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Clarke County, Georgia
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Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Gospel PilgrimCemetery
Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  |  William Anderson Pledger (1852-1904) — also known asWilliam A. Pledger — of Athens,ClarkeCounty, Ga.; Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born in Georgia, February,1852.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia,1880,1888,1892,1896.Africanancestry.Died in Georgia,January8, 1904 (age51 years, 0days).Interment at Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery.
Oconee HillCemetery
207 Cemetery Street
Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
Founded 1856
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Howell Cobb (1815-1868) — of Athens,ClarkeCounty, Ga.Born inJeffersonCounty, Ga.,September7, 1815.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Georgia, 1843-51, 1855-57 (at-large 1843-45,6th District 1845-51, 1855-57);Speaker ofthe U.S. House, 1849-51;Governor ofGeorgia, 1851-53;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1857-60;Delegatefrom Georgia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Slaveowner. Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October9, 1868 (age53 years, 32days).Interment at Oconee Hill Cemetery. | | David Dean Rusk (1909-1994) — also known asDean Rusk — Born inCherokeeCounty, Ga.,February9, 1909.Rhodesscholar; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Secretary of State, 1961-69.Presbyterian.Member,Council onForeign Relations;KappaAlpha Order.Received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1969.Died ofcongestiveheart failure, in Athens,ClarkeCounty, Ga.,December20, 1994 (age85 years, 314days).Interment at Oconee Hill Cemetery. | | Joseph Henry Lumpkin (1799-1867) — also known asJoseph H. Lumpkin — Born inOglethorpeCounty, Ga.,December23, 1799.Lawyer;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1824-25;chiefjustice of Georgia Supreme Court, 1845-67; died in office 1867.Died in Athens,ClarkeCounty, Ga.,June 4,1867 (age67 years, 163days).Interment at Oconee Hill Cemetery. | | Wilson Lumpkin (1783-1870) — of Madison,MorganCounty, Ga.; Monroe,WaltonCounty, Ga.; Athens,ClarkeCounty, Ga.Born inPittsylvaniaCounty, Va.,January14, 1783.Democrat. Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1808; member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1812;U.S.Representative from Georgia, 1815-17, 1827-31 (at-large 1815-17,4th District 1827-29, at-large 1829-31);Governor ofGeorgia, 1831-35;U.S.Senator from Georgia, 1837-41.Slaveowner. Died in Athens,ClarkeCounty, Ga.,December28, 1870 (age87 years, 348days).Interment at Oconee Hill Cemetery. | | William Bailey Lamar (1853-1928) — also known asWilliam B. Lamar — of Monticello,JeffersonCounty, Fla.Born near Monticello,JeffersonCounty, Fla.,June 12,1853.Democrat.Lawyer;county judge in Florida, 1883-86; member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1887;Floridastate attorney general, 1889-99;U.S.Representative from Florida 3rd District, 1903-09.DiedSeptember26, 1928 (age75 years, 106days).Interment at Oconee Hill Cemetery. | | Sampson Willis Harris (1809-1857) — of Wetumpka,ElmoreCounty, Ala.Born inElbertCounty, Ga.,February23, 1809.Democrat. Member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1834, 1844;U.S.Representative from Alabama, 1847-57 (3rd District 1847-55, 7thDistrict 1855-57).Slaveowner. DiedApril 1,1857 (age48 years, 37days).Interment at Oconee Hill Cemetery; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Augustin Smith Clayton (1783-1839) — also known asAugustin S. Clayton — of Athens,ClarkeCounty, Ga.Born inFredericksburg,Va.,November27, 1783.Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1810; state court judge inGeorgia, 1819; member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1826;U.S.Representative from Georgia at-large, 1832-35.Slaveowner. Died in Athens,ClarkeCounty, Ga.,June 21,1839 (age55 years, 206days).Interment at Oconee Hill Cemetery. | | Samuel Joelah Tribble (1869-1916) — also known asSamuel J. Tribble — of Athens,ClarkeCounty, Ga.Born inFranklinCounty, Ga.,November15, 1869.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Georgia 8th District, 1911-16; died in office1916.DiedDecember8, 1916 (age47 years, 23days).Interment at Oconee Hill Cemetery. | | Andrew Jackson Cobb (1857-1925) — also known asAndrew J. Cobb — of Athens,ClarkeCounty, Ga.Born in Athens,ClarkeCounty, Ga.,April12, 1857.Democrat.Lawyer;lawprofessor;justice ofGeorgia state supreme court, 1897-1907; Democratic PresidentialElector for Georgia,1913.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa;KappaAlpha Order.Died in Athens,ClarkeCounty, Ga.,March27, 1925 (age67 years, 349days).Interment at Oconee Hill Cemetery. | | Henry Hull Carlton (1835-1905) — also known asHenry H. Carlton — of Athens,ClarkeCounty, Ga.Born in Athens,ClarkeCounty, Ga.,May 12,1835.Democrat.Physician;served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1873-77, 1899; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Georgia,1876;newspapereditor and publisher;lawyer;member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1884-85;U.S.Representative from Georgia 8th District, 1887-91.Died in Athens,ClarkeCounty, Ga.,October26, 1905 (age70 years, 167days).Interment at Oconee Hill Cemetery. | | Robert Grier Stephens Jr. (1913-2003) — also known asRobert G. Stephens, Jr. — of Athens,ClarkeCounty, Ga.Born in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,August14, 1913.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1951-53; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives from Clarke County, 1953-59;U.S.Representative from Georgia 10th District, 1961-77.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Elks;Kiwanis;Woodmen.Died, in ahospitalat Athens,ClarkeCounty, Ga.,February20, 2003 (age89 years, 190days).Interment at Oconee Hill Cemetery. | | Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb (1823-1862) — also known asThomas R. R. Cobb — of Georgia. Born inJeffersonCounty, Ga.,April10, 1823.Lawyer;Delegatefrom Georgia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Shotandkilledin the battle of Fredericksburg,StaffordCounty, Va.,December13, 1862 (age39 years, 247days).Interment at Oconee Hill Cemetery. | | Tinsley White Rucker Jr. (1848-1926) — also known asTinsley W. Rucker, Jr. — of Athens,ClarkeCounty, Ga.Born in Farmhill,ElbertCounty, Ga.,March24, 1848.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Georgia 8th District, 1917.DiedNovember18, 1926 (age78 years, 239days).Interment at Oconee Hill Cemetery. | | Robert Ligon McWhorter (1891-1960) — also known asBob McWhorter — of Athens,ClarkeCounty, Ga.Born in Lexington,OglethorpeCounty, Ga.,June 4,1891.Lawprofessor;mayor ofAthens, Ga., 1940-47; named to the College FootballHall ofFame in 1954.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Chi Phi.Died in Athens,ClarkeCounty, Ga.,June 29,1960 (age69 years, 25days).Interment at Oconee Hill Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Hamilton McWhorter and Sallie (Pharr) McWhorter; brother ofCamilla Oliver McWhorter (who marriedAndrewCobb Erwin); married,October12, 1921, to Louise Walker. | | | | Political family:Cobb-Lumpkinfamily of Athens, Georgia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | McWhorter Hall (dormitory, built 1966, rebuiltin new location 2004),Universityof Georgia,Athens,Georgia, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Andrew Cobb Erwin (1884-1941) — also known asAndrew C. Erwin — of Athens,ClarkeCounty, Ga.Born in Athens,ClarkeCounty, Ga.,December22, 1884.Democrat.Insuranceandrealestate business;banker;mayor ofAthens, Ga., 1918-21; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Georgia,1920,1924,1928,1932.Hit bya car on the street in front of his house, and died as a result,in Athens,ClarkeCounty, Ga.,February16, 1941 (age56 years, 56days).Interment at Oconee Hill Cemetery. | | May Erwin Talmadge (1885-1973) — also known asMay Marie Erwin;Mrs. Julius Y.Talmadge —of Athens,ClarkeCounty, Ga.Born in Chattanooga,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.,February26, 1885.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia,1948,1952;member ofGeorgiastate board of education 10th District, 1950.Female.Member,Daughters of theAmerican Revolution.DiedAugust2, 1973 (age88 years, 157days).Interment at Oconee Hill Cemetery. | | Young Loftin Gerdine Harris (1812-1894) — also known asYoung L. G. Harris — ofElbertCounty, Ga.;ClarkeCounty, Ga.Born inElbertCounty, Ga.,1812.Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1841, 1847-52;delegateto Georgia state constitutional convention, 1865.Died in Athens,ClarkeCounty, Ga.,April28, 1894 (ageabout 81years).Interment at Oconee Hill Cemetery.
Old AthensCemetery
Jackson Street
Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles Dougherty (1801-1853) — of Georgia. Born in1801.State court judge in Georgia, 1840. DiedNovember26, 1853 (ageabout 52years).Interment at Old Athens Cemetery.
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