Index to Locations Private or family graveyardsNear Mathews StationGilmer-Christian-Barnett CemeteryMontgomeryBlount Cultural ParkMontgomeryCedars PlantationMontgomeryGreenwood CemeteryMontgomeryOakwood Cemetery
Private or familygraveyard
Montgomery County, Alabama
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Julius Caesar Alford (1799-1863) — also known asJulius C. Alford — of LaGrange,TroupCounty, Ga.Born in Greensboro,GreeneCounty, Ga.,May 10,1799.Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1830;U.S.Representative from Georgia at-large, 1837, 1839-41; defeated,1836; candidate forU.S.Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1855;delegateto Alabama secession convention, 1861.Slaveowner. Died near Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,January1, 1863 (age63 years, 236days).Interment in a private or family graveyard.
Gilmer-Christian-Barnett Cemetery
Near Mathews Station, Montgomery County, Alabama
Blount CulturalPark
Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: | | | Winton Malcolm Blount (1921-2002) — also known asWinton M. Blount;Red Blount — of Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Born in Union Springs,BullockCounty, Ala.,February1, 1921.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;U.S.Postmaster General, 1969-71; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Alabama,1972(delegation chair); candidate forU.S.Senator from Alabama, 1972.Presbyterian.Died in Highlands,MaconCounty, N.C.,October24, 2002 (age81 years, 265days).Interment atGreenwood Cemetery; statue atBlount Cultural Park.
CedarsPlantation
Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Willis Brewer (1844-1912) — of Hayneville,LowndesCounty, Ala.Born near Livingston,SumterCounty, Ala.,March15, 1844.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;journalist;lawyer;planter;LowndesCounty Treasurer, 1871;Alabamastate auditor, 1876-80; member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1880-82, 1890-94; member ofAlabamastate senate, 1882-90, 1894-97; Presidential Elector for Alabama,1893;U.S.Representative from Alabama 5th District, 1897-1901.Died in Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,October30, 1912 (age68 years, 229days).Entombed at Cedars Plantation.
GreenwoodCemetery
Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George Corley Wallace Jr. (1919-1998) — also known asGeorge C. Wallace — of Clayton,BarbourCounty, Ala.; Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Born in Clio,BarbourCounty, Ala.,August25, 1919.Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1947-53; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Alabama,1948(alternate),1956;circuit judge in Alabama, 1953-58;Governor ofAlabama, 1963-67, 1971-72, 1972-79, 1983-87; defeated inDemocratic primary, 1958; candidate for Democratic nomination forPresident,1964,1972,1976;American Independent candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1968.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Order of theEastern Star;Shriners;Moose;Elks;Woodmen;Civitan;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans.Worked as a professionalboxerin the late 1930s. While campaigning in Maryland on May 15, 1972, wasshotby Arthur Bremer; the injuryparalyzedboth legs. Along with Ohio'sJamesA. Rhodes, he was the longest serving state governor in U.S.history.Died in JacksonHospital,Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,September13, 1998 (age79 years, 19days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof George C. Wallace and Mozell (Smith) Wallace; married,June 4,1971, to Cornelia Ellis Snively (niece ofJamesElisha Folsom; first cousin ofJamesElisha Folsom Jr.); married1981 to LisaTaylor; married,May 21,1943, toLurleenBrigham Burns; father ofGeorgeC. Wallace Jr.. | | | | Political family:Wallace-Folsomfamily of Montgomery, Alabama. | | | | Cross-reference:SeybournH. Lynne | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile | | | | Books about George C. Wallace: StephanLesher,GeorgeWallace : An American Populist — Dan T. Carter,ThePolitics of Rage : George Wallace, the Origins of the NewConservatism, and the Transformation of AmericanPolitics — Lloyd Rohler,GeorgeWallace : Conservative Populist — Jeff Frederick,StandUp for Alabama: Governor George C. Wallace |
| | Joseph Lister Hill (1894-1984) — also known asLister Hill — of Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Born in Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,December29, 1894.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1923-38; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Alabama,1924,1940,1948,1952;speaker,1944;U.S.Senator from Alabama, 1938-69.Methodist.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Woodmen;PhiBeta Kappa.Died in Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,December21, 1984 (age89 years, 358days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Winton Malcolm Blount (1921-2002) — also known asWinton M. Blount;Red Blount — of Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Born in Union Springs,BullockCounty, Ala.,February1, 1921.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;U.S.Postmaster General, 1969-71; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Alabama,1972(delegation chair); candidate forU.S.Senator from Alabama, 1972.Presbyterian.Died in Highlands,MaconCounty, N.C.,October24, 2002 (age81 years, 265days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery; statue atBlountCultural Park. | | David Bibb Graves (1873-1942) — also known asBibb Graves — of Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Born in Hope Hull,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,April 1,1873.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lawyer;AlabamaDemocratic state chair, 1914-18; colonel in the U.S. Army duringWorld War I;Governor ofAlabama, 1927-31, 1935-39; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Alabama,1936.Christian.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Sons ofthe Revolution;PhiBeta Kappa.Died in Sarasota,SarasotaCounty, Fla.,March14, 1942 (age68 years, 347days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Leon Clarence McCord (1878-1952) — also known asLeon McCord — of Scottsboro,JacksonCounty, Ala.; Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Born in Conyers,RockdaleCounty, Ga.,June 21,1878.Democrat.Lawyer;Alabama Railroad Commissioner, 1911-15; circuit judge in Alabama,1916-35; candidate forGovernor ofAlabama, 1934; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Alabama, 1937;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1938-51; tooksenior status 1951.DiedFebruary11, 1952 (age73 years, 235days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Seth Gordon Persons (1902-1965) — also known asGordon Persons — of Alabama. Born in Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,February5, 1902.Democrat.Governor ofAlabama, 1951-55.Died, of astroke,in Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,May 29,1965 (age63 years, 113days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Lurleen Burns Wallace (1926-1968) — also known asLurleen B. Wallace;Lurleen BrighamBurns —of Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Born in Tuscaloosa,TuscaloosaCounty, Ala.,September19, 1926.Democrat.Governor ofAlabama, 1967-68; died in office 1968.Female.Methodist.Died, ofuterinecancer, in Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,May 7,1968 (age41 years, 231days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.| | Relatives:Daughter of Henry Burns and Estelle (Burroughs) Burns; married,May 21,1943, toGeorgeCorley Wallace Jr.. | | | | Political family:Wallace-Folsomfamily of Montgomery, Alabama. | | | | The Lurleen WallaceTumorInstitute, at theUniversityof AlabamaBirmingham,isnamed forher. — Lurleen B. WallaceCommunityCollege (established 1967 as Lurleen B. Wallace Junior College),with campuses inCovington,Butler,andCrenshawcounties, Alabama, isnamed forher. —LakeLurleen, and Lake LurleenStatePark, inTuscaloosaCounty, Alabama, arenamed forher. | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —NNDBdossier |
| | Dixie Bibb Graves (1882-1965) — also known asDixie Bilele — of Alabama. Born near Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,July 26,1882.Democrat.U.S.Senator from Alabama, 1937-38; resigned 1938.Female.Member,UnitedDaughters of the Confederacy;Women'sChristian Temperance Union.Active in the women's suffrage movement. Died in Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,January21, 1965 (age82 years, 179days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | J. Haden Alldredge (1887-1962) — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.; Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Born in Brooksville,BlountCounty, Ala.,July 28,1887.Democrat.Lawyer;economist;member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1939-55.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation.Died in Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,December5, 1962 (age75 years, 130days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Patrick Griffin Alldredge and Sophia (Haden) Alldredge; married1907 toMildred Chilton; married,January12, 1927, to Adna Eley. |
| | John William Abercrombie (1866-1940) — also known asJohn W. Abercrombie — of Anniston,CalhounCounty, Ala.; Tuscaloosa,TuscaloosaCounty, Ala.Born near Kellys Creek,St. ClairCounty, Ala.,May 17,1866.Democrat. Member ofAlabamastate senate, 1896-98;Alabamasuperintendent of education, 1898-1902, 1920-27;president,University of Alabama, 1902-11;U.S.Representative from Alabama at-large, 1913-17.Baptist.Member,KappaAlpha Order;PhiBeta Kappa;Knightsof Pythias;Freemasons;Woodmen;Kiwanis.Died in Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,July 2,1940 (age74 years, 46days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Arthur Bounds Chilton (1890-1934) — also known asArthur B. Chilton;"A.B.C." —of Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.BornJuly 14,1890.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, 1931-34.Died, frompolycystickidney disease, in Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,April21, 1934 (age43 years, 281days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Charles B. Kennamer Jr. (1908-1991) — of Guntersville,MarshallCounty, Ala.; Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Born in Guntersville,MarshallCounty, Ala.,September25, 1908.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama,1932,1936,1940,1944.Died in Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,July 24,1991 (age82 years, 302days).Entombed in mausoleum at Greenwood Cemetery.
OakwoodCemetery
829 Columbus Street
Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Hilary Abner Herbert (1834-1919) — also known asHilary A. Herbert — of Greenville,ButlerCounty, Ala.; Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.;Washington,D.C.Born in Laurensville, Laurens District (now Laurens,LaurensCounty), S.C.,March12, 1834.Democrat.Lawyer;colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1877-93;U.S.Secretary of the Navy, 1893-97.Slaveowner. DiedMarch 6,1919 (age84 years, 359days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Benjamin Fitzpatrick (1802-1869) — of Wetumpka,ElmoreCounty, Ala.Born inGreeneCounty, Ga.,June 30,1802.Democrat.Governor ofAlabama, 1841-45;U.S.Senator from Alabama, 1848-49, 1853-55, 1855-61; nominee forVicePresident of the United States 1860;delegateto Alabama state constitutional convention, 1865.Slaveowner. Died near Wetumpka,AutaugaCounty, Ala.,November21, 1869 (age67 years, 144days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.  | Thomas Goode Jones (1844-1914) — also known asThomas G. Jones — of Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Born in Macon,BibbCounty, Ga.,November26, 1844.Democrat. Major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1885-88;Governor ofAlabama, 1890-94; delegate to Gold Democrat National Conventionfrom Alabama, 1896.Died in Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,April28, 1914 (age69 years, 153days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | George Thomas Goldthwaite (1809-1879) — of Alabama. Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,December10, 1809.Democrat. Circuit judge in Alabama, 1843-52;associatejustice of Alabama state supreme court, 1852-56;U.S.Senator from Alabama, 1871-77.Slaveowner. Died in Tuscaloosa,TuscaloosaCounty, Ala.,March16, 1879 (age69 years, 96days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | John Russell Tyson (1856-1923) — also known asJohn R. Tyson — of Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Born inLowndesCounty, Ala.,November28, 1856.Democrat. Member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1880-82; circuit judge inAlabama, 1892-98;associatejustice of Alabama state supreme court, 1898-1906;chiefjustice of Alabama state supreme court, 1906-09; resigned 1909;U.S.Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1921-23; died in office1923.Baptist.DiedMarch27, 1923 (age66 years, 119days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Thomas Hill Watts (1819-1892) — also known asThomas H. Watts — of Alabama. Born near Greenville,ButlerCounty, Ala.,January3, 1819.Lawyer;member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1842-45, 1880-81; member ofAlabamastate senate, 1847-53; candidate forU.S.Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1855;delegateto Alabama secession convention, 1861; colonel in the ConfederateArmy during the Civil War;ConfederateAttorney General, 1862-63;Governor ofAlabama, 1863-65;arrestedbyUnionforces in Union Springs, Alabama, in May 1865;imprisonedfor a few weeks.Baptist.Slaveowner. Died in Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,September16, 1892 (age73 years, 257days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Henry Washington Hilliard (1808-1892) — also known asHenry W. Hilliard — of Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.; Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.; Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born in Fayetteville,CumberlandCounty, N.C.,August4, 1808.Whig. Member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1836; delegate to Whig NationalConvention from Alabama, 1839 (member, Balloting Committee; member,Committee to Notify Nominees); U.S. Charge d'Affaires toBelgium, 1842-44;U.S.Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1845-51; general in theConfederate Army during the Civil War; U.S. Minister toBrazil, 1877-81.Slaveowner. Died in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,December17, 1892 (age84 years, 135days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Elisha Young Fair (1809-1886) — also known asElisha Y. Fair — of Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Born in Prosperity, Newberry District (nowNewberryCounty), S.C.,July 4,1809.Lawyer;planter;U.S. Minister toBelgium, 1858-61.Died in Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,December23, 1886 (age77 years, 172days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | William Calvin Oates (1833-1910) — also known asWilliam C. Oates — of Abbeville,HenryCounty, Ala.Born in Alabama,November30, 1833.Democrat.Lawyer;colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Alabama,1868;member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1870;delegateto Alabama state constitutional convention, 1875;U.S.Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1881-94; defeated,1878;Governor ofAlabama, 1894-96;delegateto Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901.Died in Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,September9, 1910 (age76 years, 283days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | David Clopton (1820-1892) — of Tuskegee,MaconCounty, Ala.Born near Milledgeville,PutnamCounty, Ga.,September29, 1820.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1859-61; served in theConfederate Army during the Civil War;Representativefrom Alabama in the Confederate Congress 7th District, 1862-65;member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1878;associatejustice of Alabama state supreme court, 1884-92; died in office1892.Slaveowner. Died in Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,February5, 1892 (age71 years, 129days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | William Parish Chilton (1810-1871) — also known asWilliam P. Chilton — of Alabama. Born near Elizabethtown,HardinCounty, Ky.,August10, 1810.Member of Alabama state legislature, 1839; candidate forU.S.Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1843;associatejustice of Alabama state supreme court, 1852-56; member ofAlabamastate senate, 1859;Delegatefrom Alabama to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;Representativefrom Alabama in the Confederate Congress 6th District, 1862-65.Died in Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,January20, 1871 (age60 years, 163days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | William Lowndes Yancey (1814-1863) — also known asWilliam L. Yancey;"The Orator ofSecession" —of Greenville, Greenville District (nowGreenvilleCounty), S.C.; Wetumpka,ElmoreCounty, Ala.; Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Born inWarrenCounty, Ga.,August10, 1814.Democrat.Newspapereditor;planter; inSeptember 1838, hekilledDr. Robinson Earle in a street brawl;convictedofmanslaughter,andsentencedto a year in jail, butpardoneda few months later; member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1841; member ofAlabamastate senate, 1843;U.S.Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1844-46; resigned 1846;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama,1860;delegateto Alabama secession convention, 1861;Senatorfrom Alabama in the Confederate Congress, 1862-63; died in office1863.Slaveowner. Died in Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,July 23,1863 (age48 years, 347days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | George Washington Taylor (1849-1932) — also known asGeorge W. Taylor — of Demopolis,MarengoCounty, Ala.Born inMontgomeryCounty, Ala.,January16, 1849.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; memberofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1878;U.S.Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1897-1915; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Alabama,1920(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization).DiedDecember21, 1932 (age83 years, 340days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Malcolm Daniel Graham (1827-1878) — of Texas. Born inAutaugaCounty, Ala.,July 6,1827.Member ofTexasstate senate, 1857;Texasstate attorney general, 1858-60; colonel in the Confederate Armyduring the Civil War;Representativefrom Texas in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64.Died in Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,October8, 1878 (age51 years, 94days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Ariosto Appling Wiley (1848-1908) — also known asAriosto A. Wiley — of Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Born in Clayton,BarbourCounty, Ala.,November6, 1848.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama,1880;member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1884-85, 1888-89, 1896-97; memberofAlabamastate senate, 1890-93, 1898-99; colonel in the U.S. Army duringthe Spanish-American War;U.S.Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1901-08; died in office1908.Died in Hot Springs,BathCounty, Va.,June 17,1908 (age59 years, 224days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Robert Fulwood Ligon (1823-1901) — of Tuskegee,MaconCounty, Ala.; Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Born in Watkinsville,OconeeCounty, Ga.,December16, 1823.Democrat.Lawyer;planter;member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1849; member ofAlabamastate senate, 1861; served in the Confederate Army during theCivil War; candidate forGovernor ofAlabama, 1872;LieutenantGovernor of Alabama, 1874-76;U.S.Representative from Alabama 5th District, 1877-79.Methodist.FrenchHuguenot ancestry. Member,Freemasons.Slaveowner. Died in Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,October11, 1901 (age77 years, 299days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Samuel Doak Holt (1803-1863) — of Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Born in Elberton,ElbertCounty, Ga.,October14, 1803.Whig.Physician;mayorof Montgomery, Ala., 1838, 1852.Methodist.Died in Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,April23, 1863 (age59 years, 191days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Asa Evans Stratton Jr. (1844-1921) — also known asAsa E. Stratton — ofBrazoriaCounty, Tex.; Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Born inPanolaCounty, Miss.,January13, 1844.Republican. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;BrazoriaCounty Judge;BrazoriaCounty Attorney; member ofTexasstate senate 10th District, 1880-84;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, 1884-85; Republicancandidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama,1888;candidate forGovernor ofAlabama, 1906; delegate to Republican National Convention fromAlabama,1912(alternate),1916.Member,PhiGamma Delta.Died in Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,April26, 1921 (age77 years, 103days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | James Edwin Belser (1805-1859) — also known asJames E. Belser — of Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Born in Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.,December22, 1805.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1828, 1853, 1857;U.S.Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1843-45.Slaveowner. Died in Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,January16, 1859 (age53 years, 25days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Wilson T. Nesbitt (d. 1861) — of Spartanburg,SpartanburgCounty, S.C.Born in South Carolina. Democrat. Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1810-14;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 8th District, 1817-19.Slaveowner. Died in Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,May 13,1861.Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Jack Thorington (d. 1871) — of Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Mayorof Montgomery, Ala., 1839-40; colonel in the Confederate Armyduring the Civil War.DiedAugust6, 1871.Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Albert Taylor Goodwyn (1842-1931) — also known asAlbert T. Goodwyn — of Robinson Springs,ElmoreCounty, Ala.Born in Robinson Springs,ElmoreCounty, Ala.,December17, 1842.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;farmer;state inspector of convicts, 1874-80; member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1886-87; member ofAlabamastate senate, 1892-96;U.S.Representative from Alabama 5th District, 1896-97;commander-in-chief, United Confederate Veterans, 1928-29.Member,UnitedConfederate Veterans.Died in Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.,July 1,1931 (age88 years, 196days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Samuel Dale (1772-1841) — also known asSam Dale — of Alabama; Mississippi. Born inRockbridgeCounty, Va.,1772.Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1819; member ofMississippistate house of representatives, 1836.Scotch-Irishancestry.Died near Daleville,LauderdaleCounty, Miss.,May 24,1841 (ageabout 68years).Original interment ataprivate or family graveyard, Lauderdale County, Miss.;reinterment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Nathan Howard Alexander (1854-1915) — also known asNathan H. Alexander — of Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Born in Alabama,August22, 1854.Republican.Druggist;receiverof U.S. Land Office at Montgomery, Alabama, 1891, 1903-07;delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama,1896(member,CredentialsCommittee),1900(alternate),1904(member,CredentialsCommittee),1908;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama,1896;registerof U.S. Land Office at Montgomery, Alabama, 1909.Congregationalist.Africanancestry.Died inMontgomeryCounty, Ala.,September24, 1915 (age61 years, 33days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Joseph Wesley Dimmick (1838-1911) — also known asJoseph W. Dimmick — of Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.Born inSchuylerCounty, Ill.,November7, 1838.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; postmasteratMontgomery,Ala., 1869-73; delegate to Republican National Convention fromAlabama,1900.DiedJuly 15,1911 (age72 years, 250days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | James Holt Clanton (1827-1871) — also known asJames H. Clanton — of Alabama. Born inColumbiaCounty, Ga.,January8, 1827.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;lawyer;member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1850; Presidential Elector forAlabama,1860;general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Alabama,1868.In a hostile encounter with attorney David Nelson, son ofT. A.R. Nelson, on Gay Street in front of the Lamar HouseHotel andthe St. NicholasSaloon,Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn., Nelson, who was intoxicated,shot andkilledhim,September27, 1871 (age44 years, 262days). Nelson was charged with murder, but a jury found notguilty.Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | William Youngblood (d. 1924) — of Union Springs,BullockCounty, Ala.; Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama,1880,1888;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Alabama, 1896.Died in Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.,1924.Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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