Elmwood Cemetery (Kansas City, Missouri)
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Elmwood Cemetery is a cemetery
in Kansas City, Missouri
.
It was formally organized in 1872 at 4900 Truman Road at Van Brunt Avenue and was landscaped by George Kessler
. The first burial was in 1840.
Cemetery
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...
in Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
.
It was formally organized in 1872 at 4900 Truman Road at Van Brunt Avenue and was landscaped by George Kessler
George Kessler
George Edward Kessler was a German American pioneer city planner and landscape architect.Over the course of his forty-one year career, George E. Kessler completed over 200 projects and prepared plans for 26 communities, 26 park and boulevard systems, 49 parks, 46 estates & residents, and 26 schools...
. The first burial was in 1840.
Kansas City Mayors
- Edward Herrick Allen
- Thomas Bulene
- James CowgillJames CowgillJames Cowgill was State Treasurer of Missouri from 1908 to 1912 and Kansas City, Missouri Mayor from 1918 until he died in office....
- Webster DavisWebster DavisWebster Davis was a mayor of Kansas City, Missouri from 1894 to 1895 and was the Assistant Secretary of the Interior from 1897 to 1898.Davis was born in Ebensburg, Pennsylvania...
- Turner Anderson Gill
- William S. GregoryWilliam S. GregoryWilliam S. Gregory was the first mayor of Kansas City, Missouri in 1853.When Kansas City was incorporated on March 18, 1853, it had an area and a population of 2,500. 63 votes were cast for mayor and Gregory defeated Dr...
- Henry C. KumpfHenry C. KumpfHenry Christian Kumpf was elected to three one-year terms as Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri in 1886-1888.During his term the "City of Kansas" formally changed its name to "Kansas City."...
- Francis R. LongFrancis R. LongFrancis Reid Long was Kansas City Mayor in 1869 and founder of what would become Commerce Bancshares.Long was born in Woodford County, KentuckyAfter moving to Kansas City he joined with Nathaniel Grant and A.S...
- Edward L. MartinEdward L. MartinEdward Livingston Martin was an American lawyer and politician from Seaford, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served as U. S...
- Elijah Milton McKee
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- Kirkland B. Armour, Armour Packing executive
- Simeon Armour, Armour Packing executive
- Frank Askew, Civil War general
- Mary McAfee Atkins, donated money for the Nelson-Atkins Gallery of Art
- Sarah Barret, Sweetheart of Abraham LincolnAbraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...
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, Congressman - Samuel Millard Bowman, Civil War general
- Theodore CaseTheodore CaseTheodore Willard Case known for the invention of the Movietone sound-on-film sound film system, was born into a prominent family in Auburn, New York.-Family history:...
, founder of Kansas City Post - Kersey CoatesKersey CoatesKersey Coates was a Kansas City, Missouri businessman who developed Quality Hill, founded the Kansas City Board of Trade, and one of the businessmen who attracted the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad to the city....
, real estate developer - Abram ComingoAbram ComingoAbram Comingo was a Democratic Representative representing Missouri from March 4, 1871-March 3, 1875.Comingo was born near Harrodsburg, Kentucky in Mercer County, Kentucky...
, Congressman - Milton Feld, Walt DisneyWalt DisneyWalter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O...
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- Thomas HackneyThomas HackneyThomas Hackney was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.Born near Campbellsville, Tennessee, Hackney moved with his parents to Jackson County, Illinois, in 1864....
, Congressman - Morris Helzberg, founder of Helzberg DiamondsHelzberg Diamonds- Leadership :In April 2009, Beryl Raff, former executive vice president and general merchandise manager of fine jewelry at JCPenney, was named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Helzberg.-History:...
- Annie Chambers, Kansas City's Madame
- Zerelda JamesZerelda JamesZerelda Elizabeth Cole James Simms Samuel was the mother of Frank James and Jesse James.Born as Zerelda Elizabeth Cole in Woodford County, Kentucky her parents were James and Sarah Lindsay Cole; she had one younger brother, Jesse Richard Cole...
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, Congressman - Americus McKim, founder of Kansas City Unions baseball team
- Harold Oppenheimer, Marine Corps general
- John William ReidJohn William ReidJohn William Reid was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.-Biography:Born near Lynchburg, Virginia, Reid attended the common schools.In 1840, Reid moved to Missouri, where he taught school and studied law....
, Congressman - Frank RingoFrank RingoFrank C. Ringo was a Major League Baseball catcher. He played all or part of four seasons in the majors, from until , for five different teams....
, baseball player - William WarnerWilliam Warner (Missouri)William Warner was an American lawyer and politician from Kansas City, Missouri. He represented Missouri in both the U.S. House and Senate. He was mayor of Kansas City in 1871-72....
, Congressman - John Woodward Jenkins, founder of Jenkins Music Company
- Della Cochrane Lamb, a long career of church and community work
- James Jordan Squier, Livestock, Capitalist, Banker, real estate