Very interesting question. Prior to the late 1700's, Greene County was part of Washington County and there were slaves in both counties. Greene County: In Gilmore Twp. there is Negro Run Cemetery (actual name is the "N" word). Available records say one White man and 30 Negroes buried there. No names listed but the White man could be a Kennedy. In Jefferson Twp. my Daniel Ferrell, slave of Thomas Hughes, Esq. is reported to be buried in the same cemetery as Thomas Hughes and his wife Elizabeth. Actually, "slaves" are said to be buried there. Of course since slaves is plural and two makes at plural, it could be just Daniel and Jane the Black woman buried there. Or, there could be more slaves as indicated in a newspaper photo taken some years ago. Green Mount Cemetery, Waynesburg: the Colored Section. There rests well over 250 Blacks many of them former slaves. Many of them my families. Cumberland Twp, near Carmichaels, PA: The Colored Graveyard...no additional information other than the location. But there were many slaves in Cumberland Twp. Perry Township, Greene Co, near Mt. Morris: Shannon Run Colored Cemetery. My Caleb Davison is buried there but there are no records saying who else might be there. Please note this cemetery is also called the McLaughlin Cemetery, with a McLaughlin woman buried there in 1844...she has a Grave Stone with her name. My Caleb does not appear to have a stone other than a field stone and was buried there in 1899. Caleb and family came into Greene COunty after 1852 when freed in Marion County, VA (WV). There is another Colored Cemetery in Perry Towship but no names listed. Porter-Lantz Cemetery in Wayne Twp. has a "Colored People" section and early Black residents are buried there. Including my George Bice, who died and is buried as a 'white' man (Greene County Records). Valley Chapel Cemetery in Jackson Twp: Several Blacks. Former slaves? There are more but none as large as the ones listed. All the above are documented and copies of records available at Cornerstone Gen. Society in Waynesburg...a very good place for research. Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 3:11 PM Subject: Re: [PAWASHIN] Death of salves/free blacks in Washington County > > Most likely there wouldn't be a record for a Slave unless the owner kept a > business record showing his assets or entered the death in the family > bible, which sometimes occurred. Burial of a Slave would be on the home > place, most likely marked with a field stone or unmarked. > > Free Persons of Color in that time frame would have generated the same > kinds of records as free whites. A record could be found in the wills and > estates or Orphan's Court records if the deceased left any minor children > or unsettled property and in the deeds if they owned land. If they owned > land they were most likely buried on it. Depending on their status in the > community there may be a death notice or short obituary in the newspapers. > > I would also be interested in learning about any Black burial grounds in > Washington County. > > Jan Slater > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: DARWIN LOLA WEBER <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thu, Jul 15, 2010 9:55 am > Subject: [PAWASHIN] Death of salves/free blacks in Washington County > > > If a slave or free black died in Wshington County in the late 1700's or > early > 800's - what kind of record would there be? > Was there a burial ground in the area that is primarily for the > slaves/blacks > hat early. > Appreciate your help. > *** > lease visit http://www.chartiers.com/pages-new/pawashin.html for list > nformation, particularly the bottom of the page. > ------------------------------ > o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] > ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body > of > he message > > **** > Please visit http://www.chartiers.com/pages-new/pawashin.html for list > information, particularly the bottom of the page. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message