George W. Hawkins
In 1850 the Hawkins family lived in Upper Darby township just to the west of Philadelphia County. (The city and county merged in 1854.) George was the middle child of…
Read MoreJohn J. Maull
One of the most photographed sites in the cemetery is found in a corner of the Yeadon side. Within its walled borders is an old Japanese Maple tree, one of…
Read MoreWilliam Henry Neinburg
The early years and roots of William Neinburg are not known but he started married life and fatherhood at 19 when wife Elizabeth gave birth to their daughter. Scarlet fever…
Read MoreJames Proctor
The year James Proctor was born could have been 1835, 1838, or 1840, depending on the source. He was born in Ireland, as was his wife Charlotte, who married him…
Read MoreJohn Lockhart
John’s parents, John and Joan, were married in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1830. Their first son, William, was born the following year, and John arrived two years later. The family emigrated…
Read MoreJohn Corn, Jr.
There were seven boys and one girl born to John and Jane Corn of Philadelphia, with John Jr. being number four in birth order. He was number two in enlisting…
Read MoreNative American Sailors
These two Native Americans served in the U.S. Navy in the 19th Century and are buried at Mount Moriah Cemetery. Both sailors have new “replica style” replacement grave markers, installed…
Read MoreMarshall Parker
Marshall lived a life of service to both his country and his community, starting with his enlistment in the Army on September 15, 1862. He said he was 25 when…
Read MoreJoseph Sergeant
The Sergeants may have originally used the name Sargent when they lived in Ireland and had six or seven children. After the parents settled in Newark, Delaware in the mid-1850s,…
Read MoreWilliam McKinley Mervine
The Mervine family has roots in Chester and Berks Counties, Pennsylvania going back to the 1700s. Each of William’s four great-grandfathers served in the Revolutionary War. His father, Thomas, owned…
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