Hereford United Methodist Church Cemtery a/k/a Foster's Cemetery Baltimore Co., MD This file is part of the MD Tombstone Transcripion Project http://www.usgwtombstones.org/maryland.html Contributed to the MDGenWeb Archives by Mary Jean Gardner MJGARD2505@cs.com To add information, photographs or to contribute a tombstone transcription, contact MD Tombstone Transcription Project Manager: Kathi Jones-Hudson at mdcemmy@yahoo.com ********************************************************************************************* Located on the east side of the Old Hereford Road, or Maplehurst Lane, and some distance south of Monkton Road, Monkton, Baltimore Co., Maryland. On some maps it is designated as Foster's Cemetery. Across Old Hereford Road is St. Luke's Methodist Church, an African-American congregation, which also has a cemetery. Because of the irregularity of the rows, the cemetery was copied in sections. Sections A and B lay to the left and right, respectively, of the steps leading from Old Hereford Road to the path. Where the path terminates by a tree is the beginning of Section C. ***************************************************************************** Section A Row 1 Born Died Inscription CANOLES Charles E. May 3, 1888 Aged 37 years/7 months and 28 days James Wesley November 29, 1898 Our Brother / Aged 30 years 5 months and 18 days MATTHEWS Mary E. March 2, 1899 Mother / Aged 33 years, 6 months and 27 days Wife of Scott P. Matthews Row 2 ARMACOST Melchor June 12, 1834 December 1, 1912 Father / Aged 78 years, 5 months, and 13 days. FOSTER Mary B. September 27, 1818 December (?) 189(?) In memory of/ Mary B. wife of John T. Foster John T. January 19, 1812 July 28, 1896 In memory of John T. Foster aged 84 years, 6 months and 9 days Row 3 MATTHEWS Ezekiel January 28, 1903 aged 74 years, 9 months, and 11 days Martha A. July 17, 1896 Wife of/Ezekiel Matthews Aged 61 years, 7 months, and 10 days BULL (headstone) Footstones: Bertie M. 1893 1934 Georgia A. 1871 1949 Jacob. H. 1869 1935 Mary E. 1891 1958 Harvey A. 1901 1963 BREWER, Grace V. July 19,1914 Aged 32 years. Row 4 BULL James Paul Esther Virginia October 29, 1918 February 10, 1957 His Wife Arthur E. March 31, 1899 March 23, 1942 Bernice E. June 17, 1900 His Wife George Alex December 14, 1897 November 12, 1954 Beulah B. Ruhl January 2, 1899 His Wife Emma January 1878 December, 1950 Aged 72 years / Mother Owen T. January, 1872 May, 1922 Aged 50 years / Father HAMILTON Alice M. 1879 1946 Albert M. 1877 1922 Row 5 GIFFORD Edmund February 22, 1871 May 4, 1957 Annie D. August 20, 1875 August 22, 1938 MEEKINS John H. September 11, 1858 January 25, 1927 Father Elizabeth A. June 21, 1859 September 11, 1902 Mother Row 6 HARRIS Marry C. May 17, 1876 March 6, 1941 (footstone) MILLER/SHEPPERD (Headstone: Footstones: SHEPPERD Leonard E. September 23, 1902 Josephine M. February 17, 1904 Betty M. January 10, 1927 MAYS Tempie November 6, 1877 July 3, 1934 S. Howard June 5, 1878 April 13, 1940. DORFLER Edward C. March 11, 1880 February 26, 1940 ARMACOST Grace P. 1889 1969 Mother/ Harry S. 1888 1956 Father J. Herman 1914 1931 Son ALMONEY Patsy Lee August 6, 1944 Infant of J. F. and M. A. Almoney Eva V. October 27, 1898 Charles F. March 18, 1892 January 29, 1949 Row 7 RUHL Levering V. April 9, 1910 Aleene M. February 17, 1914 Row 8 MASIMORE Jesse Luther May 17, 1915 November 1, 1952 Walter Edwin September 8,1883 December 13, 1888 Aged 3 months,10 days Son of BE & AM Masimore Alice M. 1870 1944 Mother Benjamin E. 1864 1954 Father Row 9 KNIGHT Rachel 1797 1880 Ignatious 1794 1880 KELLEY John B. September 6, 1856 January 29, 1914 Aged 57years, 4 months and 23 days S. Frances July 22, 1851 October 19, 1938 ENSOR Sarah G. February 20, 1834 April 28, 1916 Aged 82 years, 2 months 8 days Nathan G. June 7, 1825 March 19, 1908 Aged 82 years, 9 months 12 days Row 10 ENSOR Ella M. 1911 Elmer B. 1908 1962 SECTION B Row 1 AMY, Forney P. December 28, 1871 July 29, 1892 Brother / Son of Calvin L. and Margaret M. Amy Row 2 NAYLOR Percy G. February 10, 1906 June 24, 1965 Mildred N. May 8, 1907 His Wife Alma Catherine October 8, 1933 October 13, 1933 Daughter of Percy G. and Mildred N. Naylor Row 3 MAYS William C. March 15, 1880 September 15, 1936 Marie V. August 26, 1908 Aged 35 years / Wife of Edward M. Mays Row 4 HUNT Elizabeth September 3, 1837 April 16, 1909 Wife of George O. Hunt George O. April 26, 1838 March 4, 1923 Footstone: G.O.H. Mary March 25, 1885 Aged 84 years, 6 months and 16 days Wife of Oliver Hunt DONALDSON: Headstone Footstones: S. May 1866 1938 David F. 1864 1939 D. Frank March 14, 1895 Aged 9 months and 14 days Son of DF & SM Donaldson David April 19, 1890 Aged 71 years, 11 months and 2 days Benjamin F. 1902 1967 Cora E. 1901 PALMER Emma A. November 19, 1866 December 21, 1957 Herbert C. December 4, 1874 October 10, 1944 MILLER Hilda I. November 18, 1900 Mother Raymond M. June 2, 1899 Father KNIGHT, Frank May 24, 1890 Infant son of JW and Sadie E. Knight HOPKINS W.F. February 4, 1841 March 31, 1901 Father Josephine June 26, 1877 April 20, 1932 Minnie O. March 1845 February 4, 1907 Mother / Wife of William F. Hopkins Row 5 MAYS Stella M. September 8, 1885 October 28, 1901 Aged 16 years, 2 months and 20 days / daughter of JT and Fannie A. Mays John T. January 4, 1842 February 20, 1910 Aged 68 years, 1 months and 16 days Fannie A. July 21, 1851 December 17, 1898 Wife of John T. Mays / Aged 47 years, 4 months & 26 days John T. April 4, 1895 Aged 6 months & 22 days / Son of John and Fannie A. Mays Elizabeth August 7, 1931 Aged 89 years STILTZ Amos September 18, 1888 In his 87th year Honor August 7, 1899 In her 85th year Thomas M. July 25, 1851 In his 17th year Alice June 7, 1864 Aged 4 years, 7 months and 5 days Annie M. July 13, 1840 December 26, 1895 In her 55th year / In Memory Of Annie M. Stiltz Gemima August 4, 1834 Aged 11 months Sarah C. April 5, 1851 In her 15th year Children of Amos and Honor Stiltz / Footstone: H.S., A.S. J.C., T.A. / Children of A. and H.S. PRICE Annie G. 1860 1950 Luke E. 1851 1921 RUHL Levering V. October 9, 1943 October 14, 1943 Infant Son of Levering V. and Allene M. Ruhl Laura V. 1870 1939 Mother Lewis C. 1874 1940 Father WILHELM Carroll L. January 22, 1894 April 13, 1913 DIVEN: Headstone Footstones: George E. 1868 1950 S. Beatrice 1874 1940 Helen P. 1893 1893 Margaret A. 1842 1924 John T. 1840 1927 Row 6 MAYS Florence November 27, 1903 Charles H. 1861 1933 S. Florence 1863 1934 His wife ELLIOTT Eliza E. January 14, 1832 February 21, 1906 George W. May 1, 1828 March 27, 1905 MERRYMAN Claudia D. November 9, 1881 Walter D. August 20, 1878 October 16, 1961 DIVEN Alford Brown July 3 (illegible) Son of John E. and Emma Diven Emma J. April 12, 1887 In memory of Emma J. Beloved wife of John E. Diven / aged 30 years, 2 months and 12 days MILLER Leslie H. July 23, 1903 Aged 9 months, 20 days/ Son of George E. and Emily J. Miller MILLER: Headstone Footstones: Katherine 1846 1932 George 1840 1931 SPARKS Elizabeth June 25, 1814 October 4, 1897 Aged 83 years, 3 months and 9 days Elijah October 17, 1807 September 12, 1888 Aged 80 years, 10 months and 25 days SULLIVAN, Rachel E. July 13, 1908 Beloved wife of Artemas Sullivan / In her 58th year BOSLEY James Elliott January 11, 1888 July 4, 1890 Children of James and Edna Sparks November, 1886 January 25, 1887 Bettie Bosley James C. September 11, 1847 July 26, 1910 Florence August 11, 1884 Daughter of James and Bettie Bosley Aged 16 days Mary Elizabeth August 2, 1854 January 13, 1929 Helen W. 1892 1970 Dora S. 1885 MAYS George H. March 31, 1840 March 3, 1915 Emma April, 1842 February, 1920 His wife Row 7 MAYS G. Albert 1850 1915 Elizabeth Ann Stirling 1856 1919 His Wife Lewis March 8, 1897 Son of G.A. & E.A. Mays aged 1 year 11 months and 4 days Stanley February 19, 1893 Son of G.A. & E.A. Mays aged 26 days Franklin January 1, 1887 Son of G.A. & E.A. Mays aged 1 month & 27 days ARNOLD Anna May 16, 1891 Mother/Wife of W.S. Arnold Aged aged 48 years Younger May 30, 1878 October 19, 1957 W.S. March 6, 1845 May 30, 1925 Father Henrietta S. October 21, 1844 March 6, 1935 Wife of W.S. Arnold Mary C. January 16, 1870 August 28, 1955 Wife of Marion Burton CLEAVER Mary January 8, 1889 Wife of Rev. Charles Cleaver / Aged 72 years and 7 months Rev. Charles June 11, 1815 November 25, 1880 Of the Baltimore Conference Methodist Episcopal Church YOST Harry L. October 30, 1883 Son of D.J. & R.E. Yost aged 5 years, 4 months and 27 days Daniel Gilbert July 24, 1887 Son of D.J. & R.E. Yost aged 6 months & 9 days GATCHELL Ella V. December 29, 1889 September 25, 1968 Laura A. July 8, 1865 December 24, 1939 J. John July 31, 1860 April 7, 1940 Thomas 1820 1892 Row 8 CORBIN George E. December 25, 1855 November 20, 1926 Mina Hamilton January 1, 1866 January 14, 1941 His beloved wife JOHNSON Elizabeth J. July 12, 1891 In her 46th year William July 18, 1885 In the 74th year of his age Ann W. April 8, 1896 Wife of William Johnson in the 80th year of her age GAILEY Jane November 26, 1892 In her 86th year Rebecca April 1, 1881 In her 74th year FELL/ IN ENCLOSED LOT Charles D. February 18, 1824 February 25, 1887 Aged 63 years Mary A. May 31, 1816 December 8, 1904 Beloved wife of Charles D. Fell William J. March 4, 1827 January 30, 1877 Rachel June 10, 1816 December 25,1890 Elizabeth August 1, 1881 In her 70th year. MCBRIDE Elizabeth August 1, 1881 In her 70th year Hannah July 14, 1882 Wife of James McBride aged 67 years, 8 months 11 days James May 3, 1892 aged 84 years and 10 months Mary A. December 6, 1836 August 8, 1914 Our Sister Louisa November 14, 1902 Daughter of J. and H McBride Eliza J. March 6, 1838 October 26, 1917 Our sister/ aged 79 years, 7 months and 20 days Harriet December 23, 1919 STILTZ, Sarah A. July 13, 1876 Beloved wife of Jared Stiltz / In the 60th year of her age RUHL William April 21, 1843 January 24, 1916 Lucinda April 17, 1850 December 31, 1904 Frances A. April 27, 1878 April 27, 1878 Laura December 5, 1880 December 5, 1880 Edith S.M. and Alex R.M. March 30, 1883 April 2, 1883 George W. July 11, 1885 September 8, 1885 Gladys B. September 19, 1897 September 15, 1901 Jacob V. September 26, 1876 March 27, 1896 Sarah A. February 12, 1890 February 7, 1899 Row 9 HAMILTON William E. February 16, 1859 July 24, 1901 aged 42 years 5 months & 8 days Georgia Ruhl March 25, 1865 June 23, 1916 aged 51 years William W. March 15, 1893 August 24, 1893 Son of William E. and G. Hamilton LITZINGER, George March 28, 1875 In the 41st year of his age STILTZ Edwin N. July 18, 1874 Son of Nicholas and Eleanor / In the 29th year of his age Eleanor May 12, 1882 wife of Nicholas Stiltz in the 73rd year of her age Nicholas November 8, 1867 in the 67th year of his age M. Ella February 21, 1878 Beloved wife of J. Emory Stiltz In the 26th year of her age J. Emory February 10, 1852 October 8, 1894 in the 43rd year of his age Olive J. September 7, 1876 Feburary 10, 1896 In the 20th year of her age KEECH Martha E. November 26, 1839 March 18, 1930 MAYS John Pitt March 4, 1879 March 19, 1954 Row 10 DIRSCHNER Amelia G.W.F. April 17, 1828 August 19, 1904 Wife / 76 years, 4 months, 2 days John C. October 14, 1833 December 3, 1910 Husband / 77 years, 1 month, 19 days Charles C. May 3, 1860 September 7, 1935 aged 75 years, 4 months, 4 days BURTON Emory A. 1877 1949 Mary 1880 1931 His wife FOSTER Mary A. 1819 1873 Wife of William Foster William 1820 1899 Lydia 1830 1911 Wife of William Fost ENSOR George G. December 9, 1881 aged 55years, 9 months and 4 days Row 11 GOSNELL Edith A. April 6, 1876 Daughter of George W. and Louise Gosnell / aged 4 years, 5 months and 2 days George W. April 28, 1878 Son of ______ Gosnell aged __ years, 6 months and 14 days Louise August 1, 1879 Wife of George W. Gosnell aged 36 years, 6 months and 12 days SECTION C Row 1 PHILLIPS Blanche Ensor 1874 1951 Mother James Robert 1874 1942 Father BANKS Orpah M. Phillips 1906 1963 Daughter ENSOR Annie E. October 7, 1865 August 15, 1887 Daughter of Nathan G. and Sarah C. Ensor Elisha E. April 24, 1871 October 24, 1897 Beloved son of Nathan G. and Sarah C. Ensor FOSTER, Ann Eliza March 11, 1848 January 14 1853 Oldest daughter of William and Mary A. Foster aged 4 years, 10 months and 4 days PARSONS, Sallie October 17, 1862 Daughter of Joseph and Cecilia Parsons / aged 9 years and 6 months Row 2 PRICE, Harry August 11, 1864 June 23, 1865 Son of J.A. and M.E. Price GORSUCH Sarah July 27, 1787 April 22, 1851 Wife of Thomas Gorsuch Daughter of William and Elizabeth Wheeler Thomas September 18, 1874 aged 86 years TOFT Elizabeth January 12, 1862 Wife of Thomas Toft aged 48 years Thomas September 13, 1869 Our Father / aged 60 years TIPTON, William February 10, 1855 aged 71 years HEMPHILL Rev. Andrew May, 1777 August 27, 1837 Late Presiding Elder of Carlisle District / converted to God 1801 / entered the traveling connexion 1803 Ordained Deacon by the Vererable Bishop Asbury 1804 Ordained Elder by the imposition of the same hands 1806/ in the 61st year of his age PARSONS Nancy January 11, 1861 Wife of Eliphalet Parsons in the 87th year of her age Eliphalet May 7, 1858 aged 66 years, 6 months BERRY Dora L. 1906 Banks. H. 1906 1961 Row 3 FOSTER Cora May May 27, 1877 May 18,1913 Mother Mary D. November 3, 1906 August 1907 Thoedore R. August 9, 1904 June 29, 1905 Cora May June 18, 1900 July 2/1900 Daughter of Jacob H. and Cora May Foster BOSLEY Maria September 10, 1810 April 4, 1887 Wife of Benjamin Bosley aged 76 years, 6 months and 25 days Benjamin December 7, 1805 January 23, 1864 Henry S. December 10, 1841 September 26, 1872 aged 30 years,9 months and 16 days Row 4 CONN Catherine February 17, 1789 March 21, 1878 MARTIN John C. April 25, 1864 in the 32nd year of his age Robert V. September 20, 1858 December 24, 1863 Virginia Lee June 9, 1863 December 30, 1863 Elizabeth A. November 26, 1861 May 24, 1862 Charles V. May 29, 1860 December 14, 1863 HICKS Sarah February 10, 1827 wife of Elijah Hicks aged 28 years Elijah March 7, 1850 aged 61 years RAWHOUSER Mary V. November 8, 1853 January 3, 1954 Row 5 MAYS Headstone Footstones: William M. December 9, 1880 November 12, 1965 G. Mellor August 1, 1889 December 8, 1963 Stirling A. January 16, 1888 May 31, 1959 CROMWELL Headstone Footstones: Cameron July 22, 1897 August 12, 1962 Loretta Mays November 9, 1902 March 9, 1950. BROWN, Mary 1761 1850 WOOTEN William 1807 1849 Margaret 1806 1876 LEACH George W. March 15, 1892 aged 63 years Mary E. June 22, 1839 September 6, 1915 MAYS John F. April 27, 1878 Son of John P. and Martha E. Mays / aged 24 years, 1 months and 14 days Dorcas August 16, 1825 March 5, 1862 Wife of John P. Mays John P. March 2, 1817 June 2, 1896 aged 79 years, 3 months William M. February 17, 1873 Son of John P. and Martha E. Mays / aged 16 years, 11 months and 25 days Row 6 HICKS Sarah April 25, 1867 Mother / wife of Charles G. Hicks / aged 78 years Mary J. December 23, 1819 February 9, 1892 PEGELOW Lena S. 1871 1965 RABEL Olive C. 1906 1956 ROBINSON Mary C. April 8, 1900 November 26, 1960 Ralph L., Sr. October 22, 1900 March 17, 1962 Harold S. June 5, 1895 February 18, 1969 Ruth B. February 6, 1965 Row 7 JOHNSON Ruth November 26, 1866 aged 83 years, 9 months Joseph February 28, 1847 STILTZ E. Holton 1884 1950 MAYES Harriet December 3, 1884 wife of John C. Mayes / aged 84 years, 11 months, 2 days John C. October 30, 1887 in the 79th year of his age STILTZ Maranda F. July 4, 1834 December 20, 1895 Wife of William Stiltz aged 61 years, 5 months and 16 days William M. May 4, 1932 aged 83 years ORRICK, Ellenor A. July 21, 1828 aged 18 months BOSLEY, Ann ORRICK, James March 2, 1836 aged 22 years and 22 days Row 8 GRIFFIN Frances R. December 12, 1887 wife of Edwin A. Edwin Cox November 15, 1862 August 5, 1880 Son of E.A. & Frances aged 17 years, 8 months and 21 days COX Maria January 14, 1861 Wife of Ephraim Cox in the 64th year of her age Ephraim March 29, 1837/57 in the 60th year of his age BISHOP, (illegible) Stone marker, completely weathered FOSTER Nicholas April 27, 1839 aged 67 years, 5 months and 25 days Sarah January 5, 1831 aged 51 years, 5 months and 19 days Stone marker, completely weathered MAYS John W. December 21, 1846 Son of Thomas C. and Barbara A. Mays / In 3rd year of his age Temperence September 10, 1783 October 15, 1835 Wife of John Mays John September 20, 1868 aged 89 years, 2 months, and 8 days James A. February 8, 1855 Son of Thomas C. and Barbara A. Mays / aged 9 years, 3 months and 6 days Barbara Ann January 29, 1868 Wife of Thomas G. Mays / aged 48 years, 11 months & 14 days Thomas G. June 4, 1812 December 15, 1887 aged 75 years, 6 months and 11 days Elizabeth T. December 28, 1872 Daughter of T.G. and Barbara A. Mays / in the 22nd year of her age Row 9 MAYS Walter S. 1891 1968 STILL Eva Bella 1918 1950 Daughter of W.S. and A.B. Mays Margaret A. March 18, 1850 April 20, 1920 Wife of Nicholas F. Nicholas F. November 13, 1838 July 7, 1914 aged 76 years, 7 months, and 24 days NAYLOR Herbert Levi December 10, 1928 April 2, 1999 ***************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. 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