SITE DIRECTORY
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Anderson Cemetery
ANDERSON CEMETERY
FOUNDED: 1867
ADDITONAL NAMES: None
AFFILIATION(S): None
HISTORY:
Anderson Cemetery is one of the earliest black cemeteries in the Yellow Tavern area of Henrico County, outside Richmond, VA. William Kennedy, clerk of Mount Olive Baptist Church, formed the Sons of Jacob, a fraternal organization which pledged "to attend to each other in times of sickness and distress and to see each other decently buried after death." This two-acre cemetery continued to serve the community for more than a century and includes the graves of ex-slaves, freeborn blacks, farmers, pastors, business leaders and war veterans. Grave markers provided by families, church aid clubs, fraternal groups and other organizations reflect the strong bonds formed across the community.
BCN Contact Information:
Tony Wharton
bluepeter37@gmail.com