Index to Locations CovingtonLinden Grove CemeteryErlangerForest Lawn CemeteryFort MitchellHighland CemeteryFort MitchellSt. John's CemeteryFort MitchellSt. Mary's Cemetery Linden GroveCemetery 1421 Holman Ave. Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky Founded 1842; approximate acreage: 23
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | John Griffin Carlisle (1835-1910) — also known asJohn G. Carlisle — of Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.Born in Campbell County (part now inKentonCounty), Ky.,September5, 1835.Democrat.Lawyer; lawpartner ofCharlesD. Foote; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1859-61; member ofKentuckystate senate, 1866-71; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Kentucky,1868;LieutenantGovernor of Kentucky, 1871-75;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1877-90; resigned1890;Speaker ofthe U.S. House, 1883-89; candidate for Democratic nomination forPresident,1884;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1890-93;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1893-97.Died, reportedly fromintestinaltrouble andheartdisease, in theHotelWolcott, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 31,1910 (age74 years, 329days).Interment at Linden Grove Cemetery. | | William Wright Southgate (1800-1849) — of Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.Born in Newport,CampbellCounty, Ky.,November27, 1800.Lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1827;mayorof Covington, Ky., 1835-36;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 13th District, 1837-39.Slaveowner. Died in Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.,December26, 1849 (age49 years, 29days).Interment at Linden Grove Cemetery. | | William Evans Arthur (1825-1897) — of Kentucky. Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,March 3,1825.Democrat. Presidential Elector for Kentucky,1860;circuit judge in Kentucky, 1866-68, 1886-93;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1871-75.Died in Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.,May 18,1897 (age72 years, 76days).Interment at Linden Grove Cemetery. | | John William Menzies (1819-1897) — also known asJohn W. Menzies — of Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.Born in Bryants Station,BourbonCounty, Ky.,April12, 1819.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1848, 1855;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1861-63; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Kentucky,1864;chancery judge in Kentucky, 1873-93.Slaveowner. Died in Falmouth,PendletonCounty, Ky.,October3, 1897 (age78 years, 174days).Interment at Linden Grove Cemetery. | Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | Eli Metcalfe Bruce (1828-1866) — ofNicholasCounty, Ky.Born near Flemingsburg,FlemingCounty, Ky.,February22, 1828.Delegateto Kentucky secession convention, 1861;Representativefrom Kentucky in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.Died suddenly, ofheartdisease, at the SouthernHotel,New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December15, 1866 (age38 years, 296days).Original interment at Linden Grove Cemetery; reinterment in 1917 atHighland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Ky. | Other politicians whohave (or had) monuments here: | | | Napoleon H. Carlisle (b. 1840) — of Independence,KentonCounty, Ky.; Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.Born inKentonCounty, Ky.,1840.Democrat.Minister;postmaster atCovington,Ky., 1893-97.Baptist.Mysteriouslydisappeared in Covington, Ky., December 24, 1928, after sending aChristmas package at the Sixth Street bus terminal; hisfate isunknown.Cenotaph at Linden Grove Cemetery.
Forest LawnCemetery 3227 Dixie Highway Erlanger, Kenton County, Kentucky Founded 1935
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Judson Lincoln Newhall (1870-1952) — also known asJ. Lincoln Newhall — of Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.Born in Hunterstown (now Louise),Quebec,March26, 1870.Republican.U.S.Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1929-31; defeated,1930, 1934.Died in Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.,July 23,1952 (age82 years, 119days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
HighlandCemetery 2167 Dixie Hwy. Fort Mitchell, Kenton County, Kentucky Founded 1869 Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1989
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Richard Pretlow Ernst (1858-1934) — also known asRichard P. Ernst — of Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.Born in Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.,February28, 1858.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,1896(alternate),1900,1904,1908,1916,1924(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business); candidate forU.S.Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1896;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1921-27; defeated, 1926; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Kentucky, 1924.Died, in Johns HopkinsHospital,Baltimore,Md.,April13, 1934 (age76 years, 44days).Interment at Highland Cemetery. | | Joseph Lafayette Rhinock (1863-1926) — also known asJoseph L. Rhinock — of Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.; New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Owenton,OwenCounty, Ky.,January4, 1863.Democrat.Oilrefiner;mayorof Covington, Ky., 1894-99;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1905-11; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1908;theaterbusiness.Died, fromheartdisease, in New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,September20, 1926 (age63 years, 259days).Interment at Highland Cemetery. | | Thomas Sandford (1762-1808) — of Kentucky. Born inWestmorelandCounty, Va.,1762.Democrat. Member ofKentuckystate senate, 1800; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1802;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 4th District, 1803-07.Slaveowner.Drownedin the Ohio River near Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.,December10, 1808 (ageabout 46years).Interment at Highland Cemetery. | | Eli Metcalfe Bruce (1828-1866) — ofNicholasCounty, Ky.Born near Flemingsburg,FlemingCounty, Ky.,February22, 1828.Delegateto Kentucky secession convention, 1861;Representativefrom Kentucky in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.Died suddenly, ofheartdisease, at the SouthernHotel,New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December15, 1866 (age38 years, 296days).Original interment atLinden Grove Cemetery,Covington, Ky.; reinterment in 1917 at Highland Cemetery. | | George T. Beach (1843-1915) — of Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.Born in Tredegar,Wales,February2, 1843.Painter;banker;mayorof Covington, Ky., 1904-07.Welshancestry.Died in Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.,May 19,1915 (age72 years, 106days).Interment at Highland Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Thomas Beach and Charlotte Beach. |
| | Orie Solomon Ware (1882-1974) — also known asOrie S. Ware — of Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.Born in Peach Grove,PendletonCounty, Ky.,May 11,1882.Democrat.Lawyer;postmaster atCovington,Ky., 1914-21;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1927-29.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons.Died in Fort Mitchell,KentonCounty, Ky.,December16, 1974 (age92 years, 219days).Interment at Highland Cemetery. | | Mortimer Murray Benton (1807-1885) — also known asMortimer M. Benton — of Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.Born in Benton,YatesCounty, N.Y.,January21, 1807.Lawyer;mayorof Covington, Ky., 1834-35; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1840; member ofKentuckystate senate, 1840.Died in Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.,March 5,1885 (age78 years, 43days).Interment at Highland Cemetery. | | Harvey Myers (1828-1874) — of Kentucky. BornFebruary10, 1828.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1872.Shotandkilled byCol. William G. Terrell, whose wife he had represented in a divorcecase, in the Stevenson & Myerslawoffice, Greer Building, Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.,March28, 1874 (age46 years, 46days).Interment at Highland Cemetery. | | Charles Doolittle Foote (1812-1888) — also known asCharles D. Foote — of Jamestown,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.; Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.Born inChautauquaCounty, N.Y.,December25, 1812.Lawyer;law partner ofJohnG. Carlisle; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1860; member ofKentuckystate senate, 1870.Died in Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.,April28, 1888 (age75 years, 125days).Interment at Highland Cemetery. | | Alfred M. Caldwell (1872-1948) — of Bellevue,CampbellCounty, Ky.Born in Lesage,CabellCounty, W.Va.,May 16,1872.Republican.Lawyer;banker;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,1936,1940,1944,1948.Died, following acerebralhemorrhage, in SpeersHospital,Dayton,CampbellCounty, Ky.,August7, 1948 (age76 years, 83days).Interment at Highland Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Robert Caldwell and Elizabeth (Schlaegel) Caldwell; married1897 to BeulahRich. |
| | Gordon W. Jennings (1901-1983) — of Bromley,KentonCounty, Ky.Born in1901.Democrat.KentonCounty Sheriff, 1942-46; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Kentucky,1956.Member,Freemasons.Died, in St. Elizabeth SouthHospital,Edgewood,KentonCounty, Ky.,March27, 1983 (ageabout 81years).Interment at Highland Cemetery.| |  Relatives:Married to Dorothy Traylor. |
St. John'sCemetery Fort Mitchell, Kenton County, Kentucky
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Heinrich Andreas Knollmann (1876-1968) — also known asHenry A. Knollmann;"Doc" —of Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.Born in Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.,September23, 1876.Meatmerchant;mayorof Covington, Ky., 1936-39; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1940.Died in Vandalia,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,October15, 1968 (age92 years, 22days).Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
St. Mary'sCemetery Fort Mitchell, Kenton County, Kentucky
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Maurice L. Galvin (1872-1940) — of Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.Born in Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.,July 9,1872.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Covington, Kentucky, 1909-11;delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,1912,1916,1920(member,CredentialsCommittee),1924(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1928,1932,1936.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,August25, 1940 (age68 years, 47days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Maurice Galvin and Ellen Galvin; married,October17, 1900, to Grace Wilson. |
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