Bibb, Thomas b. May 8, 1782 d. September 20, 1839 Alabama Governor. Served as Governor of Alabama from 1820 to 1821. Also served as a Delegate to the Alabama State Constitutional Convention in 1819. (Bio by: K) Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA Plot: Block 5, Row 3
Brooks, William Thomas Harbaugh b. January 28, 1821 d. July 19, 1870 Civil War Union Brigadier General. Born in Lisbon, Ohio, he graduated from the US Military Academy in 1841, served on the frontier, the Seminole and Mexican Wars. In September 1861, he was appointed Brigadier General in command of the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, IV Corps. He led his Corps in the Peninsula campaign, the Seven Days Battles, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. In June 1863, he was placed in command of the Department of the Monongahela, 1st Division, XVIII Corps at Cold Harbor and...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA
Chapman, Reuben b. July 15, 1799 d. May 17, 1882 US Congressman. Elected to represent Alabama's 1st District and as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1835 to 1847. Also served as Governor of Alabama from 1847 to 1849, and Member of the Alabama State Legislature. (Bio by: K) Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA Plot: Block 5, Row 5
Clay, Clement Comer b. December 17, 1789 d. September 6, 1866 US Congressman, 8th Alabama Governor, US Senator. He served during the War of 1812 with the United States forces operating against the Creek Indians in Georgia and Alabama. After serving in the Alabama State Legislature (where he was Speaker of the House), he was elected as a Democrat to represent Alabama's 1st Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1829 to 1835. He was then elected as Governor of Alabama, serving from 1836 to 1837. When Alabama...[Read More] Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA Plot: Block 4
Clay Jr., Clement Claiborne b. December 13, 1816 d. January 3, 1882 US Senator, CSA Senator. The son of Senator Clement Comer Clay, he was elected as a Democratic Senator from Alabama to the United States Senate, serving from 1853 until January 21, 1861, when he withdrew from Congress along with other Senators from secessionist Southern States. Soon after the formation of the Confederate States of America, he was elected as a Senator from Alabama to the Confederate Senate. He served from 1861 to 1863, then served as a diplomatic agent for the Confederacy. At...[Read More] Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA
Clemens, Jeremiah b. December 28, 1814 d. May 19, 1865 US Senator. Served as a United States Senator from Alabama from 1849 to 1853. Also served as a Member of the Alabama State Legislature. A cousin of legendary author Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), he was also the author of novels including "Bernard Lyle," "Mustang Gray," "The Rivals," "A Tale of the Times of Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton," and "Tobias Wilson, a Tale of the Great Rebellion." (Bio by: Graveaddiction) Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA
Dannenberg, Konrad b. August 5, 1912 d. February 16, 2009 Rocket Scientist. He helped Germany bomb London during World War II, then helped America put a man on the moon. Raised in Hanover from the age of two, he developed an interest in rockets after hearing a lecture, and seeing a test of a rocket-driven railroad car. He became part of a group of amateur scientists directed by Albert Pullenberg, then studied mechanical engineering at the University of Hanover, with a major in diesel fuel injection. Drafted into the German Army in 1939 (he was never a...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford) Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA
Davis, Lowndes Henry b. December 13, 1836 d. February 4, 1920 US Congressman. He was elected to represent Missouri's 4th and 14th Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1879 to 1885. He also served as a member of the Missouri State Legislature, and Delegate to the Missouri State Constitutional Convention for the 26th District in 1875. (Bio by: K) Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA
Davis Jr., Nicholas b. January 14, 1825 d. November 3, 1875 CSA Congressman, Confederate Army Officer. Prior to the Civil War, he served as a member of the Alabama State legislature in 1851 and as a delegate to Alabama secession convention in 1861. He was then elected to represent Alabama in the Confederate Provisional Congress, serving from 1861 to 1862. served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He also served in the Confederate Army as the Lieutenant Colonel of the 5th Alabama Battalion. (Bio by: Russ Dodge) Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA
Dox, Peter Myndert b. September 11, 1813 d. April 2, 1891 US Congressman. Elected to represent Alabama's 5th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1869 to 1873. Also served as a Member of the Alabama State Legislature, and State Court Judge. Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA
Erskine, Albert Russel b. January 24, 1871 d. July 1, 1933 Industrialist. As president of the Studebaker Corporation from 1915 to 1933, he literally guided the Studebaker company from the "horse and buggy" days into the position of a major player in modern auto production. The 1927 Studebaker Erskine Roadster Model 50J with rumble seat was named for him. Only six are known to exist worldwide today. In 1925, the Hotel Russel Erskine in Huntsville, Alabama, was built and named for him. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. He...[Read More] (Bio by: Graveaddiction) Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA
Fearn, Dr. Thomas b. November 15, 1789 d. January 16, 1863 Civil War CSA Congressman. A United States Army veteran of the War of 1812 and a member of the Alabama State Legislature. He was elected as a Delegate from Alabama to the Confederate Provisional Congress after that state seceded from the Union, and served in 1861. Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA
Garth, William Willis b. October 28, 1826 d. February 25, 1912 US Congressman. Served as a Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Elected to represent Alabama's 8th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1877 to 1879. He was also an attorney. (Bio by: K) Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA Plot: Block C, Row 24
Johnson, Gilbert Marquis Lafayette b. November 4, 1837 d. January 9, 1871 Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. In October 1861 he was commissioned a 1st Lieutenant in the 2nd Indiana Volunteer Cavalry, the first full cavalry regiment organized in Indiana. In the winter of 1861 to 1862, the 2nd Indiana Cavalry served in Kentucky. He was promoted to Captain in April 1862 as the 2nd moved with Major General Don Carlos Buell's Army of the Ohio to Pittsburgh Landing, Tennessee. He then served on...[Read More] (Bio by: Graveaddiction) Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA Plot: Block 2, Lot 2
Jones, Egbert J. d. September 1, 1861 Civil War Confederate States Army Officer. A prominent member of the Alabama Bar in the pre-Civil War years, he helped raise the 4th Alabama Infantry, and was named its Colonel and commander. He led his unit at the July 1861 Battle of First Manassas, where he received a wound that would prove mortal. He lingered for six weeks and died at Orange County Court House in Virginia. (Bio by: Graveaddiction) Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA
Leftwich, Jabez b. September 22, 1765 d. June 22, 1855 US Congressman. Elected to represent Virginia's 7th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1821 to 1825. Also served as a Member of the Virginia State Legislature in 1801, and Member of the Alabama State House of Representatives. Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA Plot: Block 9, Lot 25
Lewis, David Peter b. 1820 d. July 3, 1884 Alabama Governor. Served as Governor of Alabama from 1872 to 1874. Also served as Delegate to the Alabama Secession Convention in 1861, and Delegate from Alabama to the Confederate Provisional Congress in 1861. (Bio by: K) Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, USA