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• Bass Sr., Nathan Henry    b. October 1, 1808  d. September 22, 1890
  Civil War Confederate Congressman. Served as a Delegate from Georgia to the Confederate Provisional Congress in 1862.
  Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, USA
   
• Gammon, Richard Vonalbade    b. December 4, 1879  d. October, 1897
  Football Player. He was a star player for the University of Georgia, having played quarterback, fullback, and defense. In a game versus Virginia on October 30, 1897, in Atlanta's Brisbine Park, Gammon rushed to make a play. As he tried, he fell head first, striking his chin on the ground. Gammon was carried to the sidelines and eventually to Grady Hospital, where he died. A bill went through the Georgia legislature that banned football and similar sentiments echoed through other states...[Read More]
  Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, USA
   
• Graves, Pvt. Charles W.   b. March 8, 1893  d. October 5, 1918
  The last declared known American victim of World War I. Graves was first buried in France. When his remains were returned to the US in 1922, Graves' name was picked at random from a list of war dead to be buried at Arlington Cemetery as the Known Soldier. His mother however, had him buried in Rome's Antioch cemetery. The citizens of Rome felt that he should be buried at a more honorable site. Graves was moved to Myrtle Hill cemetery after his mother died. In the photos, the top plaque...[Read More]
  Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, USA
   
• Lanham, Henderson Lovelace    b. September 14, 1888  d. November 10, 1957
  US Congressman. A long time Georgia state political figure, he served in the Georgia State House of Representatives first from 1929 to 1933, then again from 1937 to 1940. From 1941 to 1946, he was the Solicitor General for the Rome Judicial Circuit before being elected to represent Georgia's 7th District in the United States House of Representatives. He served from 1947 until his death in office in 1957, when his automobile was hit by a train in Rome, Georgia. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
  Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, USA
   
• Maddox, John W.    b. June 3, 1848  d. September 27, 1922
  US Congressman. He fought in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, joining up at the age of 15 and serving in Company E, S6th Georgia Cavalry from 1863 until the end of the war. He served as a Georgia superior court judge before being elected to the Georgia State Senate and the Georgia House of Representatives. He was then elected to represent Georgia's 7th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1892 to 1905. In 1907, he was elected mayor of the city of Rome...[Read More] (Bio by: Evening Blues)
  Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, USA
   
• Miller, Homer Virgil Milton    b. April 29, 1814  d. May 31, 1896
  Civil War Veteran, US Senator. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Elected as a Senator from Georgia to the United States Senate, serving in 1871.
  Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, USA
   
• Underwood, John William Henderson    b. November 20, 1816  d. July 18, 1888
  US Congressman. He was elected to represent Georgia's 10th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1859 to 1861.
  Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, USA
   
• Wilson (Axson), Ellen Louise    b. May 15, 1860  d. August 6, 1914
  Presidential First Lady. She was born Ellen Axon the daughter of a Presbyterian minister in Savannah and grew up in Rome, Georgia. Thomas Woodrow Wilson while attending her father's church service was introduced to Ellen. The chance meeting kindled a whirlwind courtship culminating in marriage. The same year Wilson took a teaching job at Bryn Mawr College (for women) in Pennsylvania, then became a teacher and football coach at Wesleyan and finally returned to his alma mater Princeton and...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield)
  Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, USA
   
• Wright, Augustus Romaldus    b. June 16, 1813  d. March 31, 1891
  US Congressman. He was admitted to the bar in 1835 and commenced the practice of law in Crawfordville, Georgia. In 1857, he was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fifth Congress, serving until 1859. After the Georgia Secession Convention in 1861, he was offered provisional governorship of Georgia by President Lincoln, but declined to serve as a member of the Confederate Congress. During the Civil War, he organized Wright's Legion, which became the 38th Georgia Infantry. After the war, he...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, USA
   

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