I was amazed at the diversity of graves there and was fascinated
to see some of the older stones.
The history of the cemetery is as follows:
Calvary history The story of Calvary Cemetery begins with the
"Negro Grave Yard" that existed on just under an acre of land on
North 7th Street prior to 1885. In 1910, George W. Saffell Jr.
bought just over three acres of adjoining land "for burial
purposes" adjacent to the one acre. The site was then called
Calvary Cemetery. About 12 years later, Saffell bought
approximately 29 acres, which connected to the previous tracts.
George and his wife, Mildred Stone Saffell, lived on the property
prior to his death in 1953. It was Saffell's first wife, Daisy, who
opened a Negro Funeral Home in Lawrenceburg and later moved it to
Shelbyville. Saffell and his wife Daisy jointly operated the
funeral home and Calvary Cemetery until Daisy died in 1918. Saffell
and his wife, Mildred, later operated the funeral home and Calvary
Cemetery. Mildred continued to operate the funeral home and
cemetery until her death in 2003. The cemetery was also
incorporated that year. The old Saffell funeral home, on Henry Clay
Street, was torn down about three years ago. The Saffell family had
supported the cemetery financially until the board took over. The
cemetery's sole source of income now is from the sale of grave
plots
Stealth needed if there is a funeral in progress.
This cache placed and maintained by a Geocky member.
there is a small lock top geocaching box for first to find.
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