Famous graves in Jax.

[Coolyfett]

Do you know of any? Is James W. Johnson or Henry Klutho buried in Jax? How about Eartha White? or Isaiah Hart? Just curious to know.

[downtownparks]

I am sure at least a couple of those you mentioned are buried in Evergreen Cemetery up on Main St. Isaiah Hart is probably in the Old City Cemetery, though I am not 100% sure. I know that the monk who translated silent night from German to English is buried in the old city cemetery, and there are several former politicos and mayors buried in Evergreen.

[Coolyfett]

Evergreen? I'm not exactly sure where that is. I know the Old City on Union Street. Ill get someone to check it out with me.

[downtownparks]

Here you go http://www.evergreenjax.com/history/notables.html

Its up on Main St at about 45th St.

HONORING LIVES SINCE 1880

This peaceful wooded park is the resting place of many distinguished politicians and leaders of Jacksonville. Visit Evergreen Cemetery during normal visiting hours and tour the famous gravesites. Maps are provided at the main office.

Isaiah D. Hart
Hart is credited with founding Jacksonville in 1822 as a small town â€" originally named Cowford â€" on the north bank of the St. Johns River. His son, Ossian B. Hart, became the first Florida-born governor of the state.

Ossian B. Hart (1821-1874)
Son of Isaiah D. Hart, Ossian helped to reestablish the governments of Florida and Jacksonville after the Civil War.  In 1873, he became the 10th governor of Florida .

Governor Napoleon Bonaparte Broward (1857-1910)
Raised in Jacksonville, Broward was the 19th governor of Florida, serving from 1905 to 1909. He also served as Duval County sheriff and in the Florida House of Representatives.

Cora Crane
Proprietress of a Jacksonville resort, Crane was the wife of American novelist, poet and journalist Stephen Crane.

William Allen Bryan (1876-1908) and Nathan P. Bryan (1872-1935)
Both politicians, the Bryan brothers were U.S. senators from Florida who served as Democrats from 1907-1908 and 1911-1917, respectively. After Nathan Bryan’s term in the Senate, he returned to practicing law and became a judge in the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Arthur G. Cummer (1894-1943)
Cummer was a prominent member of Jacksonville, active in the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce and as a director of the Children's Home Society of St. Luke's Hospital. The Cummer family was known for its community spirit, and the family’s art collection and gardens laid the foundation for the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens.

[downtownparks]

Here is some notables from Old City Cem
http://www.findagrave.com/php/famous.php?page=cem&FScemeteryid=72392

* Call, George W.    b. 1825  d. May 31, 1862
      Civil War Confederate Army Officer. Born in Kentucky, he moved with his family to Tallahassee to live near his uncle, Governor Richard Keith Call. He became a successful businessman and lawyer who served as Secretary and Treasurer of the Florida Railroad. He became a States-Rights Democrat and was elected as Nassau County's State Senator in 1858. He served in the legislature until the outbreak of the Civil War, when he resigned to join the military. He was elected Captain of the Nassau County "...[Read More] (Bio by: Angela Tooley)
      Old Jacksonville City Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
       
    * Finegan, 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
      Florida's 15th 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, and subsequently fought numerous battles in Virginia. During his term of service, he achieved the rank of first lieutenant. After the war, Fleming studied law, and became a partner in a Jacksonville law firm. Fleming 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
       
    * Kofi (Koffey), Princess Laura Adorkor 'Mother Kofi'    b. 1893  d. March 8, 1928
      Ghana native who 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 assasinated on the pulpit. (Bio by: Christopher Doyle)
      Cause of death: assasinated
      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. (Bio by: Kris)
      Old Jacksonville City Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
       
    * Russell, Albert J.    b. January 15, 1831  d. January 17, 1896
      Civil War Confederate Army Officer. He was educated at Anderson Seminary, Petersburg, Virginia, and moved to Lake City, Florida in 1859. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted in Jacksonville as Second Lieutenant of the 2nd Florida Infantry Regiment, Company G ("St. Johns Grays). He accompanied the regiment to Virginia and took part in their baptism of fire in the Battle of Williamsburg. In 1862 he returned to Florida on a new commission to 1st Lieutenant and Drill Master of the Florida...[Read More] (Bio by: Angela Tooley)
      Old Jacksonville City Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA

[downtownparks]

Here are some more from Evergreen http://www.findagrave.com/php/famous.php?page=cem&FScemeteryid=71953

# 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. (Bio by: Kris)
Evergreen 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.
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 Senator from Florida to the United States Senate, serving from 1911 to 1917.
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA

# Bryan, William James    b. October 10, 1876  d. March 22, 1908
US Senator. He was elected as a Senator from Florida to the United States Senate, serving from 1907 to 1908.
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA

# Chandler, Walter Marion    b. December 8, 1867  d. March 16, 1935
US Congressman. He was elected to represent New York's 19th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1913 to 1919. amd 1921 to 1923. He was defeated in 1922 and 1924. (Bio by: Kris)
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA

# Clark, Charles 'Boobie'   b. November 8, 1950  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

# 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

# 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 Govenoer. 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. (...[Read More]
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA

# Fletcher, Duncan Upshaw    b. January 6, 1859  d. June 17, 1936
US Senator for Florida, Years of Service 1909-1936, Democrat.
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA

# 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
Tenth governor of Florida, from January 7, 1873, to March 18, 1874. The first of FloridaÕs governors to be born in the state, he was the son of a founder of Jacksonville. Although raised amid slaves on his fatherÕs St. Johns River plantation, Hart openly opposed secession and as a result endured many hardships during the Civil War. Hart took an active part in the reconstruction of both JacksonvilleÕs and the stateÕs government and, in 1868, was appointed an associate justice of the Florida...[Read More]
Cause of death: pneumonia
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA

# Hull, Noble Andrew  b. March 11, 1827  d. January 28, 1907
US Congressman. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War (1861-1865). Elected to represent Florida's 2nd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1879 to 1881. Also served as Lieutenant Governor of Florida from 1877 to 1879, and as a Member of the Florida State House of Representatives in 1860. (Bio by: Kris)
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA

# Jennings, William Sherman    b. March 24, 1863  d. February 28, 1920
Florida Governor. Served as Governor of Florida from 1901 to 1905.
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA

# Martin, John Wellborn    b. June 21, 1884  d. February 22, 1958
Twenty-fourth governor of Florida from January 6, 1925, to January 8, 1929. He was mayor of Jacksonville for three terms (1917Ð24), 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 textbooks to all pupils...[Read More]
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA

# Taliaferro, James Piper   b. September 30, 1847  d. October 6, 1934
US Senator. Served as a United States Senator from Florida from 1899 to 1911. He was defeated in 1910. During the Civil War (1861-1865), he served in the Confederate Army. (Bio by: Kris)
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA

# Terry, William Harold 'Bill'    b. October 30, 1898  d. January 9, 1989
Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player.
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Plot: Garden Cloister Mausoleum, Project F, Unit 3, Section C

# Zabala Sr., Adrian   b. August 26, 1916  d. January 4, 2002
Major League Baseball Player. Born Adrian (Rodriguez) Zabala. He was a pitcher for the 1945 and 1949 New York Giants. He made his major league debut on August 11, 1945 defeating the St. Louis Cardinals ten to one. He appeared in 26 games during his brief two year major league career, winning four games and losing seven. Prior to joining the Giants he pitched in the Mexican League where he led the league with a 2.74 earned run average. He was inducted into the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA

[teresangel]

Cora Crane
Proprietress of a Jacksonville resort, Crane was the wife of American novelist, poet and journalist Stephen Crane.


So that's what they're called these days, huh?  "Resort."  Okay.

[billy]

Hotel de Dream

[teresangel]

I think she also had a place called The Court when she came back to Jax.

[thelakelander]

You'll find some images of the Court and our "Resort" owner in this Metro Jacksonville article:

Houston Street: Jacksonville's Red Light District

http://www.metrojacksonville.com/content/view/695/117/

[Coolyfett]

That Cora Crane chick was a damn pimp!! anyhow....

There is a cemetery at the corner of Moncrief and Edgewood, but there is no signs for it. It's a big grave yard. Seems like it might be old, or maybe its just unkept. Do you have any info on this place?

[thelakelander]

That's the Greenwood Cemetary.  Its privately owned and has been not properly maintained for decades.  My parent's godparents lived in that area in the early 1980's and I remember it being overgrown then.  First Coast News has a story about it on their website:

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=104430

[Coolyfett]

That's the Greenwood Cemetary.  Its privately owned and has been not properly maintained for decades.  My parent's godparents lived in that area in the early 1980's and I remember it being overgrown then.  First Coast News has a story about it on their website:

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/news-article.aspx?storyid=104430

!!!! dude some of those graves are open. ie. concrete slabs that cover the coffins in the concrete boxes are either gone, cracked to where you can actually look inside or filled with garbage. This was back in 2005. I have not been in there since. I heard the guy who made American Beach owned the graveyard first.

[teresangel]

From what I remember, last year or '06, the Phi Theta Kappa folks were organizing clean up of those cemeteries along Moncrief.  It's insane, some of the stones are an inch or so off the asphalt.  The last time I was doing photos out there, we found a take out container of ribs shoved into a cracked open casing.  From what I understand, there's several out different cemetaries out there, there's just no delineation.

[Timkin]

Can anyone tell me where "Annie Lytle " is laid to rest?   I have heard much about this former principal of Riverside Park Grammar... just wondered where she is now?