The board of directors met on August 6th<\/sup> to pick the\u00a0new name. The\u00a0next day, the Davenport Democrat<\/em>\u00a0reported that there was a long list to choose from and more time was needed. The Association had\u00a0received 175 entries from various places across the country, including New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Chicago.<\/p>\n Of all of the names submitted, the early front-runner was \u201cGrand View Cemetery\u201d. But the directors couldn\u2019t\u00a0decide so they appointed a committee to study the suggestions and report at a later time.<\/p>\n On August 29th<\/sup>, the newspapers reported that a name had been selected. Many of the entries made reference to the \u201cview\u201d from the place. However, the directors were partial to names that referred to the location, like \u201cFairmount\u201d, \u201cGreenmount\u201d and \u201cGreenwood\u201d. The directors decided that they liked \u201cFairmount\u201d best.<\/p>\n Since three different people had written in suggesting that particular name, the directors pulled\u00a0the winner out of a hat. The lucky\u00a0recipient of the \u201cgood\u201d\u00a0plot at\u00a0 Fairmount Cemetery was none other than Miss Freda Schricker, 15-year-old daughter of J. C. Schricker,\u00a0secretary of the West Davenport Cemetery Association.<\/p>\n Freda Schricker died on July 18, 1986, at the age of 99. If you are interested in locating\u00a0her choice burial lot, you won\u2019t find it at Fairmount Cemetery.\u00a0Miss Schricker was buried at Oakdale Cemetery beside\u00a0her mother and father.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n What’s more, the Oakdale Cemetery sectional book states that John C. Schricker himself purchased lot 146 and 147 of Section 27 for $950 on May 23, 1928.<\/p>\n An\u00a0eight-foot monument marks their final resting place:<\/p>\n Schricker monument at Oakdale Cemetery. Photo courtesy of Deb Williams.<\/p><\/div>\n I wonder if that prize burial lot at Fairmount Cemetery is still up for grabs\u2026?<\/p>\n _____<\/p>\n Works Cited:<\/em><\/p>\n “Cemetery Renamed.” Davenport Democrat<\/span> 29 August 1900: p. 4.<\/p>\n “Items in Brief.” Davenport Democrat<\/span> 06 August 1900: p. 4.<\/p>\n “Name is Selected.” Davenport Times<\/span> 29 August 1900: p. 8.<\/p>\n “The Cemetery Name.” Davenport Democrat<\/span> 07 August 1900: p. 4.<\/p>\n “Win a Burial Lot.” Davenport Democrat<\/span> 27 July 1900: p. 4.<\/p>\n (Posted by Cristina)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In July of 1900, the West Davenport Cemetery Association was looking for a new name for the cemetery. They were worried that it was too easily confused with Davenport\u2019s City Cemetery, which was also located on the west part of … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Schricker.jpg?ssl=1\" "\\"Schricker\\"")
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