Index to Locations CordovaMt. Carmel CemeteryJasperOak Hill Cemetery
Mt. CarmelCemetery
Cordova, Walker County, Alabama
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Benjamin McFarland Long (1827-1903) — also known asBenjamin M. Long — of Carrollton,CarrollCounty, Ga.; Cordova,WalkerCounty, Ala.Born in Carrollton,CarrollCounty, Ga.,November5, 1827.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;merchant;served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;delegateto Georgia state constitutional convention, 1865; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1872-74; member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1880-82; Presidential Elector forAlabama,1884;delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama,1888;candidate forGovernor ofAlabama, 1890; candidate forU.S.Representative from Alabama, 1894.Methodist.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons.Died in Cordova,WalkerCounty, Ala.,June 17,1903 (age75 years, 224days).Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
Oak HillCemetery
Jasper, Walker County, Alabama
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | William Brockman Bankhead (1874-1940) — also known asWilliam B. Bankhead — of Jasper,WalkerCounty, Ala.Born in Moscow (now Sulligent),LamarCounty, Ala.,April12, 1874.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1900-02;speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1912 ;U.S.Representative from Alabama, 1917-40 (10th District 1917-33, 7thDistrict 1933-40); died in office 1940;Speaker ofthe U.S. House, 1936-40; died in office 1940.Methodist.Member,PhiDelta Theta;Freemasons;OddFellows;JuniorOrder;Woodmen.Died inWashington,D.C.,September15, 1940 (age66 years, 156days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery. | | John Hollis Bankhead II (1872-1946) — also known asJohn H. Bankhead II — of Jasper,WalkerCounty, Ala.Born near Moscow (now Sulligent),LamarCounty, Ala.,July 8,1872.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1903; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Alabama,1928(alternate),1936,1940,1944(alternate;speaker);U.S.Senator from Alabama, 1931-46; died in office 1946; candidate forDemocratic nomination for Vice President,1944.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Died in theU.S.Naval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,June 12,1946 (age73 years, 339days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery. | | John Hollis Bankhead (1842-1920) — also known asJohn H. Bankhead — of Fayette,FayetteCounty, Ala.; Jasper,WalkerCounty, Ala.Born in Moscow, Marion County (now Sulligent,LamarCounty), Ala.,September13, 1842.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; memberofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1865-67, 1880-81; member ofAlabamastate senate, 1876-77;U.S.Representative from Alabama 6th District, 1887-1907;U.S.Senator from Alabama, 1907-20; died in office 1920; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Alabama,1912(speaker).Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Died inWashington,D.C.,March 1,1920 (age77 years, 170days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery. | | Tom Bevill (1921-2005) — also known as"The King of Pork" — of Jasper,WalkerCounty, Ala.Born in Townley,WalkerCounty, Ala.,March27, 1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1959-66;U.S.Representative from Alabama, 1967-97 (7th District 1967-73, 4thDistrict 1973-97); delegate to Democratic National Convention fromAlabama,1996.Baptist.Member,Lions;Moose;OddFellows;PiKappa Alpha.Died, ofheartfailure, in Jasper,WalkerCounty, Ala.,March28, 2005 (age84 years, 1days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery. | | Carl Atwood Elliott (1913-1999) — also known asCarl Elliott — of Jasper,WalkerCounty, Ala.Born in Vina,FranklinCounty, Ala.,December20, 1913.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofAlabamaDemocratic State Executive Committee, 1942-50;U.S.Representative from Alabama, 1949-65 (7th District 1949-63,at-large 1963-65); candidate forGovernor ofAlabama, 1966; Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector forAlabama,1972.Methodist.Member,OmicronDelta Kappa;PhiAlpha Delta;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Amvets;DisabledAmerican Veterans;Lions;Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;OddFellows;Woodmen.DiedJanuary5, 1999 (age85 years, 16days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery. | | Carter Manasco (1902-1992) — of Jasper,WalkerCounty, Ala.Born near Townley,WalkerCounty, Ala.,January3, 1902.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1931-34; secretary to U.S. Rep.WilliamB. Bankhead, 1933-40;U.S.Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1941-49; legislativecounsel, NationalCoalAssociation, 1949-85.Baptist.Member,Freemasons.Died in Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,February5, 1992 (age90 years, 33days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery. | | Walter Will Bankhead (1897-1988) — also known asWalter W. Bankhead — of Jasper,WalkerCounty, Ala.Born in Jasper,WalkerCounty, Ala.,July 21,1897.Democrat.Lawyer;board chairman, BankheadMining Co.and BankheadDevelopmentCo.; president, MammothPacking Co.and BankheadBroadcastingCo.; vice-chairman, First NationalBank ofJasper; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama,1940;U.S.Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1941.Died in Jasper,WalkerCounty, Ala.,November24, 1988 (age91 years, 126days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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