JEFFERSON BARRACKS NATIONAL CEMETERY EXPANSION

Of interest to many of our genealogists:

ST. LOUIS OBITUARY INDEX UPDATE

St. Louis Public Library staff have compiled an index for obituaries (written by a reporter); death notices (furnished by the family); and burial permits (usually provide only name, age, and cause of death) appearing in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch newspaper.

Years indexed at this time include 1880-1930; 1942-1945; 1960-1970; and 1992-2014. You can check our online index here:

St. Louis Public Library Obits Index

Listings in the index provide year of death, date the obit or death notice appeared in the newspaper, and the page number in that newspaper (occasional index listings do not provide a page number). The index also notes if the listing is a burial permit (*) or obituary (#).

In order to make a copy for you, we will need:

* Name of the deceased
* Exact listing from our index (or exact date of death)
* Your name
* Your mailing address
* Your phone number & email address

If you do not find the persons of interest in our index, there are several things you can do. You can try to find a death date by checking:

* Bellefontaine Cemetery (non-denominational)

* Catholic Cemeteries of St. Louis

* Find a Grave

* Social Security Death Index

* Nationwide Gravesite Locator (for veterans and their spouses)

* Missouri State Archives Death Certificates Database (1910-1963)

If your search finds an exact death date for a person who died in the St. Louis metro-area, we can then do an obit search for you. Please note that our index starts in 1880 because death notices were uncommon prior to that time period.

We can copy up to five obits per request. Wait until you receive those obits before making another request. It is currently taking up to four weeks to fill requests (orders are placed in the queue in the order received--rush orders are not accepted).

In some cases, we can send you a scan of the obits requested. If so, there is no cost to you.

If we are unable for whatever reasons to send a scan of obits requested, we will make print copies and mail them to you with a bill ($1.00 overall for postage & handling plus $0.25 per copy).

If we cannot locate one or more obits you have requested, you will be notified of that fact.

Send your orders to webref@slpl.org, or call us at 314-241-2288.

WELL-GROUNDED: CEMETERY RECORDS & RESEARCH

INTRODUCTION

The Genealogy Room collection includes many books of cemetery records, plus numerous books on cemetery research. This list includes just a few of our titles on these subjects.

The following online article is a good introduction to cemetery research for novices:

Tiptoeing Through the Graveyard

ABBREVIATIONS

DA—Julia Davis Branch
GEN—Genealogy Room (Central Library)
ST—Stacks (Central Library)
STL—St. Louis Room (Central Library)

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Amsler, Kevin. Final Resting Place: The Lives and Deaths of Famous St. Louisans. St. Louis, MO: Virginia Publishing Co, 1997. STL—929.5097786

At Rest in Wildwood: Burial Sites, History of Cemetery Traditions, and Stories of Our Passing : Wildwood, St. Louis County, Missouri. Wildwood, MO: Wildwood Historical Society, 2005. GEN—929.3778

Carmack, Sharon DeBartolo. American Cemetery Research. Baltimore, Md: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2012. GEN—929.1

Cemeteries of the U.S.: a Guide to Contact Information for U.S. Cemeteries and Their Records. Detroit, Mi: Gale Research, 1994. GEN,DA—929.373

Cemetery Records of Missouri. Chilicothe, Mo: Elizabeth P. Ellsberry, 1965. GEN—929.3778 HOLT

Cemetery Relocations by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas. St. Louis: St. Louis Genealogical Society, 1977. GEN—929.377

Gibson, Eleanor. Fenton, Missouri Area Cemeteries. Fenton, Mo.: DAR, Olde Town Fenton Chapter, 2012. GEN—929.3778 SAINT LOUIS

Hamilton, Esley, and Pat H. Baer. The Cemeteries of University City. University City, MO: Historical Society of University City, 1998. ST,STL—929.377866

Holt, Dean W. American Military Cemeteries: a Comprehensive Illustrated Guide to the Hallowed Resting Places of the United States: Including Cemeteries Overseas. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 1992. GEN,DA—353.0086

McElhiney, Mary J, Emma R. Porter, and Gertrude P. Johnson. Genealogical Records: Inscriptions Personally Transcribed from the Tombstones in Old Family Burying Grounds and in the Public Cemeteries in St. Charles, Montgomery, Warren, Lincoln and St. Louis Counties, Missouri. S.l.: Edna McElhiney Olson, 1970. GEN—929.3778 SAINT CHARLES

Missouri Bible and Cemetery Records: Crawford, Franklin, Iron, Jefferson and Washington Counties. S.l.: s.n., 1972. GEN—929.3778

The National Cemetery, Jefferson City, Missouri. Jefferson City, Mo. (P.O. Box 715, Jefferson 65102): Mid-Missouri Genealogical Society, 1981. GEN—929.3778 COLE

Old Cemeteries, St. Louis County, Mo. 6 vols. St. Louis: St. Louis Genealogical Society, 1982--. GEN—929.3778 SAINT LOUIS

Old St. Louis County Cemeteries, Missouri. St. Louis, Mo: Daughters of the American Revolution (St. Louis Chapter), 1952. GEN—929.3778 SAINT LOUIS

Ostertag, John A, and Enid Ostertag. Tracing Roots in the Missouri River Valley from Kansas City to St. Louis, Mo: A Directory of 20 Counties Bordering the Missouri River for Genealogists, Historians, Tourists : Early Histories, Courthouse Records, Research Libraries, Genealogical and Historical Societies, College Histories, Cemetery Records, Museums, Tourist Attractions. St. Joseph, Mo: Ostertag, 1988. GEN—929.3778

Pearson, Thomas A. St. Louis Cemetery Lists and Death Registers, 1764-1999: A Selected, Annotated Bibliography of Materials in the Collection of the St. Louis Public Library. St. Louis, MO: St. Louis Public Library, 2001. ST,GEN—929.3778

Tombstone Talks: Landmarks Tour of Bellefontaine Cemetery, October 25, 1970. St. Louis, Mo.: Landmarks Association of St. Louis, Inc, 1975. ST,STL—920.077

WASHINGTON PARK CEMETERY LOT CARDS

In a time when most cemeteries were racially segregated, Washington Park Cemetery was founded by businessmen Andrew Henry Watson and Joseph John Hauer as a for-profit burial place for African Americans. It became the largest African American cemetery in the St. Louis area—approximately 44,000 individuals are buried there.

Located in the City of Berkeley, Missouri, the cemetery was established in 1920 in an area that was then unincorporated St. Louis County.

We now own a multi-volume book set that reproduces lot cards for Washington Park Cemetery in (mostly) alphabetical order by surname. Below is a finding aid for the volumes in that book set. If you would like us to check for a particular individual, you can call us at 314241-2288 or email us at webref@slpl.org. Cards typically provide:

Interment #
Burial permit #
Last residence
Age in years
Sex
Place of death
Undertaker (name, sometimes address)
Cause of death
Date of death
Date of interment
Lot #
Section #
Grave #

Vol. 1---A
Vol. 2---B—Bickell
Vol. 3---Bickham, Emma—Broadie, Ernest M.
Vol. 4---Broadie, Jane—Busch, Edward
Vol. 5---Bush, Amelia—Chambers, Henry F.
Vol. 6---Caston—Cole, Ada
Vol. 7---Cole, Alice—Cox, Zella
Vol. 8---Cozart, Alice—Curtis, Willie J.
Vol. 9---Curtiss—Dawkins
Vol. 10---Dawson, Agnes—Donell, Samuel
Vol. 11---Donelson—Easley
Vol. 12---Eason, Cora—Erskine, Ellis
Vol. 13---Ewes—Exum
Vol. 14---Ezel, Princess—Forbes, Leander
Vol. 15---Forbes—Futwa
Vol. 16---Gabe, Mathew L.—Gleason, Sallie
Vol. 17---Glee—Greene
Vol. 18---Greenfield, Arthur—Hamilton, Willie Lee
Vol. 19---Hamlet—Hatten
Vol. 20---Hattic, Aline—Hemingway, Peyton
Vol. 21---Hemphill—Hinderman
Vol. 22---Hinds, Anderson—Hornbeak, Rose
Vol. 23---Horne—Hunter
Vol. 24---Huntley, Clyde—Jackson, Zora G.
Vol. 25---Jacobs—Johnston
Vol. 26---Joiner, Abe—Justice, Emma
Vol. 28---Kaigler—Lay
Vol. 29---Lightfoot—Lyons
Vol. 30---Lytle, Elizabeth—Mazique, Charles
Vol. 31---McAlee—McGarack
Vol. 32---McGaha, Rosie Lee—Milliner, Herman
Vol. 33---Million—Moore
Vol. 34---Moreham—Myricks, William
Vol. 35---Nabors—Outlaw
Vol. 36---Overlay—Pass
Vol. 37---Person, Mary—Peteet, John A.
Vol. 38---Peters—Posey
Vol. 39---Posley, Albert—Pullom, Cora
Vol. 40---Pulam—Renaker
Vol. 41---Rendall, Lena—Roden
Vol. 42---Rodger—Saville
Vol. 43---Savoy, Alexander—Shipp, Lucy L.
Vol. 44---Shirley—Smoot
Vol. 45---Snaford, Joseph—Sysmore, Henry
Vol. 46---Tabbert—Tebbs
Vol. 47---Tedoe—Thornhill, Minnie Lee
Vol. 48---Thronton—Tunstall
Vol. 49---Turk, Elizabeth—Voss, Elonora
Vol. 50---Wadell--Warren
Vol. 51---Warrington, Mabel—Wedin, Lucy
Vol. 52---Weedin—Whitney
Vol. 53---Whitsid—Willis, Zedrick
Vol. 54---Willaughby—Zumanski
Vol. 55---Section 1
Vol. 56---Section 2, Lot 1—Section 3, Lot 4
Vol. 57--- Section 3, Lot 5A—Section 4, Lot 2
Vol. 58--- Section 4, Lot 2—Section 5, Lot 3
Vol. 59--- Section 5, Lot 3C—Section 5, Lot 1066
Vol. 60--- Section 6, Lot 42—Section 6B, Lot 1
Vol. 61--- Section 6B, Lot 2—Section 7, Lot 801
Vol. 62--- Section 8, Lot 1-20—Section 8C, Lot 52
Vol. 63--- Section 9, Lot 1—Section 10, Lot 77
Vol. 64--- Section 11, Lot 1—Section 11, Lot 734
Vol. 65--- Section 12
Vol. 66--- Section 14, Lot 1—Section 14, Lot 519
Vol. 67--- Section 15

ST. LOUIS CEMETERY LISTS AND DEATH REGISTERS, 1764-1999: PART XI

Copyright 2009 by St. Louis Public Library. All rights reserved.

1946-1999

Old Cemeteries, St. Louis County, Mo. St. Louis, Mo.: St. Louis Genealogical Society, 1982-, 4 vols. HG,ST-929.3778

Volume 1 listings cover mostly the period 1870-1930, with some listings extending into the 1960s.

Social Security Master Death Index. Social Security Administration, Washington, DC.

Link to website

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Directory of Names. Washington, D.C.: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, 1982. HG-959.70433

Includes American military personnel killed in the Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975. Listings provide name of deceased, hometown and state, rank and branch of service, and date of death.

Zimmer, Keith B. St. Louis Obituary Index, 1992-2010: Obituaries and Death Notices Appearing in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Newspaper. St. Louis Public Library, 1992-2010. HG,MI-071.7866

St. Louis Obituary Index also appears on the St. Louis Public Library website.

ST. LOUIS CEMETERY LISTS AND DEATH REGISTERS, 1764-1999: PART IX

Copyright 2009 by St. Louis Public Library. All rights reserved.

1917-1942

Hawkins, Robert. “Fratellanza Society Burial Records.” St. Louis Genealogical Society Quarterly 28:2 (Summer 1995): 37-41. HG-P

List of members of this Italian-American society buried in Calvary Catholic Cemetery 1867-1941 (most are for the period 1867-1920). Includes some burials of children of members. Listings provide name and date of burial.

Missouri. Confederate Soldiers’ Home. Biennial Reports (1897-1940). Higginsville, MO: Confederate Soldiers’ Home, 1897.1940. ST-362.8

Reports vary, but generally include listings of deaths of residents during the reporting period. Death listings include name, date of death, and sometimes place of burial.

Missouri. Federal Soldiers’ Home of St. James, Missouri. Biennial Reports (1901-1940). St. James, MO: Federal Soldiers’ Home, 1901-1940. ST-362.8

Reports vary, but generally include a listing of deaths of residents of the home during the reporting period. Death listings include name, date of death, and place of burial.

Old Cemeteries, St. Louis County, Mo. St. Louis, Mo.: St. Louis Genealogical Society, 1982-, 4 vols. HG,ST-929.3778

Volume 1 listings cover mostly the period 1870-1930, with a few listings extending into the 1960s; volume 2 listings primarily cover the period 1840-1920.

Soldiers of the Great War. Compiled by W.M. Haulsee, F.G. Howe, and A.C. Doyle. Washington, D.C.: Soldiers’ Record Publishing Association, 1920, 3 volumes. ST-940.91

This book set lists (by state) United States Army soldiers killed during World War I.

“Violent Deaths in Missouri, 1840-1918 (selected).” Pioneer Times 8:1 (January 1984). HG-P

Abstracts of miscellaneous newspaper articles on violent deaths during the period listed (some St. Louis).

“Violent Deaths in Missouri, 1866-1925 (selected).” Pioneer Times 9:2 (April 1985). HG-P

Abstracts of miscellaneous newspaper articles on violent deaths during the period listed (some St. Louis).

“Weick Undertakers Records, 1911-1950.” St. Louis Genealogical Society Quarterly: vol. VII, no. 4 (December 1974): 79; vol. VIII, no. 1 (March 1975): 17; vol. VIII, no. 2 (June 1975): 35; and vol. VIII, no. 3 (September 1975): 69. HG-P St. Louis

Zimmer, Keith B. St. Louis Obituary Index, 1918-1919: Obituaries, Death Notices,and Burial Permits Appearing in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Newspaper. St. Louis Public Library, 1999-2000. HG,MI-071.7866

Newspaper death notices for this period include numerous listings for soldiers and sailors killed or wounded in action, or who were listed as prisoners of war or as missing in action. These listings are available in book form at our Compton Genealogy Branch, and on our website. Note the special lists that have been compiled for World War I Casualties, Prisoners of War, and African-American Prisoners of War:

SLPL Obituary Index