Georgetown Cemetery (Georgetown, Kentucky)
Georgetown Cemetery is a burial site located in Georgetown, Kentucky.
Georgetown Cemetery has a Confederate Soldier Memorial dedicated to Rebel soldiers that died during the American Civil War. Soldiers inscribed on the memorial are WM. Simons, W. Hall, J.J. Hensly, WM. Sutton, Capt. John Black, WM Tanchill, Bryan Fitzpatrick, B.C. Wootten, and WM Wood. Other notable people buried at the cemetery are U.S. Chess Champion, Jackson Showalter and two famous artists: Will Hunleigh a landscape artist, and equine artist, Edward Troye.
It also is the burial site of a murder victim known originally as "Tent Girl" who was later identified as Barbara Ann Hackmann Taylor in 1998.
Notable burials
- Benjamin Franklin Bradley (1825–1897), American and Confederate politician
- J. Campbell Cantrill (1870–1923), U.S. Representative from Kentucky
- James E. Cantrill (1839–1908), Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky and judge
- Joseph Desha (1768–1842), Governor of Kentucky and U.S. Representative
- George W. Johnson (1811–1862), Confederate Governor of Kentucky
- James P. Lewis (1869–1942), Kentucky Secretary of State, politician and banker
- William Claiborne Owens (1849–1925), U.S. Representative from Kentucky
- James Fisher Robinson (1800–1882), Governor of Kentucky
See also
References
- ^ O'neill, Helen (2008-03-30). "Amateur sleuths restore identity to the dead". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
- ^ "Bradley, A to B". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ "Cantrill, James Campbell". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ "The Court of Final Appeal". Owensboro Inquirer. 1908-04-06. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-08-16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gov. Joseph Desha". National Governors Association. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ "Judge J. P. Lewis Dies at Hazard". The Lexington Herald. 1942-05-23. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-08-16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Owens, William Claiborne". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ "Gov. James Fisher Robinson". National Governors Association. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
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