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Wilcox County
Alabama

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Wilcox County

Index to Locations Camden Unknown location Camden Camden Cemetery Camden Dry Forks Cemetery Oak Hill Bethel Reformed Presbyterian Church Cemetery Unknown Location Camden, Wilcox County, Alabama Politicians buried here:   Norman Dozier Godbold (1877-1936) — also known as Norman D. Godbold — of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. Born in Camden, Wilcox County, Ala., April 1, 1877. Democrat. Circuit judge in Hawaii, 1910; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1924 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business). Died in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, July 19, 1936 (age 59 years, 109 days). Interment somewhere. Camden Cemetery Camden, Wilcox County, Alabama Politicians buried here:   Benjamin Meek Miller (1864-1944) — also known as Benjamin M. Miller — of Alabama. Born in Oak Hill, Wilcox County, Ala., March 3, 1864. Democrat. Associate justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1921-27; Governor of Alabama, 1931-35. Presbyterian. Died in Selma, Dallas County, Ala., February 6, 1944 (age 79 years, 340 days). Interment at Camden Cemetery.   See also National Governors Association biography   James Bruce Henderson (1892-1971) — also known as J. Bruce Henderson — of Millers Ferry, Wilcox County, Ala. Born in Mobile, Mobile County, Ala., March 26, 1892. Democrat. Member of Alabama state senate, 1939-51; candidate for Governor of Alabama, 1950, 1954; Democratic Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1960 (voted for Harry F. Byrd and Strom Thurmond). Presbyterian. Member, Exchange Club; Farm Bureau. Died in Millers Ferry, Wilcox County, Ala., July 10, 1971 (age 79 years, 106 days). Interment at Camden Cemetery.   David Howell Turner (1885-1957) — also known as D. Howell Turner — of Alabama. Born in Camden, Wilcox County, Ala., May 10, 1885. Secretary of state of Alabama, 1935-39, 1943-44. Presbyterian. Died May 11, 1957 (age 72 years, 1 days). Interment at Camden Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of M. A. Turner.   John Miller Bonner (1878-1968) — of Camden, Wilcox County, Ala. Born in Rosebud, Wilcox County, Ala., December 3, 1878. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1924, 1948; member of Alabama state senate, 1920. Presbyterian. Died January 1, 1968 (age 89 years, 29 days). Interment at Camden Cemetery.   William Roland Cooper (1913-1977) — also known as Roland Cooper — of Camden, Wilcox County, Ala. Born August 13, 1913. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1952; member of Alabama state senate, 1950. Died April 30, 1977 (age 63 years, 260 days). Interment at Camden Cemetery. Dry Forks Cemetery Camden, Wilcox County, Alabama Politicians buried here:   Charles Tait (1768-1835) — of Elbert County, Ga.; Wilcox County, Ala. Born near Hanover, Hanover County, Va., February 1, 1768. Democrat. College professor; lawyer; superior court judge in Georgia, 1803-09; U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1809-19; U.S. District Judge for Alabama, 1820-26; resigned 1826. Slaveowner. Died near Claiborne, Monroe County, Ala., October 7, 1835 (age 67 years, 248 days). Interment at Dry Forks Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges Bethel Reformed Presbyterian Church Cemetery Oak Hill, Wilcox County, Alabama Politicians buried here:   Massey Harrison Wilson (1869-1966) — of Alabama. Born in Clarke County, Ala., October 10, 1869. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1900; delegate to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1901; Alabama state attorney general, 1903-07. Presbyterian. Died in Oak Hill, Wilcox County, Ala., March 29, 1966 (age 96 years, 170 days). Interment at Bethel Reformed Presbyterian Church Cemetery.   John Taylor Dale (1842-1935) — of Alabama. Born in Allenton, Wilcox County, Ala., September 12, 1842. Member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1880. Presbyterian. Died January 28, 1935 (age 92 years, 138 days). Interment at Bethel Reformed Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

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