The Political Graveyard: Lincoln Parish, La.

Lincoln Parish
Louisiana

Named for Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

Lincoln Parish information:

Population: 42,509 (2000); 41,745 (1990)
Land area 471 square miles.
Parish seat: Ruston
Lincoln Parish official web site.
Capital Impact: Lincoln Parish -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
Fedstats/Mapstats: Lincoln Parish -- data on agriculture, population, immigration, business, crime, environment
Lincoln Parish LAGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).
Lincoln Parish page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

Northeast: Union Parish
Southeast: Ouachita Parish; Jackson Parish
Southwest: Bienville Parish
Northwest: Claiborne Parish

The Political Graveyard:

Politicians who lived in Lincoln Parish
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Lincoln Parish

Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to parishes is subject to error. The intent is to locate places according to current parish names and boundaries. If you don't find what you're looking for, check other nearby parishes, the unassigned page, or the Gazetteer. Any corrections to parish locations would be greatly appreciated. See contact information on the Main Page.

Politicians who lived in Lincoln Parish

Grambling: Pinkie Wilkerson
Ruston: C. E. Barham - T. C. Beasley - Alice M. Herrmann - Carroll G. Jones - Lillian T. Martin - Elton C. Pody - H. T. Richardson - Riley J. Wilson
See also La. areas not assigned to parishes.

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Lincoln Parish

Ruston Greenwood Cemetery

Greenwood Cemetery
Ruston, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Riley Joseph Wilson (1871-1946) — also known as Riley J. Wilson — of Harrisonburg, Catahoula Parish, La.; Ruston, Lincoln Parish, La. Born in Winn Parish, La., 1871. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 5th District, 1915-37; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1920. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen. Died in 1946. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
James Walter Elder (1882-1941) — also known as J. Walter Elder — of Louisiana. Born in Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Tex., October 5, 1882. Democrat. Member of Louisiana state senate, 1908-12; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 5th District, 1913-15. Died December 16, 1941. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

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