Index to Locations JacksonHollywood CemeteryJacksonJackson CemeteryJacksonRiverside CemeteryNear JacksonOld Salem Cemetery
HollywoodCemetery
Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Thomas Jefferson Murray (1894-1971) — also known asTom J. Murray — of Jackson,MadisonCounty, Tenn.Born in Jackson,MadisonCounty, Tenn.,August1, 1894.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;chair ofMadison County Democratic Party, 1924-33; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Tennessee,1928,1932,1936;U.S.Representative from Tennessee, 1943-67 (8th District 1943-53, 7thDistrict 1953-67).Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;SigmaAlpha Epsilon.Died in Jackson,MadisonCounty, Tenn.,November28, 1971 (age77 years, 119days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | Herron Carney Pearson (1890-1953) — also known asHerron C. Pearson — of Jackson,MadisonCounty, Tenn.Born in Taylor,WilliamsonCounty, Tex.,July 31,1890.Democrat.Lawyer;Presidential Elector for Tennessee,1913;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 1935-43.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;KappaSigma;Freemasons;Elks;Rotary.Died in Jackson,MadisonCounty, Tenn.,April24, 1953 (age62 years, 267days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | Hugh Carmack Anderson (1890-1953) — also known asH. C. Anderson — of Jackson,MadisonCounty, Tenn.Born in Jackson,MadisonCounty, Tenn.,May 19,1890.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,1912(alternate),1924,1936(alternate); served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofTennesseestate senate, 1931-33; Judge, Tennessee Court of Appeals, 1940.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Elks;Knightsof Pythias;Moose;SigmaAlpha Epsilon;Knightsof Khorassan.Died in Jackson,MadisonCounty, Tenn.,May 7,1953 (age62 years, 353days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | Augustus Holly Askew (1854-1926) — also known asAugustus H. Askew — ofMadisonCounty, Tenn.Born in Tennessee,1854.Democrat. Member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1903-05, 1907-09; member ofTennesseestate senate, 1909-13.Died in1926(ageabout72 years).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | Thomas Hughlon Akin (1904-1943) — also known asHughlon Akin — of Jackson,MadisonCounty, Tenn.Born in Trezevant,CarrollCounty, Tenn.,May 8,1904.Democrat.Linotypeoperator;lawyer;member ofTennesseestate senate, 1937-39.Christian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks.Died in Jackson,MadisonCounty, Tenn.,August16, 1943 (age39 years, 100days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Luther Adolphus Akin and Caroline Lucinda (Jones) Akin; married,July12, 1937, to Dell Fisackerly. |
JacksonCemetery
Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Landon Carter Haynes (1816-1875) — also known asLandon C. Haynes — of Tennessee. Born in Elizabethton,CarterCounty, Tenn.,December2, 1816.Member ofTennesseestate senate, 1847; member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1849-51;Speakerof the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1849-51;Senatorfrom Tennessee in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.Died in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,February17, 1875 (age58 years, 77days).Original interment atElmwoodCemetery, Memphis, Tenn.; reinterment in 1902 at Jackson Cemetery.
RiversideCemetery
Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Milton Brown (1804-1883) — of Jackson,MadisonCounty, Tenn.Born in Lebanon,WarrenCounty, Ohio,February28, 1804.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Tennessee, 1841-47 (12th District 1841-43,11th District 1843-47); One of thefoundersof Southwestern University (later Union University), and LambuthCollege, Jackson, Tenn.; president of the Mississippi Central &TennesseeRailroad,1854-56; president of the Mobile & OhioRailroad,1856-71.Member,Freemasons.Slaveowner. Died in Jackson,MadisonCounty, Tenn.,May 15,1883 (age79 years, 76days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery. | | Hugh Crump Anderson (1851-1915) — also known asHu C. Anderson — of Jackson,MadisonCounty, Tenn.Born inMcNairyCounty, Tenn.,February2, 1851.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1879-81, 1881-83;mayorof Jackson, Tenn., 1884-1908; president, Peoples SavingsBank,1889-1915; member ofTennesseestate senate, 1915; died in office 1915;Speakerof the Tennessee State Senate, 1915; died in office 1915.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Knightsof Pythias.Died in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,March 1,1915 (age64 years, 27days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof William Taylor Anderson and Mahala (Wisdom) Anderson; married toHelen Bond, Emma Burdette and Ellen Bond; father ofHughCarmack Anderson. |
| | William T. Haskell (1818-1859) — of Tennessee. Born in Murfreesboro,RutherfordCounty, Tenn.,July 21,1818.Member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1840;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 11th District, 1847-49.Slaveowner. Died, in aninsaneasylum,March12, 1859 (age40 years, 234days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery. | | Norburn Decatur Wiggins (1847-1920) — also known asN. D. Wiggins — of Mobile,MobileCounty, Ala.; Jackson,MadisonCounty, Tenn.;St.Louis, Mo.Born inMobileCounty, Ala.,January16, 1847.Democrat. Delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention fromTennessee, 1896.Died in Jackson,MadisonCounty, Tenn.,May 24,1920 (age73 years, 129days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
Old SalemCemetery
Cotton Grove Road
Near Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee
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