Thomas Bell McAvoy
At age 29, Tom presided over a meeting of journeymen brickmakers concerned about the wages they were being paid in one section of Philadelphia while others were being paid more…
Read MoreAmos Martin Slack
The Slack surname has nothing to do with a loose fit or idle status, originating in Yorkshire, England and referring to a valley or dell. Amos’ parents certainly weren’t “slack”…
Read MoreJames H. Lewis
Jim’s story isn’t long, although his life was long and successful. Outside of his professional life he was passionate about gaining knowledge and growing mentally, and also serving God and…
Read MoreChristian Myers
The Myers family farm was in eastern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, but the land in 1800 looked nothing like the pristine acreage tourists see today. Christian was one of at least…
Read MoreHenry Huhn
For much of its history, Philadelphia’s brickyards helped build the city’s economy by building the city itself. With an abundance of brick clay in South Philly, there were nearly 3000…
Read MoreGeorge Warren Elliott
The Elliott family of Philadelphia welcomed George as the sixth of seven children, the last of four boys born to William and Rebecca. William supported his family as a box…
Read MoreGeorge Handy Smith
A noteworthy ancestor in this family’s tree was General Lachlan McIntosh, a member of General George Washington’s staff at their Valley Forge encampment during the American Revolution. His great-grand-niece, Margaret…
Read MoreSamuel L. Gracey
NOTE: In 2011 Laura M. DiPaolo wrote an exhaustive history of the Methodist Ministers’ burial ground, Section 131 at Mount Moriah. “God’s Forgotten Acre” was published in the Journal of…
Read MoreSamuel Crothers
There were seven siblings in Sam’s family that were older than him, plus two younger ones. Their parents were immigrants who settled in Philadelphia from northern Ireland. From a family…
Read MoreThomas Bacon, Jr.
This man’s plot is marked with a ledger grave, a flat, horizontal stone that has plenty of room for a lengthy epitaph or whatever else one wishes to have inscribed.…
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