In memory of Beal BehoeAuthor of the memorial page is Cemetery Manager

In the row behind Lucy and Sally stands another African American gravestone. This

one is for Beal, probably Beal Behoe, the brother-in-law of Lucy Behoe. The simple

inscription reads, “Beal, a faithful slave, his resting place marked by one who loved

him.” According to the census records, there were a number of free and enslaved

blacks living in Westminster before Maryland emancipated all its slaves in November

1864.