Mount Mora Cemetery is the oldest public cemetery in
St. Joseph, Missouri. Among those who are buried in the cemetery are three governors, a U.S. senator, soldiers from both sides in the
American Civil War and riders of the
Pony Express.
In October 2006, several headstones including that of Missouri governor Silas Woodson were damaged by vandals.
The cemetery was added to the
National Register of Historic Places in July 2006.
Notable interments
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Daniel Dee Burnes
Daniel Dee Burnes (January 4, 1851 – November 2, 1899) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.
Born in Ringgold, Missouri, Burnes received his early schooling in Weston, Missouri.
He graduated from St. Louis University, in St. Louis, Missour ...
(1851–1899) – US Representative
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James N. Burnes
James Nelson Burnes (August 22, 1827 – January 23, 1889) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.
Born in Marion County, Indiana, Burnes moved with his parents to Platte County, Missouri, in 1837.
He attended the common schools.
He graduate ...
(1827–1889) – US Representative
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James Craig James or Jim Craig may refer to:
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(1818–1888) – Civil War general and US Representative
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Willard Preble Hall (1820-1882) – Governor of Missouri
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Benjamin F. Loan
Benjamin Franklin Loan (October 4, 1819 – March 30, 1881) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri, as well as a Missouri State Militia general in service to the Union during the American Civil War.
Biography
Benjamin F. Loan was born in ...
(1819–1881) – US Representative and Union general
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William Ridenbaugh
William Fahnestock Ridenbaugh (February 19, 1821 – October 18, 1874) was a newspaper publisher who started the St. Joseph Gazette in St. Joseph, Missouri.
Ridenbaugh was born in Bedford, Pennsylvania. In 1843 he moved to Missouri and started t ...
(1821–1874) – ''St. Joseph Gazette'' founder
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Robert Marcellus Stewart
Robert Marcellus Stewart (March 12, 1815 – September 21, 1871) was the 14th Governor of Missouri from 1857 to 1861, during the critical years just prior to the American Civil War.
Early years
Stewart was born in Truxton, New York, but ...
(1815–1871) – Governor of Missouri
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M. Jeff Thompson (1826–1876) – Confederate general known as the "Swamp Fox"
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Robert Wilson (1803–1870) – US Senator
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Sir William Wiseman (1814–1874) – British Rear Admiral
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Silas Woodson
Silas Woodson (May 18, 1819October 9, 1896) was the 21st Governor of Missouri, United States, between January 3, 1873, and January 12, 1875. He was notable for being the first Democrat elected to that position since the Civil War. No Republican ...
(1819–1896) – Governor of Missouri
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Huston Wyeth
Huston Wyeth (1863–1925) was an American industrialist and a prominent businessman and social figure in St. Joseph, Missouri.
Early life
Huston Wyeth was born in St. Joseph, Missouri on July 8, 1863, to William Maxwell Wyeth (1832–1901) and ...
(1863–1925) – industrialist
See also
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List of Registered Historic Places in Missouri, Counties A-B#Buchanan County
References
External links
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St. Joe arts profile
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Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri
Buildings and structures in St. Joseph, Missouri
Protected areas of Buchanan County, Missouri
National Register of Historic Places in Buchanan County, Missouri