| Eden Cemetery | |
| Cemetery Details | |
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| Year established: | 1902 |
| Country: | United States |
| Location: | Collingdale, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates: | 39. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Collingdale is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. 919,-75. 275 |
| Type: | private |
| Findagrave: | Eden Cemetery |
Eden Cemetery is a historic African-American cemetery located in Collingdale, Delaware Country, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa Collingdale is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Delaware County (known colloquially as "Delco" is a County located in the U The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə
The oldest African-American-owned cemetery in the United States, it was established June 20, 1902. When other black cemeteries in Philadelphia were condemned by the city in the early 20th century, including the Olive Graveyard, Lebanon Graveyard, and Stephen Smith Home Burial Ground, the bodies were re-interred at Eden. The cemetery is still in operation.
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Famous interments
- Marian Anderson (1897–1993), opera singer[1]
- Octavius Valentine Catto (1839–1871), civil rights leader, baseball pioneer (originally buried in Lebanon Cemetery, Philadelphia; transferred to Eden, May 14, 1903[2])
- Tyrone Everett (1953–1977), Philadelphia professional boxer[3][4][1]
- Jessie Redmon Fauset (1882–1961), editor, poet, essayist and novelist[5]
- Timothy Thomas Fortune (1856–1928), journalist, civil rights leader[1]
- Stanislaus Kostka Govern (1854–1924), West Indian–American baseball player, first manager of the Cuban Giants, labor organizer, journalist, and Shakespearean actor[6]
- Frances Harper (1825–1911), poet, abolitionist[1]
- William Still (1821?–1902), abolitionist[7]
- John Baxter Taylor, Jr. (1882–1908), track and field athlete, first African American Gold Medalist. Octavius Valentine Catto ( 22 February 1839 – 10 October, 1871) was an African American educator intellectual civil rights activist WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Marian Anderson (February 27 1897 – April 8 1993 was an American Octavius Valentine Catto ( 22 February 1839 – 10 October, 1871) was an African American educator intellectual civil rights activist Jessie Redmon Fauset ( April 27, 1882 &ndash April 30, 1961) was an American editor poet essayist and novelist Timothy Thomas Fortune ( October 3, 1856 &ndash June 2, 1928) was an orator civil rights leader journalist writer editor and publisher The Cuban Giants, also known as the Babylon Black Panthers were a African-American professional Baseball club perhaps the first one Frances Ellen Watkins Harper ( 24 September, 1825 - 22 February, 1911) born to free parents in Baltimore Maryland, was an African John Baxter Taylor Jr ( November 3, 1882, Washington DC – December 2 1908, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Charles Albert Tindley (1851–1933), minister, composer[1]
- George Henry White (1852–1918), US Congressman from North Carolina[1]
Sources
- Thomas H. Rev Dr Charles Albert Tindley ( July 7 1851, Berlin Maryland USA &ndash July 26 1933) was an American Methodist George Henry White ( 18 December 1852 &ndash 28 December 1918) was a Republican U North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States Keels, Philadelphia Graveyards & Cemeteries, 2003, Arcadia Publishing, Philadelphia, ISBN 073851229X
References
- ^ a b c d e f Famous interments at Eden Memorial Cemetery according to Find A Grave
- ^ Article at Cheyney University
- ^ "Fan Buys Tombstone for Philly Boxing Great", Article at NBC10.com, January 31, 2006
- ^ Photographs of Everett's grave at PhillyBoxingHistory.com
- ^ Article on Fauset's grave at PhillyGraves.com
- ^ "S.K. Govern: Black Baseball's Renaissance Man" at Baseball in the Virgin Islands
- ^ William Still at Find A Grave
External links
Find A Grave is a Website allowing its users to access maintain and expand an online Database of Burial records Cheyney University of Pennsylvania is a public co-educational Historically black university that is a part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Find A Grave is a Website allowing its users to access maintain and expand an online Database of Burial records Find A Grave is a Website allowing its users to access maintain and expand an online Database of Burial recordsDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic