Iberville in New Orleans in Orleans Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Layton Family

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 14, 2024

1. Layton Family Marker

Inscription. This tomb and the two tombs on the far right belong to the Thomas Layton Family which also holds title to the surrounding area, the only cemetery land which has never received burials. Among those buried in the main tomb is Major General John Breckenridge Grayson (1807-1862), graduate U.S. Military Academy, in 1861 he resigned his commission to join Confederate Army.

Erected 1983 by New Orleans Archdiocesan Cemeteries.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.

Location. 29° 57.564′ N, 90° 4.322′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in Iberville. It can be reached from the intersection of Conti Street and Treme Street, on the left when traveling east. Located in St. Louis Cemetery No. 1. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 425 Basin St, New Orleans LA 70112, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

on the Gulf Coast,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Probably The Oldest Extant Wall Vaults (a few steps from this marker); Pons Family (a few steps from this marker); Bernard de Marigny (a few steps from this marker); Homer Adolph Plessy (within shouting distance of this marker); Battle of New Orleans War Memorial

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Suzanne Douvillier (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); In the Protestant Section (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 14, 2024

2. Layton Family Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 198 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 26, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.