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Samuel Jameson Gholson (1808-1883) —
of Mississippi.
Born near Richmond, Madison
County, Ky., May 19,
1808.
Democrat. Member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1835; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi at-large, 1836-37, 1837-39; federal
judge, 1839; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Wounded during the Civil War and lost an
arm.
Died in Aberdeen, Monroe
County, Miss., October
16, 1883 (age 75 years, 150
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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Reuben Davis (1813-1890) —
of Aberdeen, Monroe
County, Miss.
Born in Winchester, Franklin
County, Tenn., January
18, 1813.
Democrat. State court judge in Mississippi, 1842; member of
Mississippi state legislature, 1855-57; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 2nd District, 1857-61; general in
the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Representative
from Mississippi in the Confederate Congress, 1862-63; candidate
for Governor of
Mississippi, 1863.
Died in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., October
14, 1890 (age 77 years, 269
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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John Gregg (1828-1864) —
of Texas.
Born in Lawrence
County, Ala., September
28, 1828.
State court judge in Texas, 1856; delegate
to Texas secession convention, 1861; Delegate
from Texas to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;
general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Killed
in action on the Charles City Road near Richmond (unknown
county), Va., October
7, 1864 (age 36 years, 9
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
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