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Colbert County
Alabama

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Colbert County

Index to Locations Mhoontown Cemetery Sheffield Oakwood Cemetery Tuscumbia Colbert County Courthouse Grounds Tuscumbia Oakwood Cemetery Tuscumbia Winston Family Cemetery Mhoontown Cemetery Colbert County, Alabama Politicians buried here:   William Spivey Mhoon (1801-1844) — also known as William S. Mhoon — of Bertie County, N.C. Born in Martin County, N.C., December 25, 1801. Member of North Carolina house of commons, 1828-30; North Carolina state treasurer, 1831-35. Died in Franklin County (part now in Colbert County), Ala., December 26, 1844 (age 43 years, 1 days). Interment at Mhoontown Cemetery. Oakwood Cemetery Sheffield, Colbert County, Alabama Politicians buried here:   Julian Leigh Andrews (1871-1945) — also known as J. L. Andrews — of Sheffield, Colbert County, Ala. Born in Mobile, Mobile County, Ala., August 9, 1871. Democrat. Lawyer; banker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1920 (alternate), 1924. Southern Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Rotary. Died December 23, 1945 (age 74 years, 136 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Allen S. Andrews and Virginia (Hudson) Andrews; married, December 10, 1895, to Nona Banks.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Colbert County Courthouse Grounds Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama Politicians who have (or had) monuments here:   Howell Thomas Heflin (1921-2005) — also known as Howell T. Heflin — of Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Ala. Born in Poulan, Worth County, Ga., June 19, 1921. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; chief justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1971-77; U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1979-97; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1996. Methodist. Member, Lambda Chi Alpha. Died in Sheffield, Colbert County, Ala., March 29, 2005 (age 83 years, 283 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery; statue at Colbert County Courthouse Grounds.   Relatives: Son of Marvin Rutledge Heflin and Louise D. (Strudwick) Heflin; married 1952 to Elizabeth Ann Carmichael; nephew of James Thomas Heflin.   Political family: Heflin family of Alabama.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Books about Howell Heflin: John Hayman, Howell Heflin : An Affirmation of America Oakwood Cemetery Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama Politicians buried here:   Howell Thomas Heflin (1921-2005) — also known as Howell T. Heflin — of Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Ala. Born in Poulan, Worth County, Ga., June 19, 1921. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; chief justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1971-77; U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1979-97; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1996. Methodist. Member, Lambda Chi Alpha. Died in Sheffield, Colbert County, Ala., March 29, 2005 (age 83 years, 283 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery; statue at Colbert County Courthouse Grounds.   Relatives: Son of Marvin Rutledge Heflin and Louise D. (Strudwick) Heflin; married 1952 to Elizabeth Ann Carmichael; nephew of James Thomas Heflin.   Political family: Heflin family of Alabama.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Books about Howell Heflin: John Hayman, Howell Heflin : An Affirmation of America   Edward Berton Almon (1860-1933) — also known as Edward B. Almon — of Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Ala. Born near Moulton, Lawrence County, Ala., April 18, 1860. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama state senate, 1892-94; candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama; circuit judge in Alabama, 1898-1906; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1910-15; Speaker of the Alabama State House of Representatives, 1911; U.S. Representative from Alabama 8th District, 1915-33; died in office 1933. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen; Elks; Maccabees; Knights of Honor. Died in Washington, D.C., June 22, 1933 (age 73 years, 65 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of George W. Almon and Nancy (Eubank) Almon; married, December 13, 1887, to Luie Clopper.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Archibald Hill Carmichael (1864-1947) — also known as Archibald H. Carmichael — of Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Ala. Born near Sylvan Grove, Dale County, Ala., June 17, 1864. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901; Speaker of the Alabama State House of Representatives, 1906, 1915; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1916, 1928, 1932; member of Alabama state senate, 1918; U.S. Representative from Alabama 8th District, 1933-37; director, First National Bank of Tuscumbia. Methodist. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Nu; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Maccabees. Died in Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Ala., July 15, 1947 (age 83 years, 28 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Jesse Malcolm Carmichael and Amanda (Smith) Carmichael; married, January 21, 1889, to Annie Sugg.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Arthur Henley Keller (1836-1896) — also known as A. H. Keller — of Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Ala. Born February 5, 1836. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1876, 1880. Died August 29, 1896 (age 60 years, 206 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Kate Adams; father of Helen Keller.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Winston Family Cemetery Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama Politicians buried here:   Robert Burns Lindsay (1824-1902) — also known as Robert B. Lindsay — of Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Ala. Born in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire (now Dumfries and Galloway), Scotland, July 4, 1824. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1853; member of Alabama state senate, 1857, 1866; candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama; Governor of Alabama, 1870-72. Scottish ancestry. Died in Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Ala., February 13, 1902 (age 77 years, 224 days). Interment at Winston Family Cemetery.   Presumably named for: Robert Burns   Relatives: Brother-in-law of John Anthony Winston.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Joseph Harrington Nathan (1856-1955) — also known as Joseph H. Nathan — of Sheffield, Colbert County, Ala. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., January 7, 1856. Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Alabama, 1906; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1912, 1916. Died in Florence, Lauderdale County, Ala., July 21, 1955 (age 99 years, 195 days). Interment at Winston Family Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Morris Nathan and Hannah Nathan; married, January 24, 1889, to Minnie Burns Lindsey.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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