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Mississippi City cemetery
Mississippi City cemetery is located at 232, 32 Street () in Gulfport. As of 2016, there were about 880 graves in the cemetery, with the earliest burials dating from the 1840s. Notable interments include Blind Roosevelt Graves
Le Moise Roosevelt Graves (December 9, 1909 – December 30, 1962), credited as Blind Roosevelt Graves, was an American blues guitarist and singer, who recorded both sacred and secular music in the 1920s and 1930s.
Biography
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(1909–1962) and Confederate veterans from the American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...
. In August 2016, the cemetery was being considered for a scene in a made-for-TV movie – ''A Deadly Affair''.
Notable people
* Milt Bolling
Milton Joseph Bolling (August 9, 1930 – January 19, 2013) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball who played from 1952 through 1958 for the Boston Red Sox (1952–1957), Washington Senators (1957) and Detroit Tigers (1958). Bolling batted a ...
, Major League Baseball
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shortstop
Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball or softball fielding position between second and third base, which is considered to be among the most demanding defensive positions. Historically the position was assigned to defensive specialists who ...
* Wesley G. Evans, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
The Mississippi House of Representatives is the lower house of the Mississippi Legislature, the lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Mississippi. According to the state constitution of 1890, it is to comprise no more than 122 members elected fo ...
from 1890 to 1892 and the Mississippi Senate
The Mississippi Senate is the upper house of the Mississippi Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The Senate, along with the lower Mississippi House of Representatives, convenes at the Mississippi State Capitol ...
from 1900 to 1904
References
External links
Find A Grave – Mississippi City Cemetery
{{Harrison County, Mississippi
Gulfport–Biloxi metropolitan area
Geography of Harrison County, Mississippi
Cemeteries in Mississippi
Former county seats in Mississippi