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John Jackson Sparkman (1899-1985) —
also known as John J. Sparkman —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.
Born near Hartselle, Morgan
County, Ala., December
20, 1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 8th District, 1937-46; resigned 1946;
U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1946-79; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1952,
1956;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen;
Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Junior
Order; Phi
Beta Kappa; Pi
Kappa Alpha.
Died in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., November
16, 1985 (age 85 years, 331
days).
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Clement Comer Clay (1789-1866) —
also known as Clement C. Clay —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.
Born in Halifax
County, Va., December
17, 1789.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member
Alabama territorial council, 1817-18; state court judge in
Alabama, 1819-23; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1827-28; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1829-35; Governor of
Alabama, 1835-37; U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1837-41; associate
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1843.
Fought a duel
in 1823 with Dr. Waddy Tate.
Died in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., September
7, 1866 (age 76 years, 264
days).
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Clement Claiborne Clay, Jr. (1816-1882) —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.
Born in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., December
13, 1816.
Son of Clement
Comer Clay.
Democrat. Member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1842; state court judge in
Alabama, 1846; U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1853-61; Senator
from Alabama in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64.
His portrait appeared on Confederate States one-dollar
notes in 1862-64. Suspected of conspiring with other Confederates
to assassinate
President Abraham
Lincoln, he was imprisoned
for nearly a year after the war.
Died near Gurley, Madison
County, Ala., January
3, 1882 (age 65 years, 21
days).
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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John Williams Walker (1783-1823) —
also known as John W. Walker —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.
Born in Amelia
County, Va., August
12, 1783.
Democrat. Member of Alabama
territorial legislature; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1819; U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1819-22.
Died in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., April 23,
1823 (age 39 years, 254
days).
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Jeremiah Clemens (1814-1865) —
of Alabama.
Born in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., December
28, 1814.
Democrat. U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, 1839-40; member of
Alabama state legislature; U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1849-53.
Died in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., May 19,
1865 (age 50 years, 142
days).
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Reuben Chapman (1799-1882) —
of Somerville, Morgan
County, Ala.; Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.
Born in Bowling Green, Caroline
County, Va., July 15,
1799.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state senate, 1832-35; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1835-47 (1st District 1835-41,
at-large 1841-43, 6th District 1843-47); Governor of
Alabama, 1847-49; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1855; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1860,
1868;
Confederate
States Envoy to France, 1862-65.
Died in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., May 16,
1882 (age 82 years, 305
days).
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Robert Miller Patton (1809-1885) —
of Florence, Lauderdale
County, Ala.
Born July 10,
1809.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1860;
Governor
of Alabama, 1865-68.
Died February
28, 1885 (age 75 years, 233
days).
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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David Peter Lewis (1820-1884) —
of Alabama.
Born in Charlotte
County, Va., 1820.
Delegate
to Alabama secession convention, 1861; Delegate
from Alabama to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861; Governor of
Alabama, 1872-74.
Died in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., July 3,
1884 (age about 64
years).
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Thomas Bibb (1783-1839) —
of Alabama.
Born in 1783.
Delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1819; Governor of
Alabama, 1820-21.
Died September
20, 1839 (age about 56
years).
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Leroy Pope Walker (1817-1884) —
also known as Leroy P. Walker —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.
Born in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., February
7, 1817.
Son of John
Williams Walker.
Democrat. Member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1843-44, 1847-51, 1853; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1860,
1876
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1884;
Confederate
Secretary of War, 1861; general in the Confederate Army during
the Civil War; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1875.
Died in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., August
23, 1884 (age 67 years, 198
days).
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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William Richardson (1839-1914) —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.
Born in Alabama, May 8,
1839.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member
of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1865-67; state court judge in
Alabama, 1875-86; Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1888;
U.S.
Representative from Alabama 8th District, 1900-14; died in office
1914.
Died March 31,
1914 (age 74 years, 327
days).
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Richard Wilde Walker (1823-1874) —
of Alabama.
Born in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., February
16, 1823.
Son of John
Williams Walker.
Member of Alabama state legislature, 1851, 1855; associate
justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1859; Delegate
from Alabama to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Senator
from Alabama in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65.
Died in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., June 16,
1874 (age 51 years, 120
days).
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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William Manning Lowe (1842-1882) —
also known as William M. Lowe —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.
Born in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., June 12,
1842.
Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1868;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1870; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1875; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 8th District, 1879-81, 1882; died in
office 1882.
Died October
12, 1882 (age 40 years, 122
days).
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Lowndes Henry Davis (1836-1920) —
of Missouri.
Born in Jackson, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo., December
13, 1836.
Democrat. Member of Missouri state legislature; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 26th District, 1875;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1879-85 (4th District 1879-83, 14th
District 1883-85).
Died in Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo., February
4, 1920 (age 83 years, 53
days).
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Jabez Leftwich (1765-1855) —
of Liberty (now Bedford),
Va.
Born in Bedford
County, Va., September
22, 1765.
Member of Virginia state legislature, 1801; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 7th District, 1821-25; member of Alabama
state house of representatives.
Died June 22,
1855 (age 89 years, 273
days).
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Peter Myndert Dox (1813-1891) —
also known as Peter M. Dox —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.
Born in Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y., September
11, 1813.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1842; county judge in New York, 1855-56; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1865; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 5th District, 1869-73.
Died in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., April 2,
1891 (age 77 years, 203
days).
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Joseph Humphrey Sloss (1826-1911) —
of Edwardsville, Madison
County, Ill.; Tuscumbia, Colbert
County, Ala.
Born in Somerville, Morgan
County, Ala., October
12, 1826.
Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1858-59; served in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; mayor of Tuscumbia, Alabama;
member of Alabama state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 6th District, 1871-75.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., January
27, 1911 (age 84 years, 107
days).
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Henry Hezekiah Balch (1877-1969) —
also known as Henry H. Balch —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.
Born in Madison, Madison
County, Ala., January
6, 1877.
Son of Samuel Williamson Balch and Martha Ann (Parsons) Balch.
School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; helped organize the public school system in the
Philippine Islands, 1901-12; U.S. Consul in SAINT Stephen, 1914; Yarmouth, 1915-16; Asuncion, 1916-21; Adelaide, 1921-27; Monterrey, 1928-29; U.S. Consul General in Dublin, 1931-38.
Episcopalian.
Died in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., November
30, 1969 (age 92 years, 328
days).
Entombed at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married, May 13,
1915, to Josephine Irene 'Josie' McCaleb (died
1963). |
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Addison White (1824-1909) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Abingdon, Washington
County, Va., May 1,
1824.
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1851-53; served in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Died in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., February
4, 1909 (age 84 years, 279
days).
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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William Willis Garth (1828-1912) —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.
Born in Morgan
County, Ala., October
28, 1828.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 8th District, 1877-79.
Died in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., February
25, 1912 (age 83 years, 120
days).
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Thomas Fearn (1789-1863) —
of Alabama.
Born in Pittsylvania
County, Va., November
15, 1789.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Alabama
state legislature; Delegate
from Alabama to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861.
Died in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., January
16, 1863 (age 73 years, 62
days).
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Nicholas Davis, Jr. (1825-1875) —
of Alabama.
Born in Athens, Limestone
County, Ala., January
14, 1825.
Member of Alabama state legislature, 1851; delegate
to Alabama secession convention, 1861; Delegate
from Alabama to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;
served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Died in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., November
3, 1875 (age 50 years, 293
days).
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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James Perry Drake (d. 1876) —
also known as James P. Drake —
of Indiana.
Indiana
state treasurer, 1850-53.
Died August
12, 1876.
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Patricia Holmes Buell. |
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William F. Struve (1865-1943) —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.
Born in Batesville, Ripley
County, Ind., August
14, 1865.
Son of William F. Struve and Mary Struve.
Republican. Saloon
keeper; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Alabama, 1908.
German
ancestry.
Died in Madison
County, Ala., February
13, 1943 (age 77 years, 183
days).
Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery.
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