Greenwood Cemetery Burials Index Index compiled by members of the Twin Ports Genealogical Society, Duluth, Minnesota, completed July 2012. Sources: S3746 Cook Home records, Northeast Minnesota Historical Center, University of Minnesota Duluth Library Death records, St. Louis County Courthouse, Duluth, Minnesota Historical Sketch Minnesota law effective March 4, 1864, made mandatory counties’ provision of a poor farm or a suitable substitute to care for the aged and infirm in need of such care. In St. Louis County, people without resources could only get assistance if they were located at the Poor Farm. March 15, 1877, St. Louis County Commissioners hired John Lindbeck "to rent and operate the County Poor House and Farm for one year, and to take full charge and board all paupers given in his charge for the sum of $50 plus $10/month for each pauper in his charge." Charles Stromberg, Alexander McLennan, Chas A. Banks, Alex M. Poirier and others were later overseers. In 1882, five people plus staff lived at the 160 acre farm that had a 200 person capacity. The 1883 county financial statement gave County Poor Fund expenses of $4,859.60. The deceased were buried at area cemeteries. Minnesota 1887 law authorized county commissioners to appoint a county superintendent of the poor. On February 5, 1887, the commissioners approved a superintendent and pay of not more than $1,200 per year and report cases of need to them. Land deeds from 1888, 1889, and 1895 showed the Poor Farm occupied portions of the northwest quarter of section 16 of T50R14W owned by the Board of County Commissioners. In 1895, a three-member St. Louis County Poor Commission was established. December 13, 1896, Evans and Grandy’s bond for erecting a mortuary vault at the poor farm for $2,609 was approved by the board. The name "Cook Home" replaced Poor Farm in 1934 as a tribute to Arthur P. Cook, secretary to the Poor Commission. The highest Cook Home population was 612 in February 1934. In 1947, the Poor Commission restructured as a five-member St. Louis County Welfare Board (included two commissioners). Minnesota Department of Human Services licensed Cook Home in 1951 as a nursing home for the aged and infirm of St. Louis County admitted on referral from the Minnesota Human Services Department. Four acres were used as a cemetery from 1890. In 1896, a five acre cemetery was identified and a vault constructed. The Greenwood Cemetery burials date from February 22, 1890-July 1, 1947. The use of the name Greenwood Cemetery was found in 1901. There were 4,768 burials (fewer burials than people). Livestock was kept and farming operations continued until the early 1970's. The site in the 1980s comprised about 144 acres. The original 1902 main building was razed in February 1987. The original barn and the burial vault still stand. Burial locations for individuals cannot be verified. In 2012 Greenwood Cemetery was officially declared an inactive and historical cemetery. Greenwood Pauper Cemetery Burials Duluth, St. Louis County, MN Last name First name Dod/Burial (B) Place of death Cause of death Burial # Record: Nativity, marital status, age/date of birth Aanonsen Tobias 1914-04-17 TB Hospital Tuberculosis no # 1914-Duluth-381: Norway, S, 28 dob 11/14/1885 Aberley Louis (B)1893-07-08 no # No record SLCDR Abide George 1903-08-04 Red Cross Hosp Inination 182 SLCDR pg 002: Duluth, 15 days sharing with Nelson, Knute Abrahams Mrs.(no name) 1904-09-16 Red Cross Hosp Tuberculosis 266 SLCDR pg 010: Russia, about 60 Abrahamson Ole 1910-05-02 Poor Farm Asthma 743 SLCDR pg 014: Sweden, Divorced, 61 Adams Benjamin 1929-05-09 St. Mary's Hosp Pneumonia 1143 SLCDR pg 001: Canada, S, about 45 Adamson Chas. 1936-11-29 Tacoma Hotel Coronary 272 1936-Duluth-1139: Unknown, about 63 Adamson John 1908-08-04 Poor Farm Typhoid Fever 577 SLCDR pg 009: Finland, M, 20 Adolphson John 1928-10-11 County Hosp Heart 1065 SLCDR pg 008: Sweden, S, 67 dob 7/22/1861 Aenis Eugene H. 1945-04-10 Nopeming San Tuberculosis 793 1945-MN-014263: Mich, S, 76 dob 10/06/1868 Aer Michael 1891-07-30 Duluth Atrophy of liver no # SLCDR pg 003: Finland, S, 30 Aha Victor 1912-01-10 TB Hospital Tuberculosis 936 1912-Duluth-026: Finland, S, 28 dob 1/08/1884 Ahatz Frank 1905-06-01 St. Mary's Hosp Accident/internal bleeding 305 SLCDR pg 003: Austria, S, 40 Aho Andrew 1921-01-18 Nopeming San Tuberculosis 343 1921-MN-012641: Finland, S, 43 dob 4/20/1877 Aho Andrew 1915-02-18 TB Pavilion Tuberculosis no # 1915-Duluth-125: Finland, S, 28 Aho Anton 1921-07-21 St. Luke's Hosp Peritonitis 381 1921-Duluth-599: Finland, S, 40 Aho Anton 1917-03-02 Poor Farm Hosp Nephritis no # 1917-MN-024604: Finland, S, 33 dob 10/19/1883 Aho Charles 1920-05-18 County Hosp Sarcoma of mandible 294 1920-Duluth-532: Finland, M, 54 dob 2/24/1866 Aho Charles 1935-10-02 Hearding Hosp Endocarditis 125 1935-Duluth-917: Finland, S, 55, dob 9/18/1880 Aho Charles 1942-11-30 6th Ave. Hotel Strangulation 689 1942-Duluth-1158: Finland, S, 52 dob 1/22/1890 Aho Chas. 1910-04-20 St. Luke's Hosp Pyemia 752 SLCDR pg 003: Finland, S, 28 Aho Eino O. 1915-06-06 324 So 1st Av E Cirrhosis of liver no # 1915-MN-023902: Duluth, 2 mos dob 3/31/1915 Aho Emil R. 1941-01-25 Cook Home Heart failure 574 1941-Duluth-100: Finland, S, 48 dob 10/25/1891 Aho Evan 1914-04-04 Poor Farm Hosp Tuberculosis no # 1914-Duluth-383: Finland, S, 31 dob 9/08/1882 Aho Gust 1919-11-15 TB Pavillion Tuberculosis 244 1919-SLCDR-1082: Finland, S, 38 Aho Henry 1941-11-02 St Luke's Hosp Laceration of brain 620 1941-Duluth-1044: Finland, S, 61 dob 4/06/1880 Aho Henry 1927-08-23 St. Luke's Hosp Coronary 934 SLCDR pg 007: Finland, S, 60 Aho John 1906-05-31 Poor Farm Tuberculosis 390 SLCDR pg 007: Finland, S, 31 Aho John 1935-08-17 Cook Home Endocarditis 113 1935-Duluth-793: Finland, W, 73 dob 8/28/1861 Aho John 1911-02-04 Poor Farm Typhoid Fever 843 1911-Duluth-130: Finland, S, 28 Aho John 1942-08-14 Cook Home Pneumonia 674 1942-Duluth-765: Finland, W, 72 dob 5/20/1870 Aho Katherine 1932-11-26 County Hosp. Tertiary syphlis 1563 SLCDR/D pg 073: Finland, M, 52 dob 4/26/1880 Index compiled by members of the Twin Ports Genealogical Society, Duluth, Minnesota, completed July 2012. Sources: S3746 Cook Home records, NEMHC, UMD Library; Death Records St. Louis County Courthouse Greenwood Pauper Cemetery Burials Duluth, St. Louis County, MN Last name First name Dod/Burial (B) Place of death Cause of death Burial # Record: Nativity, marital status, age/date of birth Aho Matt 1904-09-16 Red Cross Hosp Typhoid Fever 265 SLCDR pg 010: Finland, about 45 Aho Oscar 1903-10-19 Red Cross Hosp Consumption 190 SLCDR pg 003: Finland, S, 30 Aho Selma 1901-02-14 Duluth Tuberculosis no # SLCDR pg 004: MN, 10 years Aho Samuel 1910-11-29 TB Sanitarium Tuberculosis 850 SLCDR pg 015: Finland, S, 23 Aho Victor 1944-02-19 Cook Home Cirrhosis of liver 749 1944-Duluth-182: Finland, W, 65 dob 1/12/1879 Ahola Hiski 1933-02-03 Alm.dispensory Pneumonia 1532 SLCDR/D pg 081: Finland, S, 63 dob 8/06/1869 Ahola Matt 1924-07-13 County Hosp Nephritis 654 SLCDR pg 012: Finland, M, 48 Airo Jon. 1907-08-03 Duluth Suicidal intend 479 SLCDR pg 009: Finland, S, 25 Aksonen Everrie 1923-08-07 County Hosp Endocarditis 564 1923-Duluth-731: Finland, M, 33 Ala Eina 1936-05-26 Gnesen Twp, MN Drown accidently 193 1936-MN-014950: Finland, S, 50 Alanko Isaac 1922-03-23 St. Luke's Hosp Pneumonia 412 1922-Duluth-296: Finland, S, about 35 Alatala John 1931-08-09 County Home Myocarditis 1382 SLCDR/D pg 023: Finland, S, 88 dob 12/20/1842 Albertson Carl 1943-07-25 Miller Hosp Pneumonia 720 1943-Duluth-772: Unknown nativity, S, 52 Aldo John 1912-05-01 St. Luke's Hosp Septiceamia 976 1912-MN-021392: Finland, S, 23 Alexander Catherine 1903-12-28 St. Mary's Hosp Alcoholism 228 SLCDR pg 001: USA, about 35 Alexander Infant girl 1915-04-28 St. Luke's Hosp Stillborn no # 1915-MN-023811: Duluth, MN Alho Edward 1920-05-03 County Hosp Endocarditis 287 1920-Duluth-482: Finland, S, 49 Ali Elic 1927-08-03 County Home Apoplexy 928 SLCDR pg 005: Finland, S, 68 dob 3/03/1859 Aliprandini Andrea 1923-12-25 County Hosp Myocarditis 592 1923-Duluth-1133: Austria, W, 62 aka Andrew Pendi Allen Edson 1927-05-10 Almshouse Brain hemmorhage 904 SLCDR pg 005: Pennsylvania, W, 66 dob 9/28/1860 Allen Hjalmer 1931-01-08 County Home Nephritis 1309/579 SLCDR/D pg 001: Finland, W, 73 dob 12/23/1857 Allen John 1916-09-20 County Hospital Endocarditis no # 1916-Duluth-864: England, S, 60 Alls John 1906-03-19 Poor Farm Tuberculosis 379 SLCDR pg 007:Tennessee, S, 23 Almquist August 1940-04-05 Cook Home Gangrene foot 521 1940-Duluth-365: Sweden, W, 80 dob 2/06/1860 Almquist Ole G. 1923-10-17 County Hosp Chronic nephritis 576 1923-Duluth-931: Sweden, S, 64 dob 5/10/1859 Alto Gust 1915-08-21 St.