The Political Graveyard: Winston County, Ala.

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Winston County
Alabama

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Winston County

Index to Locations

Ashridge Antioch Cemetery

Near Double Springs Fairview Cemetery

Near Double Springs Union Grove Cemetery

Haleyville Unknown location

Haleyville Haleyville Cemetery

Haleyville Hill Crest City Cemetery

Antioch Cemetery
Ashridge, Winston County, Alabama

Politicians buried here:
	Jeremiah Burns (1887-1967) — of Winston County, Ala. Born in 1887. Member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1918-22. Died in 1967 (age about 80 years). Interment at Antioch Cemetery.

Fairview Cemetery
Near Double Springs, Winston County, Alabama

Politicians buried here:

Andrew Jackson Ingle (1820-1896) — of Winston County, Ala. Born in 1820. Member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1882-84. Died in 1896 (age about 76 years). Interment at Fairview Cemetery.

Presumably named for: Andrew Jackson

John B. Weaver (1879-1961) — of Double Springs, Winston County, Ala. Born in Winston County, Ala., July 1, 1879. Son of Benjamin Weaver and Anna (Baughn) Weaver. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1932. Died January 13, 1961 (age 81 years, 196 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery.

Union Grove Cemetery
Near Double Springs, Winston County, Alabama

Politicians buried here:
	W. W. Davis (1838-1901) — also known as Billy Davis — of Winston County, Ala. Born in 1838. Member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1890-92. Died in 1901 (age about 63 years). Interment at Union Grove Cemetery.

Unknown Location
Haleyville, Winston County, Alabama

Haleyville Cemetery
Haleyville, Winston County, Alabama

Politicians buried here:

John A. Posey (d. 1960) — of Alabama. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Alabama 10th District, 1928; candidate for U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1944. Died, from complication of a hip fracture resulting from an automobile accident, September 14, 1960. Interment at Haleyville Cemetery.

Relatives: Married to Willie Shelnutt.

Hill Crest City Cemetery
Haleyville, Winston County, Alabama

Politicians buried here:

Frank Minis Johnson, Jr. (1918-1999) — also known as Frank M. Johnson, Jr. — of Jasper, Walker County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. Born in Haleyville, Winston County, Ala., October 30, 1918. Son of Frank Minis Johnson. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1948; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, 1953-55; U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama, 1955-; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1979-81; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, 1981-92. Legendary for civil rights decisions; recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1995. Died of pneumonia, in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., July 23, 1999 (age 80 years, 266 days). Interment at Hill Crest City Cemetery.

		See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
		Books about Frank M. Johnson, Jr.: Frank Sikora, The Judge : The Life and Opinions of Alabama's Frank M. Johnson, Jr.

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