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Hopkins County
Kentucky

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Hopkins County

Mary Laffoon (1874-1972) — also known asMary Bryant Nisbet;Mrs. RubyLaffoon —of Madisonville,HopkinsCounty, Ky.BornFebruary13, 1874.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1944,1948,1952,1960.Female.DiedJune 5,1972 (age98 years, 113days).Interment at Grapevine Cemetery.

Index to Locations

MadisonvilleGrapevine Cemetery

MadisonvilleOdd Fellows Cemetery

Near MadisonvilleFlat CreekCemetery

GrapevineCemetery
Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky

Ruby Laffoon (1869-1941) — also known as"The Terrible Turk fromMadisonville" —of Madisonville,HopkinsCounty, Ky.Born in Madisonville,HopkinsCounty, Ky.,January15, 1869.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forKentuckystate treasurer, 1907; candidate forKentuckyauditor of public accounts, 1911; circuit judge in Kentucky,1921-31;Governor ofKentucky, 1931-35; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Kentucky,1932,1940;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Kentucky, 1936.Disciplesof Christ. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Woodmen.Died, from astroke,in Madisonville,HopkinsCounty, Ky.,March 1,1941 (age72 years, 45days).Interment at Grapevine Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof John Bledsoe Laffoon and Martha (Earle) Laffoon; married,January31, 1894, toMaryBryant Nisbet; nephew ofPolkLaffoon (1844-1906); first cousin ofPolkLaffoon (1877-1945).
		Political family:Laffoonfamily of Madisonville, Kentucky.
		See alsoNational GovernorsAssociation biography —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial

	Relatives:Married,January31, 1894, toRubyLaffoon.
		Political family:Laffoonfamily of Madisonville, Kentucky.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

Odd FellowsCemetery
Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky

David Hayes Kincheloe (1877-1950) — also known asDavid H. Kincheloe — of Madisonville,HopkinsCounty, Ky.Born near Sacramento,McLeanCounty, Ky.,April 9,1877.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1915-30;federaljudge, 1930.DiedApril16, 1950 (age73 years, 7days).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof Robert M. Kincheloe and Lucy A. Kincheloe.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial

Polk Laffoon (1844-1906) — of Madisonville,HopkinsCounty, Ky.Born near Madisonville,HopkinsCounty, Ky.,October24, 1844.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1885-89.Died in Madisonville,HopkinsCounty, Ky.,October22, 1906 (age61 years, 363days).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.

	Relatives:Father ofPolkLaffoon (1877-1945); uncle ofRubyLaffoon.
		Political family:Laffoonfamily of Madisonville, Kentucky.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial

Flat CreekCemetery
Near Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky

Andrew Sisk (1790-1859) — of Kentucky. Born in North Carolina,March15, 1790.Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1830; member ofKentuckystate senate, 1840.Died in Madisonville,HopkinsCounty, Ky.,January10, 1859 (age68 years, 301days).Interment at Flat Creek Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

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