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Haywood County
Tennessee

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Haywood County

William Wirt Vaughan (1831-1878) — of Brownsville,HaywoodCounty, Tenn.Born in LaGuardo (now Martha),WilsonCounty, Tenn.,July 2,1831.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 8th District, 1871-73.Died whilecampaigningfor election to Congress, in Crockett Mills,CrockettCounty, Tenn.,August19, 1878 (age47 years, 48days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.

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BrownsvilleOakwood Cemetery

OakwoodCemetery
Brownsville, Haywood County, Tennessee

David Alexander Nunn (1833-1918) — also known asDavid A. Nunn — of Brownsville,HaywoodCounty, Tenn.Born near Brownsville,HaywoodCounty, Tenn.,July 26,1833.Republican. Member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1866;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 8th District, 1867-69, 1873-75;delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee,1872(delegation chair),1896,1900;secretaryof state of Tennessee, 1881-85;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Nashville, Tennessee, 1891.Slaveowner. DiedSeptember11, 1918 (age85 years, 47days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

Joseph Wingate Folk (1869-1923) — also known asJoseph W. Folk;"HolyJoe" —ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born in Brownsville,HaywoodCounty, Tenn.,October28, 1869.Democrat.Lawyer; candidate forTennesseestate house of representatives, 1892;Governor ofMissouri, 1905-09;speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1912 ;candidate forU.S.Senator from Missouri, 1918.Member,KappaAlpha Order;Knightsof Pythias.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 28,1923 (age53 years, 212days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Henry Bate Folk and Martha Cornelia (Estes) Folk; married,November10, 1896, to Gertrude Glass andGertrudeGlass (1872-1952); first cousin once removed ofCareyEstes Kefauver; second cousin twice removed ofMontgomeryBlair andFrancisPreston Blair Jr.; third cousin once removed ofJamesLawrence Blair,FrancisPreston Blair Lee andGistBlair; fourth cousin ofEdwardBrooke Lee; fourth cousin once removed ofGriffinTaylor Garnett,BlairLee III andEdwardBrooke Lee Jr..
		Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
		The World War IILibertyshipSS Joseph W. Folk (built 1943 atPortland,Oregon; scrapped 1970) wasnamed forhim.
		See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —BillionGravesburial record
		Image source: Missouri Official Manual1907

	Presumably namedfor:WilliamWirt
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article

Gertrude Glass Folk (1872-1952) — also known asGertrude Glass;Mrs. Joseph W.Folk —of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in Brownsville,HaywoodCounty, Tenn.,February12, 1872.Democrat. First Lady of Missouri, 1905-09; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Tennessee,1936.Female.Died in Jackson,MadisonCounty, Tenn.,March18, 1952 (age80 years, 35days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.

	Relatives:Daughter of Thomas Elisha Glass and Sarah F. 'Sallie' (Thomas) Glass;married,November10, 1896, toJosephWingate Folk.
		Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

Della Wills (1873-1953) — also known asDella Womack;Mrs. MannWills —of Brownsville,HaywoodCounty, Tenn.Born in1873.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromTennessee,1924.Female.Died in1953(ageabout80 years).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.

Relatives:Married,May 17,1893, to Asa Mann Wills.

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