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Morgan County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Morgan County

Index to Locations Decatur Decatur Cemetery Near Decatur McKendree Cemetery Decatur Cemetery Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama Politicians buried here:   Seybourn Harris Lynne (1907-2000) — also known as Seybourn H. Lynne — of Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala. Born in Decatur, Morgan County, Ala., July 25, 1907. Democrat. Lawyer; county judge in Alabama, 1934-40; circuit judge in Alabama, 1940-42; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1946-73; took senior status 1973. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Blue Key; Pi Kappa Alpha; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Kiwanis. In 1963, he prohibited Gov. George C. Wallace from barring two Black students from attending the University of Alabama. In 1969, he ordered that Elmwood Cemetery in Birmingham, Ala., be desegregated. Died in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., September 10, 2000 (age 93 years, 47 days). Interment at Decatur Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Seybourn Arthur Lynne and Annie Leigh (Harris) Lynne; married, June 16, 1937, to Katherine Donaldson Brandau.   The Seybourn H. Lynne U.S. Courthouse and Post Office, in Decatur, Alabama, is named for him.   Christopher Columbus Harris (1842-1935) — of Alabama. Born near Mt. Hope, Lawrence County, Ala., January 28, 1842. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Alabama 8th District, 1914-15. Died in Decatur, Morgan County, Ala., December 28, 1935 (age 93 years, 334 days). Interment at Decatur Cemetery.   Presumably named for: Christopher Columbus   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Henry Floyd Sherrod (1890-1977) — also known as H. Floyd Sherrod — of Decatur, Morgan County, Ala. Born in Florence, Lauderdale County, Ala., December 2, 1890. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school teacher and principal; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1932 (alternate), 1948 (alternate), 1952 (alternate), 1968. Church of Christ; later Methodist. Member, Civitan; Kappa Delta Pi; American Legion; Farm Bureau. Died December 1, 1977 (age 86 years, 364 days). Interment at Decatur Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John Henry Sherrod and Bertie Sherrod; married, June 20, 1918, to Effie D. Poole; married, February 15, 1970, to Grace Lee (Widner) Sandlin.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial McKendree Cemetery Near Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama Politicians buried here:   Charles Christopher Sheats (1839-1904) — of Decatur, Morgan County, Ala. Born in Walker County, Ala., April 10, 1839. Republican. Delegate to Alabama secession convention, 1861; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1861-62; delegate to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1865; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1872, 1884; U.S. Representative from Alabama at-large, 1873-75; defeated, 1874. Opposed secession in 1860; expelled from the Alabama House of Representatives in 1862 because of his adherence to the Union; imprisoned by Confederate authorities on a charge of treason, but never tried. Died in Decatur, Morgan County, Ala., May 27, 1904 (age 65 years, 47 days). Interment at McKendree Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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