Interments in Old Lick, First Baptist Church, and City Farm Cemeteries, 1912-1960

Interments in Old Lick, First Baptist Church, and City Farm Cemeteries, 1912-1960

This is a guide to a collection of death certificates of individuals buried in Old Lick, First Baptist Church, and City Farm cemeteries beginning with the earliest available certificates in 1912 and concluding with 1960 when burials at the cemeteries ceased. The graves at City Farm and those from the western portion of Old Lick cemeteries were relocated to Coyner Springs in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Many of the graves were unmarked and as a result, the remains were reinterred in mass graves at Coyner Springs. Nine hundred thirty-three graves were removed from Old Lick/First Baptist cemetery. Over 550 graves were removed from City Farm cemetery. In an effort to help identify individuals relocated to Coyner Springs, this collection includes death certificates of over 2,600 individuals originally interred in Old Lick/First Baptist Church and City Farm cemeteries. It is not definitively known which of these graves were relocated as the remains were not identified during the relocation process. Certificates are arranged alphabetically by surname for each year. It should be noted that some stillbirths were not included with death certificates. Only certificates issued in the City of Roanoke, Roanoke County, Salem, and Vinton were searched. Persons who may have died outside of these areas and buried in these cemeteries have not been identified in this process.

Roanoke Public Libraries

Roanoke Public Libraries

1912-1960

pdf

Text

OldLick