John Green Cemetery - Burnt Corn, AL
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hoteltwo
N 31° 32.513 W 087° 08.256
16R E 486938 N 3489666
Located near the community of Burnt Corn, this cemetery contains Civil War and war of 1812 graves. The cemetery is well off the main road and you will need some GPS sense to find it. The cemetery is now well taken care of.
Waymark Code: WMNGK0
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 03/12/2015
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Marker text:
War of 1812 veteran John Green (1790-1882) settled in Burnt Corn in 1816. He held many public offices, established the first school, and represented Conecuh County in the state legislature in 1824 and 1829. He was the Conecuh delegate to the 1861 (Secession) Convention of the People of Alabama and the 1875 Constitutional Convention. ‘He is allowed to be, even by those who oppose his sentiments, a man of unimpeachable character, a worthy citizen, and a kind obliging neighbor’ (The Southern Evangelist, 1835). ‘It may be truly said that he had but few if any enemies, and no man who ever lived, so far as he was known, had more friends’ (Mobile Register, 1882).
Listed in the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register in 2010
Marker Name: John Green Cemetery Conecuh County
Marker Type: Rural Roadside
Addtional Information::
Erected by the John Green Cemetery Preservation Association.
More info:
http://sherrysscribblings.blogspot.com/2012/11/historic-john-green-cemetery-at-burnt.html
Date Dedicated / Placed: 2012
Marker Number: Not listed
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