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Sumter County
Georgia

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Sumter County

Griffin Boyette Bell (1918-2009) — also known asGriffin Bell — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Born in Americus,SumterCounty, Ga.,October31, 1918.Lawyer;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1962-76; resigned1976;U.S.Attorney General, 1977-79.Member,American BarAssociation.Died in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,January5, 2009 (age90 years, 66days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.

Index to Locations

AmericusOak Grove Cemetery

AmericusSunset Memorial Gardens

PlainsJimmy Carter National HistoricSite

Near PlainsLebanon Cemetery

Oak GroveCemetery
Americus, Sumter County, Georgia

Charles Frederick Crisp (1845-1896) — also known asCharles F. Crisp — of Ellaville,SchleyCounty, Ga.; Americus,SumterCounty, Ga.Born in Sheffield, Yorkshire,England,of American parents,January29, 1845.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;superior court judge in Georgia, 1876-82;U.S.Representative from Georgia 3rd District, 1883-96; died in office1896;Speaker ofthe U.S. House, 1891-95.Died in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,October23, 1896 (age51 years, 268days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives:Father ofCharlesRobert Crisp.
		Crisp County,Ga. is named for him.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article
		Image source: The Parties and The Men(1896)

	See alsofederaljudicial profile —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
		Books about Griffin Bell: Reg Murphy,UncommonSense : The Achievement of Griffin Bell

Charles Robert Crisp (1870-1937) — also known asCharles R. Crisp — of Americus,SumterCounty, Ga.Born in Ellaville,SchleyCounty, Ga.,October19, 1870.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Georgia 3rd District, 1896-97, 1913-32; cityjudge in Georgia, 1900-11; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Georgia,1928;Parliamentarian,1912.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Kiwanis.Died in Americus,SumterCounty, Ga.,February7, 1937 (age66 years, 111days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Clara Bell (Burton) Crisp andCharlesFrederick Crisp; married,November5, 1907, to Jennie Hollis.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Allen Sherod Cutts (d. 1896) — also known asAllen S. Cutts — of Americus,SumterCounty, Ga.Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;mayorof Americus, Ga., 1874-75, 1877-78, 1893-96; died in office 1896.Died in1896.Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.

Timothy Mathews Furlow — also known asTimothy Furlow — of Americus,SumterCounty, Ga.Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; DavisDemocrat candidate forGovernor ofGeorgia, 1863;mayorof Americus, Ga., 1866-68, 1871.Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.

John Barsh Felder — also known asJohn B. Felder — of Americus,SumterCounty, Ga.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;mayorof Americus, Ga., 1876, 1879-92, 1901-02, 1908-10.Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.

Perry H. Oliver — of Americus,SumterCounty, Ga.Mayorof Americus, Ga., 1856-57.Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.

William Harris Crawford Wheatley (1866-1921) — also known asCrawford Wheatley — of Americus,SumterCounty, Ga.Born in Americus,SumterCounty, Ga.,December6, 1866.Democrat.Banker;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia,1908,1912,1916.Died in Americus,SumterCounty, Ga.,January1, 1921 (age54 years, 26days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.

	Presumably namedfor:WilliamHarris Crawford
		Relatives: Son of Mary Elizabeth(Dudley) Wheatley and John Wright Wheatley; married,October12, 1897, to Helen Huntington.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

Allen Fort — of Americus,SumterCounty, Ga.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia,1876.Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.

Sunset MemorialGardens
Americus, Sumter County, Georgia

Stephen Pace (1891-1970) — of Americus,SumterCounty, Ga.Born near Dawson,TerrellCounty, Ga.,March 9,1891.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1917-20; member ofGeorgiastate senate 13th District, 1923-24;U.S.Representative from Georgia 3rd District, 1937-51.Methodist.Died in Americus,SumterCounty, Ga.,April 5,1970 (age79 years, 27days).Interment at Sunset Memorial Gardens.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof Olin Stephen Pace and Hunter (Saville) Pace; married,December20, 1916, to Martha Grace Ragan.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Jimmy CarterNational Historic Site
Plains, Sumter County, Georgia

Rosalynn Carter (1927-2023) — also known asEleanor Rosalynn Smith — of Plains,SumterCounty, Ga.Born in Plains,SumterCounty, Ga.,August18, 1927.Democrat.First Ladyof the United States, 1977-81.Female.Died in Plains,SumterCounty, Ga.,November19, 2023 (age96 years, 93days).Interment at Jimmy Carter National Historic Site.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives:Daughter of Wilburn Edgar Smith and Frances Allethea 'Allie' (Murray)Smith; married,July 7,1946, toJamesEarl Carter Jr..
		Political family:Carter #1family of Plains, Georgia.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail

LebanonCemetery
Near Plains, Sumter County, Georgia

Hugh Alton Carter, Sr. (1920-1999) — also known asHugh Carter — of Plains,SumterCounty, Ga.Born in Plains,SumterCounty, Ga.,August13, 1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofGeorgiastate senate 14th District, 1967-81; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Georgia,1968.Baptist.Died at Sumter RegionalHospital,Americus,SumterCounty, Ga.,June 24,1999 (age78 years, 315days).Interment at Lebanon Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof William Alton Carter and Annie Laurie (Gay) Carter; married toRuth Godwin; first cousin ofJamesEarl Carter Jr..
		Political family:Carter #1family of Plains, Georgia.
		The Hugh Alton CarterBridge,on Highway 280 over Choctahatchee Creek, inWebsterCounty, Georgia, isnamed forhim.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial

James Earl Carter, Sr. (1894-1953) — also known asJ. Earl Carter — of Plains,SumterCounty, Ga.BornSeptember12, 1894.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;grocer;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives from Sumter County, 1953; died inoffice 1953.Died, ofpancreaticcancer,July 22,1953 (age58 years, 313days).Interment at Lebanon Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof William Archibald Carter and Nina Carter; married,September27, 1923, to Lillian Gordy; father ofJamesEarl Carter Jr..
		Political family:Carter #1family of Plains, Georgia.
		See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial

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