The German Family Estate Burying ground is located at 6613 Hilltop Avenue, Baltimore, MD at intersection of E. Northern Parkway.

The land was originally part of the Jarman (German) dairy farm on German Lane, Baltimore County. The farm once stretched between Harford Road and Walther Ave. The land was eventually absorbed by the City and was developed over time into various neighborhoods.

Neighbors recall as many as 20 headstones once stood on the property. Sometime in the early 1970's a pick up truck showed up to remove the headstones. A neighbor objected and the man offered to give her one. She chose one and the man placed the stone in her backyard. The stone continues to hide in the backyard. The stone is of Moses A Dysart.

The land at the corner of Hilltop and E. Northern Parkway was "L" shaped and included the German Estate Family burying ground. A developer purchased the land and subdivided the property into two parcels. At that time addresses were sought and provided by the City. In the 1980's, possibly due to an administrative error, the designation on the plat listing the land as a burial ground (from 1931, at least) was dropped and an address for the property was issued. The builder built one home on the divided property and did not attempt to build on the burying ground. I surmise that because the property was given a street address, it began accruing property taxes and was sold for back taxes for $4555 in 2006.

The new owners showed up on Memorial Day 2009 with a backhoe and began digging throughout the property. The neighbors advised the owners that the land was a burial ground and that digging should not continue. Police were called and the digging continued. Only when Fox 45 showed up did they pack up and leave. Bricks were found, possibly from burial chambers.

The owners filed a request with the Circuit Court of Maryland for Baltimore City seeking to clarify their rights to develop the land as a building lot by having the land declared an abandoned cemetery. The case was heard (24-C-09-004196) in November 2009.

At this point, the current owner has the property for sale on homesdatabase.com as a home to be built for $190k.

One of the graves about to be consumed is Moses A Dysart (brother in law of the German's), an Old Defender of Baltimore. Other members of the German family are beleived to still be there.