Find A Grave - Birmingham

Johnston, Joseph Forney b. March 23, 1843 d. August 8, 1913
Alabama Governor, US Senator. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Served as the Governor of Alabama from 1896 to 1900, and United States Senator from Alabama from 1907 to 1913. (Bio by: K)
Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Kendrick, Eddie James b. December 17, 1939 d. October 5, 1992
R/B singer. Original member of the famous Motown group The Temptations. Born in Union Springs, Alabama, he was the son of Johnnie and Lee Bell. In his hometown, he was known as "Cornbread" because he loved to eat it. Eddie left Alabama at a young age traveling to Detroit with his boyhood friend Paul Williams. Eddie and Paul formed their own little group, The Primes; Eddie's record deal fell through leaving him without a contract; he met Otis Williams and in 1961 The Temptations was born...[Read More] (Bio by: Babe)
Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Kirklin, John Webster b. August 5, 1917 d. April 21, 2004
Medical Pioneer. A father of modern heart surgery whose recruitment in 1966 put UAB on the map as a medical mecca, his contributions to the University of Alabama at Birmingham and medical science were profound and vast. At the Mayo Clinic before going to UAB, he perfected the heart-lung bypass machine. Dr. Kirklin's group at the Rochester, Minn., clinic developed the first consistently successful mode of open-heart surgery and performed the first series of successful surgeries using the bypass...[Read More] (Bio by: Dennis Michael Ison)
Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Leonard, Matthew [original burial site] b. November 26, 1929 d. February 27, 1967
Vietnam War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Sergeant First Class in the US Army in Company B, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action near Suoi Da, Republic of Vietnam on February 28, 1967. He was KILLED IN ACTION. His citation reads in part "P/Sgt. Leonard rose to his feet, charged the enemy gun, and destroyed the hostile crew despite being hit several times by enemy fire. He moved to a tree, propped himself...[Read More] (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Shadowlawn Memorial Park, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Plot: Sec 4, Lot 45 [unmarked]
McNair, Denise b. November 17, 1951 d. September 15, 1963
Murder Victim. Born Carol Denise McNair, the eldest child of Chris and Maxine McNair a photo shop owner and a school teacher. She attended Center Street Elementary School where her she counted Condoleeza Rice among her school friends. She was a member of the Brownies and played baseball, and had a well developed social conscious, helping to raise money for charity by staging plays, dance routines, and poetry readings in the family carport. She was a member of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Miles, Dee b. February 15, 1909 d. November 2, 1976
Major League Baseball Player. Born Wilson Daniel Miles, he was an outfielder for seven seasons (1935 to 1936, 1939 to 1943) with the Washington Senators, Philadelphia Athletics, and Boston Red Sox. His best year was in 1939 when he had a personal season high 96 hits. In 503 career games, Miles had 411 hits with a .280 lifetime batting average. (Bio by: C.S.)
Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Newsome, John Parks b. February 13, 1893 d. November 10, 1961
US Congressman. Newsome served in the U.S. Army during World War I. During the second World War, he was a U.S. Representative from Alabama (1943-1945). (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Patrick, Luther b. January 23, 1894 d. March 26, 1957
US Congressman. Patrick was a US Representative from Alabama from 1937-1943, and again from 1945-1947. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Pim, William Paul b. December 1, 1885 d. July 26, 1950
Cartoonist. He drew the "Baby Mine" cartoon for a syndicated newspaper. Also the author of the "Telling Tommy" books (Bio by: Laurie)
Forest Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Ra, Sun b. May 22, 1914 d. May 30, 1993
Musician. Born Herman Poole Blount in Birmingham, Alabama, he was a prolific jazz piano-synthesizer player, known for his cosmic philosophy musical compositions and performances. From the mid-1950s to his death, he led his group "The Arkestra", which performed as small as a duet, and all the way up to an orchestra of thirty musicians. His music touched on virtually the entire style history of jazz and he was one of the first musicians to pioneer electronic improvisation. He wrote an enormous...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Plot: Block 25
Robertson, Carole Rosamond b. April 24, 1949 d. September 15, 1963
Murder Victim. She was born the third child of Alpha and Alvin Robertson. Her father was a band master at the local elementary school, her mother was a librarian. She attended Wilkerson Elementary School where she sang in the choir. She was a straight A student at Parker High School where she was also a member of the marching band and science club. She was a Girl Scout and belonged to Jack and Jill of America. She was a member of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham which was, due...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Greenwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Rucker, Edmund Winchester b. July 22, 1835 d. April 13, 1924
Civil War Confederate Army Officer. Served in the Civil War first as Colonel and commander of Rucker's legion, then as commandeder of a brigade during the Civil War. Originally from Tennessee, he served under Lieutenant General Nathan B. Forrest. He brilliantly commanded a brigade during the famous battle of Brice's Crossroads in Northern Mississippi. He lost his left arm during the Battle of Nashville. After the war, he worked with General Forrest on a railroad project in Alabama. Over the...[Read More] (Bio by: Dennis Michael Ison)
Oak Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Russell, Bo (Albert) b. January 23, 1916 d. February 1, 1997
Professional Football Player. After graduating from Woodlawn High School in Birmingham, Torance Albert Russell made the football team at Auburn University as a walk-on. He was a 6-foot-4, 240-pound tackle at Auburn, a big man for his day. He lettered in 1936, '37 and '38 and was selected to The Birmingham News-Age Herald's all-time team for the 1892-1943 period. Russell played in the Tigers' first two bowl games, the 1937 Bacardi in Havana, Cuba, and the 1938 Orange Bowl. Following his...[Read More] (Bio by: Mel Bashore)
Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Sington, Fred b. February 24, 1910 d. August 20, 1998
Major League Baseball Player. After graduating from Phillips High School in Birmingham, Frederic William Sington went to the University of Alabama as a promising football player. He was an All-American tackle for three consecutive years (1928-30). He was a Phi Beta Kappa student and garnered virtually every academic and athletic award during his undergraduate years at Alabama. Following graduation, he was an assistant football coach at Duke, then switched to professional baseball. He played...[Read More] (Bio by: Mel Bashore)
Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Smith Jr., Albert Lee b. August 31, 1931 d. August 12, 1997
US Congressman. He graduated from Auburn University in 1954 and served in the Navy from 1954 to 1956. He then began a career as an insurance agent in Birmingham with the Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company. Active in the Republican party, the John Birch Society, and the conservative Christian community, he was a Delegate to the Republican national conventions of 1968, 1972, 1976, and 1984. In 1978 he was an unsuccessful candidate for the US House of Representatives. In 1980 he was the...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Smith, William Hugh b. April 28, 1826 d. January 1, 1899
Alabama Governor. During the Civil War, Smith was a supporter of the Union, opposing secession and slavery. He served as the governor of Alabama from 1868 to 1870. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Oak Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Stallings, Jesse Francis b. April 4, 1856 d. March 18, 1928
US Congressman. Stallings was a U.S. Representative from Alabama from 1893 to 1901. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Underwood, Oscar Wilder b. May 6, 1862 d. January 25, 1929
US Congressman from Alabama. Served in the House of Representatives from 1897-1915 and in the Senate from 1915-1927.
Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Plot: Block 14
Walker, Fred 'Dixie' b. September 24, 1911 d. May 17, 1982
Major League Baseball Player. Born in Villa Rica, Georgia, he beagn his career signing with the New York Yankees at age 20. He played outfield for the New York Yankees 1931, 1933 to 1936, Chicago White Sox 1936 to 1937, Detroit Tigers 1938 to 1939, Brooklyn Dodgers 1939 to 1947 and Pittsburgh Pirates 1948 to 1949. In an 18-season career, he posted a .306 batting average, with 105 home runs and 1,023 RBIs, in 1,905 games played. In 1944, he led the National League in hitting with a .357 average...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Wesley, Cynthia Dionne b. April 30, 1949 d. September 15, 1963
Murder Victim. She was the first adopted daughter of Claude and Gertrude Wesley, both of whom were teachers. She attended Ullman High School where she excelled in math, reading, and band. She was a member of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham which was, due to the spacious basement auditorium, the center for meetings of the civil rights movement. On Sunday morning, September 15, 1963, several members of the KKK tunneled under the church and planted 122 sticks of dynamite near...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Greenwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA

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