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Claiborne County
Mississippi

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Claiborne County

Index to Locations

  • Port Gibson Wintergreen Cemetery
  • Near Port Gibson Grindstone Ford Cemetery

    Wintergreen Cemetery
    Greenwood Street
    Port Gibson, Claiborne County, Mississippi
    Politicians buried here:
      Benjamin Grubb Humphreys (1808-1882) — also known as Benjamin G. Humphreys — of Mississippi. Born in Claiborne County, Miss., August 26, 1808. Member of Mississippi state legislature, 1837; member of Mississippi state senate, 1839; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Governor of Mississippi, 1865-68. During Reconstruction, he was physically ejected from the governor's office by an armed force under the orders of the U.S. military commander of Mississippi. Died in Leflore County, Miss., December 20, 1882 (age 74 years, 116 days). Interment at Wintergreen Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married to Mildred Hickman Maury; father of Benjamin Grubb Humphreys (1865-1923).
      Political family: Humphreys family of Greenville, Mississippi.
      Humphreys County, Miss. is named for him.
      See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
      James Grafton Spencer (1844-1926) — also known as James G. Spencer — of Port Gibson, Claiborne County, Miss. Born near Port Gibson, Claiborne County, Miss., September 13, 1844. Democrat. Member of Mississippi state legislature, 1880; U.S. Representative from Mississippi 7th District, 1895-97. Died in Port Gibson, Claiborne County, Miss., February 22, 1926 (age 81 years, 162 days). Interment at Wintergreen Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

    Grindstone Ford Cemetery
    Near Port Gibson, Claiborne County, Mississippi
    Politicians buried here:
      Daniel Burnet (1763-1827) — of Claiborne County, Miss. Born July 11, 1763. Member Mississippi territorial council, 1805-09; President of the Mississippi Territorial Council, 1809; member of Mississippi territorial House of Representatives, 1807, 1813-15; Speaker of Mississippi Territory House of Representatives, 1813-15; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; delegate to Mississippi state constitutional convention, 1817; member of Mississippi state senate, 1818, 1827; died in office 1827; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi, 1819; member of Mississippi state house of representatives, 1823, 1826; Speaker of the Mississippi State House of Representatives, 1826. Slaveowner. Died in Claiborne County, Miss., May 27, 1827 (age 63 years, 320 days). Interment at Grindstone Ford Cemetery.
      Relatives: Brother of Amos Burnet.

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