Cemetery Photographs
- Topeka State Hospital Cemetery, Topeka Township, Shawnee County, Kansas,
USA
Topeka State Hospital Cemetery is over 75 years old. Less than a dozen grave stones are
visible, yet the cemetery contains 1,157 burials.
West boundary of cemetery
East boundary of cemetery
View from West looking East
View from East looking West
Grave 1 - Ruth A. Schultz, May 5, 1907 - Aug. 3, 1937, mother
Grave 2 - Silas S. Mathews, Jan. 10, 1868 - Sept. 26, 1927
Grave 3 - Mother, Sarah Jane White, 1872 - 1938, children Mae,
Bernice, Frances, Irene, Floyd, Raymond, & Richard.
Grave 4 - Martha E., dau of ?ustus Brehm, wife of William Katz, Born
Mar. 8, 1854, Died Aug ?, 1903, Aged 49 Ys 5 Ms & 2 ds, Katz [
second view]
Grave 5 - Augustus Urban, PVT CO C, 8 KANS INF, Sep 8,
1888
Grave 6 - Charles E. Scott, CO G, 4 OHIO CAV, Sep 7, 1888
Grave 7 - Mother, Maren K. Jensen, Mar. 20, 1861 - July 23,
1901
Additional information about cemetery can be found at:
www.skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/shawnee/library/vitals/topekacemetery.txt
and: (May 5, 1998 Topeka Capital-Journal article:)
www.cjonline.com/stories/052898/com_tshside.shtml
Notes: Details beyond simple text not as appears on original; comments appear in
brackets: [ ]; "?" substituted for unknown letter(s)/word(s)/line(s); all visible graves transcribed
and photographed; grave numbers for the convenience of the transcriber and photographer only;
photographs taken in 2001; transcription compiled from photographs.
