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BURY ME DEEP
BURIAL PLACES PAST AND PRESENT
IN AND NEARBY WASHINGTON, D.C.
A Historical Review and Reference Manual
Paul E. Sluby, Sr.
Since the District of Columbia was established in 1790 more than 250 burial places have existed. This publication is the first comprehensive effort to present a total perspective of this fascinating subject in a manner not only interesting to the layman but valuable to genealogists, demographers and other serious researchers. Topics range from those general in nature to items that provide in-depth information regarding the challenging aspects of the cemetery business. The book is divided into five sections. Chapters 1-7 offer a look at the area during the Native American period, then presents engaging data about the development of local cemeteries, the affects of segregation, destructive factors, grave robbing, noted and unique burials, and future considerations. Appendix I contans alphabetized and cross-indexed compilations, including former locations and available historical details about all of the identified cemeteries. Appendix II is an alphabetized list of the 55 burial sites that remain today and includes the address, date opened and type of area. Appendix III, an alphabetized reference guide to all identified locations, includes the dates of operation, type of burial area, and whether extant, relocated or eradicated. Appendix IV, presented in charted form, is information excerpted from offical records that maintained data on the number of interments at individual cemeteries in the city from 1880-1930. All sections are appropriately footnoted and a bibliography and an index are included. Soft Cover, 242 pages, Limited Edition.
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BURIAL LEDGER
OF
ST. ELIZABETHS HOSPITAL
Washington, D.C.
July 5, 1917 - August 30, 1983
Paul E. Sluby, Sr.
The "Government Hospital for the Insane" was founded in Washington, D.C., on March 3, 1855. According to Dorothy Dix, who wrote the bill establishing the institution, its purpose was to provide "the most humane care and enlightened curative treatment of the insane of the Army and Navy and of the United States and of the District of Columbia." In 1916, the hospital's name was officially changed to St. Elizabeths. The hospital burial ledger, dating from 1917 to 1983, contains over 2,900 entries regarding burials of the general patient population. A brief history of the hospital and an examination of the burial areas precedes the alphabetically arranged entries. Column headings include: Last Name, First Name, Middle Name or Initial, Date Died, Date Interred, Section, Row, Grave Number, Gender, Race and Remarks. In addition to providing this important information, there are occasional notations that include important details, such as an alias or nickname. References to heritage also appear, such as "Indian," "colored man," "Japanese," or "Chinese." Occasionally, the word Exhumed appears, which indicates the remains were removed to another location. Enlightening facts also surface, such as the reference to William Powell Jenkins, who was buried "between graves." Cost. $19.50 Available from Heritage Books: www.HeritageBooks.com
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GRACELAND CEMETERY
Washington, D.C.
BRIEF HISTORY AND RECORDS OF INTERMENTS
1872 - 1894
Graceland Cemetery once occupied about 30 acres on a hillside east of Bladensburg Road and north of Benning Road in the Northeast section of Washington, D.C. This burial ground was utilized during its twenty-two years of operation by various segments of the District's population. In addition, this cemetery received reinterments from Holmeads [Western Burial Ground] when it was removed in 1884, which included numerous apparently first generation Americans from various foreign countries. The relocation of Graceland, which had more than 8,000 burials, began in 1895. These removals were primarily to the extant Woodlawn Cemetery in the city's Southeast area and account for the opening 6,000 interments in that cemetery. Today, Woodlawn is a predominately black interment area.
The entries in this volume were excerpted from the initial Woodlawn Cemetery ledger and involve remains that currently rest at Woodlawn. Listed are reinterments from old Holmeads [1798-1884], relocations to Graceland from other cemeteries and direct burials at Graceland from 1872-1894.
PUBLICATION INFORMATION AND AVAILABILITY
This volume contains 462 indexed pages, 81/2 x 11" and is spiral bound for convenience. Pages are reproductions of the original ledger entries.
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