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Troup County
Georgia

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Troup County


Index to Locations

  • La Grange Hill View Cemetery
  • La Grange Shadowlawn Cemetery
  • Near La Grange Traylor Cemetery
  • West Point Hopewell Cemetery


    Hill View Cemetery
    La Grange, Troup County, Georgia
    Politicians buried here:
      Hugh Anderson Haralson (1805-1854) — also known as Hugh A. Haralson — of La Grange, Troup County, Ga. Born near Penfield, Greene County, Ga., November 13, 1805. Democrat. Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1831; member of Georgia state senate, 1837; U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1843-51 (at-large 1843-45, 4th District 1845-51). Died September 25, 1854 (age 48 years, 316 days). Interment at Hill View Cemetery.
      Haralson County, Ga. is named for him.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Shadowlawn Cemetery
    La Grange, Troup County, Georgia
    See also Findagrave page for this location.
    Politicians buried here:
      Francis Guinn Birdsong (1891-1979) — also known as Frank G. Birdsong — of La Grange, Troup County, Ga. Born in La Grange, Troup County, Ga., February 15, 1891. Son of Andrew Woodie Birdsong and Kathrine (Guinn) Birdsong. Democrat. Wholesale grocer; member of Georgia state house of representatives from Troup County, 1951-56. Baptist. Died in La Grange, Troup County, Ga., May 25, 1979 (age 88 years, 99 days). Interment at Shadowlawn Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Andrew Woodie Birdsong and Kathrine (Guinn) Birdsong; married, April 7, 1914, to Sara O'Rear; married, December 3, 1942, to Eunice Irene (Beane) Belcher (born 1900).
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial


    Traylor Cemetery
    Near La Grange, Troup County, Georgia
    Politicians buried here:
      Robert Bailey Traylor (1816-1893) — also known as Robert B. Traylor — of Georgia. Born in Henry County, Va., September 1, 1816. Member of Georgia state legislature. Died in Troup County, Ga., July 16, 1893 (age 76 years, 318 days). Interment at Traylor Cemetery.
      Relatives: Father of John Henry Traylor.


    Hopewell Cemetery
    West Point, Troup County, Georgia
    Politicians buried here:
      David Addison Reese (1794-1871) — of Georgia. Born in North Carolina, 1794. Member of Georgia state legislature; U.S. Representative from Georgia 7th District, 1853-55. Died in 1871 (age about 77 years). Interment at Hopewell Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


     

     


     
       
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