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Forrest County
Mississippi

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Forrest County

Paul Burney Johnson Jr. (1916-1985) — also known asPaul B. Johnson, Jr. — of Mississippi. Born in Hattiesburg,ForrestCounty, Miss.,January23, 1916.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;candidate forU.S.Senator from Mississippi, 1947;LieutenantGovernor of Mississippi, 1960-64;Governor ofMississippi, 1964-68.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Moose;Freemasons;Shriners.DiedOctober14, 1985 (age69 years, 264days).Interment at City Cemetery.

Index to Locations HattiesburgCity Cemetery HattiesburgHighland Cemetery HattiesburgOld City Cemetery HattiesburgRoseland Park Cemetery CityCemetery Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi Paul Burney Johnson (1880-1943) — also known asPaul B. Johnson — of Hattiesburg,ForrestCounty, Miss.Born in Hillsboro,ScottCounty, Miss.,March23, 1880.Democrat. Circuit judge in Mississippi, 1907;U.S.Representative from Mississippi 6th District, 1919-23; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Mississippi,1940;Governorof Mississippi, 1940-43; died in office 1943.DiedDecember26, 1943 (age63 years, 278days).Interment at City Cemetery. Politicians buriedhere:     Relatives:Married to Corinne Venable; father ofPaulBurney Johnson Jr..   See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —NNDBdossier

	Relatives: SonofPaulBurney Johnson.
		See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —NNDBdossier

Politicians buriedhere:

Carl W. Welborn (1929-1986) — of Hattiesburg,ForrestCounty, Miss.Born in Sanford,SeminoleCounty, Fla.,June 25,1929.Lawyer; candidate formayorof Hattiesburg, Miss., 1957; colonel in the U.S. Army during theVietnam War.Died, in MethodistHospital,Hattiesburg,ForrestCounty, Miss.,March16, 1986 (age56 years, 264days).Interment at Highland Cemetery.   See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial   Image source: Hattiesburg (Miss.)American, May 4, 1957

Robert Samuel Hall (1879-1941) — also known asRobert S. Hall — of Hattiesburg,ForrestCounty, Miss.Born in Williamsburg,CovingtonCounty, Miss.,March10, 1879.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMississippistate senate, 1906-08;ForrestCounty Attorney, 1910-12; district attorney 12th District,1912-18; circuit judge in Mississippi 12th District, 1918-29;U.S.Representative from Mississippi 6th District, 1929-33.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Woodmen.Died in Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,June 10,1941 (age62 years, 92days).Interment at Old City Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Evans Hall and Effie (McDonald) Hall; married,April10, 1901, to Lenore Robinson.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Thomas S. Haymond (1869-1954) — of Fleming,LetcherCounty, Ky.BornJuly 15,1869.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1932.DiedJuly 14,1954 (age84 years, 364days).Interment at Roseland Park Cemetery.

	Relatives: SonofAlpheusForest Haymond and Maria (Boggess) Haymond; brother ofWilliamStanley Haymond; married to Agnes R. Riggins; uncle ofFrankCruise Haymond; grandson ofThomasSherwood Haymond; great-grandnephew ofDanielHaymond; first cousin once removed ofCreedHaymond; first cousin twice removed ofDanielHaymond Polsley andWilliamSummerville Haymond; second cousin once removed ofEdwinMaxwell andHenryHaymond; third cousin ofWilliamEdgar Haymond andHaymondMaxwell; third cousin once removed ofDanielS. Haymond; fourth cousin once removed ofGuyD. Haymond andGeorgeS. Snodgrass.
		Political family:Haymondfamily of West Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

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