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Johnson–Tilghman Cemetery

Upper Hill / Upper Fairmount · Fairmount District No. 6 · Somerset County, Maryland

Overall view of the cemetery
Overall view of the cemetery

An African American family burial ground near Upper Hill Road. The 2021 visit was documented by Philip L. Goldsborough and Edward M. Smith with Harold Tilghman Jr., who supplied a burial list. The source includes site history, but not a typed transcription of each stone. Photographs below are identified by the names in Ed’s image files.

The burial ground is reached by a private right-of-way; arrange permission before visiting.

Graves Recorded

Gravestone: Harold Tilghman

Harold Tilghman

Gravestone: Sarah J. Tilghman

Sarah J. Tilghman

Gravestone: Alexander Randolph Tilghman Sr.

Alexander Randolph Tilghman Sr.

Gravestone: Melissa Lorraine Tilghman
Additional photograph: Melissa Lorraine Tilghman

Melissa Lorraine Tilghman

Gravestone: Steven Tilghman Sr.

Steven Tilghman Sr.

Gravestone: Yvonne Naomi Coleman

Yvonne Naomi Coleman

Gravestone: Johnnie A. Coleman

Johnnie A. Coleman

Gravestone: Samuel P. Johnson

Samuel P. Johnson

Gravestone: Valerie Denise Fontaine
Additional photograph: Valerie Denise Fontaine

Valerie Denise Fontaine

Gravestone: Peggy D. Whittington

Peggy D. Whittington

Gravestone: Shirley E. Williams
Additional photograph: Shirley E. Williams

Shirley E. Williams

Gravestone: Jarrell M. McClendon Sr.

Jarrell M. McClendon Sr.

Gravestone: Hassan Abdul McClendon

Hassan Abdul McClendon

Gravestone: Unidentified child’s grave

Unidentified child’s grave

Documentation and Sources

Research and field records from Ed Smith’s cemetery collection, prepared for the Somerset Cemeteries Project. Where the original transcription is incomplete or difficult to interpret, consult the source document.