Forwarding...hoping it helps someone Derrell ----- Original Message ----- From: <BrtMoon96@aol.com> To: <GIBSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2000 7:53 AM Subject: [GIBSON-L] List of those buried in St. Louis Cemetery..... > Hi, here is more information and a list of those buried in the St. Louis, MO. > Bridgeton Memorial Park that is being moved. Hope this helps someone... Nina > Here is more information. Notice names listed. Feel free to send on. We > have Pat Jones Smith, of St. Louis, to thank for posts. (See end.) > Alexandra > BRIDGETON MEMORIAL PARK, Bridgeton, Missouri This burying ground at 4616 > Long Road was made into a memorial park in 1962. In 1959 several > lawsuits were filed against the City for allowing the cemetery to > deteriorate. Individual stones had already been removed "through error > and misunderstanding" but members of the Bridgeton Historical Commission > were able to learn the names of some who were buried there and a large > monument was erected in 1963 which bears this inscription, "We honor the > people buried here. They were part of this nation's adventure and their > vision lighted the path we follow today." > > At the dedication ceremonies, Mrs. Anna Wilson gave a talk about > African-American veterans who are buried here. Records indicate that > the cemetery was integrated from its beginning. It was in use as late > as 1954 and at least 100 people are buried in the two acres. On the > bronze plaque of the monument are the following names: > > (alphabetized by secondary poster) > Adams, Annie > Adams, Benjamin > Adams, George > Adams, Lottie > Alexander, Ben > Alexander, George > Alexander, Henry > Alexander, Lucy > Allen, Eugene > Young, Mary Ann > Black, Sam > Bassett, Arthur > Bivens, Febie > Bivens, George > Bivens, Lizzie > Bivens, Millie > Bivens, Rafe > Bivens, Samuel > Black, Cosley > Black, Edward > Black, Hiram > Black, King > Carter, Bell > Cheeks, Lilly > Clanton, Henry > Dickson, Fred > Duglas Jr., Joe > Edwards, Auston > Edwards Jr., Auston > Edwards, Grace > Edwards, Katie > Galliger Family, The > Grannison, Almiria > Haggerty, Jack > Hall, Creed > Hall, Hillard > Hall, Hiram > Wadlington, Texas Hall > HallJr., Creed > Heidron Children, The > Hodge, Lizzie > Hodge, Steve > HornFamily, The > Jackson, Nasrus > Johnson, Amy > Johnson, George > Johnson, Julia > Johnson, Robert > Johnson, Turner > Knight, Mr. > Lewis, Henry > Lint, Hal > Lint, Luvenia > McClure Family, The > Moore, Jessie > Mumps, Enoch > Phillips, Elio > Phillips, Eliza > Phillips, Ike > Phillips, Tilly > Phillips, Walter > Pruitt, Bell > Pueroa Family, The > Riddle, Fred > Robertson, James > Rush, Will > Scott, Baron > Scott, Louise > Scott, Lydia > Smith, Laura > Stanton, Roberta > Stevenson, Lewis > Steward, Fred > Stocker, Henry > Taylor, Joseph > Thompson, Abe > Thompson, Henry > Thompson, Hiram > Thompson, Jenny > Tucker, Mamie > Vonsray, Barney > Walker, Edward > Walker, Kit > Walker, Lizzie > Walker, Quiller > Walker, Tommy > White, Barbara > White, John > White, Noah > White, Shibina > William Dr., Berry > Wilson, Alice > Wilson, Ernest > Wilson, George > Woodson, Theodore > Woolfolk, Baby > Woolfolk, Hadley > Wright, Gibson > Wright, Hiram > Wright, Mamie > Young, Green > Young, Skip > > This list was given to me by : > The Missouri Historical Society > P.O. Box 11940 > St. Louis, Missouri 63112-0040 > (314) 746-4599 > > There is a Shirley Wotawa that is seeking information about the persons > buried here. If you can help with this project, please contact her at > 9512 Glen Owen, Ferguson, Missouri 63136. This address is from the > fall of 1998. You can also contact the St. Louis Dept. of Parks and > Recreation Historical Preservation Office at (314) 615-0357. > > After 3 hours on the phone and the typing....that I'm not that good > at...I hope this will help some of you. Feel free to forward. > > Pat Jones Smith > St, Louis, Missouri > >