Find A Grave - Memory Hill Cemetery

Carnes, Thomas Petters b. 1762 d. May 5, 1822
US Congressman. Elected to represent Georgia as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1793 to 1795. Also served as a Member of the Georgia and State Court Judge.
Memory Hill Cemetery, Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Georgia, USA
Doles, George Pierce b. May 14, 1830 d. June 2, 1864
Brigadier General, CSA, Civil War. A businessman prior to the war, he served as Captain of a militia company known as the Baldwin Blues. When Georgia seceded, the company formed part of the 4th Georgia. The Georgians spent the war's first year stationed at Norfolk, Virginia, and elected him their Colonel in May 1862. Joining the Army of Northern Virginia, the 4th Georgia saw action at Malvern Hill, where a shellburst temporarily disabled him. At South Mountain and at Antietam, he and his...[Read More] (Bio by: Ugaalltheway)
Cause of death: Rifle shot
Memory Hill Cemetery, Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Georgia, USA
Plot: Enter main gate of Memory Hill on Franklin Street in city. Go to 4th road on left and turn left. Monument marker is down three sites on the left, next to the road
Fort, Tomlinson b. July 14, 1787 d. May 11, 1859
US Congressman. Elected to represent Georgia's 6th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1827 to 1829. Also served as a Member of the Georgia State Legislature.
Memory Hill Cemetery, Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Georgia, USA
Grantland, Seaton b. 1782 d. 1864
US Congressman. Elected to represent Georgia as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1835 to 1839.
Memory Hill Cemetery, Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Georgia, USA
Haygood, Dixie Annie d. November 21, 1915
Illusionist. Vaudeville star. Dixie Haygood made a name for herself under the stage name "Annie Abbott--The Little Georgia Magnet." Haygood achieved fame as a master illusionist. Her biggest fame coming after her tours of the Royal Houses of Europe, and theatres around the world in the late 1800s. Her magic act was so popular that many imitators popped up claiming to be "Annie Abbott." Today her performance posters and memorabilia continue to be in demand among collectors. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Memory Hill Cemetery, Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Georgia, USA
Plot: West side, Section F, Lot 18, Person 2
Herty, Charles Holmes b. December 4, 1837 d. July 27, 1938
Inventor. Chemist. UGA Football coach. After attending John Hopkins, Herty was a chemisty instructor at the University of Georgia where he became the school's first football coach. In an attempt to save Southeastern trees that were unnecessarily being destroyed for their by products, Herty invented "the Naval Cup." The cup allowed the extraction of turpentine and other products from pine trees while allowing the trees to continue to mature. His research also proved high quality newsprint and...[Read More] (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Memory Hill Cemetery, Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Georgia, USA
Plot: West side, Section D, Lot 30, Person 2
Jemison, Edwin Francis b. December 1, 1844 d. July 1, 1862
Civil War Confederate Soldier. Born the 2nd son of R.W. and S.C. Jeminson in Milledgeville, Georgia, his family was living in Louisiana when the Civil War started. He joined the 2nd Louisiana Cavalry and fought under John B. Gordon during the Peninsula Campaign. At one point during the war, he transfered to and served with the 2nd Georgia Infantry. In July of 1862, he fought in the Battle of Malvern Hill, where he was killed. Edwin was only 17 years old. Much debate surrounded this young boy...[Read More] (Bio by: Heather from VA)
Memory Hill Cemetery, Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Georgia, USA
Kenan, Augustus Holmes b. April 21, 1805 d. June 2, 1870
Confederate Congressman. Georgia Representative and Senator. Kenan was a Georgia State congressman in both houses before serving as in the Confederate Congress. He was the Baldwin County representative in the Georgia Secession Convention. He was against secession, but gave in when his vote was needed to make it unanimous. After signing the Ordinance of Secession, he "threw away the pen." (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Memory Hill Cemetery, Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Georgia, USA
Plot: West side, Section D, Lot 25, Person 3
Miner, Bill b. 1843 d. September 2, 1914
Western Outlaw (The Grey Fox/The Gentleman Bandit). Miner was a notorious outlaw in the 1800s and 1900s. Many historians consider him one of the most famous train robbers of all time. The also believe that he was the first to coin the term "Hands Up." He served time in many jails and prisons, including San Quentin, before ending up in the Georgia State Penitentiary where he died. Records show that despite all his crimes, he never killed anyone. He is the subject of the books, "The Grey Fox-...[Read More] (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Memory Hill Cemetery, Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Georgia, USA
Plot: East side, Section J, Lot 7, Person 1
Mitchell, David Brydie b. October 22, 1766 d. April 22, 1837
Georgia Governor. Georgia Representive and Senator. Born in Scotland, in 1789, Mitchell became a US citizen. He served two terms as a Georgia Representative, and one as a Georgia Senator. He was governor of Georgia from 1809 to 1813, and 1815 to 1817. Killing an opponent in an 1802 duel over politics, one of his first acts as governor was a measure to outlaw dueling. After leaving office, he was appointed a US Agent to the Creek Indians. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Memory Hill Cemetery, Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Georgia, USA
Myrick, Susan b. February 20, 1893 d. September 3, 1978
Author, Newspaper Columnist. As producer David O. Selznick began his work on the movie "Gone With The Wind," its author Margaret Mitchell made only one request. She recommended Susan Myrick to be the film's technical advisor. Myrick, known as "The Emily Post of the South," was not only the dialect coach for all the actors (both black and white), she was also in charge of seeing that the costumes and customs were consistant with Southern tradition. (A whole scene was reshot when Myrick told...[Read More] (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Memory Hill Cemetery, Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Georgia, USA
Plot: East side, Section D, Lot 9, Person 11
O'Connor, Flannery (Mary) b. March 25, 1925 d. August 3, 1964
Author, Essayist. Savannah, Georgia born, Mary Flannery O’Connor was the daughter of real estate executive, Edward O’Connor and his socialite wife, Regina Cline. She was raised a Catholic in a Protestant world and would later use this experience for her work, “The Catholic Novelist in the Protestant South.” O’Connor’s father died when she was sixteen, and her mother took her back with her to the Cline’s family’s hometown of Milledgeville, Georgia. She lived with her mother and aunts while...[Read More] (Bio by: Catharine)
Memory Hill Cemetery, Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Georgia, USA
Sanford, John W.A. b. 1798 d. 1870
US Congressman. Elected to represent Georgia as At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, serving in 1835.
Memory Hill Cemetery, Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Georgia, USA
Vinson, Carl b. November 18, 1883 d. June 1, 1981
U.S. Congressman for over 50 years (1914-1965). On March 15, 1980, Vinson became the first person in the history of the United States to witness a ship launched in his honor.
Cause of death: Heart Attack
Memory Hill Cemetery, Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Georgia, USA
Plot: Enter main gate of Memory Hill on Franklin Street in City; go straight through to the American Flagpole, site is directly on right behind wrought iron fence enclosure. One may open the gate to view site and pay respects. Please close gate

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