Find A Grave - Bartow County

Akerman, Amos Tappan b. February 23, 1821 d. December 21, 1880
Presidential Cabinet Secretary. Born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, he became a prominent lawyer in Georgia during the 1850s. First opposed to secession when the Civil War loomed, he nevertheless joined the Confederacy after the war erupted in April 1861. After briefly serving as a Private in the 3rd Georgia (State Guard) Cavalry, he was commissioned into the Confederate Quartermaster Corps as a Colonel in 1864, a duty he served in until the end of the war. After the end of the conflict he...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Oak Hill Cemetery, Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia, USA
Akin Sr., Warren b. October 9, 1811 d. December 17, 1877
Civil War CSA Congressman. A prominent member of the Georgia State Bar, he established a family law practice that still exists today, and was the first lawyer to argue cases in front of the Georgia Supreme Court. After unsuccessfully running for Governor of Georgia in 1860 (losing to Governor Joseph E. Brown), he supported secession at the onset of the Civil War. He was elected to represent Georgia in the 2nd...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Cassville Cemetery, Cassville, Bartow County, Georgia, USA
Plot: Section B
Allen (Lipscomb), Ted (Ted Allen) b. November 17, 1955 d. August 19, 2010
Professional Wrestler, Trainer. He was born in Cartersville, Georgia, and lived there all his life. Allen became a fan of pro-wrestling as a child and by age 14 was doing ring announcing for the Sports Palace in his hometown. He attended Cass High School and Shorter Collage in Rome, Georgia before making his wrestling debut in 1975. In 1980 he was wrestling under a mask with the name of "Nightmare" Ted Allen. His wrestling may not have earned him a lot of Championships, but his activities as a...[Read More] (Bio by: Miss Hildy)
Wofford Crossroads Baptist Church, White, Bartow County, Georgia, USA
Cooper, Mark Anthony b. April 20, 1800 d. March 17, 1885
Lawyer/Politician/Soldier/Businessman/Town Founder. Born in Hancock County, Georgia in 1800, Mark Anthony Cooper's first success was as a lawyer, which he became at the age of 21. In 1833, he became a Georgia State legislator from Putnam County. During that time in office, he sponsored the first railroads built in Georgia. Following that term, he was elected to the 26th Congress (1839-1841). After losing reelection, he was asked to fill the unexpired term of another congressman. He was...[Read More] (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Oak Hill Cemetery, Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia, USA
Felton, Rebecca Latimer b. June 10, 1835 d. January 24, 1930
US Senator, Author, Teacher, and Reformer. She was the first woman senator to serve in the US Senate and she was the oldest freshman senator ever to be sworn in. And most likely she was the shortest serving senator in US History. She was sworn in on November 21, 1922 and served until November 22, 1922. In 1922 Georgia Governor Thomas W. Hardwick was a candidate for next election for senate. The sitting senator, Thomas E Watson, died in office. Hardwick did not want to appoint someone who might...[Read More] (Bio by: Tom Todd)
Oak Hill Cemetery, Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia, USA
Plot: SECTION 13 LOT 2 SPACE B
GPS coordinates: 34.1064491, -84.4836273 (hddd.dddd)
Felton, William Harrell b. June 19, 1823 d. September 24, 1909
Member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1851, 1884-90; US Representative from Georgia, 1875-81. Husband of Rebecca Latimer Felton (died 1930).
Oak Hill Cemetery, Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia, USA
Plot: SECTION 13 LOT 2 SPACE C
GPS coordinates: 34.1064491, -84.4836273 (hddd.dddd)
Goss, James W. b. April 13, 1940 d. October 1, 1980
Gospel Artist. He was a member of the gospel group The Goss Brothers along with his brothers Lari and Roni. The group recorded with many artists in gospel and country, and appeared on such programs as The Mike Douglas Show. He was also a member of the Oak Ridge Boys for a short time. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Cause of death: Private plane accident
Center Baptist Church Cemetery, Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia, USA
Hoagland, Raymond b. 1895 d. March 7, 1956
Owner of Rumson Farms kennels of Cartersville. Georgia, a breeding facility specializing in setters and pointers. He was president of the Amateur Field Trial Clubs of America.
Oak Hill Cemetery, Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia, USA
Plot: SECTION 14 LOT 395 SPACE F
GPS coordinates: 34.1074295, -84.4853821 (hddd.dddd)
Jones, Samuel Porter 'Sam' b. October 16, 1847 d. October 15, 1906
Religious Leader. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest gospel preachers of all time. Born in Alabama, he grew up in Cartersville, Georgia, north of Atlanta. A failed lawyer and school teacher, he was converted after a deathbed plea from his father to become a Christian. He proved to be a very engaging preacher, wildly popular in the late 1800s/early 1900s. Estimates by many claim that over half a million people were converted to Christ because of his ministries. Jones started...[Read More] (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Oak Hill Cemetery, Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia, USA
Rich, William Wofford b. June 4, 1823 d. April 26, 1892
Civil War Confederate Army Officer. After serving as a United States Marshal during the late 1850s, and as a 1st Lieutenant in the War with Mexico, he became a Lieutenant Colonel and Battalion Commander of the Phillips Legion of Georgia Volunteer Cavalry (CSA) under Jeb Stuart during the Civil War. He led his Georgia Legion at Gettysburg and all the major battles of Northern Virginia including Chancelsorsville. After the war he was twice elected Treasurer of Bartow County, Georgia, and also...[Read More] (Bio by: Darryl Starnes)
Oak Hill Cemetery, Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia, USA
Plot: Section one
Smith, Charles Henry b. June 15, 1826 d. August 24, 1903
Humorist. His books, published under the pen name of 'Bill Arp', included Bill Arp's Peace Papers (1883) and Bill Arp's Scrap-Book (1884).
Oak Hill Cemetery, Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia, USA
Plot: Section 12, Lot 125, Space C
GPS coordinates: 34.1064682, -84.4840012 (hddd.dddd)
Wofford, William Tatum b. June 28, 1824 d. May 22, 1884
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. Born into a family with a strong military reputation (both his grandfather and great-grandfather fought during the American Revolution), his father died when he was 3 years old, leaving his mother and grandfather to raise him and his two sisters. In 1827, the Wofford family drew a Cass (Bartow) County land lot during the Georgia Land Lottery and moved there shortly thereafter. In 1836 he attended the Gwinnett Manual Labor Institute in Lawrenceville...[Read More]
Cassville Cemetery, Cassville, Bartow County, Georgia, USA
York, Rudy b. August 17, 1913 d. February 5, 1970
Major League Baseball Player. He played Major League baseball for 13 seasons (1934, 1937 to 1948) as a catcher and first baseman with the Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Athletics. Throughout his career he was a major offensive force and dangerous hitter who contrasted that talent with a lack of fielding and defensive ability. His prowess at the plate kept him in his teams lineups, but his poor "glove" caused his managers fits. Having one-eighth Cherokee...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Sunset Memory Gardens, Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia, USA
Plot: Section 221, Lot D, Space 2
Young, Pierce Manning Bulter b. November 15, 1836 d. July 6, 1896
Civil War Confederate Major General, US Congressman, US Diplomat. Born in South Carolina, he moved to Cartersville, Georgia with his family when he was two years old. He attended Georgia Military Institute until he was accepted to The United States Military Institute at West Point in 1857. Two months before his 1861 graduation he left West Point to join the Confederacy. The commander of the Philips Legion, during the war he became a Successful cavalry officer who was promoted through the ranks...[Read More]
Oak Hill Cemetery, Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia, USA

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