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Lincoln Cemetery
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On
Saturday, September 21, 2002, descendants of Thomas Morris Chester,
journalist, educator, diplomat, lawyer, scholar, gathered at his grave in Lincoln
Cemetery, Penbrook, to unveil a newly refurbished gravestone with
corrected year of birth. The ceremony was a part of the United
States Colored Troops Institute Regional Conference, held at Harrisburg
that weekend, at the National Civil War Museum. |
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he « Left: Calobe Jackson, Jr. points out nearby tombstones of interest to the Chester descendants. Somewhere nearby are the graves of Jane and George Chester, parents of Thomas, and famous Harrisburg restaurateurs. Right next to the grave of T. Morris Chester is a large and impressive stone for his brother, David R. Chester, a Philadelphia City Council member who died in office. Many local families have ties to the Chester family through the children of George and Jane, and through their grandchildren. Click for a larger image.
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Click for a larger image. All photos on this page and on the next page are by George F. Nagle and are property of Afrolumens. Please contact the site editor for permission to republish photos. Chester's
funeral notice from The Patriot, 1892 |
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