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DeSoto County
Mississippi

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in DeSoto County

Index to Locations Hernando Unknown location Hernando Baptist Cemetery Hernando Hernando Baptist Cemetery Hernando Methodist Cemetery Olive Branch Blocker Cemetery Unknown Location Hernando, DeSoto County, Mississippi Politicians buried here:   Gerald Chatham — of Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1940. Interment somewhere. Baptist Cemetery Hernando, DeSoto County, Mississippi Politicians buried here:   James Bright Morgan (1833-1892) — also known as James B. Morgan — of Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss. Born in Tennessee, 1833. Democrat. Member of Mississippi state legislature, 1870; U.S. Representative from Mississippi 2nd District, 1885-91. Slaveowner. Died in 1892 (age about 59 years). Interment at Baptist Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Hernando Baptist Cemetery Hernando, DeSoto County, Mississippi Politicians buried here:   Thomas William White (1824-1889) — also known as T. W. White — of Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss. Born in Elbert County, Ga., January 8, 1824. Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; law partner of H. H. Chalmers; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1876. Died in Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss., July 26, 1889 (age 65 years, 199 days). Interment at Hernando Baptist Cemetery. Methodist Cemetery Hernando, DeSoto County, Mississippi Politicians buried here:   Parry Wayne Humphreys (1778-1839) — of Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn.; Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss. Born in Staunton, Va., 1778. Democrat. Lawyer; superior court judge in Tennessee, 1807-09; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1809-13, 1818-36; U.S. Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1813-15; banker. Slaveowner. Died in Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss., February 12, 1839 (age about 60 years). Interment at Methodist Cemetery.   Humphreys County, Tenn. is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Blocker Cemetery Olive Branch, DeSoto County, Mississippi Politicians buried here:   Bill Green Lowrey (1862-1947) — also known as Bill G. Lowrey — of Blue Mountain, Tippah County, Miss. Born in Kossuth, Alcorn County, Miss., May 25, 1862. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Mississippi 2nd District, 1921-29. Died in 1947 (age about 85 years). Interment at Blocker Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Gen. Mark P. Lowrey and Sarah (Holmes) Lowrey.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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