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Obion County
Tennessee

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Obion County

Index to Locations TroyUnknown location TroyTroy Cemetery Union CityCity Cemetery Union CityEast View Cemetery UnknownLocation Troy, Obion County, Tennessee Richard Dickerson Gholson (1802-1861) — Born in Culpeper,CulpeperCounty, Va.,January3, 1802.Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member ofKentuckystate senate, 1851-55;Governorof Washington Territory, 1859-61.EnglishandCherokeeIndian ancestry.Slaveowner. Died in Tennessee,August28, 1861 (age59 years, 237days).Interment somewhere. Politicians buriedhere:     Relatives:Second cousin ofThomasGholson Jr.; second cousin once removed ofJamesHerbert Gholson andThomasSaunders Gholson.   Political family:Gholsonfamily of Virginia.

George Washington Lent Marr (1779-1856) — of Tennessee. Born inHenryCounty, Va.,May 25,1779.Planter;U.S.Representative from Tennessee at-large, 1817-19;delegateto Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1834.Slaveowner. Died near New Madrid,New MadridCounty, Mo.,September5, 1856 (age77 years, 103days).Interment at Troy Cemetery.

	Presumably namedfor:GeorgeWashington
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Rice Alexander Pierce (1848-1936) — of Union City,ObionCounty, Tenn.Born in Dresden,WeakleyCounty, Tenn.,July 3,1848.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 9th District, 1883-85, 1889-93,1897-1905.Died in Union City,ObionCounty, Tenn.,July 12,1936 (age88 years, 9days).Interment at City Cemetery.

Robert Ashton Everett (1915-1969) — also known asRobert A. Everett — of Union City,ObionCounty, Tenn.Born near Union City,ObionCounty, Tenn.,February24, 1915.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; administrativeassistant to U.S. SenatorTomStewart, 1946-49, and to Gov.GordonBrowning, 1950-52;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 8th District, 1958-69; died inoffice 1969.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanLegion;FarmBureau.Died in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,January26, 1969 (age53 years, 337days).Interment at East View Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Charlie Everett and Lelia (Ashton) Everett.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

William Francis Barry Jr. (1900-1967) — of Jackson,MadisonCounty, Tenn.; Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.Born in Union City,ObionCounty, Tenn.,February2, 1900.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1923-27;Speakerof the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1925-27.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Sons ofthe American Revolution;SigmaAlpha Epsilon.Died in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,June 4,1967 (age67 years, 122days).Interment at East View Cemetery.

Relatives: SonofWilliamFrancis Barry, Sr. and Etta Lee (Moore) Barry; married,December28, 1935, to Eleanor Tyne.

 William Francis Barry, Sr. (1861-1935) — ofMadisonCounty, Tenn.Born in Saundersville,SumnerCounty, Tenn.,July 20,1861.Democrat. Member ofTennesseestate senate, 1927-31.Presbyterian.Member,Elks.Died in Jackson,MadisonCounty, Tenn.,May 15,1935 (age73 years, 299days).Interment at East View Cemetery.

Relatives: Sonof John Nichol Barry and Caroline Fletcher (Franklin) Barry; married,August6, 1884, to Etta Lee Moore; father ofWilliamFrancis Barry Jr..

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