Find A Grave - Georgia

Atkinson, Christine Word b. October 3, 1912 d. October 1, 1989
Literary Figure. She was the mother of writer Lewis Grizzard and the subject of his book "Don't Forget to Call Your Mama, I Wish I Could Call Mine". Lewis Grizzard's other books have also featured anecdotes about his mother. (Bio by: Kathryn Lively)
Southview Cemetery, Moreland, Coweta County, Georgia, USA
Plot: Atkinson is buried in the WORD family plot at the far end of the cemetery; she is buried next to her son, Lewis Grizzard
Atkinson, William Yates b. November 11, 1854 d. August 8, 1899
Georgia Governor. State Representative (Speaker of the House). Atkinson was elected to the Georgia Legislature in 1886, becoming Speaker of the House in 1892. He served as Georgia's governor from 1894 to 1898. Atkinson County in Georgia was named for him. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia, USA
Autry, Lottie Dolores b. January 9, 1936 d. June 10, 1997
Author, Historian. She was a noted genealogist, author of "Linwood Cemetery" and several other books of Georgia and Alabama local histories. She was the first uniformed female law enforcement officer in Columbus,Ga and served in all three branches, Marshals Office, Sheriffs Office and the Police Department.
The Historic Linwood Foundation has named their annual award to the person who has contributed most each year to the Linwood Cemetery's benefit and legacy the "Dolores Autry Award". (Bio by: Marshall Autry)
Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA
Plot: Old Cemetery Lot #59
Bacon, Augustus Octavius b. October 20, 1839 d. February 14, 1914
US Senator. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War (1861-1865). Served as a United States Senator from Georgia from 1895 until his death in 1914. Also served as a Candidate for Presidential Elector from Georgia in 1868, and Member of the Georgia State House of Representatives from 1871 to 1883. (Bio by: K)
Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA
Bagby Sr., James Charles Jacob b. October 5, 1889 d. July 28, 1954
Major League Baseball Player. He was a pitcher for the Cleveland Indians from 1916 to 1922. He also played for Cincinnati and Pittsburgh. He hit a home run in the 1920 World Series. Following his professional baseball career, he was a minor league umpire. He is the father of professional baseball player Jim Bagby, Jr. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Plot: Section 35, Lot 447, Grave 3
Bagwell, Wendy Lee b. May 16, 1925 d. June 13, 1996
Gospel Music Singer, Comedian. Known for his famous "Rattle Snake" Story. He was born in Chamblee, Georgia, in 1925, and grew up in Cummingm which he left at age 17 to join the Marine Corps during World War II. He fought for his country and received the Bronze Star and a Letter of Commendation for Bravery. After his return he founded his own furniture store business, which is still in operation today in Mableton, Georgia. In 1954, he joined together with Geraldine (Jerri) Morrison and Georgia...[Read More] (Bio by: Paul J. Lambert)
Riverview Memorial Park, Smyrna (Cobb County), Cobb County, Georgia, USA
Bailey, Col. David Jackson b. March 11, 1812 d. June 14, 1897
US Representative. He served in the Georgia State Congress as a member of Georgia state house of representatives (1835 and 1847), and as a member of Georgia state senate (1838, 1849 to 1850, 1855 to 1856). He was a Representative from Georgia to the United States House of Representatives from 1851 to 1855. During the Civil War, he was a Colonel in the Confederate Army. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Oak Hill Cemetery, Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia, USA
Baker, Lena b. June 8, 1900 d. March 5, 1945
Folk Figure. She was the only woman to be executed in Georgia's electric chair. Born in Cuthbert, Georgia, Baker was an African-American mother of three who worked as a maid for Ernest B. Knight, a local white mill owner. On May 1, 1944, Baker was arrested for the fatal shooting of Knight at his home. She told police that for months Knight had kept her as a virtual sex slave, and that she shot him with his own pistol while trying to escape. Her one-day trial was typical of the "justice"...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Mount Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery, Cuthbert, Randolph County, Georgia, USA
Plot: Rear left corner of the Churchyard
Ballard, Hank b. November 18, 1927 d. March 2, 2003
Singer, Songwriter. He was discovered in the early 1950s by writer-producer Johnny Otis. By the early 1960s, he had charted 22 singles on the rhythm and blues charts, including "Work With Me Annie," the biggest R&B hit of 1954, selling more than 1 million copies. In 1958, he wrote and recorded "The Twist," but it was only released on the "B" side of a record. One year later, Chubby Checker debuted his own version and it became an instant hit. Hank Ballard was inducted into the Rock and Roll...[Read More] (Bio by: Steve Edquist ~In Memory Of Aaron & Scrappy~)
Cause of death: Throat cancer
Greenwood Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Plot: Garden of Faith, Lot 958, Grave #2
Barbe, Jane b. July 29, 1928 d. July 18, 2003
American Folk Figure. Known unofficialy as "The Telephone Lady," her voice was instantly recognizable to every telephone user who ever dialed a wrong number, called a number no longer in service or simply sought to find out the current time and temperature. Her voice was once heard an estimated 40 million times per day on telecom networks around the globe, with her distinctive and friendly voice gracing some 90% of intercept messages and 60% of automated time and temperature calling programs. "...[Read More] (Bio by: Joe Walker)
Arlington Memorial Park, Sandy Springs, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Barnes, George Thomas b. August 14, 1833 d. November 24, 1901
US Congressman. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he had a law practice in Augusta, Georgia. He joined the Confederate Army, served in the Washington Light Artillery Company of Augusta, as a 2nd lieutenant and was brevetted Major. From 1860 to 1865, he was a member of the State house of representatives and a member of the Democratic National Committee, 1876 to 1884. He was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-ninth, Fiftieth, and Fifty-first Congresses serving from 1885 to 1891. Unsuccessful...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
West View Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Barrow, Middleton Pope b. August 1, 1839 d. December 23, 1903
US Senator. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War (1861-1865). Served as a United States Senator from Georgia from 1882 to 1883. Also as a Delegate to the Georgia State Constitutional Convention in 1877, Member of the Georgia State House of Representatives from 1880 to 1881, and Circuit Judge from 1902 to 1903. (Bio by: K)
Barrow Family Cemetery, Lexington, Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA
Bartlett, Charles Lafayette b. January 31, 1853 d. 1938
US Congresman. Elected to represent Georgia's 6th District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1895 to 1915. Also served as a Member of the Georgia State Senate from 1888 to 1889, State Court Judge from 1893 to 1894, and Member of the Georgia State House of Representatives from 1882 to 1883. (Bio by: K)
Rose Hill Cemetery, Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA
Bartow, Francis S. b. 1816 d. July 21, 1861
Civil War Confederate Army Officer. Served as a Colonel, and was killed along with Gen. Bernard Bee while defending Henry House Hill during the First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas). Two markers are on the hill marking where he fell. The new one has a bronze plague, but if you look at the base of a large cedar tree you will find the origional stone marker almost covered over by the growth of the tree. (Bio by: Ethan F. Bishop)
Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA
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
Battle of Peachtree Creek Monument
This monument, located on the ground where the July 19, 1864 Battle of Peachtree Creek was fought, commemorates the Confederate soldiers who fought in the engagement. The entire battlefield was not preserved after the war, and is today an affluent residential area. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Peachtree Park, Atlanta, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA
Beck, Erasmus Williams b. October 21, 1833 d. July 22, 1898
US Congressman. Beck was in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He then served as a US Representative from Georgia from 1872 to 1873. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Oak Hill Cemetery, Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia, USA
Beck, Franklin R. d. May 15, 1864
Civil War Confederate Army Officer. He served during the Civil War as Colonel and commander of the 23rd Alabama Infantry regiment. He was killed at the May 15, 1864 Battle of Resaca, Georgia. His unit was assigned to tear up the railroad tracks and cover the Confederate retreat from Resaca when a cannonball from a union artillery batter was fired at them. The shot went high striking a tree branch above Colonel Beck, casuing a tree branch to come down. It struck him in the leg, severing it, and...[Read More] (Bio by: william hobgood)
Resaca Confederate Cemetery, Resaca, Gordon County, Georgia, USA
Plot: Alabama Section
Bell, Griffin b. October 31, 1918 d. January 5, 2009
Presidential Cabinet Secretary. He served as Attorney General of the United States in the administration of President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1979. After serving in the United States Army during World War II, he attended Mercer University Law School where he received a degree and was admitted to the Georgia bar in 1947. In 1961 he was appointed by President John F. Kennedy as Judge of the Fifth United States Circuit Court of Appeals, and served in that capacity for fourteen years. He authored...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Cause of death: pancreatic cancer
Oak Grove Cemetery, Americus, Sumter County, Georgia, USA
Bell, Hiram Parks b. January 19, 1827 d. August 16, 1907
US Congressman. He was a member of the Georgia state senate in 1861, before serving as a colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He became a member of the Confederate Congress (1864 to 1865). He was then a U.S. Representative from Georgia from 1873 to 1875, and 1877 to 1879. He ended his political career as a Georgia state senator from 1898 to 1901. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Cumming City Cemetery, Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia, USA

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