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Charles Frederick Crisp (1845-1896) —
also known as Charles F. Crisp —
of Americus, Sumter
County, Ga.
Born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England,
January
29, 1845.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 3rd District, 1883-96; died in office
1896; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1891-95.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., October
23, 1896 (age 51 years, 268
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Charles Robert Crisp (1870-1937) —
also known as Charles R. Crisp —
of Americus, Sumter
County, Ga.
Born in Ellaville, Schley
County, Ga., October
19, 1870.
Son of Clara Bell (Burton) Crisp and Charles
Frederick Crisp.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 3rd District, 1896-97, 1913-32; city
judge in Georgia, 1900-11; Parliamentarian, Democratic National Convention,
1912.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Died in Americus, Sumter
County, Ga., February
7, 1937 (age 66 years, 111
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Allen Sherod Cutts (d. 1896) —
also known as Allen S. Cutts —
of Americus, Sumter
County, Ga.
Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Americus, Ga., 1874-75, 1877-78, 1893-96; died in office 1896.
Died in 1896.
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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William Harris Crawford Wheatley (1866-1921) —
also known as Crawford Wheatley —
of Americus, Sumter
County, Ga.
Born in Americus, Sumter
County, Ga., December
6, 1866.
Son of Mary Elizabeth (Dudley) Wheatley (1832-1917) and John Wright
Wheatley (1833-1915).
Democrat. Banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1908,
1912,
1916.
Died in Americus, Sumter
County, Ga., January
1, 1921 (age 54 years, 26
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Allen Fort —
of Americus, Sumter
County, Ga.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1876.
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Timothy Mathews Furlow —
of Americus, Sumter
County, Ga.
Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Americus, Ga., 1866-68, 1871.
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Perry H. Oliver —
of Americus, Sumter
County, Ga.
Mayor
of Americus, Ga., 1856-57.
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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John Barsh Felder —
also known as John B. Felder —
of Americus, Sumter
County, Ga.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Americus, Ga., 1876, 1879-92, 1901-02, 1908-10.
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Hugh Alton Carter, Sr. (1920-1999) —
of Georgia.
Born in Plains, Sumter
County, Ga., August
13, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Georgia
state senate 14th District, 1967-81.
Baptist.
Died at Sumter Regional Hospital,
Americus, Sumter
County, Ga., June 24,
1999 (age 78 years, 315
days).
Interment at Lebanon Cemetery.
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James Earl Carter, Sr. (1894-1953) —
also known as J. Earl Carter —
of Plains, Sumter
County, Ga.
Born September
12, 1894.
Son of William Archibald Carter and Nina Carter.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; grocer; member
of Georgia
state house of representatives from Sumter County, 1953; died in
office 1953.
Died, of pancreatic
cancer, July 22,
1953 (age 58 years, 313
days).
Interment at Lebanon Cemetery.
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