Huntsville's History Comes Alive

Part 8: Howard Weeden, Tullulah Bankhead, Clement Claiborne Clay

More of this Feature • Part I: Cemetery Stroll • Part 2: Leroy Pope Walker/others • Part 3: Mollie Teal/etc. • Part 4: Thomas Freeman/more • Part 5: Clement Comer Clay and others • Part 6: Dr. Burritt, Leroy Pope, more • Part 7:Gypsy Queen/others • Part 8: Howard Weeden/Tullulah/more Join the Discussion "Whether its food, talk, or traditions, there are certain things that only a true Southerner knows or understands about the Old South." Huntsville Related Resources • Maple Hill Cemetery • Dogwoods in Maple Hill • Genealogy Research in the Cemetery • TimePiece From Other Guides • Social Studies for Kids • Cemeteries •Hollywood Cemeteries Elsewhere on the Web • Cemetery History & Preservation • Cemetery Junction •Cemetery Records Online

Mark Hallman portrays Clement Claiborne Clay (1817-1882) who was a lawyer, member of the Alabama Legislature and US & Confederate States Senator. He was charged with complicity in the murder of President Lincoln and imprisoned with President Jefferson Davis at Ft. Monroe.

Bonnie Hallman is seen here as Virginia Clay-Clopton (1823-1915). Virginia was the widow of Clement Claiborne Clay and wife to Judge David Clopton. She wrote "Belle of the Fifties" and was active in the Women's Suffrage Movement.

Here we find Dorcas Harris as Tullulah Bankhead visiting the grave of her mother Adelaide Bankhead (1880-1902), wife of U.S. Congressman William B. Bankhead. Tullulah was born in Huntsville and her mother died a few months after her birth.

Maria Howard Weeden (1846-1905), was a world famous poet and artist. She was author of "Shadows on the Wall," "Songs of the South," and "Old Voices & Bandanna Ballads." the interpreter of Miss Weeden was Linda Wright Riley, a local storyteller. The Burritt Museum in Huntsville houses a large collection of Howard Weeden's works. The Weeden House Museum is located in downtown Huntsville at 300 Gates.

All photos © 2001 Jean Brandau, licensed to About.com.

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