Draft:Louisville Cemetery
Louisville Cemetery is an burial ground for African Americans in Louisville, Kentucky.It was incorporated in 1886 by A. J. Bibb, W. P. Churchll, William Henry Gibson Sr., Felix Johnson, Bishop William H. Miles, Henry Clay Weeden, and Jesse Merriwether. It is on Polar Lane Road. Kentucky Historical Marker #1992 is by its entrance.[1] Originally 31 acres it was expanded to 80 acres and is full.[2]
A 3.5 acre cemetery for "colored" Lousiville residents was dedicated in 1867.[3] Greenwood Cemetery (Louisville, Kentucky) is another Louisville cemetery for African Americans.[4]
Bibb and Weeden were also involved in the Colored Orphans Hoke Society with Col. Bennett H. Young.[5]
Burials[edit]
People buried at the cemetery include:
- Atwood S. Wilson, president of Kentucky State University[6]
- Sylvester Weaver, blues uitarist[1]
- Bessie Allen (1881-1944), social worker and matron of the Kentucky Home Society for Colored Children [7] (mother of Ann Allen Shockley)[8]
- Billy Walker, jockey of racehorses[7]
- Dr. Robert B. Scott, cofounder of Louisville Red Cross Hospital[7]
- Earl McDonald, jug musician[2]
- Sara Martin, blues singer[2]
- Samuel Plato, architect[2]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Louisville (KY) Cemetery · Notable Kentucky African Americans Database".
- ^ a b c d https://www.jeffersontownky.com/Archive/ViewFile/Item/772
- ^ "A. J. Bibb - dedication of Black Cemetery". The Courier-Journal. 17 October 1887. p. 8.
- ^ "'We don't have enough equipment for everyone': Group asks Louisville to take over maintaining cemetery". 28 September 2023.
- ^ "A. J. Bibb". The Courier-Journal. 26 October 1885. p. 2.
- ^ Brown, Beatrice S. (2012). Louisville's Historic Black Neighborhoods. Arcadia. ISBN 978-0-7385-9185-8.
- ^ a b c "Louisville Cemetery / William Walker, Sr. (1860-1933) Historical Marker".
- ^ "Allen, Bessie Miller and Henry · Notable Kentucky African Americans Database".