St. Peter's Church Cemetery 

 

St. Peter's Church cemetery lies on a low hill just south of Tipton Army Airfield on a road called Patterson Trail which circles the airport. It is the site of Ellicott's Chapel (Episcopal) which operated from 1840 - 1868 and then became St. Peter's in 1869 and was used as a military chapel from 1917 to 1919. Although the church itself was burned in 1920 the cemetery continued in use until 1969. St. Peter's Parish became the Epiphany Episcopal Church in Odenton. According to the Cultural Resources Survey by New South Associates (1991) there were at least seven churches in the North Tract but only St. Peter's can definitely be associated with a cemetery. At first glance there might appear to be some spelling errors in some of the transcriptions, however, they are copied from the stones verbatim. For example, Benjamin Welsh is spelled Benjiman on the family monument but it is spelled Benjamin on his headstone. Also, Dorathy (Donaldson) is a unique spelling of Dorothy. There are two W.W.I veterans buried here, brothers Luther and Milton Waters, both buried in 1969, and a bronze marker beside Milton's marker states that Carolyn Waters, presumably his wife, was cremated in 1987. Epitaphs are listed below.

 

 

Detail of 1976 Ft. Meade map.

 

Detail of 1878 Hopkins map. 

 

 

CEMETERY NO. 9 -

ST. PETERS P.E. CHURCH CEMETERY

Located South of Tipton Airport on Patterson Trail
1976 Ft. Meade Map Coords: 47,27
Number of Graves - 27

NAME BORN DIED ADDITIONAL NOTES
Allers, Lavina M. June 7, 1851 January 31, 1891  
Anderson, Samuel H. Dr. January 17, 1848 May 17, 1912  
Berkelery, Andrew     Born at Wertemberg, Germany
Berkelery, Emily E.     B. Washington D.C. Wife of Andrew Berkelery
Clark, Sarah Elizabeth September 21, 1883 October 18, 1902 Wife of Harvey Clark
Donaldson, Dorathy March 22, 1909 August 23, 1909 Dau of L.C. & A.E. Donaldson
Donaldson, Frances May 9, 1900 July 20, 1900 Son of L.C. & A.E. Donaldson
Donaldson, Maria Antoinette September 11, 1832 April 15, 1864 Wife of W. Donaldson
Donaldson, Mary E. July 4, 1844 February 10, 1909  
Donaldson, Noah W. December 9, 1826 February 19, 1913  
Donaldson, Rufus T. November 13, 1854 August 7, 1921  
Jacobs, George L. January 16, 1856 February 5, 1922  
Jacobs, John Carlton December 26, 1900 July 5, 1902 Son of G.L. & A.R. Jacobs
Thomas, Kate March 15, 1859 June 14, 1870  
Waters, Luther Welsh October 8, 1892 July 26, 1969 MD. PVT, 314 AMB Co. 79 Div. WWI
Waters, Milton D. January 28, 1895 May 8, 1969 MD. OSGT, 19 ORD RS DET WWI
Waters, Warner W. February 2, 1897 June 1, 1969  
Welsh, Benjamin February 22, 1855 November 22, 1910  
Welsh, T. Claude May 18, 1858 April 1, 1953  
Welsh, Elizabeth A. April 10, 1825 November 11, 1908  
Welsh, Laura V. November 5, 1848 August 17, 1906  
Welsh, Lycurcus (Memorial only) April 5, 1861 October 15, 1892 (Actually buried in Cemetery #10)
Welsh, Lycurcus G. August 26, 1825 June 10, 1909  
Wheeler, Elizabeth A. February 14, 1820 April 1, 1890  
Wheeler, William Z. April 15, 1827 April 19, 1907  
Willey, Bertha December 23, 1832 November 30, 1899 Wife of William P. Willey
Willey, William P. September 18, 1823 April 21, 1901  

Site of Ellicott's Chapel, also called Stuart Hill Cemetery.

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St. Peter's Church Cemetery Epitaphs


(Capitalizations and abbreviations appear as they do on the actual stones.)

  

(1 - 4) (Cornerstones)
"W"

 

(5)
Claude

(6)
(East side)

LYCURGUS G. WELSH

BORN AUG. 23, 1821
DIED JUNE 10, 1909
--
ELIZABETH A. WELSH

BORN APRIL 10, 1825
DIED NOV. 11, 1908

WELSH

(6) (North side)

LYCURGUS WELSH

BORN APRIL 6, 1861
DIED OCT. 15, 1892
--
LAURA V. WELSH

BORN NOV. 5, 1848
DIED AUG. 17, 1906
--
The Lord is my Shepherd
therefore I can lack nothing.

T. CLAUDE WELSH

MAY 18, 1859
APRIL 1, 1953

(6) (West side)

BENJIMAN W. WELSH

BORN FEB.12, 1855
DIED NOV. 27, 1910

(South side is blank)

(7)
LAURA

 (8)
MOTHER

(9)
FATHER

(10)
BENJAMIN

(11)
WARNER W. WATERS

FEB. 2, 1897
JUNE 1, 1969

(12)
LUTHER WELSH WATERS

MARYLAND
PVT 314 AMB CO 79 DIV
WORLD WAR I

OCT. 8, 1892 - JULY 26, 1969

(13)
MILTON D. WATERS

MARYLAND
ORD SGT 19 ORD RS DET
WORLD WAR I

JAN. 28, 1895 - MAY 8, 1969

(13 - A)

CAROLYN W. WATERS

4/10/1910 1/30/87

CREMATED

(14)

WATERS

(15 - 18)
(Cornerstones)

"W"

(19 - A & B) (Footstones)

"F.D."
"D.D."

(20)
BERTHA

WIFE OF
WILLIAM P. WILLEY

BORN
DEC. 23, 1832

DIED
NOV. 30, 1899

On the last great Easter morning,
all the graves their dead restore.
Father, sister, child and mother
meet once more.

(21)

WILLIAM P. WILLEY

BORN
SEPT. 18, 1823

DIED
APR. 21, 1901

To the highest of all meetings
bring us, Jesus Christ, at last.
To Thy cross through death
and judgement
holding fast.

(22) (Broken)

"__ W."

 (23)
(Cornerstone)

"D"

(24)
FRANCES

SON OF
L.C. & ANNIE E.
DONALDSON

BORN
MAY 9, 1900

DIED
JULY 20, 1900

Suffer the little children
to come unto me.

(25)

DORATHY

INFANT DAUGHTER OF
L.C. & ANNIE E. DONALDSON

MARCH 22, 1909
AUG. 23, 1909

Our short lived flower returned
again to God.

(26)

(Broken blank footstone)

(27)
(Footstone)

"A.B."

(28)

ANDREW BERKELY

BORN AT
WERTEMBERG
GERMANY
---
EMILY E.

HIS WIFE

BORN IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

(29)

RUFUS T. DONALDSON

BORN NOV. 13, 1854
DIED AUG. 7, 1921

(30)
(Broken footstone)

"R.T.D."

(31 - A)

TO THE MEMORY OF

NOAH W. DONALDSON

DEC. 9, 1826
FEB. 19, 1913

He shall rise again in the
resurrection at the last day.
John XI, 24

(31 - B)
(Footstone)

"N.W.D."

(32)
MARIA ANTOINETTE

WIFE OF
NOAH W. DONALDSON

BORN SEPT. 11, 1832
DIED APRIL 15, 1904

Mother, thou has from us flown
to the regions far above.
We to thee erect this stone
consecrated by our love.

(33 - 34)
(Cornerstones)

"D"

(35)
JOHN CARLTON

SON OF
GEO. L. & ADDIE R. JACOBS

BORN DEC 26, 1900
DIED JULY 5, 1902

(Inscription below is illegible)

(36 - 39)
(Cornerstones)

"A"

(40)

SAMUEL H. ANDERSON

BORN JANUARY 17, 1848
DIED MAY 17, 1912
---
Looking unto Jesus.

(41)
(Footstone)

"S.H.A."

(42 - A)

GEORGE L. JACOBS

JAN. 16, 1856 U FEB. 5, 1922

JACOBS

(42 - B)
(FOOTSTONE)

"G.L.J."

(43) (East side)

IN MEMORY OF
MARY E. DONALDSON

BORN
JULY 4, 1844

DIED
FEB 10, 1909
---
Asleep in Jesus
blessed sleep
she who suffered
is at rest.

DONALDSON

(44)
(Footstone)

"M.E.D."

(45 - 48)
(Cornerstones)

"W"

(49)

IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF
ELIZABETH A. WHEELER

BORN FEB 14, 1820
DIED APRIL 1, 1890

Forever with the Lord,
He giveth His beloved sleep.

(50)
(Footstone)

"E.A.W."

(51)

IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF
WILLIAM Z. WHEELER

BORN APRIL 15, 1827
DIED APRIL 19, 1907

Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep
from which none ever wakes to weep.

(52)
(Footstone)

"W.Z.W."

(53)
SARAH ELIZABETH

WIFE OF
HARVEY CLARK

BORN SEPT. 21, 1882
DIED OCT. 18, 1902

My own dear wife has gone
to mansions above yonder sky
to gaze on the beautiful throne
of Him who is seated on high.

(54)
(Footstone)

"S.E.C."

(55)
IN FOND REMEMBRANCE OF
KATE

BELOVED WIFE OF
ROBERT H. THOMAS

BORN MARCH 15, 1859
DIED JUNE 14, 1890

A precious one from us has gone,
A voice we loved is stilled,
A place is vacant in our home
Which never can be filled.

(56)
MOTHER

LAVINA M.

BELOVED WIFE OF
JOHN H. ALLERS

BORN
JUNE7, 1851

DIED
JAN. 31, 1891

Blessed are the dead who die in
the Lord.

   

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