PRESUMED that this individual is interred at Linwood Cemetery. Her husband was buried in Section C, Lot 634 there in 1873, and this was the only cemetery for White residents of Columbus at that time. Cemetery records prior to and during the Civil War are scant.
Note in Sexton's card file for Linwood Cemetery: 9-17-[19]69 See article by W. C. WOODALL in the Columbus Ledger [newspaper], RE: The Octagon House. // Alfred IVERSON - married [07 APR 1831 in Richmond County, Georgia, to] Julia FORSYTH, the daughter of Gov. John FORSYTH of Ga. He was at one time Judge of the Superior Court, Muscogee Co., Ga., and United State Senator from Georgia. He is buried in Lot #634, Sec. C, of Linwood Cemetery- date 3-6-1873. He died in Macon [?], Ga.
Daughter of US Senator and Georgia Governor John FORSYTH. Married Alfred IVERSON {Sr.). Mother of several children.
"Death of Mrs. IVERSON.--We regret to announce the death of Mrs. IVERSON, wife of Hon. Alfred IVERSON, which occurred in this city on Saturday last. Her remains were consigned to their last resting place yesterday, by a large concourse of both sexes, who testified profound respect for the deceased and her many virtues, and their sympathy for the bereaved family and relatives." [Columbus (GA) Sun newspaper of Monday, 11 NOV 1861, as quoted in the Augusta (GA) Daily Constituionalist newspaper, Wednesday, 13 NOV 1861, p. 1.]
"Perhaps one of the most photographed houses in the Original City Historic District is 'The Folly'. It is a one-story double-octagonal house with gothic detailing and is the most unusual house in The District. The house, located at 527 First Avenue, in addition to being listed on the National Register, has been designated by the Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark. This house constructed during the War Between the States follows the pattern and philosophy of Orson Squire Fowler, whose 1854 publication, A House for All, swept the country and created a clamorous demand, for Fowler was seeking both the maximum amount of usable space for a dwelling, plus several stoutly-held opinions regarding health and ventilation. // Originally known as May's Folly, after its builder, cabinet-maker Leander May, the house is presently known simply as The Folly and was featured in Clay Lancaster's Architectural Follies in America. A dwelling has existed at 527 First Avenue since 1831, when Julia Forsyth, the daughter of Georgia Governor John Forsyth, married a Columbus attorney, Alfred Iverson, who later became a U.S. Congressman and senator. The young couple came to live in the modest white house which occupied lot 124. // Alfred Iverson became one of Georgia's most distinguished citizens. He was a member of the Georgia Legislature for seven years and judge of the Superior Court for the Columbus circuit. In 1846 he was elected to Congress and in 1855 to the Unites State Senate. He was the first Southerner in the Senate to threaten secession. In January 1861, Iverson withdrew from the Senate, when Georgia passed the ordinance of secession. He returned home to help assist in procuring labor and supplies for the Confederate effort. His son, Alfred Iverson, Jr., became a Brigadier-General in the Confederate Army, as well as son John, became a colonel in the CSA. // Mr. Iverson had sold the house on First Avenue in 1857 to Mrs. Savanna G. Faber when he moved to Washington, D.C...." [From the Historic Columbus Foundation website]
Son: Alfred IVERSON, Jr.
Note in Sexton's card file for Linwood Cemetery: 9-17-[19]69 See article by W. C. WOODALL in the Columbus Ledger [newspaper], RE: The Octagon House. // Alfred IVERSON - married [07 APR 1831 in Richmond County, Georgia, to] Julia FORSYTH, the daughter of Gov. John FORSYTH of Ga. He was at one time Judge of the Superior Court, Muscogee Co., Ga., and United State Senator from Georgia. He is buried in Lot #634, Sec. C, of Linwood Cemetery- date 3-6-1873. He died in Macon [?], Ga.
Daughter of US Senator and Georgia Governor John FORSYTH. Married Alfred IVERSON {Sr.). Mother of several children.
"Death of Mrs. IVERSON.--We regret to announce the death of Mrs. IVERSON, wife of Hon. Alfred IVERSON, which occurred in this city on Saturday last. Her remains were consigned to their last resting place yesterday, by a large concourse of both sexes, who testified profound respect for the deceased and her many virtues, and their sympathy for the bereaved family and relatives." [Columbus (GA) Sun newspaper of Monday, 11 NOV 1861, as quoted in the Augusta (GA) Daily Constituionalist newspaper, Wednesday, 13 NOV 1861, p. 1.]
"Perhaps one of the most photographed houses in the Original City Historic District is 'The Folly'. It is a one-story double-octagonal house with gothic detailing and is the most unusual house in The District. The house, located at 527 First Avenue, in addition to being listed on the National Register, has been designated by the Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark. This house constructed during the War Between the States follows the pattern and philosophy of Orson Squire Fowler, whose 1854 publication, A House for All, swept the country and created a clamorous demand, for Fowler was seeking both the maximum amount of usable space for a dwelling, plus several stoutly-held opinions regarding health and ventilation. // Originally known as May's Folly, after its builder, cabinet-maker Leander May, the house is presently known simply as The Folly and was featured in Clay Lancaster's Architectural Follies in America. A dwelling has existed at 527 First Avenue since 1831, when Julia Forsyth, the daughter of Georgia Governor John Forsyth, married a Columbus attorney, Alfred Iverson, who later became a U.S. Congressman and senator. The young couple came to live in the modest white house which occupied lot 124. // Alfred Iverson became one of Georgia's most distinguished citizens. He was a member of the Georgia Legislature for seven years and judge of the Superior Court for the Columbus circuit. In 1846 he was elected to Congress and in 1855 to the Unites State Senate. He was the first Southerner in the Senate to threaten secession. In January 1861, Iverson withdrew from the Senate, when Georgia passed the ordinance of secession. He returned home to help assist in procuring labor and supplies for the Confederate effort. His son, Alfred Iverson, Jr., became a Brigadier-General in the Confederate Army, as well as son John, became a colonel in the CSA. // Mr. Iverson had sold the house on First Avenue in 1857 to Mrs. Savanna G. Faber when he moved to Washington, D.C...." [From the Historic Columbus Foundation website]
Son: Alfred IVERSON, Jr.
PRESUMED that this individual is interred at Linwood Cemetery. Her husband was buried in Section C, Lot 634 there in 1873, and this was the only cemetery for White residents of Columbus at that time. Cemetery records prior to and during the Civil War are scant.
Note in Sexton's card file for Linwood Cemetery: 9-17-[19]69 See article by W. C. WOODALL in the Columbus Ledger [newspaper], RE: The Octagon House. // Alfred IVERSON - married [07 APR 1831 in Richmond County, Georgia, to] Julia FORSYTH, the daughter of Gov. John FORSYTH of Ga. He was at one time Judge of the Superior Court, Muscogee Co., Ga., and United State Senator from Georgia. He is buried in Lot #634, Sec. C, of Linwood Cemetery- date 3-6-1873. He died in Macon [?], Ga.
Daughter of US Senator and Georgia Governor John FORSYTH. Married Alfred IVERSON {Sr.). Mother of several children.
"Death of Mrs. IVERSON.--We regret to announce the death of Mrs. IVERSON, wife of Hon. Alfred IVERSON, which occurred in this city on Saturday last. Her remains were consigned to their last resting place yesterday, by a large concourse of both sexes, who testified profound respect for the deceased and her many virtues, and their sympathy for the bereaved family and relatives." [Columbus (GA) Sun newspaper of Monday, 11 NOV 1861, as quoted in the Augusta (GA) Daily Constituionalist newspaper, Wednesday, 13 NOV 1861, p. 1.]
"Perhaps one of the most photographed houses in the Original City Historic District is 'The Folly'. It is a one-story double-octagonal house with gothic detailing and is the most unusual house in The District. The house, located at 527 First Avenue, in addition to being listed on the National Register, has been designated by the Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark. This house constructed during the War Between the States follows the pattern and philosophy of Orson Squire Fowler, whose 1854 publication, A House for All, swept the country and created a clamorous demand, for Fowler was seeking both the maximum amount of usable space for a dwelling, plus several stoutly-held opinions regarding health and ventilation. // Originally known as May's Folly, after its builder, cabinet-maker Leander May, the house is presently known simply as The Folly and was featured in Clay Lancaster's Architectural Follies in America. A dwelling has existed at 527 First Avenue since 1831, when Julia Forsyth, the daughter of Georgia Governor John Forsyth, married a Columbus attorney, Alfred Iverson, who later became a U.S. Congressman and senator. The young couple came to live in the modest white house which occupied lot 124. // Alfred Iverson became one of Georgia's most distinguished citizens. He was a member of the Georgia Legislature for seven years and judge of the Superior Court for the Columbus circuit. In 1846 he was elected to Congress and in 1855 to the Unites State Senate. He was the first Southerner in the Senate to threaten secession. In January 1861, Iverson withdrew from the Senate, when Georgia passed the ordinance of secession. He returned home to help assist in procuring labor and supplies for the Confederate effort. His son, Alfred Iverson, Jr., became a Brigadier-General in the Confederate Army, as well as son John, became a colonel in the CSA. // Mr. Iverson had sold the house on First Avenue in 1857 to Mrs. Savanna G. Faber when he moved to Washington, D.C...." [From the Historic Columbus Foundation website]
Son: Alfred IVERSON, Jr.
Note in Sexton's card file for Linwood Cemetery: 9-17-[19]69 See article by W. C. WOODALL in the Columbus Ledger [newspaper], RE: The Octagon House. // Alfred IVERSON - married [07 APR 1831 in Richmond County, Georgia, to] Julia FORSYTH, the daughter of Gov. John FORSYTH of Ga. He was at one time Judge of the Superior Court, Muscogee Co., Ga., and United State Senator from Georgia. He is buried in Lot #634, Sec. C, of Linwood Cemetery- date 3-6-1873. He died in Macon [?], Ga.
Daughter of US Senator and Georgia Governor John FORSYTH. Married Alfred IVERSON {Sr.). Mother of several children.
"Death of Mrs. IVERSON.--We regret to announce the death of Mrs. IVERSON, wife of Hon. Alfred IVERSON, which occurred in this city on Saturday last. Her remains were consigned to their last resting place yesterday, by a large concourse of both sexes, who testified profound respect for the deceased and her many virtues, and their sympathy for the bereaved family and relatives." [Columbus (GA) Sun newspaper of Monday, 11 NOV 1861, as quoted in the Augusta (GA) Daily Constituionalist newspaper, Wednesday, 13 NOV 1861, p. 1.]
"Perhaps one of the most photographed houses in the Original City Historic District is 'The Folly'. It is a one-story double-octagonal house with gothic detailing and is the most unusual house in The District. The house, located at 527 First Avenue, in addition to being listed on the National Register, has been designated by the Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark. This house constructed during the War Between the States follows the pattern and philosophy of Orson Squire Fowler, whose 1854 publication, A House for All, swept the country and created a clamorous demand, for Fowler was seeking both the maximum amount of usable space for a dwelling, plus several stoutly-held opinions regarding health and ventilation. // Originally known as May's Folly, after its builder, cabinet-maker Leander May, the house is presently known simply as The Folly and was featured in Clay Lancaster's Architectural Follies in America. A dwelling has existed at 527 First Avenue since 1831, when Julia Forsyth, the daughter of Georgia Governor John Forsyth, married a Columbus attorney, Alfred Iverson, who later became a U.S. Congressman and senator. The young couple came to live in the modest white house which occupied lot 124. // Alfred Iverson became one of Georgia's most distinguished citizens. He was a member of the Georgia Legislature for seven years and judge of the Superior Court for the Columbus circuit. In 1846 he was elected to Congress and in 1855 to the Unites State Senate. He was the first Southerner in the Senate to threaten secession. In January 1861, Iverson withdrew from the Senate, when Georgia passed the ordinance of secession. He returned home to help assist in procuring labor and supplies for the Confederate effort. His son, Alfred Iverson, Jr., became a Brigadier-General in the Confederate Army, as well as son John, became a colonel in the CSA. // Mr. Iverson had sold the house on First Avenue in 1857 to Mrs. Savanna G. Faber when he moved to Washington, D.C...." [From the Historic Columbus Foundation website]
Son: Alfred IVERSON, Jr.
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