Find A Grave - Jefferson County

Harris, Lum b. January 17, 1915 d. November 11, 1996
Major League Baseball Player, Manager. Real name Chalmer Luman Harris. He was a pitcher in six seasons for the Philadelphia Athletics and Washington Senators. In 151 career games, Harris won 35, lost 63 with a 4.16 lifetime ERA. After retiring as a player, Harris was manager of the Baltimore Orioles in 1961, Houston Astros from 1964 to 1965, and Atlanta Braves from 1968 to 1972. In 1969's inaugural League Championship Series, he guided the Braves to the Western Division Title only to be swept...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Haughey, Thomas b. 1826 d. August 5, 1869
US Representative. During the Civil War, Haughey served as a surgeon in the Union Army (1862-1865). He was elected as a US Representative from Alabama in 1868. While giving a speech in Courtland, Alabama during the summer of 1869, he was assassinated. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Green Cemetery, Pinson, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Hewitt, Goldsmith Whitehouse b. February 14, 1834 d. May 27, 1895
US Congressman. After serving in the state legislature, Hewitt was elected as a U.S. Representative from Alabama from 1875 to 1879, then again from 1881 to 1885. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Oak Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
House, Frank O. b. 1927 d. November 26, 1989
US Air Force General. As a lawyer, he earned his juris doctor cum laude from St. Louis University, Missouri and obtained his commission through officer candidate school. He saw service as a line officer at several stations in the United States, the Marshall Islands, and Japan. During the Korean War, he served in Korea as Secretary of the General Staff of the Commander, 5th Air Force in 1951 and 1952. After the war, he was Judge Advocate for the Pacific Air Forces, at Hickam Air Force Base...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
House, Frank "Pig" b. February 18, 1930 d. March 13, 2005
Major League Baseball Player. Born in Bessemer, Alabama, he signed out of high school in 1948 with the Detroit Tigers. He was the Tigers primary catcher in the early 1950's. In his ten years in the majors, with Detroit, Kansas City and Cincinnati, he hit for a .248 average with 15 home rums and 53 RBI. After retirement he served in the Alabama state legislature. He was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1975 and in 2004 he was honored when the Hall began the Frank "Pig" House...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo)
Cedar Hill Cemetery, Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Huddleston Sr., George b. November 11, 1869 d. February 29, 1960
US Congressman. Huddleston was the US Representative from Alabama for over two decades (1915-1937). He served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War. He is also the father of US Congressman George Huddleston, Jr. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Huddleston Jr., George b. March 19, 1920 d. September 14, 1971
US Congressman. Huddleston was the US Representative from Alabama for ten years (1955-1965). He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He is the son of US Congressman George Huddleston, Sr. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Jacobs, Pattie b. October 2, 1875 d. December 22, 1935
Noted Social Reformer. She was a founder of the Birmingham Equal Suffrage Association in l910. Became the first Alabama woman to become a political model for women. (Bio by: Laurie)
Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
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
Lehner, Paul 'Gulliver' b. July 1, 1920 d. December 27, 1967
Major League Baseball Player. The outfielder tied an American League record by playing for four teams in 1951. The left-handed batter made his big-league debut with the St. Louis Browns in 1946 and played for them until traded with third baseman Bob Dillinger to the Philadelphia Athletics on Dec. 13, 1949 for infielders Frank Gustine and Billy DeMars, outfielders Ray Coleman and Rocco Ippolito and $100,000. On June 25, 1950, the A's left fielder tied an AL record with 11 putouts in a 13-5...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Coons)
Highland Memorial Gardens, Bessemer, 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]
McLaughlin, Alford Lee b. March 18, 1928 d. January 15, 1977
Korean War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Private First Class, Machine Gunner, in the US Marine Corps in Company L, 3d Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein). He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action at Outpost Bruce, Korea on September 4-5, 1952. His citation reads in part "Although painfully wounded, he bravely fired the machine guns from the hip until his hands became blistered by he extreme heat of the weapons and, placing the guns on the ground to allow them to...[Read More] (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Mount Hebron Cemetery, Leeds, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
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

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