Index to Locations Private or family graveyardsAugustaUnknown locationAugustaCedar Grove CemeteryAugustaCity CemeteryAugustaCourthouse GroundsAugustaMagnolia CemeteryAugustaRosney CemeteryAugustaSt. Paul's Episcopal ChurchCemeteryAugustaSpring Hill CemeteryAugustaSummerville CemeteryAugustaWestover Memorial Park
Private or familygraveyards
Richmond County, Georgia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  William Schley (1786-1858) — of Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.Born in Frederick,FrederickCounty, Md.,December15, 1786.Democrat.Lawyer;superior court judge in Georgia, 1825-28; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1830;U.S.Representative from Georgia at-large, 1833-35; resigned 1835;Governor ofGeorgia, 1835-37.Slaveowner. Died near Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,November20, 1858 (age71 years, 340days).Interment in a private or family graveyard. | | George Dent (1756-1813) — of Maryland. Born inCharlesCounty, Md.,1756.Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the RevolutionaryWar; member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1782-90; member ofMarylandstate senate, 1791-92; state court judge in Maryland, 1791-95;U.S.Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1793-1801.Episcopalian.Slaveowner. Died near Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,December2, 1813 (ageabout 57years).Interment in a private or family graveyard.
UnknownLocation
Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Hale Barrett (1866-1941) — of Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.Born in Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,September10, 1866.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of Georgia, 1922-41;died in office 1941.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;SigmaAlpha Epsilon;PhiBeta Kappa;Rotary.DiedMay 1,1941 (age74 years, 233days).Interment somewhere.| |  Relatives: Sonof William Hale Barrett and Susan (Rhind) Barrett; married,October19, 1892, to Ella C. Barnes. |
Cedar GroveCemetery
Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Judson Whitlocke Lyons (1860-1924) — also known asJudson W. Lyons — of Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.Born inslavery,inBurkeCounty, Ga.,August15, 1860.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia,1880,1892,1896,1904,1908;lawyer;firstAfrican-American licensed to practice law in Georgia;orator;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Georgia, 1896-1908; Register of the U.S.Treasury, 1898-1906.Africanancestry.Died in Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,June 22,1924 (age63 years, 312days).Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery. | | Edwin Belcher (c.1838-1883) — ofWilkesCounty, Ga.; Macon,BibbCounty, Ga.; Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.Born in Abbeville, Abbeville District (nowAbbevilleCounty), S.C., about 1838.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1868-72; postmaster atMacon,Ga., 1873-75; delegate to Republican National Convention fromGeorgia,1876,1880.Africanancestry.Died, fromtyphoidpneumonia,in Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,January7, 1883 (ageabout 45years).Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
CityCemetery
Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Patrick Walsh (1840-1899) — of Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.Born in Ballingarry, County Limerick,Ireland,January1, 1840.Democrat.Newspapereditor; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1872-76; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Georgia,1880,1884;U.S.Senator from Georgia, 1894-95;mayorof Augusta, Ga., 1897-99; died in office 1899.Died in Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,March19, 1899 (age59 years, 77days).Interment at City Cemetery. | | Richard Henry Wilde (1789-1847) — also known asRichard H. Wilde — of Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.Born in Dublin,Ireland,September24, 1789.Democrat.Lawyer;Georgiastate attorney general, 1811-13;U.S.Representative from Georgia at-large, 1815-17, 1825, 1827-35.Slaveowner. Died in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,September10, 1847 (age57 years, 351days).Original intermentsomewherein New Orleans, La.; reinterment 1854 in private or family graveyard;reinterment in 1886 at City Cemetery. | | George Thomas Barnes (1833-1901) — also known asGeorge T. Barnes — of Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.Born near Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,August14, 1833.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia,1868,1876,1880;member of Georgia state legislature, 1870; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Georgia, 1880;U.S.Representative from Georgia 10th District, 1885-91.Died in Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,October24, 1901 (age68 years, 71days).Interment at City Cemetery.
CourthouseGrounds
Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Lyman Hall (1724-1790) — of Georgia. Born in Wallingford,New HavenCounty, Conn.,April12, 1724.Delegateto Continental Congress from Georgia, 1775;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776;Governor ofGeorgia, 1783-84.Congregationalist.DiedOctober19, 1790 (age66 years, 190days).Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment atCourthouse Grounds; memorial monument atConstitutionGardens, Washington, D.C. | | George Walton (c.1749-1804) — of Georgia. Born near Farmville,CumberlandCounty, Va., about 1749.Delegateto Continental Congress from Georgia, 1776-77, 1780-81;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776;Governor ofGeorgia, 1779-80, 1789;justice ofGeorgia state supreme court, 1783;U.S.Senator from Georgia, 1795-96.Member,Freemasons.Died near Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,February2, 1804 (ageabout 55years).Original interment atRosney Cemetery;reinterment in 1848 at Courthouse Grounds; memorial monument atConstitutionGardens, Washington, D.C.
MagnoliaCemetery
Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Benjamin F. Conley (1815-1886) — of Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.; Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,March 1,1815.Republican.Mayorof Augusta, Ga., 1857-59;delegateto Georgia state constitutional convention, 1868; member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1870-71;Governor ofGeorgia, 1871-72; president, Macon and AugustaRailroad;postmaster atAtlanta,Ga., 1875-83; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Georgia,1876.Died in West End (now part of Atlanta),FultonCounty, Ga.,January10, 1886 (age70 years, 315days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | Robert H. May (1822-1903) — of Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.Born in Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,November28, 1822.Carriagemanufacturer;mayorof Augusta, Ga., 1861-66, 1879-91;RichmondCounty Coroner, 1898-1903.Died in Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,February7, 1903 (age80 years, 71days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | James Conquest Cross Black (1842-1928) — also known asJames C. C. Black — of Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.Born in Stamping Ground,ScottCounty, Ky.,May 9,1842.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1873-77;U.S.Representative from Georgia 10th District, 1893-95, 1895-97;resigned 1895.Died in Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,October1, 1928 (age86 years, 145days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | Thomas Glascock (1790-1841) — of Georgia. Born in Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,October21, 1790.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1821-23, 1831-34, 1839;U.S.Representative from Georgia at-large, 1835-39.Slaveowner. Died in Decatur,DeKalbCounty, Ga.,May 19,1841 (age50 years, 210days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | Charles A. Robbe (1833-1900) — of Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.BornNovember10, 1833.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;mayorof Augusta, Ga., 1899-1900; died in office 1900.DiedJuly 7,1900 (age66 years, 239days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | Walter Fabien Boyle (1875-1956) — also known asWalter F. Boyle — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.; McLean,FairfaxCounty, Va.Born in Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,December14, 1875.Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;postalclerk; U.S. Consul inCeiba, 1914-15;Puerto Cortes, 1915-18;Mexicali, 1918-22;San Luis Potosi, 1922-25;Auckland, 1925-32; U.S. Consul General inGuatemala City, 1938-41.Died in McLean,FairfaxCounty, Va.,February13, 1956 (age80 years, 61days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Thaddeus Walton Boyle and Josephine (Wilson) Boyle; married1902 to EvaStokes. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Foster (1803-1870) — of Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.Born in South Carolina,April 6,1803.Mayorof Augusta, Ga., 1866-67.Died in Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,May 17,1870 (age67 years, 41days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | John Troup Shewmake (1828-1898) — of Georgia. Born inBurkeCounty, Ga.,January23, 1828.Member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1861, 1879;Representativefrom Georgia in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65.Died in Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,December1, 1898 (age70 years, 312days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | William Gibson (1822-1893) — of Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.Born inWarrenCounty, Ga.,March10, 1822.Republican. Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1850; colonel in the ConfederateArmy during the Civil War; member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1867; superior court judge in Georgia, 1867-79;delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia,1868.Died in Mesena,WarrenCounty, Ga.,April 5,1893 (age71 years, 26days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | Ambrose Ransom Wright (1826-1872) — also known asRans Wright — of Georgia. Born in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ga.,April26, 1826.Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Georgia,1856;general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1863; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Georgia,1868,1872.Died in Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,December21, 1872 (age46 years, 239days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | Goode Bryan (1811-1885) — ofLeeCounty, Ga.Born inHancockCounty, Ga.,August31, 1811.Delegateto Georgia secession convention, 1861; general in the ConfederateArmy during the Civil War.Died in Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,August16, 1885 (age73 years, 350days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | Henry Clay Foster (1843-1890) — also known asH. Clay Foster — Born in Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,November2, 1843.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1870-72.Member,OddFellows;Knightsof Honor.DiedAugust27, 1890 (age46 years, 298days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery. | | Ephraim Tweedy (1831-1895) — of Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.Born inIreland,September29, 1831.Republican.Jeweler;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1868.Died in Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,March18, 1895 (age63 years, 170days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery.
RosneyCemetery
Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia
| Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | George Walton (c.1749-1804) — of Georgia. Born near Farmville,CumberlandCounty, Va., about 1749.Delegateto Continental Congress from Georgia, 1776-77, 1780-81;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776;Governor ofGeorgia, 1779-80, 1789;justice ofGeorgia state supreme court, 1783;U.S.Senator from Georgia, 1795-96.Member,Freemasons.Died near Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,February2, 1804 (ageabout 55years).Original interment at Rosney Cemetery; reinterment in 1848 atCourthouse Grounds; memorial monument atConstitutionGardens, Washington, D.C.
St. Paul'sEpiscopal Church Cemetery
Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Few (1748-1828) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inBaltimoreCounty, Md.,June 8,1748.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; memberof Georgia state legislature, 1777-79;Delegateto Continental Congress from Georgia, 1780-85;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;U.S.Senator from Georgia, 1789-93; state court judge in Georgia,1796-99; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County, 1801-05.Methodist.Died in Fishkill Landing (now part of Beacon),DutchessCounty, N.Y.,July 16,1828 (age80 years, 38days).Original interment atReformedDutch Church Cemetery, Beacon, N.Y.; reinterment in 1976 at St.Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery. | | George Mathews (1739-1812) — of Georgia. Born inAugustaCounty, Va.,August30, 1739.Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;U.S.Representative from Georgia at-large, 1789-91;Governor ofGeorgia, 1793-96; U.S. Special Diplomatic Agent toFlorida, 1811.Died in Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,August30, 1812 (age73 years, 0days).Interment at St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery. | | John Pendleton King (1799-1888) — of Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.Born in Glasgow,BarrenCounty, Ky.,April 3,1799.Democrat. State court judge in Georgia, 1831;U.S.Senator from Georgia, 1833-37.Slaveowner. DiedMarch19, 1888 (age88 years, 351days).Interment at St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery.
Spring HillCemetery
Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Freeman Walker (1780-1827) — of Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.Born inCharlesCity County, Va.,October25, 1780.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1807-11;mayorof Augusta, Ga., 1818-19, 1823;U.S.Senator from Georgia, 1819-21; resigned 1821.Slaveowner. Died in Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,September23, 1827 (age46 years, 333days).Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.
SummervilleCemetery
Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George Walker Crawford (1798-1872) — of Georgia. Born inColumbiaCounty, Ga.,December22, 1798.Georgiastate attorney general, 1827; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1837;U.S.Representative from Georgia at-large, 1843;Governor ofGeorgia, 1843-47;U.S.Secretary of War, 1849-50;delegateto Georgia secession convention, 1861.Slaveowner. Died near Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,July 27,1872 (age73 years, 218days).Interment at Summerville Cemetery. | | Joseph Rucker Lamar (1857-1916) — also known asJoseph R. Lamar — of Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.Born in Ruckersville,ElbertCounty, Ga.,October14, 1857.Lawyer;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1886-89;justice ofGeorgia state supreme court, 1903-05;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1911-16.Disciplesof Christ. Member,Freemasons.Died inWashington,D.C.,January2, 1916 (age58 years, 80days).Interment at Summerville Cemetery. | | John Milledge (1757-1818) — of Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.Born in Georgia,1757.Georgiastate attorney general, 1780-81;U.S.Representative from Georgia at-large, 1792-93, 1795-99, 1801-02;Governorof Georgia, 1802-06;U.S.Senator from Georgia, 1806-09.Slaveowner. DiedFebruary9, 1818 (ageabout 60years).Interment at Summerville Cemetery. | | Alfred Cuthbert (1785-1856) — of Eatonton,PutnamCounty, Ga.; Monticello,JasperCounty, Ga.Born in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,December23, 1785.Democrat. Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1810-13;U.S.Representative from Georgia, 1813-16, 1821-27 (at-large 1813-16,1821-25, 6th District 1825-27); member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1817-19;U.S.Senator from Georgia, 1835-43.Slaveowner. Died near Monticello,JasperCounty, Ga.,July 9,1856 (age70 years, 199days).Interment at Summerville Cemetery. | | Charles Jones Jenkins (1805-1883) — also known asCharles J. Jenkins — of Georgia. BornJanuary6, 1805.Member of Georgia state legislature, 1830;Georgiastate attorney general, 1831; member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1856;justice ofGeorgia state supreme court, 1860-66;Governor ofGeorgia, 1865-68; received 2 electoral votes for President,1872;delegateto Georgia state constitutional convention, 1877.DiedJune 14,1883 (age78 years, 159days).Interment at Summerville Cemetery. | | Alfred Cumming (1802-1873) — of Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.Born in Sand Hills,RichmondCounty, Ga.,September4, 1802.Mayorof Augusta, Ga., 1836; served in the U.S. Army during the MexicanWar;Governorof Utah Territory, 1858-61.Died in Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,October9, 1873 (age71 years, 35days).Interment at Summerville Cemetery. | | William Henry Fleming (1856-1944) — also known asWilliam H. Fleming — of Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.Born in Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,October18, 1856.Democrat.Superintendentof schools;lawyer;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1888-94;Speaker ofthe Georgia State House of Representatives, 1894;U.S.Representative from Georgia 10th District, 1897-1903.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;American BarAssociation.Died in Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,June 9,1944 (age87 years, 235days).Interment at Summerville Cemetery.
Westover MemorialPark
Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles Whitlow Norwood Jr. (1941-2007) — also known asCharlie Norwood — of Evans,ColumbiaCounty, Ga.Born in Valdosta,LowndesCounty, Ga.,July 27,1941.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war;dentist;U.S.Representative from Georgia, 1995-2007 (10th District 1995-2003,9th District 2003-07, 10th District 2007); died in office 2007.Methodist.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died, fromlungcancer andidiopathicpulmonary fibrosis, in Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,February13, 2007 (age65 years, 201days).Interment at Westover Memorial Park. | | R. Eugene Holley (c.1926-2000) — of Georgia. Born about 1926. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;lawyer;member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1965-77.In 1980, he wasconvictedofbankfraud andsentencedto ten years inprison(later reduced to three years); served 16 months.Suffered aheartattack, and died soon afterward, in Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,July 19,2000 (ageabout 74years).Interment at Westover Memorial Park. | | Thomas Allgood Sr. (1928-2000) — of Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.Born in Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,September10, 1928.Lawyer;member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1977-91.Member,AmericanJudicature Society;American BarAssociation;Associationof Trial Lawyers of America.Killed in thecrashof a single-engineairplane,during takeoff from Daniel Fieldairport,Augusta,RichmondCounty, Ga.,August4, 2000 (age71 years, 329days).Interment at Westover Memorial Park.
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