Find A Grave - Louisiana

Adcock, Joe b. October 30, 1927 d. May 3, 1999
Major League Baseball Player. He played Major League baseball as a 1st Baseman for seventeen seasons (1950 to 1966) with the Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Braves, Cleveland Indians, and Los Angeles/California Angels. He arrived in the Major Leagues with the Reds, and split time at first base with established slugger Ted Kluszewski during the 1950 season. The next year he switch to the outfield to allow Klusweski to play...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Holly Springs Cemetery, Coushatta, Red River Parish, Louisiana, USA
Allen, Asa Leonard b. January 5, 1891 d. January 5, 1969
US Congressman. Elected to represent Louisiana's 8th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1937 to 1953. Also served as a Delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Louisiana in 1936. (Bio by: K)
Winnfield Cemetery, Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA
Allen, Henry Watkins b. April 29, 1820 d. April 22, 1866
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General, Confederate Louisiana Governor. Henry Watkins Allen was born in Virginia. He was the son of physician Dr. Thomas Allen and Ann (Watkins) Allen. The family moved to Missouri in 1833 and he attended Marion College, in Philadelphia, Missouri for two years until he was 17. In 1837 he became a tutor on a plantation in Grand Gulf, Mississippi and after studying the law at night was admitted to the Mississippi bar in 1841. In 1842, he served in the Texas...[Read More] (Bio by: RosalieAnn)
Old Capitol Grounds, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
Allen, Oscar Kelly 'O.K.' b. August 8, 1882 d. January 28, 1936
42nd Governor of Louisiana. As a child, attended public schools with two of his friends, Huey P. and Earl K. Long - both eventual governors themselves. As governor, O.K. Allen supported agriculture, good roads, banking and civic projects. He was elected governor in 1932 and served in the turbulent times after the Huey Long assassination. In 1936 O. K. Allen was elected US Senator but died suddenly of a cerebral hemorrhage before assuming that office. Allen was a 33rd. degree Mason. (Bio by: Matt Miller)
Winnfield Cemetery, Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA
Andolsek, Eric b. August 22, 1966 d. June 23, 1992
Professional Football Player. Played with the Detroit Lions as a lineman. He was killed when a truck went off the road and ran over him as he was working in his yard. (Bio by: Joel Manuel)
Saint John the Evangelist Church Cemetery, Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, USA
Arlington, Josie [original burial site] d. 1914
Folk Figure. New Orleans madam whose crypt was once believed to be haunted; it was rumored that the statue of the woman in front of the tomb would come to life and walk the cemetery grounds at night. It was later discovered that a street light reflecting off the tomb gave it a reddish glow, lending credence to the rumors of the haunting. Josie Arlington's body was later moved to an unknown location within the same cemetery. (Bio by: Joel Manuel)
Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Plot: Sec 13
Army Of Tennessee Tomb
Tomb of the Army of Tennessee. Statue atop is General Albert Sidney Johnston. who was once interred here. The Tomb consist of 48 vaults, the most famous resident being General P.G.T. Beauregard.
Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Ayres, Tom V. b. December 25, 1933 d. May 31, 2000
Music Producer. He worked with, among others, RCA, Columbia, Capitol, Mercury, and Epic Records. He was also instrumental in signing David Bowie to RCA Records. (Bio by: Joel Manuel)
Centuries Memorial Park Cemetery, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
Baird, Samuel Thomas b. May 5, 1861 d. April 25, 1899
US Congressman. Elected to represent Louisiana's 5th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1897 until his death in 1899. Also served as a Member of the Louisiana State Senate in 1896, and Delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Louisiana in 1896. (Bio by: K)
Christ Church Cemetery, Bastrop, Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, USA
Baker, King Ernest b. May 30, 1939 d. March 5, 2000
Blues Vocalist. He was inspired to sing blues by watching Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf performances in Chicago clubs where he got his first professional gig playing with Byther Smith. He established a reputation in the club scene in the early 1960s as Good Rockin' Ernie. He took his blues styling talent to New York City where he was given the nickname "king" for his wild dancing antics. His first recorded single, "I Feel Alright," enjoyed mild success prior to his returning to Chicago where he...[Read More] (Bio by: Caroline)
Vidalia Cemetery, Vidalia, Concordia Parish, Louisiana, USA
Balfa Sr., Dewey b. March 20, 1927 d. June 17, 1992
One of the most famous and influential Cajun musicians of the 20th century, he played with the Balfa Brothers Band.
Saint Augustine Catholic Church, Basile, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, USA
Banister, Guy b. March 7, 1901 d. June 6, 1964
Folk Figure. Former government operative who was fingered by Jim Garrison as a crony of Lee Harvey Oswald in New Orleans in 1963. He died before any charges could be brought against him by Garrison. He was portayed in the movie "JFK" by Ed Asner. (Bio by: Joel Manuel)
Riverview Cemetery, Monroe (Ouachita County), Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, USA
Barbarin, Isidore b. September 24, 1872 d. 1960
The Barbarins are a dynasty of New Orleans Jazz. Several generations have carried the music from it's first flowering to the present day. The musical patriarch is Isodore Barbarin. Louis Armstrong referred to him as "Pops." Isodore played trumpet and mellophone in the Excelsior and later the Onward Brass Band, the most fabled brass band in New Orleans from 1900 until the end of World War I. He was also a driver of the horse-drawn buggies that undertakers used as hearses until automibiles...[Read More] (Bio by: Mr. Denardo)
Saint Louis Cemetery Number 1, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Plot: Tomb # 218
Barrow, Alexander b. March 27, 1801 d. December 29, 1846
Whig Senator from Louisiana. He served in the US Senate from 1841 until his death in 1846. (Bio by: Tim Crutchfield)
Afton Villa Baptist Church Cemetery, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, USA
Barrow, Robert Hilliard b. February 5, 1922 d. October 30, 2008
United States Marine Corps General. He served 41 years in the United States Marine Corps, rising from Private to four-star General, and was the Corps' 27th Commandant. Though raised on a plantation in Louisiana, his family was poor. He attended Louisiana State University because it had free tuition at the time, working as a janitor and waiter to pay for room and board. He left early to join the Marine Corps in World War II, going to boot camp at San Diego, California. He remained there as a...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Grace Episcopal Church Cemetery, Saint Francisville, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, USA
Barry, Joe b. July 13, 1939 d. August 31, 2004
Cajun Music Legend. He was born Joseph Barrios in the Cajun swamplands of Louisiana. Learning to play guitar by age eight, he was soon playing at dances known as fais do-dos. He moved to New Orleans in the late 1950s, formed the Dukes of Rhythm and had regional success with their 1960 single, "The Greatest Moment of My Life" on the Jin label. Working at Cosimo Matassa's studio in New Orleans, he recorded "I'm a Fool to Care" which was a US and UK top 40 hit in 1961. With his follow up hit "...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Sacred Heart Cemetery, Cut Off, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, USA
Bayne, Thomas L. d. August 31, 1934
He was the first coach of Tulane University's football team, in 1893, and allegedly played for his team's opponent in its first-ever game. Also, with his brother Hugh, helped arrange the first of many football contests between Tulane and LSU. (Bio by: Joel Manuel)
Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Plot: Section 124.
Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant b. May 28, 1818 d. February 20, 1893
Civil War General. Fought at Ft. Sumter, First Manassas, Shiloh, commanded the Army of the Tennessee after A.S. Johnston was killed, Cornith, defenses of South Carolina and Georgia, defenses of Richmond, Drewry's Bluff, Bermuda Hundred, defenses of Petersburg. Surrendered with General Joseph Johnston in late April, 1865.
Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Plot: Army Of Tennessee Memorial
Beauvais, Arnaud Jules b. September 6, 1783 d. November 18, 1843
Louisiana Governor. He became a plantation owner and merchant in Point Coupee Parish, and in 1810 he was appointed a Justice of the Peace. A Democratic-Republican, from 1814 to 1816 and 1818 to 1822 he served in the Louisiana House of Representatives. In 1822 he moved to the Louisiana Senate, where he served until 1830. In 1827 he became Senate President, and when Governor Pierre Derbigny died in October 1829, Beauvais...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Saint Louis Cemetery Number 2, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Plot: Alley 2-L, tomb 10
Beene, Geoffrey b. August 30, 1924 d. September 28, 2004
Fashion Designer. Born in Haynesville, Louisiana, he was a graduate of Haynesville High School. He entered Tulane University in 1941 in Pre-Med, as was common in his family. In 1945 he decided Medicine was not for him and he moved to New York. He began to study at the Traphagen School of Fashion in New York and the L'Academie Julian in Paris, France. In 1962 he formed his own company and unveiled his first collection. Geoffrey Beene designed the Wedding dress for Lynda Bird Johnson daughter of...[Read More] (Bio by: Margaret)
Old Town Cemetery, Haynesville, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, USA

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