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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Cobb County, Ga.</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 338,260 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Dyar</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Acworth:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mitchell7.html#910.65.04">Robert M. Mitchell</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/putnam.html#511.11.40">H. M. Putnam</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/serr-sevigny.html#486.73.39">Ed Setzler</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/warren.html#831.13.04">D. C. Warren</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Austell:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/terryll-thaxton.html#171.55.76">Rayford Tharpe</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams5.html#319.28.35">J. Sid Williams</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Cobb Court House (now Marietta):</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/anderson5.html#248.44.19">James Anderson</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Kennesaw:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/daba-daigre.html#312.93.94">Carole B. Dabbs</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fowles-fox.html#472.46.94">Will Fowlkes</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gallo-gambino.html#698.07.28">Samuel H. Galloway</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hapgood-hardie.html#406.40.72">Thomas J. Hardage</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mitchellson-moeur.html#526.62.42">Vann Mobley</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wolfenden-woo.html#087.38.48">Deana Womack</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Mableton:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stubblefield-styles.html#131.75.77">Sherman Stubbs</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stubblefield-styles.html#307.30.77">Timothy Stultz</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Marietta:</b></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> <b>Marietta, 1800-1849: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/anderson4.html#097.24.34">George D. Anderson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/anderson5.html#248.44.19">James Anderson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/collins2.html#256.47.66">Daniel Collins</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mills.html#803.82.87">Enoch R. Mills</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/roberts1.html#678.68.53">Benson Roberts</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/robinson9.html#548.45.28">William G. Robinson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor9.html#620.27.44">William B. Taylor</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> <b>Marietta, 1850-1899: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blackwell.html#407.45.69">James B. Blackwell</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chandler.html#317.60.34">Eli H. Chandler</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clarken-claytee.html#575.01.03">Alexander S. Clay</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cole.html#511.25.05">DeWitt C. Cole</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fletcher.html#366.14.70">Augustine A. Fletcher</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/grovenor-guert.html#837.87.99">William F. Groves</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heath.html#675.20.04">Marcus D. Heath</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hughes.html#140.46.57">James G. Hughes</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kimball.html#129.97.94">John Kimball</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/locker-lockport.html#269.75.76">James K. Lockhart</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/norrish-northway.html#286.17.72">John D. Northcutt</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/preswick-pribble.html#516.67.83">Wesley Prettyman</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor9.html#620.27.44">William B. Taylor</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/young2.html#238.24.61">Dillard M. Young</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> <b>Marietta, 1900-1949: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown5.html#569.50.17">Joseph M. Brown</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clarken-claytee.html#575.01.03">Alexander S. Clay</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clarken-claytee.html#804.68.00">Frances Clay</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clarken-claytee.html#383.99.79">Herbert Clay</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cole.html#511.25.05">DeWitt C. Cole</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dixson-doctrine.html#947.25.44">E. P. Dobbs</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/field-fielding.html#775.04.18">Bertha M. Field</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/head.html#201.13.26">C. M. Head</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/keathley-keena.html#519.66.24">George H. Keeler</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morris.html#848.74.04">Newt A. Morris</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/norrish-northway.html#655.30.13">Mrs. Ralph W. Northcutt</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/roberts5.html#239.60.66">J. G. Roberts</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rogers3.html#930.97.88">Frank P. Rogers, Jr.</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schenk-schissler.html#219.86.08">Walter E. Schilling</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/serr-sevigny.html#345.70.05">M. M. Sessions</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> <b>Marietta, 1950-1999: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bragaw-brancato.html#991.15.99">C. W. Bramlett</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brandow-branstrom.html#852.52.30">C. F. Branson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carmichael.html#598.73.96">James V. Carmichael</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cochrane-coey.html#008.35.56">Pierce Eugene Cody</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/daba-daigre.html#312.93.94">Carole B. Dabbs</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/danielson-darke.html#788.21.38">George Darden</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dodrill-doheny.html#998.92.75">Dorsey Dodgen</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/edwards5.html#413.18.30">Juanelle Edwards</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/engmark-erick.html#808.62.75">Lindsey H. Epps</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fleury-flye.html#820.80.02">Robert E. Flournoy, Jr.</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fulton.html#716.07.47">Virginia T. Fulton</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gilmour-givhan.html#014.90.97">Phil Gingrey</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/isaac-iverson.html#998.61.27">Johnny Isakson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson2.html#393.20.22">Charles L. Johnson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lanigan-larkey.html#024.68.88">George Lankford</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/manners-manning.html#402.13.62">James T. Manning</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schenk-schissler.html#219.86.08">Walter E. Schilling</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wellstone-wenstrom.html#631.70.66">Sam J. Welsch</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williard-willingham.html#954.67.95">Harold Willingham</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wolfenden-woo.html#087.38.48">Deana Womack</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=8 height=8> <b>Marietta, 2000-2025: </b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/austin.html#595.06.22">Clint Austin</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barnes.html#208.36.30">Roy E. Barnes</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/butler5.html#684.90.46">James Butler</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cabana-cadwalader.html#097.91.83">Anna R. Cablik</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/collins6.html#264.64.94">Linda H. Collins</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cooper.html#160.28.03">Sharon Cooper</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/daniel-daniello.html#460.95.99">Edmond Phil Daniell</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis8.html#242.82.19">Shawn Davis</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dempster-denious.html#958.90.60">Joe Dendy</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/everette-ewin.html#902.22.39">Sue P. Everhart</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fields.html#105.86.32">Sadie Fields</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gilmour-givhan.html#014.90.97">Phil Gingrey</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/helme-hendershott.html#410.08.10">Monica Helms</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/henderson.html#485.94.62">Peggy Henderson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hill5.html#218.37.36">Judson Hill</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hines.html#329.10.00">P. Harris Hines</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hulme-humberto.html#143.15.14">Lori Hullett</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/isaac-iverson.html#998.61.27">Johnny Isakson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson8.html#640.47.62">Scott Johnson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kabzinski-kanczuzewski.html#812.53.24">Robert Kahn</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/meadel-meadows.html#003.30.34">Carolyn D. Meadows</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morehouse-morford.html#719.16.29">Robin Jade Morey</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morgan.html#718.90.84">Lautoria Morgan</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/olden-oliven.html#346.08.99">Sam Olens</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/redd-redwood.html#590.00.89">Gerald Redd</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rockwood-rodeyn.html#205.39.46">Carolyn Roddy</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shepardson-shepley.html#479.71.58">Jason Shepherd</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tazewell-temmey.html#011.59.07">Sam Teasley</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson2.html#473.20.72">Don E. Wilson</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wise.html#636.93.24">Stan Wise</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wolfenden-woo.html#087.38.48">Deana Womack</a></td></tr> </table></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Powder Springs:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/egburt-ehrmann.html#318.61.72">Earl Ehrhart</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Smyrna:</b> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/athon-atkins.html#023.44.86">Claude A. Atkins</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/barnhardt-barratt.html#963.48.90">Bob Barr</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bell.html#342.06.15">Benson A. Bell</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/caldwell.html#211.63.29">Arthur B. Caldwell</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cobb.html#347.91.49">William V. Cobb</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/deane-deboice.html#857.76.22">Jesse R. Deavours</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gillespie.html#995.59.14">Walter T. Gillespie</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ingham-irelan.html#890.18.00">Samuel J. Irelan</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kolter-kopriver.html#240.56.01">Alma Konigsmark</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sarig-saunder.html#240.40.00">Randall James Sauder</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/somervell-souter.html#097.10.75">John Sours</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stone.html#098.34.61">John M. Stone</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/white9.html#047.55.76">Wade White</a> — <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/willison-wilshire.html#515.25.95">Zelan Theodore Wills</a></td></tr> <tr><td width=10> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13>  <i>See also</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/ZZ-lived.html">Georgia areas not assigned to counties</a>. </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="center"> </td></tr></table> <hr> <table width=100%> <tr><td align="center"><span style="font-size:20pt;"> <span style="font-family:garamond,serif"> <i>"Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political graveyard."</i></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:8pt;">Henry L. 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