St. Louis Cemeteries - W
Cemetery Name: Walnut Plains
Location: Southwest corner Clayton Rd and Brentwood Rd.
Year Opened: 1834
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Type or Affiliation: Family
Number of Burials: 37
Removals To and From: TO: Bellefontaine
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StLGS CD Vol. Number: 2
StLGS CD Ref. Number: W01
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Notes: Members of the Clayton and McCausland families were removed to Bellefontaine Cemetery however there is no record of other removals from this former cemetery.
Cemetery Name: Walter
Location: Babler Forest d=Dr. at Franklin Co. border
Year Opened: Family
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Number of Burials: 1
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StLGS CD Vol. Number: 2
StLGS CD Ref. Number: W15
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Notes: . Undoubtedly there are more burials in that location.
Cemetery Name: Walton (Judge)
Location: Probably a single grave - unknown location.
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Type or Affiliation: Family
Number of Burials: 1
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StLGS CD Vol. Number: 2
StLGS CD Ref. Number: W02
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Cemetery Name: Wardenburg
Location: 1033 Highway BA near Babler State Park, Wildwood.
Year Opened: 1884
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Type or Affiliation: Family
Number of Burials: 11
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StLGS CD Vol. Number: 2
StLGS CD Ref. Number: W03
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Additional Sources: At Rest in Wildwood, R 977.865 A861
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Cemetery Name: Warfield
Location: 1/2 mile west of Pond Road, off Manchester Rd., Wildwood
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Type or Affiliation: Family
Number of Burials: 8
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StLGS CD Vol. Number: 2
StLGS CD Ref. Number: W04
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Notes: On old Richard Funk property
Cemetery Name: Washington Park
Location: 5500 James S. McDonnell Blvd.
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Type or Affiliation: African American
Number of Burials: 0
Removals To and From: Various. See SLGS Cem. Vol. 5, pp. 109-206
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StLGS CD Vol. Number: 3
StLGS CD Ref. Number: W05
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Sacred Green Space (Pg.): 437
Additional Sources: Washington Park Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri Reinterments, R 977.866 W319
Notes: Located at intersection of Natural Bridge Road and Brown Road in North St. Louis County. Many burials removed for airport and metrolink expansion. Cemetery in poor condition and has been in private hands for decades.
Cemetery Name: Wesleyan (1)
Location: Franklin and Pratte (later Easton), St. Louis
Year Opened: 1820
Year Closed: 1851
Type or Affiliation: Methodist
Number of Burials: 7224
Removals To and From: TO: Centenary Methodist (2) AKA: Weslyan (2), Bridget of Erin, Rock Spring, Calvary
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StLGS CD Vol. Number: 4
StLGS CD Ref. Number: W06
Fiche / Film: 0
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Notes: Between 1823-1836, three cemeteries were established at the intersection of St Charles Road (AKA: Franklin AKA: Martin Luther King) and Pratte (AKA: Jefferson). East of Pratte was a Presbyterian cemetery (est. before 1836), west of Pratte was a mixed Catholic / Public cemetery (deeded 1824), and west of the Catholic / Protestant was a Methodist cemetery (deeded 1828). Plan of the City of St. Louis, 1850 - a map by Julius Hutawa documents the location of these three cemeteries. Significant misinformation exists regarding these three cemeteries. The burial of Rev. Thomas Drummond, now located at Centenary Church names his three spots of burial, the first being at Franklin Ave. and 23rd St - there is no evidence of a cemetery at 23rd street - it should read Pratte (Jefferson). This is the first location of Centenary Methodist Cemetery (1), AKA: Wesleyan Cemetery (1). Cemetery was abandoned sometime following the Cholera epidemic of 1849. By 1855, St. Charles Road (Franklin) was diverted through the cemetery (later Easton and later MLK). 12 Oct 1864 the Missouri Republican reported deplorable conditions at the cemetery and at some point post-1855 many of the bodies were removed and transferred to Centenary Methodist Cemetery (2) at Grand and Laclede. Similar removals were performed at the neighboring Catholic / Public Cemetery and some Methodist removals ended up in the vault at Bridget of Erin Parish. This would also suggest some might have ended up at Rock Spring or Calvary.
Cemetery Name: Wesleyan (2)
Location: Grand Ave, Market St, and Laclede Ave.
Year Opened: 1847
Year Closed: 1878
Type or Affiliation: Methodist
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Removals To: Centenary Methodist (3)
Removals From: Centenary Methodist (1), AKA: Wesleyan (1)
Old Cemeteries of St. Louis Vol. (Pg.):
StLGS CD Vol. Number: 4
StLGS CD Ref. Number: W06
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Notes: Sacred Green Space, Ann Morris, dates second location to 1840-1874. AKA Centenary Methodist Cemetery (2)Centenary Methodist Church established Wesleyan Cemetery at the southwest and southeast corners of Grand and Laclede Avenues in 1847. The grounds comprised 12-3/4 acres and extended to Market Street on the east side of what is now Grand Avenue. The Wesleyan Cemetery Association was formed in 1851. Burials included those of more than 2400 African American.
Encroachment of the city led the Association to establish New Wesleyan Cemetery at the southeast corner of Olive Street Rd. and Hanley Ave. in 1874. Most graves were moved to this new location, although some were transferred to other burial grounds. New Wesleyan cemetery closed in 1952, and graves were moved to Memorial Park Cemetery and other locations.
Cemetery Name: Wesleyan (3)
Location: Olive and Hanley Roads, University City (Southeast corner)
Year Opened: 1878
Year Closed: 1950
Type or Affiliation: Methodist
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Removals To and From: Ohave Shalom, Memorial Park, Bellefontaine
Old Cemeteries of St. Louis Vol. (Pg.):
StLGS CD Vol. Number: 4
StLGS CD Ref. Number: W06
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Additional Sources: "The Cemeteries of University City" [R 977.865 H217C]
Notes: AKA Centenary Methodist Cemetery (3)
Centenary Methodist Church established Wesleyan Cemetery at the southwest and southeast corners of Grand and Laclede Avenues in 1847. The grounds comprised 12-3/4 acres and extended to Market Street on the east side of what is now Grand Avenue. The Wesleyan Cemetery Association was formed in 1851. Burials included those of more than 2400 African Americans.
Encroachment of the city led the Association to establish New Wesleyan Cemetery at the southeast corner of Olive Street Rd. and Hanley Ave. in 1874. Most graves were moved to this new location, although some were transferred to other burial grounds. New Wesleyan cemetery closed in 1952, and graves were moved to Memorial Park Cemetery and other locations.
Cemetery Name: Westerman
Location: Lemp, Utah, Cherokee, and Potomac
Year Opened: 1855
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Type or Affiliation: German Evangelical
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Notes: Located across Cherokee from German Baptist (Lemp, Utah, Cherokee, Wisconsin). Jacob Westerman for whom named after was affiliated with St. Marcus. Forerunner for St. Peter's Evangelical Cemetery (2101 Lucas and Hunt) and St. Marcus Evangelical Cemetery (7901 Gravois). In 1906, Shepard School was constructed on the lot.
Cemetery Name: Western Evangelical Lutheran
Location: Marcus and Lexington Streets.
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Type or Affiliation: Lutheran
Number of Burials: 2404
Removals To and From: unknown
Old Cemeteries of St. Louis Vol. (Pg.): 1 (147)
StLGS CD Vol. Number: 2
StLGS CD Ref. Number: W10
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Additional Sources: Western Ev. Lutheran Cemetery, R 977.866 B671W
Notes: AKA: Paxon-Lutheran Cemetery
Western Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
3540 Marcus Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63115
This cemetery is located at Marcus and Lexington Avenues, adjacent to Immanuel Lutheran Church and southwest of Bellefontaine Cemetery. It was known as Paxon Cemetery or Papin Saxon Cemetery and includes many burials from Zion Lutheran Church as well as Immanual.
Lutheran Church Records are available on St. Louis County Library Lutheran Church Film #66 (Concordia Seminary Film 1817). Text of records is in English. Found on the film:
Internments 1877-1910 Register in chronological order by date of death. Includes place of birth, age, date of death, location where death occurred, cause of death and physician's name.
One Entry 1967
One Entry 1968
Cemetery Name: Wetzel Farm
Location: Wildwood - Unknown
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Type or Affiliation: Family
Number of Burials: 3
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StLGS CD Vol. Number: 2
StLGS CD Ref. Number: W11
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Cemetery Name: Wickersham
Location: Midland Ave, University City.
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Type or Affiliation: Family
Number of Burials: 5
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Old Cemeteries of St. Louis Vol. (Pg.): 1 (54)
StLGS CD Vol. Number: 2
StLGS CD Ref. Number: W12
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Notes: North of Canton
Cemetery Name: Will
Location: 4209 Bates Ave. St. Louis
Year Opened: 1845
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Type or Affiliation: Lutheran
Number of Burials: 15234
Removals To and From: From: Evangelical Holy Cross (1856) and Trinity
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StLGS CD Vol. Number: 2
StLGS CD Ref. Number: C22
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Notes: AKA: Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery (1845), New Saxon Cemetery (1860), Concordia Cemetery.
Cemetery Name: Williams Family Cemetery
Location: 180 Larkin Industrial Court, Fenton
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Type or Affiliation: Family
Number of Burials: 20+
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StLGS CD Vol. Number: 2
StLGS CD Ref. Number: W13
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Cemetery Name: Willming
Location: Wildwood - Unknown
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Type or Affiliation: Family
Number of Burials: 3
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StLGS CD Vol. Number: 2
StLGS CD Ref. Number: W14
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Additional Sources: At Rest in Wildwood, R 977.865 A861
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Cemetery Name: Wulf
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