| Story ID: | 1016 |
| Written by: | Mark R. Lupo |
| Organization: | Business Consultant |
| Story type: | In Memory |
| Location: | Columbus GA USA |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Person: | Noble Leslie DeVotie |
| OurEcho | Everyone has a story. What's Yours? |
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Noble Leslie DeVotie
Noble Leslie DeVotie is buried in Linwood Cemetary in Columbus, Georgia, right off of 17th Street and 10th Avenue. His gravesite is located nearer the 10th Avenue entrance on a small hill.
Noble DeVotie was one of eight founders and the first leader of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He is considered the first casualty of the Civil War after he accidentally drowned.
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