Eden Cemetery (Partial), Collingdale, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania Contributed to the USGenWeb Archives as indicted below Copyright. All Rights Reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.org/pa/pafiles.htm ********************************************************* Eden Cemetery Co 1434 Springfield Rd Collingdale, PA 19023-1028 (610) 583-8737 ---------------------------------- Founded in 1902, Eden Cemetery is America's oldest black owned cemetery. National Register of Historic Places Relocation: Lebanon Graveyard, Ninth and Passyunk Streets, Philadelphia; closed 1899, graves relocated in 1903 to Eden Cemetery. Stephen Smith Home Burial Ground, Belmont and Girard Avenues, Philadelphia; closed, graves relocated in 1923 to Eden Cemetery and Mt. Zion Cemetery. Olive Graveyard, 46th & Merion Avenue, Philadelphia; closed, graves relocated in 1923 to Eden Cemetery and Mt. Zion Cemetery. First African Baptist Church, established 1809, Graveyards 1823-1842 - over 140 burials First African Baptist Church-Graveyard, 8th and Vine, Philadelphia; closed 1841, due to overcrowding; discovered during construction, Vine Street Expressway, burials were relocated in 1987 to Eden Cemetery. First African Baptist Church-Graveyard, 10th and Vine, Philadelphia; burials were relocated in 1995 to Eden Cemetery. First African Baptist Church 1600 Christian Street Philadelphia, PA 19146 thefabchurch.org/ Contributed by Linda Anderson Cooper Name Date of Birth Date of Death Comments ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANDERSON, Alfred Oxford November 2, 1878 April 25, 1961 ANDERSON, Marie August 28, 1906 February 7, 1993 Her maiden name was Carter. ANDERSON, Ralph B., Sr. May 12, 1904 April 22, 1974 ANDERSON, Ruth V. April 14, 1877 October 15, 1949 Her maiden name was Morton. DUNN, Clara Emma August 31, 1881 November 20, 1954 Her maiden name was Tilson DUNN, Clyde Dale 1923 February 26, 1925 DUNN, James Wilson November 5, 1881 December 5, 1951 DUNN, Paul Edward 1914 April 28, 1916 DUNN, Wendell Nelson January 1, 1921 October 17, 1982 HUDGINS, Susan Tilson 1852 January 26, 1934 Her maiden name was Henry TILSON, Alexander July 24, 1919 April 28, 1987 TILSON, Hugh Henry July 29, 1902 January 21, 1995 TILSON, Santa Maria July 24, 1919 April 17, 1921 TILSON, William July 1876 December 2, 1955 TILSON, William Louis February 19, 1927 January 17, 1965 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contributed by J. David Jenkins, Jr. Name Date of Birth Date of Death Comments ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JENKINS, John Lee May 16, 1884 June 17, 1953 B. to Moses and Florence? (Hester?) Jenkins, in Charleston, SC. nicknamed Chad, was a Mason, merchant marine, m. Gertrude L. Semlin, 1909?. Eleven children: Edward, Merrie, Mildred, Dorothy, Frances, John, James, Russell, Elizabeth, G. Martha & Esther ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contributed by Lisa B. Lee Name Date of Birth Date of Death Comments ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JONES, Elizabeth 9/26/1886 7/8/1958 Maiden name was Elizabeth Anderson. She was b. Cumberland, Co, VA. PA Death cert no. 68069 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contributed by Name Date of Birth Date of Death Comments ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WILLIAMS, Tyner 11-20-1897 07-15-1970 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contributed by James Rogers, Jr. Name Date of Birth Date of Death Comments ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YOUNG, Berry 1859 1940 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contributed by anonymous Name Date of Birth Date of Death Comments ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEWBERRY, William GRAY, Cathrine ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contributed by Nancy Annie Odegard Name Date of Birth Date of Death Comments ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALEXANDER, Nannie Oct 1902 28 Jun 2004 ANDERSON, Alyse 1965 ANDERSON, Anna 1964 ANDERSON, Earl 1912 1931 ANDERSON, Francis 1914 1965 ANDERSON, Irving H., Sr., - h/o Alice Williams 22 Oct 2006 96 years of age ANDERSON, MARIAN - "OPERA SINGER" 27 Feb 1897 08 Apr 1993 96 years of age BAGBY, Donald - "Bank Executive" Jun 1943 03 Jun 2006 62 years of age BAILEY, John 1923 2006 BANKS, Matilda 25 Jun 1931 05 Feb 2007 Daughter of Linwood Washington and Mazie Banks BARKSDALE, Olette 1913 1966 BARKSDALE, Willie E., Sr. 1914 1973 BASKETT, Laura Aug 1922 Jan 2004 BELL, Alex, Sr., 14 Aug 2007 BENNETT, Rosalie Forman 22 Jan 2007 BEVERLEY, Emma V. 23 May 2007 BOND, Clara 20 Oct 2007 79 years of age BOOKER, Laura S. 01 Feb 2007 BRADLEY, Lawrence O. Jun 1930 2005 BRAXTON, Sylvia 1921 2006 BROGDEN, Lilburne Green, II., 26 Nov 1921 09 Mar 2007 h/o Mary Richards Son of Lena Jordan and William Brogden, Sr. - Brother of Robert, John, William and Sadie BROOKS, Phillip C. 23 Oct 2006 BROWN, Andre Roy 27 Apr 2007 BROWN, Estelle 15 Nov 2005 CAPRON, Barbara 1920 02 Sep 2003 83 years of age CARN, L. Bernice 07 Sep 2006 CASE, Wesley W. 16 Sep 1927 28 Jul 2007 h/o Marie Slaughter CATTO, Octavius V. 22 Feb 1839 10 Oct 1871 Murdered College Professor - Civil Rights Leader - PA National Guard Major CLAYTON, Virginia - w/o Mr. Heath 13 Jan 2007 COBBS, Martha Brown 10 May 2007 101 years of age COLEMAN, Cassandra 20 Dec 2005 COLLINS, Marie 17 Feb 2007 93 years of age DANIELS, Ruth B. 07 Feb 2005 DAVENPORT, George 13 May 2006 DAVIS, Alverta E. H. 1927 1979 DENNIS, Dorothy Sep 1922 22 Jun 2003 DENNIS, Maurice 1926 2004 DePREIST, Ethel M. A. 1902 1902 DePREIST, James 1942 DICKERSON, Walter Morris - s/o George & Mary 05 Mar 2007 73 years of age DOWDY, Renee D. - d/o Ida & George 22 Feb 2007 DOWNING, Frederick 1938 1999 DOWNS, William E. 17 Nov 2006 EVERETT, Janie M. 1911 1967 EVERETT, Tyrone - "Lightweight Boxer" May 1977 28 years of age FORTUNE, Frederick FORTUNE, T. Thomas Oct 1856 Jun 1928 Writer FOSTER, Vera 24 Dec 1913 07 Oct 2007 d/o Adline & Leroy Miller Wife of Samuel William Foster, Sr. Mother of John; and Robert Lee, Samuel William, Jr., Ann Foster FULLER - HOUSTON, Ethel Marie 18 Jan 2006 GARDINER, Raymond, Jr., 17 Feb 1948 26 Feb 2007 GILLESPIE, Ruby Ann 27 Jul 2007 GOVERN, Stanislaus Kostka - Son of Christian & Isabella Govern 16 Oct 1854 03 Nov 1924 Shakespearean Actor Baseball Player - Manager 1st professional black team, Cuban Giants GREEN, Lorraine 1962 GROBES, Beulah Mae R. 1911 2005 GUY, Jennie - w/o Isaac July 1929 HARPER, Frances Ellen Watkins, "African-American Writer" 24 Sep 1825 22 Feb 1911 HARRIS, Crittenden P. 11 Nov 2006 HARRIS, Herbert h/o Jessie R. Fauset HARRIS, Jessie Redmon FAUSET - Daughter of Rev. Redmon Fauset & Annie Seaman 27 Apr 1882 30 Apr 1961 w/o Herbert Harris Editor - Publisher - Novelist HERNDON, Vera R. G. 1924 1989 HERNDON, William M., Jr. 1918 2001 HORNE, Betty L. M. 1902 1967 HORTON - BERKOWITZ, Carol A. - w/o Ellis 19 Jul 2007 HOUSTON, Esther 20 Nov 2006 HOWARD, Irene 1913 2004 HUNT, Louise K. 03 Jan 1906 19 Jun 2007 JACKSON, Albert 1919 2004 JACKSON, Alicene M. Lewis 25 Jun 2006 JACKSON, Florida Guiles 1858 1924 JACKSON, William H. - h/o Della 11 Oct 1918 JACOB, Louise Mattie Newton 04 Feb 1996 76 years of age JOHNSON, Inez W. 14 Feb 2005 JOHNSON, James S. "Church Deacon" 17 June 1991 93 years of age h/o Daisy Johnson JONES, Kenneth 1935 2001 KENNEDY, Nancy Barbara 20 Apr 1932 23 May 2007 LAMBERT, Romaine Simmons 22 Sep 2007 LANE, Lillie Mae Bourne 25 Nov 2006 LANNING, Helen Fauset - Daughter of Rev. Redmon Fauset & Annie Seaman LUCAS, Catherine B. 03 Feb 2007 LUMPKIN, Elizabeth J. Roseboro 09 Dec 2006 w/o Deacon Simon MARSHALL, Eva Mae Trimble - w/o William 20 Jun 1997 93 years of age McDONALD, Thelma 11 Sep 2006 McKEE, Emiline wife of John McKEE, John 06 Apr 1908 81 years of age MILLER, Monique Nicole - d/o Wayne & Robin 03 Jul 2007 20 years of age MINIS, Mildred 27 Sep 2007 MOLSON, George H., Sr. 1874 1923 MONROE, Ralph L. 1947 2003 MOORE, Charles S., Sr., 18 Mar 2006 MORAGNE, Rosa C. 1898 1995 NEWMAN, Viola M. 23 Oct 2007 93 years of age Mother of Viola, John, Jean, Claudine, Frances, Alfred, Frank and Robert PAIGE, Ronald Harold 30 Sep 2007 78 years of age Cousin of Barbara Crick, Vera Robinson, Betsy Heath and Harvey B. Gibbs, Jr. s/o Reese Hammond & Viney B. Paige PARHAM, Woodrow - h/o Josephine 25 Feb 2007 PARSON, Minnie Daughter of Lewis and Ida Parson PAYNE, James 1935 2001 PELZER, Adell O. Jun 1928 14 Aug 2000 72 years of age POLK - COOK, Harriett V. 04 Jun 2007 PONEYS, Christianna M. 05 Aug 2007 RAVENELL, Joann S. Bishop 29 Aug 2007 RODGERS, Abraham A. 07 Jan 2007 ROYE, Gladys J. 17 Jun 2006 SATCHELL, Eleanora S. 15 Dec 2006 64 years of age SCOTT, Eather 27 Nov 2005 SHIVERS - DuRANT, Lucille 06 Jun 2007 SIMMONS, Juanita 09 Oct 1922 22 Sep 2007 SMART, Pauline E. Pyner 07 Jan 2007 85 years of age STEWART, Earnest H. 20 Mar 2007 64 years of age STILL, Frances E. 1857 194_ STILL, Letitia G. 1821 1906 STILL, William 1821 1902 "Father of Underground Railroad" SWANN, Edna 1908 1919 SWANN, Ellen 1870 1956 TAYLOR, Claude T. 11 Apr 2007 TINDLEY, Charles, Rev. "Father of Gospel Music" 1851 1933 THAXTON, Mattie B. 18 Oct 2001 87 years of age THOMAS, Sterling M. 27 Jan 2007 82 years of age TOOMER, James, Jr. Son of James and Mellenesse Toomer TOOMER, Lucy 1924 TWYMAN, Ruby Lee 01 Jul 2007 VALDEZ, Felicidad Astellero - w/o Policarpo 05 Apr 2007 73 years of age WADDY, Isabella M. 14 Nov 1909 08 Nov 1910 WALKER, Edith V. B. 1924 2004 WALLEY, Robert Allen, Sr., 13 May 2007 72 years of age WASHINGTON, John W. D., - h/o Elise Mar 1943 53 years of age Member Colored Masonic Fraternity - Lima UMAE - Son of Clara Washington Brother of Miss Bertie Washington, Mrs. Myrtle B. Johnson, George, Robert, Gordon, Joseph WASHINGTON, Stephen 1903 1977 WATKINS, Roman DuBois 18 Jul 2007 WEBB - LACY, Evelyn Copia 30 Dec 2006 WHITTED, Katherine Giles - w/o Eddie 09 Sep 2006 WILLIAMS, Charles E. 09 Mar 2007 WILLIAMS, Warren, Sr. 1911 2004 WILLIS, Aquillia 15 May 2004 87 years of age WOMACK, Carrie 1922 2006 WRIGHT, John Frank - h/p Lonnie 24 Dec 2005 Sources Media - Upper Providence Library 1 East Front Street, Media, Pennsylvania 19063 Delaware County Telephone 610 - 566 - 1918 Media Borough Obituaries Terry Funeral Home Inc., Philadelphia, PA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Last Updated: 11/11/2007 This file is located at: http://files.usgwarchives.org/pa/delaware/cemeteries/eden.txt