WikiDwarfBOT: robot: add new article

2023-07-22T10:53:16Z

robot: add new article

New page

{{Short description|Cemetery in Indiana, US}}
{{Infobox NRHP
| name = South Bend City Cemetery
| nrhp_type =
| image = Schuyler Colfax gravesite.jpg
| caption = Grave of the 17th U.S. Vice President Schuyler Colfax.
| location= [[South Bend, Indiana]]
| coordinates = {{coord|41|40|41|N|86|16|04|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Indiana#USA
| built = 1831
| architect =
| architecture =
| added = December 4, 2018
| area =
| governing_body =
| mpsub =
| refnum = 100003189<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
}}
The '''South Bend City Cemetery''' is a historic cemetery in [[South Bend, Indiana]].

==History==
The South Bend City Cemetery was established in 1831, when Lathrop Taylor and [[Alexis Coquillard]] donated the land upon which it was built. Jacob Roof was the first burial was on August 25, 1831.<ref name="nrhpsouthbendcemetery">{{cite web |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: South Bend City Cemetery |url=https://www.in.gov/dnr/historic/files/hp-citycemetery.pdf |first1=Elicia |last1=Feasel|first2=Amy|last2=Minnick|first3=Olga|last3=Bryazka|first4=Kurt|last4=Garner |publisher=National Park Service |via=State of Indiana |access-date=February 21, 2020}}</ref><ref name="noted">{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113185683/noted-people-are-in-city-cemetery-30/ |title=Noted People are in City Cemetery |date=1911-12-30 |newspaper=[[South Bend Tribune]] |page=16 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2022-11-16}}{{Open access}}</ref> The Miller Mausoleum was built in 1882 and the Studebaker-Milburn Mausoleum in 1884.<ref name="nrhpsouthbendcemetery"/> 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.<ref name="nrhpsouthbendcemetery"/><ref name="noted"/>

By December 1911, there were 7,190 burials at City Cemetery.<ref name="noted"/> A monument in memory of the veterans of the [[American Civil War]] of 1861-1865 was added in 1914 thanks to a donation from [[Union Army]] colonel [[Norman Eddy]].<ref name="nrhpsouthbendcemetery"/>

The cemetery has been listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Joseph County, Indiana|National Register of Historic Places]] since December 4, 2018.<ref name="nris"/>

==Notable burials==
* [[E. Volney Bingham]] (1844–1922), state senator<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113654145/e-volney-bingham-is-dead-age-78/ |title=E. Volney Bingham is Dead, Age 78 Years |date=1922-04-24 |newspaper=[[South Bend Tribune]] |page=14 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2022-11-26}}{{Open access}}</ref>
* [[John Birdsell]] (1815–1894), American manufacturer and businessman<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-south-bend-tribune-entered-into-rest/125416999/ |title=Entered Into Rest |date=1894-07-13 |newspaper=[[South Bend Tribune]] |page=5 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2023-05-27}}{{Open access}}</ref>
* [[Ellen Maria Colfax]] (1836–1911), second wife of Schuyler Colfax and Second Lady of the United States{{citation needed |date=November 2022}}
* [[Evelyn Clark Colfax]] (1823–1863), first wife of Schuyler Colfax{{citation needed |date=November 2022}}
* [[Schuyler Colfax]] (1823–1885), 17th Vice President of the United States.<ref name="nrhpsouthbendcemetery"/><ref name="noted"/>
* [[Schuyler Colfax III]] (1870–1925), mayor of South Bend<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndinsider.com/a-matter-of-grave-concern/article_ac89b019-43d1-5e1d-a9fb-10896f5e53d8.html|title=A matter of grave concern|last=Blasko|first=Erin |work=Notre Dame Insider|language=en|access-date=2022-11-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228215557/https://www.ndinsider.com/a-matter-of-grave-concern/article_ac89b019-43d1-5e1d-a9fb-10896f5e53d8.html |archive-date=2019-12-28 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Norman Eddy]] (1810–1872), U.S. Representative<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/E000039 |title=Eddy, Norman |website=[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]] |access-date=2022-11-13}}</ref>
* [[William G. George]], first mayor of South Bend<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113189192/history-hidden-in-city-cemetery-28/ |title=History:Hidden in City Cemetery |date=2012-05-28 |newspaper=[[South Bend Tribune]] |page=A8 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2022-11-16}}{{Open access}}</ref>
* Joseph and Mary McKinley, the paternal grandparents of President [[William McKinley]]<ref name="nrhpsouthbendcemetery"/><ref name="noted"/>
* [[H. B. Miller (politician)|H. B. Miller]] (1819–1889), member of [[New York Senate]] and [[Illinois House of Representatives]]<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113555744/funeral-of-hon-h-b-miller-21-nov/ |title=Funeral of Hon. H. B. Miller |date=1889-11-21 |newspaper=[[South Bend Tribune]] |page=1 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2022-11-23}}{{Open access}}</ref>
* [[William Miller (mayor)|William Miller]] (1821–1901), mayor of South Bend<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113456621/funeral-notes-25-feb-1901-the-south/ |title=Funeral Notes |date=1901-02-25 |newspaper=[[South Bend Tribune]] |page=1 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2022-11-21}}{{Open access}}</ref>
* [[Samuel Sample]] (1796–1855), U.S. Representative<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000024 |title=Sample, Samuel Caldwell |website=[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]] |access-date=2022-11-13}}</ref>
* [[Thomas S. Stanfield]] (1816–1885), state politician and railroad executive<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113713017/the-last-tribute-16-sep-1885-the/ |title=The Last Tribute |date=1885-09-16 |newspaper=[[South Bend Tribune]] |page=4 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2022-11-27}}{{Open access}}</ref>
* [[Clement Studebaker]] (1831–1901), wagon and carriage manufacturer (formerly interred in Studebaker-Milburn Mausoleum)<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113183492/studebakers-burial-1-dec-1901-the/ |title=Studebaker's Burial |date=1901-12-01 |newspaper=[[The Indianapolis Journal]] |page=4 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2022-11-16}}{{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.studebakermuseum.org/blog/meet-clement-studebaker/ |title=Meet Clement Studebaker |date=2020-11-17 |website=The Studebaker National Museum |access-date=2022-11-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117014124/https://www.studebakermuseum.org/blog/meet-clement-studebaker/ |archive-date=2022-11-16 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Clement Studebaker Jr.]] (1871–1932), businessman (interred in Studebaker mausoleum)<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113188157/studebakers-rites-are-held-6-dec/ |title=Studebaker's Rites are Held |date=1932-12-06 |newspaper=[[South Bend Tribune]] |page=7 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2022-11-16}}{{Open access}}</ref>
* [[John Studebaker]] (1833–1917), businessman (interred in Studebaker mausoleum)<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113211318/studebaker-funeral-set-for-monday-17/ |title=Studebaker Funeral Set for Monday |date=1917-03-16 |newspaper=South Bend News-Times |page=1 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2022-11-17}}{{Open access}}</ref>
* [[Peter Studebaker]] (1836–1897), treasurer and chairman of Studebaker Corporation<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113366192/funeral-of-peter-studebaker-13-oct/ |title=Funeral of Peter Studebaker |date=1897-10-13 |newspaper=[[Indianapolis Journal]] |page=2 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2022-11-20}}{{Open access}}</ref>
* [[Enoch R. Weiss]] (1848–1917), Indian Campaigns [[Medal of Honor]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/enoch-r-weiss |title=Enoch R. Weiss |website=Congressional Medal of Honor Society |access-date=2022-11-13}}</ref>
* [[Charles Zeitler]] (1871–1903), American football player for the [[University of Notre Dame]]{{citation needed |date=November 2022}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==

* {{Official|https://sbvpa.org/places/city-cemetery/|City of South Bend City Cemetery}}
* {{Find a Grave cemetery}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:South Bend City Cemetery}}
[[Category:1831 establishments in Indiana]]
[[Category:Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana]]

South Bend City Cemetery - Revision history

WikiDwarfBOT: robot: add new article