GenKY - Linden Grove Cemetery 1858-1998
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GenKY - Linden Grove Cemetery 1858-1998
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Publisher
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Kenton County Public Library System
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Language
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English
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Temporal coverage
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1858-1998
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Description
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From Genky, "Names of the deceased, names of parents and names of lot owners are indexed when available. An interment book spanning the years 1858-1864 is included in full. The book contains over 2,400 names and includes numerous Civil War veterans and other Greater Cincinnatians among its entries. A copy of the book is also available in the reference collection of the Local History and Genealogy Department at the Covington Library. Interment tickets from the cemetery spanning the years 1907 to 1934 are also included in this collection as well as receiving tomb permits and removals from 1875 to 1889.
In 1835, the Western Baptist Theological Institute purchased approximately 150 acres of land south of the City of Covington for the construction of a major theological seminary. A college building and several homes were constructed on this property. Over time, a portion of the property began to be used for cemetery purposes. The growth of the City of Covington eventually surrounded the cemetery. Today the property is bordered by Holman and Linden Avenues and Kavanaugh and Thirteenth Streets. In the spring of 1998, an independent Linden Grove Cemetery Board of Overseers was established. Membership on the cemetery.s Board of Overseers has expanded to include three individuals chosen by the Kenton County Fiscal Court, three chosen by the City of Covington and three individuals chosen to serve at-large.
Many prominent Northern Kentuckians are laid to rest at Linden Grove Cemetery. Among the most notable is United States Congressman and former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury John G. Carlisle. Other congressmen interred in the cemetery include William Wright Southgate and William Evans Arthur. Other notables who have resting places in Linden Grove include: Thomas Kennedy, one of the founders of Covington; B.F. Howard, the founder of the African American Elks; Alexander Greer, and early entrepreneur in Covington; Dr. Adam Kelly, an early African American physician; Ephraim Robbins, an early Trustee of the Western Baptist Theological Institute and namesake for nearby Robbins Street; Reverend William Orr, an early Baptist preacher in the community; Dr. Louise Southgate, a pioneer female physician and women’s rights advocate. Linden Grove Cemetery is also the final resting place from military veterans of the War of 1812 and all wars since."
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Accessed at Kenton County Public Library, Covington, KY
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