Find A Grave - Duval County

Hart, Isaiah David b. November 6, 1792 d. 1861
Founder of Jacksonville, Florida, which was named after Andrew Jackson.
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Hart, Ossian Bingley b. January 17, 1821 d. March 18, 1874
10th Florida Governor. He served as Governor of Florida from 1873 until his death in office in 1874.
Cause of death: pneumonia
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Hayes, Robert Lee b. December 20, 1942 d. September 19, 2002
Olympic Athlete, Hall of Fame Football Player. Known as "Bullet Bob" for his speed, he won gold medals in the 100 meter and 400 meter sprints at the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, in 1964. After the games he was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys as a wide receiver playing 1965 to 1974 and spent his last season with San Francisco 49ers in 1976. In his career, he had 371 receptions for 7,414 yards, 71 touchdowns and was named to 3 Pro Bowls. He also helped Dallas win five Eastern Conference...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Cancer
Edgewood Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Hickman Jr., Herman Michael b. October 1, 1911 d. April 25, 1958
College football coach, television personality, sports commentator. A native of Johnson City, Tennessee, he was coach of the Yale football team from 1948 to 1952. He was also a panelist on the television series, "Celebrity Time," in 1949 and 1951, host of the sports program, "The Herman Hickman Show," from 1952 to 1953, and played the role of 'Jumbo Campbell' in the 1953 film, "All American." He died in April 1958, at the age of 46, in Washington, D.C. (Bio by: K)
H. Warren Smith Memorial Cemetery, Jacksonville Beach, Duval County, Florida, USA
Hull, Noble Andrew b. March 11, 1827 d. January 28, 1907
US Congressman. During the Civil War he served in the Confederate Army as Captain of Company H, 1st Florida Cavalry regiment. He was elected as a Democrat to represent Florida's 2nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1879 to 1881. Previously to that, he served as Lieutenant Governor of Florida from 1877 to 1879, and as a member of the Florida State House of Representatives in 1860.
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Hunter, Jack D. b. June 4, 1921 d. April 13, 2009
Author. A writer of 17 novels, he is most noted for his bestseller "The Blue Max" (1964), which became a 1966 motion picture adaptation. Born Jack Dayton Hunter in Hamilton, Ohio, he served as a counterintelligence officer in the United States Military during World War II. After the war, he settled in Wilmington, Delaware where he worked as a journalist in newspaper and radio. Among his other works are "The Expendable Spy" (1965), "The Terror Alliance" (1980), "The Flying Cross" (1987), "The...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Jacksonville National Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Jennings, William Sherman b. March 24, 1863 d. February 28, 1920
18th Florida Governor. He served as Governor of Florida from 1901 to 1905.
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Kilbourn, Byron [original burial site] b. September 8, 1801 d. December 16, 1870
Business Magnate, Milwaukee Mayor. The son of United States Congressman James Kilbourne, he worked in Ohio as a surveyor and state engineer, and moved to Wisconsin in 1834. In 1837 he established Kilbourntown on 160 acres west of the Milwaukee River. There were already two new settlements in the region, Solomon Juneau's Juneautown (east of the river) and George Walker's Walker's Point (to the south), and a fierce competition for supremacy ensued, especially between Kilbourn and Juneau. Kilbourn...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Old Jacksonville City Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Plot: Section 4, Lot 77, Grave 8
Kofi (Koffey), Laura Adorkor 'Mother Kofi' b. 1893 d. March 8, 1928
Social Reformer. A native of Ghana, she founded "The African Universal Church and Commercial League" in the United States. Its aim was to repatriate African-Americans back to the homeland of their forefathers in West Africa. She was assassinated on the pulpit.
Cause of death: assassinated
Old Jacksonville City Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
L'Engle, Claude b. October 19, 1868 d. November 6, 1919
US Congressman. Elected to represent Florida as At-large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1913 to 1915.
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Ledesma, Ricardo b. October 26, 1933 d. March 19, 2013
Opera Singer. A tenor best known for heavier roles, he sang on many of the world's leading stages. Born Jesus Quinones Ledesma, he was raised in the San Juan suburbs and manifested his talent early; after graduating from high school at 16 he journeyed to Italy where he spent several years studying with the noted baritone Apollo Granforte. Ledesma made his 1955 professional bow at Milan's Teatro Nuevo in Pietro Mascagni's "Lodoletta" then after a number of performances in France, Italy, and...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Chapel Hills Memory Gardens, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Loftin, Scott Marion b. September 14, 1878 d. September 22, 1953
US Senator. Served as a United States Senator from Florida in 1936. Also served as a Member of the Florida State House of Representatives in 1903. (Bio by: K)
Oaklawn Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Martin, John Wellborn b. June 21, 1884 d. February 22, 1958
24th Florida Governor. He served as Governor of Florida from 1925 to 1929. He served as Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida for three terms (1917 to 1924), and returned to that city after serving as Governor. As Governor during a land boom that attracted national attention, Martin encouraged a variety of progressive endeavors that outlasted the speculation. These included the building of highways throughout the state, financing public schools by direct state appropriations, and furnishing free...[Read More] (Bio by: Christopher Doyle)
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Nolan, Mary b. 1840 d. May 19, 1925
Suffragist. She was an activist supporter of efforts to secure the right to vote for women in America, one of America's oldest suffragists and the oldest suffrage prisoner. She joined the National Womens Party in 1917 and traveled to Washington, D.C., where she picketed the White House, trying to draw attention to women's suffrage. She was arrested on November 10, 1917, and was sent to the Occoquan Workhouse in Virginia for six days, which included the famous "night of terror," during which...[Read More] (Bio by: Thousandwinds)
Saint Marys Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Nunn, Alice Elizabeth b. October 10, 1927 d. July 1, 1988
Actress. Best known for her role as 'Large Marge" in the 1985 comedy motion picture "Pee Wee's Big Adventure", she appeared in other notable films such as "Johnny Got his Gun" (1971), "Mame" (1974), "Airport 1975" (1974), "The Fury" (1978), "Mommie Dearest" (1981), (1985), "Trick or Treat" (1986) and "Who's That Girl" (1987). Her television roles included 'Mahala May Gruenecker' in the situation comedy "Camp Runamuck" (1965 to 1966).
Old Jacksonville City Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Plot: Section 3, Lot 75, Grave 8
Price, Emory Hilliard b. December 3, 1899 d. February 11, 1976
US Congressman. Elected to represent Florida's 2nd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1943 to 1949.
Greenlawn Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Reed, Harrison Jackson b. August 26, 1813 d. March 25, 1899
Governor of Florida. He served as the ninth Governor of Florida from July 4, 1868 to January 7, 1873. He was also a journalist and legislator. His political career began in 1861 when he moved from Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Washington, DC, to accept a post at the Treasury Department. In 1863, he was appointed by President Lincoln to be Tax Commissioner in Florida to deal with seized Confederate property. He was subsequently appointed by President Andrew Johnson as the postal agent for Florida...[Read More] (Bio by: Claudia Naugle)
Oaklawn Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Plot: Sec C, Lot 482, Grave 4
Ribault Memorial [memorial]
Erected by the Florida Daughters of the American Revolution on May 1, 1924, the monument is dedicated to the first Protestants landing at Florida, in the New World Colonies. The memorial is a replica of the original one Jean Ribault erected in 1562. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Fort Caroline Road Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Skinner, Forby Leonard b. January 11, 1933 d. September 20, 2010
Rock Music Folk Figure. He was a teacher whose name was immortalized in rock 'n' roll history. During the 1960s Skinner was a coach and gym teacher at Robert E. Lee High School Jacksonville, Florida. His distaste for the long hair of his pupils led to many students being sent to the principal's office, among them the future founding members of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. Before achieving worldwide fame the band adopted Skinner's name in 1972, then changed the spelling as a homage to the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Riverside Memorial Park, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Taliaferro, James Piper b. September 30, 1847 d. October 6, 1934
US Senator. During the Civil War, he enlisted in the Confederate States Army at the age of seventeen in 1863, serving first in "Brethaud's Battery" (1st Company, Stuart Horse Light Artillery), before being transferred to Company A, 5th Virginia Cavalry regiment. He served through the end of the conflict. He was elected as a Democratic Senator from Florida to the United States Senate, serving from 1899 to 1911.
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA

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