Find A Grave - Metairie Cemetery

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
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 (inactive))
Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Plot: Section 124, Lot 7
Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant b. May 28, 1818 d. February 20, 1893
Civil War Confederate General. Called the "Little Creole" and the "Little Napoleon", he was the fifth most senior Confederate officer, holding a variety of commands though his opportunities were to be limited by ongoing public conflicts with President Jefferson Davis. Born Pierre Gustave Toutant-Beauregard to a well-off French Creole family, he was educated in private schools and did not learn English until sent to New York City for further education at age 12. Appointed to West Point he...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Plot: Army Of Tennessee Memorial
Behrman, Martin b. October 14, 1864 d. January 12, 1926
New Orleans Mayor. Served as the Mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana, from 1904 to 1920, and 1925 until his death in 1926. Also served as a Delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Louisiana in 1912, and Louisiana State Democratic Chair in 1925. (Bio by: K)
Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Bonura, Henry John 'Zeke' b. September 20, 1908 d. March 9, 1987
He was a baseball player for the Chicago White Sox, Washington Nationals, New York Giants, and Chicago Cubs. (Bio by: Ron Moody)
Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Plot: Section 164
Buck, Charles Francis b. November 5, 1841 d. January 19, 1918
US Congressman. Elected as a Democrat to represent Louisiana's 2nd District in the US House of Representatives, he served from 1895 to 1897. Buck was born in Durrheim, Germany, and emigrated to New Orleans with his family in 1852. He attended the Louisiana State Seminary and Military Academy at Alexandria, was admitted to the bar in 1867 and returned to New Orleans to practice law. He was a member of that city's school board for many years, and was city attorney from 1880 to 1884. In...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Claiborne, William Charles Cole b. 1775 d. November 11, 1817
US Congressman, US Senator, Louisiana Governor. In 1797 he was elected to represent Tennessee in the US House of Representatives despite being under the 25 year age limit and served until 1801. In 1801 he was appointed as Governor of the Mississippi territory and served until 1803. When Louisiana became a state he was appointed as Governor of the Orleans territory and served from 1804-1812. In 1812 he was elected Governor of Louisiana and served until 1816 when he was elected to the US Senate...[Read More] (Bio by: Tim Crutchfield)
Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Clark, Marguerite b. February 22, 1883 d. September 25, 1940
Broadway and Silent Movie Actress. After a successful stage career, she starred in a number of Hollywood productions. Raised in Cincinnati, she graduated from a Catholic boarding school at 16, then left to persue her show business ambitions. After working in Baltimore as a chorus girl in 1899, Marguerite made her Broadway bow in 1900; she was to have roles at a number of theaters, often of the adventure type. She earned notice for her work in "Mr. Pickwick" (1903), "The Wishing Ring" and "Baby...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Coleman, Hamilton Dudley b. May 12, 1845 d. March 16, 1926
US Congressman. Elected to represent Louisiana's 2nd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1889 to 1891.
Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Copeland, Alvin C. b. February 2, 1944 d. March 23, 2008
Entrepreneur. At age 18, he sold his car to open a one-man doughnut shop and had ten successful years in the doughnut business. Inspired by Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants, he used his doughnut profits to open the restaurant, Chicken on the Run in New Orleans, in 1971. He founded Popeye's Chicken and Biscuits in 1976, began franchising his restaurant chain and by 1987, his company was the third largest fast food chicken chain in Amercia. In March 1989, he purchased Church's Chicken, combined...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Plot: Copeland Family crypt
Curie, Eve b. December 6, 1904 d. October 22, 2007
Author. She was best known for "Madame Curie" (1937), a biography of her mother, the Nobel Prize-winning scientist Marie Curie. The book became a best seller and in 1943 was made into a Hollywood film. During World War II she supported the Free French cause and served in Europe with the women's division of General Charles de Gaulle's Fighting French. She later was a publisher of the French newspaper Paris-Press, and in the early 1950s was a special adviser to the secretary general of NATO...[Read More] (Bio by: Jos� L Bernab� Tronchoni)
Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Davey, Robert Charles b. October 22, 1853 d. December 26, 1908
US Congressman. He was elected as a Democrat to represent Louisiana's 2nd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1893 to 1895, and 1897 to 1908.
Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Plot: Davey Family Mausoleum (unmarked), Section 98, Lot 34
Davis, Jefferson Finis [original burial site] b. June 3, 1808 d. December 6, 1889
President Confederate States, Military Man, Author. Jefferson Davis was the unrepentant highest ranking confederate leader of the South. The only Southern leader shackled in a dungeon and sacrificed as atonement for the sins of many. He refused to apply for a pardon because, he said, "I have not repented." In 1978, the United States Congress posthumously restored Davis's citizenship. By the time his peaceful death occurred while visiting New Orleans, he was the symbol of the Lost Cause and...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield)
Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Dell (Goff), Dorothy b. January 30, 1915 d. June 8, 1934
Actress who made three movies in 1934 ("Wharf Angel," "Little Miss Marker," and "Shoot the Works") before dying in an automobile accident that summer. (Bio by: Find A Grave)
Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Plot: Section 148.
Dix (Gilmer), Dorothy (Elizabeth) b. November 18, 1861 d. December 16, 1951
As "Dorothy Dix," Meriwether was a forerunner of today's advice columnists. Her columns on life, love, and marriage were carried by newspapers everywhere. One of her most famous columns covered her ten "Dictates for a Happy Life." She was also the author of "How to Win and Hold a Husband," "Hearts A La Mode," and "Fables of the Elite." (Bio by: Joel Manuel (inactive))
Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Plot: Section 167.
Dreux, Charles Didier b. 1832 d. July 5, 1861
Civil War Officer. Confederate Lt. Colonel. The first Confederate field officer to be killed in battle. Commanded Dreux's (1st) Batallion, composed of the first five companies that volunteered from Louisiana. Died at Young's Mill (Warwick, Virginia, now Newport News, Virigina) while on a failed mission to capture Union officers who often ate breakfast at Smith's Farm. Over 30,000 mourners attended Dreux's funeral in New Orleans. (Bio by: Shiver)
Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Plot: Army of Tennessee Tumulus
Edwards, Eddie (Edwin) b. May 22, 1891 d. April 9, 1963
Jazz Musician. A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, he was a talented violinist and trombonist, who was a founder and a member of the, 'Original Dixieland Jazz Band,' from 1917 until the group disbanded in 1923. The group was one of the first bands to popularize jazz music. Known as a superb rhythmic player and force in the group, other members included Emile Christian, Nick LaRocca, J. Russell Robinson, Larry Shields, Tony Sbarbaro, and Henry Ragas. He stayed with the band until they disbanded...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Fernandez, Joachim Octave b. August 14, 1896 d. August 8, 1978
US Congressman. Served in the United States Navy during World War II. Elected to represent Louisiana's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1931 to 1941. Also served as a Delegate to the Louisiana State Constitutional Convention in 1921, Member of Louisiana State Senate from 1928 to 1930, and Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana in 1936. (Bio by: K)
Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Fertel, Ruth b. February 5, 1927 d. April 16, 2002
Founder of Ruth's Chris Steakhouse. (Bio by: Joel Berry)
Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Plot: Avenue Bell at Avenue I, by the

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