Nelson Mausoleum - Mt. Pleasant Cemetery - New Franklin, MO
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 39° 02.106 W 092° 44.326
15S E 522610 N 4320704
Her famous husband is buried in Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis.
Waymark Code: WM169YV
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 06/10/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NCDaywalker
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County of mausoleum: Howard County
Location of mausoleum: CR-450 & MO-5, about 1 mile N of New Franklin downtown, Mount Pleasant Cemetery

"Mr. Nelson has been married twice; in 1873, too Miss Alice Estill, daughter of Colonel J.R. Estill, a member of a very prominent Howard County family. Mrs. Nelson dying in the same year, ... " ~ Old and New St. Louis: A Concise History of the Metropolis of the West   by James Cox, as published in Google Books

The mausoleum, is plain structure with a few frieze art decorations and an ornate bronze gates in front of the door. The gate is now chained and padlocked, giving rise to the impression of some vandalism having occurred in the recent past.

History:
I assume the family buried her here not her husband. The tall column tombstone standing next to the mausoleum is the tombstone of her family, all of which are buried in this cemetery. Her husband is buried in Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis.

Visiting Hours/Restrictions:
Sunrise to sunset

Address:
118 County Road 450, New Franklin, MO 65274

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