Index to Locations FarragutPleasant Forest CemeteryKnoxvilleBerry Highland MemorialCemeteryKnoxvilleFirst Presbyterian ChurchCemeteryKnoxvilleGray CemeteryKnoxvilleGreenwood CemeteryKnoxvilleHighland MemorialCemeteryKnoxvilleKnox County CourthouseGroundsKnoxvilleLynnhurst CemeteryKnoxvilleNew Jewish CemeteryKnoxvilleOld Gray CemeteryKnoxvilleWoodlawn CemeteryMaloneyvilleUnion Cemetery
Pleasant ForestCemetery
Farragut, Knox County, Tennessee
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Archibald Roane (c.1755-1819) — of Tennessee. Born in Derry,LancasterCounty, Pa., about 1755.Lawyer;delegateto Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1796;Governor ofTennessee, 1801-03; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1811-14;justice ofTennessee state supreme court, 1815-18.Died in Jonesborough,WashingtonCounty, Tenn.,January18, 1819 (ageabout 64years).Interment at Pleasant Forest Cemetery.
Berry HighlandMemorial Cemetery
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Wesley Travis Kennerly (1877-1944) — also known asWesley T. Kennerly — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born inHenryCounty, Tenn.,August29, 1877.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 1917-21; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,1940.SouthernMethodist. Member,American BarAssociation;PhiDelta Phi;Knightsof Pythias;Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Sonsof Confederate Veterans;Sons ofthe Revolution;UnitedSpanish War Veterans.DiedJanuary29, 1944 (age66 years, 153days).Interment at Berry Highland Memorial Cemetery.
FirstPresbyterian Church Cemetery
620 State Street
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Hugh Lawson White (1773-1840) — also known asHugh L. White — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born inRowanCounty, N.C.,October30, 1773.Whig.Justice ofTennessee state supreme court, 1801; member ofTennesseestate senate, 1807;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 1808-09;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1825-40; candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1836.Slaveowner. Died in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,April10, 1840 (age66 years, 163days).Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery. | | William Blount (1749-1800) — Born in Windsor,BertieCounty, N.C.,April 6,1749.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; memberofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1781, 1783;Delegateto Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1782-83, 1786-87;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1788;Governorof Southwest Territory, 1790-96;delegateto Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1796;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1796-97; member ofTennesseestate senate, 1798-1800; died in office 1800;Speakerof the Tennessee State Senate, 1798-99.Presbyterian.Became involved in aconspiracyto turn Florida over to British control; when this plot was uncoveredin 1797, wasexpelledfrom the U.S. Senate; afterwards, on July 7, 1797, he wasimpeached,but the Senate dropped the matter for lack of jurisdiction.Slaveowner. Died in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,March21, 1800 (age50 years, 349days).Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery. | | John Williams (1778-1837) — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born inSurryCounty, N.C.,January29, 1778.Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1815-23; U.S. Charge d'Affaires toCentral America, 1825-26; member ofTennesseestate senate, 1827-28.Slaveowner. Died near Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,August10, 1837 (age59 years, 193days).Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery. | | Robert Overton Williams (1773-1821) — Born inSurryCounty, N.C.,January12, 1773.Member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1792-95;U.S.Representative from North Carolina, 1797-1803 (3rd District1797-99, at-large 1799-1803).Slaveowner. Died in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,May 27,1821 (age48 years, 135days).Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery. | | James White (1747-1821) — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in Salisbury,RowanCounty, N.C.,1747.Speakerof the Tennessee State Senate, 1797-98, 1801-05.Presbyterian.Scotch-Irishancestry.Died in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,August14, 1821 (ageabout 74years).Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery. | | Joseph Churchill Strong (1778-1844) — also known asJoseph C. Strong — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in Bolton,TollandCounty, Conn.,October3, 1778.Physician;mayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 1828-31.Died in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,November3, 1844 (age66 years, 31days).Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Martha (Alvord) Strong and Judah Strong; married,December6, 1804, to Catharine Neilsen; married,May 22,1811, to Jane Kain; father of Martha Alvord Strong (who marriedCharlesReady Jr.); first cousin ofEbenezerStrong; first cousin twice removed ofJuliusLevi Strong; second cousin twice removed ofTimothyE. Griswold; third cousin once removed ofJohnStrong,ElijahHunt Mills andJohnArnold Rockwell; third cousin twice removed ofAaronKellogg; third cousin thrice removed ofWilliamBerkeley Hotchkiss; fourth cousin ofJohnTaintor,SamuelStrong,RogerTaintor,SolomonTaintor andElishaHunt Allen; fourth cousin once removed ofJasonKellogg,EphraimSafford,OrsamusCook Merrill,AmaziahBrainard,TimothyMerrill,DeGrasseMaltby,HenryTaintor,CharlesCreighton Stratton,Asa H.Otis,JohnAdams Taintor,AnsonLevi Holcomb,TheodoreSill,RalphSmith Taintor,HenryG. Taintor,GeorgeSeymour,JohnLeake Newbold Stratton,WilliamFessenden Allen,HerschelHarrison Hatch,JethroAyers Hatch,AlfredClark Chapin andFrederickHobbes Allen. | | | | Political family:Seymourfamily of New York and Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Donald McIntosh (1797-1837) — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in Inverness,Scotland,1797.Physician;mayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 1832-34.Died in ayellowfever epidemic, in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,October6, 1837 (ageabout 40years).Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
GrayCemetery
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Thomas Amos Rogers Nelson (1812-1873) — of Elizabethton,CarterCounty, Tenn.; Jonesborough,WashingtonCounty, Tenn.; Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in Kingston,RoaneCounty, Tenn.,March19, 1812.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1859-61; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Tennessee,1868;justiceof Tennessee state supreme court, 1870-71.Presbyterian.Slaveowner. Died, fromcholera,in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,August24, 1873 (age61 years, 158days).Interment at Gray Cemetery.
GreenwoodCemetery
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Edward Terry Sanford (1865-1930) — also known asEdward T. Sanford — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,July 23,1865.Lawyer;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 1908-23;U.S.District Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1908-23;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1923-30; died in office 1930.Episcopalian.Died inWashington,D.C.,March 8,1930 (age64 years, 228days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | John Chiles Houk (1860-1923) — also known asJohn C. Houk — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in Clinton,AndersonCounty, Tenn.,February26, 1860.Republican.U.S.Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1891-95; member ofTennesseestate senate, 1896.DiedJune 3,1923 (age63 years, 97days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Ernest Wesley Neal (1867-1941) — also known asErnest W. Neal — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born inGalliaCounty, Ohio,June 25,1867.Mayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 1920-23.Died in Fountain City (now part of Knoxville),KnoxCounty, Tenn.,December8, 1941 (age74 years, 166days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Henry Neal and Martha J. (Eachus) Neal; married to AnnaMoss. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | James Churchwell Luttrell Jr. (1841-1914) — also known asJames C. Luttrell, Jr. — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,December6, 1841.Republican.Hardwaremerchant;mayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 1885-87.Died in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,November12, 1914 (age72 years, 341days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | George Roby Dempster (1887-1964) — also known asGeorge R. Dempster — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,September16, 1887.Democrat.Manufacturer;contractor;inventorof Dempster Dumpster;mayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 1952-55.ScottishandIrishancestry.Died in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,September18, 1964 (age77 years, 2days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Daniel A. Carpenter (1837-1918) — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in Kentucky,May 24,1837.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,1872;mayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 1876-77.DiedMay 14,1918 (age80 years, 355days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Fred L. Allen (1866-1957) — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in Alabama,April 4,1866.Mayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 1940-41.DiedApril11, 1957 (age91 years, 7days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Horace Atlee Mann (1866-1934) — also known asHorace A. Mann;"MysteryMann" —of Greeneville,GreeneCounty, Tenn.; Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born inMcMinnCounty, Tenn.,February26, 1866.Lawyer;roadcontractor; member ofTennesseestate senate, 1897-1901.Methodist;laterCatholic.Englishancestry. Member,Elks.Southern campaign manager forHerbertHoover in 1928, but split with Hoover after he was electedPresident.Died in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,March15, 1934 (age68 years, 17days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Robert Edward Lee Mountcastle (1865-1913) — also known asRobert E. L. Mountcastle — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in Jefferson City,JeffersonCounty, Tenn.,February21, 1865.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,1892;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Tennessee, 1912-13.Died in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,August8, 1913 (age48 years, 168days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery. | | Eliza Byrd Mountcastle (1865-1944) — also known asEliza Byrd Salmon;Mrs. R. E. L.Mountcastle —of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in Lynchburg,MooreCounty, Tenn.,June 18,1865.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,1924(alternate),1936(alternate),1940.Female.Died in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,March16, 1944 (age78 years, 272days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
Highland MemorialCemetery
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Knight Shields (1858-1934) — also known asJohn K. Shields — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in Clinchdale,GraingerCounty, Tenn.,August15, 1858.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,1896,1904;justiceof Tennessee state supreme court, 1902-13;chiefjustice of Tennessee state supreme court, 1910-13;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1913-25.Irishancestry.Died in1934(ageabout75 years).Interment at Highland Memorial Cemetery. | | John J. Jennings Jr. (1880-1956) — of Jellico,CampbellCounty, Tenn.; Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in Jacksboro,CampbellCounty, Tenn.,June 6,1880.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromTennessee,1912,1936,1944;state court judge in Tennessee, 1918-23;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1939-51.Died in1956(ageabout76 years).Interment at Highland Memorial Cemetery. | | James W. Elmore Jr. (1906-1983) — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,1906.Mayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 1948-51.Died in1983(ageabout77 years).Interment at Highland Memorial Cemetery.
Knox CountyCourthouse Grounds
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Sevier (1745-1815) — Born near Harrisonburg,RockinghamCounty, Va.,September23, 1745.Democrat.U.S.Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1790-91;Governor ofTennessee, 1796-1801, 1803-09; member ofTennesseestate senate, 1810;U.S.Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1811-15; died in office1815.Slaveowner. Died in Decatur,MorganCounty, Ala.,September24, 1815 (age70 years, 1days).Original interment in unknown location; reinterment in 1889 at KnoxCounty Courthouse Grounds.
LynnhurstCemetery
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | James Pinckney Pope (1884-1966) — also known asJames P. Pope — of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born near Jonesboro,JacksonParish, La.,March31, 1884.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho,1924(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1928,1936;mayorof Boise, Idaho, 1929-33; resigned 1933;U.S.Senator from Idaho, 1933-39.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Eagles.Died inAlexandria,Va.,January23, 1966 (age81 years, 298days).Interment at Lynnhurst Cemetery. | | Juddson Thomas Acuff (1888-1972) — also known asJudd Acuff — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born inGraingerCounty, Tenn.,January22, 1888.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromTennessee,1932.Died in October,1972(age84years, 0 days).Interment at Lynnhurst Cemetery.
New JewishCemetery
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Max Friedman — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,1936,1952.Jewish.Interment at New Jewish Cemetery.
Old GrayCemetery
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
Founded 1850
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Horace Maynard (1814-1882) — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in Westborough,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,August30, 1814.Republican.U.S.Representative from Tennessee, 1857-63, 1866-75 (2nd District1857-63, 1866-73, at-large 1873-75);Tennesseestate attorney general, 1863; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Tennessee, 1870-; candidate forGovernor ofTennessee, 1874; U.S. Minister toTurkey, 1875-80;U.S.Postmaster General, 1880-81.Slaveowner. Died in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,May 3,1882 (age67 years, 246days).Interment at Old Gray Cemetery. | | Eben Alexander (1851-1910) — of Chapel Hill,OrangeCounty, N.C.Born in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,March 9,1851.Universityprofessor; U.S. Minister toGreece, 1893-97;Romania, 1893-97;Serbia, 1893-97; U.S. Consul General inAthens, as of 1893-97;Bucharest, as of 1893-97;Belgrade, as of 1893-97.Died suddenly ofheartdisease, in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,March11, 1910 (age59 years, 2days).Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.  | William Gannaway Brownlow (1805-1877) — also known asWilliam G. Brownlow — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born near Wytheville,WytheCounty, Va.,August29, 1805.Republican.Delegateto Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1864;Governor ofTennessee, 1865-69;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1869-75.Slaveowner. Died in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,April29, 1877 (age71 years, 243days).Interment at Old Gray Cemetery. | | John Baxter (1819-1886) — ofRutherfordCounty, N.C.; Henderson,VanceCounty, N.C.; Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born inRutherfordCounty, N.C.,March 5,1819.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1842-43, 1846-48, 1852-57;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1877-86; died inoffice 1886.Died in Hot Springs,GarlandCounty, Ark.,April 2,1886 (age67 years, 28days).Interment at Old Gray Cemetery. | | Lawrence Davis Tyson (1861-1929) — also known asLawrence D. Tyson — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in Greenville,PittCounty, N.C.,July 4,1861.Democrat.Universityprofessor;lawyer;president, KnoxvilleCottonMills, KnoxvilleSpinningCo., Poplar CreekCoal andIron Co., Lenoir CityLandCo., East TennesseeCoal andIron Co., Coal CreekMining andManufacturingCo.; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; memberofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1903-05;Speakerof the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1903-05;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,1908;general in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Democraticnomination for Vice President,1920;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1925-29; died in office 1929.Episcopalian.Member,Sons ofthe Revolution.Died in1929(ageabout67 years).Interment at Old Gray Cemetery. | | Alexander Outlaw Anderson (1794-1869) — of Tennessee. Born inJeffersonCounty, Tenn.,November10, 1794.Democrat.U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1840-41.Slaveowner. Died in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,May 23,1869 (age74 years, 194days).Interment at Old Gray Cemetery. | | George White Baxter (1855-1929) — also known asGeorge W. Baxter — ofDenver,Colo.; Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in Hendersonville,HendersonCounty, N.C.,January7, 1855.Democrat.Governorof Wyoming Territory, 1886;delegateto Wyoming state constitutional convention, 1889; candidate forGovernorof Wyoming, 1890; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Tennessee,1912.Episcopalian.Died, after suffering agastrichemorrhage, in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December18, 1929 (age74 years, 345days).Interment at Old Gray Cemetery. | | Hubert Frederick Fisher (1877-1941) — also known asHubert Fisher — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born in Milton,Santa RosaCounty, Fla.,October6, 1877.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,1912;member ofTennesseestate senate, 1913-14;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, 1914-17;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1917-31.Presbyterian.Member,SigmaChi.Died in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,June 16,1941 (age63 years, 253days).Interment at Old Gray Cemetery. | | Samuel Gordon Heiskell (1858-1923) — also known asSamuel G. Heiskell — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born inMonroeCounty, Tenn.,August7, 1858.Democrat.Lawyer;historian;member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1880; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Tennessee,1892;mayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 1896-97, 1900-01, 1906-07, 1910-12, 1912-15.Episcopalian.GermanandIrishancestry. Member,Elks;Knightsof Pythias;OddFellows;Eagles;SigmaKappa.Died in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,September17, 1923 (age65 years, 41days).Interment at Old Gray Cemetery. | | Joseph Lanier Williams (1810-1865) — of Tennessee. Born near Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,October23, 1810.U.S.Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1837-43;justice ofDakota territorial supreme court, 1861-65.Died in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,December14, 1865 (age55 years, 52days).Interment at Old Gray Cemetery. | | William Montgomery Churchwell (1826-1862) — also known asWilliam M. Churchwell — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,February20, 1826.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Tennessee, 1851-55 (3rd District 1851-53, 2ndDistrict 1853-55); U.S. Special Diplomatic Agent toMexico, 1858; colonel in the Confederate Army during the CivilWar.Slaveowner. Died in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,August18, 1862 (age36 years, 179days).Interment at Old Gray Cemetery. | | Leonidas Campbell Houk (1836-1891) — also known asLeonidas C. Houk — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born near Boyds Creek,SevierCounty, Tenn.,June 8,1836.Republican.Lawyer;delegateto Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1865; state courtjudge in Tennessee, 1866; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Tennessee,1868(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization); member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1873; law partner ofHenryR. Gibson, 1876;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1879-91; died inoffice 1891.Died in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,May 25,1891 (age54 years, 351days).Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.  | James Park (1770-1853) — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in County Donegal,Ireland,April14, 1770.Merchant;mayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 1818-21, 1824-26.Died in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,September19, 1853 (age83 years, 158days).Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert Park and Nancy (Aiken) Park; married to SophiaMoody. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: City ofKnoxville |
|  | James Churchwell Luttrell (1813-1878) — also known asJames C. Luttrell — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born inKnoxCounty, Tenn.,March 2,1813.Postmaster atKnoxville,Tenn., 1849-53, 1861-69;mayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 1854, 1859-67.DiedJuly 6,1878 (age65 years, 126days).Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.  | Samuel B. Boyd (1806-1855) — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born inGraingerCounty, Tenn.,August14, 1806.Lawyer;mayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 1847-51.DiedFebruary13, 1855 (age48 years, 183days).Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof John Boyd and Isabella (Stephenson) Boyd; married1828 to SusanHoward Mason. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: City ofKnoxville |
| | Jacob Montgomery Thornburgh (1837-1890) — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in Tennessee,1837.Republican.U.S.Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1873-79.Died in1890(ageabout53 years).Interment at Old Gray Cemetery. | | Richard Wilson Austin (1857-1919) — also known asRichard W. Austin — of Decatur,MorganCounty, Ala.; Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in Decatur,MorganCounty, Ala.,August26, 1857.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama,1892;delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee,1900(alternate),1916;U.S. Consul inGlasgow, 1906-07;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1909-19.Died, ofperitonitis,inWashington,D.C.,April20, 1919 (age61 years, 237days).Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.  | Henry Richard Gibson (1837-1938) — also known asHenry R. Gibson — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in Kent Island,QueenAnne's County, Md.,December24, 1837.Republican.Lawyer;delegateto Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1870; member ofTennesseestate senate, 1871-72; Republican candidate for PresidentialElector for Tennessee,1872;member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1875-76; law partner ofLeonidasC. Houk, 1876-79; Republican candidate for Presidential Electorfor Tennessee,1880;newspapereditor and publisher;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1895-1905; delegateto Republican National Convention from Tennessee,1900.DiedMay 25,1938 (age100 years,152 days).Cremated;ashes interred at Old Gray Cemetery.  | James Harvey Cowan (1801-1871) — also known asJames H. Cowan — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,December22, 1801.Merchant;mayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 1856-57, 1858.DiedOctober25, 1871 (age69 years, 307days).Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof James Cowan and Margaret Christian (Russell) Cowan; married toLucinda Dickinson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: City ofKnoxville |
| | Joseph Jacques (1825-1883) — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born inEngland,1825.Manufacturer;banker;mayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 1858, 1878.Died in1883(ageabout58 years).Interment at Old Gray Cemetery. | | John Hervey Crozier (1812-1889) — of Tennessee. Born in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,February10, 1812.Member of Tennessee state legislature, 1840;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1845-49.Slaveowner. Died in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,October25, 1889 (age77 years, 257days).Interment at Old Gray Cemetery. | | Peter Staub (1827-1904) — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born inSwitzerland,1827.Theaterbusiness;mayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 1874-75, 1881-82.Died in1904(ageabout77 years).Interment at Old Gray Cemetery. | | William Henry Sneed (1812-1869) — of Tennessee. Born inDavidsonCounty, Tenn.,August27, 1812.Member of Tennessee state legislature, 1850;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 2nd District, 1855-57.Slaveowner. Died in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,September18, 1869 (age57 years, 22days).Interment at Old Gray Cemetery. | | William Heiskell (1788-1871) — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in Hagerstown,WashingtonCounty, Md.,1788.Whig. Member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1823;delegateto Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829-30;railroadpromoter; member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1849-51, 1865-67;Speakerof the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1865-67;candidate forU.S.Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1857.Germanancestry.Slaveowner. Died in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,September9, 1871 (ageabout 83years).Interment at Old Gray Cemetery. | | John E. McMillian (1868-1926) — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,1868.Democrat.Mayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 1916-19; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Tennessee,1924.Died in1926(ageabout58 years).Interment at Old Gray Cemetery. | | William Rule (1839-1928) — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born inKnoxCounty, Tenn.,1839.Republican.Newspapereditor;mayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 1873, 1898-99; postmaster atKnoxville,Tenn., 1873-81; delegate to Republican National Convention fromTennessee,1924.Died in1928(ageabout89 years).Interment at Old Gray Cemetery. | | John S. Van Gilder (1825-1902) — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in New Jersey,1825.Manufacturer;banker;mayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 1870-72.Died in1902(ageabout77 years).Interment at Old Gray Cemetery. | | James King (1787-1838) — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born inMontgomeryCounty, Va.,August21, 1787.Physician;merchant;steamboatowner;mayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 1837-38.DiedAugust29, 1838 (age51 years, 8days).Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.  | Gideon Morgan Hazen (1810-1880) — also known asGideon M. Hazen — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in1810.Merchant;papermill business;mayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 1842.Died in1880(ageabout70 years).Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.  | George McNutt White (1800-1884) — also known asGeorge M. White — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,April12, 1800.Sheriff;mayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 1852-53.DiedDecember18, 1884 (age84 years, 250days).Interment at Old Gray Cemetery. | | Marcus D. Bearden (1830-1885) — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in1830.Sheriff;served in the Union Army during the Civil War;mayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 1868-69.Died in1885(ageabout55 years).Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.  | Matthew Moore Gaines (1807-1893) — also known asMatthew M. Gaines — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.BornSeptember19, 1807.Merchant;mayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 1843.DiedSeptember18, 1893 (age85 years, 364days).Interment at Old Gray Cemetery. | | Reuben S. Payne (1844-1896) — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born inDavidsonCounty, Tenn.,1844.Hatmerchant;banker;mayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 1882.Died in1896(ageabout52 years).Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.  | Thomas J. Powell (1821-1900) — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in1821.Dry goodsmerchant;mayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 1857-58.Died in1900(ageabout79 years).Interment at Old Gray Cemetery. | | Joseph T. McTeer (1840-1904) — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in1840.Mayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 1902-03.Died in1904(ageabout64 years).Interment at Old Gray Cemetery. | | Peter Kern (1835-1907) — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born near Heidelberg,Germany,1835.Democrat.Mayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 1890-91.Died in1907(ageabout72 years).Interment at Old Gray Cemetery. | | Charles James McClung (1826-1908) — also known asCharles J. McClung — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in1826.Merchant;mayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 1858.Died in1908(ageabout82 years).Interment at Old Gray Cemetery. | | John M. Brooks (1840-1921) — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in1840.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;insurancebusiness;mayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 1908-09.Died in1921(ageabout81 years).Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.  | James M. White — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Mayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 1858; resigned 1858.Interment at Old Gray Cemetery.| | Image source:City of Knoxville |
| | William C. Fulcher (1850-1926) — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born near Abingdon,WashingtonCounty, Va.,1850.Buildingcontractor;realtor;mayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 1883-84.Died in1926(ageabout76 years).Interment at Old Gray Cemetery. | | Samuel Bell Luttrell (1844-1933) — also known asSamuel B. Luttrell — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,July 23,1844.Hardwaremerchant;mayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 1879.Died in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,November20, 1933 (age89 years, 120days).Interment at Old Gray Cemetery. | | H. Bryan Branner (1851-1938) — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in Georgia,1851.Owner of textile mills;mayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 1880.Died in1938(ageabout87 years).Interment at Old Gray Cemetery. | | Charles McClung (1761-1835) — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born inLancasterCounty, Pa.,May 13,1761.Surveyor;merchant;lawyer;delegateto Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1796.Died in Harrodsburg,MercerCounty, Ky.,August9, 1835 (age74 years, 88days).Original interment ataprivate or family graveyard, Mercer County, Ky.; reinterment in1904 at Old Gray Cemetery. | | Tully Robinson Cornick (1853-1902) — also known asTully R. Cornick — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,December12, 1853.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Tennessee, 1896.Died, frompneumonia,in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,August2, 1902 (age48 years, 233days).Interment at Old Gray Cemetery. | | Louis Alexander Gratz — also known asLouis A. Gratz — of North Knoxville (now part of Knoxville),KnoxCounty, Tenn.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;mayorof North Knoxville, Tenn., 1889.Interment at Old Gray Cemetery. | Politicians formerlyburied here: |  | Robert Love Taylor (1850-1912) — also known asRobert L. Taylor;Bob Taylor;"Our Bob" —of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.Born inCarterCounty, Tenn.,July 31,1850.Democrat.Lawyer;newspaperpublisher;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 1st District, 1879-81;Governor ofTennessee, 1887-91, 1897-99;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1907-12; died in office 1912.Died inWashington,D.C.,March31, 1912 (age61 years, 244days).Original interment at Old Gray Cemetery; reinterment in 1938 atMonteVista Memorial Park, Johnson City, Tenn. |
WoodlawnCemetery
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Jack W. Dance (1897-1959) — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,June 12,1897.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromTennessee,1948,1952;mayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 1956-59; died in office 1959.DiedApril12, 1959 (age61 years, 304days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Orton Caswell Walker (1903-1998) — also known asCas Walker — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born inSevierCounty, Tenn.,March23, 1903.Grocery storeowner;newspaperpublisher;radio showhost;mayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 1946, 1959.Died in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,September28, 1998 (age95 years, 189days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. | | Sam J. Wardell (1893-1971) — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.BornDecember18, 1893.U.S. Vice Consul inYokohama, as of 1922-23.DiedSeptember8, 1971 (age77 years, 264days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
UnionCemetery
Maloneyville, Knox County, Tennessee
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Herbert McNultie Wyrick (1893-1978) — also known asH. M. Wyrick — of Aurora,DearbornCounty, Ind.; Fairbury,JeffersonCounty, Neb.; Grand Forks,GrandForks County, N.Dak.; Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.; Barberton,SummitCounty, Ohio.Born in Maynardville,UnionCounty, Tenn.,October6, 1893.Republican.Pastor;offered prayer, Republican National Convention,1948.Baptist.Member,Pi GammaMu;Freemasons.Died in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,December28, 1978 (age85 years, 83days).Interment at Union Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof George M. Wyrick and Catherine (Hawkins) Wyrick; married,June 27,1917, to Roxie Peters. |
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