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Mallory, Francis b. December 12, 1807 d. March 26, 1860
U.S. Congressman. Elected to represent Virginia's 1st, 10th and 11th Districts in the United States House of Representatives. Also served as State Court Judge and a member of the Virginia State Legislature.
Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
Martin, Frances McEntee b. October 23, 1906 d. March 4, 1998
Author. Wrote numerous children's books, including "No School Friday" and "Sea Room." Also wrote numerous children's plays which were produced throughout the United States and Canada. (Bio by: Laurie)
Forest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
Memorial, USS Iowa [memorial] d. April 19, 1989
The USS Iowa was participating in firing exercises during maneuvers with the US Second Fleet, about 300 miles northeast of Puerto Rico. A 3-gun salvo was ordered for Turret Two. Turret Two's right and left guns were load and ready. It was reported over the turret's phone circuit that the center gun was having problems, they weren't ready yet. At 9:53am, the center gun in Turret Two exploded, killing all 47 crew members and severely damaging the gun turret. It buckled the bulkheads...[Read More] (Bio by: Joni)
Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
Millson, John Singleton b. October 1, 1808 d. March 1, 1874
U.S. Congressman. Elected to represent Virginia's 1st District and 2nd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1849 to 1861.
Cedar Grove Cemetery, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
Newton Jr., Thomas b. November 21, 1768 d. August 6, 1847
US Congressman. He was elected to represent three different Virginia Congressional Districts and as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, serving three separate stretches in office. He was first elected at an At-Large Delegate, then to represent the 20th District, then the 21st, then finally the 1st District, serving from 1801 to 1830. His last term saw him elected in 1831, and he served from 1831 to 1833. He was the father of Civil War Union Major General John Newton.
Cedar Grove Cemetery, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
Page, Richard L. b. December 20, 1807 d. August 9, 1901
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General, United States Naval Officer. Entering the Navy as a midshipman in 1824, he was promoted to Commander in 1855 and commanded the "USS Germantown" from 1857 to 1859. When Virginia seceded in 1861, he resigned from the Navy and became an aide to Governor John Letcher, supervising construction of fortifications on the James, Nansemond, and Pagan Rivers. Commissioned a Commander, and later Captain, in the Confederate Navy, he was ordnance officer at Norfolk...[Read More] (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Cedar Grove Cemetery, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
Pennock, Alexander Mosely b. October 1, 1814 d. September 20, 1876
United States Navy Rear Admiral. He became a midshipman in the United States Navy on April 1, 1828 and was assigned to the frigate "USS Guerriere", of the Pacific Squadron. The following year he was on the receiving ship at Norfolk and on the "USS Natchez" in the Brazil Squadron in 1834. On June 14, 1834 he was promoted to Passed Midshipman and was assigned to the frigate "USS Potomac" of the Mediterranean Squadron. In 1839 he was transferred to the frigate "USS Columbia", stationed in the East...[Read More] (Bio by: Saratoga)
Cedar Grove Cemetery, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
Phelps, Willie Thomas 'Willie' [cenotaph] b. September 5, 1914 d. March 1, 2004
Country-Western Guitarist. He was a member of the Phelps Brothers with his brothers Norman and Earl (both deceased), who performed in more than 20 B-western films during the 1930s and 40s with titles like "Sagebrush Serenade" and "Trouble in Sundown." They later opened the Fernwood Farms recording studio and dance hall in Norfolk, Virginia, which used by the likes of Patsy Cline, Jimmy Dean, Ernest Tubb, Hank Snow and Bill Monroe. Phelps hundreds of songs, including "I'm Beginning to Forget You"...[Read More] (Bio by: Butterfly)
Riverside Memorial Park, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
Plot: Sunset
Pickett, Charles Francis b. June 1, 1840 d. March 25, 1899
Civil War Confederate Army Officer. The brother of Major General George E. Pickett, after attending Richmond schools, and being raised on the Turkey Island Plantation, he attended the University of Virginia between 1857 and 1859. After graduation he entered into the family business of “Pickett, Pollard, Johnston and Hopkins”, a mercantile and legal firm. When Virginia made its decision to withdraw from the Union and the call to arms came, he enlisted as a Private in Company F, 1st Virginia...[Read More] (Bio by: K M)
Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
Robertson, Davis Aydelotte b. September 25, 1889 d. November 5, 1970
Major League Baseball Player. He made his professional debut on June 5, 1912, as an outfielder for the New York Giants and over parts of 9 seasons also played for the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburg Pirates. He was best known for his .500 batting average with the New York Giants in the 1917 World Series which set a record unmatched for 36 years. He ended his career in 1922, with 812 hits, 47 homeruns, 364 runs batted in and a .287 batting average. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Forest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
Stratton, John b. August 19, 1769 d. May 10, 1804
US Congressman. Elected to represent Virginia in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1801 to 1803. His grave is unmarked. (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Saint Paul's Episcopal Churchyard, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
Taylor, Walter Herron b. June 13, 1838 d. March 1, 1916
Civil War Confederate Army Officer. He served during the Civil War as a Colonel and Chief Aide-de-Camp to Confederate General Robert E. Lee throughout the conflict.
Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
Tazewell, Littleton Waller b. December 17, 1774 d. May 6, 1860
US Congressman, US Senator, Virginia Governor. Elected to represent Virginia as an At-Large Delegate in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1800 to 1801. Elected as a Senator from Virginia to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator John Taylor, serving from 1824 to 1832. Served as Governor of Virginia from 1834 to 1836. Unsuccessfully ran for Vice-President of the United States in 1840. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
Thorp, Robert Taylor b. March 12, 1850 d. November 26, 1938
United States Representative from Virginia, 1896 to 1897 and 1898 to 1899. (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Forest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
Tucker, John Randolph b. January 31, 1812 d. June 12, 1883
United States, Confederate, and Peruvian Naval officer. Entering the United States Navy as a midshipman in 1826, he commanded the "Stromboli" in the Mexican War. An ordnance officer with rank of Commander in Norfolk when Virginia seceded in 1861, he resigned and was commissioned in the Confederate States Navy with rank of Commander. He was in charge of naval defenses of the James River and Charleston during the war, and his forces took part in the Battle of Sayler's Creek in April 1865, where...[Read More] (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Cedar Grove Cemetery, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
USS Cole Memorial d. October 12, 2001
The USS Cole Memorial dedication ceremony was conducted at Naval Station Norfolk Virginia on October 12, 2001, commemorating the one-year anniversary of the terrorist attack in Aden, Yemen. The Memorial honors the 17 sailors who lost their lives and the crew for their heroic actions to save the ship. At 11:18 on the morning of October 12, 2000, as USS Cole (DDG 67) was refueling in Aden Harbor, Yemen, suicide bombers detonated an explosive-laden boat directly against the port side of the ship...[Read More] (Bio by: Navy Doc)
Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
Plot: The memorial is next to the USS Cole Tree and the USS Iowa Memorial
Warrington, Lewis b. November 3, 1782 d. October 12, 1851
Noted United States Naval officer. Entering the Navy as a midshipman in 1800, he served from 1802 to 1807 on ships engaged in the Tripolitan War. Commanding the "Peacock" in the War of 1812, he captured the British brig "Epervier" off Florida in 1814 and then embarked on a voyage around the North Atlantic in which 14 more prizes were taken. Undertaking a new voyage to the Indian Ocean in late 1814, he took several more prizes, some after the war had officially ended. He commanded ships in the...[Read More] (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Cedar Grove Cemetery, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
Weatherly, Joe b. May 29, 1922 d. January 19, 1964
Race car driver. Weatherly loved racing and began racing motorcycles upon his discharge from the Army. He won three American Motorcycle Championships. By 1952 he had moved to racing stock cars. In 1956 he joined NASCAR's elite Grand National Division. During a race in January 1964 at Riverside Speedway in California he was involved in a horrific accident. Weatherly had chosen to only wear a lap belt and not a shoulder harness. He died as a result of injuries suffered in the accident. During his...[Read More] (Bio by: Reddfamilyhistory)
Forest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
Wells, Jacob 'Jake' b. August 9, 1863 d. March 16, 1927
Major League Baseball Player. He was a catcher for the Detroit Wolverines in 1888. He played in 16 games and in 57 at-bats he had nine hits. Two years later, he played with the St. Louis Browns of the American Association. There, he caught 28 games and also played three games in the outfield. In his two years, he batted .210 with 34 hits and 14 runs batted in. (Bio by: Robert)
Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
Williams, Joseph P. b. 1915 d. November 8, 2003
Bank Card Creator. He was educated at the University of Pennsylvania prior to serving as an infantry officer in World War II. Upon discharge, he applied directly to A.J. Giannini, Bank of America's founder, for a job. By mid-1957, he was senior vice president of the bank and leader of a research group assiged the task of creating new banking techniques and products. Despite early failures in devising a bank card, the new devise had features that served as the credit-card standard for decades -...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield)
Riverside Memorial Park, Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
Plot: Family plot

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