Mount Mora Cemetery is the oldest public cemetery in

St. Joseph, Missouri St. Joseph is a city in and the county seat of Buchanan County, Missouri. Small parts of St. Joseph extend into Andrew County. Located on the Missouri River, it is the principal city of the St. Joseph Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includ ...

. Among those who are buried in the cemetery are three governors, a U.S. senator, soldiers from both sides in the

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and riders of the

Pony Express The Pony Express was an American express mail service that used relays of horse-mounted riders. It operated from April 3, 1860, to October 26, 1861, between Missouri and California. It was operated by the Central Overland California and Pi ...

. In October 2006, several headstones including that of Missouri governor Silas Woodson were damaged by vandals. The cemetery was added to the

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in July 2006.

Notable interments

* Daniel Dee Burnes (1851–1899) – US Representative * James N. Burnes (1827–1889) – US Representative * James Craig (1818–1888) – Civil War general and US Representative *

Willard Preble Hall William Willard Preble Hall (May 9, 1820November 2, 1882) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as the 17th Governor of Missouri from 1864 to 1865 during the last years of the American Civil War. Early years Hall was born in Harpers ...

(1820-1882) – Governor of Missouri *

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 * William Ridenbaugh (1821–1874) – ''St. Joseph Gazette'' founder *

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 mov ...

(1815–1871) – Governor of Missouri *

M. Jeff Thompson Brigadier-General M. Jeff Thompson (January 22, 1826 – September 5, 1876), nicknamed "Swamp Fox," was a senior officer of the Missouri State Guard who commanded cavalry in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War. The () ...

(1826–1876) – Confederate general known as the "Swamp Fox" * Robert Wilson (1803–1870) – US Senator * Sir William Wiseman (1814–1874) – British Rear Admiral * Silas Woodson (1819–1896) – Governor of Missouri *

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) an ...

(1863–1925) – industrialist

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St. Joe arts profile

{{Authority control 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

Notable interments

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