Index to Locations
Drift Martin Cemetery
Middle Creek Langley Cemetery
Prestonsburg Davidson Cemetery
Prestonsburg May Cemetery
Prestonsburg Mayo Cemetery
Martin
Cemetery
Drift, Floyd County, Kentucky
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Doug Hays (1877-1957) —
of Hindman, Knott
County, Ky.; McDowell, Floyd
County, Ky.
Born in Hindman, Knott
County, Ky., 1877.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kentucky, 1916;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1926; member of Kentucky
state senate 29th District, 1944-56.
Died in 1957
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Martin Cemetery.
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Langley
Cemetery
Middle Creek, Floyd County, Kentucky
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John Wesley Langley (1868-1932) —
also known as John W. Langley —
of Prestonsburg, Floyd
County, Ky.; Pikeville, Pike
County, Ky.
Born in Floyd
County, Ky., January
14, 1868.
Republican. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1886-90; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Kentucky, 1888,
1900,
1916;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1907-26; defeated,
1896; resigned 1926.
Convicted
in 1924 of conspiracy to transport
and sell liquor re-elected while his appeal was pending, but resigned
from Congress in 1926; sentenced
to a term in federal prison.
Granted clemency by President Calvin
Coolidge.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Pikeville, Pike
County, Ky., January
17, 1932 (age 64 years, 3
days).
Interment at Langley Cemetery.
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Davidson
Cemetery
Prestonsburg, Floyd County, Kentucky
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Francis Alexander Hopkins (1853-1918) —
also known as Frank Hopkins —
of Prestonsburg, Floyd
County, Ky.
Born in Jeffersonville, Tazewell
County, Va., May 27,
1853.
Democrat. Delegate
to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1890; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1903-07.
Died June 5,
1918 (age 65 years, 9
days).
Interment at Davidson Cemetery.
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May
Cemetery
Prestonsburg, Floyd County, Kentucky
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John Preston Martin (1811-1862) —
also known as John P. Martin —
of Prestonsburg, Floyd
County, Ky.
Born in Jonesville, Lee
County, Va., October
11, 1811.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1841-43; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1845-47; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1855-59; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kentucky, 1856.
Slaveowner.
Died in Prestonsburg, Floyd
County, Ky., December
23, 1862 (age 51 years, 73
days).
Interment at May Cemetery.
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Mayo
Cemetery
Prestonsburg, Floyd County, Kentucky
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Andrew Jackson May (1875-1959) —
also known as Andrew J. May —
of Prestonsburg, Floyd
County, Ky.
Born near Langley, Floyd
County, Ky., June 24,
1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; Floyd
County Attorney, 1901-09; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1931-47 (10th District 1931-33,
at-large 1933-35, 7th District 1935-47); defeated, 1928 (10th
District), 1946 (7th District).
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
In 1943, he was briefed about the flaws in the Japanese
anti-submarine munitions; he revealed
this information to the press, and hence to the Japanese, who
quickly improved their depth charges. After the war, this indiscretion
was estimated to have cost the U.S. ten submarines and 800 men. Convicted,
on July 3, 1947, on charges
of accepting
bribes for his influence
in the award of munitions contracts during World War II; served nine
months in prison;
received a full pardon
from President Harry
S. Truman in 1952.
Died in Prestonsburg, Floyd
County, Ky., September
6, 1959 (age 84 years, 74
days).
Interment at Mayo Cemetery.
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