The Political Graveyard: Knott County, Ky.

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Knott County
Kentucky

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Knott County

Index to Locations

Hindman Mountain Memory Gardens

Frogtown, Hindman Smith Cemetery

Leburn Perkins Cemetery

Mountain Memory Gardens
Hindman, Knott County, Kentucky

Politicians buried here:

Afton McHenry Smith (1908-1999) — of Hindman, Knott County, Ky. Born in Hindman, Knott County, Ky., April 15, 1908. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Commonwealth Attorney for Knott and Magoffin Counties, 1950-86; local campaign manager for Democratic presidential campaigns. Methodist. Died, in Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., July 8, 1999 (age 91 years, 84 days). Interment at Mountain Memory Gardens.

Relatives: Brother of W. R. Smith.

Smith Cemetery
Frogtown, Hindman, Knott County, Kentucky

Politicians buried here:

W. R. Smith — of Hindman, Knott County, Ky. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1940, 1944. Interment at Smith Cemetery.

Relatives: Brother of Afton McHenry Smith.

Perkins Cemetery
Leburn, Knott County, Kentucky

Politicians buried here:

Carl Dewey Perkins (1912-1984) — also known as Carl D. Perkins — of Hindman, Knott County, Ky. Born in Hindman, Knott County, Ky., October 15, 1912. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1940; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1949-84; died in office 1984. Member, American Legion; Freemasons. Died in Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., August 3, 1984 (age 71 years, 293 days). Interment at Perkins Cemetery.

		Relatives: Father of Carl Christopher Perkins.
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