The South Bend City Cemetery is a historic cemetery in

South Bend, Indiana South Bend is a city in and the county seat of St. Joseph County, Indiana, St. Joseph County, Indiana, on the St. Joseph River (Lake Michigan), St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name. As of the 2020 United S ...

History

The South Bend City Cemetery was established in 1831, when Lathrop Taylor and

Alexis Coquillard Alexis Coquillard (September 28, 1795 - January 8, 1855) was an American fur trader, explorer, and the founder of South Bend, Indiana. Early life Alexis Coquillard was born on September 28, 1795, in Detroit. He fought in the War of 1812 under ...

donated the land upon which it was built. Jacob Roof was the first burial was on August 25, 1831. The Miller Mausoleum was built in 1882 and the Studebaker-Milburn Mausoleum in 1884. The sexton's cottage, designed by Parker & Austin, was built in 1899, the same year that the cast iron entrance gate was installed at the Elm Street entrance. By December 1911, there were 7,190 burials at City Cemetery. A monument in memory of the veterans of the

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of 1861-1865 was added in 1914 thanks to a donation from

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colonel

Norman Eddy Norman S. Eddy (December 10, 1810 – January 28, 1872) was an American politician and military officer. Early life Norman S. Eddy was born on December 10, 1810, in Scipio, New York. He attended common schools. He graduated from Cazenovia Semina ...

. The cemetery has been listed on the

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since December 4, 2018.

Notable burials

* E. Volney Bingham (1844–1922), state senator *

Ellen Maria Colfax Ellen Maria Wade Colfax (July 26, 1836 – March 4, 1911) was the second wife of Schuyler Colfax, who became the first House speaker to be elected vice president when he ran on a ticket headed by Ulysses S. Grant in 1868. She was born in Andover, ...

(1836–1911), second wife of Schuyler Colfax and Second Lady of the United States *

Evelyn Clark Colfax Evelyn Clark Colfax (1823 in Argyle, Washington County, New York – July 10, 1863 in Newport, Rhode Island) was the first wife of Schuyler Colfax, an American politician who later became Speaker of the House of Representatives and Vice President ...

(1823–1863), first wife of Schuyler Colfax *

Schuyler Colfax Schuyler Colfax Jr. (; March 23, 1823 – January 13, 1885) was an American journalist, businessman, and politician who served as the 17th vice president of the United States from 1869 to 1873, and prior to that as the 25th speaker of the House ...

(1823–1885), 17th Vice President of the United States. *

Schuyler Colfax III Schuyler Washington Colfax III (; April 11, 1870 – March 29, 1925) was an American Republican politician who served as the 11th mayor of South Bend, Indiana from 1898 to 1902. He assumed office at the age of 28, and remains the youngest person ...

(1870–1925), mayor of South Bend *

(1810–1872), U.S. Representative * William G. George, first mayor of South Bend * Joseph and Mary McKinley, the paternal grandparents of President

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H. B. Miller H. B. Miller (April 16, 1819 – November 19, 1889) was a politician and newspaperman. He organized the ''Republican'' in Niles, Michigan, ''Michigan Telegraph'' in Kalamazoo, Michigan and the ''Buffalo Telegraph'' in Buffalo, New York. He serv ...

(1819–1889), member of

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and

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* William Miller (1821–1901), mayor of South Bend * Samuel Sample (1796–1855), U.S. Representative * Thomas S. Stanfield (1816–1885), state politician and railroad executive *

Clement Studebaker Clement Studebaker (March 12, 1831 – November 27, 1901) was an American wagon and carriage manufacturer. With his brother Henry, he co-founded the H & C Studebaker Company, precursor of the Studebaker Corporation, which built Pennsylvania-Germ ...

(1831–1901), wagon and carriage manufacturer (formerly interred in Studebaker-Milburn Mausoleum) *

Clement Studebaker Jr. Clement Studebaker Jr. (August 11, 1871 – December 3, 1932) was an American businessman and the son of wagon, carriage and automobile manufacturer Clement Studebaker. He held executive positions in the family's automobile business, Studebaker ...

(1871–1932), businessman (interred in Studebaker mausoleum) *

John Studebaker John Mohler Studebaker (10 October 1833 – 16 March 1917) was the Pennsylvania Dutch co-founder and later executive of what would become the Studebaker Corporation automobile company. He was the third son of the founding Studebaker family, and pl ...

(1833–1917), businessman (interred in Studebaker mausoleum) *

Peter Studebaker Peter Everst Studebaker (April 1, 1836 – October 9, 1897) was treasurer and chairman for the Studebaker wagon business. He was known for helping his brothers expand the business to St. Joseph, Missouri, Chicago and throughout the United State ...

(1836–1897), treasurer and chairman of Studebaker Corporation * Enoch R. Weiss (1848–1917), Indian Campaigns

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Charles Zeitler Charles W. Zeitler (August 1871 – 1903) was an American football player from South Bend, Indiana. Zeitler was the first quarterback for the University of Notre Dame to win four games. Zeitler was born to a family of Bavarian immigrants in Cla ...

(1871–1903), American football player for the

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References

External links

* * 1831 establishments in Indiana Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana {{StJosephCountyIN-NRHP-stub