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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, Elberton, Ga.
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James Lynwood Bentley (1904-1975) —
also known as J. Lynwood Bentley —
of Thomaston, Upson
County, Ga.
Born in Thomaston, Upson
County, Ga., March 1,
1904.
Democrat. Farmer;
merchant; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Upson County, 1941-44; member
of Georgia
state senate, 1945-46; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Georgia, 1948,
1952.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Woodmen;
Odd
Fellows.
Died July 7,
1975 (age 71 years, 128
days).
Interment at Trice
Cemetery, Upson County, Ga.
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Paul C. Broun (1916-2005) —
of Athens, Clarke
County, Ga.; Bogart, Oconee
County, Ga.
Born in Shellman, Randolph
County, Ga., March 1,
1916.
Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II;
merchant; member of Georgia
state senate, 1963-2001.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Moose; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Died February
14, 2005 (age 88 years, 350
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Charles Candler (1809-1873) —
also known as Samuel C. Candler —
of Carrollton, Carroll
County, Ga.
Born in Columbia
County, Ga., December
6, 1809.
Democrat. Planter;
merchant; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1840; member of Georgia
state senate, 1850; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Georgia, 1860.
Died in Villa Rica, Carroll
County, Ga., November
13, 1873 (age 63 years, 342
days).
Interment at Hill
Crest Cemetery, Villa Rica, Ga.
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Jesse Franklin Cleveland (1804-1841) —
of Georgia.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., October
25, 1804.
Merchant; bank
director; member of Georgia
state senate, 1831-34; U.S.
Representative from Georgia at-large, 1835-39.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., June 22,
1841 (age 36 years, 240
days).
Interment at Springwood
Cemetery, Greenville, S.C.
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Isaac Young Conger (1882-1950) —
also known as Isaac Y. Conger; Ike Y.
Conger —
of Tifton, Tift
County, Ga.
Born in Ty Ty, Worth County (now Tift
County), Ga., January
31, 1882.
Democrat. Farmer;
merchant; mail
carrier; postmaster at Tifton,
Ga., 1945-46 (acting, 1945); member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Tift County, 1947-48.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died, in Vereen Memorial Hospital,
Moultrie, Colquitt
County, Ga., July 16,
1950 (age 68 years, 166
days).
Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Tifton, Ga.
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Donald A. Fraser (born c.1896) —
of Salem, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Unadilla, Dooly
County, Ga., about 1896.
Republican. Merchant; cartoonist;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Salem, 1935-38; member of Connecticut
state senate 20th District, 1939-40.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry K. Harral (d. 1854) —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Merchant; mayor
of Bridgeport, Conn., 1844-47, 1849-51, 1852-53; member of Connecticut
state senate 10th District, 1850.
Died in Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., May 10,
1854.
Burial location unknown.
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Albert Sidney Hawes (1864-1936) —
of Elbert
County, Ga.
Born November
14, 1864.
Physician;
merchant; planter;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Elbert County, 1927-28.
Died in 1936
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Elijah Banks Lewis (1854-1920) —
also known as Elijah B. Lewis —
of Montezuma, Macon
County, Ga.
Born in Coney, Dooly
County, Ga., March
27, 1854.
Democrat. Banker;
merchant; member of Georgia
state senate, 1894-95; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 3rd District, 1897-1909.
Died December
10, 1920 (age 66 years, 258
days).
Interment at Felton
Cemetery, Montezuma, Ga.
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Benjamin McFarland Long (1827-1903) —
also known as Benjamin M. Long —
of Carrollton, Carroll
County, Ga.; Cordova, Walker
County, Ala.
Born in Carrollton, Carroll
County, Ga., November
5, 1827.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;
merchant; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
delegate
to Georgia state constitutional convention, 1865; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1872-74; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1880-82; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Alabama; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Alabama, 1888;
candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1890; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1894.
Methodist.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons.
Died in Cordova, Walker
County, Ala., June 17,
1903 (age 75 years, 224
days).
Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Cordova, Ala.
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John Long (1797-1870) —
of Carrollton, Carroll
County, Ga.
Born in Marshall's Ferry, Grainger
County, Tenn., November
19, 1797.
Merchant; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1868-69.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Carroll
County, Ga., October
17, 1870 (age 72 years, 332
days).
Interment at Carrollton
City Cemetery, Carrollton, Ga.
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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, Elberton, Ga.
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Charles Henry Prince (1837-1912) —
also known as Charles H. Prince —
of Buckfield, Oxford
County, Maine; Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga.
Born in Buckfield, Oxford
County, Maine, May 9,
1837.
Republican. Merchant; served in the Union Army during the
Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1868-69; postmaster at
Augusta,
Ga., 1870-82; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Georgia, 1872,
1876,
1880;
insurance
business; brush
manufacturer; member of Maine
state senate, 1901.
Died in Buckfield, Oxford
County, Maine, April 3,
1912 (age 74 years, 330
days).
Interment at Buckfield
Village Cemetery, Buckfield, Maine.
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E. George Sewell (c.1875-1940) —
of Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Hartwell, Hart
County, Ga., about 1875.
Merchant; mayor of
Miami, Fla., 1927-29, 1933-35, 1939-40; died in office 1940.
Died April 2,
1940 (age about 65
years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Adam Treutlen (1734-1782) —
also known as John A. Treutlen; Hans Adam
Treuettlen —
of Georgia.
Born in Kürnbach, Germany,
January
16, 1734.
Merchant; planter;
justice of the peace; Governor of
Georgia, 1777-78.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Seized and murdered
by a group of men, probably in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., March 1,
1782 (age 48 years, 44
days).
Cenotaph at Veterans Park of Effingham County, Springfield, Ga.
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Edward Clemens Wade (1830-1911) —
also known as Edward C. Wade —
of Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga.
Born in Whitfield
County, Ga., August
25, 1830.
Republican. Merchant; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Georgia, 1876,
1880;
U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 3rd Georgia District, 1879.
Died in Jefferson
Parish, La., April 5,
1911 (age 80 years, 223
days).
Interment at Laurel
Grove North Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
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Relatives: Son
of Barthenia (Middlebrooks) Wade and Jesse Perkins Wade; married to
Sarah Elizabeth Erwin. |
| | | Personal motto: "The Wade who never
seceded." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Olin Stewart Willis (1901-1980) —
also known as Olin S. Willis —
of Coolidge, Thomas
County, Ga.
Born in Meigs, Thomas
County, Ga., September
11, 1901.
Democrat. Merchant; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Thomas County, 1949-56.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died May 29,
1980 (age 78 years, 261
days).
Interment at Meigs
Sunset Cemetery, Meigs, Ga.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Jefferson Willis and Lottie Laura (Hambleton) Willis;
married to Mary Sue Huggins. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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