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Chouteau, Pierre b. October 10, 1758 d. July 9, 1849
Pierre was the son of Madame Chouteau and Pierre de Laclede Linguest. Along with his brother Auguste, Pierre helped to initiate the fur trade in the St. Louis region. He also made important contributions in merchandising, banking and real estate. Growing up in a frontier trading outpost, Pierre took up residence in one of the Osage villages by the time he was 17. He eventually because the family's resident Osage agent. Upon completing a journey to Washington, he returned to St. Louis as...[Read More] (Bio by: Connie Nisinger)
Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum, Saint Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri, USA
Clarke, Powhatan b. October 9, 1862 d. July 21, 1893
Indian Wars Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. He was a Second Lieutenant with the 10th U.S. Cavalry and was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism at Pinito Mountains, Sonora, Mexico. His official CMOH citation reads as follows: Rushed forward to the rescue of a soldier who was severely wounded and lay, disabled, exposed to the enemy's fire, and carried him to a place of safety. Rank and Organization: Second Lieutenant, 10th U.S. Cavalry. Place and Date: At Pinito Mountains, Sonora...[Read More]
Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum, Saint Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri, USA
Clemens, Sherrard b. April 28, 1820 d. May 3, 1880
Clemens was appointed a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy but resigned after 6 months to study law in Pennsylvania. He was first elected to Congress in 1852 & was reelected to the House of Representatives for 2 consecutive terms, serving 1857-1861. Opposed to secession, he was not a candidate for renomination in 1860. He resumed the practice of law in Virginia & later moved to St. Louis, where he died.
Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum, Saint Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri, USA
Cobb, Seth Wallace b. December 5, 1838 d. May 22, 1909
Major, C.S.A. Cobb served in the artillery of the Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War. After the war, he formed The Seth W. Cobb & Company, which became one of the city's leading enterprises. He was elected to 3 consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat from Missouri's 12th District.
Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum, Saint Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri, USA
Cochran, John Joseph b. August 10, 1880 d. March 6, 1947
US Congressman. Elected to represent Missouri's 11th and 13th Districts and as At-Large in the United Sates House of Representatives, serving from 1926 until his death in 1947. (Bio by: Connie Nisinger)
Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum, Saint Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri, USA
Plot: Section 19, Lot 937, Grave 2
Colbeck, William 'Dinty' b. 1891 d. February 17, 1943
Organized Crime Figure. Leader of the notorious "Egan's Rats" mob. He started out small, working his way into the Rats, who were led by Thomas and William Egan, Democratic politicians who used the gangsters to enforce their will. William Colbeck was a plumber by trade, and his shop at 1421 Franklin became a headquarters for the boys. With the outbreak of World War I, he joined the Army and fought with the 354th Infantry Battalion, 89th Division. Upon his return, a war was brewing between the...[Read More] (Bio by: Dennis Rice)
Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum, Saint Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri, USA
Plot: Section 26, Lot 2088, Grave 2
Conzelman, Jimmy b. March 3, 1898 d. July 31, 1970
Hall of Fame Professional Football Player, Coach. He was a quarterback for the 1919 Great Lakes Navy team that won the Rose Bowl. He played quarterback for the Decatur Staleys, Milwaukee Badgers, Rock Island Independents, Detroit Panthers and Providence Steam Rollers, all during the 1920s. He coached in the National Football League for Providence, Detroit and the Chicago Cardinals, as well as for Washington University in St. Louis. He was elected to the National Football Hall of Fame in 1964. (Bio by: Connie Nisinger)
Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum, Saint Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri, USA
Plot: Section 30, Lot 1460, Grave 1
Cooke, William Mordecai b. December 11, 1823 d. April 14, 1863
Civil War CSA Congressman, Army Officer. After receiving his law degree in Virginia, he moved to St. Louis and began his practice. He was married to Eliza von Phul, daughter of prominent St. Louisan Henry von Phul. During the Secession Crisis, Missouri governor Claiborne Jackson sent him to Richmond as a commissioner to the President of the Confederate States. Elected as a Delegate from Missouri to the Confederate Provisional Congress, serving from 1861 to 1862. Elcted as a Representative from...[Read More] (Bio by: Connie Nisinger)
Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum, Saint Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri, USA
Crespi, Frank b. February 16, 1918 d. March 1, 1990
Major League Baseball Player. He played 5 seasons (1938 to 1942) as a 2nd baseman with the St. Louis Cardinals. Mostly appearing as a late season call up his first three seasons, he established himself as the Cardinals regular 2nd baseman in 1941. In 1942 he contributed to the Cards' National League pennant-winning season, and he appeared as a pinch-runner in the World Series, which the Cardinals won 4 games to 1 over the New York Yankees. He was drafted by the military after the 1942 season...[Read More] (Bio by: Connie Nisinger)
Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum, Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
Plot: Section 25, Lot 2483, Grave 1
Darby, John Fletcher b. December 10, 1803 d. May 11, 1882
Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri 1836-1836 and 1840-1841; member of the Missouri state legislature; U.S. Representative from Missouri 1851-1853. (Bio by: Connie Nisinger)
Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum, Saint Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri, USA
Plot: Section 17, Lot 59, Grave 7
Darst, Joseph M. b. March 18, 1889 d. June 8, 1963
Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri 1949-1953. (Bio by: Connie Nisinger)
Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum, Saint Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri, USA
Plot: Crypt is next to another St. Louis mayor ( Raymond Tucker) in the St. Louis Room of the cemetery mausoleum
Davis, James J. 'Jumbo' b. September 5, 1861 d. February 14, 1921
Major League Baseball Player. He played Major League baseball for seven seasons (1884, 1886 to 1891) as a third baseman for the Kansas City Unions of the Union League, and the Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Cowboys, St. Louis Browns, Brooklyn Gladiators and Washington Statesmen, all of the American Assocation League. His lifetime totals were 453 Games Played, 496 Hits, 266 Runs, 14 Home Runs, 270 RBIs and a career .283 Batting Average. (Bio by: Connie Nisinger)
Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum, Saint Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri, USA
Plot: Section 20, Lot 475, Grave 10
Dempsey, Timothy 'Father Tim' b. October 21, 1867 d. April 6, 1936
Monsignor Dempsey was born in Ireland. He was ordained a priest in 1891 to serve in the Archdiocese of St. Louis, Missouri. Dempsey became known for working with less fortunate men. He opened a hotel in 1906 for working men, another in 1911 for working women & in 1922 he opened a home for working African American workers. During the Great Depression he operated "Father Tim's Free Lunch Room." He became well-known for mediating labor disputes & it is believed that he intervened in at least 50...[Read More] (Bio by: Connie Nisinger)
Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum, Saint Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri, USA
Plot: Section 23, Exiles Rest area, Grave is unmarked, as are all in the Exiles Rest area [unmarked]
DeSmet, Pierre Jean b. 1801 d. 1873
Father DeSmet was the first Catholic missionary to the Indians of the Platte and upper Missouri region. Born in Belgium, he was the most active missionary in the western world for over 30 years. He explored the plains and mountains, crossed the continent several times, founding missions wherever he went. (Bio by: Connie Nisinger)
Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum, Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
Plot: Jesuit Plot (New)
Dolan, Thomas b. January 10, 1859 d. January 16, 1913
Major League Baseball Player. Played Major League baseball as a catcher for 7 seasons (1879, 1882-1886, 1888) with the Chicago White Stockings (Cubs), Buffalo Bisons, St. Louis Maroons (of the Union Association), St. Louis Browns (of both the National League and the American Assocation) and the AA Baltimore Orioles. A backup player who saw limited service though his career (the most he played in one year as 81 games in 1883), his career totals were 225 Games Played, 165 Hits, 95 Runs, 1 Home...[Read More] (Bio by: Connie Nisinger)
Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum, Saint Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri, USA
Plot: Section 12, Lot 359, Grave 6
Dooley III., Thomas 'Tom' b. January 17, 1927 d. January 18, 1961
Physician, Author, Humanitarian. Best known for his philanthropic work in Indochina. Born in St. Louis, MO, Dooley served as a medical officer in the U.S. Navy after graduation from St. Louis University Medical School. In 1954, he was assigned to the USS Montague, which was traveling to Vietnam to evacuate refugees. While with the Navy, he organized refugee camps in Vietnam where he developed strong anti-communist sentiment. His experiences there are related in his first book, "Deliver Us from...[Read More] (Bio by: Katie)
Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum, Saint Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri, USA
Eagle, Black d. October, 1831
Nez Perce Indian Warrior. He was part of a four-man mission that traveled 2,000 miles from Idaho to St. Louis to meet explorer William Clark in order to learn more about the White man's Bible. Clark had befriended the Nez Perce tribe 25 years earlier on his and Meriwether Lewis' Corps of Discovery expedition. The Nez Perce people had given the starving explorers much needed supplies. He died a few weeks after meeting with Clark, and received Catholic rites and the Christian name of Paul at the...[Read More] (Bio by: Connie Nisinger)
Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum, Saint Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri, USA
Plot: Section 5
Eagle, Speaking d. October, 1831
Nez Perce Indian Warrior. He was part of a four-man mission that traveled 2,000 miles from Idaho to St. Louis to meet explorer William Clark in order to learn more about the White man's Bible. Clark had befriended the tribe 25 years earlier on his and Meriwether Lewis' Corps of Discovery expedition. The Nez Perce people had given the starving explorers much needed supplies. He died a few weeks after meeting with Clark, and received Catholic rites and the Christian name of Narcisse at the time...[Read More] (Bio by: Connie Nisinger)
Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum, Saint Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri, USA
Plot: Section 5
Eames, Charles Ormand b. June 17, 1907 d. August 21, 1978
Renowned Furniture Designer, Architect. St. Louis native Eames began his architectural studies at Washington University. After returning from Europe, he founded the firm of Gray & Eames. His work mainly consisted of designs for stained glass, textiles, furniture and ceramics. In 1839 he received a fellowship to Cranbrook Academy in Michigan where he studied and worked with Eero Saarinen. He formed a design partnership with his wife Ray Kaiser and applied a Japanese simplicity to modern...[Read More] (Bio by: Connie Nisinger)
Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum, Saint Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri, USA
Plot: Section 23, Lot 594, Grave is unmarked--buried on the Eames lot near his father of the same name [unmarked]
Ewing Sr., William L. b. March 16, 1843 d. June 4, 1905
25th Mayor of St. Louis. The great-grandson of early St. Louis settler Pierre Chouteau, he graduated from Christian Brothers College and became a clerk in his father's wholesale grocery business. He sold the firm after his father's death in 1873, using his share to further his banking, farming and investment interests, and also involved himself with the local Republican Party. In 1877 he was elected to the House of...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum, Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA

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