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Willis B. Adams (1861-1913) —
of Elbert
County, Ga.
Born in Georgia, May 13,
1861.
Son of Richard
Easton Adams and Sarah Antoinette (Cleveland) Adams (1840-1897).
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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Wyatt Aiken (1863-1923) —
of Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C.
Born near Macon, Bibb
County, Ga., December
14, 1863.
Son of David
Wyatt Aiken and Virginia Carolina Aiken.
Democrat. Farmer; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1903-17;
defeated, 1916, 1918.
Died in Abbeville, Abbeville
County, S.C., February
6, 1923 (age 59 years, 54
days).
Interment at Melrose
Cemetery, Abbeville, S.C.
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G. Albert Armor (1907-1979) —
of Corcoran, Kings
County, Calif.
Born in Greensboro, Greene
County, Ga., September
4, 1907.
Democrat. Farmer; member of California
Democratic State Central Committee, 1942; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1944.
Presbyterian.
Died in December, 1979
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joe H. Baker (born c.1875) —
of Quitman, Wood
County, Tex.
Born in Georgia, about 1875.
Minister;
farmer; member of Texas
state house of representatives 34th District, 1929.
Burial
location unknown.
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J. W. E. H. Beck (born c.1878) —
of De Kalb, Bowie
County, Tex.
Born in Georgia, about 1878.
Democrat. Physician;
farmer; member of Texas
state senate 1st District, 1929-33.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Dozier Eugene Byrd (1890-1972) —
also known as Dozier Byrd;
"Dock" —
of Taylor
County, Ga.
Born in Taylor
County, Ga., November
20, 1890.
Son of Addie (Bowers) Byrd (1851-1936) and Pickens Byrd (1867-1919).
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; member of
Georgia
state house of representatives from Taylor County, 1950-54.
Died in June, 1972
(age 81
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Addie (Bowers) Byrd (1851-1936) and Pickens Byrd (1867-1919);
married, May 23,
1917, to Mabel Gaultney (1899-1988); father of Garland
Turk Byrd. |
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Garland Turk Byrd (1924-1997) —
of Reynolds, Taylor
County, Ga.
Born in Reynolds, Taylor
County, Ga., July 16,
1924.
Son of Dozier
Eugene Byrd and Mabel (Gaultney) Byrd (born 1899).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; farmer;
real
estate business; lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Taylor County, 1947-50;
resigned 1950; Lieutenant
Governor of Georgia, 1959-63.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Elks; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sigma
Chi.
Died May 31,
1997 (age 72 years, 319
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Reynolds, Ga.
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Relatives:
Married, August
22, 1946, to Gloria Elizabeth Whatley (born
1925). |
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Henry Christopher Callier (b. 1893) —
of Talbotton, Talbot
County, Ga.
Born near Talbotton, Talbot
County, Ga., July 29,
1893.
Son of Thomas P. Callier (1865-1937) and Julia Irene (Trussell)
Callier (1872-1938).
Democrat. Farmer; lumber
business; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Talbot County, 1947-56.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
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.
Son of Daniel Candler (1779-1816) and Sarah (Slaughter) Candler
(1784-1865).
Democrat. Planter; merchant;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives; member of Georgia
state senate; 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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Bryant Thomas Castellow (1876-1962) —
also known as Bryant T. Castellow —
of Cuthbert, Randolph
County, Ga.
Born in Quitman
County, Ga., July 29,
1876.
Son of William Franklin Castellow and Mary (Gay) Castellow.
Democrat. Farmer; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 3rd District, 1932-37.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Cuthbert, Randolph
County, Ga., July 23,
1962 (age 85 years, 359
days).
Interment at Rosedale
Cemetery, Cuthbert, Ga.
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Hugh G. Cheek (b. 1907) —
of Butler, Taylor
County, Ga.
Born in Lawrenceville, Gwinnett
County, Ga., October
21, 1907.
Son of Andrew G. Cheek (1866-1940) and Luna (Roberts) Cheek (born
1871).
School
teacher; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; automobile
dealer; farmer; member of Georgia
state senate 23rd District, 1953-54; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Taylor County, 1955-56.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred Holt Colquitt (1824-1894) —
also known as Alfred H. Colquitt —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Monroe, Walton
County, Ga., April 20,
1824.
Son of Walter
Terry Colquitt.
Democrat. Lawyer;
planter; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1853-55; member of
Georgia state legislature, 1859; delegate
to Georgia secession convention, 1861; general in the Confederate
Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Georgia, 1868;
received 5 electoral votes for Vice-President, 1872;
Governor
of Georgia, 1877-82; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1883-94; died in office 1894.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 26,
1894 (age 69 years, 340
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Macon, Ga.
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James H. Crummey (1891-1972) —
of Rochelle, Wilcox
County, Ga.
Born in Rochelle, Wilcox
County, Ga., February
10, 1891.
Son of James S. Crummey.
Republican. Farmer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Georgia, 1936
(alternate), 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952.
Died in Ben Hill
County, Ga., April 20,
1972 (age 81 years, 70
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jonathan Pressley Dyar (1845-1923) —
also known as J. P. Dyar —
of Adairsville, Bartow
County, Ga.
Born in Hart
County, Ga., April 15,
1845.
Son of Joel Hunter Dyar (1794-1863) and Rachel (Sanders) Dyar
(1814-1856).
Republican. Farmer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Georgia, 1908,
1912.
Died in Adairsville, Bartow
County, Ga., July 18,
1923 (age 78 years, 94
days).
Entombed at East
View Cemetery, Adairsville, Ga.
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John Floyd (1769-1839) —
of Jefferson, Jackson
County, Ga.
Born in Beaufort, Beaufort
County, S.C., October
3, 1769.
Son of Charles Floyd (1747-1820) and Mary (Fendin) Floyd (1747-1804).
Planter; shipbuilder;
served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1820-27; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 7th District, 1827-29.
Died near Jefferson, Jackson
County, Ga., June 24,
1839 (age 69 years, 264
days).
Interment at Floyd
Family Cemetery, Woodbine, Ga.
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Roger Lawson Gamble (1787-1847) —
of Georgia.
Born near Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ga., 1787.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; cotton
planter; member of Georgia state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Georgia at-large, 1833-35, 1841-43; superior
court judge in Georgia, 1845-47.
Died in Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., December
20, 1847 (age about 60
years).
Interment at Old
Capitol Cemetery, Louisville, Ga.
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Hugh Marion Gillis (b. 1918) —
also known as Hugh Gillis —
of Soperton, Treutlen
County, Ga.
Born in Soperton, Treutlen
County, Ga., September
6, 1918.
Son of Jim L. Gillis, Sr. (born 1892) and Annie Lois (Walker) Gillis.
Democrat. Farmer; automobile
dealer; farm
implement dealer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Treutlen County, 1941-44,
1949-56; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1944,
1948
(alternate); member of Georgia
state senate, 1962-2004.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2004.
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James Emmett Hall (1889-1960) —
of Soperton, Treutlen
County, Ga.
Born in Montgomery
County, Ga., July 24,
1889.
Son of I. H. Hall (1860-1939) and Issie (Dopson) Hall.
Banker;
insurance
business; farmer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Treutlen County, 1926.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died May 14,
1960 (age 70 years, 295
days).
Interment at Westview Cemetery, Soperton, Ga.
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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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Stephen Heard (1741-1815) —
of Elbert
County, Ga.
Born in Hanover
County, Va., November
13, 1741.
Son of John Heard, Jr. and Bridget (Carroll) Heard.
Engineer;
planter; served in the Continental Army during the
Revolutionary War; Governor of
Georgia, 1780-81; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1794-95.
Died in Elbert
County, Ga., November
15, 1815 (age 74 years, 2
days).
Interment at Heard
Cemetery, Elberton, Ga.
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Relatives: Son
of John Heard, Jr. and Bridget (Carroll) Heard; married to Jane
Germany; married, August
25, 1785, to Elizabeth Darden (1765-1848); father of Jane Lanier
Heard (who married Singleton
Walthall Allen), George
Washington Heard, Barnard
Carroll Heard and Thomas
Jefferson Heard; grandfather of Sarah Heard (who married Luther
H. O. Martin, Sr.), Rebecca Allen (who married William
H. Mattox), James
Lawrence Heard, Robert
Middleton Heard and William
Henry Heard; great-grandfather of Anna Cassandra McIntosh (who
married Budd
Clay Wall), Nancy Middleton Heard (who married Phillip
Watkins Davis), William
Henry Harrison Heard and Luther
H. O. Martin, Jr.. See Heard
family of Georgia. |
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Ga. is named for him. |
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Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Thomas Jefferson Heard (1801-1876) —
of Elbert
County, Ga.
Born August
21, 1801.
Son of Stephen
Heard.
Lawyer;
planter; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1832-33; member of Georgia
state senate, 1835-36.
Died May 4,
1876 (age 74 years, 257
days).
Interment at Elmhurst
Cemetery, Elberton, Ga.
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Dudley Mays Hughes (1848-1927) —
also known as Dudley M. Hughes —
of Danville, Wilkinson
County, Ga.
Born in Jeffersonville, Twiggs
County, Ga., October
10, 1848.
Son of Daniel Greenwood Hughes and Mary Henrietta (Moore) Hughes.
Democrat. Farmer; railroad
president; member of Georgia
state senate, 1882-83; U.S.
Representative from Georgia, 1909-17 (3rd District 1909-13, 12th
District 1913-17).
Baptist.
Died in 1927
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Perry, Ga.
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Lovin Madison Lanier (1841-1915) —
also known as Lovin M. Lanier —
of Georgia.
Born in 1841.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; farmer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1902-04.
Died in 1915
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Ash
Branch Cemetery, Bulloch County, Ga.
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Robert Fulwood Ligon (1823-1901) —
of Tuskegee, Macon
County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Watkinsville, Oconee
County, Ga., December
16, 1823.
Son of Robert Ligon (1793-1828) and Wilhelmina (Fulwood) Ligon.
Democrat. Lawyer;
planter; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1849; member of Alabama
state senate, 1861; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; candidate for Governor of
Alabama, 1872; Lieutenant
Governor of Alabama, 1874-76; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 5th District, 1877-79.
Methodist.
French
Huguenot ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., October
11, 1901 (age 77 years, 299
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
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Thomas Mercer Linder (b. 1887) —
also known as Tom Linder —
of Hazlehurst, Jeff Davis
County, Ga.
Born in Laurens
County, Ga., November
8, 1887.
Son of Lewis B. Linder and Nancy Jane (Beall) Linder.
Democrat. Farmer; lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1923-25; executive secretary to
Gov. Eugene
Talmadge, 1933-34; Georgia
commissioner of agriculture, 1935-37, 1941-53.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1909
to Hazel Kirk Carter. |
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Leonidas Felix Livingston (1832-1912) —
also known as Leonidas F. Livingston —
of Kings (unknown
county), Ga.; Covington, Newton
County, Ga.
Born near Covington, Newton
County, Ga., April 3,
1832.
Democrat. Farmer; served in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1876; member of Georgia
state senate, 1882; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 5th District, 1891-1911.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
11, 1912 (age 79 years, 314
days).
Interment at Bethany
Church Cemetery, Near Covington, Newton County, Ga.
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John Martin (c.1730-1786) —
Born in Rhode Island, about 1730.
Planter; colonel in the Continental Army during the
Revolutionary War; mayor
of Savannah, Ga., 1778; Governor of
Georgia, 1782-83; Georgia
state treasurer, 1783-84.
Died in January, 1786
(age about
56 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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William McPherson McIntosh (1815-1862) —
of Georgia.
Born in Elbert
County, Ga., February
14, 1815.
Democrat. Lawyer;
planter; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1846-47; member of Georgia
state senate, 1855-56; Presidential Elector for Georgia, 1860;
general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Died from gunshot
wounds received at the Civil
War battle at Garnett's Farm, Henrico
County, Va., June, 1862
(age 47
years, 0 days).
Interment at Heard
Cemetery, Elberton, Ga.
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Emmett Marshall Owen (1877-1939) —
also known as Emmett M. Owen —
of Zebulon, Pike
County, Ga.; Griffin, Spalding
County, Ga.
Born near Hollonville, Pike
County, Ga., October
19, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
fruit farmer; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1902-06; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1933-39; died in office
1939.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 21,
1939 (age 61 years, 245
days).
Interment at East
View Cemetery, Zebulon, Ga.
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George Alexander Pattillo (1796-1871) —
also known as G. A. Pattillo —
of Texas.
Born in Greene
County, Ga., February
29, 1796.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; farmer; member
of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1841-42; member of Texas
Republic Senate from District of Jasper and Jefferson, 1842-45.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Bunn's Bluff, Orange
County, Tex., April 2,
1871 (age 75 years, 0
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Orange County, Tex.
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Richard Brevard Russell (1861-1938) —
also known as Richard B. Russell —
of Athens, Clarke
County, Ga.; Russell, Bartow
County, Ga.
Born near Marietta, Cobb
County, Ga., April 27,
1861.
Son of William John Russell and Rebecca Harriette (Brumby) Russell.
Democrat. Lawyer; cotton
planter; newspaper
editor; president, Hoschton Telephone
Co.; organizer, Athens Street
Railway Co.; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1882-88; circuit judge in
Georgia, 1898-1906; candidate in primary for Governor of
Georgia, 1906; Judge,
Georgia Court of Appeals, 1907-16; chief
justice of Georgia Supreme Court, 1923-38; died in office 1938.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum.
Died December
3, 1938 (age 77 years, 220
days).
Interment at Russell
Memorial Park, Winder, Ga.
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