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SAVING WASHINGTON PARK
FIND YOUR FAMILY!
"The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living." Marcus Tulliuis Cicaro
We are currently working with the UMSL Geospatial Collaborative and many other Community Partners to complete an updated Digital Map and Survey of the Washington Park Cemetery. This resource will be accessible online to help families and descendants to located their loved ones at Washington Park Cemetery. ​​
There are many resources available to help find your family stone in the meantime, as well as information on how to learn more about other members of your ancestry and connections to Washington Park Heritage Site.
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Some families have been able to use the Find A Grave mobile application to locate loved ones with exposed headstones and grave markers.​
You can also contact the:
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​Missouri Historical Society Library & Research Center 225 S Skinker Blvd (314) 746-4500
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St. Louis Genealogical Society Maplewood, MO (314) 647-8547
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Or fill out this form and we may be able to help you.
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Full Name | Surname | Prefix/ Suffix | Death Date | Maiden Name | Age | Sex (M/F) | Section | Lot | Grave |
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Mabel Lynn Rogers | Rogers | 06/21/1978 | 61 | F | 10 | ||||
Magnolia Rogers | Rogers | 03/03/1983 | F | 11 | |||||
Major Rogers | Rogers | 04/20/1944 | 65 | M | 10 | ||||
Malvin Rogers | Rogers | 10/21/1948 | 55 | M | 7 | ||||
Mary E. Rogers | Rogers | 11/09/1980 | 73 | F | 11 | ||||
Mary Caroline Rogers | Rogers | 06/15/1969 | 84 | F | 3 | 14 | |||
Mary Rogers | Rogers | 02/05/1941 | 70 | F | 11 | ||||
Mary Ella Rogers | Rogers | 12/24/1983 | 79 | F | 8 | ||||
Mary Rogers | Rogers | 12/05/1974 | 68 | F | 6 | ||||
Mary Rogers | Rogers | 06/24/1936 | 43 | 6 | |||||
Milton Rogers | Rogers | 06/08/1965 | 11 | M | 10 | ||||
Minnie Rogers | Rogers | 01/08/1950 | 83 | F | 14 | ||||
Minnie S. Rogers | Rogers | 12/18/1936 | 40 | F | 5 | ||||
Nancy Rogers | Rogers | 04/13/1980 | 86 | F | 8 | ||||
Napoleon Rogers | Rogers | 10/06/1976 | 60 | 8 | |||||
Nathaniel Rogers | Rogers | 08/09/1953 | 37 | M | 15 | ||||
Nellie Rogers | Rogers | 07/05/1959 | 59 | F | 15 | ||||
Ophella A. Rogers | Rogers | 10/05/1948 | 39 | M | 14 | ||||
Oscar J. Rogers | Rogers | 08/04/1943 | 74 | M | 6 | ||||
Richard Rogers | Rogers | 10/26/1981 | 86 | M | 11 | 48 | |||
Richard L. Rogers | Rogers | 05/08/1957 | 10 | M | 15 | ||||
Rita Rogers | Rogers | 04/15/1949 | 3 months | F | 14 | 1 in 4 | |||
Robert Rogers | Rogers | 08/27/1966 | 52 | M | 12 | ||||
Romie C. Rogers | Rogers | 09/18/1974 | 64 | F | 2 | ||||
Rosie Rogers | Rogers | 12/14/1976 | 76 | 2 | |||||
Savannah Rogers | Rogers | 03/31/1978 | F | 6 | |||||
Spurgeon Rogers | Rogers | 01/11/1978 | 74 | M | 6 | ||||
Susie Rogers | Rogers | 10/22/1946 | 80 | F | 10 | ||||
Tiffany Angela Rogers | Rogers | 03/18/1972 | 1 month | F | 9 | ||||
Tommie Rogers | Rogers | 07/03/1979 | 67 | F | 5 | ||||
Wesley Rogers | Rogers | 02/29/1984 | 95 | M | 6 | ||||
Will Rogers | Rogers | 12/20/1933 | 67 | M | 6 | ||||
William Rogers | Rogers | 03/14/1940 | 23 | M | 6 | ||||
Winston Ernest Rogers | Rogers | 01/02/1951 | 56 | M | 15 | ||||
Yubie Rogers | Rogers | 11/15/1957 | 89 | M | 15 | ||||
Edgar Bennie Harris Rogerson | Rogerson | 05/11/1954 | 73 | M | 14 | ||||
Goldie Roggerson | Roggerson | 06/21/1943 | 39 | F | 6 | ||||
Topsey Roggerson | Roggerson | 12/09/1947 | 57 | F | 14 | ||||
Mattie Smith Roher | Roher | 06/01/1941 | 49 | F | 11 | ||||
Ruth Roherer | Roherer | 11/06/1969 | 83 | F | 10 | 125 | |||
Louis E. Rohrer | Rohrer | 07/27/1944 | 65 | M | 10 | ||||
Martha Roizer | Roizer | 04/19/1932 | 65 | F | 8 | ||||
Clarence Roland | Roland | 10/08/1957 | 51 | M | 15 | ||||
Gertrude Roland | Roland | 07/11/1944 | 60 | F | 10 | ||||
James Roland | Roland | 10/14/1976 | 65 | M | 10 | ||||
John Roland | Roland | 08/11/1953 | 86 | M | 15 | ||||
John Wesley Roland | Roland | 12/31/1977 | 60 | M | 6 | ||||
Milton Roland | Roland | 07/18/1971 | 55 | M | 12 | 87 | |||
William Roland | Roland | 04/12/1935 | 45 | M | 6 | ||||
Edward Rolland | Rolland | 07/21/1934 | 59 | M | 6 | ||||
Rollens | 04/17/1972 | M | 9 | ||||||
Ann Rollins | Rollins | 10/02/1924 | 44 | F | 4 | ||||
Annie Rollins | Rollins | 05/20/1922 | 34 | F | 1 | ||||
Arnet Rollins | Rollins | 05/17/1931 | 82 | M | 8 | ||||
Cain Rollins | Rollins | 04/18/1926 | 37 | M | 4 | ||||
Chester Rollins | Rollins | 12/29/1948 | 69 | M | 14 | ||||
Daniel Rollins | Rollins | 10/19/1939 | 47 | M | 5 | ||||
Emma Rollins | Rollins | 05/28/1953 | 70 | F | 7 | ||||
Henry Rollins | Rollins | 01/27/1943 | 67 | M | 8 | ||||
Jacob Rollins | Rollins | 07/28/1947 | 55 | M | 7 | ||||
James Rollins | Rollins | 06/26/1982 | 82 | M | 12 | ||||
Jean Marie Rollins | Rollins | 10/25/1933 | 9 months | F | 6 | 1 in 3 | |||
Linley Rollins | Rollins | 10/10/1974 | 74 | M | 2 | ||||
Naomi Rollins | Rollins | 12/04/1969 | 49 | F | 3 | ||||
Odessa Rollins | Rollins | 01/13/1966 | 52 | F | 12 | ||||
Oscar Rollins | Rollins | 12/31/1947 | 42 | M | 3 | ||||
Precious Rollins | Rollins | 06/22/1966 | 76 | F | 12 | ||||
Roy Rollins | Rollins | 11/01/1931 | 50 | M | 8 | ||||
Rube Rollins | Rollins | 08/02/1961 | 57 | M | 1 | ||||
Squire Rollins | Rollins | 07/02/1952 | about 65 | M | 15 | ||||
William Rollins | Rollins | 08/02/1952 | 59 | M | 15 | ||||
Will Rollow | Rollow | 04/22/1951 | 65 | M | 15 | ||||
Corine Roman | Roman | 09/24/1971 | 62 | F | 12 | ||||
Richard Romious | Romious | 02/28/1986 | 39 | M | 6 | ||||
Eliza Rook | Rook | 03/30/1949 | 66 | M | 1 | ||||
Hester Rook | Rook | 06/26/1923 | 59 | F | 1 | ||||
Dutchie Rooks | Rooks | 09/29/1927 | 67 | M | 7 | ||||
Florence Rooks | Rooks | 08/15/1929 | 64 | F | 1 | ||||
Ida Rooks | Rooks | 08/03/1947 | 38 | F | 10 | ||||
infant Rooks | Rooks | 07/17/1949 | F | 14 | 2 in 4 | ||||
infant Rooks | Rooks | 07/17/1949 | F | 14 | 2 in 4 | ||||
Randell Rooser | Rooser | 01/15/1944 | 71 | M | 10 | ||||
Ted Roosevelt | Roosevelt | 07/10/1977 | 61 | M | 8 | ||||
Winfield Roosevelt | Roosevelt | 07/29/1943 | 40 | M | 6 | ||||
Amos Roper | Roper | 09/30/1970 | 70 | M | 7 | ||||
Arthur Roper | Roper | 12/08/1938 | 28 | M | 6 | ||||
Bertha Roper | Roper | 01/11/1946 | 52 | F | 10 | ||||
Cathrine Fannie Roper | Roper | 09/28/1935 | 32 | F | 6 | ||||
Demebrius Roper | Roper | 09/04/1970 | 1 month | M | 9 | ||||
Edith Roper | Roper | 08/05/1979 | 58 | F | 12 | ||||
Florence Roper | Roper | 08/02/1924 | 55 | F | 4 | ||||
George Roper | Roper | 08/17/1937 | 55 | M | 8 | ||||
Oliver J. Roper | Roper | 03/07/1940 | 24 | M | 6 | ||||
Preston Brooks Roper | Roper | 04/06/1952 | 69 | M | 15 | ||||
Preston Roper | Roper | 07/21/1984 | 76 | M | 6 | ||||
Verdie I. Roper | Roper | 11/04/1976 | 73 | F | 7 | ||||
Rosa Rosa | Rosa | 03/25/1951 | 78 | F | 15 | ||||
Blanche L. Rosby | Rosby | 09/27/1976 | 62 | F | 15 | ||||
Daniel Roscoe | Roscoe | 06/15/1930 | 76 | M | 8 | ||||
Alexander Rose | Rose | 01/31/1928 | 63 | M | 4 |
FOR RELOCATION & REINTERMENT INFORMATION
1996 - 2000
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In 1996, the City of St. Louis acquired part of Washington Park for "aviation obstruction removals and land use compatibility" relating to Lambert Airport's longest runway. (11,018 ft) Estimated cost for the project was $40 Million. The "Cemetery Project" included the disinterment, transportation, and reinterment of the human remains buried in the affected area.
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Stlouiscityrecorder.org has information on the reinterment of 11,974 deceased persons, including 165 persons indexed under "Doe" - Baby Doe 5, Jane Doe 88, John Doe 76.
Missouri Historical Society
There are 71 original boxes of cards stored at the Historical Research Center in St. Louis, Missouri. They have been uploaded here. You can also contact the Research Library (west of Forest Park) at (314) 746-4500. They would love to help you!
FindAGrave.com -
Washington Park Cemetery
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This database is updated with a photo and sometimes the GPS coordinates for each exposed headstone. You can check for your relative to see if their location has been updated. If it hasn't you can use the other resources to attain the location, and then use the mobile application to narrow down the physical location while looking!
Obituaries
Many St. Louisans who were buried here were reported in the St. Louis Globe Democrat. Search there first for an obituary., This will include names of close family members, the church where the funeral took place and the time of day when the burial took place.
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This information can be powerful when connecting with lost ancestries! They can be found here!
Death Certificates
You can search Death Records from 1910-1969 here. For all other records, the Vital Records Department provides assistance in obtaining birth or death certificates recorded anywhere within the State of Missouri. State and You can call or visit their website for forms and information.
Join and follow the Saving Washington Park Facebook page. You can connect with local descendants, share pics, ask questions and even help others reconnect with lost loved ones!
