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Rutherford County
Tennessee

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Rutherford County

Index to Locations

Keeble Cemetery

Private or family graveyards

MurfreesboroCanonsburgh VillageCemetery

MurfreesboroEvergreen Cemetery

MurfreesboroMurfreesboro CityCemetery

KeebleCemetery
Rutherford County,

Edwin Augustus Keeble (1807-1868) — also known asEdwin A. Keeble — of Tennessee. Born inCumberlandCounty, Va.,February14, 1807.Mayorof Murfreesboro, Tenn., 1838-55; member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1861-62;Speakerof the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1861-62;Representativefrom Tennessee in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65.Died in Murfreesboro,RutherfordCounty, Tenn.,August26, 1868 (age61 years, 194days).Original interment at Keeble Cemetery; reinterment in 1967 atMt.Juliet Cemetery, Wilson County, Tenn.

Politicians formerlyburied here:

Relatives:Son-in-law ofJohnBell.

Private or familygraveyards
Rutherford County, Tennessee

Joseph Dickson (1745-1825) — ofLincolnCounty, N.C.;RutherfordCounty, Tenn.Born inChesterCounty, Pa., April,1745.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;cotton andtobacco planter;member ofNorthCarolina state senate from Lincoln County, 1788-95;U.S.Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1799-1801; member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1807-11;Speakerof the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1809-11.Slaveowner. Died inRutherfordCounty, Tenn.,April14, 1825 (ageabout 80years).Interment in a private or family graveyard.

Politicians buriedhere:

David W. Dickinson (1808-1845) — of Tennessee. Born in Franklin,WilliamsonCounty, Tenn.,June 10,1808.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Tennessee, 1833-35, 1843-45 (8th District1833-35, 7th District 1843-45).Slaveowner. Died near Murfreesboro,RutherfordCounty, Tenn.,April27, 1845 (age36 years, 321days).Interment in a private or family graveyard.

	Relatives:Nephew ofWilliamHardy Murfree.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

CanonsburghVillage Cemetery
Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee

Joel Childress (1777-1819) — also known asJoel Childers — of Murfreesboro,RutherfordCounty, Tenn.BornMarch22, 1777.Planter;merchant;postmaster atMurfreesboro,Tenn., 1813-19.Died in Murfreesboro,RutherfordCounty, Tenn.,August18, 1819 (age42 years, 149days).Interment at Canonsburgh Village Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives:Married to Elizabeth Whitsitt; father ofSarahChildress (who marriedJamesKnox Polk).
		Political family:Polk#2 family of Tennessee (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

EvergreenCemetery
519 Greenland Drive
Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.

John Price Buchanan (1837-1930) — also known asJohn P. Buchanan — of Tennessee. Born inWilliamsonCounty, Tenn.,October24, 1837.Governorof Tennessee, 1891-93.Died in Murfreesboro,RutherfordCounty, Tenn.,May 14,1930 (age92 years, 202days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

James Daniel Richardson (1843-1914) — also known asJames D. Richardson — of Murfreesboro,RutherfordCounty, Tenn.Born inRutherfordCounty, Tenn.,March10, 1843.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1871-73;Speakerof the Tennessee State House of Representatives, 1871-73; memberofTennesseestate senate, 1873-74; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Tennessee,1876,1896,1900;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1885-1905.Member,Freemasons.Died in Murfreesboro,RutherfordCounty, Tenn.,July 24,1914 (age71 years, 136days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.

Charles Ready Jr. (1802-1878) — of Murfreesboro,RutherfordCounty, Tenn.Born in Readyville,CannonCounty, Tenn.,December22, 1802.Member of Tennessee state legislature, 1840;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1853-59.Slaveowner. Died in Murfreesboro,RutherfordCounty, Tenn.,June 4,1878 (age75 years, 164days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Charles Ready and Mary 'Polly' (Palmer) Ready; married,May 19,1825, to Martha Alvord 'Mattie' Strong (daughter ofJosephChurchill Strong); uncle ofWilliamT. Haskell.
		Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial

Harold Henderson Earthman (1900-1987) — also known asHarold H. Earthman — of Murfreesboro,RutherfordCounty, Tenn.Born in Murfreesboro,RutherfordCounty, Tenn.,April13, 1900.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1931-32;RutherfordCounty Judge, 1942-45;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1945-47; defeated,1946.Presbyterian.Member,FarmBureau;Grange;AmericanLegion;SigmaChi;Freemasons;Elks;Kiwanis;ModernWoodmen of America.Died in Murfreesboro,RutherfordCounty, Tenn.,February26, 1987 (age86 years, 319days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Vernon King Earthman and Virginia M. (Henderson) Earthman; marriedto Mary Wilson Moore.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial

Zachariah Taylor Cason (1850-1913) — also known asZachary T. Cason — of Murfreesboro,RutherfordCounty, Tenn.Born inWilsonCounty, Tenn.,August26, 1850.Republican.Lawyer;postmaster atMurfreesboro,Tenn., 1910-13.Died inRutherfordCounty, Tenn.,May 5,1913 (age62 years, 252days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Faver Cason and Mary Helen (Sharp) Cason; married to Laura C.Thomas.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

James M. Avent (1816-1895) — of Murfreesboro,RutherfordCounty, Tenn.BornDecember10, 1816.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,1860.DiedAugust9, 1895 (age78 years, 242days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.

See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

Charles Lewis Ridley (1847-1911) — also known asCharles L. Ridley — of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.Born in Murfreesboro,RutherfordCounty, Tenn.,1847.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;Convention Vice-President, Democratic NationalConvention, 1892.Member,UnitedConfederate Veterans.Died in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,March24, 1911 (ageabout 63years).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Bromfield Ridley and Rebecca Thompson (Crosthwaite) Ridley;married to Hettie Fitzpatrick.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
		Image source: Confederate Veteranmagazine, May 1911

Murfreesboro CityCemetery
Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee

Edwin Hickman Ewing (1809-1902) — of Tennessee. Born in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,December2, 1809.Whig.Lawyer;member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1841-42;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 8th District, 1845-47;president,University of Nashville.Slaveowner. Died in Murfreesboro,RutherfordCounty, Tenn.,April24, 1902 (age92 years, 143days).Interment at Murfreesboro City Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof Nathan E. Ewing and Sarah (Hill) Ewing; brother ofAndrewEwing; granduncle ofJohnOverton Pendleton andHarveyWatterson.
		Political families:Pendleton#1 family of Maryland;Ewing-Wattersonfamily of Ohio and Tennessee (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article

Robert Jetton (1781-1840) — of Tennessee. Born in1781.Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1817-21; member ofTennesseestate senate, 1823-25, 1831-33; candidate forU.S.Representative from Tennessee, 1835.Died inRutherfordCounty, Tenn.,December26, 1840 (ageabout 59years).Interment at Murfreesboro City Cemetery.

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