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Index to Locations
Paducah Maplelawn Park Cemetery
Paducah Mt. Carmel Cemetery
Paducah Oak Grove Cemetery
Near Paducah Mt. Kenton Cemetery
Maplelawn Park
Cemetery
Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky
Founded 1918
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John Kerr Hendrick (1849-1921) —
also known as John K. Hendrick —
of Smithland, Livingston
County, Ky.
Born in Caswell
County, N.C., October
10, 1849.
Democrat. Lawyer; Livingston
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1878-86; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1887-91; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1895-97.
Died in Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., June 20,
1921 (age 71 years, 253
days).
Interment at Maplelawn Park Cemetery.
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Pierce Eubanks Lackey (1898-1967) —
also known as Pierce E. Lackey —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., December
21, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; insurance
and real
estate business; mayor
of Paducah, Ky., 1940-44; defeated, 1963; president, Paducah Broadcasting
Co., operator of radio
station WPAD; founder of six other radio stations in Kentucky,
Illinois and Indiana.
Died, in Barnes Hospital,
St.
Louis, Mo., February
16, 1967 (age 68 years, 57
days).
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.
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: Son
of Rev. Elisha Bell Blackburn and Mary Jane (McGough) Blackburn;
married 1898 to Cora
C. Hurley. |
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Mt. Carmel
Cemetery
Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
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Rex Platt Cornelison (1880-1967) —
also known as Rex P. Cornelison —
of St.
Louis, Mo.; Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Symsonia, Graves
County, Ky., November
7, 1880.
Republican. Drug company
salesman; postmaster at Paducah,
Ky., 1928-33 (acting, 1928-29); Paducah city judge; candidate
for mayor
of Paducah, Ky., 1947.
Died, in Western Baptist Hospital,
Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., March
30, 1967 (age 86 years, 143
days).
Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Bazalliel Cornelison; married to Lillian Katherine
Graves. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Oak Grove
Cemetery
1613 Park Avenue
Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky
Founded 1847
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
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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.
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.
Slaveowner.
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 near Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky., April
18, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1897-1903.
Episcopalian.
Died in Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., June 15,
1933 (age 70 years, 58
days).
Entombed 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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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, 1880.
Died April
13, 1891 (age 60 years, 288
days).
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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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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Ernest Lackey (1867-1941) —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., June 8,
1867.
Insurance
and real
estate business; mayor
of Paducah, Ky., 1916, 1928-32; defeated, 1916.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, following a stroke,
in Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., March 7,
1941 (age 73 years, 272
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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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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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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Edwin Farley (1842-1929) —
of Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky.; Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Walworth
County, Wis., August
28, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; grocer; barrel
manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1880
(alternate), 1884;
postmaster at Paducah,
Ky., 1892-93; Kentucky
state treasurer, 1908-12.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., September
18, 1929 (age 87 years, 21
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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John C. Noble (1815-1901) —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., December
4, 1815.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; postmaster at Paducah,
Ky., 1860-61; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil
War; candidate for Representative
from Kentucky in the Confederate Congress 1st District, 1864.
Died in Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., December
21, 1901 (age 86 years, 17
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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James Harrison Ashcraft (1840-1920) —
also known as James H. Ashcraft —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Brandenburg, Meade
County, Ky., May 4,
1840.
Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; postmaster
at Paducah,
Ky., 1876-86.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Knights
of Honor; Rotary;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky., January
19, 1920 (age 79 years, 260
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Absalom Ashcraft and Delilah (Allen) Ashcraft; married 1865 to Mary
Emerine Brown. |
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memorial |
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Mt. Kenton
Cemetery
Lone Oak Road
Near Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky
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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.
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
(speaker),
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;
candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1944;
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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Relatives: Son
of John Wilson Barkley and Electra Eliza (Smith) Barkley; married, June 23,
1903, to Dorothy Brower; married, November
18, 1949, to Jane Hadley and Jane
Hadley (1911-1964); father of Laura Louise Barkley (who married
Douglas
MacArthur II); grandfather of Alben
W. Barkley II. |
| | | Political family: Barkley-MacArthur
family (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | C. V. Whitney's thoroughbread racehorse
"The Veep" (born 1948), was named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Alben W. Barkley: Polly Ann
Davis, Alben
W. Barkley, Senate Majority Leader and Vice
President — James K. Libbey, Dear
Alben : Mr. Barkley of Kentucky — Jane Hadley Barkley,
I
Married the Veep |
| | | Image source: Truman
Library |
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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.
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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