Nelson Mausoleum - Mt. Pleasant Cemetery - New Franklin, MO
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Her famous husband is buried in Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis.
Waymark Code: WM169YX
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 06/10/2022
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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
The art on this mausoleum is simple, yet interesting. On each front column, just below the name, are fans of palm frons, reminiscent of old Egypt. And, above the name, is a wreath of olive branches ties with a flowing ribbon
"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.