Index to Locations AlbanyCrown Hill CemeteryAlbanyOakview CemeteryAlbanyRiverside Cemetery
Crown HillCemetery
Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Nellie B. Brimberry (1864-1966) — also known asFlorence Eleanor Butner — of Albany,DoughertyCounty, Ga.Born in Perry,HoustonCounty, Ga.,December1, 1864.Republican. Postmaster atAlbany,Ga., 1909-23, 1924-33 (acting, 1924-25).Female.Died in Albany,DoughertyCounty, Ga.,February20, 1966 (age101 years,81 days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery. | | Leon W. Mott (1915-1999) — also known as"Spec" — of Albany,DoughertyCounty, Ga.BornJanuary24, 1915.Democrat. Postmaster atAlbany,Ga., 1963-82 (acting, 1963-64).DiedAugust19, 1999 (age84 years, 207days).Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery.
OakviewCemetery
Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Ephraim Smith (1829-1890) — also known asWilliam E. Smith;"Tete" —of Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.Born in Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,March14, 1829.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;Representativefrom Georgia in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65;U.S.Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1875-81; member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1886-88.Slaveowner. Died in Albany,DoughertyCounty, Ga.,March11, 1890 (age60 years, 362days).Interment at Oakview Cemetery. | | Nelson Tift (1810-1891) — of Georgia. Born in Connecticut,1810.Democrat. State court judge in Georgia, 1840; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1841; served in the ConfederateNavy during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1868-69.Slaveowner. Died in1891(ageabout81 years).Interment at Oakview Cemetery. | | Benjamin Franklin Brimberry (1838-1927) — also known asB. F. Brimberry — of Cuthbert,RandolphCounty, Ga.; Camilla,MitchellCounty, Ga.; Albany,DoughertyCounty, Ga.Born inWalkerCounty, Ga.,October23, 1838.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia,1880,1888,1892,1896(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization); candidate forU.S.Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1880; postmaster atAlbany,Ga., 1889-94, 1898-1902.Died in Albany,DoughertyCounty, Ga.,June 24,1927 (age88 years, 244days).Interment at Oakview Cemetery. | | Charles Willis Arnold (1845-1914) — also known asCharles W. Arnold — of Albany,DoughertyCounty, Ga.BornNovember28, 1845.Republican. Postmaster atAlbany,Ga., 1869-75, 1875-85; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Georgia,1888(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1892(alternate).DiedSeptember11, 1914 (age68 years, 287days).Interment at Oakview Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof John D. Arnold and Martha Arnold; married to MarthaWiseman. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Youel Gilbert Rust (1821-1901) — also known asYouel G. Rust — of Albany,DoughertyCounty, Ga.Born in1821.Democrat. Postmaster atAlbany,Ga., 1885-89, 1894-98.Died in Albany,DoughertyCounty, Ga., April,1901(ageabout79 years).Interment at Oakview Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Youel Sanford Rust and Agnes (Davidson) Rust; married to Sarah S.Atkinson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Halbert F. Brimberry (1864-1909) — of Macon,BibbCounty, Ga.; Albany,DoughertyCounty, Ga.Born in Camilla,MitchellCounty, Ga.,February24, 1864.Republican. Postmaster atAlbany,Ga., 1902-09; delegate to Republican National Convention fromGeorgia,1908.While driving hisautomobileduring a heavyrainstormafter dark, he collided with ahorsedrawnwagon, was thrown to the ground, never regained consciousness,and died three days later, in Albany,DoughertyCounty, Ga.,October27, 1909 (age45 years, 245days).Interment at Oakview Cemetery. | | Harry H. Nichols (1872-1944) — of Putney,DoughertyCounty, Ga.BornJuly 15,1872.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia,1932.DiedJuly 17,1944 (age72 years, 2days).Interment at Oakview Cemetery.
RiversideCemetery
Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Clennon Washington King Jr. (c.1921-2000) — also known asClennon King;"The Black DonQuixote" —of Miami,Miami-DadeCounty, Fla.Born about 1921.Minister;Independent Afro-American candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1960; candidate formayor ofMiami, Fla., 1996.Africanancestry.Attemptedto enroll in the then-all-white University of Mississippi in1958, and was sent to the state'sinsaneasylum; attempted to join and integrateJimmyCarter's all-white Baptist Church in Plains, Ga., on the eve ofthe 1976 presidential election.Jailedon numerous occasions for his flamboyant tactics.Died, ofprostatecancer, in Miami,Miami-DadeCounty, Fla.,February12, 2000 (ageabout 79years).Interment at Riverside Cemetery. | | Lott Warren (1797-1861) — of Palmyra,LeeCounty, Ga.Born inBurkeCounty, Ga.,October30, 1797.Member of Georgia state legislature, 1830;U.S.Representative from Georgia at-large, 1839-43.Slaveowner. Died in Albany,DoughertyCounty, Ga.,June 17,1861 (age63 years, 230days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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