Find A Grave - Jefferson County

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
Warren, Frank William b. September 14, 1959 d. December 12, 2002
Professional Football Player. Drafted by the New Orleans Saints in 1981, he played for some of the outstanding Saints defenses of the late 1980s and early 1990s during his 13-year career. He played his college ball at Auburn. In 2002 he was inducted into the Saints Hall of Fame. He died at the age of 43. (Bio by: Joel Manuel)
Carver Memorial Gardens, Minor, 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
White, Francis Shelley 'Frank' b. March 13, 1847 d. August 1, 1922
US Senator. Served as a United States Senator from Alabama from 1914 to 1915, and a Member of the Alabama State Legislature. (Bio by: K)
Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Yaryan, Clarence "Yam" b. November 5, 1892 d. November 16, 1964
Major League Baseball Player. He was the backup catcher to Chicago White Sox star Ray Schalk, hitting .304 in 45 games in 1921 and .197 in 36 games in 1922. The right-handed batter hit .260 lifetime with 10 doubles, two triples, two homers and 24 runs batted in. He was just 1 for 18 as a pinch hitter. He began playing professionally in 1917 for Wichita of the Western League and had a big season there in 1920, when he hit .357 and led the league with 41 homers. He played five years in Birmingham...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Coons)
Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA

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