Index to Locations Mhoontown CemeterySheffieldOakwood CemeteryTuscumbiaColbert County CourthouseGroundsTuscumbiaOakwood CemeteryTuscumbiaWinston Family Cemetery
MhoontownCemetery
Colbert County, Alabama
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  William Spivey Mhoon (1801-1844) — also known asWilliam S. Mhoon — ofBertieCounty, N.C.Born inMartinCounty, N.C.,December25, 1801.Member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1828-30;NorthCarolina state treasurer, 1831-35.Died in Franklin County (part now inColbertCounty), Ala.,December26, 1844 (age43 years, 1days).Interment at Mhoontown Cemetery.
OakwoodCemetery
Sheffield, Colbert County, Alabama
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Thomas Ruffin Roulhac (1846-1907) — also known asThomas R. Roulhac — of Greensboro,HaleCounty, Ala.; Sheffield,ColbertCounty, Ala.Born in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,November8, 1846.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama,1892(member,RulesCommittee); circuit judge in Alabama, 1894-98;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, 1902-07.Died, frompneumonia,in Sheffield,ColbertCounty, Ala.,November25, 1907 (age61 years, 17days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Julian Leigh Andrews (1871-1945) — also known asJ. L. Andrews — of Sheffield,ColbertCounty, Ala.Born in Mobile,MobileCounty, Ala.,August9, 1871.Democrat.Lawyer;banker;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama,1920(alternate),1924.SouthernMethodist. Member,American BarAssociation;Rotary.DiedDecember23, 1945 (age74 years, 136days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Allen Jones Roulhac (1876-1947) — also known asAllen J. Roulhac — ofColbertCounty, Ala.BornJuly 6,1876.Electeddelegateto Alabama convention to ratify 21st amendment from ColbertCounty 1933, but did not serve.DiedNovember7, 1947 (age71 years, 124days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
Colbert CountyCourthouse Grounds
Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: | | | Howell Thomas Heflin (1921-2005) — also known asHowell T. Heflin — of Tuscumbia,ColbertCounty, Ala.Born in Poulan,WorthCounty, Ga.,June 19,1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;lawyer;chiefjustice of Alabama state supreme court, 1971-77;U.S.Senator from Alabama, 1979-97; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Alabama,1996.Methodist.Member,LambdaChi Alpha.Died in Sheffield,ColbertCounty, Ala.,March29, 2005 (age83 years, 283days).Interment atOakwood Cemetery; statue atColbert County Courthouse Grounds.
OakwoodCemetery
Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Howell Thomas Heflin (1921-2005) — also known asHowell T. Heflin — of Tuscumbia,ColbertCounty, Ala.Born in Poulan,WorthCounty, Ga.,June 19,1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;lawyer;chiefjustice of Alabama state supreme court, 1971-77;U.S.Senator from Alabama, 1979-97; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Alabama,1996.Methodist.Member,LambdaChi Alpha.Died in Sheffield,ColbertCounty, Ala.,March29, 2005 (age83 years, 283days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery; statue atColbertCounty Courthouse Grounds. | | Edward Berton Almon (1860-1933) — also known asEdward B. Almon — of Tuscumbia,ColbertCounty, Ala.Born near Moulton,LawrenceCounty, Ala.,April18, 1860.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofAlabamastate senate, 1892-94; Democratic Presidential Elector forAlabama,1897;circuit judge in Alabama, 1898-1906; member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1910-15;Speaker ofthe Alabama State House of Representatives, 1911;U.S.Representative from Alabama 8th District, 1915-33; died in office1933.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Woodmen;Elks;Maccabees;Knightsof Honor.Died inWashington,D.C.,June 22,1933 (age73 years, 65days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Archibald Hill Carmichael (1864-1947) — also known asArchibald H. Carmichael — of Tuscumbia,ColbertCounty, Ala.Born near Sylvan Grove,DaleCounty, Ala.,June 17,1864.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901;Speaker ofthe Alabama State House of Representatives, 1906, 1915; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Alabama,1916,1928,1932;member ofAlabamastate senate, 1918;U.S.Representative from Alabama 8th District, 1933-37; director,First NationalBank ofTuscumbia.Methodist.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;SigmaNu;Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Maccabees.Died in Tuscumbia,ColbertCounty, Ala.,July 15,1947 (age83 years, 28days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Arthur Henley Keller (1836-1896) — also known asA. H. Keller — of Tuscumbia,ColbertCounty, Ala.BornFebruary5, 1836.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama,1876,1880.DiedAugust29, 1896 (age60 years, 206days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
Winston FamilyCemetery
Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Robert Burns Lindsay (1824-1902) — also known asRobert B. Lindsay — of Tuscumbia,ColbertCounty, Ala.Born in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire (now Dumfries and Galloway),Scotland,July4, 1824.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1853; member ofAlabamastate senate, 1857, 1866; Democratic Presidential Elector forAlabama,1860;Governorof Alabama, 1870-72.Scottishancestry.Died in Tuscumbia,ColbertCounty, Ala.,February13, 1902 (age77 years, 224days).Interment at Winston Family Cemetery. | | Joseph Harrington Nathan (1856-1955) — also known asJoseph H. Nathan — of Sheffield,ColbertCounty, Ala.Born in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,January7, 1856.Democrat.Lawyer;circuit judge in Alabama, 1906; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Alabama,1912,1916.Died in Florence,LauderdaleCounty, Ala.,July 21,1955 (age99 years, 195days).Interment at Winston Family Cemetery.
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