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Greene County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Greene County

Index to Locations

  • Greeneville Andrew Johnson National Cemetery
  • Greeneville Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Greeneville Providence Presbyterian Churchyard

    Andrew Johnson National Cemetery
    Depot and College Sts.
    Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee
    Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1966
    Politicians buried here:
    Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson (1808-1875) — of Carthage, Moore County, N.C.; Greeneville, Greene County, Tenn. Born in Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., December 29, 1808. Mayor of Greeneville, Tenn., 1830; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1835; member of Tennessee state senate, 1841; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1843-53; Governor of Tennessee, 1853-57, 1862-65; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1857-62, 1875; died in office 1875; Vice President of the United States, 1865; President of the United States, 1865-69; impeached in 1868 by the House of Representatives; tried and acquitted by the Senate, which voted 35 to 19 (short of the required two-thirds) for three of the eleven articles of impeachment; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1868. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Slaveowner. Died, after a series of strokes, at his daughter's home in Carter County, Tenn., July 31, 1875 (age 66 years, 214 days). Interment at Andrew Johnson National Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, May 17, 1827, to Eliza McCardle; father of Martha Johnson (who married David Trotter Patterson).
      Political family: Johnson #6 family of Greeneville, Tennessee.
      Cross-reference: Edmund G. Ross — George T. Brown — Christopher G. Memminger — Thomas Overton Moore — John W. Chanler — John B. Castleman — Jubal A. Early
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
      Books about Andrew Johnson: Hans L. Trefousse, Andrew Johnson: A Biography — Howard Means, The Avenger Takes His Place: Andrew Johnson and the 45 Days That Changed the Nation — Paul H. Bergeron, Andrew Johnson's Civil War and Reconstruction — Mary Malone, Andrew Johnson (for young readers)
      Critical books about Andrew Johnson: Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents
      Image source: James G. Blaine, Twenty Years of Congress, vol. 2 (1886)
      Eliza Johnson (1810-1876) — also known as Eliza McCardle — Born October 4, 1810. Second Lady of the United States, 1865; First Lady of the United States, 1865-69. Female. Died January 15, 1876 (age 65 years, 103 days). Interment at Andrew Johnson National Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, May 17, 1827, to Andrew Johnson; mother of Martha Johnson (who married David Trotter Patterson).
      Political family: Johnson #6 family of Greeneville, Tennessee.
      See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
      David Trotter Patterson (1818-1891) — also known as David T. Patterson — of Greeneville, Greene County, Tenn. Born in Cedar Creek, Greene County, Tenn., February 28, 1818. Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1854-63; U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1866-69. Scottish ancestry. Slaveowner. Died in Afton, Greene County, Tenn., November 3, 1891 (age 73 years, 248 days). Interment at Andrew Johnson National Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married 1857 to Martha Johnson (daughter of Andrew Johnson and Eliza Johnson).
      Political family: Johnson #6 family of Greeneville, Tennessee.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

    Oak Grove Cemetery
    Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee
    Politicians buried here:
      Thomas Dickens Arnold (1798-1870) — of Tennessee. Born in Spotsylvania County, Va., May 3, 1798. U.S. Representative from Tennessee, 1831-33, 1841-43 (2nd District 1831-33, 1st District 1841-43). Survived an assassination attempt against him, at the U.S. Capitol, 1833. Slaveowner. Died while attending court in Jonesborough, Washington County, Tenn., May 26, 1870 (age 72 years, 23 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Oscar Byrd Lovette (1871-1934) — also known as O. B. Lovette — of Greeneville, Greene County, Tenn. Born in Greeneville, Greene County, Tenn., December 20, 1871. Republican. Member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1895-97; lawyer; bank president; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1931-33; delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1932. Died in Greeneville, Greene County, Tenn., July 6, 1934 (age 62 years, 198 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

    Providence Presbyterian Churchyard
    Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee
    Politicians buried here:
      Brookins Campbell (1808-1853) — of Washington College, Washington County, Tenn. Born in Washington County, Tenn., 1808. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1835-39, 1841-47, 1851-52; Speaker of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1845-47; major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1853; died in office 1853. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., December 25, 1853 (age about 45 years). Interment at Providence Presbyterian Churchyard; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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