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Elmwood Cemetery (Birmingham, Alabama)

Index Elmwood Cemetery (Birmingham, Alabama)

Elmwood Cemetery is a cemetery established in 1900 (as Elm Leaf Cemetery) in Birmingham, Alabama northwest of Homewood by a group of fraternal organizations. [1]

57 relations: Abraham Woods, Alabama's 6th congressional district, Albert L. Smith Jr., Anna Lee Carroll, Art Hanes, B. B. Comer, Bear Bryant, Ben Chapman (baseball), Birmingham, Alabama, Bo Russell, Cliff Holman, Dee Miles, Dixie Walker, Dixie Walker (pitcher), Donald Beatty, Ed Salem, Eddie Dent, Eddie Kendricks, Erskine Hawkins, Erskine Ramsay, Francis S. White, Fred Sington, George Gordon Crawford, George Huddleston, George Huddleston Jr., Georgia Institute of Technology, Henry E. Erwin, Homewood, Alabama, James Coyle, Jesse F. Stallings, Joe Domnanovich, John Grenier, John P. Newsome, Joseph F. Johnston, Lum Harris, Luther Patrick, Mary Anderson (inventor), Milton Grafman, Oak Hill Cemetery (Birmingham, Alabama), Oscar Underwood, Patti Ruffner Jacobs, Rufus N. Rhodes, Russell McWhortor Cunningham, Sam Hairston, Samford University, Spud Davis, Sun Ra, Sydney J. Bowie, The Birmingham News, The Temptations, ..., Truman H. Aldrich, United States House of Representatives, William Dudley Geer, William Henry Denson, William W. Allen, Yam Yaryan, 16th Street Baptist Church bombing. Expand index (7 more) »

Abraham Woods

Abraham Lincoln Woods, Jr. (October 7, 1928 – November 7, 2008) was an American civil rights leader, who helped coordinate the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and stood behind Martin Luther King, Jr. during his historic "I Have a Dream" speech.

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Alabama's 6th congressional district

Alabama's 6th congressional district is a United States congressional district in Alabama that elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives.

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Albert L. Smith Jr.

Albert Lee Smith Jr. (August 31, 1931 – August 12, 1997) was an Alabama politician who represented the 6th district in the United States House of Representatives during the 97th Congress (1981–1983).

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Anna Lee Carroll

Anna Lee "Boots" Carroll (October 7, 1930 – April 30, 2017) was an American actress, based in Alabama, whose career included dozens of theaters productions, as well as several movies and television shows.

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Art Hanes

Arthur J. Hanes (October 19, 1916 – May 8, 1997) served as mayor of Birmingham, Alabama between 1961 and 1963, a tumultuous time that saw the city become a focal point in the burgeoning Civil Rights Movement during the Birmingham campaign.

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B. B. Comer

Braxton Bragg Comer (November 7, 1848 – August 15, 1927) was the 33rd Governor of Alabama from 1907 to 1911, and a United States Senator in 1920.

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Bear Bryant

Paul William "Bear" Bryant (September 11, 1913 – January 26, 1983) was an American college football player and coach.

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Ben Chapman (baseball)

William Benjamin "Ben" Chapman (December 25, 1908 – July 7, 1993) was an American outfielder, pitcher, and manager in Major League Baseball who played for several teams.

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Birmingham, Alabama

Birmingham is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Alabama and the seat of Jefferson County.

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Bo Russell

Torrance Albert Russell, Jr. (January 23, 1916 – February 1, 1997) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins.

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Cliff Holman

Cliff Holman (born James Clifton Holman, Jr. June 29, 1929 in Mobile, Alabama; died September 8, 2008 in Albertville, Alabama), best known as "Cousin Cliff," was a well-known television personality in the Birmingham, Alabama market.

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Dee Miles

Wilson Daniel Miles (February 15, 1909 – November 2, 1976) was an American professional baseball outfielder.

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Dixie Walker

Fred E. "Dixie" Walker (September 24, 1910 – May 17, 1982) was an outfielder, primarily a right fielder, in Major League Baseball, playing for the New York Yankees (1931, 1933–36), Chicago White Sox (1936–37), Detroit Tigers (1938–39), Brooklyn Dodgers (1939–47) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1948–49).

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Dixie Walker (pitcher)

Ewart Gladstone "Dixie" Walker (June 1, 1887 – November 14, 1965), was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played from to with the Washington Senators.

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Donald Beatty

Donald Croom Beatty (April 11, 1900 – July 12, 1980) was an American aviator, explorer, and inventor.

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Ed Salem

Edward Joseph Salem (August 28, 1928 – December 21, 2001) was an American football quarterback and defensive back.

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Eddie Dent

Elliott Estill Dent (December 8, 1887 in Baltimore, Maryland – November 25, 1974 in Birmingham, Alabama) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball.

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Eddie Kendricks

Edward James Kendrick (December 17, 1939 – October 5, 1992), best known by the stage name Eddie Kendricks, was an American singer and songwriter.

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Erskine Hawkins

Erskine Ramsay Hawkins (July 26, 1914 – November 11, 1993) was an American trumpet player and big band leader from Birmingham, Alabama, dubbed "The 20th Century Gabriel".

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Erskine Ramsay

Erskine Ramsay (September 24, 1864 – August 15, 1953) was an Alabama industrialist.

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Francis S. White

Francis Shelley "Frank" White (March 13, 1847August 1, 1922) was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama.

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Fred Sington

Frederic William Sington (February 24, 1910 – August 20, 1998) was an American football and baseball player.

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George Gordon Crawford

George Gordon Crawford (August 24, 1869 – March 20, 1936) was an American industrialist.

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George Huddleston

George Huddleston (November 11, 1869 – February 29, 1960) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama, father of George Huddleston, Jr.

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George Huddleston Jr.

George Huddleston Jr. (March 19, 1920 – September 14, 1971) was a Democratic Congressman from Alabama.

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Georgia Institute of Technology

The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly referred to as Georgia Tech, is a public research university and institute of technology in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Henry E. Erwin

Henry Eugene "Red" Erwin, Sr., (May 8, 1921 – January 16, 2002) was a United States Army Air Forces airman and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II.

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Homewood, Alabama

Homewood is a city in southeastern Jefferson County, Alabama, United States.

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James Coyle

James Edwin Coyle (March 23, 1873 – August 11, 1921) was a Roman Catholic priest who was murdered in Birmingham, Alabama.

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Jesse F. Stallings

Jesse Francis Stallings (April 4, 1856 – March 18, 1928) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.

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Joe Domnanovich

Joseph John Domnanovich (March 21, 1919 – January 20, 2009) was a professional American football Center in the National Football League.

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John Grenier

John Edward Grenier (August 24, 1930 – November 6, 2007) was an American attorney and a pioneer in the development of the modern Republican Party in the U.S. state of Alabama.

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John P. Newsome

John Parks Newsome (February 13, 1893 – November 10, 1961) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.

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Joseph F. Johnston

Joseph Forney Johnston (March 23, 1843 – August 8, 1913) was an American Democratic politician and businessman who was the 30th Governor of Alabama from 1896 to 1900.

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Lum Harris

Chalmer Luman Harris (January 17, 1915 – November 11, 1996) was an American right-handed pitcher, coach, manager, and scout in Major League Baseball.

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Luther Patrick

Luther Patrick (January 23, 1894 – May 26, 1957) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.

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Mary Anderson (inventor)

Mary Anderson (February 19, 1866 – June 27, 1953), Birmingham Post-Herald, June 29, 1953 was an American real estate developer, rancher, viticulturist and inventor of the windshield wiper blade.

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Milton Grafman

Milton Louis Grafman (April 21, 1907 – May 28, 1995) was an American rabbi who led Temple Emanu-El in Birmingham, Alabama, from 1941 until his retirement in 1975 and then served as Rabbi Emeritus from 1975 until his death in 1995.

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Oak Hill Cemetery (Birmingham, Alabama)

Oak Hill Cemetery, located just north of downtown, is Birmingham, Alabama's oldest cemetery.

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Oscar Underwood

Oscar Wilder Underwood (May 6, 1862 – January 25, 1929) was an American lawyer and politician from Alabama, and also a candidate for President of the United States in 1912 and 1924.

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Patti Ruffner Jacobs

Pattie Ruffner Jacobs (sometimes Patti, Patty, or Mrs. Solon Harold Jacobs) was an American women's suffragist from Birmingham, Alabama.

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Rufus N. Rhodes

Rufus Napoleon Rhodes (June 5, 1856, Pascagoula, Mississippi – January 12, 1910, Birmingham, Alabama) was the founder and managing editor of the Birmingham News from 1888 until his death.

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Russell McWhortor Cunningham

Russell McWhortor Cunningham (August 25, 1855 – June 6, 1921) was an American Democratic politician who was the acting Governor of Alabama from April 25, 1904 to March 5, 1905.

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Sam Hairston

Samuel Harding Hairston (January 20, 1920 – October 31, 1997) was a Negro League baseball and Major League Baseball player.

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Samford University

Samford University is a private, coeducational, Christian university located in Homewood, Alabama, a suburb of Birmingham.

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Spud Davis

Virgil Lawrence "Spud" Davis (December 20, 1904 – August 14, 1984) was an American professional baseball player, coach, scout and manager.

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Sun Ra

Sun Ra (born Herman Poole Blount, legal name Le Sony'r Ra; May 22, 1914 – May 30, 1993) was an American jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, and poet known for his experimental music, "cosmic" philosophy, prolific output, and theatrical performances.

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Sydney J. Bowie

Sydney Johnston Bowie (July 26, 1865 – May 7, 1928) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama, nephew of Franklin Welsh Bowdon.

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The Birmingham News

The Birmingham News is the principal newspaper for Birmingham, Alabama, United States, and the largest newspaper in Alabama.

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The Temptations

The Temptations are an American vocal group who released a series of successful singles and albums with Motown Records during the 1960s and 1970s.

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Truman H. Aldrich

Truman Heminway Aldrich (October 17, 1848 – April 28, 1932) was a civil engineer, a mining company executive, and a paleontologist, and briefly served in the United States House of Representatives and as Postmaster of Birmingham.

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United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, the Senate being the upper chamber.

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William Dudley Geer

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William Henry Denson

William Henry Denson (March 4, 1846 – September 26, 1906) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.

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William W. Allen

William Wirt Allen (September 11, 1835 – November 21, 1894) was a Brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.

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Yam Yaryan

Clarence Everett "Yam" Yaryan (November 5, 1892 – November 16, 1964) was a professional baseball player.

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16th Street Baptist Church bombing

The 16th Street Baptist Church bombing was an act of white supremacist terrorism which occurred at the African American 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, on Sunday, September 15, 1963, when four members of the Ku Klux Klan planted at least 15 sticks of dynamite attached to a timing device beneath the steps located on the east side of the church.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmwood_Cemetery_(Birmingham,_Alabama)

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