List of Colored Persons: T–V
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talbot, Hetty | 10 Feb 1860 | Adult | 34 | 2 | 2 | 4 | $9.00 | Paid | 3 Apr 1860 | ---- |
| Talbot, Mary | 18 Aug 1856 | 20y | 35 | 1 | 5 | 13 | $8.00 | Paid | 10 Oct 1856 | ---- |
| Talbot, Mrs. Her Tawe ? Negro children? (male) | 22 Aug 1852 | 3m | -- | -- | -- | -- | $3.00 | Lynch | 6 Nov 1852 | ---- |
| Taliafarro, Lewis | 23 Feb 1862 | 45y | 34 | 2 | 4 | 15 | $9.00 | J A S | 13 May 1862 | ---- |
| Talon, Mary | 27 Mar 1863 | 26y | 19 | -- | 1 | 11 | $7.00 | Paid | 1 Apr 1863 | ---- |
| Tandy, D. [his] slave, Matilda | 24 Sep 1864 | Adult | 14 | 5 | 3 | 4 | $7.00 | Paid | 1 Jan 1865 | ---- |
| Tandy, John P. & 2 twins | 16 Apr 1864 | 3m | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | $3.00 | Paid | 1 Oct 1864 | ---- |
| Tanner (Tunner), Jack | 15 May 1853 | 3y | -- | -- | -- | -- | $3.00 | ---- | 22 May 1853 | ---- |
| Tanner (Tunner), Mary; a Negro | 25 Jun 1852 | 7m | -- | -- | -- | -- | $3.00 | Little | 30 Jun 1852 | ---- |
| Tanner, Egbert | 28 Sep 1867 | 11y | 35 | 8 | 4 | $7.00 | ---- | ---- | He was moved to St. Peters | |
| Tanner, William | 17 Feb 1863 | 11y | 19 | -- | 2 | 1 | $5.00 | Paid | 1 Apr 1863 | ---- |
| Tatum, Ella | 5 Nov 1866 | 6m | C | -- | 3 | 6 | $3.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- |
| Tayes, J. [male] | 18 Apr 1866 | 11y | 10 | -- | 3 | 24 | $7.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- |
| Tayler, Adam; a Negro child | 25 Dec 1853 | 3y | -- | -- | -- | -- | $3.00 | Paid | 26 Dec 1853 | ---- |
| Tayler, Mary E. | 13 Apr 1854 | 2y 6m | -- | -- | -- | -- | $3.00 | Paid | 17 Apr 1854 | ---- |
| Taylor, Bettie | 27 Sep 1864 | 1m | 17 | 10 | 2 | 7 | $3.00 | Paid | 1 Jan 1865 | ---- |
| Taylor, Elizabeth | 23 Feb 1852 | 14y | 27 | -- | -- | -- | $6.00 | Lynch | 5 Mar 1852 | ---- |
| Taylor, George W. | 15 Feb 1863 | 8m | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | $3.00 | Paid | 1 Apr 1863 | ---- |
| Taylor, Henry | 11 Oct 1866 | 25y | A | -- | 2 | 8 | $7.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- |
| Taylor, Henry [his female child] | 15 Aug 1868 | 1d | 35 | 5 | 10 | $3.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| Taylor, Jimmie [male] | 3 Jun 1865 | 1y 10m | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | $3.00 | Paid | 1 Jul 1865 | ---- |
| Taylor, John | 8 Apr 1866 | 4y 3m | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | $3.00 | ---- | 1 Apr 1866 | ---- |
| Taylor, Lew | 9 Jul 1868 | 1y 20d | 35 | 3 | 9 | $3.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| Taylor, Mary A. R. | 25 Dec 1864 | 1y | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | $3.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- |
| Taylor, Mrs.; a Negro | 1 Jan 1854 | 60y | -- | -- | -- | -- | $6.00 | Paid | 21 Jan 1854 | ---- |
| Taylor, Nancy | 28 Mar 1863 | Adult | 19 | -- | 2 | 9 | $7.00 | Paid | 1 Apr 1863 | ---- |
| Taylor, Prissilla | 26 Sep 1862 | 47y | 34 | 1 | 4 | 5 | $7.00 | Paid | 1 Oct 1862 | ---- |
| Taylor, William | 30 Aug 1866 | 44y | -- | -- | 4 | 4 | $7.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- |
| Taylor, Willie | 19 Dec 1867 | 2y 4m | 35 | 8 | 7 | $3.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| Tenna [Fenna?], Jane A. | 5 Sep 1855 | 1/3m | 35 | 2 | 1 | 22 | $4.00 | Little | 18 Dec 1855 | ---- |
| Tennett, Minty [female] | 10 Jan 1861 | 40y | 7 | 5 | -- | -- | $3.00 | Paid | 12 Apr 1861 | ---- |
| Thomas, a slave | 10 Sep 1857 | 4y | 35 | 2 | 6 | 7 | $4.00 | Paid | 3 Oct 1857 | ---- |
| Thomas, Adeline | 20 Dec 1865 | 40y | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | $7.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- |
| Thomas, Charles | 17 Apr 1863 | Adult | 19 | -- | 1 | -- | $5.00 | Paid | 1 Jul 1863 | ---- |
| Thomas, Charley | 21 Mar 1866 | 16y | 10 | -- | 3 | 23 | $7.00 | ---- | 1 Apr 1866 | ---- |
| Thomas, George H. | 18 Apr 1864 | 1y | 18 | 11 | 2 | 4 | $3.00 | Paid | 1 Oct 1864 | ---- |
| Thomas, Henry | 9 Jul 1866 | Infant | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | $3.00 | ---- | ---- | Buried with May Lewis |
| Thomas, Irwin | 26 Nov 1867 | 1y | 35 | 1 | 1 | $7.00 | ---- | ---- | Buried with Robert Thomas | |
| Thomas, James | 1 Oct 1867 | 22y | 35 | 2 | 10 | $7.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| Thomas, James | 14 Oct 1866 | 5m | C | -- | 1 | 6 | $3.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- |
| Thomas, John [his] stillborn | 5 Sep 1867 | Stillborn | 35 | 14 | 1 | $3.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| Thomas, Julia | 1 Jul 1859 | 23y | 34 | 1 | 3 | 16 | $9.00 | Paid | 3 Aug 1859 | ---- |
| Thomas, Louis | 19 Mar 1864 | 6m | 18 | 11 | 2 | 4 | $3.00 | Paid | --- | ---- |
| Thomas, Mary Ann | 11 Jul 1862 | 7m | 37 | 1 | 3 | 30 | $3.00 | J A S | 1 Oct 1862 | ---- |
| Thomas, Mary J. | 13 Feb 1865 | 46y | 10 | -- | 1 | 15 | $7.00 | Paid | 1 Apr 1865 | ---- |
| Thomas, Mr.; his Negro | 24 Dec 1855 | 21y | 35 | 1 | 3 | 13 | $8.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- |
| Thomas, Ophelia | 8 Nov 1863 | 2m | 37 | 1 | 5 | 9 | $3.00 | Paid | 1 Jan 1864 | ---- |
| Thomas, Robert | 26 Nov 1867 | 15y | 35 | 1 | 1 | -- | ---- | ---- | Buried with Irwin Thomas | |
| Thomas, Sophie | 30 Dec 1863 | 7d | 18 | 11 | 1 | 3 | $3.00 | J A S | 1 Jan 1864 | ---- |
| Thomas, Vina | 25 Jun 1862 | 55y | 34 | 1 | 4 | 2 | $7.00 | Paid | 12 Jul 1862 | ---- |
| Thompson, [his] Slave, Henry | 28 Apr 1858 | 50y | 35 | 1 | 3 | 13 | $3.00 | R & S | 9 Jul 1858 | Age is not consistant with price of grave. |
| Thompson, Brunette | 18 Mar 1862 | 29y | 34 | 2 | 5 | 14 | $9.00 | J A S | 13 May 1862 | ---- |
| Thompson, Julia | 19 Feb 1858 | Child | 36 | 1 | 5 | 14 | ---- | R & S | 6 May 1858 | Buried with James V. Black; her grandfather. |
| Thompson, Martha | 17 Oct 1864 | 28y | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | $7.00 | ---- | 1 Jan 1865 | ---- |
| Thompson, Martin S. E. C. | 20 Jul 1864 | 5m | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | $3.00 | Paid | ---- | ---- |
| Thompson, Robert W. | 15 Jul 1866 | 56y | 9 | 7 | 1 | 6 | $7.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- |
| Thompson, Rufus | 18 Mar 1860 | 4m | 35 | 2 | 10 | 5 | $4.00 | Paid | 3 Apr 1860 | ---- |
| Thompson, Sallie | 15 Apr 1865 | 7y | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | $3.00 | Paid | 1 Jul 1865 | ---- |
| Thompson, Stephen [his] child | 12 Nov 1863 | 10d | 37 | 1 | 5 | 10 | $3.00 | Paid | 1 Jan 1864 | ---- |
| Thompson, Walter | 19 Mar 1867 | 1y 2m | 35 | ---- | 6 | 6 | $3.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- |
| Thompson; Emily from Thompson's Negro yard | 22 Dec 1858 | -- | 35 | 1 | 3 | 13 | $3.00 | J A S | 10 Jan 1859 | ---- |
| Thomson, John | 7 Feb 1849 | 26y | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | -- | ---- | ---- | ---- |
| Thomson, William | 25 Mar 1866 | 1y 8m | 37 | 1 | 5 | 41 | $3.00 | ---- | 1 Apr 1866 | ---- |
| Thornburgh, [his] slave, Rosetta | 28 Jun 1859 | Child | -- | -- | -- | -- | $4.00 | J A S | 14 Jul 1859 | ---- |
| Thornten, George | 2 Dec 1856 | 25y | 35 | 1 | 5 | 15 | $8.00 | Paid | 3 Jan 1857 | ---- |
| Thows, Charles A. | 1 Jul 1851 | 1y 2m | 27 | -- | -- | -- | -- | ---- | ---- | This entry is crossed out. |
| Tibbs, Robert | 13 May 1868 | 10y | 35 | 1 | 9 | $7.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| Tippsell, Philips; Negro | 25 Jun 1849 | 17y | 28 | -- | 1 | -- | $6.00 | ---- | 23 Oct 1849 | ---- |
| Titus, Asbury | 5 Apr 1863 | 1y 7m | 37 | 1 | 4 | 29 | $3.00 | Paid | 1 Apr 1863 | ---- |
| Titus, Franz | 20 Aug 1866 | 2m | 7 | 9 | 4 | 9 | $3.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- |
| Tole, Caroline [her] infant | 4 May 1866 | Stillborn | 8 | 6 | 3 | 10 | $3.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- |
| Triplett, [his] Stillborn child slave | 4 Aug 1863 | Stillborn | 37 | 1 | 2 | 46 | $3.00 | Lynch | 1 Jan 1864 | ---- |
| Triplett, John R. [his] slave [child] | 12 Mar 1862 | 1y 6m | 37 | 1 | 4 | 9 | $4.00 | George N. Lynch | 13 May 1862 | ---- |
| Triplett, Mr. his Negro woman | 25 Sep 1853 | 32y | -- | -- | -- | -- | $6.00 | Lynch | 7 Oct 1853 | ---- |
| Tucker, Jacob | 27 Jul 1865 | 55y | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | $7.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- |
| Tucker, Wesley | 1 Feb 1868 | 70y | 35 | 2 | 4 | $7.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| Turner, Allen | 21 Sep 1866 | 30y | A | -- | 1 | 8 | $7.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- |
| Turner, Americus | 3 Apr 1869 | --- | 35 | ---- | 7 | 11 | --- | ---- | ---- | Buried with Tena Barrum |
| Turner, Ana [her] stillborn | 19 Sep 1867 | Stillborn | 35 | 7 | 2 | $3.00 | ---- | ---- | Buried with Turner stillborn | |
| Turner, Elsa | 10 Sep 1867 | 15y | 35 | 6 | 3 | $7.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| Turner, Henry | 26 Nov 1866 | 6d | C | -- | 4 | 6 | $3.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- |
| Turner, Henry [his] infant | 12 Dec 1866 | Stillborn | C | -- | 5 | 6 | $3.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- |
| Turner, Lucy | 19 Sep 1867 | 26y | 35 | 7 | 2 | $7.00 | ---- | ---- | Buried with Ana Turner | |
| Turner, Maria | 14 Aug 1867 | 34y | 35 | -- | $7.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ||
| Turner, Mary Jane | 4 Aug 1862 | 3w | 37 | 1 | 2 | 33 | $3.00 | Paid | 1 Oct 1862 | ---- |
| Turner, Matie [her] stillborn | 13 Oct 1867 | Stillborn | 35 | 14 | 4 | $3.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| Turner, Missouri Ella | 8 Mar 1859 | Child | 35 | 2 | 7 | 13 | $4.00 | Paid | 8 Apr 1859 | ---- |
| Turner, Philis | 2 Mar 1864 | 25y | 19 | 15 | 2 | 3 | $5.00 | Paid | --- | ---- |
| Turner, Rachael | 20 Dec 1865 | 27y | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | $7.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- |
| Turner, Samuel | 15 Jul 1866 | 1y 7m | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | $3.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- |
| Tutt, T. G.; woman belonging to | 15 Jul 1861 | Adult | 34 | 2 | 3 | 14 | $9.00 | J A S | 19 Oct 1861 | ---- |
| Twitchell, Mrs.; Her Negro | 26 Apr 1856 | 30y | 35 | 1 | 5 | 9 | $8.00 | Lynch | 25 Jul 1856 | ---- |
| Tyes, Luela | 5 May 1868 | 9m | 35 | 6 | 6 | $3.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| Tyler, Adam | 11 Dec 1852 | 38y | -- | -- | -- | -- | $6.00 | Lynch | 14 Jan 1853 | ---- |
| Tyler, George W. | 20 Jul 1857 | 11m | 35 | 2 | 6 | 1 | $4.00 | Paid | 3 Aug 1857 | ---- |
| Tyler, John [his] child | 27 Mar 1868 | Stillborn | 35 | 7 | 4 | $3.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| Tyler, William | 6 Jan 1868 | 21y | 35 | 5 | 1 | $7.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| Underwood, Samuel | 7 Jun 1859 | 26y | 34 | 1 | 3 | 13 | $9.00 | J A S | 14 Jul 1859 | ---- |
| Unknown Negro female | 21 Jun 1849 | 55y | 28 | -- | -- | -- | $6.00 | Ri, M. H. | ---- | ---- |
| Upsheor, James | 11 Aug 1866 | 40y | A | -- | 5 | 1 | $7.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- |
| Vance, William | 7 Feb 1857 | 30y | 36 | 1 | 3 | 34 | $8.00 | Lauman | 9 Jun 1857 | ---- |
| Vardenvat, Mr. [his] Negro man | 2 Jul 1851 | 31y | 27 | -- | -- | -- | $6.00 | ---- | 15 Jul 1851 | ---- |
| Varnum, James | 19 Jun 1866 | 11y | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | $7.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- |
| Venable, Mary H. | 26 Apr 1866 | 6y | 9 | 8 | 3 | 5 | $5.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- |
| Venerble, Nancy | 23 Sep 1866 | 13y | A | -- | 3 | 6 | $7.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- |
| Vincen, Lizzie | 17 Dec 1864 | 1y 3m | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $3.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- |
| Vincent, Edward | 11 Aug 1868 | 30y | 35 | 6 | 5 | $7.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| Vincent, James | 28 Jan 1865 | 62y | 14 | 5 | 1 | 7 | $7.00 | Paid | 1 Apr 1865 | ---- |
| Vincent, Mary Jane | 22 Nov 1864 | 3y | 17 | 10 | 5 | 5 | $3.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- |
| Vincent, Rachel | 15 Jan 1866 | 30y | 10 | -- | 2 | 27 | $7.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- |
| Vincin, Mary D. | 16 Aug 1864 | 45y | 16 | 14 | 1 | 2 | $3.00 | Paid | 1 Oct 1864 | ---- |
| Vonay, James | 10 Sep 1860 | 1y 3m | 18 | 15 | -- | open | $2.00 | Paid | 27 Oct 1860 | ---- |
| Vontine, Carrie | 17 Oct 1867 | 32y | 35 | 2 | 12 | $7.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- |