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Western Lutheran Cemetery
Also known as: Papin Saxon Cemetery | | Marcus and Lexington Avenues
Saint Louis
St. Louis city
Missouri USA
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Cemetery notes and/or description:
This cemetery was begun in 1860 by the Lutheran Saxon immigrants who had come to St. Louis City in 1839. It was customary for congregations to have cemeteries for their own members. Immanuel Lutheran Church at 15th and Morgan (now Delmar), and Zion Lutheran Church at 21st and Benton established this cemetery at Papin (now Marcus) and Lexington to Ashland Avenues in St Louis, MO. Later Immanuel congregation bought out Zion's share and moved its church building to a corner of the cemetery. The cemetery is nearly one block square. It was incorporated by Act of the Legislature and approved on February 20, 1865 as Western Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery Association,of the City of St Louis, State of Missouri It was sometimes called Papin Saxon or Paxon Cemetery. On at least one death certificate it was called Gravois Saxton.
In November 2008 several members of FAG photographers kindly added pictures of those grave markers still remaining. |
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GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 38.67182, Longitude: -90.24503
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