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Lauderdale County
Alabama

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Lauderdale County

Index to Locations Florence City Cemetery Florence Florence Cemetery Florence Greenview Memorial Gardens Mars Hill Moore-McVay Cemetery City Cemetery Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama Politicians buried here:   Emmet O'Neal (1853-1922) — of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala. Born in Florence, Lauderdale County, Ala., September 23, 1853. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, 1893-97; delegate to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1904 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1912 (speaker); Governor of Alabama, 1911-15. Member, American Bar Association. Died September 7, 1922 (age 68 years, 349 days). Interment at City Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Edward Asbury O'Neal and Olivia (Moore) O'Neal; married, July 21, 1881, to Lizzie Kirkman.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article   Edward Asbury O'Neal (1818-1890) — also known as Edward A. O'Neal — of Alabama. Born in Madison County, Ala., September 21, 1818. Lawyer; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1875; Governor of Alabama, 1882-86. Died in Florence, Lauderdale County, Ala., November 7, 1890 (age 72 years, 47 days). Interment at City Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Edward O'Neal and Rebecca (Wheat) O'Neal; married, April 12, 1838, to Olivia Moore; father of Emmet O'Neal.   O'Neal Bridge (built 1939), on U.S. 43, over the Tennessee River between Florence and Sheffield, Alabama, is named for him.   See also National Governors Association biography Florence Cemetery Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama Politicians buried here:   Cyrus Washington Ashcraft (1866-1940) — also known as C. W. Ashcraft — of Florence, Lauderdale County, Ala. Born in Clay County, Ala., February 27, 1866. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; cotton mill business; mayor of Florence, Ala., 1910-12; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1922-26; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1924. Baptist. Member, Knights of Pythias; Elks; Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died in Florence, Lauderdale County, Ala., June 24, 1940 (age 74 years, 118 days). Interment at Florence Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Andrew Jackson Ashcraft and Eliza (Wiley) Ashcraft; married, October 9, 1895, to Janie Farr Dunklin; married, June 28, 1905, to Zaidee Ellis; married, February 3, 1910, to Gillian Chilton Brown.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Greenview Memorial Gardens 3657 Old Chisholm Road Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama Founded 1950 See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Marcy Bradshaw Darnall (1872-1960) — also known as Marcy B. Darnall — of Key West, Monroe County, Fla. Born in Edgar County, Ill., January 27, 1872. Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; postmaster at Key West, Fla., 1913-21. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; American Legion; United Spanish War Veterans; Civitan; Elks. Died, in Coffee Memorial Hospital, Florence, Lauderdale County, Ala., January 18, 1960 (age 87 years, 356 days). Interment at Greenview Memorial Gardens.   Relatives: Married to Lutie Milliken.   Adin Batson (1886-1969) — of Florence, Lauderdale County, Ala. Born in Rockford, Coosa County, Ala., December 25, 1886. Republican. Pharmacist; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1956 (alternate), 1960. Died in Florence, Lauderdale County, Ala., November 23, 1969 (age 82 years, 333 days). Interment at Greenview Memorial Gardens.   Relatives: Son of Susan (Wingard) Batson and James Polk Batson.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Moore-McVay Cemetery Mars Hill, Lauderdale County, Alabama Politicians buried here:   Hugh McVay (1788-1851) — of Madison County, Miss. (now Ala.). Born in 1788. Member of Mississippi territorial House of Representatives, 1811-17; Governor of Alabama, 1837. Died May 9, 1851 (age about 62 years). Interment at Moore-McVay Cemetery.   See also National Governors Association biography

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