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Finding Aid for the Salem Cemetery Collection
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Collection Summary
Title
Salem Cemetery Association
Date
1889-2017
Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 1178-SCA
Processed by: digitized by Jolene Clark, 2018; finding aid created by Jolene Clark, 2019.
Name of Creator
Salem Cemetery Association
Biographical History
The Salem Cemetery Association, which is separate from the New Salem Baptist Church, was formed in
1917 to maintain the Salem Cemetery. The cemetery is located at 24 Hwy and Blue Mills Road, just east
of Independence, MO. The first burial on Hensley Farm was in 1884 and the property was plotted and
recorded as a cemetery five years later. Three additions were added to the cemetery between 1900 and
1911 by the Hensley family. The Salem Cemetery Association purchased the fourth addition in 1935.
Scope and Content
Among the books in this collection are several hand written journal style books that contain information
about the lots and burials. Information may include name, date of birth, date of death, burial date,
address, obituaries, funeral home, and lot number. A blue journal, red journal, and another journal
contain burials by lot number. A typed alphabetical index referencing the lot and page number in the
journal was created as a finding aid for the records by the Association. Sales and deed books include a
gray journal (1945-2004), and a red journal (1984-2017). Mixed in with other records are some deeds
and receipts. The Association created a collection of obituaries from 1975 to 2017 clipped from the
newspaper with added notes on the burial location within the cemetery.
The original records are in possession of the Salem Cemetery Association. Items in this collection were
digitized by the Midwest Genealogy Center.
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Collection Inventory
System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in 3 series.
Series 1, Lot books
Item 1, Blue journal
Item 2, Red journal
Item 3, lot book with index
Item 4, Alphabetical index
Series 2, Sales and deed books
Item 1, Gray journal, 1945-2004
Item 2, Red journal, 1984 to current
Item 3, Receipts
Series 3, Obituaries
Item 1, Obituary book, 1975-1995
Item 2, Obituary book, 1995-2017
Rights and Access
Conditions Governing Access
Contact the Salem Cemetery Association for access to the originals.
Physical Access
Most records within this collection in journal style books.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Salem Cemetery Association.
Languages and Scripts of the Material
Materials in the collection are entirely in English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Salem Cemetery Association loaned the items to the Midwest Genealogy Center to digitize.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected for this collection.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals owned by the Salem Cemetery Association.
Notes
The following sources were consulted during the preparation of the biographical history:
“Salem Cemetery Association.” Salem Cemetery Association | Welcome,
www.salemcemetery.com/index.php.
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