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Putnam County
Tennessee

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Putnam County

Index to Locations Cookeville Cookeville City Cemetery Cookeville Crestlawn Memorial Cemetery Cookeville City Cemetery Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Dick Latta Lansden (1869-1924) — also known as Dick Lansden — of Sparta, White County, Tenn.; Cookeville, Putnam County, Tenn. Born in Bakers Crossroads, White County, Tenn., May 15, 1869. Democrat. School teacher; superintendent of schools; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1904; justice of Tennessee state supreme court, 1910-16. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., August 10, 1924 (age 55 years, 87 days). Interment at Cookeville City Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Hugh Hill Lansden and Lee Ann (McGee) Lansden; married, November 16, 1895, to Helen Jane Snodgrass; father of Dick Latta Lansden Jr..   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   John Byrd Dow (1860-1950) — also known as John B. Dow — of Cookeville, Putnam County, Tenn. Born in Cookeville, Putnam County, Tenn., March 5, 1860. School teacher; lumber business; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1901; mayor of Cookeville, Tenn., 1911; postmaster at Cookeville, Tenn., 1914-22. Died, in a convalescent home, at Sparta, White County, Tenn., July 7, 1950 (age 90 years, 124 days). Interment at Cookeville City Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Emily Martelia (Harris) Dow and David Linneas Dow; married, February 3, 1897, to Elizabeth Echol 'Lizzy' Owen.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   William Jefferson Isbell (1840-1895) — also known as W. J. Isbell — of Cookeville, Putnam County, Tenn. Born December 23, 1840. Republican. Postmaster at Cookeville, Tenn., 1876-78; Putnam County Court Clerk, 1878-86. Methodist. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Cookeville, Putnam County, Tenn., March 20, 1895 (age 54 years, 87 days). Interment at Cookeville City Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of James Livingston Isbell and Melvina (Mitchell) Isbell; married, August 1, 1867, to Amanda Helen Starnes.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   James M. Hinds (1859-1906) — of Cookeville, Putnam County, Tenn. Born November 10, 1859. Democrat. Postmaster at Cookeville, Tenn., 1886-89, 1893-97. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died, from consumption, in Cookeville, Putnam County, Tenn., January 24, 1906 (age 46 years, 75 days). Interment at Cookeville City Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Simeon Hinds and Mary (Masters) Hinds; married to Kate Douglass.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Charles H. Whitney (1838-1912) — of Cookeville, Putnam County, Tenn. Born in Bridgton, Cumberland County, Maine, January 16, 1838. Republican. Real estate business; contractor; postmaster at Cookeville, Tenn., 1907-10. Church of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died in Cookeville, Putnam County, Tenn., December 25, 1912 (age 74 years, 344 days). Interment at Cookeville City Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of George W. Whitney and Angela (Phinney) Whitney; married, October 28, 1860, to Mary Alicia 'Alice' Wirt.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   John Green Duke (1848-1928) — also known as John G. Duke — of Cookeville, Putnam County, Tenn. Born in Lancaster, Smith County, Tenn., July 18, 1848. Republican. Merchant; postmaster at Cookeville, Tenn., 1882-86, 1897-1901. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., January 15, 1928 (age 79 years, 181 days). Interment at Cookeville City Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of William Duke and Sarah (McGuffey) Duke; married, August 19, 1875, to Mary Jane Gentry.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Shelah Dillard Davis (1877-1940) — also known as Shelah D. Davis — of Cookeville, Putnam County, Tenn. Born in Putnam County, Tenn., 1877. Republican. Physician; postmaster at Cookeville, Tenn., 1910-14. Died, from a heart attack, in Cookeville, Putnam County, Tenn., February 7, 1940 (age about 62 years). Interment at Cookeville City Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Caroline (Stover) Davis and William Gallatin Davis; married, September 19, 1901, to Eunie L. Haynes.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Norman Massa (1881-1947) — of Cookeville, Putnam County, Tenn. Born near Cookeville, Putnam County, Tenn., April 11, 1881. Republican. Merchant; postmaster at Cookeville, Tenn., 1922-33. Female. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Lions. Died in Putnam County, Tenn., April 6, 1947 (age 65 years, 360 days). Interment at Cookeville City Cemetery.   Relatives: Daughter of William Massa and Dorinda (Burgess) Massa; married 1901 to Elizabeth Brown.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   John Emery Oliver (1859-1952) — also known as John E. Oliver — of Gabbatha, Putnam County, Tenn.; Cookeville, Putnam County, Tenn. Born in Tennessee, March 21, 1859. Republican. Postmaster at Cookeville, Tenn., 1897; deputy collector of Internal Revenue; delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1900; merchant. Died March 28, 1952 (age 93 years, 7 days). Interment at Cookeville City Cemetery.   Relatives: Married, June 15, 1894, to Cora S. Lee.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Crestlawn Memorial Cemetery Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee Politicians buried here:   Tommy Burks (1940-1998) — of near Monterey, Putnam County, Tenn. Born in Cookeville, Putnam County, Tenn., May 22, 1940. Farmer; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1971-78; member of Tennessee state senate, 1979-98; died in office 1998. Church of Christ. Member, Lions; Farm Bureau. Shot and killed in his pickup truck by his opponent for re-election, Byron Low Tax Looper, near Monterey, Cumberland County, Tenn., October 19, 1998 (age 58 years, 150 days). Interment at Crestlawn Memorial Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Walter Fred Burks and Christine Gilliam Burks; married 1960 to Charlotte Rose Gentry.   Cross-reference: McCracken Poston

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