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Harrison County
Kentucky

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Harrison County

Index to Locations Cynthiana Battle Grove Cemetery Battle Grove Cemetery Cynthiana, Harrison County, Kentucky Politicians buried here:   Marcus Aurelius Smith (1851-1924) — also known as Marcus A. Smith; Mark A. Smith — of Tombstone, Cochise County, Ariz.; Tucson, Pima County, Ariz. Born near Cynthiana, Harrison County, Ky., January 24, 1851. Democrat. Delegate to U.S. Congress from Arizona Territory, 1887-95, 1897-99, 1901-03, 1905-09; U.S. Senator from Arizona, 1912-21; defeated, 1920. Died, from heart disease, in his hotel room at Washington, D.C., April 7, 1924 (age 73 years, 74 days). Interment at Battle Grove Cemetery.   Presumably named for: Marcus Aurelius   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   Mac Swinford (1899-1975) — Born in Cynthiana, Harrison County, Ky., December 23, 1899. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1926-29; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1933-37; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1937-75; died in office 1975; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky, 1937-75; died in office 1975. Died, in Cincinnati General Hospital, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, February 3, 1975 (age 75 years, 42 days). Interment at Battle Grove Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of MaCalla C. Swinford and Alice Freeman 'Allie' (McKee) Swinford; married, November 17, 1927, to Minnie Bentgon Peterson; father of John McKee Swinford.   Political family: Swinford family of Cynthiana, Kentucky.   See also federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges Andrew Jackson Beale (1831-1909) — also known as Andrew J. Beale — of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla.; Cynthiana, Harrison County, Ky. Born in Fairfax County, Va., March 19, 1831. Physician; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; mayor of Oklahoma City, Okla., 1889-90. Died in Cynthiana, Harrison County, Ky., January 4, 1909 (age 77 years, 291 days). Interment at Battle Grove Cemetery.   Presumably named for: Andrew Jackson   Relatives: Son of Richard Tarverner Beale and Margaret (Seaton) Beale; married, July 12, 1856, to Mary Ann (Tucker) Elliott.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: City of Oklahoma City   Andrew Harrison Ward (1815-1904) — also known as Andrew H. Ward — of Cynthiana, Harrison County, Ky. Born in Kentucky, 1815. Democrat. Member of Kentucky state legislature, 1850; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1866-67. Slaveowner. Died in 1904 (age about 89 years). Interment at Battle Grove Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Thomas Jefferson Megibben (1831-1890) — also known as Thomas J. Megibben — Born in Neville, Clermont County, Ohio, March 28, 1831. Democrat. Distiller; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1871-73, 1875-77; member of Kentucky state senate, 1879; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1880, 1884. Died in Cynthiana, Harrison County, Ky., January 23, 1890 (age 58 years, 301 days). Interment at Battle Grove Cemetery.   Presumably named for: Thomas Jefferson   Relatives: Son of William Megibben and Emily Gelvin Megibben; married, June 23, 1853, to Elizabeth J. David.   Martha Dee Todd (1858-1909) — also known as M. D. Todd — of Cynthiana, Harrison County, Ky. Born in Kentucky, September 19, 1858. Postmaster at Cynthiana, Ky., 1887-93. Female. Died in Harrison County, Ky., January 12, 1909 (age 50 years, 115 days). Interment at Battle Grove Cemetery.   Relatives: Daughter of George Rogers Clark Todd and Anna H. (Curry) Todd; niece of Mary Ann Todd (who married Abraham Lincoln) and Emily Todd Helm; great-grandniece of David Rittenhouse Porter, George Bryan Porter and James Madison Porter; first cousin of Robert Todd Lincoln; second cousin once removed of Arthur Rumney Ringwalt.   Political families: Lincoln-Lee family; Walker-Helm-Lincoln-Brown family of Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Orie LeBus (1860-1941) — of Cynthiana, Harrison County, Ky. Born in Harrison County, Ky., October 13, 1860. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1928, 1940. Died in Cynthiana, Harrison County, Ky., April 11, 1941 (age 80 years, 180 days). Interment at Battle Grove Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Lewis Martin Lebus and Martha Cole (Garnett) LeBus; married, December 25, 1886, to Bird Martin; father of Clarence Prentice Lebus; uncle of Frazer Dunlap LeBus; first cousin once removed of William Frank Lebus Jr..   Political family: Lebus family of Cynthiana, Kentucky.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Clarence Prentice Lebus (1891-1968) — also known as C. P. Lebus — of Cynthiana, Harrison County, Ky. Born November 1, 1891. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1948. Died May 2, 1968 (age 76 years, 183 days). Interment at Battle Grove Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Orie LeBus and Bird (Martin) Lebus; married to Martha Thom; grandson of Lewis Martin Lebus; first cousin of Frazer Dunlap LeBus; second cousin of William Frank Lebus Jr..   Political family: Lebus family of Cynthiana, Kentucky.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   John Thaxter Sims (d. 1978) — also known as J. Thaxter Sims — of Mt. Olivet, Robertson County, Ky.; Cynthiana, Harrison County, Ky. Democrat. Lawyer; Robertson County Attorney, 1930-33; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1932 (alternate), 1960, 1964. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Fayette County, Ky., October 17, 1978. Interment at Battle Grove Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Sallie Worthington.

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