Union Baptist Cemetery located at 4933 Cleves Warsaw Pike, in the Price Hill neighborhood, is a registered historic district in Cincinnati, Ohio, listed in the National Register of Historic Places on September 20, 2002. It contains a single contributing building. The cemetery is the oldest Baptist African-American cemetery in Cincinnati.this cemetery is in great need for some tender loving care, A good grounds man will truly be a plus, there are a lot of headstones that are broken, no clean up has been done, please advise of what can be done in this matter, I’m 74, but is willing to help
Union Baptist Cemetery | |
 Overview of the cemetery | |
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| Location | Cincinnati, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 39°7′0″N 84°36′10″W / 39.11667°N 84.60278°W |
| Area | 160 acres (0.65 km2) |
| NRHP reference No. | 02001057[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 20, 2002[1] |
History
editThe cemetery was established by the Union Baptist Church in 1864 by members of the Union Baptist Church.[2] Almost 150 other USCT veterans are buried at Union Baptist Cemetery.[1]
Notable burials
edit- Newt Allen, a Negro league baseball player[3]
- Powhatan Beaty, a Medal of Honor recipient and American Civil War veteran of the 5th United States Colored Infantry Regiment.[4]
- Bishop Mary Beck Bell, founder of the Spiritualist Church of the Soul[3]
- Tiny Bradshaw, musician [3]
- Edith Hern Fossett, enslaved cook for Thomas Jefferson at President's House (White House) and head cook at Monticello[5]
- Hon. George W. Hayes
- David Leroy Nickens[3]
- Consuelo Clark-Stewart[3]
- Jennie Porter, founder of the Harriet Beecher Stowe School
- Wallace "Bud" Smith, boxer[3]
Notes
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. June 30, 2007.
- ^ "Union Baptist Cemetery". Archived from the original on June 9, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f Hanlin, Chris. "Union Baptist Cemetery Tour". Archived from the original on September 29, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ Grace, Kevin; Tom White (2004). Cincinnati Cemeteries: The Queen City Underground. Arcadia Publishing. p. 50. ISBN 0-7385-3348-3.
- ^ "Edith Hern Fossett". www.monticello.org. Archived from the original on January 27, 2020. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
