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Midland Cemetery~ 
Names of Persons Buried at Midland:
First Baptist Church Members

 

Midland Cemetery was rescued from neglect by local historian Barbara B. Barksdale, who began the Friends of Midland organization.  That organization is the best source of information on the cemetery.  They can be contacted at the following address:
 Friends of Midland, P. O. Box 7442, Steelton, Pennsylvania 17113-0442.
 E-mail:  Friends of Midland
This is a partial list of names of the persons buried at Midland Cemetery. It was compiled by Mr. Clayton Carelock, and comprises the known members of First Baptist Church of Steelton, who are buried in the cemetery.

This is not a complete list of the burials at Midland.  Supplemental lists of names are listed below, and are added as we transcribe documents, interview persons, and discover new information.  Click here for an alphabetical list.  You can locate specific names in this list by using your browser's search command (usually found under Edit/Find or you can hold down Ctrl while pressing F).

Rev. James Goodwin
Rev. O. P. Goodwin (Pastor)
Deacon Andrew Carter
Deacon George McKamey
Deacon Lee D. McKamey
Deacon Martin Ferguson
Deacon Noel Basey
Deacon Reuben Garnett
Deacon William B. Mont
Deaconess Gertrude McKamey
Deaconess Julia Carter
Deaconess Laura Mont
Deaconess Mary A. Ferguson
 
Brother Nehemiah Leftwich
Brother Washington Jordan (Founder)
Brother Wesley Lathan
Brother Charles Arp
Brother Charles Brandt
Brother Charles J. Seay
Brother Charles McKamey
Brother Charles O. Stevenson
Brother Charles W. Beckwith
Brother Clayton E. Carelock
Brother Clyde Brodus
Brother Doctor Walker (Founder)
Brother Edward Stewert
Brother Eugene McKamey
Brother Frank Brown Sr.
Brother George Gholston
Brother George Roebuck
Brother Henry Bowden
Brother Herbert A. Dixon aka Rap
Brother James Jenning
Brother James Washington
Brother John Dixon
Brother John Fleming
Brother John H. McKamey
Brother John J. Brandt
Brother John J. Coates
Brother John Trice (Founder)
Brother Joseph Armstrong
Brother Joseph McKamey
Brother Joseph Sims (Founder)
Brother Judson Paige
Brother Lewis Carter
Brother Louis Fleming
Brother Louis Garnett
Brother Matthew Barrett
Brother Nelson Porter (Founder)
Brother Newton McKamey
Brother Oscar Holmes
Brother Peter Garnett
Brother Ray Brandt
Brother Richard Greene
Brother Richard Matthew
Brother Richard R. Brown
Brother Richard Stevenson
Brother Robert M Geary Jr.
Brother Robert M. Geary
Brother Robert Porter
Brother Robert Walker
Brother Samuel Garnett
Brother Sheridan Crummy
Brother Sylvester Stevenson
Brother Trennor Beckwith
Brother William H. McKamey
Brother William Holmes
Brother William Jackson
Brother William Stevenson
Sister Annie Adams
Sister Annie Brandt
Sister Annie Jenning
Sister Bertha Coates
Sister Bessie Hawkins
Sister Betty McKamey
Sister Caroline McKamey
Sister Cecila Holmes
Sister Emily Washington
Sister Emma Mont
Sister Emma Stevenson
Sister Essie Armstrong
Sister Ethel Barrett
Sister Ethel Jones
Sister Fannie Porter (Founder)
Sister Georgia Trice
Sister Hattie Arp
Sister Ida Bradford
Sister Ida Jackson
Sister Jennie Roebuck
Sister Julia Adams
Sister Laura May Proctor
Sister Laura Stewert
Sister Lelia Trice
Sister Lena Brandt (Founder)
Sister Lena Garnett
Sister Lollie Jackson (Founder)
Sister Margeret Allen
Sister Mary E. Allen
Sister Mary F. Crummy
Sister Mary Fleming
Sister Mary Gonzales
Sister Mary L. Beckwith
Sister Mattie Goodwin (Pastor’s Wife)
Sister Millie Bolding (?Mollie)
Sister Nellie McKamey
Sister Oliva Fleming
Sister Pauline Dixon
Sister Pearl Garnett
Sister Phemie Walker
Sister Sadie Pollard
Sister Sarah Brown
Sister Sarah Holmes
Sister Sarah R. Brown
Sister Susie Rivers
Sister Winnie Doman
 
E. Brookins

 This listing was made possible by the dedicated work of Mr. Clayton Carelock.

Additional Burials at Midland

Additional Names, List B
Additional Names, List C
Additional Names, List D

More Midland Pages

The Civil War Burials at Midland
African American Burial Traditions at Midland
World War Burials at Midland
Gallery of Home Crafted Tombstones
Gallery of Plot Boundary Markings
Artifacts of a Historic Cemetery

Other Pages

Steelton Death Certificates, 1892-1893
 About the Friends of Midland

Special Feature ~ The People of Midland

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