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Index to Locations
Farragut Pleasant Forest Cemetery
Knoxville Berry Highland Memorial
Cemetery
Knoxville First Presbyterian Church
Cemetery
Knoxville Gray Cemetery
Knoxville Greenwood Cemetery
Knoxville Highland Memorial
Cemetery
Knoxville Knox County Courthouse
Grounds
Knoxville Lynnhurst Cemetery
Knoxville New Jewish Cemetery
Knoxville Old Gray Cemetery
Knoxville Woodlawn Cemetery
Maloneyville Union Cemetery
Pleasant Forest
Cemetery
Farragut, Knox County, Tennessee
| Politicians buried
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Archibald Roane (c.1755-1819) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Derry, Lancaster
County, Pa., about 1755.
Lawyer;
delegate
to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1796; Governor of
Tennessee, 1801-03; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1811-14; justice of
Tennessee state supreme court, 1815-18.
Died in Jonesborough, Washington
County, Tenn., January
18, 1819 (age about 64
years).
Interment at Pleasant Forest Cemetery.
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Berry Highland
Memorial Cemetery
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Wesley Travis Kennerly (1877-1944) —
also known as Wesley T. Kennerly —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Henry
County, Tenn., August
29, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 1917-21; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1940.
Southern
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Sons of
the Revolution; United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died January
29, 1944 (age 66 years, 153
days).
Interment at Berry Highland Memorial Cemetery.
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First
Presbyterian Church Cemetery
620 State Street
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Hugh Lawson White (1773-1840) —
also known as Hugh L. White —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Rowan
County, N.C., October
30, 1773.
Whig. Justice of
Tennessee state supreme court, 1801; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1807; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 1808-09; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1825-40; candidate for President
of the United States, 1836.
Slaveowner.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., April
10, 1840 (age 66 years, 163
days).
Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
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William Blount (1749-1800) —
Born in Windsor, Bertie
County, N.C., April 6,
1749.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of North
Carolina house of commons, 1781, 1783; Delegate
to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1782-83, 1786-87; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1788; Governor
of Southwest Territory, 1790-96; delegate
to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1796; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1796-97; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1798-1800; died in office 1800; Speaker
of the Tennessee State Senate, 1798-99.
Presbyterian.
Became involved in a conspiracy
to turn Florida over to British control; when this plot was uncovered
in 1797, was expelled
from the U.S. Senate; afterwards, on July 7, 1797, he was impeached,
but the Senate dropped the matter for lack of jurisdiction.
Slaveowner.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., March
21, 1800 (age 50 years, 349
days).
Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
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John Williams (1778-1837) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Surry
County, N.C., January
29, 1778.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1815-23; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Central America, 1825-26; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1827-28.
Slaveowner.
Died near Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., August
10, 1837 (age 59 years, 193
days).
Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
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Robert Overton Williams (1773-1821) —
Born in Surry
County, N.C., January
12, 1773.
Member of North
Carolina state senate, 1792-95; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1797-1803 (3rd District
1797-99, at-large 1799-1803).
Slaveowner.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., May 27,
1821 (age 48 years, 135
days).
Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
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James White (1747-1821) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., 1747.
Speaker
of the Tennessee State Senate, 1797-98, 1801-05.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., August
14, 1821 (age about 74
years).
Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
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Joseph Churchill Strong (1778-1844) —
also known as Joseph C. Strong —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Bolton, Tolland
County, Conn., October
3, 1778.
Physician;
mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1828-31.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., November
3, 1844 (age 66 years, 31
days).
Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Martha (Alvord) Strong and Judah Strong; married, December
6, 1804, to Catharine Neilsen; married, May 22,
1811, to Jane Kain; father of Martha Alvord Strong (who married
Charles
Ready Jr.); first cousin of Ebenezer
Strong; first cousin twice removed of Julius
Levi Strong; second cousin twice removed of Timothy
E. Griswold; third cousin once removed of John
Strong, Elijah
Hunt Mills and John
Arnold Rockwell; third cousin twice removed of Aaron
Kellogg; third cousin thrice removed of William
Berkeley Hotchkiss; fourth cousin of John
Taintor, Samuel
Strong, Roger
Taintor, Solomon
Taintor and Elisha
Hunt Allen; fourth cousin once removed of Jason
Kellogg, Ephraim
Safford, Orsamus
Cook Merrill, Amaziah
Brainard, Timothy
Merrill, DeGrasse
Maltby, Henry
Taintor, Charles
Creighton Stratton, Asa H.
Otis, John
Adams Taintor, Anson
Levi Holcomb, Theodore
Sill, Ralph
Smith Taintor, Henry
G. Taintor, George
Seymour, John
Leake Newbold Stratton, William
Fessenden Allen, Herschel
Harrison Hatch, Jethro
Ayers Hatch, Alfred
Clark Chapin and Frederick
Hobbes Allen. |
| | | Political family: Seymour
family of New York and Connecticut (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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memorial |
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Donald McIntosh (1797-1837) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Inverness, Scotland,
1797.
Physician;
mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1832-34.
Died in a yellow
fever epidemic, in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., October
6, 1837 (age about 40
years).
Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
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Gray
Cemetery
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
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Thomas Amos Rogers Nelson (1812-1873) —
of Elizabethton, Carter
County, Tenn.; Jonesborough, Washington
County, Tenn.; Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Kingston, Roane
County, Tenn., March
19, 1812.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1859-61; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1868;
justice
of Tennessee state supreme court, 1870-71.
Presbyterian.
Slaveowner.
Died, from cholera,
in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., August
24, 1873 (age 61 years, 158
days).
Interment at Gray Cemetery.
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Greenwood
Cemetery
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
| Politicians buried
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Edward Terry Sanford (1865-1930) —
also known as Edward T. Sanford —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., July 23,
1865.
Lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 1908-23; U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1908-23; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1923-30; died in office 1930.
Episcopalian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 8,
1930 (age 64 years, 228
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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John Chiles Houk (1860-1923) —
also known as John C. Houk —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Clinton, Anderson
County, Tenn., February
26, 1860.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1891-95; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1896.
Died June 3,
1923 (age 63 years, 97
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Ernest Wesley Neal (1867-1941) —
also known as Ernest W. Neal —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Gallia
County, Ohio, June 25,
1867.
Mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1920-23.
Died in Fountain City (now part of Knoxville), Knox
County, Tenn., December
8, 1941 (age 74 years, 166
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Henry Neal and Martha J. (Eachus) Neal; married to Anna
Moss. |
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memorial |
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James Churchwell Luttrell Jr. (1841-1914) —
also known as James C. Luttrell, Jr. —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., December
6, 1841.
Republican. Hardware
merchant; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1885-87.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., November
12, 1914 (age 72 years, 341
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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George Roby Dempster (1887-1964) —
also known as George R. Dempster —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., September
16, 1887.
Democrat. Manufacturer;
contractor;
inventor
of Dempster Dumpster; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1952-55.
Scottish
and Irish
ancestry.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., September
18, 1964 (age 77 years, 2
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Daniel A. Carpenter (1837-1918) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Kentucky, May 24,
1837.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
1872;
mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1876-77.
Died May 14,
1918 (age 80 years, 355
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Fred L. Allen (1866-1957) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Alabama, April 4,
1866.
Mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1940-41.
Died April
11, 1957 (age 91 years, 7
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Horace Atlee Mann (1866-1934) —
also known as Horace A. Mann; "Mystery
Mann" —
of Greeneville, Greene
County, Tenn.; Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in McMinn
County, Tenn., February
26, 1866.
Lawyer;
road
contractor; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1897-1901.
Methodist;
later Catholic.
English
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Southern campaign manager for Herbert
Hoover in 1928, but split with Hoover after he was elected
President.
Died in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., March
15, 1934 (age 68 years, 17
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Robert Edward Lee Mountcastle (1865-1913) —
also known as Robert E. L. Mountcastle —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Jefferson City, Jefferson
County, Tenn., February
21, 1865.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1892;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Tennessee, 1912-13.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., August
8, 1913 (age 48 years, 168
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Eliza Byrd Mountcastle (1865-1944) —
also known as Eliza Byrd Salmon; Mrs. R. E. L.
Mountcastle —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Lynchburg, Moore
County, Tenn., June 18,
1865.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
1924
(alternate), 1936
(alternate), 1940.
Female.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., March
16, 1944 (age 78 years, 272
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Highland Memorial
Cemetery
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
| Politicians buried
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John Knight Shields (1858-1934) —
also known as John K. Shields —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Clinchdale, Grainger
County, Tenn., August
15, 1858.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1896,
1904;
justice
of Tennessee state supreme court, 1902-13; chief
justice of Tennessee state supreme court, 1910-13; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1913-25.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in 1934
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Highland Memorial Cemetery.
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John J. Jennings Jr. (1880-1956) —
of Jellico, Campbell
County, Tenn.; Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Jacksboro, Campbell
County, Tenn., June 6,
1880.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1912,
1936,
1944;
state court judge in Tennessee, 1918-23; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1939-51.
Died in 1956
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Highland Memorial Cemetery.
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James W. Elmore Jr. (1906-1983) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., 1906.
Mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1948-51.
Died in 1983
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Highland Memorial Cemetery.
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Knox County
Courthouse Grounds
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
| Politicians buried
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John Sevier (1745-1815) —
Born near Harrisonburg, Rockingham
County, Va., September
23, 1745.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1790-91; Governor of
Tennessee, 1796-1801, 1803-09; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1810; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1811-15; died in office
1815.
Slaveowner.
Died in Decatur, Morgan
County, Ala., September
24, 1815 (age 70 years, 1
days).
Original interment in unknown location; reinterment in 1889 at Knox
County Courthouse Grounds.
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Lynnhurst
Cemetery
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
| Politicians buried
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James Pinckney Pope (1884-1966) —
also known as James P. Pope —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born near Jonesboro, Jackson
Parish, La., March
31, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1928,
1936;
mayor
of Boise, Idaho, 1929-33; resigned 1933; U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1933-39.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Died in Alexandria,
Va., January
23, 1966 (age 81 years, 298
days).
Interment at Lynnhurst Cemetery.
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Juddson Thomas Acuff (1888-1972) —
also known as Judd Acuff —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Grainger
County, Tenn., January
22, 1888.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1932.
Died in October, 1972
(age 84
years, 0 days).
Interment at Lynnhurst Cemetery.
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New Jewish
Cemetery
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Max Friedman —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
1936,
1952.
Jewish.
Interment at New Jewish Cemetery.
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Old Gray
Cemetery
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
Founded 1850
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Horace Maynard (1814-1882) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Westborough, Worcester
County, Mass., August
30, 1814.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1857-63, 1866-75 (2nd District
1857-63, 1866-73, at-large 1873-75); Tennessee
state attorney general, 1863; member of Republican
National Committee from Tennessee, 1870-; candidate for Governor of
Tennessee, 1874; U.S. Minister to Turkey, 1875-80; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1880-81.
Slaveowner.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., May 3,
1882 (age 67 years, 246
days).
Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.
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Eben Alexander (1851-1910) —
of Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., March 9,
1851.
University
professor; U.S. Minister to Greece, 1893-97; Romania, 1893-97; Serbia, 1893-97; U.S. Consul General in Athens, as of 1893-97; Bucharest, as of 1893-97; Belgrade, as of 1893-97.
Died suddenly of heart
disease, in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., March
11, 1910 (age 59 years, 2
days).
Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.
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William Gannaway Brownlow (1805-1877) —
also known as William G. Brownlow —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born near Wytheville, Wythe
County, Va., August
29, 1805.
Republican. Delegate
to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1864; Governor of
Tennessee, 1865-69; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1869-75.
Slaveowner.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., April
29, 1877 (age 71 years, 243
days).
Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.
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John Baxter (1819-1886) —
of Rutherford
County, N.C.; Henderson, Vance
County, N.C.; Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Rutherford
County, N.C., March 5,
1819.
Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1842-43, 1846-48, 1852-57; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1877-86; died in
office 1886.
Died in Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark., April 2,
1886 (age 67 years, 28
days).
Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.
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Lawrence Davis Tyson (1861-1929) —
also known as Lawrence D. Tyson —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Greenville, Pitt
County, N.C., July 4,
1861.
Democrat. University
professor; lawyer;
president, Knoxville Cotton
Mills, Knoxville Spinning
Co., Poplar Creek Coal and
Iron Co., Lenoir City Land
Co., East Tennessee Coal and
Iron Co., Coal Creek Mining and
Manufacturing
Co.; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member
of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1903-05; Speaker
of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1903-05;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1908;
general in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Democratic
nomination for Vice President, 1920;
U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1925-29; died in office 1929.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution.
Died in 1929
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.
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Alexander Outlaw Anderson (1794-1869) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Jefferson
County, Tenn., November
10, 1794.
Democrat. U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1840-41.
Slaveowner.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., May 23,
1869 (age 74 years, 194
days).
Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.
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George White Baxter (1855-1929) —
also known as George W. Baxter —
of Denver,
Colo.; Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Hendersonville, Henderson
County, N.C., January
7, 1855.
Democrat. Governor
of Wyoming Territory, 1886; delegate
to Wyoming state constitutional convention, 1889; candidate for
Governor
of Wyoming, 1890; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Tennessee, 1912.
Episcopalian.
Died, after suffering a gastric
hemorrhage, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
18, 1929 (age 74 years, 345
days).
Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.
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Hubert Frederick Fisher (1877-1941) —
also known as Hubert Fisher —
of Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.
Born in Milton, Santa Rosa
County, Fla., October
6, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1912;
member of Tennessee
state senate, 1913-14; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, 1914-17; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1917-31.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Chi.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., June 16,
1941 (age 63 years, 253
days).
Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.
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Samuel Gordon Heiskell (1858-1923) —
also known as Samuel G. Heiskell —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Monroe
County, Tenn., August
7, 1858.
Democrat. Lawyer; historian;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1880; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Tennessee, 1892;
mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1896-97, 1900-01, 1906-07, 1910-12, 1912-15.
Episcopalian.
German
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Eagles;
Sigma
Kappa.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., September
17, 1923 (age 65 years, 41
days).
Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.
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Joseph Lanier Williams (1810-1865) —
of Tennessee.
Born near Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., October
23, 1810.
U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1837-43; justice of
Dakota territorial supreme court, 1861-65.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., December
14, 1865 (age 55 years, 52
days).
Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.
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William Montgomery Churchwell (1826-1862) —
also known as William M. Churchwell —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., February
20, 1826.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1851-55 (3rd District 1851-53, 2nd
District 1853-55); U.S. Special Diplomatic Agent to Mexico, 1858; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil
War.
Slaveowner.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., August
18, 1862 (age 36 years, 179
days).
Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.
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Leonidas Campbell Houk (1836-1891) —
also known as Leonidas C. Houk —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born near Boyds Creek, Sevier
County, Tenn., June 8,
1836.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1865; state court
judge in Tennessee, 1866; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Tennessee, 1868
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1873; law partner of Henry
R. Gibson, 1876; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1879-91; died in
office 1891.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., May 25,
1891 (age 54 years, 351
days).
Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.
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James Park (1770-1853) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in County Donegal, Ireland,
April
14, 1770.
Merchant;
mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1818-21, 1824-26.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., September
19, 1853 (age 83 years, 158
days).
Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Park and Nancy (Aiken) Park; married to Sophia
Moody. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: City of
Knoxville |
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James Churchwell Luttrell (1813-1878) —
also known as James C. Luttrell —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Knox
County, Tenn., March 2,
1813.
Postmaster at Knoxville,
Tenn., 1849-53, 1861-69; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1854, 1859-67.
Died July 6,
1878 (age 65 years, 126
days).
Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.
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Samuel B. Boyd (1806-1855) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Grainger
County, Tenn., August
14, 1806.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1847-51.
Died February
13, 1855 (age 48 years, 183
days).
Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of John Boyd and Isabella (Stephenson) Boyd; married 1828 to Susan
Howard Mason. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: City of
Knoxville |
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Jacob Montgomery Thornburgh (1837-1890) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Tennessee, 1837.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1873-79.
Died in 1890
(age about
53 years).
Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.
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Richard Wilson Austin (1857-1919) —
also known as Richard W. Austin —
of Decatur, Morgan
County, Ala.; Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Decatur, Morgan
County, Ala., August
26, 1857.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1892;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1900
(alternate), 1916;
U.S. Consul in Glasgow, 1906-07; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1909-19.
Died, of peritonitis,
in Washington,
D.C., April
20, 1919 (age 61 years, 237
days).
Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.
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Henry Richard Gibson (1837-1938) —
also known as Henry R. Gibson —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Kent Island, Queen
Anne's County, Md., December
24, 1837.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1870; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1871-72; Republican candidate for Presidential
Elector for Tennessee, 1872;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1875-76; law partner of Leonidas
C. Houk, 1876-79; Republican candidate for Presidential Elector
for Tennessee, 1880;
newspaper
editor and publisher; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1895-1905; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1900.
Died May 25,
1938 (age 100 years,
152 days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Old Gray Cemetery.
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James Harvey Cowan (1801-1871) —
also known as James H. Cowan —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., December
22, 1801.
Merchant;
mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1856-57, 1858.
Died October
25, 1871 (age 69 years, 307
days).
Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of James Cowan and Margaret Christian (Russell) Cowan; married to
Lucinda Dickinson. |
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memorial |
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Knoxville |
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Joseph Jacques (1825-1883) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in England,
1825.
Manufacturer;
banker;
mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1858, 1878.
Died in 1883
(age about
58 years).
Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.
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John Hervey Crozier (1812-1889) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., February
10, 1812.
Member of Tennessee state legislature, 1840; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1845-49.
Slaveowner.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., October
25, 1889 (age 77 years, 257
days).
Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.
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Peter Staub (1827-1904) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Switzerland,
1827.
Theater
business; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1874-75, 1881-82.
Died in 1904
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.
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William Henry Sneed (1812-1869) —
of Tennessee.
Born in Davidson
County, Tenn., August
27, 1812.
Member of Tennessee state legislature, 1850; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1855-57.
Slaveowner.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., September
18, 1869 (age 57 years, 22
days).
Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.
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William Heiskell (1788-1871) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md., 1788.
Whig. Member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1823; delegate
to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829-30; railroad
promoter; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1849-51, 1865-67; Speaker
of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1865-67;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1857.
German
ancestry.
Slaveowner.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., September
9, 1871 (age about 83
years).
Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.
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John E. McMillian (1868-1926) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., 1868.
Democrat. Mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1916-19; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Tennessee, 1924.
Died in 1926
(age about
58 years).
Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.
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William Rule (1839-1928) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Knox
County, Tenn., 1839.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1873, 1898-99; postmaster at Knoxville,
Tenn., 1873-81; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1924.
Died in 1928
(age about
89 years).
Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.
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John S. Van Gilder (1825-1902) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in New Jersey, 1825.
Manufacturer;
banker;
mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1870-72.
Died in 1902
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.
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James King (1787-1838) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Montgomery
County, Va., August
21, 1787.
Physician;
merchant;
steamboat
owner; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1837-38.
Died August
29, 1838 (age 51 years, 8
days).
Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.
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Gideon Morgan Hazen (1810-1880) —
also known as Gideon M. Hazen —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in 1810.
Merchant;
paper
mill business; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1842.
Died in 1880
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.
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George McNutt White (1800-1884) —
also known as George M. White —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., April
12, 1800.
Sheriff;
mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1852-53.
Died December
18, 1884 (age 84 years, 250
days).
Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.
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Marcus D. Bearden (1830-1885) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in 1830.
Sheriff;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1868-69.
Died in 1885
(age about
55 years).
Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.
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Matthew Moore Gaines (1807-1893) —
also known as Matthew M. Gaines —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born September
19, 1807.
Merchant;
mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1843.
Died September
18, 1893 (age 85 years, 364
days).
Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.
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Reuben S. Payne (1844-1896) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Davidson
County, Tenn., 1844.
Hat
merchant; banker; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1882.
Died in 1896
(age about
52 years).
Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.
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Thomas J. Powell (1821-1900) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in 1821.
Dry goods
merchant; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1857-58.
Died in 1900
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.
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Joseph T. McTeer (1840-1904) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in 1840.
Mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1902-03.
Died in 1904
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.
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Peter Kern (1835-1907) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born near Heidelberg, Germany,
1835.
Democrat. Mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1890-91.
Died in 1907
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.
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Charles James McClung (1826-1908) —
also known as Charles J. McClung —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in 1826.
Merchant;
mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1858.
Died in 1908
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.
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John M. Brooks (1840-1921) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in 1840.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; insurance
business; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1908-09.
Died in 1921
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.
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James M. White —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1858; resigned 1858.
Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.
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Image source:
City of Knoxville |
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William C. Fulcher (1850-1926) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born near Abingdon, Washington
County, Va., 1850.
Building
contractor; realtor;
mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1883-84.
Died in 1926
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.
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Samuel Bell Luttrell (1844-1933) —
also known as Samuel B. Luttrell —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., July 23,
1844.
Hardware
merchant; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1879.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., November
20, 1933 (age 89 years, 120
days).
Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.
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H. Bryan Branner (1851-1938) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Georgia, 1851.
Owner of textile mills; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1880.
Died in 1938
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.
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Charles McClung (1761-1835) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Lancaster
County, Pa., May 13,
1761.
Surveyor;
merchant;
lawyer;
delegate
to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1796.
Died in Harrodsburg, Mercer
County, Ky., August
9, 1835 (age 74 years, 88
days).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Mercer County, Ky.; reinterment in
1904 at Old Gray Cemetery.
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Tully Robinson Cornick (1853-1902) —
also known as Tully R. Cornick —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., December
12, 1853.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Tennessee, 1896.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., August
2, 1902 (age 48 years, 233
days).
Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.
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Louis Alexander Gratz —
also known as Louis A. Gratz —
of North Knoxville (now part of Knoxville), Knox
County, Tenn.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of North Knoxville, Tenn., 1889.
Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.
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Robert Love Taylor (1850-1912) —
also known as Robert L. Taylor; Bob Taylor;
"Our Bob" —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.
Born in Carter
County, Tenn., July 31,
1850.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1879-81; Governor of
Tennessee, 1887-91, 1897-99; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1907-12; died in office 1912.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
31, 1912 (age 61 years, 244
days).
Original interment at Old Gray Cemetery; reinterment in 1938 at Monte
Vista Memorial Park, Johnson City, Tenn.
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Woodlawn
Cemetery
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
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Jack W. Dance (1897-1959) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., June 12,
1897.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1948,
1952;
mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1956-59; died in office 1959.
Died April
12, 1959 (age 61 years, 304
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Orton Caswell Walker (1903-1998) —
also known as Cas Walker —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Sevier
County, Tenn., March
23, 1903.
Grocery store
owner; newspaper
publisher; radio show
host; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1946, 1959.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., September
28, 1998 (age 95 years, 189
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Sam J. Wardell (1893-1971) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born December
18, 1893.
U.S. Vice Consul in Yokohama, as of 1922-23.
Died September
8, 1971 (age 77 years, 264
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Union
Cemetery
Maloneyville, Knox County, Tennessee
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Herbert McNultie Wyrick (1893-1978) —
also known as H. M. Wyrick —
of Aurora, Dearborn
County, Ind.; Fairbury, Jefferson
County, Neb.; Grand Forks, Grand
Forks County, N.Dak.; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.; Barberton, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Maynardville, Union
County, Tenn., October
6, 1893.
Republican. Pastor; offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1948.
Baptist.
Member, Pi Gamma
Mu; Freemasons.
Died in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., December
28, 1978 (age 85 years, 83
days).
Interment at Union Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of George M. Wyrick and Catherine (Hawkins) Wyrick; married, June 27,
1917, to Roxie Peters. |
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