Author: dcboet
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Rachel Urven
Mrs. Rachel Urven was born in Maryland in about 1840. We have yet to find her birth family or her maiden name. The first time we find here in the records, she’s living with her husband in 1870 near New Windsor. Two young children are with them. The older child had been born before the…
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James Urven/Irvin
Mr. James Urven was born in the mid 1830s, most likely in Georgia. He sometimes spelled his name “Urven” and other times as “Irvin”. From his obituary, we learn that he was enslaved in Georgia. During the Civil War, he escaped his enslavers. He joined up with Gen Sherman’s army and was employed as a…
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Daniel W. Myers
Mr. Daniel W. Myers was born in the spring of 1834. He may have been enslaved by Mr. Solomon Zepp. In 1850, Mr. Myers is enumerated with the Zepp household, as a free young man working on the farm. He married Ms. Emeine Dorothy King in 1855. They had 10 children together, although only four…
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Charlotte (Walker) Toop
Mrs. Charlotte (Walker) Toop is buried in Western Chapel Cemetery in Carroll County, Maryland. She was born about 1785 in Maryland. She was likely enslaved, as were 95% of the African Americans in Maryland at the time. By 1830, Mrs. Toop was enumerated as free in the Census, with two young children under 10 years…
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Veterans Headstones installed
On Sunday, March 26, 2023, two new headstones were installed at Western Chapel Cemetery. Sgt John Chase and Private John Carroll had been buried in unmarked graves since the 1940. Working with the National Cemetery Association, volunteers were able to secure the headstones to properly remember and honor their service to our Nation.