Find A Grave - Fort Mitchell

Bruce, Eli Metcalfe b. February 22, 1828 d. December 16, 1866
Civil War CSA Congressman. He was a wealthy Kentucky businessman who applied his fortunes to supplying the Confederacy with much-needed military goods by running the Northern blockade during the War Between the States. He served in the Confederate Congress, and also used his fortunes to help destitute Confederate soldiers, civilians, and veterans. After the war he opened the Southern Hotel in New York City.
Cause of death: heart disease
Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Kenton County, Kentucky, USA
Plot: Section 2, Lot 142
Davis, Betty Jack b. March 4, 1932 d. August 2, 1953
Country Music Singer. This Corbin, Kentucky, native met Mary Francis Penick (also known as Skeeter Davis) in high school and together they developed a famous musical duo whose success was cut short by a tragic automobile accident. They appeared on many local television shows, before moving to Detroit, in 1952, to appear on radio station WJR. Performing as the "the Davis Sisters," they received a recording contract...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo)
Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Kenton County, Kentucky, USA
Ernst, Richard Pretlow b. 1858 d. 1934
US Senator. Served as a United States Senator from Kentucky from 1921 to 1927. He was defeated as a Republican in 1926. Also served as a Delegate to the National Convention from Kentucky in 1900, Member of the Republican National Committee from Kentucky in 1924. (Bio by: K)
Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Kenton County, Kentucky, USA
Harrison, Henry Thomas b. April 23, 1832 d. October 28, 1923
Civil War Confederate Spy. He is best remembered for providing Confederate Lieutenant General James Longstreet with valuable information concerning the movement of Union forces who were following the Confederate Army on their second invasion of the North, which ultimately led to the Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania. Prior to the Civil War he aspired to become an actor but received very few leading parts due to his small stature. When the Civil War broke out in April 1861 he joined the...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)
Cause of death: Natural causes
Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Kenton County, Kentucky, USA
Hawes, James Morrison b. January 7, 1824 d. November 22, 1889
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. He graduated from West Point in 1841 and served as a Cavalry Captain at the Battle of San Juan in the Mexican War. With the secession of the Southern states in 1861, he resigned his commission and was appointed a Major in the 2nd Kentucky Confederate Cavalry. In March 1862, he was promoted Brigadier General in command of the cavalry of the Western Department of the Confederacy. He commanded a brigade of cavalry in raids throughout Arkansas and at the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Kenton County, Kentucky, USA
Plot: Section 4, Lot 21
Heving, Joe b. September 2, 1900 d. April 11, 1970
Major League Baseball Player. The right-hander pitched 13 years from 1930-45 with the New York Giants, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox and Boston Braves, compiling a 76-48 record and 3.90 earned run average. He was 60-35 in relief appearances. When he was 11-3 with the Red Sox in 1939, all his victories came in relief. He made 40 career starts, completing 17 of them. (Bio by: Ron Coons)
Saint Marys Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Kenton County, Kentucky, USA
Merkel, Una b. December 10, 1903 d. January 2, 1986
Actress. Most remembered for her supporting roles as a sharp tongued best friend of the leading lady, Southern accent, and peroxide blonde hair, she began her movie career as a stand-in for actress Lillian Gish in the movie "The Wind" (1923), to whom she bore a striking resemblance. After "The Wind" she worked for several years on Broadway, then returned to the movies to do "Command Performance" (1930) and the D.W. Griffith film "Abraham Lincoln" (1930). It was right after "Abraham Lincoln"...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Kenton County, Kentucky, USA
Plot: Section 14, Lot 65, Grave 3. In the Phares family lot.
Rhinock, Joseph Lafayette b. January 4, 1863 d. September 20, 1926
US Congressman. Elected to represent Kentucky's 6th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1905 to 1911. Also served as a Mayor of Fort Mitchell, Kentucky.
Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Kenton County, Kentucky, USA
Plot: Section 5, Lot 163
Sandford, John b. December 7, 1837 d. April 11, 1895
Confederate Civil War Officer, Banker. Last name also spelled Sanford. He was killed in what some called a duel with future Kentucky Governor William Goebel. The grandson of Revolutionary War General and US Congressman Thomas Sandford, he was born in Kenton County, Kentucky, and raised in Covington. In 1862 he was commissioned a Colonel in the...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Kenton County, Kentucky, USA
Plot: Section 5, Lot 6
Sandford, Thomas b. 1762 d. December 10, 1808
US Congressman. Elected to represent Kentucky's 4th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1803 to 1807. Also served as a member of the Kentucky State Senate in 1800, and as a member of the Kentucky State House of Representatives in 1802. He drowned in the Ohio River near Covington, Kentucky. (Bio by: K)
Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Kenton County, Kentucky, USA
Plot: Sec 2 Lot 92 Grave 4 - Leathers Lot
Ware, Orie Solomon b. May 11, 1882 d. December 16, 1974
U.S. Congressman, Judge, Attorney, Postmaster. Born in a log cabin near Peach Grove in Pendleton County, Kentucky, he moved to Covington, Kentucky in 1888 with his parents when he was a child. After attending the public schools, Ware studied at the private academy of Professor George W. Dunlap at Independence, Kentucky and graduated in 1899. He then worked at the law office of Judge W. M. Shaw in Covington while attending law school at the University of Cincinnati. Ware graduated in 1903, was...[Read More] (Bio by: Kevin Guy)
Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Kenton County, Kentucky, USA
Plot: Section 20, Lot 28
Young, Calvary Morris b. March 12, 1840 d. July 11, 1909
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the Civil War as a Sergeant in Company L, 3rd Iowa Volunteer Cavalry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at Osage, Kansas on October 25, 1864. His Citation reads �Gallantry in capturing Gen. William L. Cabell�. His Medal was awarded to him on April 4, 1865. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Highland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Kenton County, Kentucky, USA

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