Find A Grave - Atlanta

Abernathy, Ralph David b. March 11, 1926 d. April 17, 1990
Social Reformer. He was an early civil rights organizer and minister who is best known as the leading confidante and friend of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Born in Linden, Alabama, he was the son of a successful farmer. He became pastor of the First Baptist Church of Montgomery, Alabama in 1951, and became associated with Dr. King a few years later. Resigning as pastor of his church, he and his family moved to Atlanta...[Read More] (Bio by: Curtis Jackson)
Lincoln Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Plot: in the wall of the chapel which is located in the office building (not the main Mausoleum)
Allen Jr., Ivan b. March 15, 1911 d. July 2, 2003
Atlanta Mayor. After serving in World War II in the Army's Quartermaster Corps and working briefly for Georgia Governor Ellis Arnall, Allen ran his family's furniture business in Atlanta, eventually becoming president of that city's chamber of commerce. He defeated Lester Maddox to become mayor of Atlanta in 1961, and served in that office from 1962 to 1970. During his term, Allen took several steps to desegregate Atlanta, including removing signs designating water fountains and other public...[Read More] (Bio by: Stuthehistoryguy)
Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Andrews Raiders Memorial [memorial]
280 Feet south of this location on June 18, 1862, seven of the Union Army's brave Andrews Raiders were hanged and buried. On April 12, 1862, 22 Andrews Raiders seized the General, a tenderand three boxcars at Big Shanty (now Kennesaw) and raced toward Chattanooga on the Western & Atlantic Railroad in an effort to burn bridges and otherwise dismember a supply artery vital to the Confederacy. They had covered 87 miles when the General was overtaken by valiant pursuers led by Conducter Fuller...[Read More] (Bio by: Brent Nimmo)
Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Bagby Sr., James Charles Jacob b. October 5, 1889 d. July 28, 1954
Major League Baseball Player. He was a pitcher for the Cleveland Indians from 1916 to 1922. He also played for Cincinnati and Pittsburgh. He hit a home run in the 1920 World Series. Following his professional baseball career, he was a minor league umpire. He is the father of professional baseball player Jim Bagby, Jr. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Plot: Section 35, Lot 447, Grave 3
Ballard, Hank b. November 18, 1927 d. March 2, 2003
Singer, Songwriter. He was discovered in the early 1950s by writer-producer Johnny Otis. By the early 1960s, he had charted 22 singles on the rhythm and blues charts, including "Work With Me Annie," the biggest R&B hit of 1954, selling more than 1 million copies. In 1958, he wrote and recorded "The Twist," but it was only released on the "B" side of a record. One year later, Chubby Checker debuted his own version and it became an instant hit. Hank Ballard was inducted into the Rock and Roll...[Read More] (Bio by: Steve Edquist ~In Memory Of Aaron & Scrappy~)
Cause of death: Throat cancer
Greenwood Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Plot: Garden of Faith, Lot 958, Grave #2
Bigby, John Summerfield b. February 13, 1832 d. March 28, 1898
US Congressman. He was elected to represent Georgia in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1871 to 1873. In 1876, he became the president of the Atlanta and West Point Railroad. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Bomar, Benjamin Franklin b. August 9, 1818 d. February 1, 1868
Atlanta Mayor. He served as Atlanta, Georgia's second mayor in 1849. From 1854 to 1856, he was the first clerk of the Fulton County Superior Court. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Bond, Horace Mann b. November 8, 1904 d. December 21, 1972
Educator. Served as president of Fort Valley State College and Lincoln University, two historically predominant African American colleges. His son, Julian Bond, became a prominent civil rights activist, the first African American elected to the Georgia House of Representatives since the Reconstruction, chairman of the NAACP and who hosted television's "America's Black Forum" and narrated PBS's award winning series, "Eyes on the Prize."
South View Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Boone, Rev. Joseph Everhart b. September 19, 1922 d. July 15, 2006
Activist. He was known as "The Picketing Preacher" and an icon of the civil rights era for his activism on behalf of workers. Boone led boycotts and protests in the south against major companies for unfair working practices against employees. His notable targets included the Ford Motor Company, A&P Foods and Lockheed, among others. He embraced a simple motto: "Find something worth dying for as well as worth living for and die for it daily". In 2006 he was inducted into the International Civil...[Read More] (Bio by: Elizabeth Reed)
Lincoln Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Plot: St. Mary's Garden, 133C, #4 (center of garden on a slope)
Brown, Joseph Emerson b. April 15, 1821 d. November 30, 1894
Civil War Georgia Governor, US Congressman. He served as Governor of Georgia from 1855 until 1865, which encompassed the length of the Civil War. He was a staunch States Rights advocate, and frequently invoked those rights in conflicts with Confederate President Jefferson Davis' government during the war. In 1880 he was appointed as a Democratic Senator from Georgia to the United States Senate, serving from 1880 to 1891. (Bio by: Tim Crutchfield)
Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Brown, Joseph Mackey b. December 23, 1851 d. March 3, 1932
Georgia Governor. He served as Governor of Georgia from 1909 to 1913.
Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Plot: Block 99, Lot 3 & 4 Space 18
GPS coordinates: 33.7496834, -84.3744507 (hddd.dddd)
Butler, Selena b. January 4, 1872 d. October 9, 1964
Educator. The co-founder of the National Parent-Teacher Association (PTA), in 1911 she founded the National Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers (NCCPT). President Herbert Hoover appointed her to the White House Conference on Child Health and Protection in 1929. During World War II, she organized the Red Cross's first black women's chapter of "Gray Ladies." When Congress merged the NCCPT with the National PTA in 1970, Butler was named as one of the organization's founders. Her portrait...[Read More] (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Cain, E. Jefferson 'Jeff' b. April, 1827 d. February 10, 1897
Civil War Confederate Figure. He was the engineer of the train pulled by the 'General,' the locomotive captured by the Andrews Raiders at Big Shanty (Kennesaw) in 1862. With William Fuller and Anthony Murphy, he followed in pursuit, first in the locomotive 'Yonah,' next in the 'William R. Smith' and finally in the 'Texas.' The 'General' was recaptured 2 miles north of Ringold.
Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Calhoun, James M. b. February 11, 1811 d. October 1, 1875
Civil War Atlanta Mayor. As the mayor of Atlanta during the Civil War, he formerly surrendered the city to the Union Army on September 2, 1864. When told to put his statement of surrender in writing, he wrote, "Sir: The fortune of war has placed Atlanta in your hands. As mayor of the city I ask protection of non-combatants and private property." (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Candler, Asa b. December 30, 1851 d. March 12, 1929
Businessman. Prominent Atlanta business figure who bought the formula for Coca Cola (invented by pharmacist John Pemberton) and turned it into a household name through innovative promotion and marketing. Reportedly, He paid $2,300 for the formula in 1887 and in 1919 gave most of the stock of Coke to his children, whom later sold the company for $25,000,000. In his later life he became known as a generous philanthropist. (Bio by: Kent Brown)
Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Cohen, John Sanford b. February 26, 1870 d. May 13, 1935
US Senator. He was elected as a Democratic Senator from Georgia to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator William J. Harris, and served from 1932 to 1933. (Bio by: Tim Crutchfield)
Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Coley, Tracy Lamar b. March 9, 1964 d. November 9, 2002
Actor. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, he was most noted for his role as the blues singer on the TV series "Martin" from 1992 to 1995. His other television credits included "In the House", "The Wayans Bros." and "The Jamie Foxx Show." For feature films, he appeared in "Blood and Concrete" (1991), "Notes in a Minor Key" (1994) and "The Bogus Witch Project (2000). He also co-founded the Amazing Grace Conservatory with actress Wendy Raquel Robinson. He died after surgery at age 38 in Los Angeles...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Complications from surgery
Lincoln Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Plot: St. Mary's Garden, 340C, #1 (right side of road on left side of garden)
Confederate Veterans Memorial
A large monument featuring a Civil War soldier was erected by the "Confederate Veterans Association of Fulton County." The area circling the statue, known as Confederate Knoll, contains the graves of 347 Confederate veterans. The inscription on the monument is a call for peace. "Nation shall not rise up against nation. They shall beat their swords into plough shares and their spears into pruning hooks. Neither shall they learn war anymore. Of Liberty born of a Patriots dream; of a storm cradled...[Read More] (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
DeLoach, Alonzo A. b. November 2, 1857 d. November 20, 1921
Inventor. He was the inventor of the DeLoach Turbine Water Wheel and the DeLoach Friction Driven Saw Mill Engine, both of which were widely used by mills. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Dorsey, Hugh Manson b. July 10, 1871 d. June 11, 1948
Georgia Governor. Prosecutor in the Leo Frank case. Before becoming Governor in 1917, he made a name for himself as the prosecutor in the infamous trial of Leo Frank. History has not looked kindly on him due to his involvement in the case. Although evidence pointed away from Frank, many believe that he presented false and questionable evidence to convict Frank in an attempt to further his own political career. He was Governor for two terms. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Plot: Section 5 across from the McBurney
GPS coordinates: 33.7474823, -84.4468842 (hddd.dddd)

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