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Baldwin County, Georgia
| Politicians formerlyburied here: | | |  Abner Hammond (1762-1829) — of Georgia. Born in Virginia,January25, 1762.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;secretaryof state of Georgia, 1811-23.Drowned,in Fishing Creek, near Milledgeville,BaldwinCounty, Ga.,July 9,1829 (age67 years, 165days).Original interment at in a private or family graveyard; reintermentatMemory Hill Cemetery, Milledgeville, Ga.
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Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Georgia
Memory HillCemetery
(formerly Milledgeville City Cemetery)
Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Georgia
Founded 1809
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | David Brydie Mitchell (1760-1837) — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.; Milledgeville,BaldwinCounty, Ga.Born in Muthill, Perthshire,Scotland,October22, 1760.Georgiastate attorney general, 1795; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1796;mayorof Savannah, Ga., 1801-02;U.S.Attorney for Georgia, 1802-04;Governor ofGeorgia, 1809-13, 1815-17; U.S. Indian Agent to the Creek Nation,1817-21;resignedfrom this position followingchargesthat he wassmugglingAfricanslaves into the country.Scottishancestry.Died in Milledgeville,BaldwinCounty, Ga.,April22, 1837 (age76 years, 182days).Interment at Memory Hill Cemetery. | | Carl Vinson (1883-1981) — also known as"Father of the Two-OceanNavy" —of Milledgeville,BaldwinCounty, Ga.Born inBaldwinCounty, Ga.,November18, 1883.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1909-12; county judge in Georgia,1912-14;U.S.Representative from Georgia, 1914-65 (10th District 1914-33, 6thDistrict 1933-65); delegate to Democratic National Convention fromGeorgia,1952.Methodist.Member,KappaAlpha Order.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1964.Died in Milledgeville,BaldwinCounty, Ga.,June 1,1981 (age97 years, 195days).Interment at Memory Hill Cemetery. | | Augustus Holmes Kenan (1805-1870) — of Georgia. Born in Montpelier,BaldwinCounty, Ga.,April21, 1805.Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1830; member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1840;delegateto Georgia secession convention, 1861;Delegatefrom Georgia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;Representativefrom Georgia in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64.Died in Milledgeville,BaldwinCounty, Ga.,June 2,1870 (age65 years, 42days).Interment at Memory Hill Cemetery. | | Seaton Grantland (1782-1864) — of Georgia. Born inNew KentCounty, Va.,June 8,1782.Whig.Newspapereditor;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Georgia at-large, 1835-39; Whig PresidentialElector for Georgia,1840.Slaveowner. Died near Milledgeville,BaldwinCounty, Ga.,October18, 1864 (age82 years, 132days).Interment at Memory Hill Cemetery. | | Tomlinson Fort (1787-1859) — of Milledgeville,BaldwinCounty, Ga.Born in Warrenton,WarrenCounty, Ga.,July 14,1787.Democrat.Physician;served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1818-26;U.S.Representative from Georgia 6th District, 1827-29.Slaveowner. Died in Milledgeville,BaldwinCounty, Ga.,May 11,1859 (age71 years, 301days).Interment at Memory Hill Cemetery. | | Iverson Louis Harris (1805-1876) — of Georgia. BornJanuary7, 1805.Superior court judge in Georgia, 1859-65;justice ofGeorgia state supreme court, 1866-68.DiedMarch12, 1876 (age71 years, 65days).Interment at Memory Hill Cemetery. | | Frank Owen Evans (1910-1986) — also known asFrank O. Evans — of Milledgeville,BaldwinCounty, Ga.Born in Gordon,WilkinsonCounty, Ga.,December15, 1910.Republican. Member ofGeorgiaRepublican State Central Committee, 1932-38; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Georgia,1944(alternate),1948,1952(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business); Republican candidate forPresidential Elector for Georgia,1948;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Georgia,1952;U.S.Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, 1953-61.Methodist.Member,PiKappa Phi;PhiAlpha Delta;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Kiwanis.DiedAugust15, 1986 (age75 years, 243days).Interment at Memory Hill Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Robert Earl Evans and Anna R. (Owen) Evans; married to E. AnneBone. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | John William Augustus Sanford (1798-1870) — also known asJohn W. A. Sanford — of Georgia. Born near Milledgeville,BaldwinCounty, Ga.,August28, 1798.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Georgia at-large, 1835;delegateto Georgia state constitutional convention, 1850; general in theConfederate Army during the Civil War.Slaveowner. Died in Milledgeville,BaldwinCounty, Ga.,September12, 1870 (age72 years, 15days).Interment at Memory Hill Cemetery. | | Nathan Crawford Barnett (c.1801-1890) — also known asNathan C. Barnett — of Georgia. Born inColumbiaCounty, Ga., about 1801.Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives; elected 1836;secretaryof state of Georgia, 1843-49, 1851-53, 1861-68, 1873-90.EnglishandScottishancestry.In 1864, as Union troops approached Georgia's then capital ofMilledgeville, he hid and protected the Great Seal of Georgiaunderneath his house.DiedFebruary4, 1890 (ageabout 89years).Interment at Memory Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof William Barnett and Anna (Crawford) Barnett; married to MargaretJ. Morton; married1841 to MaryAnn Cooper; nephew ofWilliamHarris Crawford. |
| | Tomlinson Fort Jr. (1839-1910) — of Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.Born in Milledgeville,BaldwinCounty, Ga.,April26, 1839.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;mayorof Chattanooga, Tenn., 1876.Died in Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.,December4, 1910 (age71 years, 222days).Interment at Memory Hill Cemetery. | | Abner Hammond (1762-1829) — of Georgia. Born in Virginia,January25, 1762.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;secretaryof state of Georgia, 1811-23.Drowned,in Fishing Creek, near Milledgeville,BaldwinCounty, Ga.,July 9,1829 (age67 years, 165days).Original interment ata private or familygraveyard, Baldwin County, Ga.; reinterment at Memory HillCemetery. | | John Jones (1814-1893) — also known as"Honest Jack" — of Georgia. BornJuly 3,1814.Colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;Georgiastate treasurer, 1861-67, 1872-76.Died in afall froman upstairs window of his home, in Milledgeville,BaldwinCounty, Ga.,February28, 1893 (age78 years, 240days).Interment at Memory Hill Cemetery. | | George Washington Harrison (1807-1854) — also known asGeorge W. Harrison — of Georgia. Born inCamdenCounty, Ga.,September20, 1807.Secretaryof state of Georgia, 1849-51.Died in Milledgeville,BaldwinCounty, Ga.,May 15,1854 (age46 years, 237days).Interment at Memory Hill Cemetery. | | Edwards Culver Kidd Jr. (1914-1995) — also known asE. Culver Kidd, Jr. — of Milledgeville,BaldwinCounty, Ga.Born in Milledgeville,BaldwinCounty, Ga.,July 17,1914.Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II;druggist;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives from Baldwin County, 1947-52,1957-63; member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1963-92; defeated in primary, 1992.Methodist.Member,Kiwanis;Jaycees;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans.Died in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,December4, 1995 (age81 years, 140days).Interment at Memory Hill Cemetery. | | Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (1797-1834) — also known asLucius Q. C. Lamar — of Georgia. Born inWarrenCounty, Ga.,July 15,1797.Lawyer;superior court judge in Georgia, 1830-34.When he learned that a man he had sentenced to death for murder wasnot guilty, hekilledhimself bygunshot,Milledgeville,BaldwinCounty, Ga.,July 4,1834 (age36 years, 354days).Interment at Memory Hill Cemetery. | | James Thompson (c.1805-1840) — ofWalkerCounty, Ga.Born about 1805. Member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1840; died in office 1840.Died in1840(ageabout35 years).Interment at Memory Hill Cemetery. | | Fleming Grantland (c.1790-1819) — of Georgia. Born about 1790.Newspapereditor; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1810.DiedJanuary28, 1819 (ageabout 29years).Interment at Memory Hill Cemetery. | | Nathaniel Bradford (1784-1811) — ofCrawfordCounty, Ga.BornMarch30, 1784.Member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1811.Died in Milledgeville,BaldwinCounty, Ga.,November11, 1811 (age27 years, 226days).Interment at Memory Hill Cemetery. | | William W. Baker (c.1796-1826) — ofLibertyCounty, Ga.Born about 1796. Member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1826.DiedDecember22, 1826 (ageabout 30years).Interment at Memory Hill Cemetery. | | Jonathan Lewis (c.1770-1834) — ofBurkeCounty, Ga.Born about 1770. Member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1834.DiedNovember25, 1834 (ageabout 64years).Interment at Memory Hill Cemetery. | | Robert Brown (d. 1838) — ofMurrayCounty, Ga.Member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1838.Died in December,1838.Interment at Memory Hill Cemetery. | | Horatio Webb (c.1787-1840) — ofJacksonCounty, Ga.Born about 1787. Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1840; died in office 1840.Died in1840(ageabout53 years).Interment at Memory Hill Cemetery. | | John Bell (c.1784-1827) — ofDecaturCounty, Ga.Born about 1784. Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1827.Died in Milledgeville,BaldwinCounty, Ga.,December11, 1827 (ageabout 43years).Interment at Memory Hill Cemetery. | | McLin Lunday (c.1792-1834) — ofScrevenCounty, Ga.Born inScrevenCounty, Ga., about 1792.Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1834.DiedDecember5, 1834 (ageabout 42years).Interment at Memory Hill Cemetery. | | Alexander McIntosh Sanford (1804-1843) — ofBryanCounty, Ga.Born inLibertyCounty, Ga.,January10, 1804.Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1843.Died in Milledgeville,BaldwinCounty, Ga.,November19, 1843 (age39 years, 313days).Interment at Memory Hill Cemetery. | | Jacob Hentz (d. 1845) — ofBakerCounty, Ga.Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1845.DiedDecember8, 1845.Interment at Memory Hill Cemetery. | | Lucilius H. Briscoe — of Milledgeville,BaldwinCounty, Ga.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia,1860;delegateto Georgia secession convention, 1861.Interment at Memory Hill Cemetery. | | Samuel G. White — of Georgia. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;physician;delegateto Georgia secession convention, 1861.Interment at Memory Hill Cemetery.
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