Title
Pawlings Cemetery, 1
Subject
- Cemeteries
- Slavery
- Native Americans
Description
- This private family cemetery is the final resting place for members of the Pawling, Reiff, and Hauff families. This photograph shows the grave markers for Benjamin, John, and Elizabeth Pawlings.
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- There is also at least one marker at this cemetery that reads "slave." According to an article written by Rev. Judith A. Meier, this enslaved person is a woman named Liza. Native Americans are also believed to be buried here. It is unclear how many people are here in unmarked graves.
Location Covered
Schwenksville (Pa.)
Time Period Covered
1721-1800
Original Format
Photographs
Identifier
2014.342.044.002
Relation
Cemeteries Pawling Family
Contact
The rights for this photograph collection has not been assessed. For copyright questions, please call (610) 272-0297 or email contact@hsmcpa.org to talk with a staff member at the Historical Society of Montgomery County, PA.
Contributing Institution
Historical Society of Montgomery County
Sponsorship
This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.
