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Elbert County
Georgia

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Elbert County

Index to Locations

  • Bethlehem United Methodist Church
  • Private or family graveyards
  • Bowman Hillcrest Cemetery
  • Elberton Elmhurst Cemetery
  • Elberton Heard Cemetery


    Bethlehem United Methodist Church
    Elbert County, Georgia
    Politicians buried here:
      William Henry Heard (1845-1897) — of Elbert County, Ga. Born in 1845. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1890-91. Died in 1897 (age about 52 years). Interment at Bethlehem United Methodist Church.
      Relatives: Son of Thomas Jefferson Heard; brother of James Lawrence Heard, Robert Middleton Heard and Sarah Heard (who married Luther H. O. Martin Sr.); married, October 29, 1873, to Jennie Harper; nephew of George Washington Heard, Barnard Carroll Heard and Janie Lanier Heard (who married Singleton Walthall Allen); uncle of Luther H. O. Martin Jr. and Nancy Middleton Heard (who married Phillip Watkins Davis); grandson of Stephen Heard.
      Political family: Heard family of Elberton, Georgia.


    Private or family graveyard
    Elbert County, Georgia


    Hillcrest Cemetery
    Bowman, Elbert County, Georgia
    Politicians buried here:
      Woodrow Wilson Lavender (1916-1989) — also known as Woodrow W. Lavender — of Elberton, Elbert County, Ga.; Bowman, Elbert County, Ga. Born May 8, 1916. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1968. Died, from cancer, in Bowman, Elbert County, Ga., July 7, 1989 (age 73 years, 60 days). Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery.
      Presumably named for: Woodrow Wilson
      Relatives: Son of Leeroy Lavender and Georgia A. (Guest) Lavender; married to Frances Ruth Seymour.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial


    Elmhurst Cemetery
    Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia
    Politicians buried here:
      Paul Brown (1880-1961) — of Lexington, Oglethorpe County, Ga.; Elberton, Elbert County, Ga. Born near Hartwell, Hart County, Ga., March 31, 1880. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1907-08; Elbert County Attorney, 1928-33; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1932, 1952; U.S. Representative from Georgia 10th District, 1933-61. Methodist. Died in Elberton, Elbert County, Ga., September 24, 1961 (age 81 years, 177 days). Interment at Elmhurst Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Alexander Rucker Brown and Martha (Thornton) Brown; married, October 21, 1914, to Frances Lewis Arnold.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Thomas Jefferson Heard (1801-1876) — of Elbert County, Ga. Born in Elbert County, Ga., August 21, 1801. Lawyer; planter; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1832-33; member of Georgia state senate, 1835-36. Died in Elberton, Elbert County, Ga., May 4, 1876 (age 74 years, 257 days). Interment at Elmhurst Cemetery.
      Presumably named for: Thomas Jefferson
      Relatives: Son of Stephen Heard and Elizabeth (Darden) Heard; brother of George Washington Heard, Barnard Carroll Heard and Jane Lanier Heard (who married Singleton Walthall Allen); married, April 1, 1828, to Nancy Middleton; married to Elizabeth Groves; father of Sarah Heard (who married Luther H. O. Martin Sr.), James Lawrence Heard, Robert Middleton Heard and William Henry Heard; uncle of Rebecca Allen (who married William H. Mattox); grandfather of William Henry Harrison Heard, Luther H. O. Martin Jr. and Nancy Middleton Heard (who married Phillip Watkins Davis).
      Political family: Heard family of Elberton, Georgia.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      William H. Mattox (1836-1900) — of Elbert County, Ga. Born in Elbert County, Ga., 1836. Planter; merchant; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1865-66; delegate to Georgia state constitutional convention, 1877; member of Georgia state senate, 1880-81. Shot and killed by his son-in-law J. B. Jones, Jr., during a gunfight, in Elbert County, Ga., November 17, 1900 (age about 64 years). Interment at Elmhurst Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married to Rebecca Allen (daughter of Singleton Walthall Allen; niece of George Washington Heard, Barnard Carroll Heard and Thomas Jefferson Heard; aunt by marriage of Willis B. Adams; granddaughter of Stephen Heard).
      Political family: Heard family of Elberton, Georgia.
      Phillip Watkins Davis — also known as Phillip W. Davis — of Elbert County, Ga. Lawyer; Baptist minister; member of Georgia state senate, 1882-83; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1888-89. Baptist. Interment at Elmhurst Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married to Nancy Middleton Heard (daughter of James Lawrence Heard; niece of Robert Middleton Heard and William Henry Heard; granddaughter of Thomas Jefferson Heard; great-granddaughter of Stephen Heard; first cousin of Luther H. O. Martin Jr.).
      Political family: Heard family of Elberton, Georgia.
      Luther H. O. Martin Sr. (1821-1866) — of Elbert County, Ga. Born in 1821. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1853-54; delegate to Georgia secession convention, 1861; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Died in 1866 (age about 45 years). Interment at Elmhurst Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, December 11, 1846, to Sarah Heard (daughter of Thomas Jefferson Heard; sister of James Lawrence Heard, Robert Middleton Heard and William Henry Heard; granddaughter of Stephen Heard); father of Luther H. O. Martin Jr..
      Political family: Heard family of Elberton, Georgia.
      Robert Middleton Heard (1836-1910) — of Elbert County, Ga. Born in 1836. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1884-85. Died in 1910 (age about 74 years). Interment at Elmhurst Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Thomas Jefferson Heard; brother of James Lawrence Heard, Sarah Heard (who married Luther H. O. Martin Sr.) and William Henry Heard; married 1864 to Louisa Jones; father of Luther Martin Heard (son-in-law of Asbury Churchwell Latimer); nephew of George Washington Heard, Barnard Carroll Heard and Jane Lanier Heard (who married Singleton Walthall Allen); uncle of Luther H. O. Martin Jr. and Nancy Middleton Heard (who married Phillip Watkins Davis); grandson of Stephen Heard.
      Political family: Heard family of Elberton, Georgia.
      Willis B. Adams (1861-1913) — of Elbert County, Ga. Born in Georgia, May 13, 1861. Merchant; planter; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1905-08. Died February 11, 1913 (age 51 years, 274 days). Interment at Elmhurst Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Richard Easton Adams and Sarah Antoinette (Cleveland) Adams; married 1895 to Susan McCalla (niece by marriage of Young Loftin Gerdine Harris, William McPherson McIntosh and William H. Mattox; aunt by marriage A. A. McCurry; granddaughter of Singleton Walthall Allen).
      Political family: Heard family of Elberton, Georgia.
      Richard Easton Adams (1833-1913) — also known as Richard E. Adams — Born in Georgia, November 19, 1833. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1886-87. Died August 21, 1913 (age 79 years, 275 days). Interment at Elmhurst Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Abner Adams and Betsy (Fortson) Adams; married to Antoinette Cleveland; father of Willis B. Adams.
      Political family: Heard family of Elberton, Georgia.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial


    Heard Cemetery
    Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia
    Founded 1800
    Politicians buried here:
      Stephen Heard (1741-1815) — of Elbert County, Ga. Born in Hanover County, Va., November 13, 1741. Engineer; planter; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Governor of Georgia, 1780-81; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1794-95. Died in Elbert County, Ga., November 15, 1815 (age 74 years, 2 days). Interment at Heard Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married 1760 to Jane Germany; married, August 25, 1785, to Elizabeth Darden; father of Jane Lanier Heard (who married Singleton Walthall Allen), George Washington Heard, Barnard Carroll Heard and Thomas Jefferson Heard; grandfather of Sarah Heard (who married Luther H. O. Martin Sr.), Rebecca Allen (who married William H. Mattox), James Lawrence Heard, Robert Middleton Heard and William Henry Heard; great-grandfather of Anna Cassandra McIntosh (who married Budd Clay Wall), Nancy Middleton Heard (who married Phillip Watkins Davis), William Henry Harrison Heard and Luther H. O. Martin Jr..
      Political family: Heard family of Elberton, Georgia.
      Heard County, Ga. is named for him.
      See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Peyton Samuel Hawes (1903-1990) — also known as Peyton Hawes — of Elbert County, Ga. Born September 4, 1903. Lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives from Elbert County, 1931-32; justice of Georgia state supreme court, 1970-73. Died September 9, 1990 (age 87 years, 5 days). Interment at Heard Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Albert Sidney Hawes and Julia May (Cade) Hawes; married 1933 to Virginia Smith; great-grandson of William McPherson McIntosh; second great-grandson of Singleton Walthall Allen.
      Political family: Heard family of Elberton, Georgia.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      Singleton Walthall Allen (1793-1853) — of Elbert County, Ga. Born in Elbert County, Ga., January 14, 1793. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1828-31; member of Georgia state senate, 1838, 1845-46. Died in Elbert County, Ga., June 6, 1853 (age 60 years, 143 days). Interment at Heard Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of William Allen and Nancy (Walthall) Allen; half-brother of Beverly Allen; married to Jane Lanier Heard (daughter of Stephen Heard; sister of George Washington Heard, Barnard Carroll Heard and Thomas Jefferson Heard; aunt of James Lawrence Heard, Robert Middleton Heard and William Henry Heard); father of Susan Allen (who married Young Loftin Gerdine Harris), Rebecca Allen (who married William H. Mattox) and Maria Louisa Allen (who married William McPherson McIntosh); grandfather of Jessie McIntosh (who married Peyton M. Hawes), Anna Cassandra McIntosh (who married Budd Clay Wall) and Susan McCalla (who married Willis B. Adams); great-grandfather of Julia May Cade (who married Albert Sidney Hawes) and Florence Speed (who married A. A. McCurry); second great-grandfather of Peyton Samuel Hawes.
      Political family: Heard family of Elberton, Georgia.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      William McPherson McIntosh (1815-1862) — of Georgia. Born in Elbert County, Ga., February 14, 1815. Democrat. Lawyer; planter; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1846-47; member of Georgia state senate, 1855-56; candidate for Presidential Elector for Georgia; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Died from gunshot wounds received at the Civil War battle at Garnett's Farm, Henrico County, Va., June, 1862 (age 47 years, 0 days). Interment at Heard Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, January 27, 1842, to Maria Louisa Allen (daughter of Singleton Walthall Allen; aunt by marriage of Willis B. Adams); father of Jessie McIntosh (who married Peyton M. Hawes) and Anna Cassandra McIntosh (who married Budd Clay Wall); grandfather of Julia May Cade (who married Albert Sidney Hawes); great-grandfather of Peyton Samuel Hawes.
      Political family: Heard family of Elberton, Georgia.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      Budd Clay Wall (1847-1930) — of North Augusta, Aiken County, S.C. Born April 24, 1847. Mayor of North Augusta, S.C., 1890. Died in 1930 (age about 83 years). Interment at Heard Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, December 11, 1866, to Anna Cassandra McIntosh (daughter of William McPherson McIntosh; granddaughter of Singleton Walthall Allen; great-granddaughter of Stephen Heard).
      Political family: Heard family of Elberton, Georgia.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      George Washington Heard (1781-1838) — of Elbert County, Ga. Born June 14, 1781. Physician; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1824-27. Died November 17, 1838 (age 57 years, 156 days). Interment at Heard Cemetery.
      Presumably named for: George Washington
      Relatives: Son of Stephen Heard and Elizabeth (Darden) Heard; brother of Jane Lanier Heard (who married Singleton Walthall Allen), Barnard Carroll Heard and Thomas Jefferson Heard; married, April 20, 1815, to Sarah Carter; uncle of Rebecca Allen (who married William H. Mattox), James Lawrence Heard, Robert Middleton Heard and William Henry Heard; granduncle of Luther H. O. Martin Jr..
      Political family: Heard family of Elberton, Georgia.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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