylish Marriage: Two Well Known Colored People United in Wedlock," Hagerstown Herald & Torch Light, July 25, 1894 - Pleasant Johnson was a guest at the wedding of Miss Marie Antionette Simms and George Upton Williams. "A Surprise Party," Hagerstown Morning Herald, February 1, 1896. "Is Down on Charlie: The Colored Editor of the Speaker Roasts Him," Hagerstown Mail, July 21, 1899 "New Corporation," Hagerstown Herald & Torch Light, September 22, 1904. "New Corporation," Hagerstown Mail, September 23, 1904. Ebenezer AME Record Book, Washington County Historical Society |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. |
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| Birthdate: | 10 June 1862 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 17 June 1917 |
| Death Place: | 427 N. Jonathan, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 19 June 1917 |
| Age at Death: | 57 years 6 months |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Pellagra |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Emma Gray |
| Physician: | J.L. Shelton |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Seaton Johnston, born in West Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Mary Cooper, born in West Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 10 March 1918 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown |
| Death Date: | 31 May 1919 |
| Death Place: | 346 Ruby Avenue, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 1 June 1919 |
| Age at Death: | 1 year 2 months 21 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Broncho pneumonia |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | John Strange, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Arthur Brown, born in Pennsylvania |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Clara Jones, born in Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 1907 |
| Death Date: | 1907 December 26 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 2 days |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Thomas Jones, father |
| Physician: | Dr. Schuler, Health Officer |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Thomas C Jones, born in South Carolina |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Mary Barnette, born in Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. |
| Birthdate: | 1918 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Death Date: | 7 April 1932 |
| Death Place: | 112 Blooms Alley, Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 14 years 10 months 16 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Appendicitis; peritonitis. Acute appendicitis, onset 10-31-1931; General peritonitis; Appendectomy 11-3-1931 |
| Occupation: | School student |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Apostolic Church, Rev. Walter Camphor |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mrs. Fannie Sloan, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | R.B. Norment |
| Undertaker: | Fred W. Kraiss |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | George Jordan, born in South Carolina |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Fannie Michel [Mitchell?], born in Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate Funeral notice, Hagerstown Mail, April 11, 1932 |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. |
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| Birthdate: | 13 Dec 1913 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 31 Dec 1913 |
| Death Place: | R.F.D. No. 2, Williamsport, Maryland |
| Burial Date: | 14 Dec 1913 |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Stillborn |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Thorton Kane, father |
| Physician: | Midwife (not named) and C.E. Rickard, Local Registrar |
| Undertaker: | W.W. Kreps |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Thornton Kane, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Beulah Hamilton, born in Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. |
| Birthdate: | 14 April 1846 |
| Birth Place: | near Sharpsburg, Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Henry S. Kee/Key (1841-1920), interred at Halfway Cemetery |
| Death Date: | 7 Dec 1911 |
| Death Place: | at her home on Forest Drive, Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Burial Date: | 11 Dec 1911 |
| Age at Death: | 64 years 7 months 3 weeks |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Fatty Degeneration of Heart; Acute Cardiac Dilation |
| Occupation: | Housewife |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Henry Kee, 567 Hamilton Ave., Hagerstown, husband |
| Physician: | Wagaman |
| Undertaker: | Charles S. Bell |
| Family: |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Clem Dorsey (1799-1862), born in Maryland, interred at Halfway |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Catharine "Kate" Sackett (1806-?), born in Maryland |
| Children: | Charles Key (about 1868-?) Henry Key (1870-?) Mary "Mamie" (Key) Foulk (1874-1945) Eva "Effie" (Key) Lewis (1876-1937) Ellanora Helen (Key) Young (1879-1944) Claggett Dorsey Kee (1880-1964) Nannie Bell Kee (1887-1975) Ellen Kee married Henry Kee in 1869. By 1900, they had been married thirty-one years; Mrs. Kee had eleven children, five of whom were living at the time of the 1900 US Census. |
| Siblings: | Thomas Henry Dorsey (about 1835-1884) married Martha Patsy Grant (about 1827-1932) Claggett Dorsey (1837-1902) married Letitia Lyles (1846-1904) Clement Dorsey, Jr. (1837-1917) married Martha Johnson (1840-1926) Catherine Dorsey (1844-1918) married Henry Hill (1834-1878) Anna Elizabeth Dorsey (1846-1923) married Marion Dickison (about 1843-?) Robert F. Dorsey (1849-1905) married Louisa Page (1840-1909) Abram Dorsey (1854-?) Mary Dorsey (1860-?) Brother living in Salt Lake City, Utah (obituary) |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary in Hagerstown Morning Herald, December 11, 1911 mis-spells her name as McKee. Funeral notice, Hagerstown Mail, December 15, 1911 U.S. Census: 1850 (Subdivision 1), 1860 (Sharpsburg), 1870 (District 13/Fairview), 1880 (Antietam), 1900 & 1910 (Hagerstown). Washington County Marriage Index, 26 August 1867 |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. |
| Birthdate: | 4 Sept 1841 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Widower |
| Spouse: | Ellen Ann (Dorsey) Kee |
| Death Date: | 16 Apr 1920 |
| Death Place: | 665 Forest Drive, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 19 Apr 1920 |
| Age at Death: | 78 years 7 months 13 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Gangrene of the right foot (caused by thrombosis); senility; exhaustion. |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Military: | Civil War Veteran, 25th Regiment, US Colored Infantry |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Miss Nannie Kee |
| Physician: | Wagaman |
| Undertaker: | Kraiss Brothers |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Phillip Kee, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Nancy Steward, born in Maryland |
| Children: | Claggett Kee Eva Lewis, Helen Young, Nannie Kee/Key Grandchildren: Helen Young, Elva Harper, Claggett S. Young |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary for wife US Veterans Administration Master Index & other documents, Fold3 US Census Records Sheriff & Taylor Directory, 1884 |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 11 October 1900 |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 15 September 1931 |
| Death Place: | 58 1/2 Bloom Ave., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 18 September 1931 |
| Age at Death: | 30 years 11 months 4 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Heart trouble brought on by exercise [illegible] alcoholism |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Employer: | Chemical Plant |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Bethel [Ebenezer] AME Church, Rev. John T. Bond |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mrs. Florence Kee, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | George Russell Kee, born near Hagerstown |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Florence Jackson, born in Hagerstown |
| Siblings: | Sisters: Anna (Kee) Watts, Golena Kee, Nina Beatrice Kee Brother: George Hillary Kees/Keyes |
| Grandparents: | Grandfather: Daniel Jackson Grandmother: Anna Williams Jackson |
| Sources: | Death certificate “Negro Found Dead on Bloom Avenue,” Hagerstown Morning Herald, September 15, 1931 U.S. Census: 1920, 1930 |
| Additional Information: | Acting Coroner Richard Duffey deemed inquest not necessary. No grave marker has been found for this person. |
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| Birthdate: | 1844 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Widow |
| Spouse: | Singleton Kees/Key (see his death certificate and Civil War pension record) |
| Death Date: | 23 February 1918 |
| Death Place: | 240 N. Jonathan Street, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 26 February 1918 |
| Age at Death: | 74 years 14 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Fibroid heart; Endocarditis, Sclerosis of coronary arteries |
| Church: | Ebenezer AME, Hagerstown |
| Enslaver: | John Shafer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Thomas Sims, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | Watkins & Minnich |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Arnold Summers, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Maria Barnes, born in Maryland |
| Children: | Mary Jane (Keys) Simms (1863-1935) married Thomas Simms |
| Siblings: | Alice Summers (1845-1928) Mary Summers (1850-?) Richard Religious Summers (1841-1902) |
| Inscription on Gravestone Recorded by S.W.Piper in 1936: | Cornelia Kees, age, 74yr, 14da, - D. Feb. 23, 1918 |
| Sources: | Death certificate for Cornelia Keys Death certificate for her husband, Singleton Kees Death certificate for her daughter, Mary Jane (Keys) Simms Obituary for Cornelia Keys' brother, Richard Summers (1839-1902), Daily Independent, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, October 10, 1902 Census Records Washington County Historical Society, Ebenezer AME Church Record book, 1873 Church Registry, p. 37 US Veteran Administration Pension Payment Card, Corneila Kees, Army Widow, Certificate No. 306.417, Name of Soldier: Singleton Keys, Private Co A, 19 USC Infantry. Deed of 1849 Manumission for her father, Arnold Summers: Washington County Land Records, Land Book IN 4, p. 250; John Shafer, slaveholder |
| Additional Information: | Her gravestone survives, in two pieces. |
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| Birthdate: | 1 October 1911 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 8 Aug 1912 |
| Death Place: | 571 Forest Drive, Maryland |
| Burial Date: | 9 Aug 1912 |
| Age at Death: | 10 months 7 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Lack of Care |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Nettie Williams, 571 Forest Dr., Hagerstown |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | Franklin Dennis, 335 Jonathan St., Hagerstown |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Charles Keets |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Catherine William [Williams], born in Hagerstown |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 11 January 1917 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 11 January 1917 |
| Death Place: | 120 Blooms Ave., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 13 January 1917 |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Still Birth |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mrs. James Kennedy |
| Physician: | J.L. Shelton |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | James Kennedy, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Rachael Spenser, born in Pennsylvania |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 1901 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 12 June 1906 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 5 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Diphtheria, Cardiac failure |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Frances Kennedy, Mother |
| Physician: | S.M. Wagaman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | George F. Kennedy, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Frances Snively, born in Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 2 February 1869 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Death Date: | 13 Nov 1916 |
| Death Place: | 123 W Church St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 15 Nov 1916 |
| Age at Death: | 47 years 9 months 1 day |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Cerebral Apoplexy; Cardiac Failure |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mrs. John Kenny, Wife |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Dennis Kenny, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Julia Swab, born in Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. |
| Birthdate: | Feb 1903 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown MD |
| Death Date: | 11 Apr 1903 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown MD |
| Age at Death: | 3 months |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Spasms |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Virgil Keyser, Mother |
| Physician: | Andrew K. Coffman signed as physician |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | William Keyser, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Virgil Johnston, b. Maryland |
| Grandparents: | Paternal grandmother: Serena Ann (Gant) Keyser Also related to Polly Dorsey |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 1888 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Death Date: | 27 August 1923 |
| Death Place: | 130 Blooms Ave., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 29 August 1923 |
| Age at Death: | 35 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Chronic Endocarditis |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mrs. George Kinds, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | William M. Hoffler, M.D. |
| Undertaker: | Fred W. Kraiss |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. |
| Birthdate: | 1905 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Death Date: | 25 August 1907 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Age at Death: | 2 years 6 months |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Diphtheria; Cardiac Failure |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Cornelius King, Father |
| Physician: | S.M. Wagaman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Cornelius King, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Caroline Rose, born in Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate U.S. Census: 1880, 1900 |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 20 March 1841 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Widow |
| Death Date: | 9 September 1919 |
| Death Place: | at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ida Scott, 131 Booms Alley, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 11 September 1919 |
| Age at Death: | 78 years 5 months 19 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Chronic Cystitis, Chronic Endocarditis |
| Occupation: | Housework |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church, Hagerstown |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | John Lane, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Elias Fisher, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Amanda Leekins |
| Children: | survived by two daughters, Mrs. Ida Scott and Laura Robinson, one adopted son, one adopted daughter, Rebecca (Sims) Harvey, and George Johnson of Connorsville, Pennsylvania Grandchildren: Beatrice May Gordon John F. W. Scott Curtis Scott |
| Sources: | Death certificate "History of First Missionary Baptist Church," by the Rev. William H. Graham, Special to the News-Post, Frederick, Maryland, November 28, 1998 |
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| Birthdate: | 1905/1906 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 26 Aug 1906 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown, MD |
| Age at Death: | about 9 months |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Cholera Infantum |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | James Lawkins, Father |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Father: James Lawkins, b. Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Helen Lewis, b. West Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | about 1896 |
| Birth Place: | Florida |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 9 Dec 1926 |
| Death Place: | Washington County Hospital |
| Burial Date: | 13 Dec 1926 |
| Age at Death: | About 30 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Gunshot; sepsis; blood loss (see Additional Information, below) |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | C.E. Suter, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | Brumback |
| Undertaker: | W.M. Suter & Sons |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | From death certificate: "Shot in left thigh while resisting officer, bullet shattering femur & severing femoral vessels in spine. Gangrene, sepsis, and hemorrhage at operation." No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 8 September 1856 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Widow |
| Death Date: | 10 September 1922 |
| Death Place: | 56 Blooms Ave., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 12 September 1922 |
| Age at Death: | 65 years 11 months 29 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Infected foot; Blood poisoning; Chronic leg ulcer; Gangrene |
| Occupation: | House work |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | John A. Lee, Adamstown, Maryland |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A. K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | William Lee, born in Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Nathaniel Lee |
| Death Date: | 19 October 1925 |
| Death Place: | 33 W. Church St., Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 48 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Chronic interstitial nephritis |
| Occupation: | Domestic |
| Church: | AME Church |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Nathaniel Lee, husband |
| Physician: | Allan Brown |
| Undertaker: | J. B. Johnson |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Robert Palmer, born in Pennsylvania |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Hannah Carroll, born in Pennsylvania |
| Children: | Surviving daughters: Edna Lee, Ethel Lee, Gladys Lee Surviving son: James Lee |
| Siblings: | Brothers: William, Hagerstown; John and Robert, Washington DC. |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary, Hagerstown Morning Herald, October 21, 1925 U.S. Census "Annual Sacred Concert," Hagerstown Herald & Torch Light (HH&TL), October 29, 1894 "Rendered a Drama," HH&TL, March 22, 1895 “Pindle’s Colored Dramatic Company” Hagerstown Mail, April 19, 1895 |
| Additional Information: | Miss Bessie Palmer was a member of the Ebenezer A.M.E. church choir in the 1890s. She sang second soprano. Her husband-to-be, Nathaniel Lee, sang bass. She and Nathaniel were also actors performing in various local productions. No grave marker has been found. |
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| Birthdate: | 1 Dec 1873 |
| Birth Place: | VA |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Death Date: | 26 Nov 1923 |
| Burial Date: | 29 Nov 1923 |
| Age at Death: | 49 years 11 months 27 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Cerebral Arteriosclerosis; Ruptured Blood |
| Occupation: | House Wife |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Benjamin L. Lee, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | W.M. Hoffler |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | James Lee, b. Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Mary Newman, b. Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 1860 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Death Date: | 24 April 1928 |
| Death Place: | Washington County Home (Belleview), Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Burial Date: | 26 April 1928 |
| Age at Death: | 68 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Arterial Sclerosis |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Ellen Lee, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | W.A. Gordon |
| Undertaker: | Fred W. Kraiss |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. |
| Birthdate: | 9 June 1865 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Widower |
| Spouse: | Bessie Farmer Lee |
| Death Date: | 9 July 1929 |
| Death Place: | 424 N. Jonathan St., Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 64 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Carcinoma of Stomach |
| Occupation: | Hotel cook |
| Employer: | Hamilton Hotel |
| Church: | Free Will Baptist Church |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Free Will Baptist Church, Rev. Charles P. Comer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Edna Lee |
| Physician: | R.A. Bell |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Hannibal Lee, b. Virginia |
| Children: | Daughters: Edna Lee, Ethel Lee, Gladys Lee Son: James Lee Grandchildren: Calvert, Francell and Bessie |
| Siblings: | Sisters: Mrs. Eliza Harris, Mrs. Edith Howell, both in Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate “Nathaniel Lee Dies” (7-10-1929 HMH) “Funeral of Colored Man” (7-12-1929 HMH) “Church Dedicated” (6-26-1899, HMH) “Industrial School” HH&TL Feb 3, 1905 Death certificate of son Robert Lee |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 15 August 1887 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 23 September 1920 |
| Death Place: | Washington County Hospital, Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Burial Date: | 25 September 1920 |
| Age at Death: | 33 years 1 month 8 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Chronic Nephritis; Dropsy |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mrs. Annie Rideout, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A. K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | William Lee, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Adelaide Lee, born in Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. |
| Birthdate: | 1903 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 28 February 1905 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | about 1 year 6 months |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Inflammation of Bowels |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Bessie Lee, mother |
| Physician: | ---- Herman |
| Family: |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Nathaniel Lee, born in Maryland, also interred at Halfway African American Cemetery |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Bessie Farmer (Palmer), born in Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate Death certificate for his mother, Bessie Lee |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 10 Nov 1913 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 10 Nov 1913 |
| Death Place: | 421 Suman Ave., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 11 Nov 1913 |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Stillborn; difficult labor |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mort Lewis, Father |
| Physician: | J.R. Laughlin |
| Undertaker: | C M Suter & Son, Hagerstown |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Mort Lewis, born in Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Maria Jacqueline French, born in Virginia, also interred at Halfway African American Cemetery |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. |
| Birthdate: | 19 Nov 1882 |
| Birth Place: | West Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Mortimer "Mort" Lee Lewis, Jr. married Jacqueline "Maria" French November 4, 1903. |
| Death Date: | 19 Nov 1913 |
| Death Place: | 421 Suman Ave., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 21 Nov 1913 |
| Age at Death: | 31 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Acute Endocarditis; Pregnancy & Labor |
| Occupation: | Housework |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mortimer Lewis, Husband |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Jackson French |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Sarah Franklin |
| Children: | Elizabeth "Eliza" Marguarite Adelaide Lewis (1904-1988) Mortimer Martin Lee Lewis, Jr. (1907-1972) Caroline D. Lewis (1909-1950) Mary Lewis (1911-1911) Baby Boy Lewis (1913-1913) |
| Siblings: | Mary A. French (1877-1925) married Bailey "Bay" Richard Walker, Sr. (1873-1930) Roberta "Gertie" B. French (1879-?) married Charles Lavender Johnson John French (1881-?) Thomas Lee French (1883-?) married Florence Gassaway Charles R. French (1885-1943) Georgianna "Georgie" French (1887-1946) married Charles Cotton (1884-1930) Frankie Rosie French (1890-1959) married George "Toby" Robinson (1889-1970) Christine B. French (1892-1962) married Richard Cadville Lyles (1886-1976) Herman Baylis French (1894-1913) married Susan Mildred Gant (1892-1973) Corrine Inez French (1897-1924) married John Edward Robinson (1882-1966) Joseph G. French (1898-1967) |
| Grandparents: | Paternal grandparents: James Samuel French (1803-1878) Celia Sylvia Gaskin (1835-1917) Maternal grandparents: Charles Franklin, born about 1818 in Warren County, Virginia Hannah "Nancy" Anna Franklin, born about 1825 in Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate US Census: 1900, 1910 Virginia, U.S. Marriage Registers, 1853-1935 “Discovering Their Journey: French Family Tree” by Charles H. French Mrs. Lola Mosby, descendant |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. |
| Birthdate: | 2 March 1911 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 2 March 1911 |
| Death Place: | 421 Suman Ave., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 4 March 1911 |
| Age at Death: | 1 day |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Difficult labor |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mortimer Lewis, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | J.R. Laughlin |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Mortimore Lewis, born in Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Jacqueline "Lina" French, born in Virginia, also interred at Halfway African American Cemetery |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. |
| Birthdate: | 8 August 1843 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 7 February 1923 |
| Death Place: | 49 West Church St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 11 February 1923 |
| Age at Death: | 56 years 6 months 29 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Acute bulbar paralysis; cardiac failure |
| Occupation: | Servant |
| Church: | Ebenezer A.M.E. |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Ebenezer A.M.E., Hagerstown, Rev. George W. Scott & Rev. John C. Newman |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mrs. Katie Smith, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | Allen B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | F.W. Kraiss |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | George Lyles, born in Boonsboro, Maryland, 1832 |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Charlotte Carpenter, born in Maryland |
| Siblings: | Survived by 6 brothers and 4 sisters, all of Hagerstown Stephen H. Lyles, born 1863 Henry George Lyles, 1864-1933 Harry S. Lyles, born 1866 George E. Lyles, born 1868 Minnie (Lyles) Evans, 1868-1930 Ada C. Lyles, born 1869 Mamie Jane (Lyles) Brown, 1872-1969 Katie Emma (Lyles) Smith, 1874-1924 John B. Lyles, born 1875 Joseph Lyles, born 1875 Maude V. (Lyles) Whiting, 1877-1940 Letetia Lyles, born 1878 David Lyles, born 1880 Romeo Lyles, born 1886 Richard Cadville Lyles, 1886-1976 Romeo Lyles, born 1886 John B. Lyles, born 1887 Louisa Lyles, born 1887 Benjamin Lyles, born 1888-1974 |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary, Baltimore Afro American, February 16, 1923 Census: 1870 |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. |
| Birthdate: | 20 May 1885 |
| Birth Place: | Winchester, Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Death Date: | 2 January 1915 |
| Death Place: | 15 Braxton Ave., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 4 January 1915 |
| Age at Death: | 29 years 7 months 11 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Pulmonary Tuberculosis |
| Occupation: | Housework |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Jerome Lyles |
| Physician: | W.R. Bender, M.D. |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | James Smith, born in Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Millie Bowman, born in Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 3 March 1849 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Widow |
| Spouse: | George Lyles, also interred at Halfway |
| Death Date: | 31 May 1915 |
| Death Place: | W. Church St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 2 June 1915 |
| Age at Death: | 66 years 2 months 12 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Paralysis; Exhaustion |
| Occupation: | Housekeeping House Maid |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Funeral at home, Rev. H. Johnson officiating |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mrs. Robert Smith, daughter (Katie Emma Lyles Smith) |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A. K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Emanuel Carpenter, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Mary Ann Cole, born in Maryland |
| Children: | Survived by five daughters and seven sons |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary Death certificate for her husband, George Lyles Death certificate for her son, David Lyles Obituary for her son, Henry Lyles/Liles (1933) Obituary for her daughter Mamie Jane (Lyles) Brown (1969) US Census: 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910 1908 Hagerstown City Directory - Charlotte Liles resided at 218 N. Jonathan St. 1913 Marriage License for her son, Joseph Lyles and Josephine Burns, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania |
| Additional Information: | Many members of the Lyles/Liles/Lisle extended family are buried at Halfway African American Cemetery: George Lyles, husband of Charlotte Lyles and these children: Anna Lyles (1866-1923) Minnie (Lyles) Evans (1868-1930), daughter. David L. Lyles (1886-1915), son Romeo Lyles (1890-1924), son Grandson of George & Charlotte Lyles: John H. Whiting, son of Maude (Lyles) Whiting and Harley T. Whiting. Sarah (Lyles) Moxley, born July 2, 1843, daughter of Daniel Lyles & Anna Lee Lyles. Sarah Lyles married Perry Moxley. Her gravestone, shared with her husband, survives. Perry Moxley 1830-1900, son-in-law of George & Charlotte Lyles No grave marker has been found for this person. |
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| Birthdate: | 23 September 1886 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 11 October 1915 |
| Death Place: | 49 Church St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 14 October 1915 |
| Age at Death: | 29 years 18 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Acute parenchymatous nephritis |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Jerome Lyles |
| Physician: | Daniel A. Watkins |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | George Lyles, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Rebecca Brown, born in Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate “14 Living;10 Dead,” Hagerstown Mail, September 26, 1899 US Census: 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910 |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | July 1890 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Widowed |
| Death Date: | 21 June 1924 |
| Death Place: | 49 Church St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 24 June 1924 |
| Age at Death: | 33 years 11 months |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Acute indigestion; Cardiac Failure |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mrs. Katie Smith, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | F.W. Kraiss |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | George Liles/Lyles, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Charlotte Carpenter |
| Sources: | Death certificate US Census: 1900 |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. |
| Birthdate: | 1895 |
| Birth Place: | North Carolina |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 6 May 1922 |
| Death Place: | 50 Blooms Ave., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 8 May 1922 |
| Age at Death: | 27 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Acute general ____ tuberculosis |
| Occupation: | Servant |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Thomas Lynch |
| Physician: | William M. Hoffler, MD |
| Undertaker: | Kraiss Brothers |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Byrum Lynch, born in North Carolina |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Myless Payne, born in North Carolina |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Inscription on Gravestone Recorded by S.W.Piper in 1936: | E.M. on stone, died |
| Sources: | Samuel Piper's list of gravestones |
| Additional Information: | This stone has not been found. The person has not been identified. Often a stone with only two letters on it is a footstone. However, Piper was familiar with footstones and did not include other obvious footstones in his list. The word "died" in his description of this stone, without a date, implies this is not a footstone. |
| Birthdate: | 22 September 1884 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 18 September 1899 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 15 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Diphtheria; nephritis; exhaustion |
| Physician: | O.H.W. Ragan |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Thomas A. Mack |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Sophia E. Cole |
| Siblings: | Emily Mack (died 2 months after Clarence) |
| Grandparents: | Grandmother: Mrs. Matilda Cole, 425 North Jonathan St. |
| Inscription on Gravestone Recorded by S.W.Piper in 1936: | Clarence A. Mark, B. Sep.22, 1884 - D. Sep 18, 1899 Emily M. Mark, B. Aug. 29, 1882, - D. Nov. 26, 1899 |
| Sources: | Samuel Piper's list of gravestones Surviving gravestone Obituary. Washington County Historical Society, Ebenezer Record Book, Infant Baptisms 1890-91. |
| Additional Information: | Gravestone survives, shared with brother Clarence Mack. The surname "Mack" is carved correctly on the stone, although the published Piper list erroneously has it as "Mark." |
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| Birthdate: | 29 Aug 1882 |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 26 Nov. 1899 |
| Death Place: | South Brookville, PA |
| Burial Date: | 29 Nov. 1899 |
| Age at Death: | 17 years 3 months |
| Cause of Death: | acute Bright’s Disease orpneumonia |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Bright's disease |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Ebenezer AME Church; Revs. Carroll, J.C. Newman, and Bourne |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Thomas Mack |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Sophia E. Mack |
| Siblings: | Clarence Mack (died 2 months before) |
| Grandparents: | Grandmother: Mrs. Matilda Cole, 425 North Jonathan St. |
| Inscription on Gravestone Recorded by S.W.Piper in 1936: | Clarence A. Mark, B. Sep.22, 1884 - D. Sep 18, 1899 Emily M. Mark, B. Aug. 29, 1882, - D. Nov. 26, 1899 |
| Sources: | Samuel Piper's list of gravestones. Surviving gravestone. Obituary, Brookville PA Jeffersonian Democrat, 11-18-1899. Multiple Hagerstown obituaries. Sheriff & Taylor’s Directory 1884. |
| Additional Information: | Gravestone survives in place; shared with brother Clarence Mack. The surname "Mack" is carved correctly on the stone, although the published Piper list erroneously has it as "Mark." |
| Birthdate: | June 1836 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Robert Mackey |
| Death Date: | 24 May 1902 |
| Death Place: | 41 West Church St., Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 66 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Heart Trouble; Exhaustion |
| Church: | Bethel [i.e. Ebenezer] AME Church |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Bethel [Ebenezer] AME Church |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Robert Mackey, husband |
| Physician: | E.A. Marhew? |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Oliver Chesley |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Clancey Chesley |
| Children: | Son: William K. Mackey of Minnesota Daughters: Mrs. J.E. Campton and Cora Mackey, Hagerstown |
| Siblings: | Sister: Mrs. Charlotte Chesley |
| Sources: | Death certificate. Obituary HMH 5/26/1902. Hattie Newman, “In Memoriam,” St. Paul MN Appeal News, 7/12/1902. See also obituary for her sister, Charlotte Chesley (Scharlotte Chisley). |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 20 Dec 1847 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Widower |
| Death Date: | 16 Nov 1915 |
| Death Place: | 41 W. Church St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 18 Nov 1915 |
| Age at Death: | 67 years 10 months 28 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Chronic Nephritis; Uremia, general debility |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mrs. Cora Fletcher, Hagerstown MD |
| Physician: | Ragan |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Lloyd Mackey, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Mary Wagner, b. Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate 1915 Hagerstown Directory Tax Sale of home on Church St., HH&TL, 1/3/1901 “Battle With Boar,” Herald Mail, 5/5/1905 |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 1848 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Death Date: | 23 June 1919 |
| Death Place: | 2 Blooms Alley, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 24 June 1919 |
| Age at Death: | 71 |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Bulbar Paralysis; Exhaustion; Cardiac Failure |
| Occupation: | General Housework |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mr. Thomas Maddox, Hagerstown |
| Physician, Undertaker: | A.B WilsonKraiss Brothers |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Allen Dodson, b. Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 11 February 1844 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 22 May 1922 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown MD |
| Burial Date: | 25 May 1922 |
| Age at Death: | 78 years 3 months 11 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Cerebral Hemorrhage, Vascular Heart Disease |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Warner Maddox, Hagerstown MD |
| Physician: | W.M. Hoffler |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Nathaniel Maddox, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Charlotte? |
| Sources: | Death certificate Death certificate for Warner Warfield Maddox (1895-1911) Sheriff & Taylor Directory 1884 |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. Warner appears to have been Thomas Maddox's brother; Warner's father was Nathan Maddox and his mother's name was Charlotte. |
| Birthdate: | 24 Sep 1900 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Mr. Manuel - no information |
| Death Date: | 28 May 1923 |
| Death Place: | 108 West North St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 30 May 1923 |
| Age at Death: | 22 years 7 months 4 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Pulmonary Tuberculosis; Exhaustion |
| Occupation: | Servant |
| Church: | First Baptist Church |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | First Baptist Church; Rev. Otho J. Wells |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | William O. Wilson, Father |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | William Othello Wilson, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Margaret Jackson, b. Maryland |
| Siblings: | Percy Wilson (1899-?) Charles Herman Wilson (1903-1977) Elsie Mae (Wilson) Comer (1905-2001) Sadie A. (Wilson) Webb (1907-1993) William Othello Wilson, Jr. (1910-1978) Anna Virginia (Wilson) Jones (1912-2008) |
| Grandparents: | Maternal Grandparents: William Perry Jackson (1851-1909), interred at Halfway Cemetery Hannah (Dodson) Jackson (1845-1919), interred at Halfway Cemetery |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 1860 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Jerre Mason |
| Death Date: | 20 May 1907 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown MD |
| Age at Death: | 47 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Acute Indigestion; Heart Failure |
| Occupation: | Housework |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mrs. Reeder, no relation |
| Physician: | Scheller |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | William Mahony, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Arabella Frances, b. Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 1 March 1877 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Widowed |
| Death Date: | 21 Apr. 1931 |
| Death Place: | Bellevue Home, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 22 Apr 1931 |
| Age at Death: | 54 yrs |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Epilepsy; Myocarditis |
| Occupation: | Housework |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Zion Baptist Church, Rev. C.P. Comer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Dorothy Hellems, 61 Harmon Ave., Hagerstown |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | Southern Funeral |
| Family: | Daughters: Mrs. Dorothy Hellems and Mrs. Frances Meraney Sons: Atran, Gillon, Rowdaniel, Garfield |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Harry Fisher, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Sally Fisher, born in Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
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| Birthdate: | 1 March 1871 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Daniel Matthew Miller (obituary gives husband's name as Matthew Miller; death certificate states Daniel) |
| Death Date: | 30 July 1924 |
| Death Place: | 122 Bethel St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 1 August 1924 |
| Age at Death: | 53 years 4 months 30 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Carcinoma of Stomach |
| Occupation: | Homework |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Ebenezer AME, Rev. J.G. Martin assisted by Rev. J.C. Newman and Otho J. Wells |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Daniel M. Miller, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | W.R. Bender |
| Undertaker: | Fred W. Kraiss |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Henry W. Dorsey, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Mary Jane Jones, born in Maryland |
| Children: | Ellsworth W. Miller |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary in Afro-American, Baltimore, Maryland, August 8, 1924 U.S. Census, 1920 |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. |
| Birthdate: | 14 May 1931 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 14 May 1931 |
| Death Place: | 122 W. Bethel St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 14 May 1931 |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Sill born, 8 months |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Charlotte Miller, Mother |
| Physician: | W.R Bender |
| Undertaker: | William H. Downey, Smithsburg |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Elsworth Miller, b. Hagerstown |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Charlotte Stoner, b. Pennsylvania |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 23 Aug 1879 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 18 Oct 1918 |
| Death Place: | Bellevue Home, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 22 Oct 1918 |
| Age at Death: | 39 years 1 month 27 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Influenza |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Martha Miller, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | Campbell |
| Undertaker: | Kraiss Brothers |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Rev. George C. Miller, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Martha Harriet Mayhu, born in Virginia |
| Sources: | Death Certificate Obituaries 1884 Sheriff & Taylor Directory |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. Her step-brother, Richard Calvin Miller, was a Director of the Samaritans Cemetery Company in 1944. |
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| Birthdate: | 1893 |
| Death Date: | 18 July 1898 |
| Age at Death: | age 5 years 5 months 11 days |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Florence V. Miller |
| Inscription on Gravestone Recorded by S.W.Piper in 1936: | Mary Ellen Miller, dau. of Florence V. Miller, age 5yr, 5mo, 11da, - D. July 18, 1898 |
| Sources: | Samuel Piper's list of gravestones |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this child. |
| Birthdate: | 1826 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Rev. George C. Miller married Mary (Dorsey) Hill October 13, 1866. After she died in 1880, he married Martha Harriet Mayhoe January 12, 1881. |
| Death Date: | 19 December 1906 |
| Death Place: | 121 West Bethel Street, Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 80 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | General Arteriosclerosis & Cerebral Hemorrhage; Cardiac Failure |
| Occupation: | Minister Stone mason |
| Employer: | worked for Claggett (1866 news article about George Miller witnessing a theft) |
| Church: | Methodist Episcopal church |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | M.E. Church; Revs. Harris and Warner |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Harriet Miller, Wife |
| Physician: | Wagaman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Joseph Miller, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Sarah Boon/Boone |
| Children: | Rev. George Miller's children with first wife, Mary (Dorsey) Hill Miller: John Elsworth Tolson Miller (1867-?) Geroge R. Miller (1869-?) Samuel Savoy Miller (1871-1926) Daniel Matthew Miller (1874-1945) married Florence (Jones) Dorsey. He is interred at Rose Hill Cemetery. Mattie B. (Miller) Curry (1874-1964) married Robert Curry Richard Calvin Miller (1876-1945) married Lillian E. Scott. Ricard Calvin Miller was a member of the Good Samaritans and on the Board of Directors in 1944. He is interred at Rose Hill Cemetery. Sarah Miller (1879-?) Margaret Miller (1879-1918) Children with second wife, Martha Harriet (Mayho) Miller (1854-1942) Whitfield Westly Miller (1881-?) Robert W. Miller (1886-?) Mildred Miller (1890-1955), interred at Rose Hill Cemetery |
| Siblings: | Mary H. Miller (1839-1922) married Thomas Williams (1840-1900) of Beaver Creek, Maryland Louisa (Page) Dorsey (1840-1909), interred at Halfway African American Cemetery, married Robert F. Dorsey (1849-1905). Half-brother: King Boon (1836-1877), interred at Halfway African American Cemetery |
| Sources: | Death certificate. Obituary, Hagerstown Herald & Torch Light (HH&TL), December 27, 1906 Washington County Maryland Marriage Records online at Washington County Free Library Death certificate for his daughter Margaret Miller "Saturday, No. 38, Criminal Trials, State vs. Joseph Worthington, Larceny," HH&TL, December 6, 1866 "County Circuit Court," HH&TL, December 12, 1866 "Samuel Brown Buried: A Well Known and Good Colored Man Laid to Rest in the Silent Grave," HH&TL, January 19, 1894 "Two Well Known Colored People United in Wedlock," Herald & Torch Light, July 26, 1894. “McKinley Club Rally, Samaritan Hall,” HH&TL, Oct. 31, 1895. U.S. Census: 1870, 1880. "May Erect Building," HH&TL, September 15, 1904 "New Corporation," HH&TL, September 22, 1904 - George C. Miller was an incorporating member of the newly formed Colored Laboring Sons & Daughters of the Beneficial Society of Hagerstown, Maryland "Will to Probate," HH&TL, December 20, 1906. Ebenezer AME Record Book - Church Registry, 1876, Class No. 1, George Miller's son Daniel M. Miller, infant baptism April 6, 1874 Sheriff & Taylor 1884-85 Hagerstown Directory - George Miller, laborer, resided at 121 W. Bethel Hagerstown Directory 1903-1904 - George Miller, laborer, resided at 123 Bethel |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. Rev. George C. Miller's first wife, Mary (Dorsey) Hill Miller, was born about 1843. She died August 31, 1800 when she was thirty-six years old and was buried at Ebenezer AME (Bethel) graveyard. Her father, Clement Dorsey, was buried at Bethel graveyard in 1862. His grave was later moved to the Halfway African American Cemetery. Rev. George C. Miller was the father of Richard Calvin Miller who became President of the Cemetery Company Board in 1944. |
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| Birthdate: | 1900 |
| Death Date: | 4 April 1904 |
| Death Place: | 118 W. Bethel St., Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | about 4 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Measles |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Matthew Miller, born in Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Florence Jones Dorsey, born in Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Sources: | Obituary |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
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| Birthdate: | 1889 |
| Death Date: | 22 June 1924 |
| Death Place: | 49 West Church St., Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 35 years |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | funeral at home, Rev. Martin of Methodist Church |
| Siblings: | Survived by 5 brothers and 4 sisters |
| Sources: | Obituary 1903, 1905, and 1910 Hagerstown City Directory lists one African American person - Fannie Mills living at 124 Bloom's Alley in Hagerstown. 1924 Hagerstown Directory does not list any African Americans with the surname Mills. |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. |
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| Birthdate: | 5 Mar 1887 |
| Birth Place: | Charles Town, West Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 17 Nov 1914 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 19 Nov 1914 |
| Age at Death: | 27 years 8 months 12 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Laryngeal Tuberculosis |
| Occupation: | Laundry Work Servant |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Sarah Monday/Mundy, Blooms Ave., Hagerstown |
| Physician: | Daniel Watkins |
| Undertaker: | S. Keller Lowman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Jacob Monday, born in Luray, Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Sarah Jones, born in Cedarville (Front Royal), Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary Hagerstown City Directories: 1908, 1910 U.S. Census: 1900, 1910 |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. Possible Husband/Partner: Ed Pair/Pear (1910 Census) See also, Mundy family. |
| Birthdate: | 28 Aug 1867 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | married Rebecca Phenix/Phoenix in 1893 |
| Death Date: | 20 Jan 1912 |
| Death Place: | Cafe of James A. Woltz, N. Jonathan St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 22 Jan 1912 |
| Age at Death: | 44 years 4 months 22 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Cardiac failure; Asthma |
| Occupation: | Plumber’s assistant |
| Employer: | H.R. Wagner |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Nancy Saunders, 45 W. North St., Hagerstown |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | Charles S. Bell |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Benjamin Moore, born “in the West” |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Nancy Saunders, born inMaryland |
| Children: | Children of Abram Moore/Saunders and Rebecca Phenix: - Mable (Moore) Cannon (1890 Hagerstown-1950 Harrisburg PA) married James Cannon (1893-1944) - Oscar Howard Moore (1895-?) - Edith Moore (1898-?) Grandchildren of Abram Moore/Saunders: Rosemary (Romane?) Herbert (1910-?) Elizabeth May Cannon (1920-1920) Joseph Cannon (1922-?) Cornelia Cannon (1924-?) James Cannon (1925-?) Pauline Cannon (1928-?) Pearl Cannon (1930-1987) Fred Canon (1933-?) William Cannon (1934-1951) |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
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| Birthdate: | 1891 |
| Death Date: | 21 Sept. 1898 |
| Age at Death: | 6 years 11 months 29 days |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | G.W. Moton |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | F.V. Moton |
| Inscription on Gravestone Recorded by S.W.Piper in 1936: | Henry W. Moton, son of G.W. and F.V. Moton, age 6yr, 11mo, 29da, - D. Sep 21, 1898 |
| Sources: | Samuel Piper's list of gravestones |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | April 1874 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Single (death certificate) Married (marriage license) |
| Spouse: | Lizzie Johnson of Hagerstown Maryland, married June of 1897 by Rev. Danbury |
| Death Date: | 29 July 1914 |
| Death Place: | Bellevue Asylum |
| Burial Date: | 30 July 1914 |
| Age at Death: | 35-40 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Broken compensation of heart; Chronic nephritis |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Employer: | Hagerstown Ice Co. |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Delia Hopewell, Hagerstown (sister) |
| Physician: | F.N. Hoffmeier |
| Undertaker: | Watkins & Minnich |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Joseph Moxley (USCT), born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Mary Gwinn/Grin/Guinn, born in Maryland |
| Siblings: | Mrs. Mary Delia (Moxley) Hopewell (1865-1929), 45 West North Street, Hagerstown |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary 1896 Marriage License, wife: Lizzie Johnson (death certificate states single) 1903 death certificate for Elizabeth L. Moxley, wife "Washington County's African American Civil War Veterans," by Jack and Dick Ebersole, WHILBR online "Sudden Death," Hagerstown Herald & Torch Light, Sept. 4, 1884 - obituary for Melchor Moxley's father, Joseph Moxley who died at age 43. He was roking on the foundation of a new building at Church and Mulberry Strees in Hagerstown when he became ill. He died at home leaving a wife and small children. |
| Additional Information: | No grave makers has been found. Conflicting information as to whether he was single or married. Melchor Moxley's father was 25 when he enlisted in 1863 in Hagerstown. He was part of the original Moxley's Band when it was organized. He muster out at Brownsville, Texas in 1866 and returned to Hagerstown. He died in 1884 and was buried at the Ebenezer AME cemetery. |
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| Birthdate: | 24 June 1830 |
| Spouse: | Sarah (Lyles) Moxley |
| Death Date: | 7 Sept. 1900 |
| Death Place: | 39 W Church St., Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 71 yrs |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Bright’s disease |
| Employer: | Thomas Grove Farm, Rt. 40 |
| Military: | Civil War veteran, USCT, First Brigade Band |
| Enslaver: | Ranney W. Hunter |
| Undertaker: | L.M. Watkins |
| Family: |
| Children: | Daughter: Charity Moxley Nesbitt Strothers Parker, Pittsburgh Sons: Robert Moxley (treasurer, Hag. Af. Am Odd Fellows, 1875), Pittsburgh; Perry Moxley, Harrisburg |
| Siblings: | Brother: Robert Moxley; Joseph Moxley |
| Inscription on Gravestone Recorded by S.W.Piper in 1936: | Perry Moxley, B. June 24, 1830 - D. Sep. 7, 1900 |
| Sources: | Surviving headstone, shared with wife. Civil War pension file Civil War pension index Obituary 1884 Sheriff & Taylor Directory Fold 3 Muster-in Roll - Private Perry Moxley, 3 class, 1 Brig. Band, USCT, Age 32, Band Muster-in Roll, Baltimore, MD, Sept. 26, 1863. (Joined for duty and enrolled August 28, 1863 in Hagerstown, Maryland for a period of 3 years. |
| Additional Information: | Perry Moxley was one of the founders of Halfway Cemetery. |
| Birthdate: | 28 Dec 1876 |
| Birth Place: | Hancock, Washington County, Maryland (Pittsburgh, PA death certificate) |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Mamie L. Robinson |
| Death Date: | 3 Aug. 1904 |
| Death Place: | at sister's home, Pittsburgh |
| Age at Death: | 27 years 7 months 6 days |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Perry Moxley, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Sarah Ann Lyles |
| Siblings: | Sister: Charity (Moxley) Strothers Nesbit-Parker (Mrs. William Parker) Brother: Robert Moxley |
| Inscription on Gravestone Recorded by S.W.Piper in 1936: | Perry W. Moxley, age 27yr, 7mo, 6da, - D. Aug. 3, 1904 |
| Sources: | Surviving stone, in four pieces. U.S. Census: 1880, 1900 Infant Baptism: "October 24, 1875 ---Pery Williams Moxley was Baptise, age 10 month old in the A.M.E. Church." - Ebenezer AME Ledger, p. 44, Washington County Maryland Historical Society. |
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| Birthdate: | 2 July 1843 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Widow |
| Spouse: | Perry Moxley |
| Death Date: | 28 July 1911 |
| Death Place: | 49 West Church St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 31 July 1911 |
| Age at Death: | 68 years 26 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Chronic Bright’s Disease; Cardiac Failure |
| Church: | Ebenezer AME |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Bethel [Ebenezer] AME Church |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Charity Parker, 49 Church St. |
| Physician, Undertaker: | A.B. WilsonL.M. Watkins Undertaker |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Daniel Lyles, born 1802 |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Anna (Sarah?) Lee, born in Maryland |
| Children: | Sons: Robert E. Moxley b. 3/5/1867 and Perry W.R. Moxley b.12/27/1875 Daughter: Mrs. William Parker (Charity) b. 5/6/1862, Buffalo |
| Siblings: | Sister-in-Law: Charlotte Rebecca Lyles Brother-in-law: Theodore King |
| Inscription on Gravestone Recorded by S.W.Piper in 1936: | Sarah A. Moxley, wife of Perry Moxley, B. June 2, 1845. |
| Sources: | Surviving headstone, shared with husband Perry Moxley. Death certificate. Obituary. Civil War widow’s pension file. U.S. Census: 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910. |
| Additional Information: | Although her headstone does not include her death date, there is ample evidence that she was buried at Halfway. |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Samuel Mumson |
| Death Date: | 31 May 1910 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown MD |
| Age at Death: | 38 years 1 month 2 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Cancer; Exhaustion |
| Occupation: | Housework |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | John N. Staley, father |
| Physician: | O.H.W. Ragan |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | John N. Straley, b. Pennsylvania |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Sarah Haye, b. Pennsylvania |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | [1899?] |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 27 Aug 1906 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown, MD |
| Age at Death: | 7 years (or 1 year?) 6 months |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Diphtheria; Toxemia |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mary Mundy, mother |
| Physician: | Daniel A. Watkins, MD |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Harry Smith, b. Pennsylvania |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Mary Munder (sic; should be Mundy), b. West Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No definite grave marker has been found for this person; but for possible markers, see entries for "M----, E----" and "-----, Eddie/Freddie." (For Mundy family, see also Monday.) |
| Birthdate: | 4 May 1887 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 19 Apr 1911 |
| Death Place: | Corner of Bethel & Prospect Streets, Hagerstown MD |
| Burial Date: | 20 Apr 1911 |
| Age at Death: | 25 years 11 months 15 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Pneumonia; Cardiac Failure |
| Occupation: | Shoe Polisher; Porter |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Sarah Mundy, Hagerstown MD |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Mundy, b. Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Sarah Smith, b. Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate U.S. Census: 1900, 1910 1908 Hagerstown City Directory |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. (For family, see also Monday) |
| Birthdate: | 1863 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia or West Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Widow |
| Death Date: | 1 Mar 1919 |
| Death Place: | Bellevue Home, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 3 Mar 1919 |
| Age at Death: | 56 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Cardio Vascular; Renal Disease |
| Occupation: | Housework; servant |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mrs. Hopewell, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | Campbell |
| Undertaker: | Kraiss Brothers |
| Children: | Daughter: Marella (Mary Ellen?) Mundy Sons: Jacob Mundy, Benjamin Thompson |
| Sources: | Death certificate U.S. Census: 1900, 1910 |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. Address in 1900 was 5 Jail Alley, Hagerstown |
| Birthdate: | 28 Nov 1911 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 23 Sep 1912 |
| Death Place: | 125 W. North St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 26 Sep 1912 |
| Age at Death: | 9 months 21 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Spasm; Marasmus |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Roland Myers, Hagerstown, MD |
| Physician: | Frank N. Hoffmeier |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Family: |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Roland Myers, b. Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Iola Shorts, b. West Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 5 Nov 1910 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown, MD |
| Death Date: | 23 Nov 1911 |
| Death Place: | 314 1/2 N Jonathan St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 24 Nov 1911 |
| Age at Death: | 1 year 18 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Uremia; Tight foreskin |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Roland Myers, 314 1/2 N Jonathan St., Hagerstown |
| Physician: | J.R. Laughlin, M.D. |
| Undertaker: | Samuel E. Ford |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Roland Myers, b. Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Iola Shorts, b. Shepherdstown, West Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | c. 1830 |
| Death Date: | 28 Jan 1899 |
| Death Place: | West Bethel St., Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 68 yrs |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Consumption [tuberculosis] |
| Enslaver: | John Hershey |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Bethel [Ebenezer] AME Church |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Samuel Nimmy |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Henrietta Nimmy |
| Sources: | Obituary, Hagerstown Morning Herald, 30 Jan 1899 p 3 Certificate of Freedom, May 29, 1854 (Fuller, no. B131a) 1870 Census Washing County Historical Society, Ebenezer AME Church Record Book, p. 48 |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Death Date: | 1913 |
| Inscription on Gravestone Recorded by S.W.Piper in 1936: | H.O. Died 1913 |
| Sources: | Samuel Piper's list of gravestones. |
| Additional Information: | This stone has not been found and is known only from Piper's list. The person has not been identified. Often a stone with only two letters on it (rather than a name) is a footstone, used in addition to the more detailed headstone. However, the date (1913) on this stone suggests it may have been a marker on its own. The initials do not match anyone known to have been buried at Halfway. |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown, MD |
| Death Date: | 17 June 1907 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown, MD |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Still born |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Joseph Overs, father |
| Physician: | C.R. Scheller |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Joseph Overs, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Hattie Brooks, b. Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary, Hagerstown Morning Herald, 19 June 1907. |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 1874 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown MD |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | John/George Page |
| Death Date: | 12 Nov. 1905 |
| Death Place: | Washington County Hospital, Hagerstown MD |
| Age at Death: | 31 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Epilepsy; [illegible] |
| Occupation: | House work |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Geroge Page, husband |
| Physician: | O.H.W. Ragan |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | John Thompson, b. Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Sallie Jones, b. Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate Marriage Licenses, HH&TL, 9/15/1904: George Page and Gertie Johnson, both of Hagerstown Obituary, HH&TL, Nov. 16, 1905 |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. Her husband is named as John on the death certificate, but as John in other sources. |
| Birthdate: | 19 Oct 1917 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 19 Oct 1917 |
| Death Place: | 343 N. Jonathan St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 22 Oct 1917 |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Still Born; Premature Birth; [illegible] of mother |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | William Palmer, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | William Palmer, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Maggie Broddis, b. Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 7 Feb 1894 |
| Birth Place: | West Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 7 Jun 1917 |
| Death Place: | Washington County Hospital, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 10 Jun 1917 |
| Age at Death: | 23 years 4 months 2 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Typhoid fever; Exhaustion |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mattie Richardson, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | M ?, MD |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Family: |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Edward Pare, b. West Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | ------, b. West Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate U.S. Census, 1910. 1901-11-21 HH&TL, “Injured by Explosion.” Numerous Hagerstown newspaper articles between 1901-1910 re arrests & trials, including “A Shooting Affair,” 8/30/1901 HM. (See Additional Information, below.) |
| Additional Information: | No definite grave marker has been found for this person. 1910 Census gave his age as 35 (in conflict with death certificate). Lived at 50 Harmons Alley in 1910. Railroader (1903 HMH); employed on Western MD improvements near Wingerton (1901 HH&TL); was shot along W.M.R.R. from Hagerstown to Williamsport (1904 HMH). Paid for cleaning courthouse, Hagerstown Morning Herald, 1910-12-28, 1910-11-4, 1910-11-11. |
| Birthdate: | 1852 |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Georgia Tasker |
| Death Date: | 29 Aug 1909 |
| Death Place: | Home on N. Jonathan St. |
| Age at Death: | 57 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Typhoid Fever; Heart Failure |
| Occupation: | Barber |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Georgia Parker, Wife |
| Physician: | Allen B. Wilson, 302 N. Jonathan St. |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | John Parker, b. Delaware |
| Children: | Several children survived him. |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary (Alexander Parker) Washington County Marriage Index (married Georgia Tasker in 1902 ) |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. “During the terms of court for several years conducted a lunch stand in the Court hall.” |
| Birthdate: | 6 May 1873 |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Rev. H.W. Parker (see Additional Information below) |
| Death Date: | 11 May 1912 |
| Death Place: | 218 N. Jonathan St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 14 May 1912 |
| Age at Death: | 39 years 5 months 6 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | hemorrhagic pachymeningitis |
| Physician: | Allen B Wilson, M.D. |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Perry Moxley, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Sarah Lyles, b. Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate ("Thereta" Parker) Obituary, Pittsburgh Courier, May 31, 1912. |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. Husbands: (1) Nesbit, (2) Strothers, (3) Rev. W.H. Parker, Pastor of Potter Street Congregational Church, Pittsburgh PA. Died at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Charlotte Lyles. |
| Birthdate: | [1854] |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown, MD |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Anna Parrish |
| Death Date: | 9 Sept. 1908 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown MD |
| Burial Date: | 11 Dept. 1908 |
| Age at Death: | 54 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Carcinoma of intestines |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Baptist Church |
| Physician: | J.R. Laughlin |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | George W. Parrish |
| Sources: | Death certificate ("George Parrish") "George Parris Dead," Hagerstown Morning Herald, 11 Sept 1908, p. 3. |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. Lived on W. North St. at time of death. |
| Birthdate: | 21 July 1917 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 21 July, 1917 |
| Death Place: | 21 W. Bethel St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 24 July, 1917 |
| Age at Death: | Still born |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Still born; Insufficient nourishment of placenta |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Lawrence Parrot, father |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Lawrence Parrot, b. Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Nancy Robinson, b. Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 30 Sep 1916 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 30 Sep 1916 |
| Death Place: | 44 W. North St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 1 Oct 1916 |
| Age at Death: | newborn |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Premature Birth |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Lawrence Parrott, Father |
| Physician: | W.R. Bender |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Lawrence Parrott, b. West Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Nancy Goins, b. West Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 11 Feb 1875 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Death Date: | 25 May 1922 |
| Death Place: | Washington County Hospital |
| Burial Date: | 26 May 1922 |
| Age at Death: | 47 years 3 months 15 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Chronic interstitial nephritis |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Lizzie Davis, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | E.W. Ditto, Jr. |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Eli Patterson, b. Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 10 Aug 1911 |
| Birth Place: | 50 Harmons Alley, Hagerstown |
| Death Date: | 19 Nov 1911 |
| Death Place: | 50 Harmons Alley, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 21 Nov 1911 |
| Age at Death: | 3 months 10 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Asphyxiation (see Additional Information, below) |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mary E. Pear, Mother |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Edward Pear, b. Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Mary Ellen Mundy, b. West Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. Death certificate states cause of death: "Strangulation - found child had been dead 5 hrs. when I arrived - said child had a spell of coughing and strangled." |
| Birthdate: | 1849 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 11 Apr 1903 |
| Age at Death: | 54 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Apoplexy |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Home |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Frisby Grant, cousin |
| Physician: | A.K. Coffman (signed death certificate as physician) |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | William Pennell |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Nancy French |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary, Hagerstown Herald & Torch Light, April 16, 1903, p 5 |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 25 Dec 1866 |
| Birth Place: | West Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 26 July 1922 |
| Death Place: | 2 Blooms Alley, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 28 July 1922 |
| Age at Death: | 55 years 7 months 1 day |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Cardio-Renal Disease |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Rev. Wells |
| Physician: | C.L.Mower, MD |
| Undertaker: | Fred Kraiss |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | c. 1864 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Widowed |
| Spouse: | Clara Pierce |
| Death Date: | 27 Apr. 1932 |
| Death Place: | Bellevue Home, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 29 Apr 1932 |
| Age at Death: | 68 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Apoplexy; Epilepsy |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Bethel [Ebenezer] AME, Rev. L.C. Curtis |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | David Grant, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | Frederick A. Weller MD |
| Undertaker: | Fred W. Kraiss |
| Sources: | Obituary Death certificate 1880 Census Clara Pierce Obituary, Baltimore Afro-American, Nov. 1924 |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. Obituary states there were “no surviving relatives." |
| Birthdate: | 19 May 1870 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Isaac Pindle |
| Death Date: | 27 Apr 1912 |
| Death Place: | 439 North Jonathan St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 29 Apr 1912 |
| Age at Death: | 41 years 11 months 7 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Sudden Cardiac failure; infection of heart; Obesity |
| Church: | Bethel [i.e. Ebenezer] AME Church |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Isaac H. Pindle, Husband |
| Physician: | AB Wilson MD |
| Undertaker: | Watkins & Minnich |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | William E. Carey, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Mary Grant, b. Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary U.S. Census, 1900, 1910 “Rendered A Drama,” 3-22-1895, HH&TL “Colored Actors,” 4-19-1885 HM Washington County Historical Society, Ebenezer AME Record Book, p. 49. |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. Husband Isaac Pindle was head waiter at Hotel Baldwin. Couple lived at 5 North Jonathan St., Hagerstown. |
| Birthdate: | 20 Mar 1841 (death certificate) |
| Marital Status: | Widow |
| Death Date: | 9 Sep 1919 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown (see Additional Information below) |
| Age at Death: | 78 years 5 months 19 days (death certificate) or 77 years (obituary) |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Chronic Cystitis, [illegible], Chronic endocarditis (death certificate); Cardiac failure and general debility (obituary)) |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Asbury M.E. Church |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | John Lane |
| Physician: | Allen B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Elias Fisher, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Amanda Lukins, born in Maryland |
| Children: | Daughters: Mrs. Ida Scott and Laura Robinson Adopted daughter : Rebecca Harvey of Hagerstown. Rebecca (Simms) Harvey was on the Board of Directors of the Independent Order of Good Samaritans and Daughters of Samaria Cemetery Company of Hagerstown in 1944 when a portion of the Halfway African American Cemetery was sold. Adopted son: George Johnson, Connersville PA Grandchildren: Beatrice May Gordon, John F. W. Scott, and Curtis L. Scott |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary, 9-10-1919 HMH Obituary, 9-11-1919 MH |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. She died either at her home in Bloom’s Alley or at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ida Scott, 131 Bloom’s Ave. |
| Birthdate: | 1858 |
| Birth Place: | Clarke County, Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Caroline (Grant) Reed (1851-1941) |
| Death Date: | 5 Jan 1910 |
| Age at Death: | 52 years 3 months |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Tuberculosis; Exhaustion |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Leona Reed, daughter |
| Physician: | D. Watkins |
| Undertaker: | Samuel E. Ford |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Walter Reed, b. Clarke Co., VA |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Ellen Henderson, b. Clarke Co., VA |
| Children: | Leona Reed (1877-1935) Albert Reed, (1880-?) Martha (Reed) Cross, (1890-?) married Joshua Cross |
| Sources: | Death certificate Washington County, MD Marriage Index - marriage of George Henry Reed to Caroline Grant, Sept. 28, 1878 Census: 1880, 1900 Obituary for Mrs. Caroline F. Reed, Daily Mail, Hagerstown, May 24 1941, interred at Rose Hill Cemetery in Hagerstown "Order of Publication: No. 5469 Equity Case in the Circuit Court for Washington County," Hagerstown Mail, February 2, 1900. |
| Additional Information: | Henry and Caroline (Grant) Reed/Reid lived in the Tilghmanton District of Washington County, Maryland in 1880, with the Grant family. Leona Reed was ten months old and listed as Nannie L. Reid on the census. Caroline Reid, 22, was keeping house; Henry Reid, 23, worked as a farm laborer. Moses Grant, 28, was the head of household. He and his wife Nannie Grant, 24, had two young children. Other members of the family included Jones/Jonas Grant, 54, Upton Grant, 20, Hester Grant, 14, and Charles McDonald, a white man who worked as a railroad laborer. Albert Reed, son of Caroline (Grant) Reed No grave marker has been found. |
| Birthdate: | 1871 |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Jefferson Reed |
| Death Date: | 17 February 1904 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 33 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Pulmonary Tuberculosis; Exhaustion |
| Occupation: | Housework |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Jefferson Reed |
| Physician: | Victor D. Miller |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Albert Johnston, born in Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Lettie Moxley, born in Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary, Hagerstown Morning Herald, February 18, 1904 |
| Additional Information: | Lena Reed's husband, Jefferson Reed, may be the brother of George Reed, interred at Halfway Cemetery. Research is ongoing. No grave marker has been found. |
| Obituary: |
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| Birthdate: | 28 July 1911 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 29 Juy1911 |
| Death Place: | 44 Bloom Alley, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 30 July 1911 |
| Age at Death: | 11 hours |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Premature birth, eight months |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mrs. Alice Rickets, 44 Blooms Alley |
| Physician: | J.E. Pitsnogle, H.O. |
| Undertaker: | Charles Bell |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Willie Seafus, b. Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Sallie Rickets, b. Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. |
| Birthdate: | 25 Mar 1910 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 6 Mar 1912 |
| Death Place: | 5 Blooms Ave., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 8 Mar 1912 |
| Age at Death: | 1 year 11 months 18 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Marasmus; Cardiac failure |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | John Rideout, 5 Blooms Ave. |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | S.E. Ford |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | John T. Rideout, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Annie Lee, b. Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 12 Feb 1872 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Death Date: | 2 Jan 1917 |
| Death Place: | 5 Blooms Ave., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 4 Jan 1917 |
| Age at Death: | 44 years 10 months 20 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Hemorrhages; Apoplexy due to atherosclerosis (?) |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mrs. John Rideout, Hagerstown MD |
| Physician: | J. L. Shelton, MD, 67 West North St. |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Lloyd Rideout, b. Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary, MH, 3 Jan 1917, p. 1. |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 1800 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Widow |
| Spouse: | Edward Robinson |
| Death Date: | 13 Apr 1898 |
| Death Place: | at residence of her son-in-law Melvin Dorsey |
| Age at Death: | 98 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | old age |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Ebenezer AME Church; Rev. J.H. Colett and Rev. T.O. Carroll |
| Children: | Sons: Levi, Hagerstown, Frisby, Cleveland; Lewis Edward, Mississippi; Marshal M., Virginia |
| Sources: | Obituary Census: 1870, 1880 1884 Sheriff & Taylor Directory: Edward Robinson, laborer, 72 s Walnut |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. Son-in-law: Melvin Dorsey 29 grandchildren |
| Birthdate: | 1838 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia [West Virginia] |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Sallie Robinson |
| Death Date: | 8 July 1908 |
| Age at Death: | 70 years 3 months 1 day |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Chronic Bronchitis General debility |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Sallie Robinson, Wife |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson, 159 1/2 N. Jonathan St. |
| Family: |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Armstead Robinson, b. Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Lucinda Hull, b. Virginia |
| Children: | 5 children |
| Siblings: | 3 sisters 4 brothers |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 8 Nov 1918 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 4 Dec 1918 |
| Death Place: | 140 W. Church St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 6 Dec 1918 |
| Age at Death: | 26 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Premature Birth |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Preston Robinson, Hagerstown MD |
| Physician: | George S. Everheart, 140 N. Potomac St., Hagerstown |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Preston Robinson, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Mary Burus, b. Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 9 Aug 1913 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 1 Nov 1913 |
| Death Place: | 57 W. Bethel St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 3 Nov 1913 |
| Age at Death: | 2 months 22 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Catarrhal Pneumonia |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mrs. William Robinson, Mother |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A. K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | William Robinson, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Irene Frances, b. Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 1842 |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Death Date: | 16 April 1898 |
| Death Place: | 432 Pennsylvania Ave., Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 56 years |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Bethel [i.e. Ebenezer AME] Church; Rev. J.H. Collette |
| Sources: | Obituary |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. Survived by wife, no other relatives |
| Birthdate: | 1864 (obituary) or 1873 (death certificate) |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Agnes Barton |
| Death Date: | 19 May 1909 |
| Death Place: | N. Jonathan St., Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 45 years (obituary) or 36 years (death certificate) |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Valvular Lesion with Hypertrophy; Dropsy |
| Occupation: | Waiter; laborer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Kate Robinson, Aunt |
| Physician: | I.W. Watz, Hagerstown |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Charles Robinson, born in Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Molly Richens, born in Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary No gravemarker has been found for this person. |
| Additional Information: | Family members buried at Halfway African American Cemetery: Agnes Barton, wife No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Obituary: |
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| Birthdate: | 26 Jan 1908 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 9 Feb 1908 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown MD |
| Age at Death: | 14 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Meningitis; Convulsions |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Katie Robinson, Mother |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | William Robinson |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Katie Williams |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 6 July 1908 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 12 July 1908 |
| Age at Death: | 6 days |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mary E. Taylor, grandmother |
| Physician: | J.E. Pitsnogle, H.O. |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | George Rowland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Catherine Taylor, b. Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 1874 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Widower |
| Spouse: | Annie (Naley?) Royston |
| Death Date: | 24 May 1919 |
| Death Place: | 56 Harmons Alley, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 27 May 1919 |
| Age at Death: | 45 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Acute Interstitial Nephritis |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Royston, Hagerstown MD |
| Physician: | ---- Earhart, 140 N. Potomac St. |
| Undertaker: | Kraiss Brothers |
| Sources: | Death certificate “Found Guilty,” Hagerstown Morning Herald, 10 Aug 1914 “Husband Beater,” Hagerstown Morning News(?), 20 Nov 11-20-1914 |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. Father-in-law: George Naley. |
| Birthdate: | 1870 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 11 Jan 1909 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown MD |
| Age at Death: | 39 years 7 months 15 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Chronic Nephritis Heart Failure |
| Occupation: | Hog Carrier |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Lizzie Walker, No relation |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A. K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | William P. Russ, b. Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary |
| Birthdate: | Feb 1906 |
| Death Date: | 21 July 1906 |
| Age at Death: | 6 months |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Teething |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Abraham Saunders, Father |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Abraham Saunders, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Mary Smith, b.Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 28 June 1911 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 3 Aug 1911 |
| Death Place: | 109 High St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 9 Aug 1911 |
| Age at Death: | 1 month 8 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Premature Birth; Insufficient Development of Heart; Cardiac Failure |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Lillian Saunders, 109 High St. |
| Physician: | H.S. Knisley (?) |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Family: |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Lillian Saunders |
| Siblings: | Sister: Edna Gallagher |
| Grandparents: | Maternal Grandmother: Emma (Lake) Saunders Maternal Grandfather: James Sanders GGGrandfather: Moses Lake b.1829 GGGGrandfather:Samuel Lake of Clear Spring, b. 1792, son of Charity Lake |
| Sources: | Death certificate Death certificate for Edna Gallagher |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 22 Aug 1897 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 29 Mar 1916 |
| Death Place: | 340 N. Jonathan St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 31 Mar 1916 |
| Age at Death: | 18 years 7 months 7 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Croupous Pneumonia; Cardiac Failure |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Richard Barnum, Hagerstown MD |
| Physician: | A.B Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Robert Schellos, b. Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Mary Simpson, b. Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 10 June 1904 |
| Birth Place: | Hume, Fauquier County, Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Curtis Lewellyn Scott (1877-1957) |
| Death Date: | 31 December 1932 |
| Death Place: | 130 Bloom Ave., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 3 January 1933 |
| Age at Death: | 28 years 7 months 21 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Vasa Previa |
| Occupation: | Housewife |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Zion Baptist Church, Rev. C.P. Comer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Curtis Scott, 130 Bloom Ave., husband |
| Physician: | L.F. Reecher, Funkstown |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | John J. Ball, born about 1863 in Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Catherine "Kittie" Brooks, born about 1865 in Hume, Fauquier County, Virginia |
| Children: | Catherine E. Scott Mary Frances (Scott) Strather Jane Curtis (Scott) Carter |
| Siblings: | Elijah Ball (1891-1966) born in Hume, Virginia; died in Frederick, Maryland Elias Ball (1893 - 1963) born in Hume, Virginia; died in Washington, DC Claude Hamilton Ball (1895-1922) born in Hume, Virginia; died in Washington, DC Thomas Cologne Ball (1896 - ?) born in Hume, Virginia John Nelson Ball (1897 - ?) Paul Ball (1899 - ?) Annie Geneva Ball (1900 - ?) Samuel R. Ball (1902 - ?) James Edward Ball (1912 - ?) born in Marshall, Virginia |
| Grandparents: | Maternal grandparents: William Nelson Brooks, born about 1825, died 1919 in Marshall, Fauquier County, Virginia Nancy (Taylor) Brooks, born about 1838, died 1912 in Fauquier County, Virginia Paternal grandparents: Elijah Ball, born about 1820 in Virginia Margaret "Maggie"(Lee) Ball, born about 1830 in Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary, Hagerstown Daily Mail, January 3, 1933 US Census: 1910, Marshall, Fauquier, Virginia 1920, Marshall, Fauquier, Virginia 1930, Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found. |
| Birthdate: | 10 Apr 1880 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Florence (Stout) Scott |
| Death Date: | 28 July 1917 |
| Death Place: | 131 Blooms Ave., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 29 July 1917 |
| Age at Death: | 37 years 3 months 17 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Pulmonary hemmorrhage; ruptured blood vessel of the lung |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Curtis Scott, Brother |
| Physician: | J.L. Shelton, 67 W. North St. |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | George R. Scott, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Maria Waters, born in Maryland |
| Siblings: | Brother: Curtis Scott |
| Sources: | Death certificate U.S. Census: 1880, 1900, 1910 1910 Hagerstown Directory |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 25 March 1859, or 1850 |
| Birth Place: | Pennsylvania |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Ida Scott |
| Death Date: | 8 Jan 1916 |
| Death Place: | 131 Blooms Ave., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 11 Jan 1916 |
| Age at Death: | 56 years 9 months 14 days (DC) |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Croupous Pneumonia; Cardiac failure |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Church: | Ebenezer AME |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Ebenezer AME Church; Rev. David Johnson |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Ida Scott |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | George Scott, b. Virginia |
| Children: | Henry, Kirk, John, George, Beatrice. |
| Inscription on Gravestone Recorded by S.W.Piper in 1936: | George R. Roberts sr. [sic], B. 1850, - D. 1915 Ida Scott, wife of George R. Roberts [see Additional Information, below] |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary HM 1-11-1916 Obit for son Curtis H. Scott “Fashionable Colored Wedding,” HH&TL 3-20-1890 1884 Sheriff & Taylor Directory 1910 Hagerstown Directory |
| Additional Information: | The surviving stone for George Scott, accurately listed by Samuel Piper, records his name as George Roberts. Written records (along with his wife Ida Scott's name correctly carved on the stone) confirm that the stone has the wrong name. Ida Scott's death date was never filled in. When she died in 1954, Halfway Cemetery was long since disused, and she was buried at Rose Hill, where she has a stone of her own. George Scott married Ida in 1890. His obituary gives his age at death as 65 years, conflicting with his death certificate. |
| Birthdate: | 1906 |
| Death Date: | 9 July 1906 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown, MD |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Still Born |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mabel Scott, mother |
| Physician: | Wagaman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | James Scott (1882-1954) |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Mable Chase (1884-1978) |
| Siblings: | Brother: Clarence Rilan Scott 1907-1962 |
| Grandparents: | Paternal Grandparents: John Scott & Harriet Bird Maternal grandparents: William Chase & Esther/Hester (Grant) Chase |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obit for infant’s brother Clarence Rilan Scott (1907-1962) |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 5 Oct 1855 |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Thomas Simms |
| Death Date: | 21 Apr 1901 |
| Death Place: | Storer College, Harper’s Ferry WV |
| Age at Death: | 45 years 6 months 14 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Heart failure |
| Occupation: | student |
| Church: | Free Baptist Church |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Free Baptist Church; Rev. J.C. Newman & Rev. T.J. Trinkle |
| Sources: | “Fell Over Dead,” Hagerstown Morning Herald, 21 April 1901 Washington County Marriage Index, 1888 |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 1882 |
| Death Date: | Sept 1897 |
| Death Place: | Potomac River, near Washington, DC |
| Age at Death: | 15 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Drowning |
| Church: | Free Will Baptist Church |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Free Will Baptist Church; Rev. John Newman |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Mamie Simms, b. Hagerstown |
| Sources: | "Drowning of Bernard Simms, Colored, at Washington," Hagerstown Morning Herald, 15 August 1897 |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. Deceased and his mother were living at Washington DC. Uncle: Thomas Simms, 249 Jonathan St., Hagerstown. |
| Birthdate: | 1860 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Widower |
| Death Date: | 15 June 1903 |
| Death Place: | 340 North Jonathan St., Hagerstown (boarding house of Edward Nelson) |
| Age at Death: | 43 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Tuberculosis |
| Occupation: | Pullman porter |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Ebenezer AME Church |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Thomas Simms, brother |
| Physician: | J. McP Scott |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Thomas Simms, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Francis King |
| Children: | Albert (NY) |
| Siblings: | Sister: Mary Simms (Wash.) Brother: Thomas L. Simms of Hagerstown |
| Sources: | Death certificate. Obituary, Hagerstown Herald And Torch Light, June 18, 1903, p. 16. Obituary, Hagerstown Mail, June 19, 1903, p. 8. |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 26 July 1842 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Mary Jane (Kees?) Simms |
| Death Date: | 15 July 1926 |
| Death Place: | 240 North Jonathan St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 18 July 1926 |
| Age at Death: | 72 years 11 months 19 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Typhoid Fever; Arteriolosclerosis |
| Occupation: | Cook; Hotel Waiter |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mrs. Thomas Simms |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | Fred W. Kraiss |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Thomas Simms, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Francis -----, b. Maryland |
| Siblings: | Sister: Mary Jackson, Washington DC |
| Sources: | Obituary Death certificate U.S. Census: 1860, 1870, 1880, 1910, 1920 Hagerstown Directories: 1905, 1908, 1922 |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. His wife survived him. Step-Mother: Harriet Wheaton House Simms Mother-in-law: Cornelia Kees |
| Birthdate: | 1873 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Divorced |
| Death Date: | 21 Jul 1921 |
| Death Place: | Harmons Ave., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 23 July 1921 |
| Age at Death: | 48 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Chronic Exudatory(?) Nephritis; Valvular Heart Disease |
| Occupation: | Servant |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | George Simpson, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | W.M.Hoffler, 225-227 N. Jonathan St. |
| Undertaker: | Kraiss Brothers |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Mary Simpson, b. Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 21 Aug 1911 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 21 Aug 1911 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown MD |
| Burial Date: | 22 Aug 1922 |
| Age at Death: | 30 minutes |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Premature birth |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mary Hicks, Mother |
| Physician: | J.E. Pitsnogle, H.O. |
| Undertaker: | Charles S. Bell |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | George Simpson, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Mary Hicks, b. Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. George Simpson was the first husband of Mary Hicks. |
| Birthdate: | 21 Jan. 1879 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Death Date: | 2 Aug 1913 |
| Death Place: | 56 W. Bethel St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 5 Aug 1913 |
| Age at Death: | 34 |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Acute Dementia; Cardiac Failure, General Debility |
| Occupation: | Hotel Waiter |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Lula Smith, Hagerstown MD |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A. K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | James Smith, b. Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Ella Barber, b. Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 1899 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Death Date: | 16 July 1927 |
| Death Place: | 8 Braxton Ave., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 18 July 1927 |
| Age at Death: | c. 28 |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Acute Suppurative Gastritis |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Marie Smith, Hagerstown |
| Physician, Undertaker: | William M. Hoffler, MDFred W. Kraiss |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Mercer Smith, b. Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Hannah Mitchel, b. Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 1917 |
| Birth Place: | 430 N. Jonathan St., Hagerstown MD |
| Death Date: | 29 May 1919 |
| Age at Death: | 2 years 3 months |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Measles; Pneumonia & Cardiac failure |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Martha Reed, Mother |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson, 243 N. Jonathan St. |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Ambro Smith, b. Greencastle PA |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Martha Reed, b. Hagerstown MD |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Spouse: | William Smith |
| Death Date: | 5 Aug 1924 |
| Death Place: | At her home, Brooklyn NY |
| Burial Date: | 7 Aug 1924 |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Ebenezer AME Church |
| Children: | Survived by one son, one daughter |
| Sources: | Obituary, Baltimore Afro American, 8 Aug 1924. Obituary, Maryland Herald, 31 July 1924. |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 1873 |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 14 Jun 1906 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown MD |
| Age at Death: | 33 years 3 months 12 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Pulmonary Tuberculosis; Exhaustion |
| Occupation: | Barber |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Georgetta Tasker, Mother |
| Physician: | Wagaman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Samuel Smith, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Georgetta Tasker, b. Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 14 Nov 1911 |
| Death Date: | 21 Dec 1911 |
| Death Place: | 1 Blooms Ave |
| Burial Date: | 22 Dec 1911 |
| Age at Death: | 1 month 14 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Abscess; Septicemia |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Sadie Smith |
| Physician: | J.R. Laughlin |
| Undertaker: | S.E. Ford |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | John Smith, b. West Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Sadie Fisher, b. Pennsylvania |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 29 Mar 1887 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Death Date: | 24 Feb 1917 |
| Death Place: | 430 Sumans Ave., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 26 Feb 1917 |
| Age at Death: | 29 years 10 months 25 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Tuberculosis; peritonitis |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mrs Janie Smith |
| Physician: | J. L. Shelton MD |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 9 Feb 1915 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 19 Oct 1908 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown MD |
| Age at Death: | 9 months 4 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Meningitis |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mattie Williams, Mother |
| Physician: | Boyle, MD |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | William Smith, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Mattie Braxton, b. Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 9 Feb 1915 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 4 Aug 1915 |
| Death Place: | W. Church St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 6 Aug 1915 |
| Age at Death: | 5 months 25 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Cholera Infantum; Exhaustion |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Nannie Smith, Hagerstown, Mother |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Robert Smith, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Nannie Dorsey, b. Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 20 Jan 1901 |
| Birth Place: | Winchester VA |
| Death Date: | 28 Apr 1911 |
| Death Place: | 59 Harman’s Ave., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 1 May 1911 |
| Age at Death: | 10 years 3 months 8 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Measles; Pneumonia |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Sadie Smith, 59 Harmon’s Ave |
| Physician: | J. R. Laughlin |
| Undertaker: | Samuel E. Ford |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Amos Servere, b. Charlestown, West Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Sadie Smith, b. Winchester, Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 12 Dec. 1822 |
| Death Date: | 19 Jan. 1899 |
| Inscription on Gravestone Recorded by S.W.Piper in 1936: | Sara Smith, B. Dec. 12, 1822, - D. Jan. 19, 1899 |
| Sources: | Samuel Piper's list of gravestones |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 1893 |
| Death Date: | 28 Apr. 1931 |
| Death Place: | Crownsville MD |
| Age at Death: | 38 years |
| Family: |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Emma ------ Keets |
| Siblings: | Step sisters: Mrs. Elizabeth Gant, Mrs. Ellen Carol, both of NYC Step brother: Clarence Keets of Hagerstown |
| Sources: | Obituary, Hagerstown Daily Mail, 28 Apr 1931, p. 12 |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 10 Apr 1881 |
| Birth Place: | New York |
| Marital Status: | Widowed |
| Death Date: | 9 Sep 1931 |
| Death Place: | 405 N. Jonathan, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 12 Sep 1931 |
| Age at Death: | 50 years 5 months |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Chronic Endocarditis, Chronic Nephritis, Asthma; Probably “Luetic” |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mrs. Anna Sullivan, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | Victor D. Miller, MD |
| Undertaker: | Fred W. Kraiss |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Charles Smith, b. South Mills, SC |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Marie Poole, b. Elizabeth City, NC |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 30 Nov. 1918 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 30 Nov. 1918 |
| Death Place: | 39 W. Church St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 1 Dec 1918 |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Still Born |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Florence Smith, 39 W. Church St. |
| Physician: | [illegible], 140 N. Potomac St. |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Roy Smith, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Ellen Keets, b. Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 1 July 1861 (death certificate) |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Rhoda (Clark) Snively |
| Death Date: | 4 July 1919 |
| Death Place: | Near Williamsport, Maryland |
| Burial Date: | 6 July 1919 |
| Age at Death: | 53 years, 3 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Bright's disease; Chronic nephritis and valvular disease of heart |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Rhoda Snively, Williamsport, MD, Wife |
| Physician: | Dr. Richardson, Williamsport, MD |
| Undertaker: | A.K Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Calvin Snively, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Maria ---- |
| Inscription on Gravestone Recorded by S.W.Piper in 1936: | Calvin Snively, B. 1854 - D. 1919 Rhoda Snively, wife of Calvin Snively, B. 1872 |
| Sources: | Samuel Piper's list of gravestones Death certificate Gravestone at Rose Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, for Calvin Snively 1854-1919 and Rhoda his wife 1872-1942 Boyd's Hagerstown Directory, 1887 U.S. Census, 1910. |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found at Halfway for this person. According to his death certificate, he was buried at Halfway in 1919. According to the Piper list, his headstone was located at Halfway in the 1930s and included the name and birthdate of his wife Rhoda, who had not yet died. When she died in 1942, she was buried at Rose Hill, where she shares a stone with Calvin. It seems that Calvin's body and/or stone may have been moved to Rose Hill at some point. Calvin was born in 1854 according |
| Birthdate: | c. 1828 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown |
| Marital Status: | Widowed |
| Spouse: | Calvin Snively |
| Death Date: | 29 Sep 1921 |
| Death Place: | Bellevue [asylum], Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 30 Sep 1921 |
| Age at Death: | about 93 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Arteriosclerosis; Chronic Myocarditis |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | John C. Clemens, Williamsport |
| Physician: | Campbell, M.D. |
| Undertaker: | Albert Leaf, Williamsport |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Alexander Clemens, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Matilda Shorter, b. Maryland |
| Children: | Daughter: Betty Snively |
| Sources: | Death certificate 1910 Hagerstown Directory 1884 Sheriff & Taylor Directory: Nathan Shorter, eating house, northwest corner Public Square, home: 68 west Antietam (relation not confirmed) |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. 1910 Hagerstown Directory, p. 324: Louisa Snively, 220 ½ n. Jonathan – Eating House 1884 Sheriff & Taylor Directory: Nathan Shorter, eating house, northwest corner Public Square; home: 68 West Antietam (relation not confirmed) |
| Birthdate: | 1907 |
| Death Date: | 18 Feb. 1909 |
| Death Place: | at home, Jonathan Street, Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 1 year 5 months |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Accidental scalding on back; pneumonia |
| Physician: | J.R. Laughlin |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | John Snowden, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Gertrude Hill, b. Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary “Frightfully Scalded,” Hagerstown Morning Herald, 19 Feb. 1909. |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. She is called Edna Frances in obituary and death certificate, but Violet in the news article about the accident. |
| Birthdate: | 17 Jan 1909 |
| Birth Place: | MD |
| Death Date: | 17 Jan 1909 |
| Death Place: | HagerstownMD |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Still Born |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Gertrude Snowden, Mother |
| Physician: | J.E. Pitsnogle, H.O. |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | John Snowden, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Gertrude Hill, b. Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 1910 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 11 May 1910 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown MD |
| Age at Death: | 12 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Brocho Pneumonia; Exhaustion |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | John G. Snowden, Father |
| Physician: | J.E. Pitsnogle, H.O. |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | John G. Snowden, b. Washington, DC |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Gertie Hill, b. Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 5 Oct 1911 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 23 Dec 1911 |
| Death Place: | N. Jonathan St., near Church St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 24 Dec 1911 |
| Age at Death: | 2 months 18 days |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Gertrude Snowden, Mother |
| Physician: | Ernest Hoffman(?) |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | John Snowden, b. Washington DC |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Gertrude Hall, b. Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate “Married at the Jail,” Herald & Torch Light, 18 Oct.1906 |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 1887 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 4 Feb 1904 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown347 N Jonathan |
| Age at Death: | 17 years 5 months 17 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Tuberculosis |
| Occupation: | House work |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Bethel M.E. [i.e. Ebenezer AME] |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mary Steward, Mother |
| Physician: | [illegible] |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | William Steward |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Mary F. Cole |
| Siblings: | Brothers: George Steward, Charles R.A. Stewart Sisters: Mrs. Annie (Stewart) Lee, Alice Stuart (Steward) |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 1883 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 1 Jan 1908 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown MD |
| Age at Death: | 25 years 3 months 1 day |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Pernicious anemia; Extreme Debility |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Emma (Barnum) Steward, Mother |
| Physician: | AB Wilson |
| Undertaker: | AK Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Asbury Steward, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Emma Barnum |
| Sources: | Death certificate Census, 1900 |
| Additional Information: | No death certificate has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 10 Jan 1857 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Widow |
| Spouse: | Asbury/Asberry Stewart |
| Death Date: | 13 Feb 1921 |
| Death Place: | 334 N Jonathan, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 15 Feb 1921 |
| Age at Death: | 64 years 1 month 3 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Apoplexy; Arteriosclerosis, Rheumatism |
| Occupation: | Housework; laundress |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Richard Steward, Sharpsburg MD, son |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Family: |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Thomas Barnum |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Caroline Curtis |
| Children: | 11 children, including James |
| Siblings: | Brothers: Richard Barnum, Sgt. Charles Barnum, Rev. John Ross Barnum |
| Sources: | Death certificate 1870 & 1880 Census, Boonsboro 1900 Census, Tilghmanton 1910 Hagerstown Directory 1915 Hagerstown Directory |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 28 June 1911 |
| Death Date: | 3 Aug 1911 |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | See Additional Information below |
| Inscription on Gravestone Recorded by S.W.Piper in 1936: | Infant Steward, B. June 28, 1911 - D. Aug. 3, 1911, son |
| Sources: | Samuel Piper's list of gravestones |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. Piper's list records this stone next to that of Emma Steward, who died four years later at age 20. This infant boy was probably either her son or her infant brother. |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 28 Mar 1904 (see Additional Information below) |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown MD |
| Burial Date: | 24 Mar 1904 |
| Age at Death: | 17 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Diphtheria; Cardiac Failure |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | A.K. Coffman |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Emma Stewart, Mother |
| Physician: | Wagaman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Ashbury Steward, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Emma Curtis, b. Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate Coffman Funeral Home Ledger #1, p. 82 Census, 1900 |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. The death certificate records the death date as March 28; the funeral home ledger records the funeral as March 24. Clearly one of them is incorrect. |
| Birthdate: | 20 April 1862 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | William Steward |
| Death Date: | 22 May 1918 |
| Death Place: | 349 N. Jonathan St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 24 May 1918 |
| Age at Death: | 56 years 1 month 2 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Acute Lobar Pneumonia; Debility, Weak Heart |
| Occupation: | Housework |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Annie Lee |
| Physician: | AB Wilson MD |
| Undertaker: | AK Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Nathan Cole, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Catherine Shorter, b. Maryland |
| Children: | Daughters: Catherine Lena Steward, Annie (Steward) Lee Sons: George Steward, Charles Steward |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 1897 |
| Death Date: | 29 Mar 1904 |
| Death Place: | N. Jonathan St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 31 Mar 1904 |
| Age at Death: | 6 years 9 months 3 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Pulmonary & Glandular Tuberculosis; Exhaustion |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Second Christian; Rev. William H. Dickerson |
| Physician, Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Richard Steward, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Addie Fisher, b. Maryland (see Additional Information below) |
| Grandparents: | Sallie Fisher |
| Sources: | Obituary Death certificate Coffman Funeral Home Ledger no. 1, p. 82, 3/24/1904 |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. Obituary gives mother's name as Bessie Steward. |
| Birthdate: | 5 Jan 1865 (death certificate) |
| Birth Place: | Washington, DC |
| Marital Status: | Widower |
| Spouse: | Mary F. Cole Steward |
| Death Date: | 5 Feb 1925 |
| Death Place: | 347 N. Jonathan St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 8 Feb 1925 |
| Age at Death: | 60 years 1 mo 0 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Cholecystitis; Exhaustion |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | George R. Steward, Son |
| Physician: | [illegible] |
| Undertaker: | J. B. Johnson |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Edward Steward, b. Washington DC |
| Children: | Sons: Charles R.A., George Daughters: Alice, Annie Stewart Lee, Catherine Lena |
| Sources: | Death certificate U.S. Census: 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 Hagerstown Directories: 1905, 1922 Washington County Register of Wills records: Will Book 15, p. 341; Inventory Book 40, p.13. |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. According to the 1880 Census, he was born in 1855. Owned a home at 347 N Jonathan Street, Hagerstown. |
| Birthdate: | 6 Jan 1840 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Emma (Barnum) Steward |
| Death Date: | 1 Jan 1913 |
| Death Place: | 56 Blooms Ave., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 3 Jan 1913 |
| Age at Death: | 71 years 11 months 12 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Diabetes Mellitus; Diabetic Coma |
| Occupation: | Farm Laborer |
| Military: | Civil War veteran, USCT, 19th Regt., Co. K. |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mrs. Ashbury Steward, Hagerstown MD |
| Physician: | AB Wilson |
| Undertaker: | AK Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Sandy Steward |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Nellie Fisher |
| Children: | George, Richard, Margaret, Nelly, Florence, Charles, Amanda, James, Albert |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary U.S. Census, 1890 Veterans Schedule Civil War Service Record Civil War Pension Index Washington County Marriage Index 1870, 1880 U.S. Census, Boonsboro 1900 Census, Tilghmanton 1910 Hagerstown Directory |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. Obituary says he is buried at Rose Hill Cemetery. Wounded at the Crater, outside Petersburg. |
| Birthdate: | 1895 |
| Death Date: | 27 October 1915 |
| Age at Death: | 20 years 7 months 23 days |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | George Henry Steward |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Minnie Holly |
| Siblings: | Sister: Viola May Steward Brothers: Horace James and William |
| Grandparents: | Asbury and Emma Barnum Stewart |
| Inscription on Gravestone Recorded by S.W.Piper in 1936: | Emma Steward, dau. of George H. and Minnie > Steward, age 20yr, 7mo, 23 da, - D. Oct. 27, 1915 |
| Sources: | Gravestone, recorded by Samuel Piper U.S. Census for Tilghmanton,1900 |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 22 April 1867 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Death Date: | 7 July 1913 |
| Death Place: | Jail Alley, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 8 July 1913 |
| Age at Death: | 46 years 2 months 15 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Chronic Valvular Heart Disease |
| Occupation: | Housewife |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Russel Steward, Hagerstown MD |
| Physician: | J. R. Laughlin |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | George Dixon, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Laura Berks, b. West Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 30 July 1905 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 8 February 1916 |
| Death Place: | W. Church St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 11 February 1916 |
| Age at Death: | 10 years 6 months 9 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Lobar Pneumonia |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Second Christian Church; Rev. Cothran |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | William Stewart, Father |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | AK Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | William Stewart |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Louisa Brooks |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 20 March 1838 (death certificate) |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Widowed |
| Death Date: | 30 May 1911 |
| Death Place: | 43 W. North Street, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 2 June 1911 |
| Age at Death: | 73 years 2 months 11 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Senile Debility; Cardiac Failure |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Military: | Civil War veteran, USCT, 4th Regt. |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Georgia Tasker, Hagerstown MD |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | AK Coffman |
| Family: |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Solomons Stoops |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Easter (Esther) Jones, enslaved in Virginia |
| Siblings: | Brother: Elijah Stoops |
| Sources: | Death certificate 1850 U.S. Census USCT service records Civil War veteran's pension index card 1884 Sheriff & Taylor Hagerstown Directory |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. According to the 1850 Census, he was born in 1834. Lived at 79 High Street, Hagerstown, in 1884. |
| Birthdate: | 30 April 1922 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 18 May 1930 |
| Death Place: | Washington County Hospital, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 19 May 1930 |
| Age at Death: | 8 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Burns (see Additional Information, below) |
| Occupation: | Student |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Ebenezer A.M.E., Rev. John T. Bond |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Lavinia Sullivan, Hagerstown, Mother |
| Physician: | A.L. Keim (?) |
| Undertaker: | Fred W. Kraiss |
| Family: |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Earl Sullivan, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Lavinia Harris, b. Frederick County, MD |
| Siblings: | Survived by brothers and sisters |
| Grandparents: | Robert Sullivan & Anna (Taylor) Sullivan |
| Sources: | Obituary. Death certificate. |
| Additional Information: | Lived at 55 West Bethel St., Hagerstown. Died from burns from a coal oil fire at her home. One report said kerosene exploded when applied to a smoldering coal fire. Uncles: Irvin Sullivan, Leonard Sullivan, Walter Sullivan. Aunt: Balentia Sullivan. No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 1907 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 9 November 1908 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 11 months 14 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Teething; Convulsions |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Robert Sullivan, Father |
| Physician: | J.E. Pitsnogle, H.O. |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Robert Sullivan, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Annie Taylor, b. Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 6 October 1927 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 29 Janary 1928 |
| Death Place: | 7 Suters Alley, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 31 January 1928 |
| Age at Death: | 4 months 23 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Pneumonia, Lobar |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Earl Sullivan, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | Brown, MD |
| Undertaker: | Fred W. Kraiss |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Earl Sullivan, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Levina Harris, b. Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 21 July 21 1894 |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 11 August 1927 |
| Death Place: | 55 West North Street, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 15 August 1927 |
| Age at Death: | 33 |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Acute Bright's Disease |
| Occupation: | Laborer; previously waiter |
| Employer: | Local barber shop |
| Military: | WWI veteran. See Additional Information, below. |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Bethel [Ebenezer] AME, Rev. J.T. Bond |
| Physician: | Earhart MD |
| Undertaker: | Fred W. Kraiss |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Father ____ Gray; Stepfather Robert Sullivan |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Annie Taylor, b. Maryland |
| Inscription on Gravestone Recorded by S.W.Piper in 1936: | Irvin Sullivan, World War, Md. Pvt. 371 Inf. 93rd Div. D. Aug 11, 1927. Robert Sullivan, father, died. |
| Sources: | “Father and Son Die Same Day,” Hagerstown Daily Mail, 8-12-1927. “In Memoriam,” from Anna Sullivan, Hagerstown Daily Mail, 8-11-1932. U.S. Census. Emilie Amt, "Irvin Sullivan, Black WWI Veteran from Washington County" [blog post], 6 Nov. 2018, https://emilieamt.com/irvin-sullivan-black-wwi-veteran-from-washington-county/ |
| Additional Information: | He was born Irvin Gray; his mother married Robert Sullivan when Irvin was two years old, and he grew up as Irvin Sullivan. Irvin Sullivan fought in World War I, as a Pvt. in the 371st Infantry, 93rd Div. D, American Expeditionary Force. His entire Regiment received the Croix de Guerre with Palm, awarded by French government to recognize soldiers cited for bravery in their WWI service. His military headstone survives; it also has his stepfather's name on it. |
| Birthdate: | 17 July 1926 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 11 December 1926 |
| Death Place: | 54 Harmon Ave., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 13 December 1926 |
| Age at Death: | 4 months 24 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Pneumonia Lobar |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Earl Sullivan, Hagerstown |
| Undertaker: | Fred W. Kraiss |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Earl Sullivan, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Virginia (Lavinia?) Harris, b. Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 1904 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 3 May 1905 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown MD |
| Age at Death: | 1 year |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Spasms |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Robert Sullivan, Father |
| Physician: | A.K. Coffman (signed death certificate as physician) |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Robert Sullivan, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Annie Taylor, b. Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 21 December 1904 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 29 Maryland 1911 |
| Death Place: | 47 W. North St., Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 6 years 3 months 7 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Acute Nephritis |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Robert Sullivan, Father |
| Physician: | David A. Watkins |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Robert Sullivan, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Annie Taylor, b. Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate Census, 1910 |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | March 1877 (death certificate) |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Anna Sullivan (m. 1897) |
| Death Date: | 11 August 1927 |
| Death Place: | 55 West North Street (obit)55 W. Bethel (DC) |
| Burial Date: | 15 August 1927 |
| Age at Death: | See Additional Information below |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Acute Bright's Disease |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Bethel [Ebenezer] AME, Rev. J.T. Bond |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Anna Sullivan, Wife |
| Physician: | Earhart MD |
| Undertaker: | Fred W. Kraiss |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Edward Sullivan, b.MD |
| Children: | Stepson: Irvin Sullivan Sons: Earl Sullivan, Edward Robert Sullivan |
| Inscription on Gravestone Recorded by S.W.Piper in 1936: | Irvin Sullivan, World War, Md. Pvt. 371 Inf. 93rd Div. D. Aug 11, 1927. Robert Sullivan, father, died. |
| Sources: | Headstone, shared with stepson Irvin Sullivan. Death certificate. “Father and Son Die Same Day,” Hagerstown Daily Mail, 12 August 1927. Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 |
| Additional Information: | His age is given as 45 years in the obituary and as 50 years on the death certificate. He died on the same day as his stepson Irvin Sullivan; they had a double funeral and were buried together. The shared headstone is a government-supplied military stone for Irvin, who was a veteran; Robert's name was added to it. |
| Birthdate: | 21 August 1925 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown MD |
| Death Date: | 18 April 1926 |
| Death Place: | 54 Harmon Alley, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 20 April 1926 |
| Age at Death: | 8 months 16 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Broncho Pneumonia, Severely Acute |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Earl Sullivan, 54 Harmon Alley |
| Physician: | H Edwin Blair, 116 W. Potomac |
| Undertaker: | J.B. Johnson |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Earl Sullivan, b. Hagerstown |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Lavinia Harris, b. Frederick County, MD |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 23 September 1914 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 12 June 1916 |
| Death Place: | 55 West North Street, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 14 June 1916 |
| Age at Death: | 1 year 9 months 19 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Marasmus |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Robert Sullivan, Father |
| Physician: | W.R. Bender |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Robert Sullivan, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Annie Taylor, b. Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 1845 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 21 April 1922 |
| Death Place: | Washington County Home (Bellevue), Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 22 April 1922 |
| Age at Death: | 77 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Chronic Endocarditis |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mr. Clefenger |
| Physician: | H. Campbell |
| Undertaker: | Kraiss Bros. |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 1894 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 24 April? 1907 |
| Age at Death: | 13 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Anemia; Heart Failure |
| Occupation: | Housework |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Charles Taylor, Father |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Charles Taylor, b. Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Mollie Domer, b. Virginia |
| Sources: | Death Certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 1841 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Widowed |
| Death Date: | 3 July 1922 |
| Death Place: | Washington County Home (Bellevue), Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 3 July 1922 |
| Age at Death: | 81 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Chronic Nephritis & Endocarditis; chronic infected ulcer of leg |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mr. Klepenga, Washington Co. Home |
| Physician: | Campbell |
| Undertaker: | Kraiss |
| Siblings: | Mary Barns, born 1839 in Maryland. |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | Peter Taylor, 78 is listed on the 1920 Census, living at the Washington County Home in Hagerstown. No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 31 July 1900 (death certificate) |
| Birth Place: | MD |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 29 July 1915 |
| Death Place: | Antietam Creek, behind Security Cement and Lime Co. |
| Burial Date: | 30 July 1915 |
| Age at Death: | 14 years 11 months 28 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | drowning, accidental |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Employer: | Dan Garlock (living at Bissel) |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Home |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mrs. Romeo Butler, Blooms Ave. (mother) |
| Physician: | John Hukeney, J.P. |
| Undertaker: | A.K.Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Ross Truman, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Ella Taylor, b. Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. Stepfather: Romeo Butler. The death certificate gives Albert his father's surname (Truman); the obituary gives him his mother's surname (Taylor). It's possible or likely that Albert used or was called by both surnames. |
| Birthdate: | 1 June 1920 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 2 April 1922 |
| Death Place: | 9 W. Bethel St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 4 April 1922 |
| Age at Death: | 1 year 10 months 1 day |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Malnutrition Preceded by gastro-enteritis |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Thomas Terrell, Father |
| Physician: | Earhart MD |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Thomas Terrell, b. Tennessee |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Rosa Robinson, b. West Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | [1849] |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Widow |
| Spouse: | Oliver Thomas |
| Death Date: | 24 April 1907 |
| Death Place: | See "Additional Information" |
| Age at Death: | 58 yrs |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Chronic Parenchymatous Nephritis; Cardiac Failure |
| Occupation: | Housework |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Carrie Thomas, Daughter-In-Law |
| Physician: | Wagaman |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | James Henschew(?) |
| Children: | Son: Robert Thomas Daughter In Law: Carrie Thomas |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary Civil War Pension File (Pensioner: Henrietta Thomas, Veteran: Oliver Thomas/Thompson) Census, 1870 “Will of Henrietta Thomas,” 1907 newspaper item. |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. Married near Burkittsville by Rev. Benson, itinerant preacher. Obituary says she died at her home, on West Antietam St., Hagerstown. Death certificate says she died at the Washington County Home, i.e., Bellevue. Left money to Joseph Truman, Susan & Sallie Washington, Ebenezer AME, and $50 to keep up her own grave and those of her husband and son (Robert). |
| Birthdate: | 20 February 1835 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Widow |
| Spouse: | Lloyd Thomas |
| Death Date: | 25 September 1913 |
| Death Place: | 128 Bethel St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 28 September 1913 |
| Age at Death: | 77 years 11 months 20 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Senility; Cerebral hemorrhage |
| Occupation: | Housework |
| Church: | Ebenezer AME |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Benjamin Thomas, Son |
| Physician: | J.R. Laughlin |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Family: |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Leonard Fowler |
| Children: | Son: Benjamin Thomas (survived her) |
| Siblings: | Sisters: Ellen Fowler, Ruth Fowler Sister-in-law: Harriet (Fisher) Fowler |
| Inscription on Gravestone Recorded by S.W.Piper in 1936: | Mary Jane Thomas, B. Feb. 20, 1835, - D. Sep. 25, 1913 |
| Sources: | Death certificate. Obituary, Baltimore Afro American, 4 Oct 1913. Washington County Historical Society (Hagerstown), Ebenezer AME Record Book: List of members, 20 Feb. 1868. |
| Additional Information: | No inscribed grave marker has been found for this person, although a base has been found that is thought to be the base of her headstone. It sits next to the headstone of her sister, Ellen Fowler. Both appear to be in their original locations. |
| Birthdate: | 1842 (1870 Census) or September 1849 (1900 Census) |
| Birth Place: | 2.5 miles east of Funkstown MD |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Henrietta Butler |
| Death Date: | 13 December 1902 |
| Death Place: | Harrisburg PA |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Struck by train on Pennsylvania railroad at Harrisburg |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Employer: | Paxton Furnace, Harrisburg PA |
| Enslaver: | Amos Castle; Joshua Toms; Joseph Buebbr? |
| Sources: | Obituary, Hagerstown Daily Mail, 13 Dec. 1902 Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 Washington County Marriage Index Civil War Pension File (USCI 6th Regt., Co D) Civil War Pension Index File Newspaper notice re. wife’s will |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. Married Henrietta Butler, 15 Sept. 1867, near Burkittsville, Frederick County, MD. 1852 bill of sale names Oliver and Harriet as enslaved people sold by Amos Castle to Joshua Toms. Lived in Williamsport after Civil War. |
| Birthdate: | 15 Oct 1872 or 1874 |
| Birth Place: | Williamsport MD |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Bertha (Brown), b. Philadelphia, PA (m. 1900) |
| Death Date: | 10 December 1906 |
| Death Place: | HagerstownMD |
| Age at Death: | 34 years 5 months 18 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Tuberculosis; Exhaustion |
| Occupation: | Waiter |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Bertha Brown, Wife |
| Physician: | C.R. Scheller |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Oliver Thomas, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Henrietta Butler, b. Maryland |
| Sources: | DC Census, 1900 Civil War Pension Application File of Henrietta Thomas, Mother Washington County Marriage Record |
| Additional Information: | "Robert Thomas of North Jonathan Street graduated at the Harpers Ferry college," according to the June 2, 1892 Hagerstown Herald & Torch Light. Storer was the only college in Harpers Ferry at the time. No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 30 December 1878 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Death Date: | 3 July 1911 |
| Death Place: | 50 Harman Alley, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 5 July 1911 |
| Age at Death: | 30 years 6 months 2 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Chronic valvular heart disease, probably |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Sarah Mundy, Hagerstown MD [mother] |
| Physician: | Mary A. Laughlin |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | John Thompson, b. Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Sara Jones [Mundy], b. Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate. Lynn Bowman, Ten Weeks on Jonathan Street, p. 78. |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. May have been a member of Robinson’s Friendship Band of Hagerstown, according to Lynn Bowman. |
| Birthdate: | 1908 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 12 May 1909 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown, MD |
| Age at Death: | 7 months 8 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Convulsions; Cardiac Failure |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Elenora Thompson, Mother |
| Physician: | Wagaman |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | William Thompson, b. Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Elenora Dartz, b. Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | July 1906 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 9 November 1907 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown, MD |
| Age at Death: | 1 year 4 months |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Brocho-pneumonia; Cardiac Failure |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Elenora Dartz, Mother |
| Physician: | Wagaman |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | William Thompson, b. Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Elenora Dartz, b. Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 1885 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Cordia Thompson |
| Death Date: | 7 May 1906 |
| Death Place: | 39 West Church Street, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 16 May 1906 (funeral) |
| Age at Death: | 25 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Injury to knee. Lacerated Wound. Tetanus. |
| Occupation: | Former pastor; driver No occupation listed on DC |
| Employer: | Second Christian Church; Danzer Lumber Co. |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Second Christian Church |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Cordia Thompson, wife |
| Physician: | Victor Miller |
| Undertaker: | None listed |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | James Thompson, b. Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Adelia Jones, b. Virginia |
| Children: | One or two children |
| Sources: | Death certificate. Obituary, Herald Mail, 11 May 1906 Obituary, Hagerstown Herald * Torch Light, 10 May 1906 Funeral notice, Herald Mail 10 May 1906 |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. His wife was visiting family in Kentucky at the time of his accident. Fatal injuries resulted from a runaway accident. |
| Birthdate: | 4 June 1892 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 21 September 1911 |
| Death Place: | 425 N. Jonathan St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 23 September 1911 |
| Age at Death: | 19 years 3 months 17 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Pulmonary Tuberculosis; Cardiac Failure |
| Occupation: | Baker’s Helper |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Samuel Thompson, 425 N. Jonathan St. |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | Charles S. Bell |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Samuel Thompson, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Carrie Gross, b. Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary, Morning Herald, 25 Sept. 1911 Obituary, Baltimore Afro-American, 14 Oct. 1911 |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 1873 |
| Death Date: | 24 February 1903 |
| Death Place: | Baltimore MD |
| Burial Date: | 26 February 1903 |
| Age at Death: | 20 years |
| Family: | Sister: Cora Turner |
| Sources: | Obituary, Hagerstown Morning Herald, 26 February 1903 |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | [1847] |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Widow |
| Spouse: | John Turner (deceased) |
| Death Date: | 9 November 1907 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown, MD |
| Age at Death: | 60 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Chronic Endocarditis; Exhaustion |
| Occupation: | Housework |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Rev. J.C. Newman |
| Physician: | Victor D. Miller |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 1814 or 1815 |
| Birth Place: | on plantation of John J. Bowles, a few miles north of Williamsport |
| Death Date: | 13 April 1899 |
| Death Place: | at his home, near Williamsport MD |
| Age at Death: | 84 or 85 |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Employer: | Abram Leiter |
| Enslaver: | Robert Henry Turner, 1820, on 1860 Census in household of John Bowles, Clearspring (Barton-Turner-Simms Tree)Sarah Turner d. 1897, belonged to Bowles fam, Williamsport.2 Bro: Hark (Henry Hank?) and Robert of Conococheague (Obit) |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | David Turner |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Jane |
| Siblings: | Brothers: Perry, Robert, Henry David, Ibraham/Abraham Sisters: Louisa, Charlotte, Harriet, Sally |
| Sources: | Freedom certificate, 20 June 1857 (Fuller, no. B146b). Washington County Land Records, Book IN 11, pp. 233-4. Estate Inventory of John Bowles, Sr. (d.1835). “Romance of an Old Slave, " Hagerstown Morning Herald, 17 April 1899. “Purchased Two Wives,” Hagerstown Mail, 21 April 1899. Obit of Sarah Turner “formerly belonged to Bowles family,” Herald Mail, 28 May 1897 William Bauman, “James H. Bowles Family History,” C&O Canal Association, (11/2010, revised 5/2015 & 1/2019). |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. Purchased own freedom. First wife Ann Turner enslaved at Zeller plantation; Abraham Leiter advanced money for Turner to purchase her; raised a family w/her until she died (Obits, Land Records). Second wife enslaved by Daniel Oster; Hercules Turner also bought her out of slavery (Obits). Survived by wife advanced in years, and by 2 children from the first marriage (Obits). Worked at $12/month, 40 years for Abram Leiter family. Purchased small |
| Birthdate: | 1853 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Widowed |
| Death Date: | 3 July 1905 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown MD |
| Age at Death: | 52 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Tuberculosis; Paralysis |
| Occupation: | Mason |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Cora Turner, daughter |
| Physician, Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Simon Turner, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Lucinda Sands, b. Maryland |
| Children: | Daughter: Cora Turner |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 21 March 1916 |
| Birth Place: | 204 W Bethel St., Hagerstown |
| Death Date: | 21 March 1916 |
| Death Place: | 204 W Bethel St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 23 March 1916 |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Still Born |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mary Turner, Hagerstown MD |
| Physician: | Midwife (unnamed); Henry Davis, Local Reg. |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Charles Walker, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Margaret Turner, b. Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 1854 |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Dennis Tyler (married 1888) |
| Death Date: | 14 February 1908 |
| Age at Death: | 44 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Valvular Heart Seizure/Disease(?); Cardiac Failure |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Dennis Tyler, husband |
| Physician: | C.R. Scheller |
| Undertaker: | Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Daniel Hamilton, b. Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Harriett Johnston |
| Sources: | Death certificate Census, 1900 |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. Address was 52 Braxton Ave., Hagerstown, in 1900. |
| Birthdate: | 1870 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Eva Warrick |
| Death Date: | 25 October 1929 |
| Death Place: | On way to Washington County Hospital |
| Burial Date: | 29 October 1929 |
| Age at Death: | 59 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Cardiac Failure; acute articular Rheumatism |
| Occupation: | Clergyman, former pastor |
| Employer: | Zion Baptist Minister |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Zion Baptist Church; Rev. Charles Comer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Eva Warrick, New York City, Wife |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | Fred W. Kraiss |
| Family: |
| Children: | Daughter: Mrs. Nancy Hopkins, New York City |
| Sources: | Obituary (“Minister Dies at Age of 59 Years”) Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. Member, Baptist Ministers' Conference of the Shenandoah Valley |
| Birthdate: | 1 October 1922 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 6 November 1922 |
| Death Place: | 130 W. North Street, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 7 November 1922 |
| Age at Death: | 1 month 6 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Marasmus; Youthful parents undernourished |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mrs. Washington, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | F.W. Kraiss |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Arthur Washington, b. Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Myran [Maryann?] Edemeny [Edemy], b. Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 1806 (grave marker); about 1811 (Deed of Manumission); about 1820 (from 1860 Census) |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Sarah Watts |
| Death Date: | 22 February 1866 |
| Age at Death: | about 46 to 66 years old |
| Enslaver: | William Dellinger, Washington County, Maryland |
| Inscription on Gravestone Recorded by S.W.Piper in 1936: | Michael Watts, age 61 yr. - D. Feb. 22, 1866. |
| Sources: | Samuel Piper Cemetery List Freedom certificate printed in Marsha Lynn Fuller's African American Manumissions of Washington County, Maryland, no. B109a. 1860 US Census, Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland |
| Additional Information: | Michael Watts's death predated the founding of the cemetery. No grave marker has been found for him, although Samuel Piper did record a marker for Watts in the 1930s when he visited Halfway Cemetery. Piper recorded a total of thirteen marked graves that predate the founding of the cemetery: William Braxton (1891), Thomas Dorsey (1870), Clem Dorsey (1862), John Bivins (1869), Katharine Hall (1889), Polly Dorsey (1874), Jesse Guynn (1844), Lizzie A.M.V. Clark (1887), Michael Watts (1866), King Boon (1877), Hester Carmichael (1872), and Jennie Franklin (1895). Piper went down the rows and recorded the graves in the order he found them. Michael Watts may have been buried at Ebenezer grave yard in Hagerstown and moved to Halfway in 1899, along with other burials. Michael and Sarah Watts were freed by his enslavers William Dellinger and Dellinger's wife on 7 August 1851. (Washington County Land Records, Deed of Manumission, IN 6, pages 196 and 198.) |
| Birthdate: | February 1882 |
| Death Date: | 22 May 1903 |
| Death Place: | At her grandfather's home, W. Church St., Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 21 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Consumption [tuberculosis] |
| Occupation: | Housework |
| Church: | Bethel A.M.E. or Brethren Church (obituaries differ) |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Cora Mackey |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Addison Webster (d. 1889) |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Ida Mackey |
| Grandparents: | Grandfather: Robert Mackey Grandmother: Harriet Chesley Mackey |
| Sources: | Obituary (22 May 1903) and funeral notice Death certificate Census, 1900 |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. Aunt: Cora (Mackey) Fletcher |
| Birthdate: | 1879 (death certificate) |
| Death Date: | 21 February 1904 |
| Death Place: | at his home on North Jonathan Street, Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 25 years 7 months 5 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Pulmonary Tuberculosis; Cardiac Failure |
| Occupation: | Porter; hostler |
| Employer: | local hotel |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Fannie Cole (Wesley), Mother |
| Physician, Undertaker: | Wagaman MD |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | William Wesley, b. Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Fannie Cole, b. Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. According to the obituary he was about 22 years old when he died; the death certificate give the higher and more precise age. |
| Birthdate: | 20 January 1852 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Widowed |
| Spouse: | William Wesley (1840-1897) |
| Death Date: | 1916 February 16 |
| Death Place: | 44 W. Church St., Hagerstown (home of her daughter, Mrs. Gerty Myers) |
| Age at Death: | 64 years 1 month 3 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Chronic Brights Disease; Cardiac Failure |
| Occupation: | Housewife |
| Church: | St. John’s Free Baptist Church, Hagerstown |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | St. John's Free Baptist Church, Rev. J. C. Newman |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | George Wesley, Hagerstown, MD, son |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | George Cole, born in Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Matilda Mary Anderson, born in Maryland |
| Children: | George Wesley 1871-1939 William Edward Wesley 1873-1894 Samuel John Wesley 1875-1901 Gertrude "Gertie" (Wesley) Woodford Myers Perkins (HC) 1877-1904 David Clinton Wesley (HC) 1879-1904 Harvey Washington Wesley 1882-1934 Nettie A. Wesley 1887-1923 Irvin Harrison Wesley 1889-1945 |
| Sources: | Death Certificate Obituary for Fannie Wesley, HMH, February 4, 1916 U.S. Census: 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910 Washington County, Maryland, U.S., Marriage Index 1861-1949: Fanny Cole & William Wesley, May 6, 1869 Hagerstown Directories: 1905, 1908, 1910 Obituaries for Clinton, George, and Samuel Wesley "Aaron Cole and Wife vs. Samuel Cole, et.al., No. 146 Equity, Orphans' Court of Washington Co., sitting a a court of equity," HM, February 5, 1892. U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007: Irvin Harrison Wesley |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. George Wesley was a member of the building committee for the Zion Free Baptist Church of Hagerstown, 1899. Survived by four children; her husband died about 18 years before (obituary). |
| Birthdate: | 29 April 1887 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 16 December 23 |
| Death Place: | 24 Bethel St., Hagerstown (home of her brother George Wesley) |
| Burial Date: | 18 December 23 |
| Age at Death: | 36 years 8 months 17 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Acute Interstitial Myocarditis; acute dilation of heart |
| Occupation: | Home work |
| Church: | Bethel Baptist Church |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | George Wesley |
| Physician: | William M. Hoffler, MD |
| Undertaker: | Fred W. Kraiss |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | William Wesley, b. Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Fannie Cole, b. Virginia |
| Siblings: | Survived by 3 brothers: George & Irwin, Hagerstown; Harry, Minnesota; one sister, Mrs. Gertrude Perkins, Hagerstown. |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 28 October 1920 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown, MD |
| Death Date: | 28 October 1920 |
| Death Place: | Sumans |
| Burial Date: | 1 November 1920 |
| Age at Death: | Stillborn |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Stillborn; Pressure upon cord |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | George Kines, Hagerstown MD |
| Physician: | A.B Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | James Westco, b. Charlestown, West Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Mamie Hall |
| Inscription on Gravestone Recorded by S.W.Piper in 1936: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Birthdate: | 4 December 1922 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown, MD |
| Death Date: | 5 December 1922 |
| Death Place: | 6 Blooms Ave., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 5 December 1922 |
| Age at Death: | Stillborn |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Poor Nourishment |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mamie Westco, Mother |
| Physician: | A.B. Willson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | James Westco, b. Charlestown, West Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Mamie Hall, b. Charlestown, West Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate Death certificate of Infant Westco (d. 1920) |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 1891 |
| Birth Place: | Texas |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Death Date: | 4 April 1930 |
| Death Place: | 245 Jonathan Street, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 6 April 1930 |
| Age at Death: | 39 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Acute Alcoholism |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Alice White, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Sources: | Death Certificate Obituary 12 April 1930, Baltimore Afro American. |
| Additional Information: | Death Certificate states place of burial as Belleview; obituary says he was buried at Halfway ("Samaritan Cemetery"). No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 12 March 1869 |
| Birth Place: | Jefferson County, West Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Samuel White |
| Death Date: | 3 January 1924 |
| Death Place: | 62 Bloom Ave., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 5 January 1924 |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Bulbar Paralysis; Exhaustion |
| Physician: | A.B Wilson |
| Undertaker: | John B. Johnson, 53 W. Bethel |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Tom Jenkins, b. West Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Anna Jones, b. West Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obit, 19 Jan. 1924, Baltimore Afro American |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person |
| Birthdate: | 4 August 1874 |
| Birth Place: | West Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Death Date: | 24 February 1928 |
| Death Place: | at his home, 61 Blooms Ave., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 25 February 1928 |
| Age at Death: | 52 years 6 months 20 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Chronic heart lesion; Cardiac insufficiency |
| Occupation: | Laborer |
| Employer: | H.E. Bester |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Virginia White, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | W.A. Gordon |
| Undertaker: | Fred W. Kraiss |
| Family: |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Charles White, b. West Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Henrietta, b. West Virginia |
| Children: | survived by brother Charles of Charles Town WV, sisters Bessie Green of Martinsburg and Harriet Nicholas of Halltown, WV |
| Sources: | Death certificate Obituary |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. Survived by wife. |
| Birthdate: | 1903 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 8 February 1906 |
| Age at Death: | 3 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Malnutrition; Broncho pneumonia |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Harley Whiting, Father |
| Physician: | Daniel A. Watkins |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Harley Whiting, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Maud Lyles, b. Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 1884 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Alexandria Williams |
| Death Date: | 2 April 1910 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 26 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Acute Ascending Paralysis; Cardiac Failure |
| Occupation: | Domestic |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Alexandria Williams, husband |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A. K. Coffman |
| Family: |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Eli Barton |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | unknown; possibly Ella Prince or Pierce |
| Siblings: | Sister: Anne Simms (d. 1899) |
| Sources: | Death certificate Death certificate of Anne Simms, wife of Nathan Simms 1880 Census, Downsville 1900 Census, Hagerstown |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 8 June 1915 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 4 January 1918 |
| Death Place: | 5 Cordermans Alley, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 7 January 1918 |
| Age at Death: | 2 years 6 months 26 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Whooping Cough; Capillary Bronchitis |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | John Williams, 5 Cordermans Alley, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A. K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | John Williams, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Nettie Bell, born Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 12 March 1818 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Widow |
| Death Date: | 10 January 1913 |
| Death Place: | Home of her daughter Eveline Hopkins, 315 N. Potomac St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 12 January 1913 |
| Age at Death: | 94 years 9 months 28 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Chronic Heart Lesion; Arteriosclerosis |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Eveline Hopkins, Daughter, Hagerstown MD |
| Physician, Undertaker: | C.R. SchellerA.K. Coffman |
| Family: |
| Children: | Daughter: Evaline Hopkins (And see Sources, below.) |
| Inscription on Gravestone Recorded by S.W.Piper in 1936: | Elizabeth Williams, B. Mar. 15, 1818, - D. Jan. 18, 1913. |
| Sources: | Death certificate. Obituary. Freedom certificate for Elizabeth Williams, #B116c in Fuller, with 5 children’s names: Mayberry, Amanda, Henry, John, and Jane; not confirmed as the same Elizabeth Williams, but the right age. Received county pension. 1903 Hagerstown Directory: Bettie Williams, 313 N. Jonathan. 1908 Hagerstown Directory: Elizabeth Williams, 436 N. Jonathan. 1910 Hagerstown Directory: Betsy E. Williams, 436 N. Jonathan. |
| Additional Information: | “...mother and two brothers were sold away from her when she was very young and she never saw them afterward.” (Obituary) Her grave marker has not been found, but it was recorded by Samuel Piper. |
| Birthdate: | 6 March 1909 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 1918 |
| Death Place: | 5 Cordermans Alley, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 7 April 1918 |
| Age at Death: | 9 years 1 month 1 day |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | General Dropsy; Cardiac Failure |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | John Williams |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | John Williams, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Nettie C. Bell, b. Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 17 February 1900 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown MD |
| Death Date: | 17 February 1900 |
| Death Place: | HagerstownMD |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Still Born |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Leona Reed, Cousin |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | John Williams, b. Williamsport MD |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Nettie Bell, b. Hagerstown MD |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 10 January 1914 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 6 October 1917 |
| Death Place: | Artizan St., Williamsport MD |
| Burial Date: | 8 October 1917 |
| Age at Death: | 3 years 8 months 26 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Whooping Cough, Weak heart |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mrs. Nettie Bell (Williams crossed out), Williamsport MD |
| Physician: | Richardson |
| Undertaker: | Albert Leaf, Williamsport MD |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | John Williams, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Nettie C. Bell, b. Maryland |
| Sources: | Death Certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 6 February 1912 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 17 November 1912 |
| Death Place: | 425 Jonathan St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 19 November 1912 |
| Age at Death: | 10 months 12 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Rickets; Lack of Care |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Nettie C. Bell, 425 N Jonathan St., Mother |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | W.D. Johnson |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | John Williams, b. Williamsport MD |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Nettie C. Bell, b. Funkstown MD |
| Sources: | Death Certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 20 July 1861 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Death Date: | 5 October 1913 |
| Death Place: | 254 N. Jonathan St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 6 October 1913 |
| Age at Death: | 53 years 4 months 15 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Myocarditis; Tuberculosis |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | John Williams, Hagerstown MD |
| Physician: | W.R. Bender |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Samuel Tyler, b. Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Mariah Coleman, b. Virginia |
| Sources: | Death Certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 1 Oct 1924 |
| Birth Place: | Hagerstown, MD |
| Death Date: | 25 Jan 1925 |
| Death Place: | 8 Braxton Alley, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 26 Jan 1925 |
| Age at Death: | 3 months 24 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Inanition; gastro-enteritis |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Louise Williams, Mother |
| Physician: | William M. Hoffer |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | John Green, b. Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Louise Williams, b. Virginia |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 12 April 1907 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 15 April 1908 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown, MD |
| Age at Death: | 1 year 3 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Asphyxia by coal gas from stove. Child was in a very small room and stove had been opened, the gas escaping, together with child lying on its face. |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Francis Dorsey |
| Physician: | Dr. V.M. Wertz |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | William Taylor, b. Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Louisa Williams, b. Maryland |
| Sources: | Death Certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | unknown, about 1892 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Widow |
| Death Date: | 20 September 1929 |
| Death Place: | Hospital, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 23 September 1929 |
| Age at Death: | about 37 years |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Acute Nephritis; Cardiac Failure |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mrs Kate Moon, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | A.B Wilson |
| Undertaker: | W.H. Downey, Smithsburg |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | George Robinson |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Kitty Harris |
| Sources: | Death certificate 1884 Sheriff & Taylor Directory: George Robinson, hostler, with William H. Kreps |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 26 March 1906 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Death Date: | 26 February 1908 |
| Death Place: | Hagerstown MD |
| Age at Death: | 1 year 11 months |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Tuberculosis |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Theodore Brown |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Carl Wilson, b. Maryland |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Nellie Brown, b. Maryland |
| Sources: | Death certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 8 October 1872 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | William O. Wilson |
| Death Date: | 24 April 1922 |
| Death Place: | 108 W. North St., Hagerstown |
| Age at Death: | 48 years 6 months 16 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Cerebral aneurism(?), Lobar Pneumonia |
| Occupation: | House Work |
| Church: | First Baptist |
| Funeral Place & Officiant: | Revs. Wells & Newman officiated at funeral |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | William Wilson |
| Physician: | William M. Hoffler, MD |
| Undertaker: | Kraiss Bros |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Perry Jackson, b. Washington, DC |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Hannah Dodson, b. Virginia |
| Children: | Daughters: Marvaline Manuel (HC), Elsie Lynch, Sadie Williams, Anna Wilson Son: Herman Wilson |
| Siblings: | Sister: Mrs. Joseph Adams Adopted Brother: Upright Jackson |
| Sources: | Death Certificate Obituary |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. Her father, Perry Jackson, was on building committee for Zion Free Baptist Church, dedicated 1899. Her husband, William O. Wilson, was awarded the Medal of Honor; he is buried at Rose Hill Cemetery. |
| Birthdate: | 28 November 1916 |
| Birth Place: | Maryland |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Death Date: | 2 April 1917 |
| Death Place: | 59 1/2 Harmon’s Alley, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 3 April 1917 |
| Age at Death: | 4 months 4 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Myrasmus/undeveloped, malnutrition |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Isaac Wilson, Father |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A. K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Isaac Wilson, born in Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Nannie Taylor, born in Virginia |
| Sources: | Death Certificate |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 3 Dec 1920 |
| Birth Place: | 161 N. Jonathan St., Hagerstown |
| Death Date: | 3 December 1920 |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Leroy Winford, father |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Leroy Winford, born in Ohio |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Frances "Fanny" Bruce, born in Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Grandparents: | Maternal Grandparents: Mary "Mollie" Broom, born 1869 in Hagerstown Scott Bruce, born about 1872 in Hagerstown |
| Sources: | Death Certificate Obituary for infant's mother, Mrs. Francis (Bruce) Tucker (1892-1935) |
| Additional Information: | No grave marker has been found for this person. |
| Birthdate: | 5 August 1886 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Death Date: | 29 June 1923 |
| Death Place: | 341 N. Jonathan, Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 30 June 1923 |
| Age at Death: | 36 years, 10 months, 24 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Acute Bulbar Paralysis, Hemorrhage |
| Occupation: | Servant |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mrs. Keyser, Hagerstown |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | J.W. Kraiss |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Levi Johnson, born in Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | Louise Parker, born in Virginia |
| Sources: | Death Certificate |
| Birthdate: | 20 August 1850 |
| Birth Place: | Virginia |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Spouse: | Mary Ellen "Mollie" (Woods) Yeager |
| Death Date: | 5 April 1915 |
| Death Place: | 141 W. North St., Hagerstown |
| Burial Date: | 7 April 1915 |
| Age at Death: | 64 years 7 months 17 days |
| Primary & Secondary Causes of Death: | Gangrenous Appendicitis; Blood Poisoning |
| Occupation: | Laborer Plasterer Hod-carrier |
| Church: | Ebenezer A.M.E., Hagerstown |
| Person providing information on the Death Certificate: | Mrs. Mary Yeager, Wife |
| Physician: | A.B. Wilson |
| Undertaker: | A.K. Coffman |
| Father's Name & Birthplace: | Isaih Yeager, born in Virginia |
| Mother's Maiden Name & Birthplace: | No record |
| Children: | Margaret Ardella Yeager, born 1883 Ella/Etta Loretta Yeager, (born in Hagerstown, 1888; died in Hagerstown, 1899; interred at Rose Hill Cemetery Helen L. Yeager, born 1896 Agnes (Yeager) Briston, born 1898 |
| Sources: | Death Certificate "Cemetery Company," Hagerstown Herald & Torch Light, April 4, 1897. "A Big Meeting Held By the McKinley Club at Samaritan Hall - Hon. M.L. Keedy Speaks," Hagerstown Morning Herald, Oct. 6, 1900 "Mrs. Boyce," Hagerstown Mail, May 24, 1895 |
| Additional Information: | George Yeager was a pallbearer at the funeral of Mrs. Susan Boyce, a member of the Good Samaritans and Daughters of Samaria. Mrs. Boyce died May 16, 1895 at her home on North Potomac Street where she lived with Mrs. Reeder. Mrs. Boyce's funeral was at Ebenezer A.M.E. church; she was interred in the adjoining graveyard. The other pallbearers, all from the Good Samaritan Lodge, were Joseph Hill, William Bell, Perry Moxley, Henry Hopewell, and Jacob Harris. Halfway African American Cemetery had not yet been created at the time of Mrs. Boyce's death. No grave marker has been found for this person. |
