The Political Graveyard: Wilkinson County, Miss.

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Wilkinson County
Mississippi

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Wilkinson County

Index to Locations

Private or family graveyards

Centreville Oaklawn Cemetery

Woodville Evergreen Cemetery

Near Woodville Stewart Two Cemetery

Private or family graveyards
Wilkinson County, Mississippi

Politicians buried here:

Gerard Chittoque Brandon (1788-1850) — also known as Gerard C. Brandon — of Mississippi. Born near Natchez, Adams County, Miss., September 15, 1788. Member of Mississippi territorial House of Representatives, 1815-17; Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi, 1817-20, 1822-25; Governor of Mississippi, 1825-26, 1826-32. Died near Fort Adams, Wilkinson County, Miss., March 28, 1850 (age 61 years, 194 days). Interment in a private or family graveyard.

Harry Cage (c.1787-1859) — of Woodville, Wilkinson County, Miss.; near Houma, Terrebonne Parish, La. Born in Sumner County, Tenn., about 1787. Democrat. Lawyer; justice of Mississippi state supreme court, 1829-32; U.S. Representative from Mississippi at-large, 1833-35. Died in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., 1859 (age about 72 years). Interment in a private or family graveyard.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Oaklawn Cemetery
Centreville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi

Politicians buried here:

William Alexander Dickson (1861-1940) — also known as William A. Dickson — of Centreville, Wilkinson County, Miss. Born in Centreville, Wilkinson County, Miss., July 20, 1861. Democrat. Member of Mississippi state legislature; U.S. Representative from Mississippi 7th District, 1909-13. Died in Centreville, Wilkinson County, Miss., February 25, 1940 (age 78 years, 220 days). Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Evergreen Cemetery
Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi

Politicians buried here:

Henry Smith Van Eaton (1826-1898) — of Mississippi. Born in Ohio, 1826. Democrat. Member of Mississippi state legislature; U.S. Representative from Mississippi 6th District, 1883-87. Died in 1898 (age about 72 years). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Stewart Two Cemetery
Near Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi

Politicians buried here:

Duncan Stewart (1763-1819) — of Wilkinson County, Miss. Born in 1763. Member of North Carolina state house of representatives; member of Tennessee state house of representatives; member of Mississippi territorial House of Representatives, 1813; Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi; member of Mississippi state house of representatives. Died in 1819 (age about 56 years). Interment at Stewart Two Cemetery.

Stewart County, Tenn. is named for him.

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