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Jefferson County
Arkansas

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Jefferson County

Oliver P. Snyder (1833-1882) — of Pine Bluff,JeffersonCounty, Ark.Born in Missouri,November13, 1833.Republican. Member of Arkansas state legislature, 1860;U.S.Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 1871-75; defeated,1876; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas,1872,1876,1880.Died in Pine Bluff,JeffersonCounty, Ark.,November22, 1882 (age49 years, 9days).Interment at Bellewood Cemetery.

Index to Locations

Pine BluffBellewood Cemetery

Pine BluffCongregation Anshe EmethCemetery

Pine BluffGrace Church MemorialGarden

Near WabbasekaFlat Bayou BurialGround

BellewoodCemetery
Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas

Samuel Mitchell Taylor (1852-1921) — also known asSamuel M. Taylor;Sam M.Taylor —of Pine Bluff,JeffersonCounty, Ark.Born inItawambaCounty, Miss.,May 25,1852.Democrat. Member ofMississippistate house of representatives, 1879-80;U.S.Representative from Arkansas 6th District, 1913-21; died inoffice 1921.Died inWashington,D.C.,September13, 1921 (age69 years, 111days).Interment at Bellewood Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives:Father ofChesterWilliam Taylor.
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Chester William Taylor (1883-1931) — also known asChester W. Taylor — of Arkansas. Born in Arkansas,July 16,1883.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Arkansas 6th District, 1921-23.DiedJuly 17,1931 (age48 years, 1days).Interment at Bellewood Cemetery.

	Relatives: SonofSamuelMitchell Taylor.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Ferdinand Havis (1846-1918) — also known asFerd Havis — of Pine Bluff,JeffersonCounty, Ark.Born inslavery,inDeshaCounty, Ark.,November15, 1846.Republican.Barber;member ofArkansasstate house of representatives, 1873; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Arkansas,1880,1884,1888,1892,1896(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee),1900,1904(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1912.Africanancestry. Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;OddFellows.Died in Pine Bluff,JeffersonCounty, Ark.,August25, 1918 (age71 years, 283days).Interment at Bellewood Cemetery.

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CongregationAnshe Emeth Cemetery
Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas

Louis Altheimer (1849-1922) — of Pine Bluff,JeffersonCounty, Ark.Born inGermany,1849.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas,1892,1896(alternate); postmaster atPineBluff, Ark., 1901.Jewish.Germanancestry.Died in Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.,May 27,1922 (ageabout 72years).Interment at Congregation Anshe Emeth Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives:Married to Julia Sussholz.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

Grace ChurchMemorial Garden
Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas

D. Boyce Alford (1923-2002) — of Pine Bluff,JeffersonCounty, Ark.Born in Cove,PolkCounty, Ark.,November13, 1923.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;optometrist;member ofArkansasstate house of representatives, 1969-79.Episcopalian.Died, ofheartfailure, at Pine Bluff,JeffersonCounty, Ark.,February27, 2002 (age78 years, 106days).Interment at Grace Church Memorial Garden.

Politicians buriedhere:

Relatives:Brother ofThomasDale Alford.

Flat Bayou BurialGround
Near Wabbaseka, Jefferson County, Arkansas

John Jones Pettus (1813-1867) — also known asJohn J. Pettus — of Mississippi. Born inWilsonCounty, Tenn.,October9, 1813.Governorof Mississippi, 1854, 1859-63.Slaveowner. After the Civil War, as aConfederateleader,amnesty wasrefused to him, and he became afugitive;the manhunt continued until his death, frompneumonia,in Pulaski County (part now inLonokeCounty), Ark.,January25, 1867 (age53 years, 108days).Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment atFlat Bayou Burial Ground.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof John Jones Pettus (1782-1822) and Alice Taylor (Winston) Pettus;brother ofEdmundWinston Pettus; married to Permelia Virginia Winston; married1861 toVirginia Hewell.
		See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial

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