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John Kerr Hendrick (1849-1921) —
also known as John K. Hendrick —
of Smithland, Livingston
County, Ky.
Born in North Carolina, 1849.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1895-97.
Died in 1921
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Maplelawn Park Cemetery.
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Walter A. Blackburn (1874-1949) —
of Marion, Crittenden
County, Ky.; Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Fredonia, Caldwell
County, Ky., October
1, 1874.
Son of Rev. Elisha Bell Blackburn and Mary Jane (McGough) Blackburn.
Republican. Lawyer;
county judge in Kentucky, 1906-10; president, People's National Bank,
Paducah, 1926-31; candidate in primary for mayor of
Paducah, Ky., 1935; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kentucky, 1936.
Baptist.
Died, in Illinois Central Hospital,
Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., October
30, 1949 (age 75 years, 29
days).
Interment at Maplelawn Park Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married 1898
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Linn Boyd (1800-1859) —
of Cadiz, Trigg
County, Ky.; Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., November
22, 1800.
Son of Abraham Boyd.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1827-32; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1835-37, 1839-55; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1851-55; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1859; died in office 1859.
Died in Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., December
17, 1859 (age 59 years, 25
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Charles Kennedy Wheeler (1863-1933) —
also known as Charles K. Wheeler —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Kentucky, 1863.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1897-1903.
Died in 1933
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Meyer Weil (1830-1891) —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born June 29,
1830.
Mayor
of Paducah, Ky., 1871-75, 1877-81; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives.
Died April 13,
1891 (age 60 years, 288
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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John W. Sauner (1824-1890) —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., May 31,
1824.
Mayor
of Paducah, Ky., 1859-63, 1867-71.
Died July 17,
1890 (age 66 years, 47
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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William Virgil Eaton (b. 1874) —
also known as William V. Eaton —
of McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Barren
County, Ky., March 22,
1874.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state senate 2nd District, 1910-12.
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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John G. Fisher (1816-1896) —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Wurttemberg, Germany,
October
1, 1816.
Mayor
of Paducah, Ky., 1863-67, 1875-77.
Died November
17, 1896 (age 80 years, 47
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Charles Reed (1842-1908) —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., November
4, 1842.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; mayor of
Paducah, Ky., 1881-89.
Died October
28, 1908 (age 65 years, 359
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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James M. Lang (1857-1933) —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., July 15,
1857.
Mayor
of Paducah, Ky., 1897-1901; county judge in Kentucky, 1913-26.
Died May 18,
1933 (age 75 years, 307
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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David Ayers Yeiser, Sr. (1845-1925) —
also known as David A. Yeiser, Sr. —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Danville, Boyle
County, Ky., October
13, 1845.
Mayor
of Paducah, Ky., 1891-97, 1902-07; defeated, 1915.
Died September
3, 1925 (age 79 years, 325
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Jesse H. Gardner (1817-1886) —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Clark
County, Ky., September
23, 1817.
Mayor
of Paducah, Ky., 1857-59.
Died March 1,
1886 (age 68 years, 159
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Frederick William Katterjohn (1860-1939) —
also known as F. W. Katterjohn —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., November
13, 1860.
Mayor
of Paducah, Ky., 1920-24.
Died August
28, 1939 (age 78 years, 288
days).
Entombed at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Joseph Henry Johnson (1829-1902) —
also known as Joseph H. Johnson —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., July 8,
1829.
Mayor
of Paducah, Ky., 1889-91.
Died December
2, 1902 (age 73 years, 147
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Alben William Barkley (1877-1956) —
also known as Alben W. Barkley; Willie Alben Barkley;
"Dear Alben"; "Little Alby";
"Veep" —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in a log
cabin near Lowes, Graves
County, Ky., November
24, 1877.
Son of John Wilson Barkley and Electra Eliza (Smith) Barkley.
Democrat. Lawyer; McCracken
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1906-09; county judge in Kentucky,
1909-13; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1913-27; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948
(Temporary
Chair; chair, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1952;
candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1923; U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1927-49, 1955-56; died in office 1956; Vice
President of the United States, 1949-53.
Methodist.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Alpha Delta; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died of a heart
attack while speaking at the Washington and Lee University Mock
Democratic Convention,
Lexington,
Va., April 30,
1956 (age 78 years, 158
days).
Interment at Mt. Kenton Cemetery.
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John Thomas Garrett (1921-1979) —
also known as Tom Garrett —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born November
6, 1921.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1960;
member of Kentucky
state senate 2nd District, 1962-79; defeated in primary, 1957;
died in office 1979.
Died in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., February
4, 1979 (age 57 years, 90
days).
Interment at Mt. Kenton Cemetery.
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Helen Garrett (1929-2006) —
also known as Helen Marie Rickman —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.; Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.
Born in Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., 1929.
Daughter of John Frank Rickman and Helen Eunice (Bean) Rickman.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state senate 2nd District, 1979-90; defeated in primary, 1990.
Female.
Died in Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., October
27, 2006 (age about 77
years).
Interment at Mt. Kenton Cemetery.
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