Selma in Dallas County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Live Oak Cemetery

Photographed By Tim & Renda Carr, November 6, 2010

1. Live Oak Cemetery Marker

Inscription. East portion reserved for graveyard, 1829; west part purchased City of Selma, 1877.

Here are buried:

William Rufus King, 1786-1853, Vice President of U.S. 1853.

John Tyler Morgan, 1824-1907, U.S. Senator, Brig. Gen. C.S.A.

Edmund Winston Pettus, 1821-1907, U.S. Senator, Brig. Gen. C.S.A.

Nathaniel H. R. Dawson, 1829-1895, U.S. Commissioner of Education.

William J. Hardee, 1815-1873, Lt. Gen. C.S.A., author “Hardee’s Tactics.”

Catesby ap Roger Jones, 1821-1877, Commander C.S.N., commanded Virginia (Merrimac) in battle with Monitor 1862.

Robert W. Barnwell, 1849-1902, Episcopal Bishop of Alabama.

Erected 1972 by Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1829.

Location. 32° 24.308′ N, 87° 1.888′ W. Marker is in Selma, Alabama, in Dallas County. Marker is on Kings Street south of Dallas Avenue (State Highway 22), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Selma AL 36701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking

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distance of this marker. William Rufus de Vane King (within shouting distance of this marker); Lt. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest Monument (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Redoubt No. 24 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Joseph T. Smitherman Historic Building (approx. 0.3 miles away); “Fairoaks” (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fairoaks Square (approx. half a mile away); Edmund Winston Pettus House Site (approx. half a mile away); Lee - Bender - Butler House (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Selma.

Also see . . . Historic Selma Dallas County: Live Oak Cemetery. (Submitted on November 7, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama.)

Photographed By Tim & Renda Carr, November 6, 2010

2. Live Oak Cemetery Marker

Live Oak Cemetery Entrance off Dallas Avenue image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Tim & Renda Carr, November 6, 2010

3. Live Oak Cemetery Entrance off Dallas Avenue

Kings Street divides the cemetery, old section is on the left and new section on the right.

Grave site monuments in the Live Oak Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Tim & Renda Carr, November 6, 2010

4. Grave site monuments in the Live Oak Cemetery

Confederate Monument and Memorial In the Live Oak Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Tim & Renda Carr, November 6, 2010

5. Confederate Monument and Memorial In the Live Oak Cemetery

William Rufus King Gravesite image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Tim & Renda Carr, November 6, 2010

6. William Rufus King Gravesite

John Tyler Morgan Gravesite image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Tim & Renda Carr, November 6, 2010

7. John Tyler Morgan Gravesite

Nathaniel H. R. Dawson Gravesite image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Tim & Renda Carr, November 6, 2010

8. Nathaniel H. R. Dawson Gravesite

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,485 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on November 7, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.