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Rutherford County
Tennessee

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Rutherford County

Index to Locations Keeble Cemetery Private or family graveyards Murfreesboro Canonsburgh Village Cemetery Murfreesboro Evergreen Cemetery Murfreesboro Murfreesboro City Cemetery Keeble Cemetery Rutherford County, Politicians formerly buried here:   Edwin Augustus Keeble (1807-1868) — also known as Edwin A. Keeble — of Tennessee. Born in Cumberland County, Va., February 14, 1807. Mayor of Murfreesboro, Tenn., 1838-55; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1861-62; Speaker of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1861-62; Representative from Tennessee in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65. Died in Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tenn., August 26, 1868 (age 61 years, 194 days). Original interment at Keeble Cemetery; reinterment in 1967 at Mt. Juliet Cemetery, Wilson County, Tenn.   Relatives: Son-in-law of John Bell. Private or family graveyards Rutherford County, Tennessee Politicians buried here:   Joseph Dickson (1745-1825) — of Lincoln County, N.C.; Rutherford County, Tenn. Born in Chester County, Pa., April, 1745. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; cotton and tobacco planter; member of North Carolina state senate from Lincoln County, 1788-95; U.S. Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1799-1801; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1807-11; Speaker of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1809-11. Slaveowner. Died in Rutherford County, Tenn., April 14, 1825 (age about 80 years). Interment in a private or family graveyard.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   David W. Dickinson (1808-1845) — of Tennessee. Born in Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn., June 10, 1808. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Tennessee, 1833-35, 1843-45 (8th District 1833-35, 7th District 1843-45). Slaveowner. Died near Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tenn., April 27, 1845 (age 36 years, 321 days). Interment in a private or family graveyard.   Relatives: Nephew of William Hardy Murfree.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Canonsburgh Village Cemetery Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee Politicians buried here:   Joel Childress (1777-1819) — also known as Joel Childers — of Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tenn. Born March 22, 1777. Planter; merchant; postmaster at Murfreesboro, Tenn., 1813-19. Died in Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tenn., August 18, 1819 (age 42 years, 149 days). Interment at Canonsburgh Village Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Elizabeth Whitsitt; father of Sarah Childress (who married James Knox Polk).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Evergreen Cemetery 519 Greenland Drive Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   John Price Buchanan (1837-1930) — also known as John P. Buchanan — of Tennessee. Born in Williamson County, Tenn., October 24, 1837. Governor of Tennessee, 1891-93. Died in Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tenn., May 14, 1930 (age 92 years, 202 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.   See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial   James Daniel Richardson (1843-1914) — also known as James D. Richardson — of Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tenn. Born in Rutherford County, Tenn., March 10, 1843. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1871-73; Speaker of the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1871-73; member of Tennessee state senate, 1873-74; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1876, 1896, 1900; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1885-1905. Member, Freemasons. Died in Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tenn., July 24, 1914 (age 71 years, 136 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Charles Ready Jr. (1802-1878) — of Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tenn. Born in Readyville, Cannon County, Tenn., December 22, 1802. Member of Tennessee state legislature, 1840; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1853-59. Slaveowner. Died in Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tenn., June 4, 1878 (age 75 years, 164 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Charles Ready and Mary 'Polly' (Palmer) Ready; married, May 19, 1825, to Martha Alvord 'Mattie' Strong (daughter of Joseph Churchill Strong); uncle of William T. Haskell.   Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Harold Henderson Earthman (1900-1987) — also known as Harold H. Earthman — of Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tenn. Born in Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tenn., April 13, 1900. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1931-32; Rutherford County Judge, 1942-45; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1945-47; defeated, 1946. Presbyterian. Member, Farm Bureau; Grange; American Legion; Sigma Chi; Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis; Modern Woodmen of America. Died in Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tenn., February 26, 1987 (age 86 years, 319 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Vernon King Earthman and Virginia M. (Henderson) Earthman; married to Mary Wilson Moore.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Zachariah Taylor Cason (1850-1913) — also known as Zachary T. Cason — of Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tenn. Born in Wilson County, Tenn., August 26, 1850. Republican. Lawyer; postmaster at Murfreesboro, Tenn., 1910-13. Died in Rutherford County, Tenn., May 5, 1913 (age 62 years, 252 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Faver Cason and Mary Helen (Sharp) Cason; married to Laura C. Thomas.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   James M. Avent (1816-1895) — of Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tenn. Born December 10, 1816. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1860. Died August 9, 1895 (age 78 years, 242 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Murfreesboro City Cemetery Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee Politicians buried here:   Edwin Hickman Ewing (1809-1902) — of Tennessee. Born in Nashville, Davidson County, Tenn., December 2, 1809. Whig. Lawyer; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1841-42; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 8th District, 1845-47; president, University of Nashville. Slaveowner. Died in Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tenn., April 24, 1902 (age 92 years, 143 days). Interment at Murfreesboro City Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Nathan E. Ewing and Sarah (Hill) Ewing; brother of Andrew Ewing; granduncle of John Overton Pendleton and Harvey Watterson.   Political families: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Ewing-Matthews-Watterson-Harrison family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   Robert Jetton (1781-1840) — of Tennessee. Born in 1781. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Tennessee state house of representatives, 1817-21; member of Tennessee state senate, 1823-25, 1831-33; candidate for U.S. Representative from Tennessee, 1835. Died in Rutherford County, Tenn., December 26, 1840 (age about 59 years). Interment at Murfreesboro City Cemetery.

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