Index to Locations Near AdairvilleOld Red River MeetingHouse CemeteryRussellvilleUnknown locationRussellvilleMaple Grove CemeteryNear RussellvilleBreathittCemetery
Old Red RiverMeeting House Cemetery
Near Adairville, Logan County, Kentucky
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  George Washington Ewing (1808-1888) — of Kentucky. Born near Adairville,LoganCounty, Ky.,November29, 1808.Member of Kentucky state legislature, 1840;Delegatefrom Kentucky to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;Representativefrom Kentucky in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.Died near Adairville,LoganCounty, Ky.,May 20,1888 (age79 years, 173days).Interment at Old Red River Meeting House Cemetery.
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Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky
Maple GroveCemetery
Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Breathitt (1786-1834) — of Kentucky. Born inLoudounCounty, Va.,September9, 1786.Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1811;LieutenantGovernor of Kentucky, 1828-32;Governor ofKentucky, 1832-34; died in office 1834.Presbyterian.Died oftuberculosisin Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,February21, 1834 (age47 years, 165days).Original interment atBreathitt Cemetery,Near Russellville, Logan County, Ky.; reinterment at Maple GroveCemetery. | | Fletcher Summerfield Stockdale (1825-1890) — also known asFletcher S. Stockdale — of Port Lavaca,CalhounCounty, Tex.Born in Russellville,LoganCounty, Ky.,1825.Democrat. Member ofTexasstate senate, 1857-61; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Texas,1860,1872,1880;delegateto Texas secession convention, 1861;LieutenantGovernor of Texas, 1863-65;Governor ofTexas, 1865;delegateto Texas state constitutional convention, 1875; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Texas, 1876-80.Died in Cuero,DeWittCounty, Tex.,February4, 1890 (ageabout 64years).Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery. | | John Stockdale Rhea (1855-1924) — also known asJohn S. Rhea — of Russellville,LoganCounty, Ky.Born in Russellville,LoganCounty, Ky.,March 9,1855.Democrat.Lawyer;Democratic Presidential Elector for Kentucky,1884;Democratic Presidential Elector for Kentucky,1889;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1892,1896;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1897-1902, 1903-05;circuit judge in Kentucky, 1913-21.Died in Russellville,LoganCounty, Ky.,July 29,1924 (age69 years, 142days).Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery. | | Presley Underwood Ewing (1822-1854) — of Russellville,LoganCounty, Ky.Born in Russellville,LoganCounty, Ky.,September1, 1822.Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1848-49;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1851-54; died inoffice 1854.Died in Mammoth Cave,EdmonsonCounty, Ky.,September27, 1854 (age32 years, 26days).Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | John Albert Whitaker (1901-1951) — also known asJohn A. Whitaker — of Russellville,LoganCounty, Ky.Born in Kentucky,1901.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1948-51; died inoffice 1951.DiedDecember15, 1951 (ageabout 50years).Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery. | | Elijah Hise (1802-1867) — of Russellville,LoganCounty, Ky.Born inAlleghenyCounty, Pa.,July 4,1802.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1829; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Kentucky, 1836; U.S. Charge d'Affaires toGuatemala, 1848-49;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1866-67; died inoffice 1867.Germanancestry.Slaveowner. Died by aself-inflictedpistolshot, in Russellville,LoganCounty, Ky.,May 8,1867 (age64 years, 308days). He left a note declaring that he had "lost all hope of… saving the country from the impending disasters and ruin inwhich despotic and unconstitutional rule has involved her." However,laternewsreports disclosed that he had been about to beindictedforperjuryandtaxevasion, based on his statements as a candidate.Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | John William Caldwell (1837-1903) — also known asJohn W. Caldwell — of Russellville,LoganCounty, Ky.Born in Russellville,LoganCounty, Ky.,January15, 1837.Democrat.Lawyer;colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;LoganCounty Judge;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1877-83.Died in Russellville,LoganCounty, Ky.,July 4,1903 (age66 years, 170days).Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery. | | Jacob Shall Golladay (1819-1887) — of Kentucky. Born in Lebanon,WilsonCounty, Tenn.,January19, 1819.Democrat. Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1851-53; member ofKentuckystate senate, 1853-55;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1867-70; defeated,1872.Slaveowner. Died near Russellville,LoganCounty, Ky.,May 20,1887 (age68 years, 121days).Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery. | | Thomas Stockdale Rhea (1871-1946) — also known asThomas S. Rhea;"The Sage ofRussellville";"The Gray Fox" —of Russellville,LoganCounty, Ky.Born in Russellville,LoganCounty, Ky.,December29, 1871.Democrat.Kentuckystate treasurer, 1912-16; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Kentucky,1920,1924,1932,1940,1944;candidate forGovernor ofKentucky, 1935.DiedApril16, 1946 (age74 years, 108days).Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery. | | Isaac Emerson Beauchamp (1899-1971) — also known asEmerson Beauchamp;DocBeauchamp —of Russellville,LoganCounty, Ky.Born in Russellville,LoganCounty, Ky.,June 14,1899.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; served in theU.S. Army during World War II; member ofKentuckystate senate, 1944-46;LieutenantGovernor of Kentucky, 1951-55; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Kentucky,1952,1956,1960;Kentuckycommissioner of agriculture, 1960-63;Kentuckystate treasurer, 1964-.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;DisabledAmerican Veterans.Died in1971(ageabout72 years).Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery. | | Albert Gallatin Rhea (1822-1884) — BornFebruary3, 1822.Lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1860; member ofKentuckystate senate, 1870; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1870.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons.DiedNovember25, 1884 (age62 years, 296days).Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery. | | Lillian Clark Rhea (1890-1951) — also known asLillian Clark;Mrs. Thomas S.Rhea —of Russellville,LoganCounty, Ky.BornNovember12, 1890.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1924(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1932.Female.DiedJanuary14, 1951 (age60 years, 63days).Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.
BreathittCemetery
Near Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky
| Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | John Breathitt (1786-1834) — of Kentucky. Born inLoudounCounty, Va.,September9, 1786.Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1811;LieutenantGovernor of Kentucky, 1828-32;Governor ofKentucky, 1832-34; died in office 1834.Presbyterian.Died oftuberculosisin Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,February21, 1834 (age47 years, 165days).Original interment at Breathitt Cemetery; reinterment atMaple Grove Cemetery, Russellville, Ky.
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