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Calhoun County
Alabama

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Calhoun County

Index to Locations Anniston Edgemont Cemetery Anniston Grace Episcopal Church Columbarium Anniston Highland Cemetery Anniston Highland Cemetery Annex Anniston Hillside Cemetery Jacksonville Jacksonville Cemetery Jacksonville Jacksonville City Cemetery Morrisville Ten Island Cemetery Sulphur Springs Nance Family Cemetery Edgemont Cemetery Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama Founded 1869 Politicians buried here: Maximilian Bethune Wellborn (1862-1957) — also known as M. B. Wellborn — of Anniston, Calhoun County, Ala. Born in Lewisville, Lafayette County, Ark., January 22, 1862. Democrat. President, First National Bank of Anniston, 1905-14; director, Macon, Dublin and Savannah Railroad; Calhoun County Commissioner; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1912; Governor, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, 1919-28; member of Alabama state senate, 1933-36; delegate to Alabama convention to ratify 21st amendment from Calhoun County, 1933. Episcopalian. Died in Anniston, Calhoun County, Ala., November 28, 1957 (age 95 years, 310 days). Interment at Edgemont Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Maximilian Bethune Wellborn (1825-1885) and Emma Julia (Dent) Wellborn; married 1889 to Mary Hinton Graves.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Federal Reserve History   Image source: Federal Reserve History Grace Episcopal Church Columbarium Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama Politicians buried here:   Arthur Glenn Andrews (1909-2008) — also known as Glenn Andrews — of Anniston, Calhoun County, Ala. Born in Anniston, Calhoun County, Ala., January 15, 1909. Republican. Advertising executive; chair of Calhoun County Republican Party, 1952; candidate for Alabama state house of representatives, 1956; candidate for secretary of state of Alabama, 1958; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1964, 1972; U.S. Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1965-67. Episcopalian. Member, Rotary. Died in White Plains, Calhoun County, Ala., September 25, 2008 (age 99 years, 254 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Grace Episcopal Church Columbarium.   Relatives: Son of Roger Lee Andrews and Beryl Elizabeth (Jones) Andrews; married 1937 to Ethel Standish Jackson.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial Highland Cemetery Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama Politicians buried here:   Simon Elbert Boozer (1895-1975) — of Anniston, Calhoun County, Ala. Born in Hokes Bluff, Etowah County, Ala., May 28, 1895. Democrat. Calhoun County Probate Judge, 1940-46; candidate for Governor of Alabama, 1946; director, Anniston National Bank. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Rotary. Died in Anniston, Calhoun County, Ala., May 19, 1975 (age 79 years, 356 days). Interment at Highland Cemetery.   Guy Sparks (c.1928-1983) — also known as "Anniston's Conscience" — of Anniston, Calhoun County, Ala. Born in Holt, Tuscaloosa County, Ala., about 1928. Democrat. Lawyer; Alabama Commissioner of Revenue, 1961-63; candidate for Alabama state attorney general, 1966; attorney for Alabama Labor Council, AFL-CIO. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Bar Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Died in 1983 (age about 55 years). Interment at Highland Cemetery.   Relatives: Brother-in-law of James M. Fullan Jr..   Campaign slogan (1966): "I run not for gain, not for power — but for service."   Campaign slogan (1966): "The people's candidate." Highland Cemetery Annex Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama Politicians buried here:   Thomas Erby Kilby (1865-1943) — also known as Thomas E. Kilby — of Anniston, Calhoun County, Ala. Born in Lebanon, Wilson County, Tenn., July 9, 1865. Democrat. Manufacturer; mayor of Anniston, Ala., 1905-09; member of Alabama state senate, 1911-15; Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, 1915-19; Governor of Alabama, 1919-23; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1924. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias. Died October 22, 1943 (age 78 years, 105 days). Interment at Highland Cemetery Annex.   Relatives: Son of Peyton Phillips Kilby and Sarah Ann (Marchant) Kilby; married to Mary Elizabeth Clark.   See also National Governors Association biography Hillside Cemetery Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama Politicians buried here:   Frederick Leonard Blackmon (1873-1921) — also known as Fred L. Blackmon — of Anniston, Calhoun County, Ala. Born in Lime Branch, Polk County, Ga., September 15, 1873. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama state senate, 1900-10; U.S. Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1911-21; died in office 1921. Died in Bartow, Polk County, Fla., February 8, 1921 (age 47 years, 146 days). Interment at Hillside Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Augustus Young Blackmon and Sarah Ann (Ross) Blackmon.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Jacksonville Cemetery Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Alabama Politicians buried here:   John Henry Caldwell (1826-1902) — also known as John H. Caldwell — of Alabama. Born in Huntsville, Madison County, Ala., April 4, 1826. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Alabama 5th District, 1873-77; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1888. Died in Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Ala., September 4, 1902 (age 76 years, 153 days). Interment at Jacksonville Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Jacksonville City Cemetery Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Alabama Politicians buried here:   William Henry Forney (1823-1894) — also known as William H. Forney — of Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Ala. Born in Lincolnton, Lincoln County, N.C., November 9, 1823. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; lawyer; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1859-60; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Alabama state senate, 1865-66; U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1875-93 (at-large 1875-77, 7th District 1877-93); member of Democratic National Committee from Alabama, 1880. Slaveowner. Died in Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Ala., January 16, 1894 (age 70 years, 68 days). Interment at Jacksonville City Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Jacob Forney and Salina Swope (Hoke) Forney; married to Mary Eliza Woodward; nephew of Daniel Munroe Forney; grandson of Peter Forney.   Political family: Forney family of Lincoln County, North Carolina.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial Ten Island Cemetery Morrisville, Calhoun County, Alabama Politicians buried here:   George Kenneth Wingard (1931-2005) — also known as George K. Wingard — of Anniston, Calhoun County, Ala. Born August 1, 1931. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1968, 1972 (alternate). Died September 26, 2005 (age 74 years, 56 days). Interment at Ten Island Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Nance Family Cemetery Sulphur Springs, Calhoun County, Alabama Politicians buried here:   Woodrow Albea (1918-2000) — of Anniston, Calhoun County, Ala. Born in Talladega, Talladega County, Ala., May 16, 1918. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1955-66; member of Alabama state senate 9th District, 1967-71; district judge in Alabama, 1972-88. Baptist. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Lions; Woodmen; United Commercial Travelers; Freemasons; Phi Alpha Delta. Died, at Stringfellow Memorial Hospital, Anniston, Calhoun County, Ala., September 9, 2000 (age 82 years, 116 days). Interment at Nance Family Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Emmette R. Albea and Lula (Limbaugh) Albea; married, August 30, 1952, to Joy Cunningham.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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