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Friends of Midland - Surnames P

Click the links below for lists of names collected by the  Friends of Midland organization.  Most of the names on the lists, alphabetized by surname, represent persons either interred at Midland Cemetery, or African Americans who died in the Borough of Steelton in the late 1800's and early 1900's.

Midland Cemetery was recently 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

 

 

  • Page, Braxton Garfield, 22y3m9d, 1/26/1907, 405 Baily Street, Geo./Mary (Myers) Page, VA (Note 25)
  • Page, SB Baby, 4/16/1902, 136 Ridge Street, Geo. W./Lizzie Page, VA (Note 25)
  • Page, SB Baby, 10/8/1900, 401 Baily Street, G.W. Page (Note 25)
  • Paige, Judson, Member of First Baptist Church, Steelton (Note 32)
  • Pain, Augustus, 3mo, 7/1/1904, 255 Adams Street, Jacob/Rebecca Pain (Note 25)
  • Palmer, Isreal, Priv Co C 29th Regt, USCT Vol Inf, 1825 - 1885 (Note 28)
  • Paston, Amila - Mt Zion (Note 1)
  • Payne, Josephine, 18yo, 6/27/1902, 332 N. 2nd Street, Benjamin Porter/ Lucy Payne (Note 25)
  • Payne, Lauwinia, 43yo, 5/16/1902, 119 1/2 Adams Street, VA (Note 25)
  • Pearson, Lassie N. Adams - Mother - buried August 1952 (Note 2)
  • Pearson, W.H. Walter -uncle - on top Infant John Pearson, #NAME? (Note 2)
  • Pearson, Walter E., Pennsylvania, Pvt. 158 Depot Brigade, W W I, "Aug 22, 1889 - Oct 7, 1945" (Note 28)
  • Pearson, William H., Graves No. 631-632, buried February 1934 – Father (Note 2)
  • Pearson, William, Grave No. 632, 176th or 167th Division, 2 pc. stone (Note 28)
  • Penn, John, 1850 - 1942 (Note 28)
  • Penn, Kate, 1862 - 1940 (Note 28)
  • Person, Mary, 59yo, 1/25/1903, 129 Adams Street, North Carolina (Note 25)
  • Phenix, Carrie, 17yo, 10/10/1905, 45 Furnace Street, Ed/Mary Phenix, MD [Phoenix is correct spelling], died of Ty Fever (Note 25)
  • Phoenix, Roscoe E., Pennsylvania, S/Sgt. HQ Co L Bn. 371 Inf., W W II, "Dec. 31, 1919 - Feb 7, 1970" (Note 28)
  • Phoenix, Wilmer, 1877 - 1973 (Note 28)
  • Pierce, Jordan, 60y11m5d, 2/21/1907, 128 Ridge Street, Isaac Pierce, VA (Note 25)
  • Pierce, Jorday (Note 22)
  • Pinn, Crosby, 1893 - 1935 (Note 28)
  • Pinn, Jennie, 1882 - 1946 (Note 28)
  • Pinn, Lawrence, 1900 - 1937 (Note 28)
  • Poles, Bessie E., 1897 - 1972 (Note 28)
  • Poles, George J., 1892 - 1979 (Note 28)
  • Pollard, Christina, 1965? (Note 21)
  • Pollard, Sadie V., 1898 - 1953 (Note 28) (Note 32)
  • Pollard, Walter, 1947? (Note 21)
  • Polston, D. Thomas, 25y11m4d, 12/3/1906, 164 Ridge Street, Geo. H/Jane (Bosley) Polston, MD (Note 25)
  • Polston, George, Grave number 105 (Note 29)
  • Polston, Lloyd, age 58, buried at Midland 14 March 1922.  Former steelworker. Polston operated a pool room at 119 Adams Street and was a trustee for the Steelton Cornet Band.  (Obituary, from Calobe Jackson, Jr., letter to Afrolumens Project, 9 April 2007)
  • Polston, Thomas (Note 22)
  • Porter Twins, 8dy / 10dy, 12/18/1905, 12/21/1905, 258 Franklin Street, Jas/Florance Porter, Amer (Note 25)
  • Porter, Baby, 12/2/1906, 537 Iron Alley, James W./Florance (Taylor) Porter, VA/MD (Note 25)
  • Porter, Fannie, 54yo, 4/10/1903, 1213 Derry Street Hbg., Death recorded on 05/18/1903; Founder of First Baptist Church, Steelton (Note 25) (Note 32)
  • Porter, Henry L., 21yo, 3/15/1905, 545 Iron Alley, Amer (Note 25)
  • Porter, Jas C., 3y3m14d, 4/25/1906, 519 Myers Street, James W./Florance Porter, VA/MD (Note 25)
  • Porter, Jas., 3y3m14d, 4/25/1906, 519 Myers Street, James W./Florance (Taylor)Porter, VA/MD (Note 25)
  • Porter, Naomi, 4mo, 08/28/1897, 223 Chiques, Joseph/Hattie Porter, VA/PA (Note 25)
  • Porter, Nelson; Founder of First Baptist Church, Steelton (Note 32)
  • Porter, Pearl, 7mo, 6/5/1903, 125 Adams Street, Ella Porter, VA (Note 25)
  • Porter, Robert, Grave number 251 (Note 29) (Note 32)
  • Porter, Sallie, 1mo, 09/16/1895, 537 Iron Alley, Joseph/Hattie Porter, VA/PA (Note 25)
  • Porter, Sallie, 28yo, 3/21/1904, 129 Ridge Street (Note 25)
  • Porter, William E., 27yo, 12/21/1896, 112 Ridge Street, (Note 25)
  • Poston, Amelia, Grave number 376 (Note 29)
  • Preston, Charles, Priv Co. C. Regt. 127th, USCT, 1837 - 1887 (Note 28)
  • Price, Huley, 6y4m5d, 8/5/1906, 220 Baily Street, Richmond/Gretie L. (Coleman) Price, VA/MD (Note 25)
  • Proctor, Laura May; Member of First Baptist Church, Steelton (Note 32)
  • Prysaw, Will W., 1943 (Note 28)

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
Known Burials at Midland, page 1

Other Pages:

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

Special Feature ~ The People of Midland:

Afrolumens Project Home | Slavery | Underground Railroad | 19th Century | 20th Century

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