Collection: Greenmount Cemetery - Quincy
Greenmount Cemetery, originally Green Mound Cemetery, was founded by Salem Church congregation in 1875. Previous attempts to purchase land for a cemetery in 1836 and 1866 were not successful.
In the Spring of 1875, under the direction of Rev. Simon Kuhlenhoelter it was decided to buy a tract of land on South 12th Street just outside the Quincy city limits. This land, just east of South Park, offered some of the highest and driest points near the city limits.
On June 16, 1875, a committee consisting of August Meyer, William Westerbeck, Peter Bastert, Henry Stoetzel, D. H. Merten, A Klusmeyer and A. Behrensmyer was appointed by the congregation to procure the land. The purchase which contained about fifteen acres, (which is now Blocks 1 through 5) was purchased from Philip Schwabedissen.
Action in setting up the cemetery was rapid. The first board of directors consisted of F. H. Kehlenbrink, William Winkelman, D. H. Merten, Adolph Behrensmeyer and Frederick Pankoke.<
In the Spring of 1875, under the direction of Rev. Simon Kuhlenhoelter it was decided to buy a tract of land on South 12th Street just outside the Quincy city limits. This land, just east of South Park, offered some of the highest and driest points near the city limits.
On June 16, 1875, a committee consisting of August Meyer, William Westerbeck, Peter Bastert, Henry Stoetzel, D. H. Merten, A Klusmeyer and A. Behrensmyer was appointed by the congregation to procure the land. The purchase which contained about fifteen acres, (which is now Blocks 1 through 5) was purchased from Philip Schwabedissen.
Action in setting up the cemetery was rapid. The first board of directors consisted of F. H. Kehlenbrink, William Winkelman, D. H. Merten, Adolph Behrensmeyer and Frederick Pankoke.<
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