Index to Locations Bethlehem United Methodist ChurchPrivate or family graveyardsBowmanHillcrest CemeteryElbertonElmhurst CemeteryElbertonHeard Cemetery
Bethlehem UnitedMethodist Church
Elbert County, Georgia
Private or familygraveyard
Elbert County, Georgia
HillcrestCemetery
Bowman, Elbert County, Georgia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Woodrow Wilson Lavender (1916-1989) — also known asWoodrow W. Lavender — of Elberton,ElbertCounty, Ga.; Bowman,ElbertCounty, Ga.BornMay 8,1916.Democrat.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia,1968.Died, fromcancer,in Bowman,ElbertCounty, Ga.,July 7,1989 (age73 years, 60days).Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery.
ElmhurstCemetery
Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Paul Brown (1880-1961) — of Lexington,OglethorpeCounty, Ga.; Elberton,ElbertCounty, Ga.Born near Hartwell,HartCounty, Ga.,March31, 1880.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1907-08;ElbertCounty Attorney, 1928-33; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Georgia,1932,1952;U.S.Representative from Georgia 10th District, 1933-61.Methodist.Died in Elberton,ElbertCounty, Ga.,September24, 1961 (age81 years, 177days).Interment at Elmhurst Cemetery. | | Thomas Jefferson Heard (1801-1876) — ofElbertCounty, Ga.Born inElbertCounty, Ga.,August21, 1801.Lawyer;planter;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1832-33; member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1835-36.Died in Elberton,ElbertCounty, Ga.,May 4,1876 (age74 years, 257days).Interment at Elmhurst Cemetery. | | William H. Mattox (1836-1900) — ofElbertCounty, Ga.Born inElbertCounty, Ga.,1836.Planter;merchant;served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1865-66;delegateto Georgia state constitutional convention, 1877; member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1880-81.Shotandkilled byhis son-in-law J. B. Jones, Jr., during a gunfight, inElbertCounty, Ga.,November17, 1900 (ageabout 64years).Interment at Elmhurst Cemetery. | | Phillip Watkins Davis — also known asPhillip W. Davis — ofElbertCounty, Ga.Lawyer;Baptistminister; member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1882-83; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1888-89.Baptist.Interment at Elmhurst Cemetery. | | Luther H. O. Martin Sr. (1821-1866) — ofElbertCounty, Ga.Born in1821.Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1853-54;delegateto Georgia secession convention, 1861; served in the ConfederateArmy during the Civil War.Died in1866(ageabout45 years).Interment at Elmhurst Cemetery. | | Robert Middleton Heard (1836-1910) — ofElbertCounty, Ga.Born in1836.Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1884-85.Died in1910(ageabout74 years).Interment at Elmhurst Cemetery. | | Willis B. Adams (1861-1913) — ofElbertCounty, Ga.Born in Georgia,May 13,1861.Merchant;planter;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1905-08.DiedFebruary11, 1913 (age51 years, 274days).Interment at Elmhurst Cemetery. | | Richard Easton Adams (1833-1913) — also known asRichard E. Adams — Born in Georgia,November19, 1833.Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1886-87.DiedAugust21, 1913 (age79 years, 275days).Interment at Elmhurst Cemetery.
HeardCemetery
Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia
Founded 1800
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Stephen Heard (1741-1815) — ofElbertCounty, Ga.Born inHanoverCounty, Va.,November13, 1741.Engineer;planter;served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;Governor ofGeorgia, 1780-81; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1794-95.Died inElbertCounty, Ga.,November15, 1815 (age74 years, 2days).Interment at Heard Cemetery.| |  Relatives:Married1760 to JaneGermany; married,August25, 1785, to Elizabeth Darden; father of Jane Lanier Heard (whomarriedSingletonWalthall Allen),GeorgeWashington Heard,BarnardCarroll Heard andThomasJefferson Heard; grandfather of Sarah Heard (who marriedLutherH. O. Martin Sr.), Rebecca Allen (who marriedWilliamH. Mattox),JamesLawrence Heard,RobertMiddleton Heard andWilliamHenry Heard; great-grandfather of Anna Cassandra McIntosh (whomarriedBuddClay Wall), Nancy Middleton Heard (who marriedPhillipWatkins Davis),WilliamHenry Harrison Heard andLutherH. O. Martin Jr.. | | | | Political family:Heardfamily of Elberton, Georgia. | | | | Heard County,Ga. is named for him. | | | | See alsoNational GovernorsAssociation biography —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Peyton Samuel Hawes (1903-1990) — also known asPeyton Hawes — ofElbertCounty, Ga.BornSeptember4, 1903.Lawyer;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives from Elbert County, 1931-32;justice ofGeorgia state supreme court, 1970-73.DiedSeptember9, 1990 (age87 years, 5days).Interment at Heard Cemetery. | | Singleton Walthall Allen (1793-1853) — ofElbertCounty, Ga.Born inElbertCounty, Ga.,January14, 1793.Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1828-31; member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1838, 1845-46.Died inElbertCounty, Ga.,June 6,1853 (age60 years, 143days).Interment at Heard Cemetery. | | William McPherson McIntosh (1815-1862) — of Georgia. Born inElbertCounty, Ga.,February14, 1815.Democrat.Lawyer;planter;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1846-47; member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1855-56; Democratic Presidential Elector forGeorgia,1860;general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Died fromgunshotwounds received at theCivilWar battle at Garnett's Farm,HenricoCounty, Va., June,1862(age47years, 0 days).Interment at Heard Cemetery. | | Budd Clay Wall (1847-1930) — of North Augusta,AikenCounty, S.C.BornApril24, 1847.Mayorof North Augusta, S.C., 1890.Died in1930(ageabout83 years).Interment at Heard Cemetery. | | George Washington Heard (1781-1838) — ofElbertCounty, Ga.BornJune 14,1781.Physician;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1824-27.DiedNovember17, 1838 (age57 years, 156days).Interment at Heard Cemetery.
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