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Henderson County
Kentucky

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Henderson County

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    Private or familygraveyard
    Henderson County, Kentucky
    Samuel Hopkins (1753-1819) — of Kentucky. Born inAlbemarleCounty, Va.,April 9,1753.Democrat. Colonel in the Continental Army during the RevolutionaryWar;lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1800-01, 1803-06; member ofKentuckystate senate, 1809-13;U.S.Representative from Kentucky at-large, 1813-15.Slaveowner. Died near Henderson,HendersonCounty, Ky.,September16, 1819 (age66 years, 160days).Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

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    Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky
    John Bryce (1784-1864) — of Shreveport,CaddoParish, La.Born inGoochlandCounty, Va.,1784.Democrat.Mayorof Shreveport, La., 1849-50.Baptist.Died in Henderson,HendersonCounty, Ky.,1864(ageabout80 years).Interment somewhere.
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    FernwoodCemetery
    Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky
    Lazarus Whitehead Powell (1812-1867) — also known asLazarus W. Powell — of Henderson,HendersonCounty, Ky.Born near Henderson,HendersonCounty, Ky.,October6, 1812.Democrat.Lawyer; lawpartner ofArchibaldDixon, 1835-39; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1836; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for Kentucky,1844;Governorof Kentucky, 1851-55; defeated, 1848;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1859-65; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Kentucky,1864.Scotch-Irishancestry.Slaveowner. Died near Henderson,HendersonCounty, Ky.,July 3,1867 (age54 years, 270days).Interment at Fernwood Cemetery.
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     Relatives: Sonof Lazarus Powell and Ann (McMahon) Powell; married,November8, 1837, to Harriet Ann Jennings.
     Powell County,Ky. is named for him.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Archibald Dixon (1802-1876) — of Henderson,HendersonCounty, Ky.Born near Redhouse,CaswellCounty, N.C.,April 2,1802.Whig.Lawyer; lawpartner ofLazarusPowell, 1835-39;LieutenantGovernor of Kentucky, 1844-48; candidate forGovernor ofKentucky, 1851;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1851-55.Slaveowner. Died in Henderson,HendersonCounty, Ky.,April23, 1876 (age74 years, 21days).Interment at Fernwood Cemetery.
     ThecityofDixon,Kentucky, isnamed forhim.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipediaarticle
     John Young Brown (1835-1904) — also known asJohn Y. Brown — of Elizabethtown,HardinCounty, Ky.; Henderson,HendersonCounty, Ky.Born in Claysville,HardinCounty, Ky.,June 28,1835.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Kentucky, 1859-61, 1873-77 (5th District1859-61, 2nd District 1873-77); defeated, 1896;Governor ofKentucky, 1891-95.Presbyterian.Died in Henderson,HendersonCounty, Ky.,January11, 1904 (age68 years, 197days).Interment at Fernwood Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Thomas Dudley Brown; nephew ofWilliamSingleton Young andBryanRust Young.
     Political family:Young-Brownfamily of Elizabethtown, Kentucky.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography
     John Watkins Crockett (1818-1874) — ofHendersonCounty, Ky.Born inJessamineCounty, Ky.,May 17,1818.Delegateto Kentucky secession convention, 1861;Representativefrom Kentucky in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64.Died in Madisonville,HopkinsCounty, Ky.,June 20,1874 (age56 years, 34days).Interment at Fernwood Cemetery. James Franklin Clay (1840-1921) — also known asJames F. Clay — of Kentucky. Born in Henderson,HendersonCounty, Ky.,October29, 1840.Democrat. Member ofKentuckystate senate, 1870;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1883-85.Died in Henderson,HendersonCounty, Ky.,August17, 1921 (age80 years, 292days).Interment at Fernwood Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof James W. Clay and Margaret (Berry) Clay.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     John Lloyd Dorsey Jr. (1891-1960) — also known asJohn L. Dorsey, Jr. — of Henderson,HendersonCounty, Ky.Born in Henderson,HendersonCounty, Ky.,August10, 1891.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1930-31.Died in Henderson,HendersonCounty, Ky.,March22, 1960 (age68 years, 225days).Interment at Fernwood Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof John L. Dorsey and Nannie (Dixon) Dorsey.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     J. Alvis Clore (1892-1959) — of Henderson,HendersonCounty, Ky.BornMarch22, 1892.Democrat.Mayorof Henderson, Ky., 1942-46; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives 14th District, 1958-59.DiedFebruary19, 1959 (age66 years, 334days).Interment at Fernwood Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof John Oscar Clore and Julia (Alvia) Clore.
     Otis A. Benton, Sr. (1882-1963) — of Henderson,HendersonCounty, Ky.BornMarch10, 1882.Mayorof Henderson, Ky., 1950-54.DiedNovember10, 1963 (age81 years, 245days).Interment at Fernwood Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof William Tell Benton and Lura Ida (Walden) Benton.
     Fielding Jones Pentecost (1876-1951) — of Henderson,HendersonCounty, Ky.Born in Corydon,HendersonCounty, Ky.,September11, 1876.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,1928.Died in Benton,MarshallCounty, Ky.,August6, 1951 (age74 years, 329days).Interment at Fernwood Cemetery. George S. Clay (1903-1975) — of Henderson,HendersonCounty, Ky.BornJune 20,1903.Democrat. Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives 11th District, 1936-39.DiedSeptember25, 1975 (age72 years, 97days).Interment at Fernwood Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof James E. Clay and Lillian (Stoner) Clay.

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