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Index to Locations
Near Adairville Old Red River Meeting
House Cemetery
Russellville Unknown location
Russellville Maple Grove Cemetery
Near Russellville Breathitt
Cemetery
Old Red River
Meeting House Cemetery
Near Adairville, Logan County, Kentucky
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George Washington Ewing (1808-1888) —
of Kentucky.
Born near Adairville, Logan
County, Ky., November
29, 1808.
Member of Kentucky state legislature, 1840; Delegate
from Kentucky to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;
Representative
from Kentucky in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.
Died near Adairville, Logan
County, Ky., May 20,
1888 (age 79 years, 173
days).
Interment at Old Red River Meeting House Cemetery.
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Unknown
Location
Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky
Maple Grove
Cemetery
Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky
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John Breathitt (1786-1834) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Loudoun
County, Va., September
9, 1786.
Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1811; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1828-32; Governor of
Kentucky, 1832-34; died in office 1834.
Presbyterian.
Died of tuberculosis
in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., February
21, 1834 (age 47 years, 165
days).
Original interment at Breathitt Cemetery,
Near Russellville, Logan County, Ky.; reinterment at Maple Grove
Cemetery.
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Fletcher Summerfield Stockdale (1825-1890) —
also known as Fletcher S. Stockdale —
of Port Lavaca, Calhoun
County, Tex.
Born in Russellville, Logan
County, Ky., 1825.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state senate, 1857-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Texas, 1860,
1872,
1880;
delegate
to Texas secession convention, 1861; Lieutenant
Governor of Texas, 1863-65; Governor of
Texas, 1865; delegate
to Texas state constitutional convention, 1875; member of Democratic
National Committee from Texas, 1876-80.
Died in Cuero, DeWitt
County, Tex., February
4, 1890 (age about 64
years).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.
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John Stockdale Rhea (1855-1924) —
also known as John S. Rhea —
of Russellville, Logan
County, Ky.
Born in Russellville, Logan
County, Ky., March 9,
1855.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Kentucky; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1892,
1896;
U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1897-1902, 1903-05;
circuit judge in Kentucky, 1913-21.
Died in Russellville, Logan
County, Ky., July 29,
1924 (age 69 years, 142
days).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.
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Presley Underwood Ewing (1822-1854) —
of Russellville, Logan
County, Ky.
Born in Russellville, Logan
County, Ky., September
1, 1822.
Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1848-49; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1851-54; died in
office 1854.
Died in Mammoth Cave, Edmonson
County, Ky., September
27, 1854 (age 32 years, 26
days).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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John Albert Whitaker (1901-1951) —
also known as John A. Whitaker —
of Russellville, Logan
County, Ky.
Born in Kentucky, 1901.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1948-51; died in
office 1951.
Died December
15, 1951 (age about 50
years).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.
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Elijah Hise (1802-1867) —
of Russellville, Logan
County, Ky.
Born in Allegheny
County, Pa., July 4,
1802.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1829; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1836; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Guatemala, 1848-49; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1866-67; died in
office 1867.
German
ancestry.
Slaveowner.
Died by a self-inflicted
pistol
shot, in Russellville, Logan
County, Ky., May 8,
1867 (age 64 years, 308
days). He left a note declaring that he had "lost all hope of
… saving the country from the impending disasters and ruin in
which despotic and unconstitutional rule has involved her." However,
later news
reports disclosed that he had been about to be indicted
for perjury
and tax
evasion, based on his statements as a candidate.
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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John William Caldwell (1837-1903) —
also known as John W. Caldwell —
of Russellville, Logan
County, Ky.
Born in Russellville, Logan
County, Ky., January
15, 1837.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Logan
County Judge; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1877-83.
Died in Russellville, Logan
County, Ky., July 4,
1903 (age 66 years, 170
days).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.
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Jacob Shall Golladay (1819-1887) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Lebanon, Wilson
County, Tenn., January
19, 1819.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1851-53; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1853-55; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1867-70; defeated,
1872.
Slaveowner.
Died near Russellville, Logan
County, Ky., May 20,
1887 (age 68 years, 121
days).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.
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Thomas Stockdale Rhea (1871-1946) —
also known as Thomas S. Rhea; "The Sage of
Russellville"; "The Gray Fox" —
of Russellville, Logan
County, Ky.
Born in Russellville, Logan
County, Ky., December
29, 1871.
Democrat. Kentucky
state treasurer, 1912-16; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1920,
1924,
1932,
1940,
1944;
candidate for Governor of
Kentucky, 1935.
Died April
16, 1946 (age 74 years, 108
days).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.
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Isaac Emerson Beauchamp (1899-1971) —
also known as Emerson Beauchamp; Doc
Beauchamp —
of Russellville, Logan
County, Ky.
Born in Russellville, Logan
County, Ky., June 14,
1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; served in the
U.S. Army during World War II; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1944-46; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1951-55; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1952,
1956,
1960;
Kentucky
commissioner of agriculture, 1960-63; Kentucky
state treasurer, 1964-.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans.
Died in 1971
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.
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Albert Gallatin Rhea (1822-1884) —
Born February
3, 1822.
Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1860; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1870; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1870.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons.
Died November
25, 1884 (age 62 years, 296
days).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.
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Lillian Clark Rhea (1890-1951) —
also known as Lillian Clark; Mrs. Thomas S.
Rhea —
of Russellville, Logan
County, Ky.
Born November
12, 1890.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1932.
Female.
Died January
14, 1951 (age 60 years, 63
days).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.
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Breathitt
Cemetery
Near Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky
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John Breathitt (1786-1834) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Loudoun
County, Va., September
9, 1786.
Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1811; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1828-32; Governor of
Kentucky, 1832-34; died in office 1834.
Presbyterian.
Died of tuberculosis
in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., February
21, 1834 (age 47 years, 165
days).
Original interment at Breathitt Cemetery; reinterment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Russellville, Ky.
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