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Dougherty County
Georgia

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Dougherty County

Index to Locations Albany Crown Hill Cemetery Albany Oakview Cemetery Albany Riverside Cemetery Crown Hill Cemetery Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia Politicians buried here:   Nellie B. Brimberry (1864-1966) — also known as Florence Eleanor Butner — of Albany, Dougherty County, Ga. Born in Perry, Houston County, Ga., December 1, 1864. Republican. Postmaster at Albany, Ga., 1909-23, 1924-33 (acting, 1924-25). Female. Died in Albany, Dougherty County, Ga., February 20, 1966 (age 101 years, 81 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery.   Relatives: Daughter of Thomas Marion Butner and Maria Elizabeth (Kirk) Butner; married 1885 to Halbert F. Brimberry (son of Benjamin Franklin Brimberry).   Political family: Brimberry family of Albany, Georgia.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Leon W. Mott (1915-1999) — also known as "Spec" — of Albany, Dougherty County, Ga. Born January 24, 1915. Democrat. Postmaster at Albany, Ga., 1963-82 (acting, 1963-64). Died August 19, 1999 (age 84 years, 207 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Lenora Tanner.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Oakview Cemetery Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   William Ephraim Smith (1829-1890) — also known as William E. Smith; "Tete" — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Augusta, Richmond County, Ga., March 14, 1829. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Representative from Georgia in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65; U.S. Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1875-81; member of Georgia state senate, 1886-88. Slaveowner. Died in Albany, Dougherty County, Ga., March 11, 1890 (age 60 years, 362 days). Interment at Oakview Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Caroline Williams.   Epitaph: "Soldier, Statesman, Patriot."   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Nelson Tift (1810-1891) — of Georgia. Born in Connecticut, 1810. Democrat. State court judge in Georgia, 1840; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1841; served in the Confederate Navy during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1868-69. Slaveowner. Died in 1891 (age about 81 years). Interment at Oakview Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Nancy Maria Anna Mercer.   Tift County, Ga. is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Benjamin Franklin Brimberry (1838-1927) — also known as B. F. Brimberry — of Cuthbert, Randolph County, Ga.; Camilla, Mitchell County, Ga.; Albany, Dougherty County, Ga. Born in Walker County, Ga., October 23, 1838. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1880, 1888, 1892, 1896 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization); candidate for U.S. Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1880; postmaster at Albany, Ga., 1889-94, 1898-1902. Died in Albany, Dougherty County, Ga., June 24, 1927 (age 88 years, 244 days). Interment at Oakview Cemetery.   Presumably named for: Benjamin Franklin   Relatives: Son of William Harrison Brimberry and Arminda (Bullard) Brimberry; married to Juliet Hodges; father of Halbert F. Brimberry (who married Florence Eleanor Butner).   Political family: Brimberry family of Albany, Georgia.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Charles Willis Arnold (1845-1914) — also known as Charles W. Arnold — of Albany, Dougherty County, Ga. Born November 28, 1845. Republican. Postmaster at Albany, Ga., 1869-75, 1875-85; delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1888 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1892 (alternate). Died September 11, 1914 (age 68 years, 287 days). Interment at Oakview Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John D. Arnold and Martha Arnold; married to Martha Wiseman.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Youel Gilbert Rust (1821-1901) — also known as Youel G. Rust — of Albany, Dougherty County, Ga. Born in 1821. Democrat. Postmaster at Albany, Ga., 1885-89, 1894-98. Died in Albany, Dougherty County, Ga., April, 1901 (age about 79 years). Interment at Oakview Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Youel Sanford Rust and Agnes (Davidson) Rust; married to Sarah S. Atkinson.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Halbert F. Brimberry (1864-1909) — of Macon, Bibb County, Ga.; Albany, Dougherty County, Ga. Born in Camilla, Mitchell County, Ga., February 24, 1864. Republican. Postmaster at Albany, Ga., 1902-09; delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1908. While driving his automobile during a heavy rainstorm after dark, he collided with a horsedrawn wagon, was thrown to the ground, never regained consciousness, and died three days later, in Albany, Dougherty County, Ga., October 27, 1909 (age 45 years, 245 days). Interment at Oakview Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Benjamin Franklin Brimberry and Juliet (Hodges) Brimberry; married 1885 to Florence Eleanor Butner.   Political family: Brimberry family of Albany, Georgia.   Epitaph: "Our Boy."   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Harry H. Nichols (1872-1944) — of Putney, Dougherty County, Ga. Born July 15, 1872. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1932. Died July 17, 1944 (age 72 years, 2 days). Interment at Oakview Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Riverside Cemetery Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia Politicians buried here:   Clennon Washington King Jr. (c.1921-2000) — also known as Clennon King; "The Black Don Quixote" — of Miami, Miami-Dade County, Fla. Born about 1921. Minister; Independent Afro-American candidate for President of the United States, 1960; candidate for mayor of Miami, Fla., 1996. African ancestry. Attempted to enroll in the then-all-white University of Mississippi in 1958, and was sent to the state's insane asylum; attempted to join and integrate Jimmy Carter's all-white Baptist Church in Plains, Ga., on the eve of the 1976 presidential election. Jailed on numerous occasions for his flamboyant tactics. Died, of prostate cancer, in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Fla., February 12, 2000 (age about 79 years). Interment at Riverside Cemetery.   Lott Warren (1797-1861) — of Palmyra, Lee County, Ga. Born in Burke County, Ga., October 30, 1797. Member of Georgia state legislature, 1830; U.S. Representative from Georgia at-large, 1839-43. Slaveowner. Died in Albany, Dougherty County, Ga., June 17, 1861 (age 63 years, 230 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery.   Relatives: Relative *** of George T. Warren II.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial

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