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Roane County
Tennessee

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Roane County

Index to Locations Kingston Baptist Cemetery Postoak Ault Cemetery Baptist Cemetery Kingston, Roane County, Tennessee Politicians buried here:   James Israel Standifer (c.1782-1837) — of Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Tenn. Born in Virginia, about 1782. U.S. Representative from Tennessee, 1823-25, 1829-37 (at-large 1823-25, 3rd District 1829-33, 4th District 1833-37); died in office 1837. Died near Kingston, Roane County, Tenn., August 20, 1837 (age about 55 years). Interment at Baptist Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Susan Heard; third great-grandfather of Steven Dale Byas.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Ault Cemetery Postoak, Roane County, Tennessee Politicians buried here:   John Randolph Neal (1836-1889) — also known as John R. Neal — of Rhea Springs, Rhea County, Tenn. Born near Clinton, Anderson County, Tenn., November 26, 1836. Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1874; member of Tennessee state senate, 1878-81; Speaker of the Tennessee State Senate, 1879-81; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1885-89. Died in Rhea Springs, Rhea County, Tenn., March 26, 1889 (age 52 years, 120 days). Interment at Ault Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John O'Brien Neal and Permelia (Young) Neal; married to Mary Elizabeth Brown; father of John Randolph Neal (1876-1959).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   John Randolph Neal (1876-1959) — also known as John R. Neal — of Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn. Born in Rhea Springs, Rhea County, Tenn., September 17, 1876. Candidate for U.S. Senator from Tennessee, 1936 (Independent), 1938 (Independent), 1940 (Independent), 1942 (Independent), 1946 (Independent), 1954 (Democratic primary); Independent candidate for Governor of Tennessee, 1954. Chief defense counsel for John T. Scopes at the 1925 "Monkey Trial". Died, from pneumonia, in a hospital at Rockwood, Roane County, Tenn., November 23, 1959 (age 83 years, 67 days). Interment at Ault Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John Randolph Neal (1836-1889) and Mary Elizabeth (Brown) Neal.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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