Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Dr. John Stith Pemberton (July 8, 1831 - August 16, 1888) was an American druggist who was the original maker of Coca-Cola. He was born in Knoxville, the county seat of Crawford County, Georgia, the son of James Clifford Pemberton (born 1803) and his wife Martha (born c. 1791). External link Biography of Pemberton from the website of the Crawford County Historical Society This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.