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
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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.
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Private or family
graveyards
Rutherford County, Tennessee
Politicians buried
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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.
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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.
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Canonsburgh
Village Cemetery
Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee
Politicians buried
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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.
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Evergreen
Cemetery
519 Greenland Drive
Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
Politicians buried
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Faver Cason and Mary Helen (Sharp) Cason; married to Laura C.
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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.
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Murfreesboro City
Cemetery
Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee
Politicians buried
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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.
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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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