I have searched in every old Dubuque book I have ... 1877 City Directory ... History of Archdiocese of Dubuque ... History of Dubuque By Father Wilke among others and there is no mention of the Old Cathedral Cemetery anywhere ... I am sorry. To my knowledge there is no old cemetery by the Cathedral. Also I looked for Hore Murphy Funeral home and couldnt find that either (I looked for (note the spelling) HORR Murphy Funeral home also... One of Dubuque's founding fathers was a gentleman by the name of ASA HORR, he was a medical man. But there is no mention of him owning a funeral parlor. sorry I am not too much help but I tried. JeannieG731@AOL.com

Sorry for joining this conversation late... I have the book: DUBUQUE: The Encyclopedia p. 62 The City of Dubuque map dated 1852, drawn and published by Joseph C. Jennings, indicated three graveyards within the present city limits. One of the three cemeteries was Catholic while the other two were public. The Catholic cemetery lay at the base of the bluffs behind modern Saint Raphael's Cathedral. The cemetery was bordered on the north by Third Street, the west by Outlot 723, on the south by Lots 698 and 698a, and on the east by Outlot 693. The cemetery had a width of 411 feet along Third Street and a depth of 382 feet. This cemetery was eventually closed by the bishop, and the remains and markers moved to Mount Olivet Cemetery. Mount Olivet Cemetery is in Key West and was originally called the Key West Burying Ground. For anyone interested, a little tidbit: Jackson Park previously was a city cemetery. Remains there were removed to the new city cemetery, Linwood, and the park was dedicated in 1856 and named Jackson Park in July 1857. This book is full of information about the Dubuque and surrounding areas. It was published in 1991 by the First National Bank of Dubuque and was written by Randolph W. Lyon. Best Regards, Karl Sup Mesa, AZ ----- Original Message ----- From: <Jeannieg731@aol.com> To: <IADUBUQU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2002 9:11 PM Subject: Re: [IA..Dubuque] Old Cathedral Cemetery in Dubuque > I have searched in every old Dubuque book I have ... 1877 City Directory > ... History of Archdiocese of Dubuque > ... History of Dubuque By Father Wilke > among others and there is no mention of the Old Cathedral Cemetery anywhere > ... I am sorry. To my knowledge there is no old cemetery by the Cathedral. > Also I looked for Hore Murphy Funeral home and couldnt find that either > (I looked for (note the spelling) HORR Murphy Funeral home also... One of > Dubuque's founding fathers was a gentleman by the name of ASA HORR, he was a > medical man. But there is no mention of him owning a funeral parlor. > sorry I am not too much help but I tried. > JeannieG731@AOL.com > > > ==== IADUBUQU Mailing List ==== > Have you visited the *NEW* RootsWeb/Ancestry Message Boards yet? Take a > tour soon & learn how time-saving those "Gateway" messages are compared > to trying to find the *new* ones on your own. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Thank you Jeannie! I appreciate the time you took to look for me. I know the Hore Murphy Funeral home was in existence in 1902 as they are mentioned in my g.g.grandfather's obituary. I grew up in Dubuque but have been gone since my marriage 24 years ago. I know that it didn't exist while I lived there and that it had gone out of business. I am hoping that their records may have gone to another funeral home or to the genealogical/historical society and that someone will know where they are. Thanks again, Karla Ticonderoga, NY ----- Original Message ----- From: <Jeannieg731@aol.com> To: <IADUBUQU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2002 11:11 PM Subject: Re: [IA..Dubuque] Old Cathedral Cemetery in Dubuque > I have searched in every old Dubuque book I have ... 1877 City Directory > ... History of Archdiocese of Dubuque > ... History of Dubuque By Father Wilke > among others and there is no mention of the Old Cathedral Cemetery anywhere > ... I am sorry. To my knowledge there is no old cemetery by the Cathedral. > Also I looked for Hore Murphy Funeral home and couldnt find that either > (I looked for (note the spelling) HORR Murphy Funeral home also... One of > Dubuque's founding fathers was a gentleman by the name of ASA HORR, he was a > medical man. But there is no mention of him owning a funeral parlor. > sorry I am not too much help but I tried. > JeannieG731@AOL.com > > > ==== IADUBUQU Mailing List ==== > Have you visited the *NEW* RootsWeb/Ancestry Message Boards yet? Take a > tour soon & learn how time-saving those "Gateway" messages are compared > to trying to find the *new* ones on your own. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >