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Franklin County, Kentucky
| Politicians formerlyburied here: | | |  Martin Davis Hardin (1780-1823) — also known asMartin D. Hardin — of Kentucky. Born in Pennsylvania,June 21,1780.Democrat. Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1805-06, 1812, 1818-20;Speaker ofthe Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1819-20; major inthe U.S. Army during the War of 1812;secretaryof state of Kentucky, 1812-16;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1816-17; Presidential Elector forKentucky,1820(voted forJamesMonroe andDanielD. Tompkins).Slaveowner. Died in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,October8, 1823 (age43 years, 109days).Original interment at in a private or family graveyard; reintermentatFrankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Elwood Hamilton (1883-1945) — of Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.; Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born in Benson,FranklinCounty, Ky.,February22, 1883.Democrat.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1912;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1912-14;U.S.District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky, 1935-38;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1938-45; died inoffice 1945.Disciplesof Christ. Member,American BarAssociation.DiedSeptember19, 1945 (age62 years, 209days).Interment somewhere. | | James Shannon (c.1791-1832) — of Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.Born in Claysville,WashingtonCounty, Pa., about 1791.Lawyer;U.S. Charge d'Affaires toCentral America, 1832, died in office 1832.Irishancestry.Died, ofyellowfever,1832(ageabout41 years).Interment somewhere. | | Isaac Newton Cardwell (b. 1827) — of Irvine,EstillCounty, Ky.Born in Tennessee,September27, 1827.Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; served in the UnionArmy during the Civil War; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1872.Died in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.Interment somewhere.
FrankfortCemetery
215 East Main Street
Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
Founded 1844; approximate acreage: 100
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1974
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Richard Mentor Johnson (1780-1850) — also known asRichard M. Johnson — of Great Crossings,ScottCounty, Ky.Born inJeffersonCounty, Ky.,October17, 1780.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1804;U.S.Representative from Kentucky, 1807-19, 1829-37 (4th District1807-13, at-large 1813-15, 3rd District 1815-19, 5th District1829-33, 13th District 1833-37);U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1819-29;VicePresident of the United States, 1837-41; defeated, 1840;candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1844.Member,Freemasons.Slaveowner. Died in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,November19, 1850 (age70 years, 33days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.  | John Jordan Crittenden (1787-1863) — also known asJohn J. Crittenden — of Illinois; Russellville,LoganCounty, Ky.; Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.Born near Versailles,WoodfordCounty, Ky.,September10, 1787.Whig.Lawyer;Illinoisterritory attorney general, 1809-10; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1811-17, 1825-29; served in theU.S. Army during the War of 1812;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1817-19, 1835-41, 1842-48, 1855-61;Presidential Elector for Kentucky,1824;U.S.Attorney for Kentucky, 1827-29;secretaryof state of Kentucky, 1834-35;U.S.Attorney General, 1841, 1850-53;Governor ofKentucky, 1848-50;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1861-63.Two of his sons were generals on opposite sides in the Civil War; agrandson of his was killed in Gen. Custer's expedition against theSioux in 1876.Slaveowner. Died in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,July 26,1863 (age75 years, 319days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | John White (1802-1845) — of Richmond,MadisonCounty, Ky.Born in Middlesboro,BellCounty, Ky.,February14, 1802.Lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1832;U.S.Representative from Kentucky, 1835-45 (9th District 1835-43, 6thDistrict 1843-45);Speaker ofthe U.S. House, 1841-43; district judge in Kentucky 19thDistrict, 1845; died in office 1845.Slaveowner. Died in Richmond,MadisonCounty, Ky.,September22, 1845 (age43 years, 220days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | George Mortimer Bibb (1776-1859) — also known asGeorge M. Bibb — of Yellow Banks (now Owensboro),DaviessCounty, Ky.Born inPrinceEdward County, Va.,October30, 1776.Lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1806, 1817;U.S.Attorney for Kentucky, 1807-08, 1819-24;Judge,Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1808-10, 1828;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1811-14, 1829-35;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1844-45.Slaveowner. Died in Georgetown,Washington,D.C.,April14, 1859 (age82 years, 166days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | Thomas Todd (1765-1826) — of Kentucky. Born inKing andQueen County, Va.,January23, 1765.AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1807-26.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.DiedFebruary7, 1826 (age61 years, 15days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | William Taylor Barry (1784-1835) — also known asWilliam T. Barry — of Kentucky. Born near Lunenburg,LunenburgCounty, Va.,February5, 1784.Democrat. Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1807, 1814;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1810-11;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1814-16; state court judge in Kentucky,1816-17; member ofKentuckystate senate, 1817-21;LieutenantGovernor of Kentucky, 1820-24;secretaryof state of Kentucky, 1824-25;justice ofKentucky state supreme court, 1825; candidate forGovernor ofKentucky, 1828;U.S.Postmaster General, 1829-35.Slaveowner. Appointed Minister to Spain, but died en route to post, in Liverpool,England,August30, 1835 (age51 years, 206days).Original interment and cenotaph atSt.James's Cemetery, Liverpool, England; reinterment in 1854 atFrankfort Cemetery. | | Robert Perkins Letcher (1788-1861) — also known asRobert P. Letcher — of Lancaster,GarrardCounty, Ky.Born inGoochlandCounty, Va.,February10, 1788.Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1813;U.S.Representative from Kentucky, 1823-33, 1834-35 (4th District1823-33, 5th District 1834-35); defeated, 1853;Governor ofKentucky, 1840-44; U.S. Minister toMexico, 1849-52.Slaveowner. DiedJanuary24, 1861 (age72 years, 349days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | John Brown (1757-1837) — of Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.Born inStaunton,Va.,September12, 1757.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;lawyer;member ofVirginiastate senate, 1784-88;Delegateto Continental Congress from Virginia, 1787-88;U.S.Representative from Virginia, 1789-92 (at-large 1789-91, 2ndDistrict 1791-92);U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1792-1805.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Slaveowner. Died in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,August29, 1837 (age79 years, 351days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | Beverly Leonidas Clarke (1809-1860) — also known asBeverly L. Clarke — of Franklin,SimpsonCounty, Ky.Born in Winterfield,ChesterfieldCounty, Va.,February11, 1809.Democrat. Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1841-42;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1847-49; defeated,1851;delegateto Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849; candidate forGovernorof Kentucky, 1855; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Kentucky,1856;U.S. Minister toGuatemala, 1858-60, died in office 1860;Honduras, 1858-60, died in office 1860.Protestant;laterCatholic.Slaveowner. Died inGuatemala,March17, 1860 (age51 years, 35days).Original intermentsomewherein Guatemala; reinterment at Frankfort Cemetery.  | William O'Connell Bradley (1847-1914) — also known asWilliam O. Bradley — of Lancaster,GarrardCounty, Ky.; Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born near Lancaster,GarrardCounty, Ky.,March18, 1847.Republican.Lawyer; candidate forU.S.Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1872, 1876; RepublicanPresidential Elector for Kentucky,1872;delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,1880,1884,1888(speaker),1892,1900,1904,1912;candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President,1888;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Kentucky, 1890-96;Governor ofKentucky, 1895-99; defeated, 1887;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1909-14; died in office 1914.Baptist;laterPresbyterian.Died inWashington,D.C.,May 23,1914 (age67 years, 66days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.  | Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn (1838-1918) — also known asJoseph C. S. Blackburn — of Versailles,WoodfordCounty, Ky.Born near Spring Station,WoodfordCounty, Ky.,October1, 1838.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1871-75;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1875-85;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1885-97, 1901-07; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Kentucky,1896,1900,1904(member,CredentialsCommittee).Died inWashington,D.C.,September12, 1918 (age79 years, 346days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Edward Mitchell Blackburn and Lavinia St. Clair (Bell) Blackburn;brother ofLukePryor Blackburn; married,February10, 1858, to Therese Graham; married,December11, 1901, to Mary E. Blackburn; father of Corinne Blackburn (whomarriedWilliamHolt Gale); granduncle ofSmithAlford Blackburn; great-granduncle ofCharlesMilton Blackburn; first cousin twice removed ofGabrielSlaughter; third cousin ofCharlesRice Slaughter; third cousin once removed ofRobertPryor Henry,JohnFlournoy Henry andGustavusAdolphus Henry. | | | | Political family:Blackburnfamily of Versailles, Kentucky (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | MountBlackburn, the highest peak of the Wrangell Mountains, in theCopperRiver Census Area, Alaska, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS Joe C. S. Blackburn (built 1943 atBrunswick,Georgia; sold for scrap 1967) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: The Parties and The Men(1896) |
| | Isham Talbot (1773-1837) — of Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.Born near Talbot,BedfordCounty, Va.,1773.Member ofKentuckystate senate, 1812-15;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1815-19, 1820-25.Slaveowner. Died near Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,September25, 1837 (ageabout 64years).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | James Turner Morehead (1797-1854) — also known asJames T. Morehead — of Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.Born near Shepherdsville,BullittCounty, Ky.,May 24,1797.Member ofKentuckystate senate, 1828;LieutenantGovernor of Kentucky, 1832-34;Governor ofKentucky, 1834-36;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1841-47.Baptist.Slaveowner. Died in Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.,December28, 1854 (age57 years, 218days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham (1869-1940) — also known asJ. C. W. Beckham — of Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.; Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born in Bardstown,NelsonCounty, Ky.,August5, 1869.Democrat.Schoolprincipal;lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1894-98;Speaker ofthe Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1898;LieutenantGovernor of Kentucky, 1900;Governor ofKentucky, 1900-07; defeated, 1927; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Kentucky,1900,1904(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1908,1912(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1916,1920,1936;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1915-21; defeated, 1920, 1936.Presbyterian.Died in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,January9, 1940 (age70 years, 157days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | Augustus Owsley Stanley (1867-1958) — also known asAugustus O. Stanley — of Henderson,HendersonCounty, Ky.Born in Shelbyville,ShelbyCounty, Ky.,May 21,1867.Democrat. Presidential Elector for Kentucky,1901;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1903-15; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Kentucky,1912,1916(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1920,1924,1928;Governorof Kentucky, 1915-19;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1919-25; defeated, 1924.Died inWashington,D.C.,August12, 1958 (age91 years, 83days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | John Adair (1757-1840) — of Harrodsburg,MercerCounty, Ky.Born in Chester District (nowChesterCounty), S.C.,January9, 1757.Democrat. General in the Continental Army during the RevolutionaryWar;delegateto Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1792; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1793-95, 1798, 1800-03, 1817;Speaker ofthe Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1802-03;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1805-06; general in the U.S. Army duringthe War of 1812;Governor ofKentucky, 1820-24;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1831-33.Slaveowner. Died in Harrodsburg,MercerCounty, Ky.,May 19,1840 (age83 years, 131days).Original interment in unknown location; reinterment in 1872 atFrankfort Cemetery. | | John Glover South (1873-1940) — of Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.Born in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,January23, 1873.Republican.Physician;U.S. Minister toPanama, 1921-30;Portugal, 1930-33.DiedMay 13,1940 (age67 years, 111days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | Christopher Greenup (c.1750-1818) — of Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.Born in Virginia, about 1750. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1785;U.S.Representative from Kentucky at-large, 1792-97; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1798; Clerk of the Kentucky StateSenate, 1799-1802; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1802;Governor ofKentucky, 1804-08; Presidential Elector for Kentucky,1808;justice of the peace.Slaveowner. Died in Blue Licks Spring,NicholasCounty, Ky.,April27, 1818 (ageabout 68years).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | Charles Scott (1739-1813) — Born inGoochlandCounty, Va.,1739.General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; memberof Virginia state legislature, 1789;Governor ofKentucky, 1808-12.Died inClarkCounty, Ky.,October22, 1813 (ageabout 74years).Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment in1854 at Frankfort Cemetery. | | George Madison (1763-1816) — of Kentucky. Born in Augusta County (part now inRockinghamCounty), Va., June,1763.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;Kentuckyauditor of public accounts, 1796-1816; major in the U.S. Armyduring the War of 1812;Governor ofKentucky, 1816; died in office 1816.Died oftuberculosis,in Paris,BourbonCounty, Ky.,October14, 1816 (age53 years, 0days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof John Madison and Agatha (Strother) Madison; married,February11, 1796, to Jane Smith; first cousin once removed ofJamesMadison andWilliamTaylor Madison; first cousin thrice removed ofHenryGaines Johnson,JosephHenry Pendleton andJamesFrancis Buckner Jr.; first cousin four times removed ofWilliamBarret Pendleton,JohnOverton Pendleton andBickertonLyle Winston; second cousin once removed ofJohnWalker,JohnTyler (1747-1813),FrancisWalker,ClementF. Dorsey andZacharyTaylor; second cousin twice removed ofAndrewDorsey,JohnStrother Pendleton,AlbertGallatin Pendleton andAylettHawes Buckner; second cousin thrice removed ofDavidShelby Walker andAlexanderWarfield Dorsey; second cousin four times removed ofJamesDavid Walker,DavidShelby Walker Jr.,EliHuston Brown Jr.,SidneyFletcher Taliaferro andMaxRogers Strother; second cousin five times removed ofAlbinOwings Jr. andEliHuston Brown III; third cousin ofRobertBrooke,MeriwetherLewis,RichardAylett Buckner andJohnTyler (1790-1862); third cousin once removed ofFrancisTaliaferro Helm,ThomasWalker Gilmer,AyletteBuckner,DavidGardiner Tyler andLyonGardiner Tyler; third cousin twice removed ofCharlesJohn Helm,RobertThomas Brooke,HubbardDozier Helm andGeorgeWashington Thornton Beck; third cousin thrice removed ofHubbardT. Smith,AdeleGoodwyn McNeel,KeyPittman,VailMontgomery Pittman andBronsonMurray Cutting. | | | | Political family:Madisonfamily of Montpelier Station, Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Charles Slaughter Morehead (1802-1868) — also known asCharles S. Morehead — of Kentucky. Born near Bardstown,NelsonCounty, Ky.,July 7,1802.Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1828;Kentuckystate attorney general, 1832-38;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1847-51;Governor ofKentucky, 1855-59.Slaveowner. Died in Greenville,WashingtonCounty, Miss.,December21, 1868 (age66 years, 167days).Original interment in unknown location; reinterment in 1879 atFrankfort Cemetery.  | Thomas Hanson Paynter (1851-1921) — also known asThomas H. Paynter — of Greenup,GreenupCounty, Ky.; Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.Born near Vanceburg,LewisCounty, Ky.,December9, 1851.Democrat.Lawyer;GreenupCounty Attorney, 1876-82;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1889-95;Judge,Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1895-1906;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1907-13; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Kentucky,1908.Member,Freemasons.Died in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,March 8,1921 (age69 years, 89days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | Edwin Porch Morrow (1877-1935) — also known asEdwin P. Morrow — of Somerset,PulaskiCounty, Ky.Born in Somerset,PulaskiCounty, Ky.,November28, 1877.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1911-14; delegateto Republican National Convention from Kentucky,1916,1920(chair,Committeeon Permanent Organization;speaker),1928(alternate),1932;Governorof Kentucky, 1919-23; defeated, 1915; candidate forU.S.Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1934.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;Elks.Died suddenly, from aheartlesion, in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,June 15,1935 (age57 years, 199days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | William Lindsay (1835-1909) — of Clinton,HickmanCounty, Ky.;OwenCounty, Ky.; Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.Born near Lexington,RockbridgeCounty, Va.,September4, 1835.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; memberofKentuckystate senate, 1867-70, 1889-93;Judge,Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1870-78; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Kentucky,1880(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1892;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1893-1901.Died in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,October15, 1909 (age74 years, 41days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | Simon Bolivar Buckner (1823-1914) — also known asSimon Buckner — of Munfordville,HartCounty, Ky.Born inHartCounty, Ky.,April 1,1823.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; general inthe Confederate Army during the Civil War;farmer;Governor ofKentucky, 1887-91; Gold Democratic candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1896.Died inHartCounty, Ky.,January8, 1914 (age90 years, 282days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | Luke Pryor Blackburn (1816-1887) — also known asLuke P. Blackburn — of Kentucky. Born inWoodfordCounty, Ky.,June 16,1816.Physician;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1843;Governor ofKentucky, 1879-83.Baptist.In 1865, he wastriedand acquitted in a Toronto court for violating Canadian neutrality,in connection with aConfederatescheme to spread yellow fever in Northern cities.Died in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,September14, 1887 (age71 years, 90days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward Mitchell Blackburn and Lavinia St. Clair (Bell) Blackburn;brother ofJosephClay Stiles Blackburn; married,November24, 1835, to Ella Boswell; married,November17, 1857, to Julia Churchill; uncle of Corinne Blackburn (whomarriedWilliamHolt Gale); granduncle ofSmithAlford Blackburn; great-granduncle ofCharlesMilton Blackburn; first cousin twice removed ofGabrielSlaughter; third cousin ofCharlesRice Slaughter; third cousin once removed ofRobertPryor Henry,JohnFlournoy Henry andGustavusAdolphus Henry. | | | | Political family:Blackburnfamily of Versailles, Kentucky (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | The BlackburnCorrectionalComplex (opened 1972), inLexington,Kentucky, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Luke Pryor Blackburn: NancyDisher Baird,LukePryor Blackburn : Physician, Governor, Reformer |
| | William Justus Goebel (1856-1900) — also known asWilliam J. Goebel;"Boss Bill";"The Kenton King";"William theConqueror" —of Kentucky. Born inSullivanCounty, Pa.,January4, 1856.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofKentuckystate senate, 1887-99; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Kentucky,1888;delegateto Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1890-91;Governor ofKentucky, 1900; died in office 1900.In 1895, he killed a factional rival, John Stanford, in a politicalquarrel; never tried.While contesting the outcome of a gubernatorial election, wasshot andmortallywounded in front of the old KentuckyStateCapitol; he was declared elected and sworn in as Governor beforehe died four days later, in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,February3, 1900 (age44 years, 30days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery; statue atOldState Capitol Grounds. | | Johnson Newlon Camden Jr. (1865-1942) — also known asJohnson N. Camden — of Versailles,WoodfordCounty, Ky.Born in Parkersburg,WoodCounty, W.Va.,January5, 1865.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1912(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1916;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1914-15; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Kentucky, 1920-21.DiedAugust16, 1942 (age77 years, 223days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | Martin Davis Hardin (1780-1823) — also known asMartin D. Hardin — of Kentucky. Born in Pennsylvania,June 21,1780.Democrat. Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1805-06, 1812, 1818-20;Speaker ofthe Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1819-20; major inthe U.S. Army during the War of 1812;secretaryof state of Kentucky, 1812-16;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1816-17; Presidential Elector forKentucky,1820(voted forJamesMonroe andDanielD. Tompkins).Slaveowner. Died in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,October8, 1823 (age43 years, 109days).Original interment ata private or familygraveyard, Franklin County, Ky.; reinterment at FrankfortCemetery. | | Simeon Slavens Willis (1879-1965) — also known asSimeon Willis — of Ashland,BoydCounty, Ky.Born inLawrenceCounty, Ohio,December1, 1879.Republican.Newspaperreporter;lawyer;Judge,Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1927-32;Governor ofKentucky, 1943-47; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Kentucky,1944,1948.Methodist;laterEpiscopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Elks;Freemasons;Shriners;NewcomenSociety.Died in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,April 2,1965 (age85 years, 122days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | Lawrence Winchester Wetherby (1908-1994) — also known asLawrence W. Wetherby — of Anchorage,JeffersonCounty, Ky.; Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.Born in Middletown,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,January2, 1908.Democrat.Lawyer;juvenile court judge in Kentucky, 1943-47;LieutenantGovernor of Kentucky, 1947-50; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Kentucky,1948,1952,1956,1960,1964;secretaryof Kentucky Democratic Party, 1948-51;Governor ofKentucky, 1950-55; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Kentucky, 1954; candidate forU.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1956; member ofKentuckystate senate, 1965-66.Methodist.Member,SigmaNu Phi;Rotary.Died at King's Daughters MemorialHospital,Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,March27, 1994 (age86 years, 84days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | Humphrey Marshall (1812-1872) — of Kentucky. Born in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,January13, 1812.Lawyer;colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1849-52, 1855-59;resigned 1852; U.S. Diplomatic Commissioner toChina, 1852-54; general in the Confederate Army during theCivil War;Representativefrom Kentucky in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65.Slaveowner. Died in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,March28, 1872 (age60 years, 75days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | Solomon P. Sharp (1780-1825) — of Kentucky. Born in Abingdon,WashingtonCounty, Va.,1780.Democrat. Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1809;U.S.Representative from Kentucky, 1813-17 (at-large 1813-15, 6thDistrict 1815-17);Kentuckystate attorney general, 1821-25.Slaveowner.Stabbedandkilled,by Jereboam O. Beauchamp, in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,November7, 1825 (ageabout 45years).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | Samuel McKee (1774-1826) — of Kentucky. Born in Augusta County (part now inRockbridgeCounty), Va.,October13, 1774.Democrat. Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1802;U.S.Representative from Kentucky, 1809-17 (2nd District 1809-13,at-large 1813-15, 7th District 1815-17).Slaveowner. DiedOctober16, 1826 (age52 years, 3days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | Presley Neville O'Bannon (1776-1850) — also known as"The Hero of Deme" — of Russellville,LoganCounty, Ky.Born inFauquierCounty, Va.,1776.During the war against the Barbary pirates, as lieutenant, he led adetachment of U.S. Marines and assorted mercenaries to Deme, in NorthAfrica, in 1805, to rescue an American crew held captive by the Pashaof Tripoli; the words "to the shores of Tripoli" in the Marine Hymncommemorate these events; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1812, 1817, 1820-21; member ofKentuckystate senate, 1824-26.Irishancestry.Died inHenryCounty, Ky.,September12, 1850 (ageabout 74years).Original interment in unknown location; reinterment in 1919 atFrankfort Cemetery. | | John Milton Elliott (1820-1879) — also known asJohn M. Elliott — of Prestonsburg,FloydCounty, Ky.Born inScottCounty, Va.,May 20,1820.Democrat. Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1847, 1860-61;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1853-59;Delegatefrom Kentucky to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;Representativefrom Kentucky in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65; circuit judgein Kentucky, 1868-74;Judge,Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1876-79; died in office 1879.Expelledfrom the Kentucky legislature in 1861 forsupportingthe Confederacy.Slaveowner.Shotandkilled byCol. Thomas Buford, in front of the ladies' entrance to the CapitolHotel,in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,March26, 1879 (age58 years, 310days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery; statue atBoydCounty Courthouse Grounds, Catlettsburg, Ky. | | Maurice Hudson Thatcher (1870-1973) — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August15, 1870.Republican.U.S.Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1923-33; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,1928;candidate forU.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1932.Died inWashington,D.C.,January6, 1973 (age102 years,144 days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | John Calvin Mason (1802-1865) — of Owingsville,BathCounty, Ky.Born near Mt. Sterling,MontgomeryCounty, Ky.,August4, 1802.Democrat. Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1839;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1849-53, 1857-59;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1856,1860.Slaveowner. Died while en route from Texas to Kentucky,on board asteamer on the Mississippi River, near New Orleans (unknownparish), La., August,1865(ageabout62 years).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | Thomas Young Fitzpatrick (1850-1906) — also known asThomas Y. Fitzpatrick — of Prestonsburg,FloydCounty, Ky.Born near Prestonsburg,FloydCounty, Ky.,September20, 1850.Democrat. Member of Kentucky state legislature, 1880;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1897-1901.Died in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,January21, 1906 (age55 years, 123days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | South Trimble (1864-1946) — of Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.Born in Hazel Green,WolfeCounty, Ky.,April13, 1864.Democrat. Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1890;Speaker ofthe Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1899-1901;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1901-07; Clerk of theU.S. House, 1911-19, 1931-46.Died inWashington,D.C.,November23, 1946 (age82 years, 224days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | Bailey Peyton Wootton (1870-1949) — also known asBailey P. Wootton — of Hazard,PerryCounty, Ky.Born inMuhlenbergCounty, Ky.,May 20,1870.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1916;Kentuckystate attorney general, 1932-36; candidate forGovernor ofKentucky, 1935.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Died, ofcancer,in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,April16, 1949 (age78 years, 331days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | Harry Lee Waterfield (1911-1988) — of Clinton,HickmanCounty, Ky.Born inCallowayCounty, Ky.,January19, 1911.Democrat.Newspaperpublisher; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1938-47, 1950-51;Speaker ofthe Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1944-46; candidateforGovernor ofKentucky, 1947, 1959 (Democratic); delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Kentucky,1948,1956,1964;LieutenantGovernor of Kentucky, 1955-59, 1963-67;secretary ofKentucky Democratic Party, 1956-60.Christian.Member,FarmBureau;Freemasons;Rotary.Died in1988(ageabout77 years).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | Henry Crist (1764-1844) — of Kentucky. Born inFredericksburg,Va.,October20, 1764.Member of Kentucky state legislature, 1800;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1809-11.Slaveowner. Died near Shepherdsville,BullittCounty, Ky.,August11, 1844 (age79 years, 296days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | Thomas Francis Marshall (1801-1864) — of Versailles,WoodfordCounty, Ky.; Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,June 7,1801.Lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1832-36, 1838-39, 1854;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1841-43; served inthe U.S. Army during the Mexican War.Slaveowner. Died near Versailles,WoodfordCounty, Ky.,September22, 1864 (age63 years, 107days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | Edmund Haynes Taylor Jr. (1830-1923) — also known asEdmund H. Taylor, Jr. — of Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.Born in1830.Democrat.Mayorof Frankfort, Ky., 1871-77, 1881-90; member ofKentuckystate senate 20th District, 1902-04.Died in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,January19, 1923 (ageabout 92years).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | John Caldwell (1757-1804) — of Kentucky. Born inPrinceEdward County, Va.,1757.Member ofKentuckystate senate, 1792;LieutenantGovernor of Kentucky, 1804; died in office 1804.Died, of an "inflammation of the brain" (probably astroke),while presiding over the KentuckyStateSenate, at the thenstatecapitol building, Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,1804(ageabout47 years).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | Mason Brown (1799-1867) — of Maysville,MasonCounty, Ky.; Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November10, 1799.Democrat.Lawyer;circuit judge in Kentucky, 1839-49;secretaryof state of Kentucky, 1855-59;Kentuckystate treasurer, 1865-67.Died in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,January27, 1867 (age67 years, 78days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | James Hervey Hazelrigg (1848-1924) — of Mt. Sterling,MontgomeryCounty, Ky.Born inMontgomeryCounty, Ky.,December6, 1848.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; county judge inKentucky, 1882-86;Judge,Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1893-1900.Died in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,November28, 1924 (age75 years, 358days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | Daniel Boone (1734-1820) — Born inBerksCounty, Pa.,November2, 1734.Explorer and frontiersman; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1781, 1787.EnglishandWelshancestry.Died inSt. CharlesCounty, Mo.,September26, 1820 (age85 years, 329days).Original interment ataprivate or family graveyard, St. Charles County, Mo.; reintermentat Frankfort Cemetery.| | Relatives:Married to Rebecca Ann Bryan; father ofJessieBryan Boone andNathanBoone; grandfather of Harriett Morgan Boone (who marriedHiramHowell Baber); granduncle ofLeviDay Boone; second great-grandfather ofElmerCharless Henderson. | | | | Political family:Boonefamily of St. Charles County, Missouri (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Boone counties inArk.,Ill.,Ind.,Ky.,Mo.,Neb. andW.Va. arenamed for him. | | | | The Daniel BooneNationalForest (established 1937 as Cumberland National Forest; renamed1966), inBath,Clay,Estill,Harlan,Jackson,Knox,Laurel,Lee,Leslie,McCreary,Menifee,Morgan,Owsley,Perry,Powell,Pulaski,Rockcastle,Rowan,Wayne,Whitley,andWolfecounties, Kentucky, isnamed forhim. — BooneDam(built 1950-52), on the South Fork Holston River, inSullivanandWashingtoncounties, Tennessee, and the BooneLakereservoir behind the dam, arenamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Charles Thomas Easterly (1940-2005) — also known asTom Easterly — of Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.; Florida; Beckley,RaleighCounty, W.Va.Born in Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,April21, 1940.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war;lawyer;insuranceagent; member ofKentuckystate senate 20th District, 1974-82; candidate forU.S.Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1978, 1980; member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1988-90.Killed in acarcrash on Interstate 64 near Hurricane,PutnamCounty, W.Va.,June 15,2005 (age65 years, 55days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Edgar Easterly. |
| | Stephen Fitzjames Trabue (1819-1898) — of Kentucky. Born in1819.Candidate forU.S.Representative from Kentucky, 1847 (8th District), 1872 (7thDistrict).Died in1898(ageabout79 years).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | John Simpson (d. 1813) — ofShelbyCounty, Ky.Born in Virginia.Lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1806-11; served in the U.S. Armyduring the War of 1812.Killed in theBattleof River Raisin, in Frenchtown (now Monroe),MonroeCounty, Mich.,January22, 1813.Original intermentsomewherein Monroe, Mich.; reinterment in 1834 at Frankfort Cemetery. | | Bland Ballard (1761-1853) — ofShelbyCounty, Ky.Born inFredericksburg,Va.,October16, 1761.Member of Kentucky state legislature, 1800-05; served in the U.S.Army during the War of 1812.DiedSeptember5, 1853 (age91 years, 324days).Original intermentsomewherein Shelbyville, Ky.; reinterment in 1854 at Frankfort Cemetery. | | Henry Clay Jr. (1811-1847) — of Kentucky. Born in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,April10, 1811.Lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1835-37; colonel in the U.S. Armyduring the Mexican War.Episcopalian.Killedin action at the Battle of Buena Vista, Buena Vista,Coahuila,February23, 1847 (age35 years, 319days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | William Harvey May (1908-1986) — also known asWilliam H. May — of Prestonsburg,FloydCounty, Ky.; Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.Born in Prestonsburg,FloydCounty, Ky.,May 6,1908.Democrat.Kentuckycommissioner of agriculture, 1940-43; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Kentucky, 1943, 1947; his companies didengineeringand design work on Kentucky turnpikes; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Kentucky,1960,1964.Died in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,October16, 1986 (age78 years, 163days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | Robert C. Yount (1909-1989) — of Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.Born in Benson Valley,FranklinCounty, Ky.,April21, 1909.Democrat. Collegebanddirector,newspapercirculation manager;garageowner;real estatebusiness; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;mayorof Frankfort, Ky., 1953-57.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanLegion;Kiwanis.Died in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,July 19,1989 (age80 years, 89days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | Enoch Edgar Hume (1844-1911) — also known asE. Edgar Hume;Edgar EnochHume —of Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.Born near Bedford,TrimbleCounty, Ky.,March24, 1844.Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1875-77;mayorof Frankfort, Ky., 1905-06.Christian.Member,Freemasons.Died, fromacuteinterstitial nephritis, in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,July 5,1911 (age67 years, 103days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | Jeremiah Weldon South (1805-1880) — also known asJere South;"The Father of BreathittCounty" —ofOwsleyCounty, Ky.Born inMadisonCounty, Ky.,July 10,1805.Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1840; member ofKentuckystate senate, 1843-47.Died on the floor of the KentuckyStateSenate, oldStateCapitol Building, Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,April15, 1880 (age74 years, 280days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | Thomas Leonidas Crittenden (1819-1893) — also known asThomas L. Crittenden — of Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.; Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Born in Russellville,LoganCounty, Ky.,May 15,1819.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S. Consul inLiverpool, 1849-53; general in the Union Army during the CivilWar.Died in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,October23, 1893 (age74 years, 161days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Sarah O. (Lee) Crittenden andJohnJordan Crittenden; married to Catherine Lucy Todd; nephew ofThomasTurpin Crittenden andRobertCrittenden; grandson ofJohnCrittenden; first cousin ofAlexanderParker Crittenden andThomasTheodore Crittenden; first cousin once removed ofThomasTheodore Crittenden Jr.; first cousin thrice removed ofThomasJefferson; second cousin ofArchelausMarius Woodson; second cousin once removed ofHowellCobb (1772-1818) andZacharyTaylor; second cousin twice removed ofRichardHenry Lee,FrancisLightfoot Lee,ArthurLee,MarthaJefferson Randolph andDabneyCarr; second cousin thrice removed ofHowellLewis; third cousin ofHowellCobb (1815-1868) andThomasReade Rootes Cobb; third cousin once removed ofThomasSim Lee,HenryLee,CharlesLee,RichardBland Lee,EdmundJennings Lee,FrancisWayles Eppes,FrederickMortimer Cabell,DabneySmith Carr,BenjaminFranklin Randolph,MeriwetherLewis Randolph,GeorgeWythe Randolph andAndrewJackson Cobb; third cousin twice removed ofMeriwetherLewis,ElliotWoolfolk Major andEdgarBailey Woolfolk; third cousin thrice removed ofGeorgeWashington andHowellCobb Jr.; fourth cousin ofJohnLee,ThomasJefferson Coolidge andFrederickMadison Roberts; fourth cousin once removed ofHancockLee Jackson,DavidShelby Walker,FitzhughLee,WilliamHenry Fitzhugh Lee,FrancisPreston Blair Lee,JohnGardner Coolidge andEdithWilson. | | | | Political family:Crittendenfamily of Kentucky (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Alexander Holton (1786-1869) — of Kentucky. Born inBaltimore,Md.,December27, 1786.Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Kentuckystate legislature, 1848.DiedJune 14,1869 (age82 years, 169days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | Walter Franklin Brawner (1873-1934) — also known asWalter Brawner — of Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,October28, 1873.Democrat.Brickcontractor; alternate delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Arizona,1912,1924;Phoenixchiefof police.Died, of complications ofappendicitissurgery, in St. Joseph'sHospital,Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,May 27,1934 (age60 years, 211days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | Eleanor Hume Offutt (1894-1955) — also known asEleanor Marion Hume — of Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.Born inFranklinCounty, Ky.,September30, 1894.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1936(alternate),1940.Female.Member,Daughters of theAmerican Revolution;ColonialDames.Died in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,December13, 1955 (age61 years, 74days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | Christine Bradley South (1879-1957) — also known asChristine Duncan Bradley — of Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.Born in Lancaster,GarrardCounty, Ky.,December20, 1879.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,1920(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1928(speaker),1932;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Kentucky, 1937.Female.Died in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,February20, 1957 (age77 years, 62days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | James Bigstaff O'Rear (1892-1975) — also known asJames B. O'Rear — of Versailles,WoodfordCounty, Ky.Born inMontgomeryCounty, Ky.,June 19,1892.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,1960.Died in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,April19, 1975 (age82 years, 304days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | Laura Ferguson Waterfield (1911-1991) — also known asLaura Ferguson;Mrs. Harry LeeWaterfield —of Clinton,HickmanCounty, Ky.BornDecember24, 1911.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromKentucky,1944.Female.DiedJuly 6,1991 (age79 years, 194days).Interment at Frankfort Cemetery. | | Ida Lee Willis (b. 1897) — also known asIdah Lee Millis;Mrs. S. S.Willis —of Ashland,BoydCounty, Ky.Born inBoydCounty, Ky.,December24, 1897.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromKentucky,1932.Female.Episcopalian.Interment at Frankfort Cemetery.
Old State CapitolGrounds
Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: | | | William Justus Goebel (1856-1900) — also known asWilliam J. Goebel;"Boss Bill";"The Kenton King";"William theConqueror" —of Kentucky. Born inSullivanCounty, Pa.,January4, 1856.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofKentuckystate senate, 1887-99; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Kentucky,1888;delegateto Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1890-91;Governor ofKentucky, 1900; died in office 1900.In 1895, he killed a factional rival, John Stanford, in a politicalquarrel; never tried.While contesting the outcome of a gubernatorial election, wasshot andmortallywounded in front of the old KentuckyStateCapitol; he was declared elected and sworn in as Governor beforehe died four days later, in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,February3, 1900 (age44 years, 30days).Interment atFrankfort Cemetery; statue atOld State Capitol Grounds.
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