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City of Miami Time Capsule

  

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Click the picture to read the interesting history of the City Cemetery

The Military graves are in a row against a fence on the south side of the cemetery.

 


Surname

Given Name

Birth

Death

Notes

BAKER

Fred

25 Dec 1898

29 Aug 1953

Georgia, PVT., WW1

BEAMISH

Charles F.

-

-

 Michigan, INF.

BELL

Alton

1 Jan 1896

27 Sept

Alabama, PVT., WW1

BLOOM

Kirk D.

14 Nov 1957

31 Oct 1997

Double plot with Lizzie P. Bloom - inscription: Son

BLOOM

Lizzie

29 Sep

29 Nov

Double plot with Kirk D. Bloom - inscription: Mother

BOYD

Alphonso

-

-

11 months

BOYD

Naomi E.

1917

1942

Double plot with Alphonso Boyd

CLARKE

Bernard F.

8 Dec 1906

1 Apr 1946

New Jersey, TEC 5 Calvary

DOWLING

Arthur

Dec 1891

28 April 19

South Carolina, PVT., WW1

EVANS

Clifford G.

24 Nov 1927

3 Oct 1951

New Jersey, PVT.Korea

FLENROY

Oscar

11 Nov 1928

12 July 1952

-

GARRETT

Earl L.

2 Oct 1922

9 June 1953

Texas, Coast Guard, WW11

HODGES

Grant

1926

16 Jan 1954

Missouri, INF, WW11

***JACKSON

Melvin

31 Mar 1928

18 July 1952

Florida, 1st Lt., Korea. Uncle Melvin was reported missing in action.

LEWIS

George

28 Aug 1930

23 Dec 1995

inscription: Always in our hearts, Beloved husband and father

LIGHTBURN

Alexander

1850

1908

One of the Founders of Miami, Fl

LOVING

Elizabeth

15 Dec 1866

14 Jan 1914

unusual tombstone

MACKEY

Bessie

1897

1986

inscription: Our Beloved Grandmother

MAJOR

Beulah M.

1917

1974

Double plot with Rosa R. Parks

MARTIN

Verdell D.

7 Dec. 1907

26 Dec. 1967

Double plot with Alice Thompson

MOOERS

Brackley E.

21 May 1886

30 Dec 1968

New York, SGT., WW1

NEAL

Charlie

15 Dec 1896

25 Feb 1959

born: Florida

PARKS

Rosa R.

1891

1948

Double Plot with Beulah M. Major

PAYNE

Geneva

1923

1963

inscription: In loving memory of

PHIN

Alva A.

16 June 1890

14 Dec 1950

South Carolina, PVT., WW1

PRATT

Dr. Irene G

20 Nov 1896

10 Oct 1996

inscripton: Beloved Mother

SAMBER

Rudolph

23 Mar 1898

10 Mar 1953

Florida, PVT., WW1

SAMPSON

Louise

12 Dec 1899

15 April 1913

inscription: Asleep in Jesus . next to Dr. Irene G. Pratt

SEARS

Beatrice

1881

1966

Double plot with Henry Sears

SEARS

Henry

1875

1920

Double plot with Beatrice

SLAPPY

Frank

25 Dec 1891

6 April 1953

draft card

SPILLERS

Caesar

2 Oct 1889

4 Sept 195__

born: Georgia

THOMPSON

Alice

1914

1992

Double plot withn Verdell D. Martin

WILLIS

A., S., O.

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-

Also includes Richardson's- L.L. Sr., L.L. Jr., D., & M. Richardson

City Cemetery - Miami, Florida