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Re: african americans in Centerville

BarbraRea1 — 2013-05-15 17:31:55Z

Hello, Trying to find information on Abe Rozier for my friend who said this was his grandfather. Any help would be appreciated. I have some census years.

Re: AFRICAN AMERICAN CEMETERIES IN MARYLAND

gclarkmdandva — 2013-01-04 04:54:00Z

Not sure if I provided this information before .
My MANN/MANNS family members were buried in Laurel.
I sent for the
death Certificates through one of the the state of Maryland website and they were very helpful.

One clue was given to me by a family friend. They told me that the MANNS family was from KENT, Maryland. She told me that when some families lived out of a major city like Baltimore they may have called themselves MANN. When they moved to Baltimore,they changed theeir name to MANNS,
Another Exsample : Pinders changed to Pinderhughes

Re: AFRICAN AMERICAN CEMETERIES IN MARYLAND

SaundraB — 2013-01-03 06:08:12Z

I'm interested!! saundra_b_2001@yahoo.com

Re: AFRICAN AMERICAN CEMETERIES IN MARYLAND

JTurner288 — 2013-01-02 21:33:04Z

9black629, please forward the pdf files (with accompanying photos) you mentioned in your reply regarding Laurel Cemetery. Thanks very much for the update.

Re: AFRICAN AMERICAN CEMETERIES IN MARYLAND

JTurner288 — 2013-01-02 21:25:05Z

Please forward pdf files

Re: AFRICAN AMERICAN CEMETERIES IN MARYLAND

SaundraB — 2013-01-02 08:25:33Z

To contact Saundra Brown use UNDERSCORES between the words saundra_b_2001@yahoo.com

Re: AFRICAN AMERICAN CEMETERIES IN MARYLAND

gblack629 — 2013-01-01 20:22:55Z

I've found some very informative articles from the Baltimore Afro-American newspaper that describe Laurel Cemetery's "run-down" status in 1945, demolition in 1958, and subsequent lawsuits in 1960-61. The first two articles have accompanying photos. I'd be glad to send the .pdf files of these to anyone interested.

NEEDUM Edward M. Sr.,

Contribution — 2012-10-03 02:21:41Z

NEEDUM Edward M. Needum, Sr., age 86, born June 7, 1926 in Baltimore, Maryland, peacefully departed this life Friday, September 28, 2012.
A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, Edward affiliated with Local #423 in 1966 and was last employed by Borean Cement Contractors.
Preceded in death by parents Samuel and Maggie Needum, daughter Arsonia Needum, sons Fredrick Needum and Michael Gwinn, and a host of siblings and grandchildren.
Survived by devoted wife of 64 years, Nellie Mae Needum; daughters, Rozina (Michael) Burden, Obetta Needum, Dorothy White, Edlina (Mark) Wiley, Ruby (Eddie) Bramlett, Cheryl Davis, Margaret Needum, and Moseneice (Dwight) Thomas; sons, Edward (Gerrie) M. Needum, Jr. and Edward (Cynthia) Gwinn; 26 grandchildren, 22 great- grandchildren, and a host of other relatives including the Cason Family, and family members in Baltimore, MD.

Celebration of Life 10 a.m. Thursday, October 4, 2012 in the chapel of DIEHL-WHITTAKER FUNERAL SERVICE, 720 E. Long Street, Columbus, Ohio where the family will receive friends from 9 a.m. until the start of service. Interment Glen Rest Memorial Estate, Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
To read the extended obituary and sign Edward's online memory book, please visit www.diehl-whittaker.com/obits

Published in The Columbus Dispatch on October 3, 2012.

Re: searchable death index for Maryland?

thereallisa — 2012-06-12 21:41:55Z

Thanks so much! Will try it out, hopefully when the server is *not* down.

~Lisa

Re: searchable death index for Maryland?

perlowfamily — 2012-06-12 09:15:40Z

Yes, it is called the Maryland State Archives Death Indexing Project. The web site is located at: http://www.mdvitalrec.net/ although the server is often down. If the server is working, you can search online for the person by year of death and their name in alphabetical order. Once the name is found, it will refer to a death certificate nunber which you can order from the Maryland State Archives for $25.00. $25.00 is pretty steep, but it does list some interesting info. about the deceased person.

Re: AFRICAN AMERICAN CEMETERIES IN MARYLAND

JTurner288 — 2012-05-30 22:20:59Z

Laurel Cemetery in Baltimore City, Maryland - Demolished;
Mt. Zion Cemetery in Landsdowne, Baltimore County - Still Opened; Historic Mt Aurburn Cemetery in Baltimore City, Maryland has been in need of major repairs for several decades now...with the help of MD Governor Martin O'Malley
and others at least the cemetery has recently been fashioned with a new exterior fencing, railing, paved sidewalks, new tree plantings, regular grass cutting but work is still desperately needed to (its interior landscape) make this old cemetery whole again.

Re: First African American Roman Catholic Priest Father Charles Uncles

JoseMunoz2546 — 2012-05-25 06:29:36Z

You might be interested in this article from 1974 newspaper.

The first black priest of the Primal See of the United States will be ordained for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore Saturday, May 11, 1974.

The Rev. Donald A. Sterling age 26 will be ordained at the Church of St. Ann, Greenmount Ave and 22nd St...

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B-ZfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=L...

Re: First African American Roman Catholic Priest Father Charles Uncles

JoseMunoz2546 — 2012-05-25 06:08:29Z

Per the above info this is his family in 1880.

1880 United States Federal Census

Name: Lorenza Uncles
Age: 50
Birth Year: abt 1830
Birthplace: Maryland
Home in 1880: Baltimore, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland
Race: Mulatto
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Annie Uncles
Father's Birthplace: Maryland
Mother's Birthplace: Maryland
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation: Blacksmith

Household Members: Name Age
Lorenza Uncles 50
Annie Uncles 32
Randolph Uncles 20
Norman Uncles 6

Re: First African American Roman Catholic Priest Father Charles Uncles

JoseMunoz2546 — 2012-05-25 05:56:44Z

I did a search on Google for:

Father "Charles R Uncles"

and there are lots of hits and even a You-Tube about a street and building that was named for him.

The wikipedia info does not have any more info than what you have but you might want to look at it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Uncles

Also on the search I got this article from Baltimore Sun

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2010-12-03/news/bs-md-kelly...
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The best result in the search is this.
...Father Uncles is the first negro to have been ordained in the Catholic priesthood in the United
States. He was so ordained Dec. 20, 1891, and on Dec. 20 of this year [1916] will celebrate his
jubilee as a member of the priesthood. The ceremonies attendant on this jubilee will be participated
in by Cardinal Gibbons, who, from the beginning of Father Uncles’ career, has manifested a strong
personal interest in his advancement.3
Shortly after the celebration of the silver jubilee of Uncles’ priesthood, an article about him appeared in
The Brooklyn Tablet (vol. XIII no. 41) for January 13, 1917.4 Therein, Uncles identified himself as a
teacher of Latin and French at Epiphany College, the preparatory school for St. Joseph’s Seminary in
Baltimore.5 He stated his date of birth as November 6, 1859, and asserted (contrary to some other sources)
that his parents and grandparents were all free Negroes. His father, he stated, had been a machinist with the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, while his mother was still living. He had been baptized (1875) and confirmed
(1878) at St. Francis Xavier Church, a Roman Catholic parish church with a predominantly black congregation
at Calvert and Pleasant Streets in Baltimore.6 From 1874 to 1879 he had been occupied as a printer
and a journalist, and thereafter as a printer. He also taught at St. Francis Xavier’s parish school as well as
in the public schools. In 1880, he became a teacher in Baltimore County schools, before commencing his
preparation for the priesthood at St. Hyacinth’s College in Quebec in 1883. He returned to Baltimore in
1888 to enter St. Joseph’s Seminary to prepare for his ordination.
What we can find of Uncles and his family in the U.S. census generally confirms the facts he provided
to his interviewer from The Brooklyn Tablet. In the 1880 U.S. census of Baltimore, Maryland (Precinct 1,
Ward 19), Lorenza Uncles, age 50, a blacksmith, was living with his wife, Annie, age 32, a dress maker,
and their sons Randolph, age 20, a barber, and Norman, age 6. Everyone in the household was born in
Maryland of Maryland-born parents and had their race recorded as mulatto. In the 1890 Baltimore city
directory, Lorenzo Uncles, a laborer, was recorded at 614 Saratoga Court. In the 1900 U.S. census of
Baltimore, Maryland (Precinct 2, Ward 17), C. R. Uncles, born November 1859, was recorded as a teacher
at Epiphany Apostolic College. His race was recorded as black. In the same year, his parents, brother and
sister-in-law were recorded at 1116 Woodyear Street in Ward 18 of Baltimore: Olonzo Uncles, born
October 1820, blacksmith; wife Annie Uncles, born April 1844 (the mother of 7 children, 2 living); son
Norman Uncles, born March 1877, railroad porter; daughter-in-law Martha Uncles, born May 1876 (the
mother of 1 child, not living). Everyone in the household was recorded as colored. Olonzo and Annie had
been married forty years; Norman and Martha, three years. In the 1910 and 1920 U.S. censuses, Charles R.
Uncles was again recorded as a clergyman at Epiphany Apostolic College in Baltimore; his race in these
censuses was recorded as mulatto. In the 1930 U.S. census, Charles R. Uncles, age 70, was recorded as a
priest at Epiphany Apostolic College in New Windsor, Orange County, New York. Maryland-born of
Maryland-parents, his race in the 1930 census was recorded as negro. Uncles’ widowed mother Annie
Uncles, age 88, was recorded as a boarder at St. Frances’ Convent and Orphanage in Baltimore in the 1920
U.S. census. Her race was recorded as mulatto.7...
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The above text comes from "The Fossils" pdf file. The file also has a picture of him.
http://www.thefossils.org/fossil/fos352.pdf

Re: First African American Roman Catholic Priest Father Charles Uncles

JoseMunoz2546 — 2012-05-25 05:33:28Z

On Ancestry.com I found this:
Name: Charles Randolph Uncles
Birth - Death: 1859-1933
Source Citation: Biography Index. A cumulative index to biographical material in books and magazines. Volume 4: September, 1955-August, 1958. New York: H.W. Wilson Co., 1960. (BioIn 4)
In Black and White. A guide to magazine articles, newspaper articles, and books concerning Black individuals and groups. Third edition. Two volumes. Edited by Mary Mace Spradling. Detroit: Gale Research, 1980. (InB&W 3)

Re: First African American Roman Catholic Priest Father Charles Uncles

JoseMunoz2546 — 2012-05-25 05:28:49Z

Here are the census records but they are all when he was already a priest so no relatives are shown.

1900 United States Federal Census
about C R Uncles
Name: C R Uncles
Age: 40
Birth Date: Nov 1859
Birthplace: Maryland
Home in 1900: Baltimore Ward 17, Baltimore City (Independent City), Maryland
[Baltimore]
Race: Black
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Teacher
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Maryland
Mother's Birthplace: Maryland
=========================
1910 United States Federal Census
about Rov Charles R Uncles
Name: Rov Charles R Uncles
[Charles R [rev] Uncles]
[Charles R Uncles]
Age in 1910: 50
Birth Year: 1860
Birthplace: Maryland
Home in 1910: Baltimore Ward 15, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland
Race: Mulatto
[White]
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Maryland
Mother's Birthplace: Maryland
============================
1920 United States Federal Census
about Charles P Uncles
Name: Charles P Uncles
Age: 59
Birth Year: abt 1861
Birthplace: Maryland
Home in 1920: Baltimore Ward 15, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland
Race: Mulatto
[White]
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Boarder
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Maryland
Mother's Birthplace: Maryland
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
===========================================
1930 United States Federal Census
about Charles R Wucles
Name: Charles R Wucles
[Charlesr Uncles]
Age: 70
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1860
Birthplace: Maryland
Race: Negro (Black)
[Black]
Home in 1930: New Windsor, Orange, New York
View Map
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: None
Father's Birthplace: Maryland
Mother's Birthplace: Maryland
=====================================

Re: African Americans from Baltimore, MD

JoseMunoz2546 — 2012-05-25 05:01:47Z

This newspaper might be of interest to you. There are other issues not just this one. You can find the other issues by selecting Browse this newspaper next to title. Don't let the date 1794 throw you it is an error on the newspaper.

Baltimore Afro-American - May 11, 1974

Page 5 Obit's

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B-ZfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=L...

Re: Charles Warfield -- Maryland/Texas

daniwash — 2011-10-28 04:01:18Z

In your research have you come across any Adanandus' from that area?

Re: CPL. Bernard T. Woodland

kllive1 — 2011-07-27 03:05:45Z

thebernmeister@yahoo.com

Re: African-American or Mulatto HOLT(S)

RebeccaWhiting57 — 2011-06-24 12:17:09Z

Hello - you would be related to my eldest son, Gregory Stroman, Jr. His grandmother is Mattie Mae and great-grandmother is Lula Belle Burke. We would love more information on Greg's family. Thank you so much for reaching out. Rebecca Whiting

Re: slave named Cesar, Harford County, Maryland

dtoffry24 — 2011-06-22 00:19:27Z

I am looking for information on the McComas Institue of Harford County. It was the first school in Harford County dedicated the education of black children after the Civil War. I'm not sure if it goes with the information that you have or not, but would I love to find out. :)

CPL. Bernard T. Woodland

KathleenButtke — 2011-06-03 13:34:01Z

It is important that I find a relative of Bernard, son of Tecumseh and Alice (Hill) Woodland of Baltimore City, Maryland. Bernard, a paratrooper, died in Belgium on 26 Sept. 1944 from wounds suffered on 21 Sept. in Nijmegen, Holland as a result of his participation in Operation Market Garden with the 82nd airborne division. Bernard is honored on a plaque in Nijmegen along with my uncle and the 46 other paratroopers who gave up their lives for the liberation of southern Holland.

Mrs. Kathleen Buttke

Re: African-American or Mulatto HOLT(S)

pjangels21 — 2011-05-28 19:26:32Z

I am Pat Raines step daughter to Amos Jr. please contact my sister and I are instered in locating family. Thanks

Re: african americans in Centerville

ebpete — 2011-03-14 19:53:44Z

hello
I too trace my AA family to outside of Centreville in a place called Gouldtown. One of my relatives Gladys Handy married a ? Rozier.

Do you have any connections to Gouldtown?
take care
Bernice "Gould"

Re: african americans in Centerville

ebpete — 2011-03-14 19:53:07Z

Sheppard Family bible and photos

robertsharp115 — 2011-01-18 07:52:59Z

Larkin Sheppard and Caroline, he was born in Maryland in 1829. I have the family bible. Family lived near Ivory Maryland which is now Howard county, MD Call bob 410-489-6624

Re: PRATHERs' OF MARYLAND and/or D.C.

pookable — 2010-12-05 10:36:06Z

Hi, Stephanie,
I made a mistake. But we are still cousins. It is my GG grandfather John who had a brother named Darius. I have found at least 5 of them, John, Ann, Helen Hester & Darius. Darius is a family name so anyway we look at it, we are cousins off one of the Prather Ancestors. Let me know what you find out and PLEASE call me or email. I will be in service this morning from 9-1030 and this evening from 6-830 but will call you if you leave a message.
Oh, my dad had a cousin Leo Prather he was very close to who lived in Pittsburgh & Dick of Bill (can't remember which) Prather who lived in Maryland, both of which I visited often when we came to the east coast in the 50's & 60's. Do you know either of them? Will search to see who their parents were & let you know. OOOOHHHH! I am so excited!
Val

Re: PRATHERs' OF MARYLAND and/or D.C.

pookable — 2010-12-05 10:26:08Z

Hey Cuz,
I am so thrilled to hear from you. I hadn't had time to search in a while, building a business (@60! isn't God good?) so I am just getting a chance to open your post. I almost missed it! Yes I am sure my grandfather & your grandfather are cousins! I went to one Prather/Brown reunion in the 70's and that is when I received the family tree I've been using to research. My grandmother was a Brown and I have her line, but my dad wasn't a historian & didn't know too much about his dad's side. Call me 501-310-2013 or email last5psalms@aol.com. We have years to catch up on. I live in Little Rock, am married & an ordained minister. go to www.hopeasistahout.com, that's me.
Love you & excited to hear from you.
Val

Milberry/Cross from Frederick, Maryland

eccc52471 — 2010-11-22 19:40:14Z

Looking for ancestors of Nellie Elizabeth Cross nee Milberry. She was born in Maryland in 1870, but moved to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania around 1900. Married a Paul Cross sometime around 1899 - he was from Washington, D.C. No mention of Paul or Nellie in the 1910 census. Nellie and 1 child, Clarence, mentioned in the 1920 census. She had four childen. The oldest - Effie was 8 years old in the 1900 census. The others - Calvin and Guy are not mentioned in any census, that I can find. Any help would be appreciated.

MD/DC/VA Resources

Candylyn — 2010-11-15 12:45:00Z

Hello,

First the FREE ones:

1. If you enter GOOGLE NEWS ARCHIVE ADVANCED into your search engine you will be able to enter a family members name, a date range and under SOURCE enter AFRO. Upon doing a list will generate an article summary with links to AFRO AMERICAN newspaper that included the name.

2. Maryland Death Records
http://mdvitalrec.net/cfm/dsp_search.cfm
This will give your the name and date of death for a family member in Baltimore City 1875-1972 and the counties in Maryland 1910-1951. Please note this is a labor intensive website. You can only key in the name of a person during the mid 1940s and get results. For everyone else you will have read page after after page by years. Its in somewhat alphabetical order. Best used if you know the year someone died but not the exact date. You can get that date using this.

3.http://www.interment.net/
Very good for cemetery records. Not every cemetery record in the country is listed here as the information provided is given by volunteers but I have found a lot of stuff. It is a national registry.

Charged:

1. www.baltimoresun.com
They have an archive. Its weird and can cost a bit. However, they have scanned copies of almost all their papers on file. Yet, the summaries you get when looking for something SUCKS!!! Out of 10 paid records only two actually applied to my family. $32 for two records. BUT, now I do searches, write down the limited summary information they give like date and location in the paper, then head the Enoch Pratt library to see if they have the copy on micro.

2. Funeral Homes
DO NOT SLEEP ON THIS ONE!!! They keep the funeral obituaries for years, decades. My step mom turned me on to this one. If you can get the obituaries you can get a lot of information about your family. People tend to put the names of everyone the person who passed was close to.

Re: PRATHERs' OF MARYLAND and/or D.C.

pookable — 2010-11-14 21:54:41Z

YES! How wonderful that you decided to respond. Yes according to what I have traced so far, Darius is a family name and appears in our tree several times. Family has become so important to me since my father passed in '04 when I realized how cut off our family would be without ancestral information since cousin-ship is all we will have as the elders pass on. I would love to keep in touch with you. My cell phone is 501-310-2013 and I live in Little Rock with my husband Bennie, daughter Tekoah & 11 month old twin grandsons & a Rottweiler. I am an ordained minister - Full Counsel Ministries, Int'l. and have an internet ministry www.hopeasistahout.com. reaching out to the Body teaching who we really are in Christ. I have a business, www.YabalSCLLC.com that is a year old. I inherited it when my former boss decided to leave the business when his wife became ill. Besides the Lord, I love sweets - especially when I bake them, rollerskating, football,golf (play but not very well)and America's Next Top Model & not in any order for the latter 5 (lol). I'll be 61 in March & very active. My husband & I enjoy life. I have one brother, Zachary Prather who lives in Switzerland and is an accomplished blues musician and songwriter. He is the usual lead act when Mick Jagger goes to Mustique Island every year. I will send you pics. Call or email me - last5psalms@aol.com, or my business email since I check it daily - Yabalsc@aol.com. Hope to hear from you soon.
Luv, your cuz,
Val

Re: PRATHERs' OF MARYLAND and/or D.C.

StephanieElaine413 — 2010-11-12 00:51:26Z

Hello,

I see that this post is old but I just found it by chance when doing a Google search and I must be a distant cousin! My mother is Gloria Prather Harris and she is the eldest daughter of Darius Prather III who's father was most likely your grandfather's brother! My grandfather was 1 of 9 brothers and sisters. We are very close with that side of the family particularly my grandfather's brothers and sisters since we never had the chance to know my grandfather personally due to his untimely death when my mother was only 9. My mother is the eldest of 5 and I am her youngest daughter. There are several of us scattered around the Maryland, DC and Virginia area. If you are still checking this post I would love to hear from you!

Love,

Your Cousin - Stephanie White

Henry's of East Berlin, Worcester County, Maryland

phillygirl58 — 2010-10-29 03:31:23Z

Henry..seeking descendants of Amy, born 1839, Solomon, born 1860, Howard, born 1881.

Re: african americans in Centerville

TTeat — 2010-10-05 23:10:30Z

BoeEllie my email is tanya4man@yahoo.com. My maiden name is Teat

Re: african americans in Centerville

ebpete — 2010-10-04 21:52:05Z

nice 2 meet U. My mom was born in Gouldtown (she has passed but we still have connection in the area)

email to ebpete@aol.com. I have been working on the Gould for about 10 years. They intermarried with the Handys, Tilghmans, Hawkins etc

take care

Re: african americans in Centerville

Komaree1 — 2010-10-04 01:07:57Z

It's outside of Centrville

Re: african americans in Centerville

Komaree1 — 2010-10-04 01:06:04Z

Yes, I'm very familiar that's my home town QA County. send me you e-mail I'll tell you who I am.

Re: african americans in Centerville

TTeat — 2010-10-03 23:24:33Z

I've never heard of Gouldtown. I will have to research that. Do you know where its located?

Re: african americans in Centerville

ebpete — 2010-10-03 20:57:38Z

hello there

I also have Handy/Tilghmans in my family. Most lived in a settlement called Gouldtown near Centreville. R U famiiar with any Goulds in QA county

take cAre

Re: african americans in Centerville

ebpete — 2010-10-02 19:56:15Z

hello

We may be distantly related via marriage. I have traced my Gould ancestors also to Centreville. My mother was born in a little town called Gouldtown.

I do have an Abe Rozier on my tree. He married my ancestor Gladys Handy. He was born about 1901. His mother Bertha Rozier and his grandparents William and Laura Rozier all from QA county.

Good luck with your research efforts
Bernice

Re: african americans in Centerville

Komaree1 — 2010-10-01 19:42:23Z

Thank-You I know that Teat Family. ( Brigette)

Re: african americans in Centerville

TTeat — 2010-10-01 01:02:33Z

I am a Teat and my family are Ringgold/Bordley/Handy/Tilghman from Centreville. There is an AA cemetary on the burrisville rd & coon box rd (note the name of the rd) where my relatives and many other AA are buried.

First African American Roman Catholic Priest Father Charles Uncles

Musiclover125588 — 2010-09-20 00:46:39Z

Last year in the local newspaper they had an article about Father Uncles. My family has "adopted" him and we visit him. I've been trying to find out if he has any relatives. He was born in Baltimore, Md on November 8, 1859. And passed away in New Windsor,NY 1933. He co-founded Society of St. Joseph, they were called the Josephites. I looked at their website but I'm not sure if they would give out personal info. That's why I'm looking up the public records here.

Please if anyone has info let me know. Thanks for reading.

Washington/Banks/Turner Families

TMW69 — 2010-08-10 21:25:23Z

Looking for information on George Washington b. 1823 And Maria Washington b. 1821 in Aberdeen, Harford Co, Maryland. Looking for any information on their descendants and parents. Family is from the Halls cross roads area or the Mitchell Farm.

Any info would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Roberts Institue of Hair Design from Aberdeen Maryland

peggyhallwise — 2009-12-05 01:37:17Z

Does any one remember Ron and George that ran the school?
The school moved to Harford Rd in Baltimore and later closed. I need a transcript for my daughter that attended
the school 1986---1987 Maryland Higher Education tells us that records have been lost. If I could find Ron or George
they may be able to help.Ron was Italian and worked in or around Towson MD. peggyhallwise@aol.com

daughter....Regina Monfredo Biggs 1-843-468-0500

James Johnston

jamesmgray1 — 2009-10-10 03:28:06Z

I am looking for any available information on James Johnston who was born on November 8, 1837 in Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland, the son of Alexander Johnson and Elizabeth (Betsy) Nimmo. Johnston was a member of Company “D”, 3rd U.S. Artillery during the American Civil War and died on November 27, 1929 in Melbourne, Australia.
Any help will be greatly appreciated. jamesmgray@bigpond.com.

Johnson Family

msstell — 2009-09-17 06:35:49Z

I would like info. about the Johnson family, Alonza Johnson, his mother and father, sisters and brothers, children and any other relatives. He lived in Maryland, PA and DE. I know that he had at least 4 children, Lester, William (Billy) and Bernice.
Appreciate your help...thanks

Re: AFRICAN AMERICAN CEMETERIES IN MARYLAND

poobarb — 2009-09-03 18:56:21Z

Mt auburn is right off the balto wash expressway. It is very overgrown and was not well taken care of. Laurel cemetary, portions have been moved and it is also in poor condition. If you google both, there should be a baltimore sun article on both.

Re: Shipley Family of Howard Co.

Obeisance9 — 2009-08-04 01:06:58Z

Thank you for your response. There were Hebrons in Baltimore from eons ago, and many did migrate there from verious counties in Maryland, and aslo Virginia. A great uncle on my mother's side married and raised his family in Baltimore. I will check for a "John" connection. Thanks again, and I wish much success in your search.

Re: Shipley Family of Howard Co.

lanseyhistory — 2009-08-03 21:24:39Z

Hi Obeisance9, I don't know if this will help you but I went to Union Baptist Church in Balto city most of my life and the sexton there was John T. Hebron. His wifes name was Minnie. He was at that church for about 50 years and he lived in the 1200 block of Lafayette ave in Balto. Both he and his wife have since passed on, they were really up in age. He had some children. They were all older than meand i don't remember their names, but he had a grandson named Michael Smith who should be about 45 by now. Mr Hebron told me he came from one of the counties. I hope this helps you