Index to Locations Private or family graveyardsHolly SpringsHillcrest Cemetery
Private or familygraveyards
Marshall County, Mississippi
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Adam Rankin Alexander (1781-1848) — of Jackson,MadisonCounty, Tenn.Born inWashingtonCounty, Va.,November1, 1781.Member ofTennesseestate senate, 1817;U.S.Representative from Tennessee, 1823-27 (at-large 1823-25, 9thDistrict 1825-27); member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1841-43.Slaveowner. Died in Jackson,MadisonCounty, Tenn.,November1, 1848 (age67 years, 0days).Interment in a private or family graveyard. | | Andrew Robison Govan (1794-1841) — of Orangeburg,OrangeburgCounty, S.C.Born in South Carolina,January13, 1794.Member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1820-21;U.S.Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 1822-27.Slaveowner. Died inMarshallCounty, Miss.,June 27,1841 (age47 years, 165days).Interment in a private or family graveyard.
HillcrestCemetery
Holly Springs, Marshall County, Mississippi
Founded 1851
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Edward Cary Walthall (1831-1898) — also known asEdward C. Walthall — of Grenada,GrenadaCounty, Miss.Born inRichmond,Va.,April 4,1831.Democrat.Lawyer; lawpartner ofFlaviusJ. Lovejoy; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi,1876,1880;U.S.Senator from Mississippi, 1885-94, 1895-98; died in office 1898.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,April21, 1898 (age67 years, 17days).Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery. | | Joseph Williams Chalmers (1806-1853) — also known asJoseph W. Chalmers — of Holly Springs,MarshallCounty, Miss.Born inHalifaxCounty, Va.,1806.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Senator from Mississippi, 1845-47.Slaveowner. DiedJune 16,1853 (ageabout 46years).Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery. | | Wall Doxey (1892-1962) — of Holly Springs,MarshallCounty, Miss.Born in Holly Springs,MarshallCounty, Miss.,August8, 1892.Democrat.Lawyer;MarshallCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1915-23; District Attorney 3rdDistrict, 1923-29;U.S.Representative from Mississippi 2nd District, 1929-41; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Mississippi,1936,1940;U.S.Senator from Mississippi, 1941-43.Methodist.Member,PhiDelta Phi;OmicronDelta Kappa;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Rotary.Died in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,March 2,1962 (age69 years, 206days).Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery. | | James Fisher Trotter (1802-1866) — of Mississippi. Born in Virginia,1802.Democrat. Member of Mississippi state legislature, 1830;U.S.Senator from Mississippi, 1838.Slaveowner. Died in1866(ageabout64 years).Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery.  | Hiram Rhodes Revels (1827-1901) — of Natchez,AdamsCounty, Miss.Born in Fayetteville,CumberlandCounty, N.C.,September27, 1827.Republican.Minister;served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofMississippistate senate, 1870;U.S.Senator from Mississippi, 1870-71;secretaryof state of Mississippi, 1873.AfricanMethodist Episcopal.AfricanandLumbeeIndian ancestry.FirstBlack member of the U.S. Senate.Died, from astroke,while attending a churchconference,in Aberdeen,MonroeCounty, Miss.,January16, 1901 (age73 years, 111days).Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery. | | Alexander Mosby Clayton (1801-1889) — also known asAlexander M. Clayton — of Lamar,BentonCounty, Miss.Born inCampbellCounty, Va.,January15, 1801.Democrat.Justice ofArkansas territorial supreme court, 1832; state court judge inMississippi, 1842-52, 1866-69; U.S. Consul inHavana, 1853;delegateto Mississippi secession convention, 1861;Delegatefrom Mississippi to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861;ConfederateDistrict Judge, 1861; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Mississippi,1876(member,ResolutionsCommittee).Died near Lamar,BentonCounty, Miss.,September30, 1889 (age88 years, 258days).Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery. | | Winfield Scott Featherston (1820-1891) — also known as"Old Swet" — of Houston,ChickasawCounty, Miss.; Holly Springs,MarshallCounty, Miss.Born near Murfreesboro,RutherfordCounty, Tenn.,August8, 1820.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Mississippi 2nd District, 1847-51; defeated,1850; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; candidate forU.S.Senator from Mississippi, 1865; member ofMississippistate house of representatives, 1876, 1880; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Mississippi,1876,1880(ConventionVice-President);delegateto Mississippi state constitutional convention, 1890.Slaveowner. Died in Holly Springs,MarshallCounty, Miss.,May 28,1891 (age70 years, 293days).Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery. | | Lester Glenn Fant (1875-1946) — also known asLester G. Fant — of Holly Springs,MarshallCounty, Miss.Born in Holly Springs,MarshallCounty, Miss.,October29, 1875.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, 1912-14,1929-37; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi,1920,1924(alternate).Methodist.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.DiedDecember6, 1946 (age71 years, 38days).Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery. | | Benjamin Duke Nabers (1812-1878) — also known asBenjamin D. Nabers — of Hickory Flat,BentonCounty, Miss.; Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.; Holly Springs,MarshallCounty, Miss.Born in Franklin,WilliamsonCounty, Tenn.,November7, 1812.Merchant;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Mississippi 1st District, 1851-53;Presidential Elector for Tennessee,1860.Member,Freemasons.Slaveowner. Died in Holly Springs,MarshallCounty, Miss.,September6, 1878 (age65 years, 303days).Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery. | | Alexander Blackburn Bradford (1799-1873) — Born inJeffersonCounty, Tenn.,June 2,1799.Member ofTennesseestate senate, 1837; member of Mississippi state legislature,1830, 1863-64; major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;Delegatefrom Mississippi to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62.DiedJuly 10,1873 (age74 years, 38days).Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery. | | John William Clark Watson (1808-1890) — of Mississippi. Born inAlbemarleCounty, Va.,February27, 1808.Senatorfrom Mississippi in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65; statecourt judge in Mississippi, 1876-82.Died in Holly Springs,MarshallCounty, Miss.,September24, 1890 (age82 years, 209days).Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery.
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