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Friends of Midland - Notes to Names List

1. Names derived from oral history given by Philone Brannock (McKamey) of mostly relatives and some friends.  (Click here for that original list)

2. Information presented by Mr. James E. Pearson of Steelton and George I. Pearson of Nashville TN., derived from membership or questionnaire forms gathered over the years.  (Click here for that original list)

3. Information presented by Albert & Martha Roberts, derived from membership or questionnaire forms gathered over the years. (Click here for that original list)

4. Information presented by Martin Taylor, derived from membership or questionnaire forms gathered over the years. (Click here for that original list)

5. Information presented by James Howard, derived from membership or questionnaire forms gathered over the years.  (Click here for that original list)

6. Information presented by Ronald Flynn, derived from membership or questionnaire forms gathered over the years.  (Click here for that original list)

7. Information presented by Annie Deeds, derived from membership or questionnaire forms gathered over the years.  (Click here for that original list)

8. Information presented by Ethel Shields, derived from membership or questionnaire forms gathered over the years.  (Click here for that original list)

9. Information presented by David Dixon of Bressler, Pennsylvania, derived from membership or questionnaire forms gathered over the years.  (Click here for that original list)

10. Information presented by Lonita "Cissy" Hanna of Harrisburg, derived from membership or questionnaire forms gathered over the years.  (Click here for that original list)

11. Information presented by Donna Branch Bauserman, derived from membership or questionnaire forms gathered over the years.  (Click here for that original list)

12. Information presented by George B Jones of Washington DC, derived from membership or questionnaire forms gathered over the years.  (Click here for that original list)

13. Information presented by Harry W. House, derived from membership or questionnaire forms gathered over the years.  (Click here for that original list)

14. Information presented by Laura Randall of Harrisburg, derived from membership or questionnaire forms gathered over the years.  (Click here for that original list)

15. Information presented by Mrs. Ann Knapper of Harrisburg, derived from membership or questionnaire forms gathered over the years.  (Click here for that original list)

16. Information presented by William W. Campbell of Rahway, NJ, derived from membership or questionnaire forms gathered over the years.  (Click here for that original list)

17. Information presented by Mrs. Jordan, derived from membership or questionnaire forms gathered over the years.  (Click here for that original list)

18. Information presented by Edith Hill Culpepper of Steelton, derived from membership or questionnaire forms gathered over the years.  (Click here for that original list)

19. Information presented by Mrs. Etta Payne of Steelton, Oberlin, derived from membership or questionnaire forms gathered over the years.  (Click here for that original list)

20. Information presented by Ruth Jenkins, derived from membership or questionnaire forms gathered over the years.  (Click here for that original list)

21. Information presented by William Pollard, derived from membership or questionnaire forms gathered over the years.  (Click here for that original list)

22. Names from obituaries in the Steelton Press newspaper edited by Peter Blackwell, 1907 edition. (Click here for that original list)

23. Names transcribed from a page from an old log book that was found in the basement of Mount Zion Baptist Church during a clean up and throw out day. The name is followed by the lot number, age/date of death and notes.  (Click here for that original list)

24. Names with the notation: “The following is from a list that was given to me by ???--need to look up.”  (Click here for that original list)

25. Names with the following notation: “The following list is of those that I found in the books of the borough. Anyone on this list age 35 years or more was born during a time of slavery in American history.” Data following the names is generally in the order as follows: Name, age, date of death, address, parent(s) name, place of origin or parents' place of origin.

26. Names “from death records.”

27. This is from the same source as given in note 25, but the data following the name is given in a slightly different order, as follows: date of death, age, address, parent(s) name, place of origin or parents' place of origin.

28.  Names and data transcribed from surviving tombstones in Midland Cemetery.  (Click here for that original list)

29.  Names obtained from an old map of Midland Cemetery.  These are names of lot holders, and not necessarily the name of the person buried in the lot number after their name.  (Click here for an image of that map)  (click here for an alphabetical index to names on that map)

30.  Information obtained from Calobe Jackson, Jr.  "while searching 1933, I found a Hiram Bones buried 8/7/1933 in Midland. Funeral was at Oliver Burnett Funeral Home 117 Adams Street. This may be a black undertaker not known as yet. Oddly Hiram was survived by an Aunt who lived in Midland, Pa." (correspondence to Afrolumens, May 18, 2004).

31.  Midland Cemetery Lot Book, 1894-1916.  Transcribed in December 2004 for Friends of Midland.  (Click here for the lot book)

32.  "The First Baptist Members Buried at Midland Cemetery," list compiled by Clayton C. Carelock, 2006. (Click here for the complete list)

33.  Miscellaneous cemetery notes.  George F. Nagle.  Unpublished loose-leaf notes, not dated.

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This page was updated November 11, 2006.