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Morgan County
Alabama

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Morgan County

Christopher Columbus Harris (1842-1935) — of Alabama. Born near Mt. Hope,LawrenceCounty, Ala.,January28, 1842.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Alabama 8th District, 1914-15.Died in Decatur,MorganCounty, Ala.,December28, 1935 (age93 years, 334days).Interment at Decatur Cemetery.

Index to Locations

DecaturDecatur Cemetery

Near DecaturMcKendree Cemetery

DecaturCemetery
Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama

Seybourn Harris Lynne (1907-2000) — also known asSeybourn H. Lynne — of Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.Born in Decatur,MorganCounty, Ala.,July 25,1907.Democrat.Lawyer;county judge in Alabama, 1934-40; circuit judge in Alabama, 1940-42;served in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1946-73;took senior status 1973.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;BlueKey;PiKappa Alpha;PhiKappa Phi;PhiDelta Phi;OmicronDelta Kappa;Kiwanis.In 1963, he prohibited Gov.GeorgeC. Wallace from barring two Black students from attending theUniversity of Alabama. In 1969, he ordered that Elmwood Cemetery inBirmingham, Ala., be desegregated.Died in Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.,September10, 2000 (age93 years, 47days).Interment at Decatur Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof Seybourn Arthur Lynne and Annie Leigh (Harris) Lynne; married,June 16,1937, to Katherine Donaldson Brandau.
		The Seybourn H. LynneU.S.Courthouse andPostOffice, inDecatur,Alabama, isnamed forhim.

	Presumably namedfor:ChristopherColumbus
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Henry Floyd Sherrod (1890-1977) — also known asH. Floyd Sherrod — of Decatur,MorganCounty, Ala.Born in Florence,LauderdaleCounty, Ala.,December2, 1890.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;school teacherand principal; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromAlabama,1932(alternate),1948(alternate),1952(alternate),1968.Churchof Christ; laterMethodist.Member,Civitan;KappaDelta Pi;AmericanLegion;FarmBureau.DiedDecember1, 1977 (age86 years, 364days).Interment at Decatur Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof John Henry Sherrod and Bertie Sherrod; married,June 20,1918, to Effie D. Poole; married,February15, 1970, to Grace Lee (Widner) Sandlin.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

McKendreeCemetery
Near Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama

Charles Christopher Sheats (1839-1904) — of Decatur,MorganCounty, Ala.Born inWalkerCounty, Ala.,April10, 1839.Republican.Delegateto Alabama secession convention, 1861; member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1861-62;delegateto Alabama state constitutional convention, 1865; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Alabama,1872,1884;U.S.Representative from Alabama at-large, 1873-75; defeated, 1874.Opposed secession in 1860;expelledfrom the Alabama House of Representatives in 1862 because of hisadherenceto the Union;imprisonedby Confederate authorities on achargeoftreason,but never tried.Died in Decatur,MorganCounty, Ala.,May 27,1904 (age65 years, 47days).Interment at McKendree Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

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