The Political Graveyard: Elmore County, Ala.

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Elmore County
Alabama

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Elmore County

Index to Locations

Private or family graveyards
Elmore County, Alabama

Politicians buried here:

William Wyatt Bibb (1781-1820) — also known as William W. Bibb — of Petersburg, Elbert County, Ga. Born in Prince Edward County, Va., October 2, 1781. Son of William Bibb and Sally (Wyatt) Bibb. Democrat. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1803; U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1807-13 (4th District 1807, at-large 1807-09, 1st District 1809-11, at-large 1811-13); U.S. Senator from Georgia, 1813-16; Governor of Alabama Territory, 1817-19; Governor of Alabama, 1819-20; died in office 1820. Fell from his horse, sustained internal injuries, and died in Autauga County, Ala., July 9, 1820 (age 38 years, 281 days). Interment in a private or family graveyard.

		Relatives: Son of William Bibb and Sally (Wyatt) Bibb; married 1803 to Mary Freeman; brother of Thomas Bibb; granduncle of Albert Taylor Goodwyn; cousin of David Bibb Graves. See Bibb-Graves family of Alabama.
		Bibb counties in Ala. and Ga. are named for him.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article

Bolling Hall (1767-1836) — of Georgia. Born in Dinwiddie County, Va., December 25, 1767. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1800-02, 1804-06; U.S. Representative from Georgia at-large, 1811-17. Died in Autauga County (part now in Elmore County), Ala., February 25, 1836 (age 68 years, 62 days). Interment in a private or family graveyard.

		Relatives: Uncle of Dixon Hall Lewis. See Elmore family of South Carolina and Alabama.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

John Archer Elmore (1762-1834) — Born in Prince Edward County, Va., August 21, 1762. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of South Carolina state legislature; member of Alabama state legislature. Died in Autauga County, Ala., April 24, 1834 (age 71 years, 246 days). Interment in a private or family graveyard.

		Relatives: Father of Franklin Harper Elmore, Benjamin F. Elmore, Rush Elmore and Albert S. Elmore; father-in-law of Dixon Hall Lewis and Benjamin Fitzpatrick. See Elmore family of South Carolina and Alabama.
		Elmore County, Ala. is named for him.

City Cemetery
Wetumpka, Elmore County, Alabama

Politicians buried here:

Thomas Williams (1825-1903) — of Wetumpka, Elmore County, Ala. Born in Virginia, 1825. Democrat. Member of Alabama state legislature; U.S. Representative from Alabama 5th District, 1879-85. Died in 1903 (age about 78 years). Interment at City Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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