Cain Jr., Joseph Stillwell b. October 10, 1832 d. April 17, 1904 Folk Figure. Joseph Stillwell Cain, Jr., also known as "Old Joe Cain", "Chief Slacabormorinico" or "Old Slac", is recognized as the man responsible for the Mardi Gras celebration's rebirth in the years immediately following the Civil War in Mobile, Alabama. The stress of the Civil War brought an end to the annual festivities in Mobile. After the war and under Union occupation, the city was disillusioned and discouraged. On the afternoon of Fat Tuesday in 1866, Joseph Stillwell “Joe” Cain, Jr...[Read More] (Bio by: Leon Weekley) Church Street Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, USA
Gaines, Edmund Pendleton b. March 20, 1777 d. June 6, 1849 United States Army Major General. Arrested Aaron Burr for treason. Awarded a gold medal and special commendation from congress as well as commendations from the state legislatures of Virginia, Tennessee and New York for gallantry at Fort Erie in 1814. Surveyed the Gaines trace between Nashville and Natchez. Served under Andrew Jackson in the Creek and Seminole campaigns, and served in the Black Hawk War. Son of James Gaines and Elizabeth Strother. Brother of George Strother Gaines. Husband of...[Read More] (Bio by: Mark Gaines Jessop) Church Street Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, USA
Owen, George Washington b. October 20, 1796 d. August 18, 1837 US Congressman. Elected to represent Alabama's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1823 to 1829. He also served as a Member of the Alabama State House of Representatives from 1819 to 1821, Speaker of the Alabama State House of Representatives in 1821, and as the Mayor of Mobile, Alabama, from 1836 until his death in office in 1837. (Bio by: K) Church Street Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, USA
Schultz, Bob b. 1931 d. March 10, 2006 Musician, he was a staple for more than three decades at Mobile's Mardi Gras events. Bob Schultz, with his clarinet and saxophone, led the music at Mobile's Grand Coronation Ball for more than thirty years. Many credit him with keeping New Orleans style jazz alive in Mobile. Schultz is one of only four people to be buried at the Church Street Cemetery graveyard since it closed back in 1898. (Bio by: Graveaddiction) Church Street Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, USA
Walter, Eugene b. November 30, 1921 d. March 29, 1998 Author, Artist. Some of his works include “The Socrates Monkey Seen Dancing in Midair”, “Midst Sun, Moon, Stars, and Field Flowers”, “Felix”, “Jenny the Watercress Girl”, “The Pokeweed Alphabet” and “Moments with Eugene” a book of prints of his artwork. A friend of the filmmaker Federico Fellini and Princess Marguerite Caetani, he appeared in over a hundred Italian films. To honor his life and literary contributions, a three-day forum was created in his honor — the Eugene Walter Writers...[Read More] (Bio by: Graveaddiction) Church Street Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, USA
b. October 10, 1832 d. April 17, 1904