List of Colored Persons: 1861–1862
Wesleyan Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri
More than 2,400 "Colored Persons" were buried in Wesleyan Methodist Cemetery in what is now downtown St. Louis between 1847 and 1868. This index to the burials was created by Gloria E. Dettleff from names abstracted from cemetery records included on Family History Library film no. 1405557. The index and explanatory text are copyright © 2008 Gloria E. Dettleff and used by permission.
| Name | Date | Age | Blk | Lot | Row | Gr | Amt Pd | Who Pd? | Date Pd | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will, Mr. [his] stillborn slave | 1 Jan 1861 | Stillborn | 35 | 2 | 10 | 18 | $4.00 | Paid | 12 Apr 1861 | ---- |
| Tennett, Minty [female] | 10 Jan 1861 | 40y | 7 | 5 | -- | -- | $3.00 | Paid | 12 Apr 1861 | ---- |
| Wiles, P. [his] stillborn slave | 10 Jan 1861 | Stillborn | 35 | 2 | 10 | 19 | $4.00 | J A S | 12 Apr 1861 | ---- |
| Sexton, Reubon | 5 Feb 1861 | 54y | 34 | 2 | 3 | 11 | $9.00 | Paid | 12 Apr 1861 | ---- |
| Breckenridge, Sam [his] slave, York | 11 Feb 1861 | 19y | 34 | 2 | 2 | 12 | $9.00 | J A S | 12 Apr 1861 | ---- |
| Swearengen, T.; Child belonging to | 28 Feb 1861 | 3m | 35 | 2 | 10 | 21 | $4.00 | J A S | 12 Apr 1861 | ---- |
| Hunter, Annie | 28 Feb 1861 | 32y | 34 | 2 | 2 | 13 | $9.00 | J A S | 12 Apr 1861 | ---- |
| Lawrence, L.; [his] slave, Bill | 3 Mar 1861 | 75y | 34 | 2 | 4 | 1 | $9.00 | J A S | 12 Apr 1861 | ---- |
| Dyer, T. B. [his] slave, William | 15 Mar 1861 | 47y | 34 | 2 | 4 | 2 | $9.00 | J A S | 12 Apr 1861 | ---- |
| Powell, Lydia | 25 Mar 1861 | Adult | 34 | 2 | 4 | 3 | $9.00 | George N. Lynch | 12 Apr 1861 | ---- |
| Watson, Lymus | 26 Mar 1861 | 35y | 35 | 2 | 4 | 14 | $9.00 | J A S | 12 Apr 1861 | ---- |
| Popper, Mary F. | 26 Mar 1861 | 40y | 19 | 3NH | -- | -- | $3.00 | J A S | 12 Apr 1861 | ---- |
| Anderson, S. J. P. [his] stillborn | 3 Apr 1861 | Stillborn | 35 | 2 | 10 | 21 | $4.00 | 17 Jul 1861 | ||
| Davis, Arabella | 4 Apr 1861 | 7m | 37 | 1 | 3 | 19 | $4.00 | 17 Jul 1861 | ||
| Wheeler, George | 18 Apr 1861 | 44y | 34 | 2 | 4 | 4 | $9.00 | 17 Jul 1861 | ||
| Day, Mary Jane | 29 Apr 1861 | 31y | 34 | 2 | 2 | 15 | $9.00 | Paid | 17 Jul 1861 | ---- |
| Ash, Primus | 30 Apr 1861 | 30y | 34 | 2 | 4 | 5 | $9.00 | Paid | 17 Jul 1861 | ---- |
| Stewart, Abraham | 6 May 1861 | 1.5m | 35 | 2 | 9 | 1 | $4.00 | Paid | 17 Jul 1861 | Buried with Eugene Stewart. His last name might be Shith. |
| Stewart, Eugene | 6 May 1861 | 21h | 35 | 2 | 9 | 1 | -- | ---- | 17 Jul 1861 | Buried with Abraham Stewart |
| Mary a slave girl | 10 May 1861 | 10y | 37 | 1 | 4 | 3 | $5.00 | Paid | 17 Jul 1861 | ---- |
| Loving, Malinda | 10 May 1861 | 75y | 34 | 2 | 4 | 6 | $9.00 | J A S | 17 Jul 1861 | Buried with a Stillborn child. |
| Burns, Hannah | 11 May 1861 | 50y | 34 | 2 | 3 | 12 | $9.00 | Paid | 17 Jul 1861 | ---- |
| Burdean, Hellen | 26 May 1861 | 35y | 34 | 2 | 4 | 7 | $9.00 | Paid | 17 Jul 1861 | ---- |
| Ralls, Martha | 28 May 1861 | Adult | 34 | 2 | 3 | 13 | $9.00 | J A S | 17 Jul 1861 | ---- |
| Walker, James [his] stillborn child | 2 Jul 1861 | Stillborn | 35 | 2 | 7 | 2 | $2.00 | George N. Lynch | 19 Oct 1861 | ---- |
| Curtis, Anthony | 10 Jul 1861 | 2m | 37 | 1 | 3 | 20 | $4.00 | J A S | 19 Oct 1861 | ---- |
| Tutt, T. G.; woman belonging to | 15 Jul 1861 | Adult | 34 | 2 | 3 | 14 | $9.00 | J A S | 19 Oct 1861 | ---- |
| Wilkerson, Ed [his] Negro child | 19 Jul 1861 | 1y | 37 | 1 | 3 | 21 | $4.00 | J A S | 19 Oct 1861 | ---- |
| Cox, Edward | 24 Jul 1861 | 6m | 37 | 1 | 3 | 22 | $4.00 | Paid | 19 Oct 1861 | ---- |
| Francis, Thomas | 25 Jul 1861 | 38y | 34 | 2 | 4 | 8 | $3.00 | J A S | 19 Oct 1861 | ---- |
| Sharpe, T. C.; Edmund belonging to | 28 Jul 1861 | Adult | 34 | 2 | 4 | 9 | $9.00 | J A S | 19 Oct 1861 | ---- |
| Bartlett, Cheeney | 28 Jul 1861 | 100y | 34 | 2 | 3 | 15 | $9.00 | J A S | 19 Oct 1861 | ---- |
| Johnson, Emma | 31 Jul 1861 | 28y | 7 | 5 | -- | -- | $3.00 | Paid | 19 Oct 1861 | Buried with Infant Johnson |
| Johnson, Infant | 27 Aug 1861 | 7m 16d | 7 | 5 | -- | -- | -- | ---- | 19 Oct 1861 | Buried with Emma Johnson |
| Quizenborg, Daphne | 31 Jul 1861 | 85y | 34 | 2 | 5 | 1 | $3.00 | J A S | 19 Oct 1861 | ---- |
| Randle, Dan | 12 Aug 1861 | Adult | 34 | 2 | 4 | 10 | $9.00 | J A S | 19 Oct 1861 | ---- |
| Johnson, Mariah | 17 Aug 1861 | 40y | 34 | 2 | 4 | 11 | $9.00 | Paid | 19 Oct 1861 | ---- |
| Marshall, Alice | 29 Aug 1861 | 18y | 34 | 2 | 4 | 12 | $9.00 | Paid | 19 Oct 1861 | ---- |
| McDonald, Dennis | 29 Aug 1861 | Adult | 34 | 2 | 5 | 2 | $9.00 | J A S | 19 Oct 1861 | ---- |
| Loker, W. A. [his] slave, Sarah | 4 Sep 1861 | 9m | 37 | 1 | 3 | 23 | $4.00 | Paid | 19 Oct 1861 | ---- |
| Shore, D. [his] slave, Dinah | 8 Sep 1861 | 101y | 34 | 2 | 3 | 3 | $9.00 | Sherrick, George W. | 19 Oct 1861 | ---- |
| Sharpe, F. C.; Woman belonging to | 17 Sep 1861 | Adult | 34 | 2 | 5 | 4 | $9.00 | J A S | 19 Oct 1861 | ---- |
| Robison, Nancy | 23 Sep 1861 | 39y | 34 | 2 | 5 | 5 | $9.00 | J A S | 10 Jan 1862 | ---- |
| Pierce, John; slave of G. W. Good | 1 Oct 1861 | 14y | 34 | 2 | 5 | 6 | $9.00 | Paid | 10 Jan 1862 | ---- |
| Lewis, Henry | 3 Oct 1861 | 1d | 37 | 1 | 3 | 24 | $4.00 | J A S | 10 Jan 1862 | ---- |
| Dudley, Mary | 19 Oct 1861 | 37y | 34 | 2 | 5 | 7 | $9.00 | Paid | 10 Jan 1862 | ---- |
| Anderson, Martha Ellen | 12 Nov 1861 | 19y | 34 | 2 | 4 | 13 | $9.00 | Paid | 10 Jan 1862 | ---- |
| Smith, Fred K. [his] infant son | 27 Dec 1861 | 1y 3m | 37 | 1 | 4 | 5 | $4.00 | J A S | 10 Jan 1862 | ---- |
| Wheeler, Henry | 28 Dec 1861 | 1y 6m | 37 | 2 | 4 | 6 | $4.00 | Paid | 10 Jan 1862 | Buried with Herman Wheeler |
| Wheeler, Herman | 21 May 1867 | 5y | 37 | 2 | 4 | 9 | $9.00 | J A S | 3 May 1862 | Buried with Henry Wheeler |
| Patsy, Silas | 28 Dec 1861 | 48y | 34 | 2 | -- | 7 | $4.00 | Paid | 3 May 1862 | ---- |
| Williams, Nathan | 11 Jan 1862 | 4m | 37 | 2 | -- | 7 | $3.00 | Paid | 3 May 1862 | ---- |
| Heydon, J. B. [his] boy child | 18 Jan 1862 | 4m | 18 | 15 | -- | 7 | $2.00 | Paid | 3 May 1862 | ---- |
| Ellis, J. M. [his slave] Mary Jane | 25 Jan 1862 | 11y 5m | 34 | 2 | 6 | 1 | $5.00 | Paid | 3 May 1862 | ---- |
| Barnum, Theson [his slave] Absalom | 26 Jan 1862 | Adult | 10 | 11 | -- | 5 | $3.00 | Paid | 3 May 1862 | ---- |
| Lewis, William | 30 Jan 1862 | 9m | 18 | 15 | -- | 8 | $2.00 | Paid | 3 May 1862 | ---- |
| Looss, Mr. [his] child | 2 Feb 1862 | 6w | 37 | 1 | 3 | 26 | $4.00 | Paid | 13 May 1862 | ---- |
| Alexander, J. B.; Betsy belonging to | 8 Feb 1862 | 1y | 37 | 1 | 3 | 27 | $4.00 | J A S | 13 May 1862 | ---- |
| Delilah Rose | 12 Feb 1862 | Adult | 34 | 2 | 6 | 2 | $9.00 | Paid | 13 May 1862 | ---- |
| Allen, George C. [his] slave, Julia | 20 Feb 1862 | 20y | 34 | 2 | 5 | 12 | $9.00 | J A S | 13 May 1862 | ---- |
| Brewster, Francis E. [female] | 21 Feb 1862 | 11m | 37 | 1 | 4 | 8 | $4.00 | George N. Lynch | 13 May 1862 | ---- |
| Taliafarro, Lewis | 23 Feb 1862 | 45y | 34 | 2 | 4 | 15 | $9.00 | J A S | 13 May 1862 | ---- |
| Shore, Dr. John [his] slave Josephine & her child | 9 Mar 1862 | 27y | 34 | 2 | 6 | 5 | $9.00 | George N. Lynch | 13 May 1862 | ---- |
| Triplett, John R. [his] slave [child] | 12 Mar 1862 | 1y 6m | 37 | 1 | 4 | 9 | $4.00 | George N. Lynch | 13 May 1862 | ---- |
| Davitt, Marshall [his] stillborn child | 14 Mar 1862 | Stillborn | 37 | 1 | 3 | 28 | $4.00 | George N. Lynch | 13 May 1862 | Buried with John Farrar |
| Farrar, John | 14 Mar 1862 | -- | 37 | 1 | 3 | 28 | -- | George N. Lynch | 13 May 1862 | Buried with Marshall Davitt stillborn |
| Thompson, Brunette | 18 Mar 1862 | 29y | 34 | 2 | 5 | 14 | $9.00 | J A S | 13 May 1862 | ---- |
| Frazier, Large | 6 Mar 1862 | 35y | 34 | 2 | 6 | 4 | $9.00 | Paid | 13 May 1862 | ---- |
| Brooks, Robert S. | 4 Apr 1862 | 3y 5m | 37 | 1 | 4 | 10 | $4.00 | Paid | 12 Jul 1862 | Buried with Sarah Brooks |
| Brooks, Sarah | 7 Oct 1864 | -- | 37 | 1 | 4 | 10 | -- | Paid | --- | Buried with Robert S. Brooks |
| Evans, Emily | 5 Apr 1862 | 61y | 34 | 2 | 6 | 6 | $9.00 | George N. Lynch | 12 Jul 1862 | ---- |
| Smith, Solomon [his] slave, Jacob | 5 Apr 1862 | Adult | 34 | 2 | 6 | 7 | $9.00 | George N. Lynch | 12 Jul 1862 | ---- |
| Sharp, H. [his] child slave | 28 Apr 1862 | Child | 37 | 1 | 4 | 11 | $4.00 | J A S | 12 Jul 1862 | ---- |
| Cassan, Willis | 2 May 1862 | 2y | 37 | 1 | 4 | 12 | $4.00 | Paid | 12 Jul 1862 | ---- |
| Brown, Mariah | 2 May 1862 | 60y | 34 | 2 | 6 | 8 | $9.00 | George N. Lynch | 12 Jul 1862 | ---- |
| Green, Edward | 9 Jun 1862 | 48y | 34 | 2 | 6 | 9 | $9.00 | Paid | 12 Jul 1862 | Buried with Green child |
| Green, Child | 1 Oct 1862 | Child | 34 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -- | Paid | -- | Buried with Edward Green |
| Miner, Milly | 9 Jun 1862 | 70y | 34 | 2 | 5 | 15 | $9.00 | Paid | 12 Jul 1862 | ---- |
| Thomas, Vina | 25 Jun 1862 | 55y | 34 | 1 | 4 | 2 | $7.00 | Paid | 12 Jul 1862 | ---- |
| Baker, Laura J. | 1 Jul 1862 | 7m | 37 | 1 | 3 | 29 | $3.00 | Lauman | 1 Oct 1862 | ---- |
| Thomas, Mary Ann | 11 Jul 1862 | 7m | 37 | 1 | 3 | 30 | $3.00 | J A S | 1 Oct 1862 | ---- |
| Jameson, Washington | 12 Jul 1862 | 50y | 34 | 1 | 4 | 3 | $7.00 | Paid | 1 Oct 1862 | ---- |
| Bullitt, Mahala | 12 Jul 1862 | 18y | 34 | 2 | 6 | 10 | $7.00 | George N. Lynch | 1 Oct 1862 | ---- |
| McWeat, Henry [his] child | 16 Jul 1862 | 8m | 37 | 1 | 2 | 32 | $3.00 | Paid | 1 Oct 1862 | ---- |
| Turner, Mary Jane | 4 Aug 1862 | 3w | 37 | 1 | 2 | 33 | $3.00 | Paid | 1 Oct 1862 | ---- |
| Clark, Alice | 4 Aug 1862 | 40y | 34 | 2 | 6 | 11 | $7.00 | Paid | 1 Oct 1862 | Buried with Charles Clark |
| Clark, Charles | 4 Aug 1862 | 1y 7m | 34 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -- | Paid | 1 Oct 1862 | Buried with Alice Clark |
| Armstrong, Ferdinand | 14 Aug 1862 | 37y | 7 | 5 | -- | -- | $3.00 | Paid | 1 Oct 1862 | Buried with Graferman? Buckner. |
| Buckner, Graferman ? | 14 Aug 1862 | --- | 7 | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 Oct 1862 | Buried with Ferdinand Armstrong |
| Ash, Francis [female] | 14 Aug 1862 | 6m | 37 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 3 | Paid | 1 Oct 1862 | ---- |
| Martin, Telma | 23 Aug 1862 | Adult | 34 | 2 | 6 | 12 | $7.00 | Paid | 1 Oct 1862 | Buried with Emily Anderson |
| Anderson, Emily | 23 Aug 1862 | Child | 34 | 2 | 6 | 12 | -- | Paid | 1 Oct 1862 | Buried with Telma Martin |
| Early, Jordana | 24 Aug 1862 | 5y 10m | 7 | 6or7 | -- | -- | $3.00 | Paid | 1 Oct 1862 | Buried with Louisa Early |
| Early, Louisa | 24 Aug 1862 | 44y | 34 | 6or7 | -- | -- | -- | Paid | 1 Oct 1862 | Buried with Jordana Early |
| York, Oliver | 25 Aug 1862 | 19y | 34 | 2 | 6 | 13 | $7.00 | Paid | 1 Oct 1862 | ---- |
| Phillips, Captain [his] female slave | 26 Aug 1862 | 19y | 34 | 2 | 6 | 14 | $7.00 | George N. Lynch | 1 Oct 1862 | ---- |
| Walsh, Mr. [his] slave, Sally | 27 Aug 1862 | 60y | 34 | 1 | 4 | 4 | $7.00 | J A S | 1 Oct 1862 | ---- |
| Adams, Rose | 7 Sep 1862 | 12y 5m | 37 | 1 | 4 | 13 | -- | Paid | 1 Oct 1862 | ---- |
| Potters, Garry [his] child | 9 Sep 1862 | 7d | 37 | 1 | 3 | 32 | $3.00 | Paid | 1 Oct 1862 | ---- |
| Switzer, Amelia | 11 Sep 1862 | 4y | 37 | 1 | 4 | 14 | $3.00 | Paid | 1 Oct 1862 | Buried with Ollie Switzer |
| Switzer, Ollie | 11 Sep 1862 | 2y | 37 | 1 | 4 | 14 | -- | Paid | 1 Oct 1862 | Buried with Amelia Switzer |
| Mahoney, Margaret | 17 Sep 1862 | 8y | 37 | 1 | 4 | 15 | $3.00 | Paid | 1 Oct 1862 | ---- |
| Williams, Hannah | 17 Sep 1862 | 28y | 34 | 2 | 6 | 15 | $7.00 | Paid | 1 Oct 1862 | ---- |
| Brutus, Charles | 20 Sep 1862 | 23y | 34 | 1 | 5 | 1 | $7.00 | Paid | 1 Oct 1862 | ---- |
| Jewell, Benjamin | 23 Sep 1862 | 15y | 34 | 1 | 5 | 2 | $7.00 | Paid | 1 Oct 1862 | ---- |
| Taylor, Prissilla | 26 Sep 1862 | 47y | 34 | 1 | 4 | 5 | $7.00 | Paid | 1 Oct 1862 | ---- |
| Payne, Mr. [his] child | 4 Oct 1862 | 7m | 37 | 1 | 2 | 34 | $3.00 | Paid | 12 Jan 1863 | ---- |
| Pointer, Fountain | 8 Oct 1862 | 1y 8m | 37 | 1 | 3 | 32 | $3.00 | Paid | 12 Jan 1863 | ---- |
| West, Hester; belonging to Mrs. Walsh | 8 Oct 1862 | Adult | 34 | 1 | 5 | 3 | $7.00 | J A S | 12 Jan 1863 | ---- |
| Kirkman, [Mr.], [his] slave, Albert | 11 Oct 1862 | 36y | 34 | 2 | 1 | 9 | $3.00 | Lynch | 12 Jan 1863 | Opened an old grave |
| Hubbard, D. [his] woman slave | 11 Oct 1862 | Adult | 34 | 1 | 4 | 6 | $7.00 | Lynch | 12 Jan 1863 | ---- |
| Mitchell, James | 20 Oct 1862 | 2m | 37 | 1 | 2 | 35 | $3.00 | Lynch | 12 Jan 1863 | ---- |
| Ford, Mary | 20 Oct 1862 | Adult | 34 | 1 | 5 | 4 | $7.00 | Paid | 12 Jan 1863 | ---- |
| Marshall, Antoine | 25 Oct 1862 | 1m | 37 | 1 | 1 | 36 | $3.00 | J A S | 12 Jan 1863 | Buried with Frank D. Marshall |
| Marshall, Frank D. | 25 Oct 1862 | 7m | 37 | 1 | 1 | 36 | -- | -- | -- | Buried with Antoine Marshall |
| Haghord, Frances | 29 Oct 1862 | Adult | Paid | 12 Jan 1863 | ---- | |||||
| Essex, Jenny Ann | 3 Nov 1862 | 21y | 34 | 1 | 6 | 1 | $7.00 | Paid | 12 Jan 1863 | Buried with Sarah E. Essex |
| Essex, Sarah E. | 3 Nov 1862 | 19y 10m | 34 | 1 | 6 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | Buried with Jenny Ann Essex |
| Walters, Christopher | 5 Nov 1862 | 5d | 37 | 1 | 3 | 34 | $3.00 | Paid | 12 Jan 1863 | ---- |
| Scott, Thomas | 7 Nov 1862 | Adult | 34 | 1 | 5 | 5 | $7.00 | Paid | 12 Jan 1863 | ---- |
| Baker, L. [her] Contraband Negro girl | 11 Nov 1862 | Adult | 34 | 1 | 6 | 2 | $7.00 | Paid | 12 Jan 1863 | ---- |
| Fibb, Andrew | 14 Nov 1862 | Adult | 34 | 1 | 6 | 3 | $7.00 | Paid | 12 Jan 1863 | ---- |
| Bull, F. [his] slave Mary | 21 Nov 1862 | Adult | 34 | 1 | 6 | 4 | $7.00 | Lynch | 12 Jan 1863 | ---- |
| Mackay, Mrs. [her] Sam | 25 Nov 1862 | 8y | 37 | 1 | 4 | 16 | $5.00 | Lynch | 12 Jan 1863 | ---- |
| Mason, Filley | 26 Nov 1862 | 22y | 34 | 1 | 5 | 6 | $7.00 | Paid | 12 Jan 1863 | ---- |
| Sanders, Mundy | 6 Dec 1862 | 3y 11m | 37 | 1 | 3 | 5 | $3.00 | Paid | 12 Jan 1863 | ---- |
| Switzler, Edgar | 8 Dec 1862 | 1y 6m | 37 | 1 | 1 | 37 | $3.00 | Paid | 12 Jan 1863 | ---- |
| Crisup, Thomas | 10 Dec 1862 | 43y | 34 | 1 | 5 | 7 | $7.00 | Paid | 12 Jan 1863 | ---- |
| Powell, Miss [her] child slave | 11 Dec 1862 | 3y | 37 | 1 | 4 | 17 | $3.00 | Paid | 12 Jan 1863 | ---- |
| Keiser, Mr. [his] child slave | 12 Dec 1862 | 10m | 37 | 1 | 3 | 37 | $3.00 | Paid | 12 Jan 1863 | ---- |
| Pillow, Stephen | 14 Dec 1862 | 36y | 34 | 1 | 5 | 8 | $7.00 | Paid | 12 Jan 1863 | ---- |
| Johnson, Eliz.; slave of Swearengen, J. | 15 Dec 1862 | 3m | 37 | 4 | 1 | 38 | $3.00 | J A S | 12 Jan 1863 | ---- |
| Waters, Elizabeth | 19 Dec 1862 | 1y | 37 | 1 | 4 | 18 | $3.00 | Paid | 12 Jan 1863 | ---- |
| Slaughter, Elizabeth | 20 Dec 1862 | 52y | 37 | 1 | 6 | 5 | $7.00 | Paid | 12 Jan 1863 | ---- |
| Wiss, James | 21 Dec 1862 | 45y | 34 | 1 | 6 | 6 | $7.00 | Paid | 12 Jan 1863 | ---- |
| Allen, Mrs. P. [her] man slave | 22 Dec 1862 | Adult | 34 | 1 | 5 | 5 | $7.00 | J A S | 12 Jan 1863 | ---- |
| Walker, Maria | 24 Dec 1862 | 11y | 34 | 1 | 3 | 7 | $7.00 | Paid | 12 Jan 1863 | ---- |
| Murray, William | 24 Dec 1862 | 1y 3m | 37 | 1 | 1 | 31 | $3.00 | Paid | 12 Jan 1863 | ---- |