| Royalton | Black Cem | b. | d. | Most stones removed
| First Name | Last Name | Birth | Death | Age | Hapton | Ransom | b. 1823 | d. 1900 | .
| Margaret Lee | Ransom | b. 1820 | d.1887 | .
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| BLACK BAPTISTS | Excerpted from a paper writen by Virginia Schaeffer in 1980, on file in the Middletown Public Library.
MIDDLETOWN BAPTISTS 1864 - First Zion Primative Baptist Church A few black christians who settled in Royalton and Middletown in the early 1860s organized the first black Baptist Church. Most came from Virginia - a few from North Carolina, Maryland, and York County, Pa. They were former slaves - some "run - aways". They built a church in Upper Royalton on S. East Penn Street. The church building was dedicated October 22, 1864. For many years the people of the congregation walked from Middletown to Royalton to attend Sunday School, Church services and Prayer meetings. Summer Picnics (according to the oldsters) were held at Geyer's Camp Grounds. As the Royalton negro population died or moved it was deemed wise to move the church building to Middletown. A lot was purchased at the N.W. Corner of Keystone Avenue and Catherine Streets in Middletown. The Royalton church was torn down piece by piece, moved to this lot, and the church rebuilt, mostly by volunteer labor. This church building was dedicated May 20, 1920. Since then, the building has been renovated and an addition added. There was a cemetery adjoining the Royalton church where quite a few of the early members are still buried (some were moved to the cemetery along Route 230). The old markers and gravestones have been removed and one large granite marker placed there in memory of this small group of courageous people. This was the first black Baptist Church organized in the area. In all, seven other Primative Baptist Churches have been organized (1976) from the Middletown Mother church. All members of Zion Primative Baptist Churches are members of the Second National Ketoctan Primative Association, Inc. |
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| First Name | Last Name | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eva S. | Anderson | b. Mar 21 1861 | d. Sep 24 1945 | . |
| G. H. | Anderson | b. Aug 26 1859 | d. Aug 25 1913 | . |
| Lola | Anderson | b. Dec 10 1886 | d. | . |
| Rev. John | Noon | b. Aug 26 1847 | d. Mar 8 1892 | . |
| Geo. W. | Hunter | b. | d. May 20 1908 | 74 Year 10 Months |
| Hampton Twyman | Clacy | b. | d. | . |
| Lizzy Lee | Sherman | b. | d. | . |
| Dolly | Brown | b. | d. | . |
| Wm. L. | Cordon | b. Sep 17 1870 | d. Nov 18 1899 | . |
| Robert, Father | Cordon | b. | d. Maar 9 1902 | 65 Years (G.A.R.) |
| Nancy, Mother | Cordon | b. | d. Feb 18 1903 | 73 Years |
| Louisa M. | Jones | b. Dec 3 1836 | d. Jun 10 1907 | . |
| Thomas C. | Stanton | b. | d. Oct 29 1910 | 78 Years G.A.R. |
| John | Stanton | b. Aug 14 1842 | d. Feb 18 1896 | 53Yr6Mo3DaGAR |
| Lorenzo | Coates | b. | d. Jun 7 1907 | 73 Years G.A.R. |
| Sarah | Coates | b. | d. May 12 1905 | 54 Years |
| Rev. Robert C. | Thornton | b. | d. Jan 11 1913 | 79Yr 1 Mo G.A.R. |
| John W. | Reid | b. | d. 1926 | 32 Years WW1 |
| Sarah | Stanton | b. 1879 | d. 1909 | . |
| Christian | . | b. 1858 | d, 1950 | . |
| S.P. | Harley | b. | d. May 8 1899 | 53 Years .G.A.R. |
| William S. S. | Huges | b. Jan 1 1898 | d. Nov 5 1924 | W. W. 1 |
| Carrie M. | Parker | b. | d. Apr 19 1904 | 26 Years 4 Days |
| Savanna E Mother | Anderson | b. Feb 11 1871 | d. Oct 17 1932 | . |
| Adam A. | Harley | b. Feb 2 1841 | d. Oct 17 1933 | . |
| William T. | Harley | b. Aug 23 1836 | d. Aug 2 1904 | 67Yr11Mo9DaGAR |
| Sarah A. | Lloyd | b. | d. | . |
| Charles S. | Loyd | b. | d. Apr 17 1914 | 62 Years |
| Ruth E. | Woodward | b. | d. Mar 12 1913 | 53 Years |
| Amelia L. | Gibson | b. | d. Mar 16 1917 | 61 Years |
| Clarence C. | Burnley | b. | d. Sep 24 1915 | Age 38 |
| Ruichard, Father | Duncan | b. | d. Dec 3 1894 | 47 Years U.S.T. |
| Preston | Bell | b. | d. Feb 28 1906 | 72 Years G.A.R. |
| Martha, Mother | Bell | b. Aug 2 1844 | d. Oct 21 1920 | . |
| Harold | Johnson | b. Feb 4 1905 | d. Dec 15 1922 | . |
| John H. | Nown | b. Dec 5 1902 | d. Nov 5 1949 | W.W.1 |
| Reba | Reive | b. 1899 | d. 1939 | . |
| Elijah E. | Sargent | b. Aug 20 1850 | d. Oct 15 1924 | . |
| Irene, w/o Sargent | Jackson | b. Mar 1, 1854 | d. Jan 9 1921 | . |
| Elijah E., Jr. | Sergent | b. 1874 | d. 1874 | . |
| Esther R. | Sargent | b. 1872 | d. 1873 | . |
| Mary A., Mother | Davis | b. 1868 | d. 1930 | . |
| Beatrice,daughter | Davis | b. 1909 | d. 1924 | . |
| Annie | Davenport | b. Feb 20 1925? | d. Feb 20 1925? | . |
| James T. | Powell | b. 1860 | d. 1945 | . |
| Emma, grandma | Powell | b. | d. Feb 6 1929 | . |
| Ruth E., Mother | Webb | b. Jul 10 1887 | d. Feb 1 1928 | . |
| Annie | Reives | b. | d. May 6 1925 | . |
| Jeremiah | Miles | b. Mar 8 1850 | d. Jun 15 1919 | . |
| Leroy | Humes | b. Aug 2 1900 | d. Nov 12 1919 | Pvt 308 Svc Bn |
| Ernest | Fletcher | b. 1882 | d. 1918 | W.W.1 |
| John T. | Brown | b. | d. May 23 1908 | 63 Years G.A.R. |
| Rev. George | Shorter | b. Feb 6 1843 | d. Oct 2 1916 | 127 Regt INF GAR |
| Jacob | Wilson | b. | d. Nov 11 1910 | 85 Yrs US Col GAR |
| Thomas E. | Dorsey | b. | d. Mar 12 1904 | 69Yr10Mo3DaGAR |
| Unidentified others | GAR Markers | b. | d. | No headstones |
| Excerpted from a paper writen by Virginia Schaeffer in 1980, on file in the Middletown Public Library.
- - - - - - - - - A. M. E. ZION CHURCH - 1872 - - - - - - - - A..M.E. Zion Church was organized in 1872 by mostly settlers who came here as former southern Methodist worshipers. Their house of worship was a small brick structure on south side of Market Street near Wood Street. There was a cemetery lot in rear of the church, which was filled to capacity. Some of the ones buried there were removed to the cemetery along route 230 east of Middletown. Others remain there. The markers have all been destroyed. The church closed in 1925 because of insufficient membership. Most of the remaining members joined Ebenezer A.M.E. The building has been sold and is used as a dwelling, at 210 Market Street. Note: A public school for black children was held here before the open policy for all races was adopted in Pennsylvania. 1884 - EBENEZER A.M.E. (AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH) The A.M.E. congregation in Middletown was organized and a church was built north side of Market Street, near Lincoln Street in 1884. This church was destroyed by fire April 17, 1969. Lots were bought at the N.E. corner of Market and Lincoln Streets and several years later an edifice for worship was was built on these lots. This church belongs to the African Methodist Episcopal Church Conference. Richard Allen formed the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in 1816. Sixteen independant Black A.M.E. congregations held a conference in Philadelphia forming a separate body of Methodists. Dr. Allen was elected Bishop. They called their conference "The African Methodist Episcopal Church." They follow the Wesleyan tradition in policies and doctrine. In 1976 there were 5 of these churches in the Harrisburg Area, including one in Middletown. (From "Trails of Faith" by Robert Crist, 1976 and notes from Julius Reeves, a former Pastor of Zion Primative Baptist Church). |
| First Name | Last Name | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorothy V. | Alston | b. Jul 4 1918 | d. Mar 11 1975 | . |
| Rix I., son | Alston | b. Aug 16 1950 | d. Mar 11 1967 | . |
| David L. | Alvarez | b. Nov 10 1947 | d. Oct4 1944 | Verse: Safe..Jesus |
| Anna Elizabeth | Alvarez | b. Dec 19 1910 | d. Apr 24 1962 | Till we shall meet |
| Charles | Anderson | b. 1892 | d. 1933 | 542 Engr WWI |
| Charles A. | Anderson | b. 1876 | d. 1948 | . |
| Isaac T., Father | Anderson | b. May 20 1864 | d. Jun 11 1959 | . |
| Margaret | Anderson ? | b. | d. | . |
| Eugene E. | Anderson | b. 1938 | d. 1959 | . |
| Sara E. | Anderson | b. | d. Aug 19 1975 | 69Yr11Mo20Days |
| Alberta Homes | Arthur | b. 1913 | d. 1968 | . |
| Alberta R. | Arthur | b. Jan 6 1913 | d. Feb 5 1968 | . |
| Edith R. | Blunt | b. Mar 7 1917 | d. Jan 1 1970 | . |
| Annie R. | Bowman | b. Sep 29 1874 | d. Mar 2 1943 | . |
| Ross J. | Bowman | b. Apr 21 1910 | d. Feb 2 1933 | . |
| Clifton F. | Brown | b. May 12 1914 | d. Nov 25 1963 | USNR WWII |
| ? E. | Brown | b. 1904 | d. 1966 | . |
| Elizabeth M. | Brown | b. Dec 7 1912 | d. Dec 3 1965 | . |
| Elizabeth M. | Brown | b. 1912 | d. 1965 | . |
| Stella M., Mother | Brown | b. 1892 | d. 1959 | . |
| Henry J. H. | Brown | b. 1911 | d. 1956 | . |
| Linwood A. | Brookline | b. 1960 | d. 1960 | Infant |
| Nora | Briscoe | b. | d. | In Memory of |
| Emma | Briscoe | b. | d. | In Memory of |
| James | Brown | b. | d. | In Memory of |
| Merle C. | Buckner | b. Dec 19 1966 | d. Feb 28 1969 | Suffer the Little |
| Victor L. | Buckner ? | b. Jul 19 1964 | d. Feb 28 1969 | Children to come |
| Gale E. | Buckner ? | b. Apr 13 1963 | d. Feb 28 1969 | unto me" |
| Guy M. | Buckner ? | b. Mar 5 1961 | d. Feb 28 1969 | Mat: 10:14 |
| Charles A. | Caulk | b. Oct 3 1882 | d. Feb 15 1974 | . |
| Cyrus L. | Campbell | b. 1876 | d. 1952 | . |
| William S. | Chambers | b. May 10 1894 | d. Jun 3 1955 | U S Army WWII |
| Scott F. | Clark | b. May 3 1904 | d. Oct 4 1967 | 158 DepBrig WWI |
| William H. | Colston | b. Mar 16 1931 | d. Jun 30 1941 | . |
| Goldie | Colston | b. 1920 | d. 1954 | . |
| Charles | Day | b. Mar 31 1891 | Oct 3 1956 | 368 Inf WWI |
| Amanda M. | Day | b. 1897 | d. 1956 | . |
| Edward | Daniels | b. Jun 4 1920 | d. Dec 8 1974 | Cpl USArmy WWII |
| Rev. Woodson | Davenport | b. Dec 1867 | d. Nov 6 1940 | . |
| Vera M., Mother | Davenport | b. 1892 | d. 1969 | . |
| Roman | Dillard | b. 1902 | d. 1953 | . |
| Fern a., Mother | Dix | b. 1933 | d. 1972 | . |
| Andrew | Dixon | b. 1885 | d. 1957 | . |
| A. Rebecca | Dixon | b. 1881 | d. 1943 | . |
| Albert A. | Duncan | b. | d. Sep 27 1975 | 79Yr5Mo16Days |
| James | Duncan | b. 1889 | d. 1933 | 808 Inf WWI |
| John | Duncan | b. 1889 | d. 1958 | . |
| Naomi V. | Evans | b. 1910 | d. 1976 | . |
| Morton L. | Evans | b. 1881 | d. 1956 | . |
| ? | Gantz | b. | d. | . |
| Joseph E. | Gantz | b. 1890 | d. 1953 | . |
| John R. | Gates | b. Oct 5 1885 | d. May 10 1954 | 351 Fld Art - WWI |
| Sara M. | Gates | b. Apr 16 1899 | d. Nov 26 1973 | . |
| John R. | Gates | b. Oct 1 1886 | d. May 10 1954 | . |
| Aaron | Green | b. 1902 | d. 1968 | . |
| Edith C. | Green | b. Dec 19 1908 | d. Dec 12 1950 | . |
| Thomas | Grove | b. Feb 17 1895? | . | |
| Estella | Grove ? | b. Feb 21 1896 | d. Aug 12 1956 | . |
| Lawrence C. | Hervey | b. Jul 13 1920 | d. Aug 5 1963 | 303 QM Bn WWII |
| Tracy | Hicks | b. 1964 | d. 1964 | Infant |
| Lewis E. | Humes | b. 1906 | d. 1964 | . |
| Donald C. | Hunter | b. 1905 | d. 1956 | . |
| George L., Jr. | Hunter | b. Jan 24 1911 | d. Mar 12 1968 | Sgt 35 Engr WWII |
| Shandra R. | Hurd????? | b. 1959 | d. 1959 | Infant |
| Farley | Isaac | b. Jul 10 1888 | d. Oct 16 1969 | . |
| Ella | Isaac ? | b. Mar 10 1890 | d. Apr 14 1957 | . |
| Henry | Jackson | b. Mar 5 1915 | d. Mar 28 1962 | 1431 SVC WWII |
| Charlotte E. | Jefferies | b. 1914 | d. | . |
| Leroy I., Sr. | Jefferies | b. 1912 | d. 1975 | . |
| Leroy I., III | Jefferies | b. Oct 3 1958 | d. Apr 22 1966 | . |
| Tyrone dMitchell | Jefferies | b. Mar 27 1958 | d. Aug 2 1971 | Rest in Peace" |
| Arlan | Johnson | b. | d. | . |
| George W., Jr. | Johnson | b. Nov 18 1940 | d. Dec 4 1941 | . |
| Warren | Johnson | b. | d. | . |
| Benjamin | Johnson | b. | d. | . |
| Tanya | Johnson | b. | d. Aug 3 1924 | 24Yr6Mo7Days |
| Atte M. | Jones | b. 1902 | d. 1964 | . |
| Edith V. | Kackleyk | b. 1897 | d. 1973 | . |
| Strother E. | Lovett | b. 1899 | d. 1959 | . |
| Mary F. | Mayers | b. 1880 | d. 1952 | . |
| Beulah M. | Mayers | b. 1917 | d. 1963 | . |
| Harold M. | Mayers | b. 1906 | d. 1947 | . |
| ? | McCurdy | b. ? | d. 1964 | . |
| Norman | McCurdy | b. 1905 | d. 1969 | . |
| Gloria S. | McCurdy ? | b. 1931 | d. | . |
| Marion G. | Murphy | b. 1907 | d. 1962 | . |
| Benjamin J. | Noon | b. | d. Dec 8 1975 | 56Yr9Mo23Days |
| Isaac R. | Noon | b. 1910 | d. 1965 | . |
| Elizxabeth A. | Noon | b. 1919 | d. 1965 | . |
| Elwood E. | Noon | b. Apr 26 1906 | d. May 6 1957 | 389 Engr VN WWII |
| Frank, Jr. | Price | b. May 11 1900 | d. Apr 25 1975 | Bugler USA WWI |
| Richard | Price | b. | d. | In Memory of WW2 |
| Emma | Price | b. May 28 1879 | d. Oct 18 1968 | . |
| James W. | Price | b. 1869 | d. 1941 | . |
| Vinnie | Pritchett | b. 1901 | d. 1946 | . |
| Terry Lee | Reed | b. 1948 | d. 1961 | . |
| Clyde W. | Reid | b. May 13 1921 | d. Aug 2 1952 | . |
| John H. | Slaughter | b. 1899 | d. 1965 | . |
| John R. | Slaughter | b. 1904 | d. 1976 | . |
| Henry | Smith | b. 1872 | d. 1937 | . |
| Estella | Steward | b. 1895 | d. 1955 | . |
| Jacob | Stobber | b. 1893 | d. 1932 | 52nd Engrs WWII |
| Helen M. | Summers | b. 1902 | d. 1955 | . |
| Carrie, Mother | Summers | b. 1881 | d. 1932 | . |
| Mahala Lucious | Summers ? | b. 1904 ? | d. 1904 ? | . |
| Edward W. | Taylor | b. 1865 | d. 1943 | . |
| Angeline | Taylor | b. 1876 | d. 1947 | . |
| Clarence E. | Thompson | b. 1885 | d. 1960 | . |
| Daisey Humes | Thornton | b. 1943 | d. 1937 | Dates engraved! |
| Theodore R. | Tittle | b. Sep 8 1912 | d. Sep 26 1974 | SSgt USA WWII |
| John A. | Walters | b. Aug 5 1902 | d. Oct 28 1970 | Post BN TC WW2 |
| Lewis | Walton | b. 1901 | d. 1963 | . |
| Colston | Washington | b. | d. | . |
| Harvey A., son | Washington | b. 1945 | d. 1969 | . |
| Mary M., Mother | Washington | b. 1926 | d. | . |
| Annie | Watkins | b. 1873 | d. 1946 | . |
| Stevie R., Jr. | Williams | b. 1963 | d. 1964 | . |
| Raymond, son | Withers | b. | d. 1908 ? | . |
| Emma, Mother | Withers | b. 1890 | d. 1973 | . |
| Alice, wife | Withers | b. 1915 | d. 1915 ? | . |
| ? | ? | b. 1942 | d. 1957 | . |
| copier | copier | b. 1910 | d. 1940 | . |
| copier | copier | b. 1873 | d. 1952 | . |
| copier | copier | b. Dec 25 1945 | d. Mar 12 1969 | Cpl USMC |