Bloodworth, Jimmy b. July 26, 1917 d. August 17, 2002 Major League Baseball Player. Born James Henry Bloodworth, he was a second baseman for eleven seasons (1937, 1939 to 1943, 1946 to 1947, 1949 to 1951) with the Washington Senators, Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies. He was a member of the 1950 National League Pennant-winning Phillies team known as the "Whiz Kids". His best year was in 1942 when he had a season high 129 hits with 13 homeruns. During World War II, Bloodworth served in the US Military...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.) Magnolia Cemetery, Apalachicola, Franklin County, Florida, USA
Chapman, Dr. Alvin Wentworth b. September 28, 1809 d. April 6, 1899 Botanist. Dr. Chapman was the author of "Flora of the Southern United States", first published in 1860 with several later editions by the author. For nearly fifty years this was the only manual of flowering plants in the southeastern states. An 1830 graduate of Amherst College, he moved to the south in 1831 and to Apalachicola, Florida in 1847 where he practiced medicine. He collected rare plants throughout the southeast and stayed in contact with northern botanists including Asa Gray. The...[Read More] (Bio by: Jones) Chestnut Cemetery, Apalachicola, Franklin County, Florida, USA
Heyser, Richard Stephen b. April 3, 1927 d. October 6, 2008 United States Air Force Reconnaissance Pilot. In 1962, he took the first photographs of Soviet nuclear missile sites under construction on the island nation of Cuba. His discovery during an overflight of the island on October 14, 1962, triggered an international showdown between the United States and the Soviet Union, that pushed the two superpowers to the brink of nuclear war. The conflict, which became known as the Cuban Missile Crisis, lasted from October 15, 1962 until October 28, 1962...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.) Magnolia Cemetery, Apalachicola, Franklin County, Florida, USA
b. July 26, 1917 d. August 17, 2002