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Putnam County
Tennessee

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Putnam County

John Byrd Dow (1860-1950) — also known asJohn B. Dow — of Cookeville,PutnamCounty, Tenn.Born in Cookeville,PutnamCounty, Tenn.,March 5,1860.Schoolteacher;lumberbusiness; member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1901;mayorof Cookeville, Tenn., 1911; postmaster atCookeville,Tenn., 1914-22.Died, in aconvalescenthome, at Sparta,WhiteCounty, Tenn.,July 7,1950 (age90 years, 124days).Interment at Cookeville City Cemetery.

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CookevilleCookeville CityCemetery

CookevilleCrestlawn MemorialCemetery

Cookeville CityCemetery
Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee
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Dick Latta Lansden (1869-1924) — also known asDick Lansden — of Sparta,WhiteCounty, Tenn.; Cookeville,PutnamCounty, Tenn.Born in Bakers Crossroads,WhiteCounty, Tenn.,May 15,1869.Democrat.Schoolteacher;superintendentof schools;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,1904;justiceof Tennessee state supreme court, 1910-16.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias.Died in Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,August10, 1924 (age55 years, 87days).Interment at Cookeville City Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof Hugh Hill Lansden and Lee Ann (McGee) Lansden; married,November16, 1895, to Helen Jane Snodgrass; father ofDickLatta Lansden Jr..
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	Relatives: Sonof Emily Martelia (Harris) Dow and David Linneas Dow; married,February3, 1897, to Elizabeth Echol 'Lizzy' Owen.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

William Jefferson Isbell (1840-1895) — also known asW. J. Isbell — of Cookeville,PutnamCounty, Tenn.BornDecember23, 1840.Republican. Postmaster atCookeville,Tenn., 1876-78;PutnamCounty Court Clerk, 1878-86.Methodist.Member,OddFellows.Died in Cookeville,PutnamCounty, Tenn.,March20, 1895 (age54 years, 87days).Interment at Cookeville City Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof James Livingston Isbell and Melvina (Mitchell) Isbell; married,August1, 1867, to Amanda Helen Starnes.
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James M. Hinds (1859-1906) — of Cookeville,PutnamCounty, Tenn.BornNovember10, 1859.Democrat. Postmaster atCookeville,Tenn., 1886-89, 1893-97.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.Died, fromconsumption,in Cookeville,PutnamCounty, Tenn.,January24, 1906 (age46 years, 75days).Interment at Cookeville City Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Simeon Hinds and Mary (Masters) Hinds; married to KateDouglass.
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Charles H. Whitney (1838-1912) — of Cookeville,PutnamCounty, Tenn.Born in Bridgton,CumberlandCounty, Maine,January16, 1838.Republican.Real estatebusiness;contractor;postmaster atCookeville,Tenn., 1907-10.Churchof Christ. Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias.Died in Cookeville,PutnamCounty, Tenn.,December25, 1912 (age74 years, 344days).Interment at Cookeville City Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof George W. Whitney and Angela (Phinney) Whitney; married,October28, 1860, to Mary Alicia 'Alice' Wirt.
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John Green Duke (1848-1928) — also known asJohn G. Duke — of Cookeville,PutnamCounty, Tenn.Born in Lancaster,SmithCounty, Tenn.,July 18,1848.Republican.Merchant;postmaster atCookeville,Tenn., 1882-86, 1897-1901.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias.Died in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,January15, 1928 (age79 years, 181days).Interment at Cookeville City Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof William Duke and Sarah (McGuffey) Duke; married,August19, 1875, to Mary Jane Gentry.
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Shelah Dillard Davis (1877-1940) — also known asShelah D. Davis — of Cookeville,PutnamCounty, Tenn.Born inPutnamCounty, Tenn.,1877.Republican.Physician;postmaster atCookeville,Tenn., 1910-14.Died, from aheartattack, in Cookeville,PutnamCounty, Tenn.,February7, 1940 (ageabout 62years).Interment at Cookeville City Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Caroline (Stover) Davis and William Gallatin Davis; married,September19, 1901, to Eunie L. Haynes.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

Norman Massa (1881-1947) — of Cookeville,PutnamCounty, Tenn.Born near Cookeville,PutnamCounty, Tenn.,April11, 1881.Republican.Merchant;postmaster atCookeville,Tenn., 1922-33.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Lions.Died inPutnamCounty, Tenn.,April 6,1947 (age65 years, 360days).Interment at Cookeville City Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof William Massa and Dorinda (Burgess) Massa; married1901 toElizabeth 'Lizzie' Brown.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

John Emery Oliver (1859-1952) — also known asJohn E. Oliver — of Gabbatha,PutnamCounty, Tenn.; Cookeville,PutnamCounty, Tenn.Born in Tennessee,March21, 1859.Republican. Postmaster atCookeville,Tenn., 1897; deputy collector of Internal Revenue; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Tennessee,1900;merchant.DiedMarch28, 1952 (age93 years, 7days).Interment at Cookeville City Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married,June 15,1894, to Cora S. Lee.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

CrestlawnMemorial Cemetery
Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee

Tommy Burks (1940-1998) — of near Monterey,PutnamCounty, Tenn.Born in Cookeville,PutnamCounty, Tenn.,May 22,1940.Farmer;member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1971-78; member ofTennesseestate senate, 1979-98; died in office 1998.Churchof Christ. Member,Lions;FarmBureau.Shotandkilled inhispickuptruck by his opponent for re-election,ByronLow Tax Looper, near Monterey,CumberlandCounty, Tenn.,October19, 1998 (age58 years, 150days).Interment at Crestlawn Memorial Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof Walter Fred Burks and Christine Gilliam Burks; married1960 toCharlotteRose Gentry.
		Cross-reference:McCrackenPoston

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