| Politicians buried
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William Flynt Nichols (1918-1988) —
also known as Bill Nichols —
of Sylacauga, Talladega
County, Ala.
Born near Becker, Monroe
County, Miss., October
16, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1959-63; member of Alabama
state senate, 1963-67; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1964;
U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1967-88 (4th District 1967-73, 3rd
District 1973-88); died in office 1988.
Methodist.
Died December
13, 1988 (age 70 years, 58
days).
Interment at Marble City Cemetery.
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William Peeples Oden (1849-1898) —
Born in Sylacauga, Talladega
County, Ala., May 31,
1849.
Son of Capt. John Piney Oden and Elizabeth Jane (Peeples) Oden.
Democrat. Member of Alabama
state senate, 1890.
Died in Childersburg, Talladega
County, Ala., October
14, 1898 (age 49 years, 136
days).
Interment at Marble City Cemetery.
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Thomas Avery Ogletree (1890-1958) —
also known as Tom Ogletree —
of Sylacauga, Talladega
County, Ala.
Born in Sylacauga, Talladega
County, Ala., May 31,
1890.
Son of Thomas Aaron Ogletree and Samantha Elizabeth (Lee) Ogletree.
Democrat. Mayor
of Sylacauga, Ala., 1934-40.
Died in Sylacauga, Talladega
County, Ala., January
13, 1958 (age 67 years, 227
days).
Interment at Marble City Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Aaron Ogletree and Samantha Elizabeth (Lee) Ogletree;
married to Mamie Stuart; first cousin once removed of Murray
P. McCluskey. |
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| Politicians formerly
buried here: |
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Howard Arrington Parker (b. 1896) —
of Sylacauga, Talladega
County, Ala.
Born in 1896.
Son of Dewitt Arrington Parker and Lutitia Maude (Oden) Parker.
Mayor
of Sylacauga, Ala., 1940-41; resigned 1941.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Original interment at Marble City Cemetery; reinterment at Pursell Family Cemetery, Fayetteville, Ala.
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| Politicians buried
here: |
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Lewis Eliphalet Parsons (1817-1895) —
also known as Lewis E. Parsons —
of Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala.
Born April 28,
1817.
Governor
of Alabama, 1865; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Alabama, 1868;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1872.
Died June 8,
1895 (age 78 years, 41
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Samuel Wright Mardis (1800-1836) —
also known as Samuel W. Mardis —
of Montevallo, Shelby
County, Ala.
Born in Fayetteville, Lincoln
County, Tenn., June 12,
1800.
Democrat. Member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1823-25, 1828-30; U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1831-35 (2nd District 1831-33, 3rd
District 1833-35).
Died in Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala., November
14, 1836 (age 36 years, 155
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Charles Miller Shelley (1833-1907) —
also known as Charles M. Shelley —
of Selma, Dallas
County, Ala.
Born in Tennessee, 1833.
Democrat. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1877-81, 1882-85.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., 1907
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Joseph Addison Woodward (1806-1885) —
of South Carolina.
Born in South Carolina, 1806.
Democrat. Member of South Carolina state legislature; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1843-53.
Died in 1885
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Taul Bradford (1835-1883) —
of Alabama.
Born in Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala., January
20, 1835.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1871-72; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1875-77.
Died October
28, 1883 (age 48 years, 281
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Thomas Scales Plowman (1843-1919) —
also known as Thomas S. Plowman —
of Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala.
Born in Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala., June 8,
1843.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Talladega, Ala., 1872; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alabama, 1888;
U.S.
Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1897-99; member of Alabama
state senate, 1912; president, First National Bank of
Talladega.
Died in Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala., July 26,
1919 (age 76 years, 48
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Louise Wallis Abernethy (1909-1998) —
also known as Louise W. Abernethy; Louise Wallis;
Mrs. Tom Abernethy —
of Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala.
Born in Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala., September
23, 1909.
Daughter of Joseph Vann Wallis and Flora (Green) Wallis.
Republican. School
teacher; city
editor, Talladega Daily Home, 1936-50; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Alabama, 1956,
1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1964;
member of Republican
National Committee from Alabama, 1956-.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Died January
13, 1998 (age 88 years, 112
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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