United African Methodist Church Cemetery
The United African Methodist Church Cemetery (also Hayti Church Cemetery and Springfield Cemetery ) is a closed cemetery in Marple Township ( Pennsylvania , USA).
The foundation goes back to the year 1838. In 1839 the construction of a small church began. This was the second church built in Marple Township. In the same year, when only the basic frame of the building was in place, church services were held there, which had previously been held in the houses of the parishioners. In 1864 the cemetery was expanded. In 1869 the African American Church, the "Hayti Church", was officially baptized the "United African Methodist Church of Marple". In 1892 there was a fire which destroyed the church. The parishioners then moved to Media , but the cemetery was still used, officially until 1918. In 1944, the last burial took place there.
Since many relatives could not afford a tombstone, field stones were stolen from a nearby quarry and used for this purpose.
Many soldiers from the Civil War are buried in Hayti Cemetery , such as John W. Hodges, who died on August 6, 1914 at the age of 69. The initials "GAR", which stand for " Grand Army of the Republic ", are carved on his tombstone.
literature
- The National gazetteer of the United States of America: Delaware 1983, ISBN 978-1287011354
Web links
- The United African Methodist Church Cemetery on findagrave.com
Individual evidence
- ^ The lost cemetery of Marple: Hayti
- ↑ a b Information on Find a Grave
- ^ Native Americans in Delaware State, Margaret Ann Durham
- ↑ John W. Hodges on Find a Grave
- ↑ John W. Hodges on PAGenWeb Archives
- ^ Delaware County History, WPA Tombstone Survey from 1936
Coordinates: 39 ° 49 ′ 51.2 " N , 75 ° 21 ′ 39.3" W.