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Woodford County
Kentucky

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Woodford County

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  • VersaillesPisgah Church Cemetery
  • VersaillesVersailles Cemetery

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    Woodford County, Kentucky
    John Crittenden (1754-1806) — of Virginia. Born inNew KentCounty, Va.,1754.Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member ofVirginiaHouse of Burgesses, 1790-1805.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati.Died in Kentucky,March30, 1806 (ageabout 51years).Interment somewhere.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Henry Crittenden and Margaret (Butler) Crittenden; married,August21, 1783, to Judith Turpin Harris; father ofJohnJordan Crittenden,ThomasTurpin Crittenden andRobertCrittenden; grandfather ofAlexanderParker Crittenden,ThomasLeonidas Crittenden andThomasTheodore Crittenden; great-grandfather ofThomasTheodore Crittenden Jr..
     Political family:Crittendenfamily of Kentucky (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial

    • Pisgah ChurchCemetery
    710 Pisgah Road
    Versailles, Woodford County, Kentucky
    Albert Benjamin Chandler (1898-1991) — also known asAlbert B. Chandler;HappyChandler —of Versailles,WoodfordCounty, Ky.Born in Corydon,HendersonCounty, Ky.,July 14,1898.Democrat.Athleticcoach;lawyer;newspaperpublisher; member ofKentuckystate senate 22nd District, 1930-31;LieutenantGovernor of Kentucky, 1931-35;Governor ofKentucky, 1935-39, 1955-59; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Kentucky,1936,1940,1944,1952,1956;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1939-45; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Kentucky, 1939;Vice-Chairof Democratic National Committee, 1939; Commissioner ofBaseball1945-51, during the time the sport was desegregated; candidate forDemocratic nomination for President,1956.Episcopalian.Member,Order ofthe Coif;PiKappa Alpha;OmicronDelta Kappa;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks.Died in Versailles,WoodfordCounty, Ky.,June 15,1991 (age92 years, 336days).Interment at Pisgah Church Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
    Albert B. Chandler
     Relatives: Sonof Joseph S. Chandler and Callie (Sanders) Chandler; married,November12, 1925, to Mildred Watkins; grandfather ofAlbertBenjamin Chandler III.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile
     Image source: Library ofCongress

    VersaillesCemetery
    Versailles, Woodford County, Kentucky
    Smith Alford Blackburn (1875-1961) — also known asS. A. Blackburn — of Versailles,WoodfordCounty, Ky.Born in Midway,WoodfordCounty, Ky.,August22, 1875.Democrat.Physician;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives 46th District, 1930-33.Died inWoodfordCounty, Ky.,March 2,1961 (age85 years, 192days).Interment at Versailles Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof William Edward Blackburn and Virginia K. (Alford) Blackburn;married toLauraBrowning Blackburn; father ofCharlesMilton Blackburn; grandnephew ofLukePryor Blackburn andJosephClay Stiles Blackburn; first cousin four times removed ofGabrielSlaughter; third cousin twice removed ofCharlesRice Slaughter; third cousin thrice removed ofRobertPryor Henry,JohnFlournoy Henry andGustavusAdolphus Henry.
     Political family:Blackburnfamily of Versailles, Kentucky (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Laura Browning Blackburn (1883-1965) — also known asLaura B. Blackburn;LauraBrowning —of Versailles,WoodfordCounty, Ky.Born inWoodfordCounty, Ky.,October1, 1883.Postmaster atVersailles,Ky., 1934-40 (acting, 1934-35).Female.Died inWoodfordCounty, Ky.,May 28,1965 (age81 years, 239days).Interment at Versailles Cemetery.
     Relatives:Daughter of Charles M. Blackburn and Laura Hayes (Pottenger)Blackburn; married toSmithAlford Blackburn; mother ofCharlesMilton Blackburn.
     Political family:Blackburnfamily of Versailles, Kentucky (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

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