Index to Locations
Poplar Grove Cemetery
Paris City Cemetery
Paris Maplewood Cemetery
Paris Paris City Cemetery
Near Paris Fitzgerald Cemetery
Poplar Grove
Cemetery
Henry County, Tennessee
City
Cemetery
Paris, Henry County, Tennessee
Politicians buried
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James Davis Porter Jr. (1828-1912) —
also known as James D. Porter, Jr. —
of Tennessee.
Born in Henry
County, Tenn., December
7, 1828.
Democrat. Governor of
Tennessee, 1875-79; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Tennessee, 1880;
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, 1885-87; U.S. Minister to Chile, 1893-94.
Died May 18,
1912 (age 83 years, 163
days).
Interment at City Cemetery.
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John DeWitt Clinton Atkins (1825-1908) —
of Paris, Henry
County, Tenn.
Born near Manly's Chapel, Henry
County, Tenn., June 4,
1825.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1849-51; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1857; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1857-59, 1873-83 (9th District
1857-59, 7th District 1873-75, 8th District 1875-83); delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1860;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee; colonel in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; Delegate
from Tennessee to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;
Representative
from Tennessee in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Tennessee; U.S. Commissioner of Indian
Affairs, 1885-88.
Slaveowner.
Died in Paris, Henry
County, Tenn., June 2,
1908 (age 82 years, 364
days).
Interment at City Cemetery.
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William Grainger Blount (1784-1827) —
of Tennessee.
Born near New Bern, Craven
County, N.C., 1784.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1811; secretary
of state of Tennessee, 1811-15; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1815-19.
Slaveowner.
Died May 21,
1827 (age about 42
years).
Interment at City Cemetery.
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John Wesley Crockett (1807-1852) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Trenton, Gibson
County, Tenn., July 10,
1807.
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 12th District, 1837-41.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., November
24, 1852 (age 45 years, 137
days).
Interment at City Cemetery.
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Maplewood
Cemetery
Paris, Henry County, Tennessee
Politicians buried
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Thomas Clark Rye (1863-1953) —
also known as Tom C. Rye —
of Tennessee.
Born in Camden, Benton
County, Tenn., June 2,
1863.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
1904
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); Governor of
Tennessee, 1915-19.
Died September
12, 1953 (age 90 years, 102
days).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
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Dan M. Nobles (1863-1924) —
of Paris, Henry
County, Tenn.
Born in Tennessee, August
13, 1863.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1896
(alternate), 1920;
postmaster at Paris,
Tenn., 1901.
Died, from liver
cirrhosis, in Paris, Henry
County, Tenn., February
23, 1924 (age 60 years, 194
days).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Simon Nobles and Mary Ann (Benton) Nobles; married 1891 to Maggie
Luceil Willett; married 1900 to Susan
Mary Stader. |
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Paris City
Cemetery
Paris, Henry County, Tennessee
Politicians buried
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Orion Conyers Barton (1850-1938) —
also known as O. C. Barton —
of Paris, Henry
County, Tenn.
Born in Cottage Grove, Henry
County, Tenn., March
18, 1850.
Democrat. Delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from
Tennessee, 1896.
Died in Paris, Henry
County, Tenn., January
19, 1938 (age 87 years, 307
days).
Interment at Paris City Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Wade Barton and Mary A. (Hardy) Barton; married 1878 to Tommie
Crutchfield; married 1893 to
Matilda Cavitt. |
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memorial |
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Fitzgerald
Cemetery
Near Paris, Henry County, Tennessee
Politicians buried
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William Fitzgerald (1799-1864) —
of Dover, Stewart
County, Tenn.; Paris, Henry
County, Tenn.
Born in Port Tobacco, Charles
County, Md., August
6, 1799.
Lawyer;
Stewart
County Circuit Court Clerk, 1822-25; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1825-27; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 9th District, 1831-33; circuit
judge in Tennessee, 1845-61.
Slaveowner.
Died in Paris, Henry
County, Tenn., March, 1864
(age 64
years, 0 days).
Interment at Fitzgerald Cemetery.
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