Baptist Burying Ground (DEFUNCT)

Location: Fayette and Front Streets, Baltimore, Md.

Description: Located at the site of a mission built in 1773 by the Harford Baptist Church, near the current site of the Shot Tower. The mission was organized in 1785 as the First Baptist Church of Baltimore. In 1818, the church moved to the corner of Lombard and Sharp streets.  The cemetery is mentioned in the records of the Special Commissioners of the City of Baltimore, 1782-1797 and the location of the church — identified as Baptist M.H. — can be seen on the Warner & Hanna map of the city dated 1801. Scharf noted that “the remains of many of the dead were afterwards removed to a piece of ground in southwest Baltimore, which is at present occupied by buildings.” [History of Baltimore City and County, p. 554]

The cemetery is identified in Joseph Legg’s The Burying Grounds of Baltimore available at the Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore, Md.

Winter Day in Green Mount Cemetery

Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
January 2014.

Loundon Park Cemetery Company Stock Specimen

[Print specimen of stock certificate for Loudon Park Cemetery Company]. Engraved & printed by A. Kollner, Philadelphia, [185-?].
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs, LC-DIG-ppmsca-24846.

Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore (ca. 1848)

Green Mount Cemetery. Drawn from nature by Aug. Köllner. New York & Paris : published by Goupil, Vibert & Co., ca. 1848.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, LC-DIG-ppmsca-23596.

Mount Auburn Cemetery Scene

Mount Auburn Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland. September 2013.

Loudon Park National Cemetery

Loudon Park National Cemetery was one of the original fourteen cemeteries established during the Civil War under the National Cemetery Act of 17 July 1862. Initially, most interments came from Baltimore hospital and camps, including some Confederate soldiers who died while imprisoned at Fort McHenry. In 1884, the remains of approximately 299 soldiers from the now defunct Laurel Cemetery were reinterred in this cemetery. Monuments at the cemetery include the Unknown Dead Monument, the Maryland Naval Monument (dedicated 1896), the Confederate Monument, the Rigby Monument, and the GAR Monument.

In 1996, the cemetery was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Historic American Buildings Survey, Loudon Park National Cemetery. Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, HABS Reproduction numbers HALS MD-5-3, HALS MD-5-14 and HALS MD-5-15.

Status: Closed to new interments
Address: 3445 Frederick Avenue, Baltimore, Md.
Grounds Supervised By: Baltimore National Cemetery

Architecture & Historic Landscape

• Historic American Buildings Survey, Loudon Park National Cemetery, 3445 Frederick Avenue, Baltimore, Md.

Sources for Burial Information

• Department of Veterans’ Affairs, Nationwide Gravesite Locator.
• A printed grave locator is also available in front of the lodge and at the kiosk located at Baltimore National Cemetery.
• Find A Grave – Loudon Park National Cemetery

Miscellaneous Obituaries

• Emory A. Leasure, The Sun (Baltimore) 26 March 1921, p. 10.
  Died from the effects of being gassed in France.
• Captain Lonzo R. Bice, The Sun (Baltimore) 3 November 1932, p. 12.
• Mrs. Lizzette Krumm Baer (d. 16 May 1935), The Sun (Baltimore) 17 May 1935, p. 22.
  Widow of Nathan Barer, Civil War drummer boy and doorkeeper of the Senate Diplomatic Gallery in Washington.
• Leonard Joseph Smolsky, The Sun (Baltimore) 21 August 1935, p. 17
• Charles G. Black (d. 9 January 1937), The Sun (Baltimore) 12 January 1937, p. 16
  Spanish American War veteran
• Samuel J. Cadell (d. 27 January 1938), The Sun (Baltimore) 29 January 1938, p. 15.

Newspaper Articles

• “To Be Buried by the Grand Army.” The Sun (Baltimore) 19 January 1894, p. 8.
  Regarding burial of Lawrence Fochte, sergeant of Company D, Third Maryland Volunteers.
• “National Cemetery Addition Planned.” The Sun (Baltimore) 25 June 1935, p. 21.
  Request by War Department for funds to enlarge cemetery.
• “Funds to Enlarge Cemetery Await. Five Sites for Extension of Loudon Park Considered by War Department.” The Sun (Baltimore) 7 March 1936, p. 14.
  Selection of site to enlarge cemetery would await specific authorization of funds. 
• “Loudon Park Enlarging Nears.” The Sun (Baltimore) 25 August 1936, p. 12.
  Announcement of purchase of land to enlarge cemetery expected to be announced soon by War Department. Location of property to be purchased would not be made public until after the Secretary of War approves the recommendations of the quartermaster general.
• “Baltimore Stands to Lose Landmark. Cloud Capped, Historic Home, To Be Razed For Creation of Cemetery.” The Sun (Baltimore) 3 February 1937, p. 4.
  “Unless Congress intervenes, Baltimore soon may lose one of its oldest landmarks, the historic home, Cloud Capped. It was from this home that watchers first saw the coming of the British fleet during the War of 1812. The house, soon to be razed, is in the center of the Blanchard Randall estate, on the Frederick road at North Bend….”

Jacob Weaver, Undertaker

Jacob Weaver, Undertaker, nos. 4 & 6 Druid Hill Avenue, Baltimore, Md. From: George W. Howard, The Monumental City: Its Past History and Present Resources, p. 243. [https://archive.org/stream/monumentalcityit00howa#page/242/mode/2up]

Mount Olivet Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland

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Mount Carmel Cemetery

Status: active
Address: 5712 O’Donnell Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21224

Sources for Burial Information

• Baltimore County Genealogical Society. Mt. Carmel Cemetery records: 1854-1882. Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, 1998.
• Baltimore County Genealogical Society. Mt. Carmel cemetery records, 1883-1893, Baltimore, Maryland. Westminster, Md: Family Line Publications, 1998.
• Baltimore County Genealogical Society. Mt. Carmel Cemetery records: 1893-1905. Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, 1998.
• Baltimore County Genealogical Society. Mt. Carmel Cemetery records: 1905-1936. Westminster, MD: Willow Bend Books, 2001.
• Baltimore County Genealogical Society. Mt. Carmel Cemetery: annex records (1894-1970) and disinterment-reinterment (construction of Interstate 95) records, Baltimore, Maryland. Westminster, Md: Willow Bend Books, 1999.
• Find A Grave – Mount Carmel Cemetery
• Billion Graves – Mount Carmel Cemetery
• Interment.net – Mount Carmel Cemetery

Miscellaneous Obituaries (1869-1898)

• William Way (d. 15 August 1869), The Sun (Baltimore) 16 August 1869, p. 2.
• Henry Jones (d. 8 March 1871), The Sun (Baltimore) 9 March 1871, p. 2.
• George Gross, The Sun (Baltimore) 7 November 1877, p. 2.
• Thomas J. Minor (d. 9 July 1879), The Sun (Baltimore) 11 July 1879, p. 2.
• Sarah Reginea Campbell (d. 25 October 1879), The Sun (Baltimore) 28 October 1879, p. 2.
• Drusilla Copper (d. 16 August 1880), The Sun (Baltimore) 18 August 1880, p. 2.
• George W. Hoover, Jr., The Sun (Baltimore) 2 April 1881, p. 2.
• Sallie E. Dorrett, (d. 15 October 1882) The Sun (Baltimore) 17 October 1882, p. 2.
• Mary A. Grace and Mrs. Laura Grace, The Sun (Baltimore) 11 April 1883, p. 2.
  Notice that their remains would be buried from the vault at the cemetery.
• Emma A. Wieghardt, The Sun (Baltimore) 29 November 1883, p. 2.
  Notice that her remains would be buried from the vault.
  
• Anna Catherine Horst (d. 4 December 1883), The Sun (Baltimore) 5 December 1883, p. 2.
• John R. Bennett, The Sun (Baltimore) 22 April 1884, p. 2.
• Amelia Dwyer, The Sun (Baltimore) 1 May 1884, p. 2.
  Notice that her remains would be buried from the vault.
• Sarah Kirby, The Sun (Baltimore) 15 January 1886, p. 2.
• Magdalene Gniesmer (d. 15 March 1886), The Sun (Baltimore) 17 March 1886, p. 2.
• Agnes B. Gibson (d. 31 March 1886), The Sun (Baltimore) 29 April 1886, p. 2.
  Notice that her remains would be buried from the Mausoleum.
• Paul Armandt, The Sun (Baltimore) 12 May 1886, p. 2.
  Notice that his remains would be buried from the vault.
• Lily Hawkins, The Sun (Baltimore) 30 June 1886, p. 2.
  Notice that her remains would be buried from the vault.
• Henry V. Yingling, The Sun (Baltimore) 20 July 1886, p. 2.
  Notice that his remains would be buried from the vault.
• Elizabeth Betts, The Sun (Baltimore) 2 September 1886, p. 2.
• J. Franklin Hevern (d. 11 December 1886), The Sun (Baltimore) 13 December 1886, p. 2.
• John G. Morgan, The Sun (Baltimore) 19 February 1887, p. 2.
  Notice that his remains would be buried from the vault.
• Helen Pauline Eberwein, The Sun (Baltimore) 1 September 1887, p. 2.
  Notice that her remains would be buried from the vault.
• Mary E. Hipsley (d. 6 October 1887), The Sun (Baltimore) 8 October 1887, p. 2.
• Eduard Bonnet (d. 7 December 1887), The Sun (Baltimore) 8 December 1887, p. 2.
• Philip Dorman (d. 27 February 1888 at “Ridge.” St. Mary’s County, Md.), The Sun (Baltimore) 1 March 1888, p. 2.
• William Douglas, The Sun (Baltimore) 12 March 1888, p. 2.
  Notice that his remains would be buried from the vault.
• Peter Johan Boyesen (d. 12 March 1888), The Sun (Baltimore) 15 March 1888, p. 2.
• Susanna P. Sapp (d. 21 August 1888), The Sun (Baltimore) 24 August 1889, p. 2.
• Katherine Spates (d. 16 October 1888), The Sun (Baltimore) 18 October 1888, p. 2.
• Lizzie Rumpf (d. 7 January 1889) and Katie Rumpf (d. 16 November 1888), The Sun (Baltimore) 8 January 1889, p. 2.
• E. M. Augusta Nolte (d. 21 June 1889), The Sun (Baltimore) 8 July 1889, p. 2.
  Notice that her remains would be buried from the vault.
• Jane B. Dorrett (d. 1 August 1889), The Sun (Baltimore) 2 August 1889, p. 2.
• Susan Ann Warrington (d. 31 August 1889), The Sun (Baltimore) 2 September 1889, p. 2.
• Daniel White (s. 5 October 1889), The Sun (Baltimore) 8 October 1889, p. 2.
• Martha Matilda Campbell (d. 15 April 1890), The Sun (Baltimore) 16 April 1890, p. 2.
• James H. Beale, The Sun (Baltimore) 29 May 1890, p. 2.
  Notice that his remains would be buried from the vault.
• Captain Colmora Taylor (d. 14 August 1890), The Sun (Baltimore) 15 August 1890, p. 2.
• Barbara A. Hilton, The Sun (Baltimore) 22 April 1891, p. 2.
  Notice that her remains would be buried from the vault.
• Adeline Schweizer (d. 26 March 1891) The Sun (Baltimore) 23 April 1891, p. 2.
  Notice that her remains would be buried from the vault.
• Henry Overman (d. 12 May 1891), The Sun (Baltimore) 14 May 1891, p. 2.
• Charles W. Green (d. 24 April 1891), The Sun (Baltimore) 20 May 1891, p. 2.
  Notice that his remains would be buried from the vault.
• William H. Garrish (d. 18 May 1891), The Sun (Baltimore) 20 May 1891, p. 2.
• William L. Tuder (d. 9 November 1891), The Sun (Baltimore) 10 November 1891, p. 2.
• John M. Douglass (d. 10 August 1892), The Sun (Baltimore) 12 August 1892, p. 4.
• Henry Brendel (d. 6 August 1893), The Sun (Baltimore) 8 August 1893, p. 4.
• Caleb Richardson (d. 10 August 1893), The Sun (Baltimore) 11 August 1893, p. 4.
• Joanna Herrick (d. 18 March 1894), The Sun (Baltimore) 20 March 1894, p. 4.
• Fredericka Louisa Ebsworth, The Sun (Baltimore) 16 April 1894, p. 4.
  Notice that her remains would be buried from the vault.
• George A. Pope Johns (d. 14 May 1894), The Sun (Baltimore) 15 May 1894, p. 4.
• Arabella Jones, The Sun (Baltimore) 29 November 1894, p. 4.
  Notice that her remains would be buried from the vault.
• John Kennel (d. 19 March 1895), The Sun (Baltimore) 21 March 1895, p. 4.
• Charles Schlegel, The Sun (Baltimore) 1 June 1895, p. 4.
  Notice that his remains would be buried from the vault.
• Captain William E. Andrews, The Sun (Baltimore) 3 September 1895, p. 6.
  “The body will be met [at Camden Station] by a delegation Captain Andrew’s old comrades of the of the Eighth Maryland Infantry and members of the Grand Army of the Republic generally, who will escort it to Mount Carmel Cemetery.”
• Mary Hopkins, The Sun (Baltimore) 2 May 1896, p. 4.
  Notice that her remains would be buried from the vault.
• William L. Howe (d. 25 July 1896), The Sun (Baltimore) 1 August 1896, p. 4.
• Mary Ann Lovell (d. 11 September 1896), The Sun (Baltimore) 14 September 1896, p. 4.
• Sarah Jane Way (d. 26 January 1897), The Sun (Baltimore) 27 January 1897, p. 4.
• John T. Jones (d. 6 February 1897), The Sun (Baltimore) 9 February 1897, p. 4.
• Thomas W. Strong (d. 3 April 1897), The Sun (Baltimore) 5 April 1897, p. 4.
• F. H. Bartling (d. 5 September 1897), The Sun (Baltimore) 7 September 1897, p. 4.
• Harriet Kelly (d. 15 December 1897), The Sun (Baltimore) 17 December 1897, p. 4.
• Wilson E. Bradley (d. 6 February 1898), The Sun (Baltimore) 7 February 1898, p. 4.
• George Frederick Rothamel (d. 8 February 1898), The Sun (Baltimore) 11 February 1898, p. 4.
• Henry Schneeman (d. 17 July 18989), The Sun (Baltimore) 20 July 1898, p. 4.
• William L. Thomas (25 August 1898), The Sun (Baltimore) 27 August 1898, p. 4.
• Samuel S. Brady (d. 17 September 1898), The Sun (Baltimore) 19 September 1898, p. 4.

The Sun (Baltimore) 22 December 1853, p. 3.

Newspaper Articles

• “Improvements of the Canton Company.–Mount Carmel Cemetery.” The Sun (Baltimore) 20 January 1854, p. 1.
  “[Mount Carmel Cemetery] contains 17 acres of land, which are enclosed with a substantial fence, and laid out in avenues and walks for the convenience of the lotholders. It is located one and a quarter miles from the boundary of the city, two and a half miles from Broadway, and fronting on the road leading through Canton to North Point. this road, which is now popularly designated O’Donnell street, has undergone thorough repair and regrading, and affords easy travel by ordinary means of conveyance.” 
• “Removal of a Burial Ground.” The Sun (Baltimore) 27 April 1857, p. 1.
  “The burial ground on Wilk street, west of Chester street, was purchased about seventy years ago, and was used as a burial place for the members and friends of the Methodist church in East Baltimore station until the year 1830, when improvements progressing slowly in that direction, a new burial ground was purchased on the Philadelphia turnpike at a greater distance from the city. But few interments have been made in the old burial ground since 1832…. and the members of the East Baltimore and Caroline stations … have finally agreed to remove the remains from the present graveyard. In accomplishment of which the trustees of the two stations have determined to excavate the entire lot to the depth of four feet and a half, having notified all who have friends or relatives buried there to come forward and identify them; and all such should be provided with graves in the Mt. Carmel Cemetery, or in case parties owned lots in other cemeteries the remains should be carefully removed under their direction.”
• “Mysterious Case of Suicide by Drowning, or Murder – The Body not Recognized.” The Sun (Baltimore) 10 June 1861, p. 1.
  The body of a man was recovered on the beach near the Lazaretto. He was found with three chains around his neck. Although the grand jury initially thought this was a case of suicide, they rendered a verdict of “death at the hands of some person or persons unknown.” The body was interred in Mount Carmel Cemetery.

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Founded in 1872. Formerly known as the Sharp Street Cemetery. Historically known as the “City of the Dead for Colored People.” The cemetery is documented in the Maryland Historical Trust’s Inventory of Historic Properties.

Status: active

Address: 1206 Ettings Street, Baltimore, Md. 21217

Website: http://www.sharpstreet.org/mtauburn.html

Obituaries

• See compiled entries for Mt. Auburn Cemetery

Sources for Burial Information

• Resurrecting Mount Auburn
• Find A Grave – Mount Auburn Cemetery
• Billion Graves – Mount Auburn Cemetery

Additional Sources

• Sharp Street Memorial United Methodist Church (Baltimore, Md.), and Bettye Collier-Thomas. 1977. One hundred seventy-fifth anniversary journal of Sharp Street Memorial United Methodist Church: Dolphin and Etting Streets, Baltimore, Maryland : October, 1977. [Baltimore]: The Church.
• Wilson, Edward N. 1963. Historical facts about Sharp Street Memorial Methodist Church. Baltimore: s.n.