Monday's Post-Dispatch March 25, 2002 South edition page S-1 Headline "Father Moses Dickson Cemetery offers records " "A historic black cemetery in Crestwood has donated microfilm of its burial records dating from 1904 to 1983 to the St Louis County Library's Julius K Hunter and Friends , African-American Research Collection." "Father Moses Dickson Cemetery at 845 Sappington Road was one of the first public cemeteries available to blacks in the St Louis area. The cemetery contains the graves of notable St Louisans including John Vashon and James Milton Turner ,founder of Lincoln University, and the US first ambassador to Liberia." "This microfilm contains burial records of more than 6000 African-Americans who were former slaves or descendants of slaves. The records will now be available to the public for family research at the County Library HQ at 1640 S Lindbergh Blvd." Some Data on cemeteries and funeral homes <http://genealogyinstlouis.accessgenealogy.com/buchholz.htm> Surnames of Interest: BUCHHOLZ anywhere -BECKMANN-CASSIDY-DeL0NJAY-DREES-MOSBACHER-NENTWIG-NEUTZLER-PONCOT-RENSIN G-STAUDER-STIEFFERMANN

More on Father Dickson Cemetery and about Father Dickson himself can be found at their website at: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/dickson/fdc.htm Also, a new page featuring "Slavery in St. Louis": http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/slavery.htm --Scott K. Williams "History's Time Portal to Old St. Louis" http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/stlouis/ Non-Profit History Research Website American Local History Network American History and Genealogy Project