St. Louis Cemeteries - U
Cemetery Name: Union Baptist
Location: 17233 Church Rd, Chesterfield / Wildwood
Year Opened: 1868
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Type or Affiliation: African American
Number of Burials: 38
Removals To and From:
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Sacred Green Space (Pg.): 395
Additional Sources: At Rest in Wildwood, R 977.865 A861
Notes: Located in Westland Acres. Burying ground long before church was built. William West, a former slave, bought the land after the Civil War and many of the residents are descendants of West. Several graves marked by fieldstones - one of which is likeling William West. Oldest remaining headstone is 1918.
Cemetery Name: United Hebrew
Location: Jefferson and Chouteau
Year Opened: 1816
Year Closed: 1880
Type or Affiliation: Jewish
Number of Burials: 31
Removals To and From: To: Mount Olive & B'nai El
Old Cemeteries of St. Louis Vol. (Pg.):
StLGS CD Vol. Number: 2
StLGS CD Ref. Number: U02
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Sacred Green Space (Pg.): 341
Additional Sources: "The Cemeteries of University City" [ R977.865 H217C]
Notes: July 24, 1840 - Nathan Abeles and Casper Weinberg purchase small lot for cemetery. November 4, 1843 - ownership transferred to United Hebrew Congregation. In 1854, members of congregation split - leading to est. of Mount Olive Cemetery. Remerged 1856 - with all membership using Mount Olive. 1867 - burials prohibitted at United Hebrew by city - by 1880, all burials relocated to Mount Olive. Located near Choteau's Pond.