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Cullman County
Alabama

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Cullman County

Index to Locations Cullman Cullman Cemetery Hanceville Hopewell Cemetery Cullman Cemetery Cullman, Cullman County, Alabama Founded 1860 Politicians buried here: James Elisha Folsom (1908-1987) — also known as James E. Folsom; "Big Jim"; "Kissin' Jim" — of Alabama. Born in Coffee County, Ala., October 9, 1908. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1944; Governor of Alabama, 1947-51, 1955-59. Died, of a heart attack, in Alabama, November 21, 1987 (age 79 years, 43 days). Interment at Cullman Cemetery.   Relatives: Father of James Elisha Folsom Jr.; uncle of Cornelia Ellis Snively (who married George Corley Wallace Jr.).   Political family: Wallace-Folsom family of Montgomery, Alabama.   The Jim Folsom Bridge (built 1958), on U.S. 84, crossing the Tombigbee River near Coffeeville, from Clarke County to Choctaw County, Alabama, was named for him.   See also National Governors Association biography   Image source: Cullman Democrat, September 19, 1946   Annie Lola Price (1903-1972) — Born June 7, 1903. Judge, Alabama Court of Appeals, 1951-72; appointed 1951. Female. Died June 18, 1972 (age 69 years, 11 days). Interment at Cullman Cemetery.   William Jonathan Nesmith (1894-1980) — also known as W. J. Nesmith — of Cullman, Cullman County, Ala. Born November 27, 1894. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of Cullman, Ala., 1948-56, 1964-76. Died May 1, 1980 (age 85 years, 156 days). Interment at Cullman Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   John Allen Dunlap (1882-1950) — also known as John A. Dunlap — of Cullman, Cullman County, Ala. Born in 1882. Mayor of Cullman, Ala., 1932-48; defeated, 1948. Died in 1950 (age about 68 years). Interment at Cullman Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Allen David Dunlap; married to Nettie Rose Scvhlosser.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Maurice Linden Robertson (1869-1951) — also known as M. L. Robertson — of Cullman, Cullman County, Ala. Born in 1869. Democrat. Banker; mayor of Cullman, Ala., 1910-32; defeated, 1932; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1936, 1940 (alternate). Died in 1951 (age about 82 years). Interment at Cullman Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Mary Alice 'Mamie' Parker (daughter of George Henderson Parker) and Mary Stone Oliver.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   George Henderson Parker (1852-1918) — also known as George H. Parker — of Cullman, Cullman County, Ala. Born in Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio, September 17, 1852. Democrat. Banker; delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Alabama, 1896; mayor of Cullman, Ala., 1900-03; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1912. Died in Cullman, Cullman County, Ala., January 22, 1918 (age 65 years, 127 days). Interment at Cullman Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Thomas Hendderson Parker and Mary Joanna (Cheever) Parker; married to Cora Alice Heidelbergt; father of Mary Alice 'Mamie' Parker (who married Maurice Linden Robertson).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Robert E. McGukin (1930-1985) — of Cullman, Cullman County, Ala. Born November 28, 1930. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; mayor of Cullman, Ala., 1976-84. Died November 14, 1985 (age 54 years, 351 days). Interment at Cullman Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   William R. Griffin (1896-1974) — of Cullman, Cullman County, Ala. Born June 2, 1896. Mayor of Cullman, Ala., 1960-64. Died March 29, 1974 (age 77 years, 300 days). Interment at Cullman Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Charles Plato (1820-1889) — of Cullman, Cullman County, Ala. Born October 15, 1820. Mayor of Cullman, Ala., 1885-86. Died December 20, 1889 (age 69 years, 66 days). Interment at Cullman Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Asa Brindley Hays (1842-1899) — also known as Asa B. Hays — of Winston County, Ala.; Cullman, Cullman County, Ala. Born in Blount County, Ala., May 17, 1842. Lawyer; Winston County Probate Judge, 1871-78; mayor of Cullman, Ala., 1879-80; Cullman County Probate Judge, 1880-88. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died in Cullman, Cullman County, Ala., December 24, 1899 (age 57 years, 221 days). Interment at Cullman Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Ruben Hays and Tabitha (Cornelius) Hays; married 1867 to Minerva C. Williams.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Gottfried Adolph Prinz (1851-1902) — also known as G. A. Prinz — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio; Cullman, Cullman County, Ala. Born in Nieder-Ingelheim, Germany, December 20, 1851. Democrat. Merchant; banker; postmaster; mayor of Cullman, Ala., 1876-77; Cullman County Treasurer, 1882-88; alternate delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Alabama, 1896. Evangelical Christian. German and French Huguenot ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Cullman, Cullman County, Ala., September 16, 1902 (age 50 years, 270 days). Interment at Cullman Cemetery.   Relatives: Married 1870 to Ingeborg Lueddemann.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   John W. Arnold (1902-1988) — also known as J. W. Arnold — of Cullman, Cullman County, Ala. Born October 13, 1902. Mayor of Cullman, Ala., 1956-60. Died November 10, 1988 (age 86 years, 28 days). Interment at Cullman Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Fred Betz (1846-1921) — of Cullman, Cullman County, Ala. Born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, 1846. Cabinetmaker; mayor of Cullman, Ala., 1874. Died in 1921 (age about 75 years). Interment at Cullman Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Catherine Betz.   Epitaph: "Cullman's First Mayor."   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Charles H. Grafton (1827-1896) — of Cullman County, Ala. Born May 19, 1827. Cullman County Circuit Court Clerk, 1890-96. Died July 9, 1896 (age 69 years, 51 days). Interment at Cullman Cemetery. Hopewell Cemetery Hanceville, Cullman County, Alabama Politicians buried here:   Millard F. Parker (1856-1917) — of Cullman, Cullman County, Ala. Born in Georgia, August 16, 1856. Republican. Lawyer; postmaster at Cullman, Ala., 1889; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1892, 1896 (alternate). Died in Cullman, Cullman County, Ala., October 12, 1917 (age 61 years, 57 days). Interment at Hopewell Cemetery.   Presumably named for: Millard Fillmore   Relatives: Son of Tarpley Redwine Parker and Christina (Powledge) Parker.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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