Find A Grave - Duval County

Baker, James McNair b. July 20, 1821 d. June 20, 1892
CSA Senator. He was elected during the Civil War as a Senator from Florida to the Confederate States Senate, serving from 1862 until the Confederacy's demise in 1865. From 1865 to 1868 he served as an Associate Justice of the Florida State Supreme Court.
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Bessent, Don b. March 13, 1931 d. July 7, 1990
Major League Baseball Player. Real name Fred Donald Bessent. He was a relief pitcher for four seasons (1955 to 1958) with the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers. His best year was 1955 when he recorded a season high 8 victories and posted a 2.70 ERA. He was a member of the 1955 World Champion Dodgers, appearing in three games without giving up a run during that series. In a career 108 games, Bessent won 14, lost 7 with a 3.33 lifetime ERA. (Bio by: C.S.)
Oaklawn Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Broward, Napoleon Bonaparte b. April 19, 1857 d. October 1, 1910
19th Florida Governor. He served as Governor of Florida from January 3, 1905 to January 5, 1909. Broward County in Florida is named for him.
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Bryan, Nathan Philemon b. April 23, 1872 d. August 8, 1935
US Senator. He was elected as a Democratic Senator from Florida to the United States Senate, serving from 1911 to 1917. He was the older brother of Florida Senator William James Bryan.
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Bryan, William James b. October 10, 1876 d. March 22, 1908
US Senator. Born near Fort Mason, Florida, he attended Emory College in Oxford, Georgia, and graduated from the law department of Washington and Lee University in 1899. That same year he was admitted to the bar and returned to his home state to open a law office in Jacksonville. From 1902 to 1907 he was Solicitor of the Duval County Criminal Court of Record. A Democrat, Bryan was appointed to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Stephen R. Mallory, and...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Burns, William Haydon b. March 17, 1912 d. November 22, 1987
Governor of Florida, Mayor of Jacksonville. He was Florida's 35th governor, 1965-1967, elected to fill a two year rather than four year term due to a change in timing of elections to keep the gubernatorial election from coinciding with presidential elections. During his term, he supported huge funding increases for state parks and educational systems, notably the College of Law at Florida State University. He supported establishment of the Board of Regents for the state university system. He...[Read More] (Bio by: Claudia Naugle)
Oaklawn Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Plot: Section H, Plot 549, grave 1
Chandler, Walter Marion b. December 8, 1867 d. March 16, 1935
US Congressman. He was elected as a Republican to represent New York's 19th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving first from 1913 to 1919, then from 1921 to 1923.
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Clark, Charles 'Boobie' b. November 8, 1949 d. October 25, 1988
Professional Football Player. He played in the National Football League as a running back for the Cincinnati Bengals from 1973 to 1978, and the Houston Oilers from 1979 to 1980. In his first year with the Bengals he played in 14 games, rushing for 988 yards and scoring 8 touchdowns on 254 carries, a performance that garnered him the 1973 Rookie of the Year award.
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Plot: Sec. 32, Blk. 1, Lot 5
GPS coordinates: 30.3716202, -81.6469727 (hddd.dddd)
Collins, Larkin Allen b. July 19, 1952 d. January 23, 1990
Musician. Born in Jacksonville, Florida, he was a guitarist and founding member of the 1970s Southern rock band "Lynyrd Skynyrd". Together with singer Ronnie Van Zant, he co-wrote many of the band's hit songs to include "The Ballad of Curtis Loew", "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Freebird". After the band's fateful plane crash in 1977, which he survived, he stayed with the group's remaining members until 1980, when he formed his own group "The Rossington Collins Band". The band toured and released...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Riverside Memorial Park, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Plot: Garden of the Cross, Unit 17
Cooper, Charles Merian b. January 16, 1856 d. November 14, 1923
US Congressman. He was elected to represent Florida's 2nd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1893 to 1897.
Saint Marys Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Dickison, John Jackson b. March 27, 1816 d. August 23, 1902
Civil War Confederate Army Officer. Known as the "Swamp Fox", in 1862, he personally raised Company H of the 2nd Florida Cavalry, and was named its Captain and commander. In May 1864, he and 50 of his cavalrymen captured the Union steamer "Columbine", a maneuver which resulted in not a single loss to the Confederates. Days later, at Palatka, Florida, he and 30 troops pushed an invading 280-man Union battalion six miles back to the St. John's River, with casualties amounting to 72 on the...[Read More] (Bio by: Angela Tooley)
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Plot: Section CW, Lot 44
Dillon, George Hill b. November 12, 1906 d. May 9, 1968
Author. Dillon was born in Jacksonville, Florida, and moved to Covington, Kentucky at the age of five where he received his early education. He received his college education at the University of Chicago where he graduated in 1927 with a degree in English. It was at this university that he became interested in poetry and became a part of the school's poetry club. After college he became a writer, writing a diverse style including novels as well as poetry. In 1927 he published his first book of...[Read More] (Bio by: Saratoga)
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Dobson, Joe b. January 20, 1917 d. June 23, 1994
Major League Baseball Player. A right-handed pitcher, he made his Major League debut with the Cleveland Indians in 1939 and spent 14 years in the Majors with a 137-103 record and 3.62 earned run average. His big break came when the Indians traded him to the Boston Red Sox along with Frank Pytlak and Odell Hale on December 12, 1940 for Gee Walker, Jim Bagby Jr. and Gene Desautels. He spent two years in the military in 1944 and 1945. He was 13-7 for the pennant-winning Red Sox in 1946 and pitched...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Coons)
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Drew, George Franklin b. August 6, 1827 d. September 26, 1900
12th Florida Governor. He served as Governor of Florida from 1877 to 1881. His election as governor coincided with the end of the Reconstruction era in Florida. He drastically cut taxes and expenditures during his term of office and established the convict lease system as an economy measure. Later, he returned to the lumber business and at one time had eleven mills in operation. Drew was prominent in the business affairs of Jacksonville and served as first president of the city's board of trade. (Bio by: Christopher Doyle)
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Femoyer, Robert Edward b. October 31, 1921 d. November 2, 1944
World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Second Lieutenant (Navigator of a B-17) in the US Army Air Corps in the 711th Bombardment Squadron, 447th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action over Merseburg, Germany on November 2, 1944. in which he was killed in action. His citation reads in part "While on a mission the bomber was struck by three enemy antiaircraft shells. The plane suffered serious damage and 2d Lt. Femoyer was...[Read More] (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Greenlawn Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Plot: Section 8, Lot 2
Finnegan, Joseph b. November 17, 1814 d. October 29, 1885
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. Along with Brigadier General Alfred Holt Colquitt, he was in command of the defense of Florida from Union troops at Olustee on February 20, 1864. The battle, while small compared to other battles of the war, was the largest in Florida. After their defeat at Olustee, the Union forces remained in Jacksonville until the end of the war, not venturing out in a significant force again. The Union had casualties of 1,861 and the Confederacy had casualties of 946...[Read More]
Old Jacksonville City Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Fleming, Francis Philip b. September 28, 1841 d. December 20, 1908
15th Florida Governor. At the commencement of the Civil War, he enlisted in the Confederate Army and served with the 2nd Florida Infantry Regiment, which assembled in Jacksonville, Florida, and subsequently fought numerous battles in Virginia. During his term of service, he achieved the rank of 1st Lieutenant. After the war, Fleming studied law, and became a partner in a Jacksonville law firm. He entered politics as a member of the State Democratic Executive Committee, a position he held for a...[Read More] (Bio by: Angela Tooley)
Old Jacksonville City Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Fletcher, Duncan Upshaw b. January 6, 1859 d. June 17, 1936
US Senator. He was elected as a Democratic Senator from Florida to the United States Senate, serving from 1909 until his death in office in 1936.
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Freel, Ryan b. March 8, 1976 d. December 22, 2012
Major League Baseball Player. For eight seasons (2001, 2003 to 2009), he played at the outfielder, third-base and second-base positions with the Toronto Blue Jays, Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs and Kansas City Royals. Born Ryan Paul Freel, he attended Sandalwood High School in Florida, Lincoln Memorial University in Texas and Tallahassee Community College in Florida, prior to being selected by the Toronto Blue Jays during the 10th-round of the 1995 Amateur Draft. He marked...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Oaklawn Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Grey, Frank b. October 1, 1915 d. February 5, 2006
Wartime Legend. He was considered the greatest escape artist of the Second World War. He earned the name of "The Grey Ghost," for his ability to avoid detection and escape. He was the only american known to escape from the famous Stalag 17. A movie and a book "The Flame Keepers" detailes his exploits at Stalag 17. A Veteran War Officer, he received the Distinguished Flying Cross, a Purple Heart and the POW Medal. (Bio by: Jos� L Bernab� Tronchoni)
Riverside Memorial Park, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA

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