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Obion County
Tennessee

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Obion County

Index to Locations Troy Unknown location Troy Troy Cemetery Union City City Cemetery Union City East View Cemetery Unknown Location Troy, Obion County, Tennessee Politicians buried here:   Richard Dickerson Gholson (1802-1861) — Born in Culpeper, Culpeper County, Va., January 3, 1802. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Kentucky state senate, 1851-55; Governor of Washington Territory, 1859-61. English and Cherokee Indian ancestry. Slaveowner. Died in Tennessee, August 28, 1861 (age 59 years, 237 days). Interment somewhere.   Relatives: Second cousin of Thomas Gholson Jr.; second cousin once removed of James Herbert Gholson and Thomas Saunders Gholson.   Political family: Gholson family of Virginia. Troy Cemetery Troy, Obion County, Tennessee Politicians buried here:   George Washington Lent Marr (1779-1856) — of Tennessee. Born in Henry County, Va., May 25, 1779. Planter; U.S. Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1817-19; delegate to Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1834. Slaveowner. Died near New Madrid, New Madrid County, Mo., September 5, 1856 (age 77 years, 103 days). Interment at Troy Cemetery.   Presumably named for: George Washington   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page City Cemetery Union City, Obion County, Tennessee Politicians buried here:   Rice Alexander Pierce (1848-1936) — of Union City, Obion County, Tenn. Born in Dresden, Weakley County, Tenn., July 3, 1848. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 9th District, 1883-85, 1889-93, 1897-1905. Died in Union City, Obion County, Tenn., July 12, 1936 (age 88 years, 9 days). Interment at City Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page East View Cemetery Union City, Obion County, Tennessee Politicians buried here:   Robert Ashton Everett (1915-1969) — also known as Robert A. Everett — of Union City, Obion County, Tenn. Born near Union City, Obion County, Tenn., February 24, 1915. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; administrative assistant to U.S. Senator Tom Stewart, 1946-49, and to Gov. Gordon Browning, 1950-52; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 8th District, 1958-69; died in office 1969. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Farm Bureau. Died in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., January 26, 1969 (age 53 years, 337 days). Interment at East View Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Charlie Everett and Lelia (Ashton) Everett.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   William Francis Barry Jr. (1900-1967) — of Jackson, Madison County, Tenn.; Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn. Born in Union City, Obion County, Tenn., February 2, 1900. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1923-27; Speaker of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1925-27. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Sons of the American Revolution; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Died in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., June 4, 1967 (age 67 years, 122 days). Interment at East View Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of William Francis Barry, Sr. and Etta Lee (Moore) Barry; married, December 28, 1935, to Eleanor Tyne.   William Francis Barry, Sr. (1861-1935) — of Madison County, Tenn. Born in Saundersville, Sumner County, Tenn., July 20, 1861. Democrat. Member of Tennessee state senate, 1927-31. Presbyterian. Member, Elks. Died in Jackson, Madison County, Tenn., May 15, 1935 (age 73 years, 299 days). Interment at East View Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John Nichol Barry and Caroline Fletcher (Franklin) Barry; married, August 6, 1884, to Etta Lee Moore; father of William Francis Barry Jr..

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