Index to Locations AuburnPine Hill CemeteryOpelikaRosemere Cemetery
Pine HillCemetery
Auburn, Lee County, Alabama
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  James Ferguson Dowdell (1818-1871) — also known asJames F. Dowdell — of Chambers Court House (now Lafayette),ChambersCounty, Ala.Born near Monticello,JasperCounty, Ga.,November26, 1818.Lawyer;candidate forAlabamastate house of representatives, 1849, 1851;U.S.Representative from Alabama, 1853-59 (7th District 1853-55, 3rdDistrict 1855-59); colonel in the Confederate Army during the CivilWar;president,East Alabama College at Auburn, 1868-70.Slaveowner. Died near Auburn,LeeCounty, Ala.,September6, 1871 (age52 years, 284days).Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery. | | William Crawford Dowdell (1826-1901) — also known asWilliam C. Dowdell — of Auburn,LeeCounty, Ala.Born inJasperCounty, Ga.,February8, 1826.Democrat. Postmaster atAuburn,Ala., 1895-1901.Methodist.Died in Auburn,LeeCounty, Ala.,March17, 1901 (age75 years, 37days).Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery.
RosemereCemetery
Opelika, Lee County, Alabama
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William James Samford (1844-1901) — of Alabama. Born inMeriwetherCounty, Ga.,September16, 1844.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;Democratic Presidential Elector for Alabama,1872;delegateto Alabama state constitutional convention, 1875; DemocraticPresidential Elector for Alabama,1876;U.S.Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1879-81; member ofAlabamastate senate, 1892-95;Governor ofAlabama, 1900-01; died in office 1901.Died in Tuscaloosa,TuscaloosaCounty, Ala.,June 11,1901 (age56 years, 268days).Interment at Rosemere Cemetery. | | William Louis Dickinson (1925-2008) — also known asWilliam L. Dickinson;BillDickinson —of Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Born in Opelika,LeeCounty, Ala.,June 5,1925.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;common pleas court judge in Alabama, 1953-59; circuit judge inAlabama, 1959-63; assistant vice president, SouthernRailwaySystem, 1963-64;U.S.Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1965-93.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Kiwanis;American BarAssociation.Died, fromcoloncancer, in Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,March31, 2008 (age82 years, 300days).Interment at Rosemere Cemetery. | | Thomas Drake Samford (1868-1947) — also known asThomas D. Samford — of Opelika,LeeCounty, Ala.Born in Auburn,LeeCounty, Ala.,November2, 1868.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofAlabamaDemocratic State Executive Committee, 1896-98; president,Bank ofOpelika, 1911-12; director, Lowe & SamfordGrocery Co.;U.S.Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, 1913-24, 1934-42.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias.DiedFebruary26, 1947 (age78 years, 116days).Interment at Rosemere Cemetery. | | George Paul Harrison (1841-1922) — also known asGeorge P. Harrison — of Opelika,LeeCounty, Ala.Born near Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,March19, 1841.Democrat. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;delegateto Alabama state constitutional convention, 1875; member ofAlabamastate senate, 1876; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Alabama,1892(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization);U.S.Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1894-97;delegateto Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901.Died in Opelika,LeeCounty, Ala.,July 17,1922 (age81 years, 120days).Interment at Rosemere Cemetery. | | Nimrod Davis Denson (1856-1927) — also known asN. D. Denson — of Lafayette,ChambersCounty, Ala.; Opelika,LeeCounty, Ala.Born inRussellCounty, Ala.,June 20,1856.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofAlabamastate senate, 1884-88; circuit judge in Alabama, 1892-1904;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama,1900,1916;associatejustice of Alabama state supreme court, 1904-09.Died in Columbus,MuscogeeCounty, Ga.,March25, 1927 (age70 years, 278days).Interment at Rosemere Cemetery. | | Dallas Burton Smith (1883-1936) — also known asDallas B. Smith — of Opelika,LeeCounty, Ala.Born in Opelika,LeeCounty, Ala.,March 9,1883.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; colonel in the U.S.Army during World War I; candidate forGovernor ofAlabama, 1918; delegate to Republican National Convention fromAlabama,1920;candidate forU.S.Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1920.Member,Rotary;Freemasons.Died, in the VeteransHospital,Gulfport,HarrisonCounty, Miss.,August1, 1936 (age53 years, 145days).Interment at Rosemere Cemetery. | | Dallas Burton Smith (1844-1913) — also known asDallas B. Smith — of Opelika,LeeCounty, Ala.Born near Wedowee,RandolphCounty, Ala.,October19, 1844.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;merchant;postmaster atOpelika,Ala., 1889-93, 1897-1913; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Alabama,1896(alternate),1908.Member,Elks;GrandArmy of the Republic;LoyalLegion.Died, fromlocomotorataxia, in Opelika,LeeCounty, Ala.,January25, 1913 (age68 years, 98days).Interment at Rosemere Cemetery. | | Nimrod Davis Denson Jr. (1887-1958) — also known asNim Denson — of Opelika,LeeCounty, Ala.Born in Alabama,January31, 1887.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromAlabama,1936.DiedJune 13,1958 (age71 years, 133days).Interment at Rosemere Cemetery.
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