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Forrest County
Mississippi

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Forrest County

Index to Locations Hattiesburg City Cemetery Hattiesburg Old City Cemetery Hattiesburg Roseland Park Cemetery City Cemetery Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi Politicians buried here:   Paul Burney Johnson (1880-1943) — also known as Paul B. Johnson — of Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Miss. Born in Hillsboro, Scott County, Miss., March 23, 1880. Democrat. Circuit judge in Mississippi, 1907; U.S. Representative from Mississippi 6th District, 1919-23; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1940; Governor of Mississippi, 1940-43; died in office 1943. Died December 26, 1943 (age 63 years, 278 days). Interment at City Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Corinne Venable; father of Paul Burney Johnson Jr..   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier   Paul Burney Johnson Jr. (1916-1985) — also known as Paul B. Johnson, Jr. — of Mississippi. Born in Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Miss., January 23, 1916. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; candidate for U.S. Senator from Mississippi, 1947; Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi, 1960-64; Governor of Mississippi, 1964-68. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Moose; Freemasons; Shriners. Died October 14, 1985 (age 69 years, 264 days). Interment at City Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Paul Burney Johnson.   See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier Old City Cemetery Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi Politicians buried here:   Robert Samuel Hall (1879-1941) — also known as Robert S. Hall — of Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Miss. Born in Williamsburg, Covington County, Miss., March 10, 1879. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Mississippi state senate, 1906-08; Forrest County Attorney, 1910-12; district attorney 12th District, 1912-18; circuit judge in Mississippi 12th District, 1918-29; U.S. Representative from Mississippi 6th District, 1929-33. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Woodmen. Died in Arlington, Arlington County, Va., June 10, 1941 (age 62 years, 92 days). Interment at Old City Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Evans Hall and Effie (McDonald) Hall; married, April 10, 1901, to Lenore Robinson.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Roseland Park Cemetery Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi Politicians buried here:   Thomas S. Haymond (1869-1954) — of Fleming, Letcher County, Ky. Born July 15, 1869. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1932. Died July 14, 1954 (age 84 years, 364 days). Interment at Roseland Park Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Alpheus Forest Haymond and Maria (Boggess) Haymond; brother of William Stanley Haymond; married to Agnes R. Riggins; uncle of Frank Cruise Haymond; grandson of Thomas Sherwood Haymond; great-grandnephew of Daniel Haymond; first cousin once removed of Creed Haymond; first cousin twice removed of Daniel Haymond Polsley and William Summerville Haymond; second cousin once removed of Edwin Maxwell and Henry Haymond; third cousin of William Edgar Haymond and Haymond Maxwell; third cousin once removed of Daniel S. Haymond; fourth cousin once removed of Guy D. Haymond and George S. Snodgrass.   Political family: Haymond family of West Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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