The Political Graveyard: Talbot County, Ga.

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Talbot County
Georgia

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Talbot County

Index to Locations

Talbotton Oak Hill Cemetery

Talbotton Oakhill Cemetery

Talbotton Rose Hill Cemetery

Oak Hill Cemetery
Talbotton, Talbot County, Georgia

Politicians buried here:

Allen Ferdinand Owen (1816-1865) — also known as Allen F. Owen — of Talbotton, Talbot County, Ga. Born in Wilkes County, N.C., October 9, 1816. Whig. Lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1843-47; delegate to Whig National Convention from Georgia, 1848; U.S. Representative from Georgia 3rd District, 1849-51; U.S. Consul in Havana, 1851. Died in Upatoi, Muscogee County, Ga., April 7, 1865 (age 48 years, 180 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Oakhill Cemetery
Talbotton, Talbot County, Georgia

Politicians buried here:

Marion Bethune (1816-1895) — of Georgia. Born near Greensboro, Greene County, Ga., April 8, 1816. Republican. Probate judge in Georgia, 1852-68; delegate to Georgia state constitutional convention, 1866; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1867-71; U.S. Representative from Georgia 3rd District, 1870-71; defeated, 1870, 1872. Died in Talbotton, Talbot County, Ga., February 20, 1895 (age 78 years, 318 days). Interment at Oakhill Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Rose Hill Cemetery
Talbotton, Talbot County, Georgia

Politicians buried here:

Henry Persons (1834-1910) — of Georgia. Born in Georgia, 1834. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1879-81. Died in 1910 (age about 76 years). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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