Forest Hill Calvary Cemetery
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| Established | 1888 |
| Location | 6901 Troost Avenue Kansas City, Missouri |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 39°00′08″N 94°34′14″W / 39.00222°N 94.57056°W |
| Size | 160 acres (65 ha) |
| Website | https://www.fhccemetery.com/ |
Forest Hill Calvary Cemetery is a cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri.
History[edit]
The Forest Hill Calvary Cemetery was established in 1888. George Kessler served as the landscape architect when the cemetery was established.[1]
The cemetery is approximately 160 acres (65 ha). It is located at 69th Street and Troost Avenue.[1]
Notable burials[edit]
- Edward Robert Atwill (1840–1911), bishop of Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri[2]
- Charles A. Baird (1870–1944), athletic director at University of Michigan[3]
- John L. Barkley (1895–1966), U.S. Medal of Honor recipient[4]
- Harold Roe Bartle (1901–1974), businessman, philanthropist, executive, mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, namesake of Kansas City Chiefs[5]
- Albert I. Beach (1883–1939), mayor of Kansas City, Missouri[6]
- Daniel Boone III (1809–1880), and Mary Constance Philibert Boone (1814–1904), early Kansas City founders who settled in the area that later became Forest Hill Cemetery[7]
- Louis C. Boyle (1866–1925), Kansas Attorney General and lawyer[8]
- Walter Halben Butler (1852–1931), U.S. Representative from Iowa, newspaperman and lawyer[9]
- Arthur Chapman (1863–1928), member of the Missouri House of Representatives[10]
- Laurie Perry Cookingham (1896–1992), city manager of multiple cities, including Kansas City, Missouri and Fort Worth, Texas[11]
- Thomas T. Crittenden (1832–1909), Governor of Missouri[12]
- Thomas T. Crittenden Jr. (1863–1938), mayor of Kansas City, Missouri[13]
- Jesse M. Donaldson (1885–1970), U.S. Postmaster General[14]
- Tatiana Dokoudovska (1921–2005), French ballet dancer[15]
- Bobby Greenlease (1947–1953), six-year-old kidnapping and homicide victim[16]
- J. C. Hall (1891–1982), founder and chief executive of Hallmark Cards[17]
- Sid J. Hare (1860–1938), landscape architect[18]
- John L. Harrington (1868–1942), civil engineer and bridge designer[citation needed]
- Waldo P. Johnson (1817–1885), Confederate States and U.S. Senator from Missouri[19]
- William Tell Johnson (1848–1930), American lawyer and judge[20]
- William Thornton Kemper Sr. (1867–1938), Kansas City banker[21]
- Bertha Mae Lillenas (1889–1945), evangelist and hymn writer[22]
- Robert A. Long (1850–1934), American lumber baron, developer, investor, newspaper owner, and philanthropist.[23]
- Homer B. Mann (1869–1950), president of Park College, insurance businessman and state politician[24]
- Jay H. Neff (1854–1915), mayor of Kansas City, Missouri and newspaperman[25]
- J. C. Nichols (1880–1950), real estate developer[26]
- Satchel Paige (1906–1982), American baseball player in Negro league and Major League Baseball, member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame[27]
- Sidney Catlin Partridge (1857–1930), bishop of Kyoto, bishop of Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri[28]
- Joseph M. Patterson (1837–1914), member of the Illinois Senate[citation needed]
- Tom Pendergast (1872–1945), Political boss in Kansas City from 1925 to 1939[29]
- Mason S. Peters (1844–1914), U.S. Representative from Kansas[30]
- Charles H. Price II (1931–2012), businessman and U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom and Belgium[citation needed]
- John H. Ricksecker (1843–1929), Civil War Medal of Honor recipient[31]
- Frank P. Sebree (1854–1940), lawyer and member of the Missouri House of Representatives[32]
- Joe Shannon (1867–1943), U.S. Representative from Missouri and Democratic political boss[33]
- Joseph O. Shelby (1830–1897), Confederate States Army general[34]
- George M. Shelley (1850–1929), Mayor of Kansas City[35]
- Kenneth A. Spencer (1902–1960), coal miner and philanthropist[36]
- Robert Nelson Spencer (1877–1961), bishop of Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri[37]
- Carrie Westlake Whitney (1854–1934), librarian and first director of Kansas City Public Library[38]
- Hazel Browne Williams (1907–1986), educator at University of Missouri–Kansas City[39]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "History". fhccemetry.com. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
- ^ "Death of the Rt. Rev. Edward R. Atwill, D.D." The Living Church. 44: 462. February 4, 1911.
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- ^ Indian Village: from Boonetown to a vision of boomtown by Diane Euston, The Martin City & South KC Telegraph, 19 August 2020, https://martincitytelegraph.com/2020/08/19/indian-village-from-boonetown-to-a-vision-of-boomtown/ - accessed 9/24/2023
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- ^ Onofrio, Jan (2000). Iowa Biographical Dictionary. St. Clair Shores, Michigan: Somerset Publishers, Inc. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-403-09304-5.
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- ^ Lucas, Ray F. (October 15, 2021). "Cookingham, Laurie Perry". Texas State Historical Association. Archived from the original on October 8, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
- ^ "C0087 Crittenden, Thomas Theodore (1832–1909), Papers, 1880–1950" (PDF). The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
- ^ "Crittenden, Thomas Theodore". history.house.gov. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
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- ^ "Obituary: Tatiana Dokoudovska". The Kansas City Star. September 22, 2005. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
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- ^ "Johnson, Waldo Porter". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
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- ^ https://www.fhccemetery.com/notable-burials
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- ^ "Satchel Page". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
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- ^ "Peters, Mason Summers". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
- ^ "John H Ricksecker - victoriacross". vconline.org.uk. Archived from the original on October 8, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
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- ^ "Shannon, Joseph Bernard". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
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- ^ "Carrie Westlake (Judson) Whitney". scenicregional.org. Archived from the original on October 8, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
- ^ Riley, Kimberly R. (February 23, 2018). "Hazel Browne Williams". The Pendergast Years. Archived from the original on October 8, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
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