Find A Grave - Natchez

Adams, Robert Huntington b. 1792 d. July 2, 1830
US Senator. Initially a cooper's apprentice, he graduated from what is now Washington and Lee University in 1806, and started his first law practice in Knoxville, Tennessee. He moved to Natchez, Mississippi in 1819, and in 1828 became a member of the Mississippi State House of Representatives. The following year he was elected was a Senator from Mississippi to the United States Senate, filling the vacancy caused by the death of [Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Natchez City Cemetery, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, USA
Brown, Wilson b. 1841 d. January 25, 1900
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the United States Navy as a Landsman on the USS Hartford, and he was from Mississippi. He was awarded his medal for action at Mobile Bay, Alabama, on August 5, 1864, during the Civil War. His citation reads "On board the flagship USS Hartford during successful attacks against Fort Morgan, rebel gunboats, and the ram Tennessee. Knocked unconscious into the hold of the ship when an enemy shell-burst fatally wounded a man on the ladder...[Read More]
Natchez National Cemetery, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, USA
Claiborne, Ferdinand Leigh b. March 9, 1772 d. March 22, 1815
US Army General. He entered the the Army as an Ensign in 1793, and was promoted to Lieutenant in 1794 and Captain in 1799. He resigned his commission in 1802, and moved to Mississippi Territory, where he owned a plantation and operated a store. Claiborne also served as Brigadier General of the Mississippi militia and saw action against the Creek Indians in Alabama. In addition, he served in the territorial legislature, often as Speaker of the House. During the War of 1812 he returned to the...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Trinity Cemetery, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, USA
Claiborne, John Francis Hamtramck b. April 24, 1809 d. May 17, 1884
US Congressman, Historian, and Author. The son of General Ferdinand L. Claiborne, he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1825 and began practice in Natchez. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1830 to 1834. In 1834 he was elected to the US House of Representatives as a Jacksonian and served one term, March, 1835 to March, 1837. The results of the 1836 election were...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Trinity Cemetery, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, USA
Dockery, Thomas P. b. December 18, 1833 d. February 27, 1898
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. At the onset of the Civil War, he assumed the command as Colonel of the 5th Infantry Regiment, Arkansas State Troops and led his regiment at the Battle Wilson's Creek, in August 1861. After that regiment was disbanded, he became Colonel of the 19th Arkansas Infantry Regiment. He led the 19th Arkansas at Corinth in 1862, at Champion Hill and Big Black River Bridge, in May 1863. After participating in the defense of Vicksburg, Mississippi, he was captured...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Natchez City Cemetery, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, USA
Dorley (Doerle), August b. 1842 d. October 17, 1867
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served during the Ciivl War as a Private in Company B, 1 Louisiana (Union) Volunteer Calvary. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery for action at Mount Pleasant, Alabama, on April 11, 1865. His citation reads simply "Capture of Flag". (Bio by: K)
Natchez City Cemetery, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, USA
Dorsey, Sarah b. February 16, 1829 d. July 4, 1879
Author, Confederate Folk Figure. A noted writer of her day, she is much better remembered as the late-life friend and companion of President Jefferson Davis. Born Sarah Anne Ellis to a family of both wealth and literary distinction, she was to see her father die when she was nine but was to receive an education far superior to that of most girls of the time via her stepfather Charles Gustavus Dahlgren. Miss Sarah studied with a local tutor then at Madame Deborah Greland's French School in...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Routh Cemetery, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, USA
Leathers, Thomas P. b. 1816 d. 1896
Owned and captained 8 different steamboats by the name of Natchez. Leathers was the captain of the famous steamboat Natchez which raced the steamboat Robert E. Lee in a race from New Orleans to St. Louis. Leathers and the Natchez lost the race by a little over 3 hours. Late in the morning of July 4, 1870, the Robert E. Lee landed in St. Louis. In only 3 days, 18 hours and 14 minutes, Captain John W. Cannon had powered his steamboat from New Orleans in a race against Captain Thomas Leathers'...[Read More]
Cause of death: killed by a bicyclist on St. Charles Street in New Orleans
Natchez City Cemetery, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, USA
Plot: On Steamboat Road
Martin, William Thompson b. March 25, 1823 d. March 16, 1910
Civil War Confederate Major General. Born in Glasgow, Kentucky, he was the district attorney of Natchez, Mississippi, at the outbreak of the Civil War. He raised the Adams County Cavalry Company, became its Captain and led the company in action at Manassas, Virginia. Promoted Lieutenant Colonel of the 4th Mississippi Cavalry Battalion in February 1862, he fought at South Mountain and Sharpsburg as an aide to General Robert E. Lee. He was promoted Brigadier General in December, 1862 and remained...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Natchez City Cemetery, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, USA
Murray, Judith b. May 5, 1751 d. June 9, 1820
Author, Feminist, Religious Educator. The oldest child of Winthrop and Judith Saunders Sargent, Judith grew up as an avid reader and self-described "scribbler." She first married John Stevens, with whom she adopted two daughters. Her concern for their religious education led her to begin writing Universalist materials for children. After the death of John Stevens, Judith married John Murray, Universalist minister credited with having brought Universalism from England to the United States...[Read More] (Bio by: NM)
Bingaman Cemetery, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, USA
Perkins Jr., John b. July 1, 1819 d. November 28, 1885
US Congressman. Elected to represent Louisiana's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1853 to 1855. Also served as a State Court Judge in 1851, Delegate to the Louisiana Secession Convention in 1861, Delegate from Louisiana to the Confederate Provisional Congress from 1861 to 1862, and Representative from Louisiana in the Confederate Congress from 1862 to 1865. (Bio by: K)
Natchez City Cemetery, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, USA
Prentiss, Seargent Smith b. September 30, 1808 d. July 1, 1850
US Congressman. A native of Maine and graduate of Bowdoin College, Prentiss studied law in Maine and Ohio before settling in Mississippi in the late 1820s. Living first in Natchez and later in Vicksburg, he served in the Mississippi Legislature from 1836 until 1837. Contesting the election of John F.H. Claiborne to the U.S. House of Representatives, he was elected to the contested Congressional seat and served from May 1838 until March 1839. After an unsuccessful run for the US Senate in 1840...[Read More] (Bio by: NM)
Sargent Cemetery, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, USA
Quin, Percy Edwards b. October 30, 1872 d. February 4, 1932
US Congressman. Elected to represent Mississippi's 7th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1913 until his death in 1932. Also served as a Member of the Mississippi State House of Representatives from 1900 to 1902.
Natchez City Cemetery, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, USA
Quitman, John Anthony b. September 1, 1799 d. July 17, 1858
Mexican War Brigadier General, US Congressman. He arrived in Natchez in 1821 to practice law. He was elected to the state House of Representatives in 1826 and state Senate in 1835 and then as Governor from 1835 to 1836. He served as a State court judge in 1838. During the Mexican War Quitman was appointed a brigadier general of Volunteers in 1846 and later commissioned a major general in the Regular Army in 1847. He was governor of Mexico City during the American occupation from 1847 to 1848...[Read More] (Bio by: Don Connelly)
Natchez City Cemetery, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, USA
Rice, Floyd b. August 31, 1949 d. November 8, 2011
Professional Football Player. For eight seasons (1971 to 1978), he played at the linebacker and tight-end positions in the National Football League with the Houston Oilers, San Diego Chargers, Oakland Raiders and New Orleans Saints. Born Floyd Elliott Rice, he attended Sadie V. Thompson High School (Mississippi) and played collegiate football at Alcorn State University. Rice was selected by Houston during the 9th round of the 1971 NFL Draft and appeared in 102 regular season games, yielding a...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Milford Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, USA
Sargent, Winthrop b. May 1, 1753 d. June 3, 1820
Governor of Mississippi Territory. A Harvard graduate, Sargent began his career as captain of a merchant vessel owned by his father. In 1775 he enlisted in the army and served for eight years, rising during the Revolutionary War from Lieutenant to Brevet-Major. He served as Secretary of the Northwest Territory from 1787 to 1798 and then was appointed Governor of the Mississippi Territory. A Federalist, Sargent faced strong political opposition during his tenure as Governor and was generally...[Read More] (Bio by: NM)
Sargent Cemetery, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, USA
Smith, Richard b. March 22, 1735 d. September 17, 1803
Continental Congressman. A Quaker, Smith was educated by private tutors and in Quaker schools. He then studied law, became an attorney in 1762, and practiced in Philadelphia and Burlington. Smith served as Burlington County Clerk beginning in 1762, and served in the Continental Congress from 1774 to 1776, resigning to succeed his deceased brother Samuel as New Jersey State Treasurer. Smith resigned as Treasurer in 1777 and resumed practicing law. He moved to Laurens, New York in 1790, where had...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Natchez City Cemetery, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, USA
York, Zebulon b. October 10, 1819 d. August 5, 1900
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. When the Civil War started, he was a plantation owner, formed Company F of the 14th Louisiana Infantry and was made Captain. In 1862, he led his company at the Battle of Williamsburg, the second Battle of Bull Run and was wounded twice. Promoted Colonel in command of the 14th Louisiana in August 1862, he led his troops at Antietam and in the Gettysburg Campaign of 1863. In 1864, he was promoted Brigadier General, participated in the battles of the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Natchez City Cemetery, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, USA

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