Cobb County
Georgia
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Cobb County
Georgia
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Cobb County
Index to Locations Liberty HillCemetery Near Acworth, Cobb County, Georgia
UnknownLocation Kennesaw, Cobb County, Georgia
EpiscopalCemetery Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia
Marietta CityCemetery Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia
|  George Nelson Lester (1824-1892) — of Georgia. Born in Abbeville District (nowAbbevilleCounty), S.C.,March13, 1824.Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1858; served in the ConfederateArmy during the Civil War;Representativefrom Georgia in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65;Georgiastate attorney general, 1890-92; died in office 1892.Wounded during the Civil War, in Kentucky, 1862, andlost anarm.DiedMarch30, 1892 (age68 years, 17days).Interment at Marietta City Cemetery.
| Frances Clay (1861-1940) — also known asFannie Clay;Sara Frances White;Mrs.Alexander S. Clay —of Marietta,CobbCounty, Ga.Born in Lithia Springs,DouglasCounty, Ga., July,1861.Democrat. Postmaster atMarietta,Ga., 1914-35.Female.Died in Marietta,CobbCounty, Ga.,December19, 1940 (age79 years, 0days).Interment at Marietta City Cemetery.
Marietta NationalCemetery Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia
| Sion A. Darnell (1845-1906) — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.; Jasper,PickensCounty, Ga.Born inPickensCounty, Ga.,December28, 1845.Republican.Lawyer;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1870; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Georgia,1880,1888,1892;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, 1882-86;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, 1889-93.Died in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,September10, 1906 (age60 years, 256days).Interment at Marietta National Cemetery.
| Herman Louis Spahr (1875-1953) — also known asHerman L. Spahr — Born in Macon,BibbCounty, Ga.,December18, 1875.Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;collegeteacher; U.S. Consul inBreslau, 1906-14;Montevideo, as of 1916-17; served in the U.S. Army during WorldWar I.DiedJune 15,1953 (age77 years, 179days).Interment at Marietta National Cemetery.
| DeWitt Clinton Cole (1871-1940) — also known asDeWitt C. Cole — of Marietta,CobbCounty, Ga.Born in Marietta,CobbCounty, Ga.,June 20,1871.Republican. Postmaster atMarietta,Ga., 1898-1910; delegate to Republican National Convention fromGeorgia,1916,1920(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1936(alternate),1940.Died in Marietta,CobbCounty, Ga.,November5, 1940 (age69 years, 138days).Interment at Marietta National Cemetery.
New SmyrnaCemetery Smyrna, Cobb County, Georgia
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