Where is odd fellows rest

I came across a simple marker for Maggie Blew shown here and because the stone looked so new, assumed it was a fairly recent burial. Death records show, however, that this is the grave of an year-old girl, who died in the yellow fever epidemic of All of them were found dead in their home at Wellington and Vance on September 16, Little Maggie lingered for a week but passed away on the 29th.

In a way, this family was lucky. Yellow fever caused so many deaths — by some counts, more than 5, — many of the victims were buried in unmarked mass graves. The fever passed when cold weather drove away the mosquitos spreading the disease, and in the following decades Memphis slowly began to recover. Despite the loss of so many members, the Odd Fellows continued to do good deeds here.

Many victims of Yellow Fever including many who were not members of the fraternal group are buried there. In the s, the city attempted to ease nearby traffic congestion by buying the cemetery and relocating its remains, but negotiations fell through. The cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places in In recent years, with the help of Save Our Cemeteries , work has been done to improve the conditions of some of the historic tombs. Gambit's Events Calendar. For more upcoming events visit calendar.

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