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Tuscaloosa County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Tuscaloosa County

Index to Locations Tuscaloosa Unknown location Tuscaloosa Evergreen Cemetery Tuscaloosa Greenwood Cemetery Tuscaloosa Memory Hill Gardens Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Memorial Park Unknown Location Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Politicians buried here:   Henderson M. Somerville — of Alabama. Associate justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1889-90; resigned 1890. Interment somewhere. Evergreen Cemetery Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Politicians buried here:   Henry Watkins Collier (1801-1855) — of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Ala. Born in Lunenburg County, Va., January 17, 1801. Lawyer; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1826; circuit judge in Alabama, 1828-36; associate justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1836-37; chief justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1837-49; Governor of Alabama, 1849-53. Methodist. Died, of "cholera morbus" (gastroenteritis), in Bailey Springs, Lauderdale County, Ala., August 28, 1855 (age 54 years, 223 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.   See also National Governors Association biography   Joshua Lanier Martin (1799-1856) — of Alabama. Born in Blount County, Tenn., December 5, 1799. Democrat. Member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1822; state court judge in Alabama, 1834; U.S. Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1835-39; Governor of Alabama, 1845-47. Slaveowner. Died November 2, 1856 (age 56 years, 333 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.   Relatives: Father of John Mason Martin.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography   Burwell Boykin Lewis (1838-1885) — of Alabama. Born in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., July 7, 1838. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1870; U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1875-77, 1879-80 (at-large 1875-77, 6th District 1879-80). Slaveowner. Died October 11, 1885 (age 47 years, 96 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Edward deGraffenried (1899-1974) — of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Ala. Born in Eutaw, Greene County, Ala., June 30, 1899. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Alabama 6th District, 1949-53. Died in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Ala., November 5, 1974 (age 75 years, 128 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Newton Nash Clements (1837-1900) — of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Ala. Born in Tuscaloosa County, Ala., December 23, 1837. Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1870; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1876; U.S. Representative from Alabama 6th District, 1880-81. Slaveowner. Died in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Ala., February 20, 1900 (age 62 years, 59 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Joseph Conn Guild (1824-1875) — also known as Joseph C. Guild — of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Ala. Born in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Ala., January 3, 1824. Democrat. Newspaper editor; mayor of Tuscaloosa, Ala., 1850-54, 1866-68; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1860; postmaster at Tuscaloosa, Ala., 1860-65; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Died, from a stroke of paralysis, in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Ala., July 19, 1875 (age 51 years, 197 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of James Guild and Mary Elizabeth (Williams) Guild.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Edgar LaRoche Clarkson (1883-1931) — also known as Edgar L. Clarkson — of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Ala. Born in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., June 13, 1883. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1916. Member, Rotary; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Ala., January 9, 1931 (age 47 years, 210 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Edgar LaRoche Clarkson (1846-1920) and Augusta Celesta (Jolly) Clarkson; married to Nell Hopkins; grandson of John Jefferson Jolly.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Greenwood Cemetery Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Politicians buried here:   Marmaduke Williams (1774-1850) — of North Carolina; Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Ala. Born in Caswell County, N.C., April 6, 1774. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate, 1802; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1803-09 (9th District 1803-05, at-large 1805-07, 9th District 1807-09); delegate to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1819; candidate for Governor of Alabama, 1819; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1821-39; Tuscaloosa County Judge, 1832-42. Methodist. Slaveowner. Died in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Ala., October 29, 1850 (age 76 years, 206 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Nathaniel Williams Jr. and Mary Ann (Williamson) Williams; brother of Robert Williams (1766-1836); married 1798 to Agnes Payne; nephew of John Williams (1740-1804), Robert Williams (1744-1790) and Joseph Williams of Shallow Ford; first cousin of Robert Overton Williams, John Williams (1778-1837), Thomas Lanier Williams and Lewis Williams; first cousin once removed of Joseph Lanier Williams; second cousin by marriage of Matthew Clay.   Political family: Williams #1 family of North Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   George Whitfield Crabb (1804-1846) — also known as George W. Crabb — of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Ala. Born in Botetourt County, Va., February 22, 1804. Member of Alabama state legislature, 1830; U.S. Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1838-41. Slaveowner. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., August 15, 1846 (age 42 years, 174 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   John Mason Martin (1837-1898) — of Alabama. Born in Athens, Limestone County, Ala., January 20, 1837. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama state senate, 1871-76; law professor; U.S. Representative from Alabama 6th District, 1885-87. Slaveowner. Died in Bowling Green, Warren County, Ky., June 16, 1898 (age 61 years, 147 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Joshua Lanier Martin.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   Jeptha Vining Isbell (1787-1826) — of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Ala. Born in 1787. Member of Alabama territorial House of Representatives, 1816-18; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1819-24. Died in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Ala., 1826 (age about 39 years). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Capt. Godfrey Isbell and Hannah (Clark) Isbell.   Richard Inge (1754-1833) — of Alabama. Born in King and Queen County, Va., 1754. Member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1825. Died August 13, 1833 (age about 79 years). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. Memory Hill Gardens Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Founded 1953 Politicians buried here:   Claude Harris Jr. (1940-1994) — of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Ala. Born in Bessemer, Jefferson County, Ala., June 29, 1940. Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Alabama, 1977-85; U.S. Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1987-93; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, 1993-94. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Died in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Ala., September 2, 1994 (age 54 years, 65 days). Interment at Memory Hill Gardens.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Tuscaloosa Memorial Park Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Founded 1929 Politicians buried here:   William Woodward Brandon (1868-1934) — also known as William W. Brandon — of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Ala. Born in Talladega, Talladega County, Ala., June 5, 1868. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1894-98; Alabama state auditor, 1897-1911; major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; probate judge in Alabama, 1911-23; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1912 (Honorary Vice-President; speaker), 1924; Governor of Alabama, 1923-27. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Woodmen; Moose; Kiwanis. Died December 7, 1934 (age 66 years, 185 days). Interment at Tuscaloosa Memorial Park.   Relatives: Son of F. T. J. Brandon and Carrie (Woodward) Brandon; married to Lizzie Andrews.   See also National Governors Association biography   Auddis Moore Walker (1886-1957) — also known as A. M. Walker — of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Ala. Born in Alabama, August 4, 1886. Republican. Physician; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1956. Died in Tuscaloosa County, Ala., October 9, 1957 (age 71 years, 66 days). Interment at Tuscaloosa Memorial Park.   Relatives: Son of George W. Walker and Callie Walker; married, October 14, 1914, to Mary Sue Goodson.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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