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Brooks County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Brooks County

Index to Locations Quitman Eastern Cemetery Quitman West End Cemetery Eastern Cemetery Quitman, Brooks County, Georgia Politicians buried here: Woodson Ratcliffe Oglesby (1867-1955) — also known as Woodson R. Oglesby — of Tuckahoe, Westchester County, N.Y.; Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Ky., February 9, 1867. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of New York state assembly from Westchester County 1st District, 1906; U.S. Representative from New York 24th District, 1913-17; defeated, 1916. Died in Quincy, Gadsden County, Fla., April 30, 1955 (age 88 years, 80 days). Entombed at Eastern Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Miller Woodson Oglesby and Rebecca Ann (Wight) Oglesby; married to Kate Elma Oglesby; cousin *** of Richard James Oglesby.   Political family: Oglesby family of Elkhart and Decatur, Illinois.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Library of Congress West End Cemetery Quitman, Brooks County, Georgia Politicians buried here:   Henry Gray Turner (1839-1904) — also known as Henry G. Turner — of Quitman, Brooks County, Ga. Born in North Carolina, 1839. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1874; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1876; U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1881-97 (2nd District 1881-93, 11th District 1893-97); justice of Georgia state supreme court, 1903-04. Died in 1904 (age about 65 years). Interment at West End Cemetery.   Turner County, Ga. is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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