Natchez in Adams County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Rhythm Club Fire

Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, June 23, 2023

1. Rhythm Club Fire Marker

Inscription.

Rhythm Club Fire. . , This tablet was erected in memory of those who lost their lives in the , Rhythm Club Fire , April 23, 1940, Inez Adams. St. Elmo Adams. Marjorie Alexander. Susie Alexander. Juanita Avery. Bessie Lee Mont. Banks. Joe Barnes. Walter J. Barnes. Ida Mae Woods Bernard. John Bernard, Jr.. Cleveland Leon Booker. Birdie L.H. Boyd. Elbert Biggs, Jr.. Elijah V. Briscoe. Hortense Brooks. Robert Brooks. Fannie Dorsey Brown. Odelle Brown. Ruth Reedy Brown. Clarice Buckner. Ethel Burnes. Willie Campbell. Nollie . Meletta Travis Carroll. Annie Laura Carter. Alma Cheeke. Mary Christmas. James Cole. Polly Louise Coleman. Geneva Collins. Samuel James Collins. Sam Colston. Albert Confer. Nance Crockett, Jr.. Samuel Crockett. Eleanor Dacus. Dorothy B. Dance. Henrietta Davis. John Davis. Johnny Davis. Benetter Dennis. Alonza Elijah Dickerson. Agnes Dorsey. Corinthia Dorsey. Warren Dorsey. Norah Elliott, Jr.. Annabelle Ellis. James M. Ellis. Henry Farr. Marcus Farr. Leonard Franklin. Ed Frazier. Katie Adams Freeman. Hellen Gaulden. Carrie Woods Gaylor . Willie Gibson. Juanita Gilbert. Andrew Glasper. Jessie Edna Green. Rosalie Grey. Johnny H. Guy. Harriett Hackett. Jos. Hagan, Jr.. Marie Hall. Richard V. Hall. Oliver Handy. Alberta Harden. Jeanetta Harris. Joseph Lorenzo Harris. Thelma Harris. Katherine Haymond. Dorothy Haywood. Charles Higdon. Everett Hogatt. Dora Holliday. Beatrice Holmes. Roy Hudson. Ernest Hunt. Florida Lee Ivy. Florine Jackson. Henry Jackson, Jr.. Josephine Cain Jackson. Lucille Jackson. Marie Jackson. Mary Jackson. Pearl L. Jackson. Willie Mae Jackson. Eloise Johnson. James Johnson. Josh Johnson. Leola Johnson. Lloyd Johnson. Marie Johnson. R. L. Johnson. Tom Johnson, Jr.. Will Johnson. Wilbert Ernest Johnson. Beatrice Jones. James Jordan, Jr.. Louise Kates. Wendell Kates. Delia Kelly. Mckinley Kingsberry. Annabelle Fisher Knight. Ben Lewis. Marshall Eddie Lewis. Thelma Lewis. Charley Light, Jr.. Gladys Light. Willie Lindsley. Bernetta Lloyd. Frances Lloyd. Thelma Lloyd. Willie Lloyd. Johnnie Boy Logan. Mary E. Logan. Ethel Lyons. Marshall Mason. German Matthews. Katie Louise Matthews. Clarence Peter Mazique. Norman McFarland. Wm. Woodrich McGuire. Charles McKinney. Josie Lee McKinney. Vernon McMillan. Abraham McNeil. Frances McNeil. Willie McShane. Alfred Minor. George Minor, Jr.. Elizabeth Mitchell. Leonard Moore. Mose Nelson. David Nicholson. Camille Oten. Edward Oten. Edward Lawrence Parker. Nelson Phillips. Ollie Pickett. Serena Pollard. Clarence Porter. Corinne Powell. Delia Ardella Quinn. John Reed. Vera Rhone. Lucille Risby. George Scott, Jr.. Junius Scott. Lee Edgar Scott. Willie Scott. Willie Scott. Emma Shaw. Willie Simon. Eva Simpson. Beatrice Sims. Leola Sims. Mary Louise Sloan. Arthur Smith. Green Smith, Jr.. T. J. Smith. Alma Springs. Mildred Squalls. Mildred Stanton. Lucille Stewart. Paul Stott. Edna James Taylor. Evelyn Thomas. Frank Toles. Geraldine Toncrid. Casiana White Turnipseed. Harry Walker. Samuel Wallace. Bice Ware. Alice Washington. Cora Mae Dennis Washington. Dan Washington. Jesse Washington. Jesse O. Washington. Margaret Washington. Robert Washington. Willie Beatrice Roach. Calvin Roberts. Annie Mae Robinson. Sarah Banks Robinson. Marion Roderick. Percy Rowan. Mary Gladys Odom Russell. Mildred Russell. Robert Lee Russell. Clarence Scott, Jr.. Charlie Scott. Emma Scott. Ethel Scott. Fred Scott. Freddie Scott. Lillie Mae Weather. Mable Etta Anderson White. Ella Blanton Williams. Johnny Williams. Lenoia Williams. Zealie Bossika Williams. Bernice Wilson. Julia Wilson. David Wimberly. Lee Woods. Matilda Woods. Katherine Wright.

This tablet was erected in memory of those who lost their lives in the
Rhythm Club Fire
April 23, 1940

Inez Adams• St. Elmo Adams• Marjorie Alexander• Susie Alexander• Juanita Avery• Bessie Lee Mont. Banks• Joe Barnes• Walter J. Barnes• Ida Mae Woods Bernard• John Bernard, Jr.• Cleveland Leon Booker• Birdie L.H. Boyd• Elbert Biggs, Jr.• Elijah V. Briscoe• Hortense Brooks• Robert Brooks• Fannie Dorsey Brown• Odelle Brown• Ruth Reedy Brown• Clarice Buckner• Ethel Burnes• Willie Campbell• Nollie • Meletta Travis Carroll• Annie Laura Carter• Alma Cheeke• Mary Christmas• James Cole• Polly Louise Coleman• Geneva Collins• Samuel James Collins• Sam Colston• Albert Confer• Nance Crockett, Jr.• Samuel Crockett• Eleanor Dacus• Dorothy B. Dance• Henrietta Davis• John Davis• Johnny Davis• Benetter Dennis• Alonza Elijah Dickerson• Agnes Dorsey• Corinthia Dorsey• Warren Dorsey• Norah Elliott, Jr.• Annabelle Ellis• James M. Ellis• Henry Farr• Marcus Farr• Leonard Franklin• Ed Frazier• Katie Adams Freeman• Hellen Gaulden• Carrie Woods Gaylor • Willie Gibson• Juanita Gilbert• Andrew Glasper• Jessie Edna Green• Rosalie Grey• Johnny H. Guy• Harriett Hackett• Jos. Hagan, Jr.• Marie Hall• Richard V. Hall• Oliver Handy• Alberta Harden• Jeanetta Harris• Joseph Lorenzo

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Harris• Thelma Harris• Katherine Haymond• Dorothy Haywood• Charles Higdon• Everett Hogatt• Dora Holliday• Beatrice Holmes• Roy Hudson• Ernest Hunt• Florida Lee Ivy• Florine Jackson• Henry Jackson, Jr.• Josephine Cain Jackson• Lucille Jackson• Marie Jackson• Mary Jackson• Pearl L. Jackson• Willie Mae Jackson• Eloise Johnson• James Johnson• Josh Johnson• Leola Johnson• Lloyd Johnson• Marie Johnson• R. L. Johnson• Tom Johnson, Jr.• Will Johnson• Wilbert Ernest Johnson• Beatrice Jones• James Jordan, Jr.• Louise Kates• Wendell Kates• Delia Kelly• Mckinley Kingsberry• Annabelle Fisher Knight• Ben Lewis• Marshall Eddie Lewis• Thelma Lewis• Charley Light, Jr.• Gladys Light• Willie Lindsley• Bernetta Lloyd• Frances Lloyd• Thelma Lloyd• Willie Lloyd• Johnnie Boy Logan• Mary E. Logan• Ethel Lyons• Marshall Mason• German Matthews• Katie Louise Matthews• Clarence Peter Mazique• Norman McFarland• Wm. Woodrich McGuire• Charles McKinney• Josie Lee McKinney• Vernon McMillan• Abraham McNeil• Frances McNeil• Willie McShane• Alfred Minor• George Minor, Jr.• Elizabeth Mitchell• Leonard Moore• Mose Nelson• David Nicholson• Camille Oten• Edward Oten• Edward Lawrence Parker• Nelson Phillips• Ollie Pickett• Serena Pollard• Clarence Porter• Corinne Powell• Delia Ardella Quinn• John Reed• Vera Rhone• Lucille Risby• George Scott,

Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, June 23, 2023

2. Rhythm Club Fire Marker

Jr.• Junius Scott• Lee Edgar Scott• Willie Scott• Willie Scott• Emma Shaw• Willie Simon• Eva Simpson• Beatrice Sims• Leola Sims• Mary Louise Sloan• Arthur Smith• Green Smith, Jr.• T. J. Smith• Alma Springs• Mildred Squalls• Mildred Stanton• Lucille Stewart• Paul Stott• Edna James Taylor• Evelyn Thomas• Frank Toles• Geraldine Toncrid• Casiana White Turnipseed• Harry Walker• Samuel Wallace• Bice Ware• Alice Washington• Cora Mae Dennis Washington• Dan Washington• Jesse Washington• Jesse O. Washington• Margaret Washington• Robert Washington• Willie Beatrice Roach• Calvin Roberts• Annie Mae Robinson• Sarah Banks Robinson• Marion Roderick• Percy Rowan• Mary Gladys Odom Russell• Mildred Russell• Robert Lee Russell• Clarence Scott, Jr.• Charlie Scott• Emma Scott• Ethel Scott• Fred Scott• Freddie Scott• Lillie Mae Weather• Mable Etta Anderson White• Ella Blanton Williams• Johnny Williams• Lenoia Williams• Zealie Bossika Williams• Bernice Wilson• Julia Wilson• David Wimberly• Lee Woods• Matilda Woods• Katherine Wright•

Erected by The Natchez Social and Civic Club of Chicago, Illinois.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Disasters. A significant historical date for this entry is April 23, 1940.

Location. 31° 33.555′ N, 91° 23.845′ W. Marker

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is in Natchez, Mississippi, in Adams County. Marker is on Saint Catherine Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5 St Catherine St, Natchez MS 39120, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Rhythm Night Club (a few steps from this marker); Views of St. Catherine Street - Western End (within shouting distance of this marker); Natchez NAACP Headquarters (within shouting distance of this marker); Hospital Hill Neighborhood (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. John B. Banks House (within shouting distance of this marker); 20-30 St. Catherine Street and Eduation (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. John Banks House - 9 St. Catherine Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 300 Block of Martin Luther King Street (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Natchez.

More about this marker. Located on the grounds of the Rhythm Club Fire Memorial Museum

Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2023, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 115 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 25, 2023, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.