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A Guide to the Evergreen and Woodland Cemeteries Records, 1893-2016 Evergreen and Woodland Cemeteries Records 52003

A Guide to the Evergreen and Woodland Cemeteries Records, 1893-2016

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the Library of Virginia
Collection Number 52003


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Processed by: Samantha Way

Repository
The Library of Virginia
Collection Number
52003
Title
Evergreen and Woodland Cemeteries Records, 1893-2016
Extent
14.5 cubic feet (49 boxes)
Creator
Evergreen and Woodland Cemeteries
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Evergreen and Woodland Cemeteries Records, 1893-2016. Accession 52003. Cemetery Record Collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, VA.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Enrichmond Foundation.

Historical Information

Evergreen Cemetery is a historic African-American cemetery located in the East End neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia. Founded in 1891 as an African-American equivalent to Hollywood Cemetery, many notable African Americans are interred at Evergreen, including Maggie L. Walker, John Mitchell, Jr., and A.D. Price. Located in Henrico County, Woodland Cemetery was established in 1917 by the Woodland Cemetery Corporation, led by president John Mitchell, Jr. The site of interment of Arthur Ashe, Woodland Cemetery is the home to many of Richmond's wealthy and noteworthy African-American residents. Both cemeteries were created before the establishment of a 1919 Richmond city ordinance that required cemeteries to have perpetual care funds in order to finance upkeep. As a result, both cemeteries fell into states of disrepair. Maintained for decades by their respective cemetery associations, Evergreen Cemetery was sold to Metropolitan Memorial Services, Incorporated in 1970. Metropolitan Memorial Services maintained control of Evergreen Cemetery until their bankruptcy in 1973. Following the bankruptcy, many former officers of the Metropolitan Memorial Services founded the U.K. Corporation, which purchased Evergreen and Woodland Cemeteries sometime in the 1970's. The Enrichmond Foundation acquired Evergreen Cemetery in May 2017; Woodland Cemetery is currently unowned.

Scope and Content

Records, 1893-2016, of the Evergreen and Woodland Cemeteries include interment cards records, financial records, and general files. Interment records are in the form of ledgers and index cards. Financial records relate to both Evergreen and Woodland Cemeteries and include general account ledgers, ledgers of funeral home accounts, annual care ledgers, employee records, contracts, and lot and stock certificates. The general files include applications for memorial foundations at both cemeteries, burial permits, and correspondence. Over time, the interment and financial records of Evergreen and Woodland have become intermingled. Collection also contains maps of Evergreen and Woodland Cemeteries and segments of a map, possibly of Oakwood Cemetery.

Contents List

Interment Records , 1893-2016 .
Boxes 1-29
Extent: 29 boxes.

Interment records of Evergreen and Woodland Cemeteries include both index cards and ledgers. The interment ledgers include the earliest surviving records of both cemeteries, though there are significant gaps. The ledgers detail the name and age of deceased, place of death, date of burial, funeral director, lot and grave number, and the cost of burial. Ledger entries from 1929 to 1943 include the cause of death. The interment cards include the name, age, sex, color, and civil condition of deceased, place and date of death, date of burial, funeral home director, lot and grave number, cost of burial, and known lot owner. The 1893-1928 Evergreen Interment Ledger contains only entries of those interred whose surname begins with A-M. Some interment cards from the 1930's and 1940's also include cause of death. Index cards also detail burials which were later void or cancelled. Interment ledgers are arranged chronologically, while internment index cards are arranged alphabetically.

Over time, some records of the Evergreen and Woodland Cemeteries have become intermingled. As a result, some Woodland interment index cards are filed within the Evergreen boxes, and vice versa.

  • Box 1 Folder 1
    Evergreen Interment Ledger, 1893-1928 (also available on Microfilm, Misc. Reel 6672) .
  • Box 1 Folder 2
    Evergreen Interment Ledger, 1926-1962 (also available on Microfilm, Misc. Reel 6672) .
  • Box 1 Folder 3
    Evergreen Interment Ledger, 1963-1969 (also available on Microfilm, Misc. Reel 6672) .
  • Box 2
    Woodland (corrected) Interment Cards, A-M, 1929-1949 (also available on Microfilm, Misc. Reel 1247) .
  • Box 3
    Woodland (corrected) Interment Cards, N-Z, 1929-1949 (also available on Microfilm, Misc. Reels 1247 and 1248) .
  • Box 4
    Evergreen Interment Cards, A-G, 1950-1969 (also available on Microfilm, Misc. Reels 1248 and 1249) .
  • Box 5
    Evergreen Interment Cards, H-P, 1950-1969 (also available on Microfilm, Misc. Reels 1249 and 1250) .
  • Box 6
    Evergreen Interment Cards, Q-Z, 1950-1969 (also available on Microfilm, Misc. Reels 1250 and 1251) .
  • Box 7
    Evergreen Interment Cards, A-J, 1970-1993 (also available on Microfilm, Misc. Reels 1251 and 1252) .
  • Box 8
    Evergreen Interment Cards, K-Z, 1970-1993 (also available on Microfilm, Misc. Reels 1252 and 1253) .
  • Box 9
    Evergreen Interment Cards, A-Z, 1994-2000 (also available on Microfilm, Misc. Reels 6673 and 6674) .
  • Box 10
    Evergreen Interment Cards, A-Z, 2001-2016 (also available on Microfilm, Misc. Reels 6675 and 6676) .
  • Box 11 Folder 1
    Woodland Interment Ledger, 1929-1942 .
  • Box 11 Folder 2
    Woodland Interment Notebook, Lots B-F undated .
  • Box 11 Folder 3
    Woodland Interment Notebook, Lots G-J, undated .
  • Box 11 Folder 4
    Woodland Interment Notebook, Lots K-M, undated .
  • Box 11 Folder 5
    Woodland Interment Notebook, Lots N-P, undated .
  • Box 11 Folder 6
    Woodland Interment Notebook, Lots Q-S, undated .
  • Box 11 Folder 7
    Woodland Interment Notebook, Lots T-Z, undated .
  • Box 11 Folder 8
    Woodland Reserve Graves Ledger, 1970-1979 .
  • Box 12
    Woodland Interment Cards, A-Bozeman, 1920-1973 (also available on Misc. reels 1264-1265) .
  • Box 13
    Woodland Interment Cards, Bracey-Certain, 1920-1973 (also available on Misc. reels 1265-1266) .
  • Box 14
    Woodland Interment Cards, Chalmers-Duncan, 1920-1973 (also available on Misc. reels 1266-1267) .
  • Box 15
    Woodland Interment Cards, Dungee-Gray, 1920-1973 (also available on Misc. reels 1267-1268) .
  • Box 16
    Woodland Interment Cards, Green-I, 1920-1973 (also available on Misc. reels 1268-1269) .
  • Box 17
    Woodland Interment Cards, J, 1920-1973 (also available on Misc. reels 1269-1270) .
  • Box 18
    Woodland Interment Cards, K-Meyers, 1920-1973 (also available on Misc. reels 1270-1271) .
  • Box 19
    Woodland Interment Cards, Mickens-Poytrass, 1920-1973 (also available on Misc. reels 1271-1272) .
  • Box 20
    Woodland Interment Cards, Pratt-Scott, 1920-1973 (also available on Misc. reels 1272-1273) .
  • Box 21
    Woodland Interment Cards, Settles-Teran, 1920-1973 (also available on Misc. reels 1273-1274) .
  • Box 22
    Woodland Interment Cards, Thacker-Williams, 1920-1973 (also available on Misc. reels 1274-1276) .
  • Box 23
    Woodland Interment Cards, Williams-Z, 1920-1973 (also available on Misc. reels 1276) .
  • Box 24
    Woodland Interment Cards, A-G, 1973-1993 (also available on Misc. reels 1277-1278) .
  • Box 25
    Woodland Interment Cards, H-Q, 1973-1993 (also available on Misc. reels 1278-1279) .
  • Box 26
    Woodland Interment Cards, R-Z, 1973-1993 (also available on Misc. reels 1279-1280) .
  • Box 27
    Woodland Interment Cards, A-Z, 1994-2015 .
  • Box 28
    Void and cancelled interment cards, 1975-1993 .
  • Box 29 Folder 1
    Woodland Interment Lot Ledger, 1924-1969 and undated, .
  • Box 29 Folder 2
    Woodland Interment Lot Ledger, A-D, 1929-1968 .
  • Box 29 Folder 3
    Woodland Interment Lot Ledger, E-H, 1929-1968 .
  • Box 29 Folder 4
    Woodland Interment Lot Ledger, M-S 1929-1968 .
  • Box 29 Folder 5
    Woodland Interment Lot Ledger, 1954-1970 .
  • Box 29 Folder 6
    Woodland Interment Lot Ledger, undated .
  • Box 29 Folder 7
    Woodland Interment Lot Ledger, undated .
  • Box 29 Folder 8
    Miscellaneous Woodland Interment Records, 1983, 2007, and undated .
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Business and Financial Records , 1903-2015 .
Boxes 30-47
Extent: 18 boxes.

Business and Financial Records include billing and payment index cards, account ledgers, check registers, reciept ledgers, annual card ledgers, lot contracts, funeral home account ledgers, stock and lot certificates, and miscellaneous receipts and financial notes. Many of the financial records do not clearly indicate which cemetery they relate to; records that do indicate this information include the cemetery name in the folder or box name. These records also include notable gaps and almost no records from the 1960's remain. Many of these records are damaged and have undergone conservation efforts. The original order of all ledgers is maintained and boxes 29 and 30 have been rearranged alphabetically. Over time, some records of the Evergreen and Woodland Cemeteries have become intermingled. As a result, some Woodland interment index cards are filed within the Evergreen boxes, and vice versa.

  • Box 30
    Evergreen and Woodland Billing Cards, 1952-1991 .
  • Box 31
    Evergreen and Woodland Billing Cards, 1976-1979 .
  • Box 32 Folder 1
    Woodland Lot Contracts, 1931-1942 .
  • Box 32 Folder 2
    Woodland Lot Contracts, 1943 .
  • Box 32 Folder 3
    Woodland Lot Contracts, 1944 .
  • Box 32 Folder 4
    Woodland Lot Contracts, 1945 .
  • Box 32 Folder 5
    Woodland Lot Contracts, 1946 .
  • Box 32 Folder 6
    Woodland Lot Contracts, 1947 .
  • Box 32 Folder 7
    Woodland Lot Contracts, 1948 .
  • Box 32 Folder 8
    Woodland Interment Payments, 1954 .
  • Box 32 Folder 9
    Woodland Interment Payments, 1954 .
  • Box 32 Folder 10
    Woodland Interment Payments, 1954 .
  • Box 32 Folder 11
    Woodland Interment Payments, 1954 .
  • Box 32 Folder 12
    Woodland Interment Payments, 1954 .
  • Box 32 Folder 13
    Woodland Interment Payments, 1954 .
  • Box 33 Folder 1
    Account Ledger, 1929-1932 .
  • Box 33 Folder 2
    Cash Journal and Account Ledger, 1941-1944 .
  • Box 33 Folder 3
    Account Ledger, 1945-1948 .
  • Box 34 Folder 1
    Account Ledger, 1948-1952 .
  • Box 34 Folder 2
    Account Ledger, 1951-1957 .
  • Box 35 Folder 1
    Account Ledger, 1952-1957 .
  • Box 35 Folder 2
    Account Ledger, 1956-1961 .
  • Box 36 Folder 1
    Alphabetical List of Names on Accounts, undated .
  • Box 36 Folder 2
    Accounts 1-16, 1929-1946 .
  • Box 36 Folder 3
    Accounts 17-98, 1929-1930 .
  • Box 36 Folder 4
    Accounts 99-167, 1930 .
  • Box 36 Folder 5
    Accounts 168-251, 1930-1934 .
  • Box 36 Folder 6
    Accounts 252-343, 1931-1949 .
  • Box 36 Folder 7
    Accounts 344-427, 1932-1934 .
  • Box 36 Folder 8
    Accounts 428-500, 1935-1941 .
  • Box 37 Folder 1
    Accounts 501-597, 1935-1941 .
  • Box 37 Folder 2
    Accounts 598-693, 1938-1940 .
  • Box 37 Folder 3
    Accounts 694-797, 1941-1944 .
  • Box 37 Folder 4
    Accounts 798-888, 1943-1945 .
  • Box 37 Folder 5
    Accounts 895-1025, 1945-1947 .
  • Box 37 Folder 6
    Account Ledger, 1983-1995 .
  • Box 37 Folder 7
    Account Ledger, 1996-2001 .
  • Box 37 Folder 8
    Account Ledger, 2002-2007 .
  • Box 37 Folder 9
    Account Ledger, 2014-2015 .
  • Box 37 Folder 10
    Account Ledger, undated .
  • Box 38 Folder 1
    Records of Employment and Earnings, 1974-1977 .
  • Box 38 Folder 2
    Interment Billing and Payment Accounts, 1978-1979 .
  • Box 38 Folder 3
    Cash and Check Register, 1974-1976 .
  • Box 38 Folder 4
    Check Register, 1977-1978 .
  • Box 38 Folder 5
    Check Register, 1977-1978 .
  • Box 38 Folder 6
    Check Register, 1978 .
  • Box 38 Folder 7
    Check Register, 1978-1979 .
  • Box 38 Folder 8
    Check Register, 1978-1980 .
  • Box 38 Folder 9
    Check Register, 1979-1980 .
  • Box 38 Folder 10
    Check Register, 1980 .
  • Box 38 Folder 11
    Check Register, 1981 .
  • Box 38 Folder 12
    Check Register, 1981-1982 .
  • Box 38 Folder 13
    Check Register, 1981-1982 .
  • Box 38 Folder 14
    Check Register, 1981-1982 .
  • Box 38 Folder 15
    Check Register, 1982 .
  • Box 38 Folder 16
    Check Register, 1982-1983 .
  • Box 38 Folder 17
    Check Register, 1982-1983 .
  • Box 38 Folder 18
    Check Register, 1982-1983 .
  • Box 38 Folder 19
    Check Register, 1983 .
  • Box 38 Folder 20
    Check Register, 1983-1984 .
  • Box 38 Folder 21
    Check Register, 1983-1984 .
  • Box 38 Folder 22
    Check Register, 1984 .
  • Box 38 Folder 23
    Check Register, 1984-1985 .
  • Box 39 Folder 1
    Check Register, 1984-1986 .
  • Box 39 Folder 2
    Check Register, 1985-1986 .
  • Box 39 Folder 3
    Check Register, 1986-1987 .
  • Box 39 Folder 4
    Check Register, 1986-1987 .
  • Box 39 Folder 5
    Check Register, 1987-1988 .
  • Box 39 Folder 6
    Check Register, 1988-1989 .
  • Box 39 Folder 7
    Check Register, 1988-1989 .
  • Box 39 Folder 8
    Check Register, 1988-1990 .
  • Box 39 Folder 9
    Check Register, 1989-1990 .
  • Box 39 Folder 10
    Check Register, 1989-1991 .
  • Box 39 Folder 11
    Check Register, 1990 .
  • Box 39 Folder 12
    Check Register, 1990-1991 .
  • Box 39 Folder 13
    Check Register, 1992-1993 .
  • Box 39 Folder 14
    Check Register, 1993-1994 .
  • Box 39 Folder 15
    Check Register, 1994-1995 .
  • Box 39 Folder 16
    Check Register, 1995-1996 .
  • Box 39 Folder 17
    Check Register, 1996-1997 .
  • Box 39 Folder 18
    Check Register, 1997-1998 .
  • Box 39 Folder 19
    Check Register, 1998-1999 .
  • Box 40 Folder 1
    Check Register, 1999-2002 .
  • Box 40 Folder 2
    Check Register, 2000-2001 .
  • Box 40 Folder 3
    Check Register, 2001-2002 .
  • Box 40 Folder 4
    Check Register, 2002-2003 .
  • Box 40 Folder 5
    Check Register, 2003 .
  • Box 40 Folder 6
    Check Register, 2003 .
  • Box 40 Folder 7
    Check Register, 2003-2004 .
  • Box 41 Folder 1
    Check Register, 2001 .
  • Box 41 Folder 2
    Check Register, 2004-2005 .
  • Box 41 Folder 3
    Check Register, 2005 .
  • Box 41 Folder 4
    Check Register, 2005 .
  • Box 41 Folder 5
    Check Register, 2006 .
  • Box 41 Folder 6
    Check Register, 2006 .
  • Box 42 Folder 1
    Check Register, 2006-2007 .
  • Box 42 Folder 2
    Check Register, 2007 .
  • Box 42 Folder 3
    Check Register, 2007 .
  • Box 42 Folder 4
    Check Register, 2007 .
  • Box 42 Folder 5
    Check Register, 2007-2008 .
  • Box 42 Folder 6
    Check Register, 2008 .
  • Box 42 Folder 7
    Check Register, 2008 .
  • Box 43 Folder 1
    Check Register, 2008-2009 .
  • Box 43 Folder 2
    Check Register, 2009 .
  • Box 43 Folder 3
    Check Register, 2009-2010 .
  • Box 43 Folder 4
    Check Register, 2010 .
  • Box 43 Folder 5
    Check Register, 2010 .
  • Box 43 Folder 6
    Check Register, 2010-2011 .
  • Box 43 Folder 7
    Miscellaneous Check Registers, 1991-1998 and undated .
  • Box 43 Folder 8
    Miscellaneous Financial Records, 1995-2004 and undated .
  • Box 44 Folder 1
    Lot Certificate Ledger, 1954-1958 .
  • Box 44 Folder 2
    Receipt Ledger, 1978-1980 .
  • Box 44 Folder 3
    Receipt Ledger, 1980-1985 .
  • Box 44 Folder 4
    Receipt Ledger, 1985-1988 .
  • Box 45 Folder 1
    Annual Care Ledger, A-B, 1931-1954 .
  • Box 45 Folder 2
    Annual Care Ledger, C-D, 1946-1958 .
  • Box 45 Folder 3
    Annual Care Ledger, E-H, 1941-1959 .
  • Box 45 Folder 4
    Annual Care Ledger, J-K, 1945-1957 .
  • Box 45 Folder 5
    Annual Care Ledger, L-P, 1946-1958 .
  • Box 45 Folder 6
    Annual Care Ledger, R-S, 1933-1958 .
  • Box 45 Folder 7
    Annual Care Ledger, T-W, 1941-1952 .
  • Box 45 Folder 8
    Possibly Active Annual Care, 1993-2013 .
  • Box 45 Folder 9
    Inactive Annual Care, 1993-2010 .
  • Box 45 Folder 10
    Inactive Annual Care, 1993-2013 .
  • Box 45 Folder 11
    Inactive Annual Care, undated .
  • Box 46 Folder 1
    Annual Care Ledger, A-D, 1978-2014 .
  • Box 46 Folder 2
    Annual Care Ledger, E-L, 1978-2014 .
  • Box 46 Folder 3
    Annual Care Ledger, M-R, 1978-2014 .
  • Box 46 Folder 4
    Annual Care Ledger, S-Z 1978-2014 .
  • Box 46 Folder 5
    Annual Care, A-D, 1978-2012 .
  • Box 46 Folder 6
    Annual Care, E-L, 1991-2014 .
  • Box 46 Folder 7
    Annual Care, M-Z, 1996-2014 .
  • Box 47 Folder 1
    Lot Certificates, 1903-2009 .
  • Box 47 Folder 2
    Funeral Home Account Ledger, 1930-1947 .
  • Box 47 Folder 3
    Miscellaneous Receipts and Invoices, 1939-2013 .
  • Box 47 Folder 4
    Funeral Home Account Ledger, 1947-1958 .
  • Box 47 Folder 5
    Stock Certificates, 1973-1975 .
  • Box 47 Folder 6
    U.K. Corporation Profits and Losses, 2002-2003 .
  • Box 47 Folder 7
    Memorial Foundation Payment Receipts, 2004-2008 .
  • Box 47 Folder 8
    Quarterly Reports, 2005-2006 .
  • Box 47 Folder 9
    Miscellaneous Financial Notes, undated .
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General Files , 1929-2014 .
Boxes 48-49
Extent: 2 boxes and 1 oversize folder.

General Files include applications for Memorial Foundations, burial permits, correspondence, and maps. Correspondence from city government agencies, genealogists, legal counsel, family members of interred, and AmeriCorps is included. Also includes one folder of miscellaneous and undated notes. The applications for memorial foundations are arranged alphabetically.

  • Box 48 Folder 1
    AmeriCorps, 1999-2000 .
  • Box 48 Folder 2
    Applications for Memorial Foundations, A-E, 2005-2010 .
  • Box 48 Folder 3
    Applications for Memorial Foundations, F-L, 2004-2010 .
  • Box 48 Folder 4
    Applications for Memorial Foundations, M-R, 2002-2010 .
  • Box 48 Folder 5
    Applications for Memorial Foundations, S-Z, 2002-2010 .
  • Box 48 Folder 6
    Burial Permits, 1929-2014 .
  • Box 48 Folder 7
    Price Lists, 1971 and undated .
  • Box 48 Folder 8
    Maps, undated .
  • Box 49 Folder 1
    Correspondence, 1930-1995 .
  • Box 49 Folder 2
    Correspondence, 1997-2006 .
  • Box 49 Folder 3
    Correspondence, 2007-2016 .
  • Box 49 Folder 4
    U.K. Corporation Memorandum, 1996-2006 and undated .
  • Box 49 Folder 5
    Newspaper Clippings and Press Releases, 1976-2009 .
  • Box 49 Folder 6
    Department of Motor Vehicles, 1973-2013 .
  • Box 49 Folder 7
    Freddie Fields Painting Services, undated .
  • Box 49 Folder 8
    Virginia Roots, 2002 .
  • Box 49 Folder 9
    Miscellaneous Notes, undated .
  • Box 49 Folder 10
    Miscellaneous Notes, undated .
  • Box 49 Folder 11
    Miscellaneous Papers, undated .
  • Box 49 Folder 11
    Photographs of Unidentified People, undated .
  • Cabinet box: 22 Drawer folder: 5
    Maps of Evergreen and Woodland Cemeteries, segments of possibly Oakwood Cemetery, undated .
  • Cabinet box: 22 Drawer folder: 5
    Maps of Evergreen and Woodland Cemeteries, segments of possibly Oakwood Cemetery, undated .
  • Cabinet box: 22 Drawer folder: 5
    Maps of Evergreen and Woodland Cemeteries undated .
  • Cabinet box: 22 Drawer folder: 5
    Map of Evergreen Cemetery undated .
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