Bartow County
Georgia
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Bartow County
Georgia
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Bartow County
Index to Locations Private or familygraveyard Bartow County, Georgia
East ViewCemetery Adairsville, Bartow County, Georgia
|  Jonathan Pressley Dyar (1845-1923) — also known asJ. P. Dyar — of Adairsville,BartowCounty, Ga.Born inHartCounty, Ga.,April15, 1845.Republican.Farmer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia,1908,1912.Died in Adairsville,BartowCounty, Ga.,July 18,1923 (age78 years, 94days).Entombed at East View Cemetery.
| Jonathan Paul Dyar (1886-1951) — also known asJ. Paul Dyar — of Calhoun,GordonCounty, Ga.Born in Adairsville,BartowCounty, Ga.,July 25,1886.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromGeorgia,1940.Died inFultonCounty, Ga.,February16, 1951 (age64 years, 206days).Entombed at East View Cemetery.
UnknownLocation Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia Oak HillCemetery Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia
| Pierce Manning Butler Young (1836-1896) — also known asPierce M. B. Young — of Cartersville,BartowCounty, Ga.Born in Spartanburg,SpartanburgCounty, S.C.,November15, 1836.Democrat. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Georgia, 1868-69, 1870-75 (6th District1868-69, 7th District 1870-75); delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Georgia,1876(member,CredentialsCommittee),1880(member,CredentialsCommittee); U.S. Consul General inSt. Petersburg, 1885-86; U.S. Minister toGuatemala, 1893-96;Honduras, 1893-96.Slaveowner. Died in PresbyterianHospital,New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 6,1896 (age59 years, 234days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
| Rebecca Latimer Felton (1835-1930) — also known asRebecca Ann Latimer — of Cartersville,BartowCounty, Ga.Born near Decatur,DeKalbCounty, Ga.,June 10,1835.Democrat.U.S.Senator from Georgia, 1922.Female.Firstwoman in the U.S. Senate.Slaveowner. Died in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,January24, 1930 (age94 years, 228days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
| Mark Anthony Cooper (1800-1885) — also known asMark A. Cooper — of Columbus,MuscogeeCounty, Ga.Born near Powellton,HancockCounty, Ga.,April20, 1800.Lawyer;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1833;U.S.Representative from Georgia at-large, 1839-41, 1842-43;ironmanufacturer; member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1876.Slaveowner. Died near Cartersville,BartowCounty, Ga.,March17, 1885 (age84 years, 331days).Original interment ata private or familygraveyard, Bartow County, Ga.; reinterment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
| William Harrell Felton (1823-1909) — of Cartersville,BartowCounty, Ga.Born near Lexington,OglethorpeCounty, Ga.,June 19,1823.Democrat. Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1851, 1884-90;U.S.Representative from Georgia 7th District, 1875-81.Methodist.Slaveowner. Died in Cartersville,BartowCounty, Ga.,September24, 1909 (age86 years, 97days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
CassvilleCemetery Cassville, Bartow County, Georgia
| William Tatum Wofford (1824-1884) — of Georgia. Born inHabershamCounty, Ga.,June 28,1824.Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1849-53;delegateto Georgia secession convention, 1861; general in the ConfederateArmy during the Civil War;delegateto Georgia state constitutional convention, 1877.Died near Cass Station,BartowCounty, Ga.,May 22,1884 (age59 years, 329days).Interment at Cassville Cemetery. | Hawkins F. Price (1822-1874) — of Georgia. Born in Raleigh,WakeCounty, N.C.,1822.Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1857-58, 1863-65;delegateto Georgia secession convention, 1861.DiedDecember8, 1874 (ageabout 52years).Interment at Cassville Cemetery.EmersonCemetery Emerson, Bartow County, Georgia
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