Find A Grave - New Orleans

Arlington, Josie [original burial site] d. 1914
Folk Figure. New Orleans madam whose crypt was once believed to be haunted; it was rumored that the statue of the woman in front of the tomb would come to life and walk the cemetery grounds at night. It was later discovered that a street light reflecting off the tomb gave it a reddish glow, lending credence to the rumors of the haunting. Josie Arlington's body was later moved to an unknown location within the same cemetery. (Bio by: Joel Manuel)
Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Plot: Sec 13
Army Of Tennessee Tomb
Tomb of the Army of Tennessee. Statue atop is General Albert Sidney Johnston. who was once interred here. The Tomb consist of 48 vaults, the most famous resident being General P.G.T. Beauregard.
Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Barbarin, Isidore b. September 24, 1872 d. June 12, 1960
Jazz Musician. He played trumpet and mellophone in the Excelsior and later the Onward Brass Band, which was one of the most renown brass band in New Orleans, Louisiana from 1900 until the end of World War I. He was also a driver of the horse-drawn buggies that undertakers used as hearses until automobiles arrived. Jazz legend Louis Armstrong referred to him as "Pops. (Bio by: Mr. Denardo)
Saint Louis Cemetery Number 1, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Plot: Tomb # 218
Batiste, Alvin b. November 7, 1932 d. May 6, 2007
Jazz Musician and Educator. He was a noted clarinetist and considered one of the founders of the modern jazz scene. He toured with Ray Charles in 1958, but remained unknown to the general public until he recorded the album "Legendary Pioneer of Jazz" with the group, Clarinet Summit in the 1980s. He also wrote for and toured with Billy Cobham and Cannonball Adderley. Batiste recorded albums, "Bayou Magic" (1988), "Late." (1993) and "Songs, Words and Messages, Connections" (1999). As a teacher at...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Hope Mausoleum, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Bayne, Thomas L. d. August 31, 1934
He was the first coach of Tulane University's football team, in 1893, and allegedly played for his team's opponent in its first-ever game. Also, with his brother Hugh, helped arrange the first of many football contests between Tulane and LSU. (Bio by: Joel Manuel (inactive))
Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Plot: Section 124, Lot 7
Beauregard, Pierre Gustave Toutant b. May 28, 1818 d. February 20, 1893
Civil War Confederate General. Called the "Little Creole" and the "Little Napoleon", he was the fifth most senior Confederate officer, holding a variety of commands though his opportunities were to be limited by ongoing public conflicts with President Jefferson Davis. Born Pierre Gustave Toutant-Beauregard to a well-off French Creole family, he was educated in private schools and did not learn English until sent to New York City for further education at age 12. Appointed to West Point he...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Plot: Army Of Tennessee Memorial
Beauvais, Arnaud Jules b. September 6, 1783 d. November 18, 1843
Louisiana Governor. He became a plantation owner and merchant in Point Coupee Parish, and in 1810 he was appointed a Justice of the Peace. A Democratic-Republican, from 1814 to 1816 and 1818 to 1822 he served in the Louisiana House of Representatives. In 1822 he moved to the Louisiana Senate, where he served until 1830. In 1827 he became Senate President, and when Governor Pierre Derbigny died in October 1829, Beauvais...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Saint Louis Cemetery Number 2, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Plot: Alley 2-L, tomb 10
Behrman, Martin b. October 14, 1864 d. January 12, 1926
New Orleans Mayor. Served as the Mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana, from 1904 to 1920, and 1925 until his death in 1926. Also served as a Delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Louisiana in 1912, and Louisiana State Democratic Chair in 1925. (Bio by: K)
Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Benton, William Plummer b. December 25, 1828 d. March 14, 1867
Civil War Union Brevet Major General. A promanet lawyer in practice at the start of the Civil War, he raised the first company of the 8th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment and was promoted Colonel. He commanded in the Western Virginia campaign of 1861 and was promoted Brigadier General in April of 1862. He then served in various district commands with the XIII Corps in Texas and Louisiana throughout 1864 and commanded a division in the Battle of Spanish Fort, Alabama. For serving with...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Bissant, John L. b. February 19, 1914 d. April 1, 2006
Negro League Baseball Player. A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, he played for the Coles American Giants in 1934, Shreveport Acme Giants from 1935 to 1936, Cincinnati Tigers n 1937, New Orleans Black Pelicans in 1938, Chicago American Giants from 1939 to 1948, Birmingham Black Barons in 1940, and the Chicago Brown Bombers in 1942. In 1947 he batted .354 while serving as team captain for the Chicago American Giants. From 1938 to 1948 he was a Negro League Baseball Player. After his baseball...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Carrollton Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Blanchard, Albert G. b. September 10, 1810 d. June 21, 1891
He received his early education in Charlestown, Massachusetts and then entered the United States Military Academy and graduated in 1829, still only 19 years old. He had been a classmate of Robert E Lee. Commissioned as a brevet-second lieutenant, he served on frontier duty, in recruiting services, and in improving Sabine River and Lake. The Sabine River flows through Louisiana and Texas, serving as the border between the two. He resigned as a first lieutenant in 1840 and went into the...[Read More] (Bio by: Tom Todd)
Saint Louis Cemetery Number 2, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Bolden, Charles 'Buddy' b. September 6, 1877 d. November 4, 1931
Cornet player and bandleader. A pioneering and creative force in the development of the pre- and early jazz in the turn of the century in New Orleans, Louisiana. Credited as the founder of "jass," later to be called jazz, he was the first player to pursue an improvisational style. Bolden was famous for his big bold cornet sound, as well as for his bold personality. His style had a solid blues form; however he played closer to ragtime than to jazz. Much is unknown about his life, however, and it...[Read More] (Bio by: Curtis Jackson)
Holt Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Plot: Section C
Bonura, Henry John 'Zeke' b. September 20, 1908 d. March 9, 1987
He was a baseball player for the Chicago White Sox, Washington Nationals, New York Giants, and Chicago Cubs. (Bio by: Ron Moody)
Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Plot: Section 164
Bouligny, Charles Dominique Joseph b. August 22, 1773 d. March 4, 1833
US Senator. He was elected as an Adams-Clay Republican Senator from Louisiana to the United States Senate, filling the vacancy caused by the resignation of Henry John. He served his term from 1824 to 1829.
Saint Louis Cemetery Number 1, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Buck, Charles Francis b. November 5, 1841 d. January 19, 1918
US Congressman. Elected as a Democrat to represent Louisiana's 2nd District in the US House of Representatives, he served from 1895 to 1897. Buck was born in Durrheim, Germany, and emigrated to New Orleans with his family in 1852. He attended the Louisiana State Seminary and Military Academy at Alexandria, was admitted to the bar in 1867 and returned to New Orleans to practice law. He was a member of that city's school board for many years, and was city attorney from 1880 to 1884. In...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Buisson, Pierre Benjamin b. May 20, 1793 d. May 30, 1874
Civil War Confederate Militia General. The oldest Confederate brigadier general, he participated in the failed 1862 defense of New Orleans. Raised in Paris he graduated from the L'Ecole Polytechnique, where his academic record was mediocre, in 1813 then after further training at Metz served as a Lieutenant in the 6th. Artillery of Napoleon's Grande Armee; though again considered a marginal performer he was twice decorated for bravery, receiving the Legion of Honor and the St. Helena Medal...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Saint Louis Cemetery Number 2, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Bullard, Henry Adams b. September 9, 1788 d. April 17, 1851
US Congressman. He graduated from Harvard University in 1807, studied law, and became an attorney. In 1813 he was military secretary for Jos� �lvarez de Toledo y Dubois during his unsuccessful 1813 expedition to liberate Texas from Spanish rule. Bullard later settled in Natchitoches, Louisiana, established a law practice, and served as a Judge of the District Court. In 1830 he was elected to the US House of Representatives as an Anti-Jacksonian and served one full term and part of another...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Hope Mausoleum, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Byrd, Henry Roeland 'Professor Longhair' b. December 19, 1918 d. January 30, 1980
Singer, Pianist, Rock and Roll Pioneer. Henry Roeland Byrd was born in Bogalusa, Louisiana. In his teens, he began dancing on Bourbon Street in New Orleans for tips. Thereafter, he found a broken piano abandoned in an alley. He took it home and fiddled around with it until it played well enough for him to get by. Later, while a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps, he discovered that he could avoid working by playing the piano for his co-workers. In his late 20s, he took the stage at the...[Read More] (Bio by: countedx58)
Mount Olivet Cemetery and Mausoleum, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Claiborne, William Charles Cole b. 1775 d. November 11, 1817
US Congressman, US Senator, Louisiana Governor. In 1797 he was elected to represent Tennessee in the US House of Representatives despite being under the 25 year age limit and served until 1801. In 1801 he was appointed as Governor of the Mississippi territory and served until 1803. When Louisiana became a state he was appointed as Governor of the Orleans territory and served from 1804-1812. In 1812 he was elected Governor of Louisiana and served until 1816 when he was elected to the US Senate...[Read More] (Bio by: Tim Crutchfield)
Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Clark, Daniel b. 1766 d. August 16, 1813
US Congressman. He was educated at Eton College and immigrated to New Orleans in 1786. He was active in land speculation, banking, slave dealing, and the import and export of manufactured goods and food items including sugar and flour. New Orleans was under Spanish and then French control, so Clark made use of his relationships with members of the government to became a broker for US businessmen. When Orleans Territory was organized Clark was appointed to its Legislative Council, but declined...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Saint Louis Cemetery Number 1, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA

Records 1 to 20 (of 151 total matches)

Records 21 to 40