Lincoln County
Kentucky
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Lincoln County
Kentucky
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Lincoln County
Index to Locations
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Isaac Shelby (1750-1826) —
Born in North Mountain, Washington
County, Md., December
11, 1750.
Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of Virginia state legislature, 1779; member of North Carolina state
legislature, 1779; delegate to
Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1792; Governor of
Kentucky, 1792-96, 1812-16.
Died of a broken blood
vessel in the head, July 18,
1826 (age 75 years, 219
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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Harvey Helm (1865-1919) —
of Stanford, Lincoln
County, Ky.
Born in Danville, Boyle
County, Ky., 1865.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1893; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1907-19; died in
office 1919.
Died in 1919
(age about
54 years).
Interment at Buffalo Springs Cemetery.
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George Mosby Davison (1855-1912) —
also known as George M. Davison —
of Stanford, Lincoln
County, Ky.
Born in Stanford, Lincoln
County, Ky., March 23,
1855.
Son of Edward M. Davison and Martha (Vaughn) Davison.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1897-99; defeated,
1898.
Died, from Bright's
disease, in Stanford, Lincoln
County, Ky., December
18, 1912 (age 57 years, 270
days).
Interment at Buffalo Springs Cemetery.
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Leonard Evans Carson (1900-1972) —
also known as Leonard Carson —
of Crab Orchard, Lincoln
County, Ky.
Born in Turnersville, Lincoln
County, Ky., July 4,
1900.
Son of James Thomas Carson and Susie Belle (Carter) Carson.
Democrat. Farmer; horseman;
state
government employee; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 42nd District, 1938-39.
Died, in Haggin Memorial Hospital,
Harrodsburg, Mercer
County, Ky., February
9, 1972 (age 71 years, 220
days).
Interment at Buffalo Springs Cemetery.
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