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Sampson W. Harris, a prominent political figure from Athens, lived until the age of 48, from 1809 to 1857.

Mary McKinley Cobb of Athens, Georgia was born on December 30th, 1844 and passed at the age of 82 on May 23rd, 1927 after a long illness. She was a prominent Athenian woman and embodied Southern womanhood throughout her days.

William Montague Browne lived from 1823 to 1883 and was a well-known politician and newsman and, as listed on his gravestone, colonel and aide-de-camp in the Confederate States Army.

Lucy Phelps Lampkin lived the modest, but long, life of a planter’s wife in Clarke County, GA. The mother to five children, Lucy Lampkin raised a family in the chaotic period Civil War period, outliving her spouse, Lewis Lampkin, and passing away…

Ricky Helton Wilson was born on March 19, 1953 and died at the age of 32 on October 12, 1985. He is best known for being the original guitarist for the B-52’s.

Gottlieb Hauser was born in Germany, but died a full blooded Athenian. He was a son, Father, Soldier, and cigar dealer.

Gottlieb Hauser was born in Germany, but died a full blooded Athenian. He was a son, Father, Soldier, and cigar dealer.

Nora Elizabeth Mason moved to Washington D.C. to work as a cryptologist for the United States government during WWII.