Below are just SOME of the African-American/Black undertakers and/or funeral directors at the turn of the century (before 1911) There were others in business in the 1800s and after 1911, but this list only mentions those around turn of century. Compiled from Louisville City directories and printed in vol. 3 of "Eastern Cemetery Records" published by the Louisville Genealogical Society in 1995. Thousands of blacks buried in Eastern "The Methodist" Cemetery beginning in mid 19th century. Years in parenthesis represent first year listed and last address in 1911 or before. Adams, Georia (1902) 610 9th St. Boyson, T. B. (1902) 304 E. Green Cooper, J. B. (1911) 1001 W. Chestnut Falls City Undertaking Co. (1902 - 1911) 318 E. Green and 346 E. Green Hankins, T. H. (1907-1911) various address on S. Preston Hathaway, J. H. (in business today as Hathaway and Clark) in 1911 Hathaways was at 716 S. Preston Hunter, H. P. (1903) E. Green Jackson, L. H. (1900-1901) West Walnut and also on 9th St. Louisville Funeral Directors 1901-1909) 1100 W. Walnut McAfee, A. B. (1911) 1418 W. Chestnut McEwen, Alex (1910-1911) E. Burnett Meaux & Wilkins (1909) W. Walnut Porter, A.D. (1909-1911) 400 block 18th St. (Still in business but at different address.) Smith, R. R. (1902-1911) 1208 W. Walnut/and So. 7th Taylor, James H. (1878-1901) Walnut nr. 10th and 616 9th. Thomas & McEwan (1907-1909) 2085 Preston and 300 block of E. Green Thomas, Wallace (1910) 821 Oldham Watson, William M. (1889-1908) 813 9th and 1001 W. Chestnut Wilkins, J. W. (1910-1911) 1100 W. Walnut ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donald L. Murphy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 3:08 PM Subject: [KYJEFFER] Knowledgeable Jefferson mailing list..... > > Most days I just feel like the Jefferson mail list should be the responder > to all my email questions....hehe. > Here is another I got today. Can anyone help this person out? > Thanks so much, > > Donnie > > > Funeral Directors > > Who did services (embalming) for blacks? > > Cemeteries > Does anyone know where I might be able to locate a list of Cemeteries in > the Early 1900's. With a special interest in the Black ones. That is, > other than Greenwood and Louisville Cemeteries. > > Reform Schools > > Preferably " Ridgewood & Ormsby Village " this would be in the 1940's. > > > ==== KYJEFFER Mailing List ==== > The Jefferson County, Kentucky History and Genealogy page is proud to be a > part of the KyGenWeb and the USGenWeb Projects, both of which are > not-for-profit endeavors. Visit us at http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyjeffer/ . > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >