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Marcus D. Bearden (1830-1885) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in 1830.
Sheriff; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1868-69.
Died in 1885
(age about
55 years).
Interment at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Moses W. Formwalt (1820-1852) —
of Atlanta, DeKalb County (now Fulton
County), Ga.
Born in Tennessee, 1820.
Tinsmith;
mayor
of Atlanta, Ga., 1848-49; deputy sheriff.
Stabbed
and killed by
a prisoner he was escorting, in May, 1852
(age about
31 years).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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Simon P. Hughes (1830-1906) —
of Arkansas.
Born in Carthage, Smith
County, Tenn., August
14, 1830.
Son of Simon P. Hughes and Mary Hughes.
Lawyer;
sheriff; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1866-67; delegate to
Arkansas state constitutional convention, 1874; Arkansas
state attorney general, 1874-77; Governor of
Arkansas, 1885-89; justice of
Arkansas state supreme court, 1889-1904.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., June 29,
1906 (age 75 years, 319
days).
Interment at Mt.
Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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John B. Nees (1804-1882) —
also known as John B. Neese —
of Clay
County, Ind.
Born in Greene
County, Tenn., December
8, 1804.
Farmer;
merchant;
sheriff; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1842-44.
Presbyterian.
German
ancestry. Member, Grange.
Died in Poland, Clay
County, Ind., May 19,
1882 (age 77 years, 162
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George McNutt White (1800-1884) —
also known as George M. White —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., 1800.
Sheriff; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1852-53.
Died in 1884
(age about
84 years).
Interment at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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