Notable People
Mary Lindsey Creditt
Biography
Mary Lindsey Creditt (1835–1912) was a Baltimore businesswoman, property owner, and church worker born in Essex County, Virginia. In 1860, she lived in Baltimore with her husband and children as free people of color. Creditt was among the earliest members of First African Baptist Church, from which Union Baptist Church later developed. She also taught Sunday school at Trinity Baptist Church for twenty years. Widowed and the mother of twelve children, Creditt assumed control of her husband's teamster business and operated a grocery store.
By 1900, she had paid off the mortgage on her home and owned more property than any other African-American woman in Baltimore, according to the supplied historical account. Following her death in 1912, funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Harvey Johnson and the Rev. W. M. Alexander.
Quick Facts
Year of Birth
1835
Place of Birth
Essex County, VA
Year of Death
1912
Place of Burial
Not provided
Occupation
Businesswoman, Property Owner, Church Worker
Era
19th–Early 20th Century
Key Contributions
Entrepreneurship
Took over her husband's teamster business and owned and operated a grocery store.
Property Ownership
Paid off her home mortgage by 1900 and was identified as Baltimore's largest African-American female property owner.
Religion
Was an early member of First African Baptist Church and taught Sunday school at Trinity Baptist Church for twenty years.
