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GriffinCemetery
Hinds County, Mississippi
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Charles Hudson Griffin (1926-1989) — of Mississippi. Born near Utica,HindsCounty, Miss.,May 9,1926.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; assistant toU.S. Rep.JohnBell Williams, 1949-68;U.S.Representative from Mississippi 3rd District, 1968-73; Secretary,Mississippi State Senate, 1980-89.Died in Utica,HindsCounty, Miss.,September10, 1989 (age63 years, 124days).Interment at Griffin Cemetery.
Private or familygraveyard
Hinds County, Mississippi
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Walter Daniel Leake (1762-1825) — also known asWalter Leake — of Mississippi. Born inAlbemarleCounty, Va.,May 25,1762.Democrat.Judge ofMississippi territorial supreme court, 1807;U.S.Senator from Mississippi, 1817-20;justice ofMississippi state supreme court, 1821;Governor ofMississippi, 1822-25; died in office 1825.Slaveowner. Died in Mt. Salus,HindsCounty, Miss.,November17, 1825 (age63 years, 176days).Interment in a private or family graveyard.
Mead FamilyCemetery
Near Clinton, Hinds County, Mississippi
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Cowles Mead (1776-1844) — ofJeffersonCounty, Miss.Born in Virginia,October18, 1776.U.S.Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1805;secretaryof Mississippi Territory, 1806-07;Governorof Mississippi Territory, 1806-07; member ofMississippiterritorial House of Representatives, 1807-13;Speakerof Mississippi Territory House of Representatives, 1811-13;delegateto Mississippi state constitutional convention, 1817; member ofMississippistate senate, 1821; member ofMississippistate house of representatives, 1822-23; candidate forGovernor ofMississippi, 1825.As Acting Governor of Mississippi Territory, ordered the arrest ofAaronBurr.Slaveowner. Died near Clinton,JeffersonCounty, Miss.,May 17,1844 (age67 years, 212days).Interment at Mead Family Cemetery.
UnknownLocation
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John D. Freeman (c.1806-1886) — of Natchez,AdamsCounty, Miss.Born in Cooperstown,OtsegoCounty, N.Y., about 1806.Lawyer;Mississippistate attorney general, 1841-51;U.S.Representative from Mississippi 3rd District, 1851-53.Slaveowner. Died in Canon City,FremontCounty, Colo.,January17, 1886 (ageabout 80years).Interment somewhere.
CedarlawnCemetery
2434 West Capitol Street
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Andrew Houston Longino (1855-1942) — of Mississippi. Born inLawrenceCounty, Miss.,May 16,1855.Member ofMississippistate senate, 1880-84;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, 1888-89;Governor ofMississippi, 1900-04.Italianancestry.Died in BaptistHospital,Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.,February24, 1942 (age86 years, 284days).Interment at Cedarlawn Cemetery. | | Julian Power Alexander (1887-1953) — also known asJulian P. Alexander — of Meridian,LauderdaleCounty, Miss.; Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.Born in Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.,December7, 1887.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, 1919-21;circuit judge in Mississippi, 1934-39;justice ofMississippi state supreme court, 1941-53; died in office 1953.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Rotary;American BarAssociation;NewcomenSociety;KappaSigma.Died, fromcoronarythrombosis, while a spectator at the Sugar Bowlfootballgame, in Tulane Stadium, New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,January1, 1953 (age65 years, 25days).Interment at Cedarlawn Cemetery. | | John Burt Holden (1873-1928) — BornJanuary5, 1873.Justiceof Mississippi state supreme court, 1910.DiedJanuary7, 1928 (age55 years, 2days).Interment at Cedarlawn Cemetery. | | Waldo Emerson Bailey (1896-1961) — also known asWaldo E. Bailey — Born in Winona,MontgomeryCounty, Miss.,November16, 1896.Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; U.S. Vice ConsulinRosario, 1926-27;Mazatlan, 1928-29;Montevideo, as of 1932;Nairobi, as of 1940; U.S. Consul inDhahran, as of 1947.DiedApril24, 1961 (age64 years, 159days).Interment at Cedarlawn Cemetery.
ElmwoodCemetery
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi
GreenwoodCemetery
(formerly City Graveyard)
Bounded by West, Davis, Lamar and George Streets
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1984
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Albert Gallatin Brown (1813-1880) — also known asAlbert G. Brown — of Terry,HindsCounty, Miss.Born in Chester District (nowChesterCounty), S.C.,May 31,1813.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMississippistate house of representatives, 1835-39;U.S.Representative from Mississippi, 1839-41, 1847-53 (at-large1839-41, 4th District 1847-53); circuit judge in Mississippi,1842-43;Governor ofMississippi, 1844-48;U.S.Senator from Mississippi, 1854-61; served in the Confederate Armyduring the Civil War;Senatorfrom Mississippi in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.Member,Freemasons.Slaveowner. Died near Terry,HindsCounty, Miss.,June 12,1880 (age67 years, 12days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | George Poindexter (1779-1853) — of Woodville,WilkinsonCounty, Miss.; Wilkinson,WilkinsonCounty, Miss.Born inLouisaCounty, Va.,1779.Mississippiterritory attorney general, 1803-07; member ofMississippiterritorial House of Representatives, 1806;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Mississippi Territory, 1807-13; served inthe U.S. Army during the War of 1812;judge ofMississippi territorial supreme court, 1813-17;U.S.Representative from Mississippi at-large, 1817-19; defeated,1820, 1822;Governor ofMississippi, 1820-22;U.S.Senator from Mississippi, 1830-35.Slaveowner. DiedSeptember5, 1853 (ageabout 74years).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Charles Lynch (1783-1853) — of Mississippi. Born in1783.Member ofMississippistate senate, 1827, 1832-33;Governor ofMississippi, 1833, 1836-38.Died near Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.,February9, 1853 (ageabout 69years).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Alexander Gallatin McNutt (1802-1848) — of Mississippi. Born inRockbridgeCounty, Va.,January3, 1802.Member ofMississippistate senate, 1835-37;Governor ofMississippi, 1838-42.Died inDeSotoCounty, Miss.,October22, 1848 (age46 years, 293days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Josiah Abigail Patterson Campbell (1830-1917) — also known asJ. A. P. Campbell — of Kosciusko,AttalaCounty, Miss.; Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.Born in Camden,KershawCounty, S.C.,March 2,1830.Lawyer;member ofMississippistate house of representatives, 1851-59;Speaker ofthe Mississippi State House of Representatives, 1859;delegateto Mississippi secession convention, 1861;Delegatefrom Mississippi to the Confederate Provisional Congress,1861-62; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;circuit judge in Mississippi, 1870;justice ofMississippi state supreme court, 1876-94;chiefjustice of Mississippi state supreme court, 1891-94.Died in Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.,January10, 1917 (age86 years, 314days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.  | William Lewis Sharkey (1798-1873) — also known asWilliam L. Sharkey — of Vicksburg,WarrenCounty, Miss.Born inSumnerCounty, Tenn.,July 12,1798.Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;lawyer;member ofMississippistate house of representatives, 1828-29; circuit judge inMississippi, 1832;justice ofMississippi state supreme court, 1832-51; U.S. Consul inHavana, 1851-53;Governor ofMississippi, 1865.Died inWashington,D.C.,March30, 1873 (age74 years, 261days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Abram Marshall Scott (1785-1833) — of Mississippi. Born in South Carolina,1785.Member ofMississippistate senate, 1822, 1826-27;Governor ofMississippi, 1832-33.Died ofcholera,July12, 1833 (ageabout 48years).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | John Isaac Guion (1802-1855) — of Mississippi. Born inAdamsCounty, Miss.,November18, 1802.Member ofMississippistate senate, 1842-46, 1846-50;Governor ofMississippi, 1851.Died in Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.,June 26,1855 (age52 years, 220days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | William Forrest Winter (1923-2020) — also known asWilliam F. Winter — of Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.Born in Grenada,GrenadaCounty, Miss.,February21, 1923.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;major in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;LieutenantGovernor of Mississippi, 1971-76; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Mississippi,1980,1996;Governorof Mississippi, 1980-84; candidate forU.S.Senator from Mississippi, 1984.Died in Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.,December18, 2020 (age97 years, 301days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | George Adams (1784-1844) — of Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.; Natchez,AdamsCounty, Miss.; Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.Born inLynchburg,Va.,August1, 1784.Lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1810-11, 1814;Mississippistate attorney general, 1828-29;U.S.Attorney for Mississippi, 1830-36;U.S.District Judge for Mississippi, 1836-38; resigned 1838.Died in Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.,August14, 1844 (age60 years, 13days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Charles Edward Hooker (1825-1914) — also known asCharles E. Hooker — of Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.Born in Union,UnionCounty, S.C.,1825.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMississippistate house of representatives, 1859; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Mississippi,1860,1904(HonoraryVice-President); colonel in the Confederate Army during the CivilWar;Mississippistate attorney general, 1865;U.S.Representative from Mississippi, 1875-83, 1887-95, 1901-03 (5thDistrict 1875-83, 7th District 1887-95, 1901-03).Slaveowner. Died in Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.,January8, 1914 (ageabout 88years).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | William Barksdale (1821-1863) — of Columbus,LowndesCounty, Miss.Born inRutherfordCounty, Tenn.,August21, 1821.Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;U.S.Representative from Mississippi, 1853-61 (at-large 1853-55, 3rdDistrict 1855-61); general in the Confederate Army during the CivilWar.Slaveowner.Killedin battle at Gettysburg,AdamsCounty, Pa.,July 2,1863 (age41 years, 315days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Ethelbert Barksdale (1824-1893) — of Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.Born in Smyrna,RutherfordCounty, Tenn.,January4, 1824.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMississippi,1860,1868,1872,1880(member,ResolutionsCommittee);Representativefrom Mississippi in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65; DemocraticPresidential Elector for Mississippi,1876;MississippiDemocratic state chair, 1877-79; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Mississippi, 1880;U.S.Representative from Mississippi 7th District, 1883-87.Slaveowner. Died inYazooCounty, Miss.,February17, 1893 (age69 years, 44days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | George Colin McKee (1837-1890) — also known asGeorge C. McKee — of Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.Born in Joliet,WillCounty, Ill.,October2, 1837.Republican.Delegateto Mississippi state constitutional convention, 1868;U.S.Representative from Mississippi, 1869-75 (4th District 1869-73,5th District 1873-75); postmaster atJackson,Miss., 1881-85.DiedNovember17, 1890 (age53 years, 46days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | John McGill (1838-1896) — of Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.Born in New Albany,FloydCounty, Ind.,May 24,1838.Republican.Mayorof Jackson, Miss., 1874-88; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Mississippi,1888.Died in Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.,March27, 1896 (age57 years, 308days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | James H. Boyd (1809-1882) — of Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.BornNovember14, 1809.Mayorof Jackson, Miss., 1842-43, 1850, 1858.DiedMay 12,1882 (age72 years, 179days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Franklin E. Plummer (d. 1852) — of Westville,SimpsonCounty, Miss.Born in Massachusetts.Schoolteacher;lawyer;member ofMississippistate house of representatives, 1820;U.S.Representative from Mississippi at-large, 1831-35.Slaveowner. Died in Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.,September24, 1852.Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Wiley Pope Harris (1818-1891) — also known asWiley P. Harris — of Monticello,LawrenceCounty, Miss.Born near Holmesville,PikeCounty, Miss.,November9, 1818.Democrat. State court judge in Mississippi, 1844-50;delegateto Mississippi state constitutional convention, 1850, 1890;U.S.Representative from Mississippi 4th District, 1853-55;delegateto Mississippi secession convention, 1861;Delegatefrom Mississippi to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62.Slaveowner. Died in Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.,December3, 1891 (age73 years, 24days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | David Nye Barrows (1816-1895) — of Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.Born in Wareham,PlymouthCounty, Mass.,August27, 1816.Mayorof Jackson, Miss., 1864-67.Died in Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.,July 18,1895 (age78 years, 325days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | S. P. Baley (1806-1876) — of Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.Born in1806.Mayorof Jackson, Miss., 1836.DiedJanuary31, 1876 (ageabout 69years).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | William Dunbar Holder (1824-1900) — of Mississippi. Born inFranklinCounty, Tenn.,March 6,1824.Member of Mississippi state legislature, 1853; colonel in theConfederate Army during the Civil War;Representativefrom Mississippi in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65.Died in Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.,April26, 1900 (age76 years, 51days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | James Lynch (d. 1870) — of Mississippi.Secretaryof state of Mississippi, 1869-70; died in office 1870.Methodist.Africanancestry.Died in1870.Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | William Wirt Adams (1819-1888) — also known asWirt Adams — of Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.Born in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,March22, 1819.Democrat. Member ofMississippistate house of representatives, 1858-60; general in theConfederate Army during the Civil War; postmaster atJackson,Miss., 1885-88.Shotandkilled ina street encounter with John H. Martin, a newspaper editor with whomhe had quarreled, in Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.,May 1,1888 (age69 years, 40days). Martin was also killed.Interment at Greenwood Cemetery; cenotaph atConfederateCemetery, Okolona, Miss. | | Sidney Dillon Redmond (1871-1948) — also known asS. D. Redmond — of Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.BornOctober11, 1871.Republican.Physician;lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Mississippi,1916,1924,1928,1932,1936,1940(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1944;MississippiRepublican state chair, 1931-45.DiedFebruary11, 1948 (age76 years, 123days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Wirt Adams Yerger Jr. (1930-2022) — also known asWirt A. Yerger, Jr. — of Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.Born in Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.,March18, 1930.Republican.Insurancebusiness; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMississippi,1956,1960;MississippiRepublican state chair, 1956-66; Republican Presidential Electorfor Mississippi,2012(elected on behalf ofMittRomney andPaulRyan; did not serve); Republican Presidential Elector forMississippi,2016(voted forDonaldTrump andMikePence).Presbyterian.Member,KappaAlpha Order;Rotary.Died in Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.,May 2,2022 (age92 years, 45days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Wirt Adams Yerger and Rivers (Applewhite) Yerger; married1956 to MaryPolk Montague. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
Lakewood MemorialPark
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | James Kimble Vardaman (1861-1930) — also known asJames K. Vardaman;"The Great WhiteChief" —of Greenwood,LefloreCounty, Miss.; Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.Born near Edna,JacksonCounty, Tex.,July 26,1861.Democrat.Lawyer;newspapereditor; member ofMississippistate house of representatives, 1890-96;Speaker ofthe Mississippi State House of Representatives, 1894; major inthe U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Mississippi,1904,1912(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee;speaker),1916;Governorof Mississippi, 1904-08;U.S.Senator from Mississippi, 1913-19.Died in Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.,June 25,1930 (age68 years, 334days).Interment at Lakewood Memorial Park. | | Lee Maurice Russell (1875-1943) — also known asLee M. Russell — of Oxford,LafayetteCounty, Miss.Born in Dallas,LafayetteCounty, Miss.,November16, 1875.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMississippi,1912;Governorof Mississippi, 1920-24.Chargedby a former stenographer with breach of promise andseduction;triedin federal court, where a jury found in his favor.DiedMay 16,1943 (age67 years, 181days).Interment at Lakewood Memorial Park. | | Martin Sennet Conner (1891-1950) — also known asSennet Conner;Mike Conner — of Seminary,CovingtonCounty, Miss.; Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.Born in Hattiesburg,ForrestCounty, Miss.,August31, 1891.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMississippi,1916(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1920(alternate),1924(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1944;Speakerof the Mississippi State House of Representatives, 1916-24;Governor ofMississippi, 1932-36.Methodist.Member,KappaAlpha Order;PhiAlpha Delta;Freemasons;Order of theEastern Star;Shriners.Served as Southeastern ConferenceBaseballCommissioner.Died in Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.,September16, 1950 (age59 years, 16days).Interment at Lakewood Memorial Park. | | Thomas Gerstle Abernethy (1903-1998) — also known asThomas G. Abernethy;TomAbernethy —of Eupora,WebsterCounty, Miss.; Okolona,ChickasawCounty, Miss.Born in Eupora,WebsterCounty, Miss.,May 16,1903.Democrat. Mayor of Eupora, Miss., 1927-29;U.S.Representative from Mississippi, 1943-73 (4th District 1943-53,1st District 1953-73); delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Mississippi,1948,1956(alternate),1960.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;LambdaChi Alpha;ExchangeClub.Died in Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.,June 11,1998 (age95 years, 26days).Interment at Lakewood Memorial Park. | | Russell C. Davis (1922-1993) — of Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.BornAugust13, 1922.Mayorof Jackson, Miss., 1969-77.DiedOctober16, 1993 (age71 years, 64days).Interment at Lakewood Memorial Park. | | R. T. Hilton (1878-1944) — of Mendenhall,SimpsonCounty, Miss.; Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.Born in Mendenhall,SimpsonCounty, Miss.,February28, 1878.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi,1904;HindsCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1944.Died, in ahospitalat Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.,April 2,1944 (age66 years, 34days).Interment at Lakewood Memorial Park.| | Relatives: Sonof Amos Carson Hilton and Lydia Hilton; married to Mary MyrtisCruise. |
| | Sidney Theodore Roebuck (1901-1982) — also known asS. T. Roebuck — of Newton,NewtonCounty, Miss.Born inAttalaCounty, Miss.,1901.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMississippistate house of representatives, 1930;secretary ofMississippi Democratic Party, 1937; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Mississippi,1940.Died from an accidentaloverdoseof Coumadin (Warfarin),1982(ageabout81 years).Interment at Lakewood Memorial Park.
TerryCemetery
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi
RaymondCemetery
Raymond, Hinds County, Mississippi
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Stephen Decatur Miller (1787-1838) — of South Carolina. Born in The Waxhaws,LancasterCounty, S.C.,May 8,1787.Democrat.U.S.Representative from South Carolina 9th District, 1817-19;Governor ofSouth Carolina, 1828-30;U.S.Senator from South Carolina, 1831-33.Slaveowner. Died in Raymond,HindsCounty, Miss.,March 8,1838 (age50 years, 304days).Interment at Raymond Cemetery. | | John Bell Williams (1918-1983) — of Raymond,HindsCounty, Miss.Born in Raymond,HindsCounty, Miss.,December4, 1918.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;U.S.Representative from Mississippi, 1947-68 (7th District 1947-53,4th District 1953-63, 3rd District 1963-68); delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Mississippi,1948,1956,1960;Governorof Mississippi, 1968-72.Baptist.Member,Freemasons.Losthis lower left arm in a bomber crash during World War II.Died in Brandon,RankinCounty, Miss.,March25, 1983 (age64 years, 111days).Interment at Raymond Cemetery.
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