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Lauderdale County
Alabama

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Lauderdale County

Edward Asbury O'Neal (1818-1890) — also known asEdward A. O'Neal — of Alabama. Born inMadisonCounty, Ala.,September21, 1818.Lawyer;general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;delegateto Alabama state constitutional convention, 1875;Governor ofAlabama, 1882-86.Died in Florence,LauderdaleCounty, Ala.,November7, 1890 (age72 years, 47days).Interment at City Cemetery.

Index to Locations

FlorenceCity Cemetery

FlorenceFlorence Cemetery

FlorenceGreenview MemorialGardens

Mars HillMoore-McVay Cemetery

CityCemetery
Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama

Emmet O'Neal (1853-1922) — of Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.Born in Florence,LauderdaleCounty, Ala.,September23, 1853.Democrat.Lawyer;Democratic Presidential Elector for Alabama,1889;Democratic Presidential Elector for Alabama,1893;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, 1893-97;delegateto Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Alabama,1904(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1912(speaker);Democratic Presidential Elector for Alabama,1909;Governorof Alabama, 1911-15.Member,American BarAssociation.DiedSeptember7, 1922 (age68 years, 349days).Interment at City Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: SonofEdwardAsbury O'Neal and Olivia (Moore) O'Neal; married,July 21,1881, to Lizzie Kirkman.
		See alsoNational GovernorsAssociation biography —Wikipediaarticle

	Relatives: Sonof Edward O'Neal and Rebecca (Wheat) O'Neal; married,April12, 1838, to Olivia Moore; father ofEmmetO'Neal.
		O'NealBridge(built 1939), on U.S. 43, over the Tennessee River betweenFlorenceandSheffield,Alabama, isnamed forhim.
		See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography

FlorenceCemetery
Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama

Cyrus Washington Ashcraft (1866-1940) — also known asC. W. Ashcraft — of Florence,LauderdaleCounty, Ala.Born inClayCounty, Ala.,February27, 1866.Democrat.Newspaperpublisher;cotton millbusiness;mayorof Florence, Ala., 1910-12; member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1922-26; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Alabama,1924.Baptist.Member,Knightsof Pythias;Elks;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died in Florence,LauderdaleCounty, Ala.,June 24,1940 (age74 years, 118days).Interment at Florence Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof Andrew Jackson Ashcraft and Eliza (Wiley) Ashcraft; married,October9, 1895, to Janie Farr Dunklin; married,June 28,1905, to Zaidee Ellis; married,February3, 1910, to Gillian Chilton Brown.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

GreenviewMemorial Gardens
3657 Old Chisholm Road
Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama
Founded 1950
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.

Marcy Bradshaw Darnall (1872-1960) — also known asMarcy B. Darnall — of Key West,MonroeCounty, Fla.Born inEdgarCounty, Ill.,January27, 1872.Democrat.Newspapereditor and publisher; postmaster atKeyWest, Fla., 1913-21.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;AmericanLegion;UnitedSpanish War Veterans;Civitan;Elks.Died, in Coffee MemorialHospital,Florence,LauderdaleCounty, Ala.,January18, 1960 (age87 years, 356days).Interment at Greenview Memorial Gardens.

Politicians buriedhere:

Relatives:Married to Lutie Milliken.

Adin Batson (1886-1969) — of Florence,LauderdaleCounty, Ala.Born in Rockford,CoosaCounty, Ala.,December25, 1886.Republican.Pharmacist;delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama,1956(alternate),1960.Died in Florence,LauderdaleCounty, Ala.,November23, 1969 (age82 years, 333days).Interment at Greenview Memorial Gardens.

	Relatives: Sonof Susan (Wingard) Batson and James Polk Batson.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

Moore-McVayCemetery
Mars Hill, Lauderdale County, Alabama

Hugh McVay (1788-1851) — ofMadisonCounty, Miss. (now Ala.).Born in1788.Member ofMississippiterritorial House of Representatives, 1811-17;Governor ofAlabama, 1837.DiedMay 9,1851 (ageabout 62years).Interment at Moore-McVay Cemetery.

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