Wyuka Cemetery

	Wyuka Cemetery
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Graves along brick-paved road in southeastern portion of Wyuka Cemetery
Location	3600 O St., Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
Coordinates	40°49′1″N 96°39′54″W / 40.81694°N 96.66500°WCoordinates: 40°49′1″N 96°39′54″W / 40.81694°N 96.66500°W
Area	124 acres (50 ha)
Built	1869
Architect	Hawkins, J.H.W.; Lamoreaux, L.A.
Architectural style	Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	82003198
Added to NRHP	July 19, 1982

Wyuka Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Lincoln, Nebraska.

In 1890, Lincoln's Bnai Jeshurun Congregation, a Reform congregation, began using a section of Wyuka.^[2]

Notable interments

Hazel Abel (1888–1966), US Senator^[3]^[4]
Victor Emanuel Anderson (1902–1962), Governor of Nebraska^[5]
Charles W. Bryan (1867–1945), Mayor of Lincoln and Governor of Nebraska^[6]^[7]
Elmer J. Burkett (1867–1935), US Senator^[8]^[9]
Amasa Cobb (1823–1905), US Congressman^[10]
Oren Sturman Copeland (1887–1958), US Congressman^[11]
J. James Exon (1921–2005), Governor of Nebraska and US Senator^[12]
Eugene Jerome Hainer (1851–1929), US Congressman^[13]
Don Hollenbeck (1905–1954), Radio newscaster and commentator^[14]
John Larkin (1901–1965), Hollywood screen-writer^[15]
Gilbert L. Laws (1838–1907), US Congressman^[16]
Gordon MacRae (1921–1986), singer and actor^[17]^[18]
Turner M. Marquett (1829–1894), US Congressman^[19]
Samuel Roy McKelvie (1881–1956), Governor of Nebraska^[20]
Milton Montgomery (1825–1897), Civil War Brevet Brigadier General^[21]
Albinus Nance (1848–1911), Governor of Nebraska ^[22]
Louise Pound (1872–1958), American folklorist, linguist, and English professor^[23]
William A. Poynter (1848–1909), Governor of Nebraska ^[24]
Peter Sauer (1900–1949), Russian-born World Wrestling champion using the ring name Ray Steele^[25]
Charles Starkweather (1938–1959), spree killer^[8]^[26]^[27]
Jesse Burr Strode (1845–1924), US Congressman^[28]
John Milton Thayer (1820–1906), Governor of Nebraska and US Senator^[29]
Roy Henry Thorpe (1874–1951), US Congressman^[30]
Bobby Rae Williams (1942–2012), professional football player^[31]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Zenner, W.P. (1988) Persistence and flexibility: anthropological perspectives on the American Jewish experience. SUNY Press. p. 245.
^ "Hazel Abel". NebraskaGravestones.org. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
^ Hazel Hempel Abel at Find a Grave
^ Victor Emanuel Anderson at Find a Grave
^ "InterLinc: City of Lincoln: Mayor's Office: Past Mayors of Lincoln, NE". lincoln.ne.gov. Retrieved Oct 5, 2020.
^ Charles Wayland Bryan at Find a Grave
^ ^a ^b Zimmer, Ed. "Wyuka Cemetery: A Driving & Walking Tour". Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
^ Elmer Jacob Burkett at Find a Grave
^ Amasa Cobb at Find a Grave
^ Oren Sturman Copeland at Find a Grave
^ John James "Jim" Exon Jr. at Find a Grave
^ Eugene Jerome Hairer at Find a Grave
^ Don Hollenbeck at Find a Grave
^ Wilson, Scott; Mank, Gregory W. (forward) (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3rd ed.). McFarland & Company, Inc. #7296. ISBN 978-0786479924. OCLC 948561021.
^ Gilbert Lafayette Laws at Find a Grave
^ Gordon MacRae at Find a Grave
^ Wilson, Scott; Mank, Gregory W. (forward) (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3rd ed.). McFarland & Company, Inc. #7977. ISBN 978-0786479924. OCLC 948561021.
^ Turner Mastin Marquett at Find a Grave
^ Samuel Roy "S.R." McKelvie at Find a Grave
^ Milton Montgomery at Find a Grave
^ Albinus Nance at Find a Grave
^ Dr Louise Pound at Find a Grave
^ William Amos Poynter at Find a Grave
^ Wilson, Scott; Mank, Gregory W. (forward) (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3rd ed.). McFarland & Company, Inc. #12066. ISBN 978-0786479924. OCLC 948561021.
^ Charles Raymond Starkweather at Find a Grave
^ Wilson, Scott; Mank, Gregory W. (forward) (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3rd ed.). McFarland & Company, Inc. #'s12040/12041. ISBN 978-0786479924. OCLC 948561021.
^ Jesse Burr Strode at Find a Grave
^ John Milton Thayer at Find a Grave
^ Roy Henry Thorpe at Find a Grave
^ Bobby Ray Williams at Find a Grave

External links

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[2] Zenner, W.P. (1988) Persistence and flexibility: anthropological perspectives on the American Jewish experience. SUNY Press. p. 245.

[3] "Hazel Abel". NebraskaGravestones.org. Retrieved 2014-06-02.

[4] Hazel Hempel Abel at Find a Grave

[5] Victor Emanuel Anderson at Find a Grave

[6] "InterLinc: City of Lincoln: Mayor's Office: Past Mayors of Lincoln, NE". lincoln.ne.gov. Retrieved Oct 5, 2020.

[7] Charles Wayland Bryan at Find a Grave

[tour-8] Zimmer, Ed. "Wyuka Cemetery: A Driving & Walking Tour". Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 2020-04-17.

[9] Elmer Jacob Burkett at Find a Grave

[10] Amasa Cobb at Find a Grave

[11] Oren Sturman Copeland at Find a Grave

[12] John James "Jim" Exon Jr. at Find a Grave

[13] Eugene Jerome Hairer at Find a Grave

[14] Don Hollenbeck at Find a Grave

[15] Wilson, Scott; Mank, Gregory W. (forward) (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3rd ed.). McFarland & Company, Inc. #7296. ISBN 978-0786479924. OCLC 948561021.

[16] Gilbert Lafayette Laws at Find a Grave

[17] Gordon MacRae at Find a Grave

[18] Wilson, Scott; Mank, Gregory W. (forward) (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3rd ed.). McFarland & Company, Inc. #7977. ISBN 978-0786479924. OCLC 948561021.

[19] Turner Mastin Marquett at Find a Grave

[20] Samuel Roy "S.R." McKelvie at Find a Grave

[21] Milton Montgomery at Find a Grave

[22] Albinus Nance at Find a Grave

[23] Dr Louise Pound at Find a Grave

[24] William Amos Poynter at Find a Grave

[25] Wilson, Scott; Mank, Gregory W. (forward) (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3rd ed.). McFarland & Company, Inc. #12066. ISBN 978-0786479924. OCLC 948561021.

[26] Charles Raymond Starkweather at Find a Grave

[27] Wilson, Scott; Mank, Gregory W. (forward) (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons (3rd ed.). McFarland & Company, Inc. #'s12040/12041. ISBN 978-0786479924. OCLC 948561021.

[28] Jesse Burr Strode at Find a Grave

[29] John Milton Thayer at Find a Grave

[30] Roy Henry Thorpe at Find a Grave

[31] Bobby Ray Williams at Find a Grave

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