Search Lincoln Cemetery Black Family History Site
Take a look at the work SOAL: SavingOurAncestorsLegacy has been doing on reconstructing the vibrant 19th century Black Community in Harrisburg.

| Name | George K Deskins [1, 2, 3] | ||||
| Birth | 1898
| ||||
| Born | |||||
| Gender | Male | ||||
| Military | DraftBoard: 1; EyeColor: Brown; HairColor: Black; Height: Short; PhysicalBuild: Medium [1] | ||||
| Birth | 1900
Pennsylvania, USA
[2]
| ||||
| Birth | 1900
District of Columbia, USA
[6]
| ||||
| Ethnicity | American [6] | ||||
| Race | Black [1, 2, 6] | ||||
| Name | Beaulah G Deskins [7] | ||||
| Name | Beulah Deskins [6] | ||||
| Name | George B. Dekins [4] | ||||
| Name | George B. Dekins Or Deskins [5] | ||||
| Residence | 1910
Ward 2, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[6]
– StreetAddress: South Cameron Street; 10 Age: 10; AttendedSchool: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0055; NativeLanguageCode: English; Single MaritalStatus: Single; Step Son RelationToHead: StepSon; Stepson RelationToHead: StepSon | ||||
| Residence | 1917
Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
[1]
– StreetAddress: Shiremanstown; 18 Age: 18 | ||||
| Residence | 1920
Ward 1, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[2]
– StreetAddress: 11th Street; 20 Age: 20; Laborer Occupation: Laborer; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 57; HomeMortgaged: Free; HomeOwnership: Owned; Industry: Steel Mill; IsEmployed: Wage or Salary; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Head RelationToHead: Head | ||||
| Died | Oct 1976 [3]
| ||||
| Buried |
Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[3]
| ||||
| Person ID | I744
SOALsearch Last Modified |
1 Nov 2024 | | ||
| Father | George W. Deskins b. Jun 1853, Virginia, USA bur. 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Mother | Katie Johnson Thomas b. Mar 1876, Virginia, USA | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Family ID | F247
| |
| Family | Leanna Stanton (Age 89 years) b. 7 Sep 1897 d. 19 May 1987 (Age 89 years) | |||||||
| Married | 17 Jun 1915
| |||||||
| Children |
|
|||||||
| Last Modified | 1 Nov 2024 | |||||||
| Family ID | F389
| |||||||
We strive to document all of our sources in this family tree. If you have something to add, please let us know.