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CalvaryCemetery
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Joseph Dominic Montedonico (1852-1909) — also known asJoseph D. Montedonico — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,April 4,1852.Banker;insurancebusiness;ConsularAgent for Italy inMemphis,Tenn., 1875-77, 1892-96; member ofTennesseestate senate; elected 1884.Italianancestry.Died, fromheartdisease andmalaria,inHotelPilgrim, Plymouth,PlymouthCounty, Mass.,September8, 1909 (age57 years, 157days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
ElmwoodCemetery
824 S. Dudley St.
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
Founded 1852
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Edward Hull Crump (1874-1954) — also known asEdward H. Crump;Ed Crump;"BossCrump" —of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born near Holly Springs,MarshallCounty, Miss.,October2, 1874.Democrat. Head, E. H. CrumpBuggyManufacturing Co.; president, E. H. Crump & Co. (involved inbanking,realestate, andinsurance);mayorof Memphis, Tenn., 1910-16, 1940; resigned 1916; proceedings werebrought for hisousteras mayor in 1915-16, based onchargesthat hefailed toenforce stateliquorlaws; when the ouster suit was upheld by the state supreme court,heresigned;ShelbyCounty Treasurer, 1917-23; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Tennessee,1924,1928,1932,1936,1940,1944;U.S.Representative from Tennessee, 1931-35 (10th District 1931-33,9th District 1933-35); member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Tennessee, 1936-45.Died in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,October16, 1954 (age80 years, 14days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | A. B. Taylor (1796-1866) — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born in1796.Mayorof Memphis, Tenn., 1852-55.One of the founders of Elmwood Cemetery. Died in1866(ageabout70 years).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | John William Leftwich (1826-1870) — also known asJohn W. Leftwich — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born in Liberty (now Bedford),BedfordCounty, Va.,September7, 1826.Democrat.Merchant;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 8th District, 1866-67;mayorof Memphis, Tenn., 1868-69, 1869-70.Died inLynchburg,Va.,March 6,1870 (age43 years, 180days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Joel Leftwich and Mary L. (Thorpe) Leftwich; married,December17, 1854, to Gertrude Aurelia Wendle; great-grandnephew ofJabezLeftwich; second cousin once removed ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1788-1823),BenjaminWilliam Sheridan Cabell andRobertJefferson Breckinridge; third cousin ofJohnCabell Breckinridge,CarterHenry Harrison,PeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864),WilliamLewis Cabell,RobertJefferson Breckinridge Jr.,GeorgeCraighead Cabell,WilliamCampbell Preston Breckinridge andJohnBreckinridge Castleman; third cousin once removed ofJosephCabell Breckinridge (1844-1906),CliftonRodes Breckinridge,PeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925),BenjaminEarl Cabell,CarterHenry Harrison II,LevinIrving Handy,DeshaBreckinridge andHenrySkillman Breckinridge; third cousin twice removed ofEarleCabell. | | | | Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians.. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Jacob Thompson (1810-1885) — of Oxford,LafayetteCounty, Miss.Born in Leasburg,CaswellCounty, N.C.,May 15,1810.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Mississippi, 1839-51 (at-large 1839-47, 1stDistrict 1847-51);U.S.Secretary of the Interior, 1857-61; served in the ConfederateArmy during the Civil War.Slaveowner. Died in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,March24, 1885 (age74 years, 313days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | George W. Guess (c.1829-1868) — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in North Carolina, about 1829.Lawyer;colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;mayor ofDallas, Tex., 1866-68.Member,Freemasons.Died ofsunstroke,aboard asteamboaton the Mississippi River, at a wharf in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,July 18,1868 (ageabout 39years).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Rowlett Paine (b. 1879) — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,December22, 1879.Democrat.Wholesalegrocer;mayorof Memphis, Tenn., 1920-27.Methodist.Member,Rotary.Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof John James Paine and Elizabeth (Rowlett) Paine; married1918 to AnnaBell Hughes; nephew by marriage ofGeorgeWashington Gordon. |
| | Kenneth Douglas McKellar (1869-1957) — also known asKenneth D. McKellar — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born in Richmond,DallasCounty, Ala.,January29, 1869.Democrat.Lawyer;Presidential Elector for Tennessee,1905;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,1908,1920,1936,1940,1944(speaker);U.S.Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1911-17;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1917-53.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;OddFellows;DeltaKappa Epsilon.DiedOctober25, 1957 (age88 years, 269days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery; statue atTri-CitiesRegional Airport, Near Blountville, Sullivan County, Tenn.  | Isham Green Harris (1818-1897) — also known asIsham G. Harris — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born near Tullahoma,FranklinCounty, Tenn.,February10, 1818.Democrat. Member ofTennesseestate senate, 1847;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 9th District, 1849-53;Governor ofTennessee, 1857-62; served in the Confederate Army during theCivil War;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1877-97; died in office 1897.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,July 8,1897 (age79 years, 148days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | James Chamberlain Jones (1809-1859) — also known asJames C. Jones;"LeanJimmy" —of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born inDavidsonCounty, Tenn.,April20, 1809.Member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1839;Governor ofTennessee, 1841-45;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1851-57.Slaveowner. DiedOctober29, 1859 (age50 years, 192days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Andrew Jackson Donelson (1799-1871) — also known asAndrew J. Donelson — of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.; Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,August25, 1799.Whig.Lawyer;U.S. Charge d'Affaires toTexas Republic, 1844-45; U.S. Minister toPrussia, 1846-49; candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1856.Died, of aheartattack, in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,June 26,1871 (age71 years, 305days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Stephen Adams (1807-1857) — of Aberdeen,MonroeCounty, Miss.Born in Pendleton District (nowAndersonCounty), S.C.,October17, 1807.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofTennesseestate senate, 1833-34; circuit judge in Mississippi, 1837-45,1848;U.S.Representative from Mississippi at-large, 1845-47; member ofMississippistate house of representatives, 1850;delegateto Mississippi state constitutional convention, 1851;U.S.Senator from Mississippi, 1852-57.Slaveowner. Died in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,May 11,1857 (age49 years, 206days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Spencer Jarnagin (1792-1853) — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.; Athens,McMinnCounty, Tenn.; Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born inGraingerCounty, Tenn.,1792.Whig.Lawyer;member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1833-35; Whig PresidentialElector for Tennessee,1840;U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1843-47.Slaveowner. Became ill withcholera,subjected to "heroic treatment" by his doctor, and died, in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,June 25,1853 (ageabout 60years).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Thomas Battle Turley (1845-1910) — also known asThomas B. Turley — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born in Tennessee,1845.Democrat.U.S.Senator from Tennessee, 1897-1901.Died in1910(ageabout65 years).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Robert Bruce Macon (1859-1925) — also known asRobert B. Macon — of Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena),PhillipsCounty, Ark.Born near Trenton,PhillipsCounty, Ark.,July 6,1859.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofArkansasstate house of representatives, 1883-87; prosecuting attorney,1st Circuit, 1898-1902;U.S.Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1903-13.Died in Marvell,PhillipsCounty, Ark.,October9, 1925 (age66 years, 95days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.  | William Graham Swan (1821-1869) — also known asWilliam G. Swan — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.Born in1821.Lawyer;circuit judge in Tennessee, 1840;Tennesseestate attorney general, 1851-54;mayorof Knoxville, Tenn., 1855-56; served in the Confederate Armyduring the Civil War;Representativefrom Tennessee in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.DiedApril18, 1869 (ageabout 47years).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.| | Relatives:Married to Margaret Paralee Mabry. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: City ofKnoxville |
| | David Maney Currin (1817-1864) — of Tennessee. Born in Murfreesboro,RutherfordCounty, Tenn.,November11, 1817.Member of Tennessee state legislature, 1851;Delegatefrom Tennessee to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;Representativefrom Tennessee in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64; died inoffice 1864.Died inRichmond,Va.,March25, 1864 (age46 years, 135days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Hiram Casey Young (1828-1899) — also known asH. Casey Young — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born in Alabama,1828.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1875-81, 1883-85.Died in1899(ageabout71 years).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Joseph Brown Heiskell (1823-1913) — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,November5, 1823.Member ofTennesseestate senate, 1858;Representativefrom Tennessee in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64;delegateto Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1870;Tennesseestate attorney general, 1870-78.Died in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,March 7,1913 (age89 years, 122days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | James Trezvant (c.1782-1841) — of Virginia. Born in Virginia, about 1782. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1820;U.S.Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1825-31.Slaveowner. DiedSeptember2, 1841 (ageabout 59years).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | James Phelan (1856-1891) — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born in Aberdeen,MonroeCounty, Miss.,December7, 1856.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1887-91; died inoffice 1891.Died inBahamas,January30, 1891 (age34 years, 54days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | William Henry Carroll (1810-1868) — also known asWilliam H. Carroll — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,1810.Democrat. Postmaster atMemphis,Tenn., 1853-60; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromTennessee,1860;general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Gen. BraxtonBragg had himarrestedfordrunkenness,and heresignedfrom the army.Died in Montreal,Quebec,May3, 1868 (ageabout 57years).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | James Ronald Chalmers (1831-1898) — also known asJames R. Chalmers — of Vicksburg,WarrenCounty, Miss.Born near Lynchburg,HalifaxCounty, Va.,January12, 1831.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi,1852;delegateto Mississippi secession convention, 1861; general in theConfederate Army during the Civil War; member ofMississippistate senate, 1876-77;U.S.Representative from Mississippi, 1877-82, 1884-85 (6th District1877-82, 2nd District 1884-85).Slaveowner. Died, from complications of thegrippe,in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,April 9,1898 (age67 years, 87days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | George Washington Gordon (1836-1911) — also known asGeorge W. Gordon — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born in Pulaski,GilesCounty, Tenn.,October5, 1836.Democrat.Civilengineer; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;Tennessee Railroad Commissioner, 1883-85; Special U.S. Indian Agentin Arizona and Nevada, 1885-89;superintendentof schools;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1907-11; died inoffice 1911.Member,UnitedConfederate Veterans.Slaveowner. Died, fromasthmaanduremia,in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,August9, 1911 (age74 years, 308days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Joseph Hunter Bryan (1782-1839) — of North Carolina. Born inMartinCounty, N.C.,April 9,1782.Member ofNorthCarolina house of commons, 1804-05, 1807-09;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1815-19.Slaveowner. Died in La Grange,FayetteCounty, Tenn.,December28, 1839 (age57 years, 263days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Asa Hodges (1822-1900) — of Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.Born near Moulton,LawrenceCounty, Ala.,January22, 1822.Republican.Delegateto Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1867; member ofArkansasstate house of representatives, 1868; member ofArkansasstate senate, 1870;U.S.Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1873-75; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Arkansas,1876.Slaveowner. DiedJune 6,1900 (age78 years, 135days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Henry Cousins Chambers (1823-1871) — of Mississippi. Born inLimestoneCounty, Ala.,July 26,1823.Member of Mississippi state legislature, 1859;Representativefrom Mississippi in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.KilledWilliamAugustus Lake, his opponent for the Confederate Congress, in aduelon October 15, 1861, at Hopefield, Ark.Died inBolivarCounty, Miss.,May 1,1871 (age47 years, 279days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | William Claiborne Dunlap (1798-1872) — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.; Bolivar,HardemanCounty, Tenn.Born in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,February25, 1798.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 13th District, 1833-37; circuitjudge in Tennessee, 1840-49; member ofTennesseestate senate, 1851-57; member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1857-59.Slaveowner. Died near Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,November16, 1872 (age74 years, 265days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | William Tecumsah Avery (1819-1880) — of Tennessee. Born inHardemanCounty, Tenn.,November11, 1819.Democrat. Member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1843;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1857-61; colonel inthe Confederate Army during the Civil War.Slaveowner. Accidentallydrownedin Ten Mile Bayou,CrittendenCounty, Ark.,May 22,1880 (age60 years, 193days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Frank Hoyt Gailor (1892-1954) — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born in Sewanee,FranklinCounty, Tenn.,May 9,1892.Rhodesscholar;lawyer;member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1921; member ofTennesseestate senate, 1923;ShelbyCounty Attorney, 1936-41; circuit judge in Tennessee, 1941-42;justice ofTennessee state supreme court, 1942-48.Member,AlphaTau Omega;AmericanLegion.Died in1954(ageabout62 years).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Jeremiah Watkins Clapp (1814-1898) — of Mississippi. Born in Abingdon,WashingtonCounty, Va.,September24, 1814.Delegateto Mississippi secession convention, 1861;Representativefrom Mississippi in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64.Presbyterian.Died in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,September5, 1898 (age83 years, 346days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | William Jay Smith (1823-1913) — also known asWilliam J. Smith — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born in Birmingham,England,September24, 1823.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; served inthe Union Army during the Civil War;delegateto Tennessee state constitutional convention, 1865; member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1865-67; member ofTennesseestate senate, 1867-69, 1885-87; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Tennessee,1868,1876;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 8th District, 1869-71; defeated,1870;U.S.Surveyor of Customs at Memphis, Tenn., Tennessee, 1875-81.Slaveowner. Died in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,November29, 1913 (age90 years, 66days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | James Patton Anderson (1822-1872) — of Hernando,DeSotoCounty, Miss.; Olympia,ThurstonCounty, Wash.; near Monticello,JeffersonCounty, Fla.; Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born near Winchester,FranklinCounty, Tenn.,February16, 1822.Democrat.Lawyer;colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member ofMississippi state legislature, 1850;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1855-57;delegateto Florida secession convention, 1861;Delegatefrom Florida to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861;general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Slaveowner. Died in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,September20, 1872 (age50 years, 217days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Henry Thomas Ellett (1812-1887) — also known asHenry T. Ellett — of Port Gibson,ClaiborneCounty, Miss.Born in Salem,SalemCounty, N.J.,March 8,1812.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Mississippi at-large, 1847; member ofMississippi state legislature, 1850.Slaveowner. Died suddenly while delivering anaddress ofwelcome to PresidentGroverCleveland in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,October15, 1887 (age75 years, 221days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | John W. Farley (1878-1942) — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.BornMarch 4,1878.Republican.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Tennessee, 1916; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Tennessee,1916(alternate),1924.Member,KappaAlpha Order;Freemasons.Led drive toestablishthe West Tennessee Normal School (now University of Memphis) in 1912.Died, ofpneumoniaand severearthritis,November,1942(age64years, 0 days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Alexander M. Arzeno (d. 1878) — of Newport,MonroeCounty, Mich.Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Monroe County, 1847;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850; member ofMichiganstate senate 8th District, 1853-54.Died, ofyellowfever, in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,November19, 1878.Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Josiah Thomas Settle (1850-1915) — also known asJosiah T. Settle;Joe Settle — ofPanolaCounty, Miss.; Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born inRockinghamCounty, N.C.,September30, 1850.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Mississippi,1876;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Mississippi,1876;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Mississippi,1880;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee,1896,1900,1912.Africanancestry.Died, fromtuberculosis,in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,August16, 1915 (age64 years, 320days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Josiah Thomas Settle (1799-1869) and Nancy Ann (Graves) Settle;married to Theresa T. Vogelsang; married1890 toFrances McCullough. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Carrick White Heiskell (1836-1923) — also known asC. W. Heiskell — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born in Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.,July 25,1836.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;alternate delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention fromTennessee, 1896.Died in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,July 29,1923 (age87 years, 4days).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | | Merrill Parrish Hudson (d. 1967) — also known asMerrill P. Hudson;Mrs. Asaph R.Hudson —of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromTennessee,1936,1940.Female.DiedMay 4,1967.Interment at Elmwood Cemetery. | Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | 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 at Elmwood Cemetery; reinterment in 1902 atJacksonCemetery, Jackson, Tenn. | | Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821-1877) — also known as"Wizard of the Saddle" — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born near Chapel Hill, Bedford County (nowMarshallCounty), Tenn.,July 13,1821.Democrat.Cottonplanter;slavetrader; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; inApril 1864, after the Battle of Fort Pillow, Tennessee, Confederatetroops under his commandmassacredAfrican-American Union soldiers, not accepting them as prisoners,since the Confederacyrefused torecognize ex-slaves as legitimate combatants; this event, seen asawarcrime, sparkedoutrageacross the North, and a congressionalinquiry;in 1867, he became involved in theKu KluxKlan and was elected Grand Wizard; the organization used violenttactics tointimidateBlack voters andsuppresstheir votes; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromTennessee,1868;in 1869, he had a change of heart, and issued a letter ordering thatthe Klan be dissolved and its costumes destroyed; he went on todenounce the group and its crimes; in 1875, he gave a "friendlyspeech" to a meeting of an African-American organization in Memphis,calling for peace, harmony, and economic advancement of formerslaves; for this speech, he was vehemently denounced in the Southernpress as a race traitor.Englishancestry. Member,Ku Klux Klan.After his death, he became a folk hero among white racists,particularly during the imposition of Jim Crow segregation laws inthe early 20th century, and later, in reaction to the Civil Rightsmovement in the 1950s and 1960s.Slaveowner. Died, from complications ofdiabetes,in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,October29, 1877 (age56 years, 108days).Original interment at Elmwood Cemetery; subsequent interment in 1904atHealth Sciences Park; reinterment in 2021atNationalConfederate Museum at Elm Springs, Columbia, Tenn.
Forest HillCemetery Midtown
1661 Elvis Presley Boulevard
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Luke Edward Wright (1846-1922) — also known asLuke E. Wright — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,August29, 1846.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;Tennesseestate attorney general, 1870-78;Governor-Generalof the Philippine Islands, 1904-05; U.S. Ambassador toJapan, 1906-07;U.S.Secretary of War, 1908-09.Died in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,November17, 1922 (age76 years, 80days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown. | | Walter Chandler (1887-1967) — also known asClift Chandler — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born in Jackson,MadisonCounty, Tenn.,October5, 1887.Democrat. Member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1917; served in the U.S. Armyduring World War I; member ofTennesseestate senate, 1921-23;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 9th District, 1935-40; resigned1940;mayorof Memphis, Tenn., 1940-46, 1955; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Tennessee,1940,1944(member,CredentialsCommittee).Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiKappa Phi;SigmaAlpha Epsilon;Freemasons.Died in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,October1, 1967 (age79 years, 361days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown.  | Malcolm Rice Patterson (1861-1935) — also known asMalcolm R. Patterson — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born in Somerville,MorganCounty, Ala.,June 7,1861.Democrat.Lawyer;ShelbyCounty District Attorney, 1894-1900;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1901-06; resigned1906;Governor ofTennessee, 1907-11.Died in Sarasota,SarasotaCounty, Fla.,March 8,1935 (age73 years, 274days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown. | | Clifford Davis (1897-1970) — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born in Hazlehurst,CopiahCounty, Miss.,November18, 1897.Democrat.Lawyer;city judge in Tennessee, 1923-27;U.S.Representative from Tennessee, 1940-65 (9th District 1940-43,10th District 1943-53, 9th District 1953-65).Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;SigmaAlpha Epsilon;Moose;Elks;Order ofAhepa.Died inWashington,D.C.,June 8,1970 (age72 years, 202days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown. | | John Ethridge McCall (1859-1920) — also known asJohn E. McCall — of Lexington,HendersonCounty, Tenn.Born in Clarksburg,CarrollCounty, Tenn.,August14, 1859.Republican. Member of Tennessee state legislature, 1890;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 8th District, 1895-97; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Tennessee,1900;U.S.District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, 1905-20;died in office 1920.Died in Huntingdon,CarrollCounty, Tenn.,August8, 1920 (age60 years, 360days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown. | | Harry Bennett Anderson (1879-1935) — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born inVan BurenCounty, Mich.,November5, 1879.Lawyer;member ofTennesseeRepublican State Executive Committee, 1904-10; Progressivecandidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee,1912;colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, 1926-35;died in office 1935.Member,Elks;Freemasons;OddFellows;AmericanLegion.Died, from aheartailment andpneumonia,in CrookSanitarium,Jackson,MadisonCounty, Tenn.,April 9,1935 (age55 years, 155days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown. | | Josiah Patterson (1837-1904) — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born inMorganCounty, Ala.,April14, 1837.Democrat. Member of Tennessee state legislature, 1870;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1891-97.Slaveowner. Died in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,February10, 1904 (age66 years, 302days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown. | | William Robert Moore (1830-1909) — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born near Huntsville,MadisonCounty, Ala.,March28, 1830.Republican.Dry goodsmerchant;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1881-83; member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1889-91.Through a bequest, hefoundedWilliam R. Moore College of Technology (now Moore Tech).Died in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,June 12,1909 (age79 years, 76days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown. | | Hugh Chalmers (1876-1928) — BornMarch 6,1876.Member ofArkansasstate house of representatives, 1921-24; member ofArkansasstate senate 32nd District, 1927-28.DiedAugust26, 1928 (age52 years, 173days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown. | | Walter Preston Armstrong (1884-1949) — also known asWalter P. Armstrong — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born in Pittsboro,CalhounCounty, Miss.,October26, 1884.Democrat.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,1928,1940.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;SigmaChi;PhiDelta Phi.DiedJuly 27,1949 (age64 years, 274days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown.| | Relatives: Sonof George Wells Armstrong and May (Cruthirds) Armstrong; married,November12, 1912, to Irma Waddell. |
Health SciencesPark
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
| Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821-1877) — also known as"Wizard of the Saddle" — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born near Chapel Hill, Bedford County (nowMarshallCounty), Tenn.,July 13,1821.Democrat.Cottonplanter;slavetrader; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; inApril 1864, after the Battle of Fort Pillow, Tennessee, Confederatetroops under his commandmassacredAfrican-American Union soldiers, not accepting them as prisoners,since the Confederacyrefused torecognize ex-slaves as legitimate combatants; this event, seen asawarcrime, sparkedoutrageacross the North, and a congressionalinquiry;in 1867, he became involved in theKu KluxKlan and was elected Grand Wizard; the organization used violenttactics tointimidateBlack voters andsuppresstheir votes; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromTennessee,1868;in 1869, he had a change of heart, and issued a letter ordering thatthe Klan be dissolved and its costumes destroyed; he went on todenounce the group and its crimes; in 1875, he gave a "friendlyspeech" to a meeting of an African-American organization in Memphis,calling for peace, harmony, and economic advancement of formerslaves; for this speech, he was vehemently denounced in the Southernpress as a race traitor.Englishancestry. Member,Ku Klux Klan.After his death, he became a folk hero among white racists,particularly during the imposition of Jim Crow segregation laws inthe early 20th century, and later, in reaction to the Civil Rightsmovement in the 1950s and 1960s.Slaveowner. Died, from complications ofdiabetes,in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,October29, 1877 (age56 years, 108days).Original interment atElmwood Cemetery;subsequent interment in 1904 at Health Sciences Park; reinterment in2021 atNationalConfederate Museum at Elm Springs, Columbia, Tenn.
NationalCemetery
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George William Grider (1912-1991) — also known asGeorge W. Grider;"Gindy" —of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.; Niagara Falls,NiagaraCounty, N.Y.; Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,October1, 1912.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;county judge in Tennessee, 1959-64;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 9th District, 1965-67.Methodist.Member,AmericanLegion.Died in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,March20, 1991 (age78 years, 170days).Interment at National Cemetery.
New ParkCemetery
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Thomas Oscar Fuller Sr. (1867-1942) — also known asThomas O. Fuller, Sr. — of Wilmington,NewHanover County, N.C.; Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.Born in Franklinton,FranklinCounty, N.C.,October25, 1867.Minister;member ofNorthCarolina state senate; elected 1898;historian.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP.Died in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,June 21,1942 (age74 years, 239days).Interment at New Park Cemetery.
Winchester Park(former Cemetery)
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Marcus Brutus Winchester (1796-1856) — also known asMarcus B. Winchester — of Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.BornMarch28, 1796.Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; postmaster atMemphis,Tenn., 1823-49;mayorof Memphis, Tenn., 1827-29; member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1851.DiedNovember2, 1856 (age60 years, 219days).Interment at Winchester Park (former Cemetery).| | Relatives: Sonof James Lonchester and Susan (Black) Winchester; married1823 toAmarante 'Mary' Loiselle; married1842 to LucyLenore (Ferguson) McLean. |
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