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Index to Locations
Private or family graveyards
Shreveport Bethlehem Missionary Baptist
Church Cemetery
Shreveport Centuries Memorial Park
Shreveport Forest Park East
Cemetery
Shreveport Greenwood Cemetery
Shreveport Hebrew Rest Cemetery
Shreveport Oakland Cemetery
Private or family
graveyard
Caddo Parish, Louisiana
Bethlehem
Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana
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C. C. Antoine (1836-1921) —
of Louisiana.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., 1836.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Louisiana
state senate, 1870-72; Lieutenant
Governor of Louisiana, 1872-76.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
In 1890, he was vice-president of the New Orleans Comite des
Citoyens, which mounted an unsuccessful legal challenge to the
Louisiana segregation law; the case, Plessy v. Ferguson, went
to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1896.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., 1921
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery.
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Centuries
Memorial Park
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana
| Politicians buried
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Malcolm Emmett Lafargue (1908-1963) —
also known as Malcolm E. Lafargue —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Marksville, Avoyelles
Parish, La., November
4, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, 1945-50;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1950.
Episcopalian.
French
ancestry. Member, Federal
Bar Association; Sigma
Nu; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., March
28, 1963 (age 54 years, 144
days).
Interment at Centuries Memorial Park.
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Forest Park East
Cemetery
3700 Saint Vincent Avenue
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana
Founded 1919
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
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Ruffin Golson Pleasant (1871-1937) —
also known as Ruffin G. Pleasant —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Shiloh, Union
Parish, La., June 2,
1871.
Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
Louisiana
state attorney general, 1912-16; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Louisiana, 1916,
1924;
Governor
of Louisiana, 1916-20.
Baptist.
Died September
12, 1937 (age 66 years, 102
days).
Interment at Forest Park East Cemetery.
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Rose McConnell Long (1892-1970) —
also known as Rose M. Long; Rose McConnell —
of Louisiana.
Born in Greensburg, Decatur
County, Ind., April 8,
1892.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana,
1936;
U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1936-37.
Female.
Died in Boulder, Boulder
County, Colo., May 27,
1970 (age 78 years, 49
days).
Interment at Forest Park East Cemetery.
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Thomas Overton Brooks (1897-1961) —
also known as Overton Brooks —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born near Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La., December
21, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 4th District, 1937-61; died in
office 1961.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., September
16, 1961 (age 63 years, 269
days).
Interment at Forest Park East Cemetery.
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George Whitfield Jack (1875-1924) —
also known as George W. Jack —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Natchitoches, Natchitoches
Parish, La., November
1, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, 1913-17; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana, 1917-24;
died in office 1924.
Member, Kappa
Sigma.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., March
15, 1924 (age 48 years, 135
days).
Interment at Forest Park East Cemetery.
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Clyde Edward Fant (1905-1973) —
also known as Clyde E. Fant —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Linden, Cass
County, Tex., 1905.
Democrat. Mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1946-54, 1958-70.
Baptist.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., 1973
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Forest Park East Cemetery.
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Lee Emmett Thomas (1866-1935) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Marion, Union
Parish, La., 1866.
Democrat. Member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1912-16; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1916
(Honorary
Vice-President); mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1922-30.
Baptist.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., 1935
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Forest Park East Cemetery.
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Oscar Lee Gray (1865-1936) —
also known as Oscar L. Gray —
of Butler, Choctaw
County, Ala.
Born in Mississippi, July 2,
1865.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1915-19; circuit judge
in Alabama, 1935-36.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., January
2, 1936 (age 70 years, 184
days).
Interment at Forest Park East Cemetery.
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Andrew Querbes (1864-1939) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., 1864.
Democrat. Caddo Parish Police Juror, 1896-1900; mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1902-06.
Catholic.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., 1939
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Forest Park East Cemetery.
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James Creswell Gardner (1924-2010) —
also known as James C. Gardner; Jim Gardner;
"Mr. Shreveport" —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., July 17,
1924.
Democrat. Power
company executive; member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1952-54; mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1954-58; defeated, 1958.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary.
Died, from cancer in
Willis-Knighton Pierremont Medical
Center, Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., August
27, 2010 (age 86 years, 41
days).
Interment at Forest Park East Cemetery.
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George Washington Hardy (1900-1967) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Corsicana, Navarro
County, Tex., 1900.
Democrat. Mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1932-34; Judge, Louisiana Circuit Court of
Appeals, 1942-67.
Disciples
of Christ.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., 1967
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Forest Park East Cemetery.
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Ernest Ralph Bernstein Sr. (1868-1932) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La., 1868.
Democrat. Mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1906-08.
Jewish.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., 1932
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Forest Park East Cemetery.
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James G. Palmer (1875-1952) —
of Vernon
Parish, La.; Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Arizona, Claiborne
Parish, La., 1875.
Democrat. Superintendent
of schools; district judge in Louisiana, 1912-14; delegate
to Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1921; mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1930-32; Judge, Louisiana Circuit Court of
Appeals, 1932-33.
Methodist.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., 1952
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Forest Park East Cemetery.
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Edward B. Herndon (1849-1930) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Meade
County, Ky., 1849.
Democrat. Caddo Parish Police Juror, 1876-77; mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1890.
Baptist.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., 1930
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Forest Park East Cemetery.
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Charlton Havard Lyons Sr. (1894-1973) —
also known as Charlton H. Lyons, Sr. —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Abbeville, Vermilion
Parish, La., September
3, 1894.
Republican. Lawyer; oil
business; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 4th District, 1961; candidate for
Governor
of Louisiana, 1964; Louisiana
Republican state chair, 1964-68; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Louisiana, 1964
(delegation chair); candidate for Presidential Elector for Louisiana.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died August
8, 1973 (age 78 years, 339
days).
Interment at Forest Park East Cemetery.
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Robert Hodges Ward (1878-1946) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., 1878.
Democrat. Mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1916.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., 1946
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Forest Park East Cemetery.
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Hall McCord Lyons (1923-1998) —
also known as Hall M. Lyons —
of Louisiana.
Born December
22, 1923.
Oil
business; Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Louisiana, 1966; American candidate for U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1972.
Mormon.
Died in Jefferson, Jefferson
Parish, La., July 22,
1998 (age 74 years, 212
days).
Interment at Forest Park East Cemetery.
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Arthur Lionel Layton (1895-1979) —
also known as Arthur L. Layton —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Delaware
County, Okla., June 24,
1895.
Republican. Postmaster at Shreveport,
La., 1953-62 (acting, 1953-55).
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., April
10, 1979 (age 83 years, 290
days).
Interment at Forest Park East Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Orville Layton and Lelah (Sherrod) Layton; married to Annie
Sanders. |
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memorial |
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Samuel Bailey Hicks (1860-1925) —
also known as Samuel B. Hicks —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in 1860.
Democrat. Member of Democratic
National Committee from Louisiana, 1920-21.
Died in 1925
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Forest Park East Cemetery.
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John D. Ewing (died c.1952) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Louisiana, 1940.
Died about 1952.
Interment at Forest Park East Cemetery.
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Julia Grimmet Fortson (1910-1985) —
also known as Julia L. Grimmet —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Dyersburg, Dyer
County, Tenn., July 8,
1910.
Republican. Member of Republican
National Committee from Louisiana, 1936-50.
Female.
Baptist.
Member, Junior
League.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., August
24, 1985 (age 75 years, 47
days).
Interment at Forest Park East Cemetery.
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James Martin Foster Jr. —
also known as James M. Foster —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana,
1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1920
(alternate), 1924.
Interment at Forest Park East Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of James Martin Foster. |
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Greenwood
Cemetery
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana
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Newton Crain Blanchard (1849-1922) —
also known as Newton C. Blanchard —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Rapides
Parish, La., January
29, 1849.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1879, 1913; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 4th District, 1881-94; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1894-97; justice of
Louisiana state supreme court, 1897-1903; appointed 1897;
resigned 1903; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Louisiana, 1904,
1912
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker);
Governor
of Louisiana, 1904-08.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., June 22,
1922 (age 73 years, 144
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Andrew Currie (1843-1918) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Ibricken, County Clare, Ireland,
1843.
Democrat. Mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1878-90; resigned 1890; member of Louisiana
state senate, 1892-96; postmaster at Shreveport,
La., 1894-99.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., 1918
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Samuel Augustus Dickson (1852-1916) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Bossier
Parish, La., 1852.
Democrat. Physician;
mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1908-10, 1914-16; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Louisiana, 1916.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., 1916
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Samuel Shepherd Caldwell (1892-1953) —
also known as Sam S. Caldwell —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Mooringsport, Caddo
Parish, La., 1892.
Democrat. Caddo Parish Police Juror, 1932-34; mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1934-46.
Presbyterian.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., 1953
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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John McWilliams Ford (1880-1965) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., 1880.
Democrat. Mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1916-22; member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1920; Shreveport commissioner of
finance, 1946-65.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., 1965
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Jerome B. Gilmore (1827-1900) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., 1827.
Mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1869-71.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., 1900
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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John H. Eastham (1863-1938) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Mansfield, DeSoto
Parish, La., 1863.
Democrat. Mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1910-14.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., 1938
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Littleberry Calhoun Allen Jr. (1921-1991) —
also known as L. Calhoun Allen, Jr. —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., February
8, 1921.
Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana,
1956;
mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1970-78.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., February
23, 1991 (age 70 years, 15
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Mrs. W. K. Henderson (1882-1945) —
also known as Josie Carter —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in 1882.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Louisiana, 1932.
Female.
Died in 1945
(age about
63 years).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Hebrew Rest
Cemetery
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana
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Benjamin Holzman (1844-1922) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Germany,
1844.
Democrat. Mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1900-02.
Jewish.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., 1922
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Hebrew Rest Cemetery.
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William Winter (1849-1917) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1849.
Member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1904-08.
Jewish.
Died in 1917
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Hebrew Rest Cemetery.
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Moyse H. Levy (1865-1953) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born January
10, 1865.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Louisiana, 1940.
Jewish.
Died January
29, 1953 (age 88 years, 19
days).
Interment at Hebrew Rest Cemetery.
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Oakland
Cemetery
Bounded by Milam, Christian, Sprague and Baker Sts.
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1977
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George McWillie Williamson (1829-1882) —
also known as George Williamson —
of Louisiana.
Born in Fairfax, Allendale
County, S.C., September
29, 1829.
Lawyer;
delegate
to Louisiana secession convention, 1861; colonel in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S. Minister to Costa Rica, 1873-79; Salvador, 1873-79; Guatemala, 1873-79; Honduras, 1873-79; Nicaragua, 1873-79.
Died in 1882
(age about
52 years).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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William Austin Seay (1831-1888) —
also known as William A. Seay —
of Louisiana.
Born in 1831.
U.S. Minister to Bolivia, 1885-87.
Died in 1888
(age about
57 years).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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John Reeves Jones Daniel (1802-1868) —
also known as John R. J. Daniel —
of Halifax, Halifax
County, N.C.
Born near Halifax, Halifax
County, N.C., January
13, 1802.
Democrat. North
Carolina state attorney general, 1835-41; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1841-53 (2nd District
1841-43, 7th District 1843-47, 6th District 1847-53).
Slaveowner.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., June 21,
1868 (age 66 years, 160
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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Alexander John Boarman (1839-1916) —
also known as Aleck Boarman —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Yazoo City, Yazoo
County, Miss., December
10, 1839.
Republican. Major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1865-67; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 4th District, 1872-73; circuit
judge in Louisiana, 1877-81; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana, 1881-1916;
died in office 1916.
Died in Loon Lake, Franklin
County, N.Y., August
30, 1916 (age 76 years, 264
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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Joseph Clinton Beall (1813-1867) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Prince
George's County, Md., 1813.
Democrat. Mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1845-46, 1851-54, 1862-64.
Presbyterian.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., 1867
(age about
54 years).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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Lawrence Pike Crain (1818-1859) —
also known as Lawrence P. Crain —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Fauquier
County, Va., 1818.
Democrat. Mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1846-47; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, 1850-53.
Episcopalian.
Died in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., 1859
(age about
41 years).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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John Morgan Landrum (1815-1861) —
also known as John M. Landrum —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Edgefield District (now Edgefield
County), S.C., July 3,
1815.
Democrat. Mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1848-49; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 4th District, 1859-61.
Presbyterian.
Slaveowner.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., October
18, 1861 (age 46 years, 107
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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William Walton George (1807-1865) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Georgia, 1807.
Democrat. Physician;
mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1840-41, 1842-44.
Baptist.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1865
(age about
58 years).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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Benjamin Lewis Hodge (1824-1864) —
of Louisiana.
Born in Tennessee, 1824.
Member of Louisiana state legislature, 1850; colonel in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; candidate for Senator
from Louisiana in the Confederate Congress, 1861; Representative
from Louisiana in the Confederate Congress, 1864; died in office
1864.
Slaveowner.
Died near Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., August
12, 1864 (age about 40
years).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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Richard Tucker Vinson (1842-1904) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Assumption
Parish, La., 1842.
Democrat. Caddo Parish Police Juror, 1884-90; mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1890-96.
Episcopalian.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., 1904
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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Albert Harris Leonard (1839-1917) —
also known as Albert H. Leonard —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in 1839.
Republican. Member of Louisiana
state senate, 1872-77; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1878-85; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1880,
1888,
1896.
Died in 1917
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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John Wallace Jones (1822-1895) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Moulton, Lawrence
County, Ala., 1822.
Democrat. Mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1854-58.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., 1895
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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Roland Jones (1813-1869) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., November
18, 1813.
Democrat. Member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1844; state court judge in
Louisiana, 1851; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 4th District, 1853-55.
Slaveowner.
Died February
5, 1869 (age 55 years, 79
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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Moses Hodge Crowell (1826-1875) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in 1826.
Republican. Mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1871-73.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., 1875
(age about
49 years).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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Martin Tally (1803-1876) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Tennessee, 1803.
Republican. Mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1867-69.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., 1876
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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Reuben Neil McKellar (1855-1933) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Kickapoo, Anderson
County, Tex., 1855.
Democrat. Mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1896-1900; Shreveport street commissioner,
1908-10; Shreveport commissioner of streets and parks, 1922-30.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., 1933
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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William Rabun Shivers (1819-1871) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Georgia, 1819.
Democrat. Elected mayor
of Shreveport, La. 1871, but died before taking office.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., 1871
(age about
52 years).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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John N. Howell (1807-1882) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., 1807.
Democrat. Mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1844-45.
Baptist.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., 1882
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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Samuel Levy (1835-1883) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Niedersbach, Alsace, France,
1835.
Republican. Mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1873.
Jewish.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., 1883
(age about
48 years).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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Samuel J. Ward (1834-1906) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Wales,
1834.
Democrat. Mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1874-75; Caddo Parish Sheriff, 1900-06.
Episcopalian.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., 1906
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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John Smith Young (1834-1916) —
of Homer, Claiborne
Parish, La.
Born in North Carolina, 1834.
Democrat. Member of Louisiana state legislature, 1870; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 5th District, 1878-79.
Sheriff of Caddo Parish, 1892-99.
Slaveowner.
Died in 1916
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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John Shelby Gooch (1807-1853) —
also known as John S. Gooch —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born September
3, 1807.
Whig. Postmaster at Shreveport,
La., 1852-53.
Died October
15, 1853 (age 46 years, 42
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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John Conway Moncure (1827-1915) —
also known as John C. Moncure —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Stafford
County, Va., 1827.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana,
1876.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., 1915
(age about
88 years).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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Taliaferro Alexander (1846-1924) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Catahoula
Parish, La., March
17, 1846.
Democrat. Lawyer;
attorney for railroads;
delegate
to Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1898.
Episcopalian.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La., January
3, 1924 (age 77 years, 292
days).
Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
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