Historic Lincoln Cemetery, Penbrook, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Lincoln Cemetery, Dauphin County

Front iron entrance gates of Lincoln Cemetery.

The following pages contain names of those persons known to be buried at Lincoln Cemetery, some history, and some photographs of the site.

The burial data has been supplied by the Friends of Midland Cemetery. Transcriptions of all surviving markers, tombstones, headstones and plot markers was completed several years ago by volunteers. All of the data was made available to the Friends of Midland to be published on the Afrolumens Project website. Only obvious transcription errors have been corrected. All other spellings remain as recorded. In addition, names from Dauphin County death records, compiled by Barbara Pietila of Baltimore, have been added.

A preservation organization has been set up to look after this cemetery. The contact address is below. Contributions for the care and preservation of this cemetery may be sent to this organization:
SOAL: Saving Our Ancestors' Legacy

Public Notices for the Establishment of Lincoln Cemetery

Public notice in 1876 to form Lincoln Cemetery Association.

Public notice in 1877 to disinter burials from the Boas Street Cemetery for reinterment at Lincoln.

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		A historic African American cemetery in Penbrook, Dauphin County, PA
Study Areas: Enslavement Anti-Slavery Free Persons of Color Underground Railroad US Colored Troops Year of Jubilee (1863)	African American Cemeteries Lincoln Cemetery, Dauphin County The following pages contain names of those persons known to be buried at Lincoln Cemetery, some history, and some photographs of the site. The burial data has been supplied by the Friends of Midland Cemetery. Transcriptions of all surviving markers, tombstones, headstones and plot markers was completed several years ago by volunteers. All of the data was made available to the Friends of Midland to be published on the Afrolumens Project website. Only obvious transcription errors have been corrected. All other spellings remain as recorded. In addition, names from Dauphin County death records, compiled by Barbara Pietila of Baltimore, have been added. A preservation organization has been set up to look after this cemetery. The contact address is below. Contributions for the care and preservation of this cemetery may be sent to this organization: SOAL: Saving Our Ancestors' Legacy Public Notices for the Establishment of Lincoln Cemetery
	Known Burials at Lincoln Cemetery unknown and A-C D-G H-L M-P Q-S T-Z History Image Gallery, page 1 Image Gallery, page 2 Harrisburg Men in the 5th Massachusetts Cavalry US Colored Troops Burials at Lincoln 1911 Memorial Day Service letter from Calobe Jackson, Jr. Books in the PA State Library on Lincoln Cemetery Documents Funeral Notice for T. Morris Chester T. Morris Chester Tombstone Rededication Alphabetical list of burials, incomplete (PDF document) Tombstone Transcriptions by Quadrant (PDF document)
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Lincoln Cemetery, Dauphin County

Public Notices for the Establishment of Lincoln Cemetery

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