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Charles R. Anthony (1885-1976) —
also known as C. R. Anthony —
of Edmond, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born near Trenton, Gibson
County, Tenn., August
10, 1885.
Son of Zachary Cicero Anthony and Elvira Ann (Pennington) Anthony.
Democrat. Merchant; banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1956.
Member, Rotary.
Named to Oklahoma Hall of
Fame.
Died in June, 1976
(age 90
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Elliot Newman Bowman (1826-1900) —
also known as Elliot N. Bowman —
of Fountain
County, Ind.
Born in Greene
County, Tenn., October
11, 1826.
Son of John Bowman and Rebecca (Newman) Bowman.
Democrat. Lawyer;
merchant; hotel
owner; Fountain
County Circuit Court Clerk, 1871-78; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1891; deputy auditor, U.S. Navy,
1893; Sixth Auditor, U.S. Treasury.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Covington, Fountain
County, Ind., May 21,
1900 (age 73 years, 222
days).
Interment at Prescott
Grove Cemetery, Covington, Ind.
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Relatives:
Married, May 23,
1866, to Harriet A. (Spinning) Jarvis
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William Nelson Brown (b. 1848) —
also known as William N. Brown —
of Concord Township, Iroquois
County, Ill.; Woonsocket, Sanborn
County, S.Dak.
Born in Anderson
County, Tenn., June 17,
1848.
Son of William Brown (1813-1870) and Malinda Katherine (Overton)
Brown (1814-1888).
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
merchant; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 14th District, 1903-06.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Clifford Bruton (b. 1905) —
also known as Frank C. Bruton —
of Burkesville, Cumberland
County, Ky.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., February
22, 1905.
Son of Frank William Bruton and Vallie (Ross) Bruton.
Republican. Merchant; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 38th District, 1934-35.
Christian.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank N. Burns (1879-1925) —
of Paducah, McCracken
County, Ky.
Born in Clifton City, Wayne
County, Tenn., August
11, 1879.
Lawyer;
merchant; mayor of
Paducah, Ky., 1916-19; defeated, 1915; Kentucky
railroad commissioner, 1920-25; died in office 1925.
Died May 30,
1925 (age 45 years, 292
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Matthew M. Gaines (1807-1893) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in 1807.
Merchant; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1843.
Died in 1893
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Gideon M. Hazen (1810-1880) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in 1810.
Merchant; paper mill
business; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1842.
Died in 1880
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Solomon D. Jacobs (b. 1795) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in 1795.
Merchant; railroad
president; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1834-35; member of Tennessee state
legislature, 1839-41.
Burial
location unknown.
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James King (1787-1838) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Montgomery
County, Va., 1787.
Physician;
merchant; steamboat
owner; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1837-38.
Died in 1838
(age about
51 years).
Interment at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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John Long —
of Carrollton, Carroll
County, Ga.
Born in Marshall's Ferry, Grainger
County, Tenn.
Merchant; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1868-69.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles J. McClung (1826-1908) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in 1826.
Merchant; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1858.
Died in 1908
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Benjamin Duke Nabers (1812-1878) —
also known as Benjamin D. Nabers —
of Hickory Flat, Benton
County, Miss.; Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn.; Holly Springs, Marshall
County, Miss.
Born in Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn., November
7, 1812.
Son of Franklin Neighbours and Sarah (McLaughlin) Neighbours.
Merchant; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 1st District, 1851-53;
Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1860.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Holly Springs, Marshall
County, Miss., September
6, 1878 (age 65 years, 303
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Holly Springs, Miss.
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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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James Park —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Ireland.
Merchant; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1818-21, 1824-26.
Interment at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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A. M. Piper (1820-1873) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Greene
County, Tenn., 1820.
Merchant; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1858.
Died in 1873
(age about
53 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lon Allen Scott (1888-1931) —
also known as Lon A. Scott —
of Savannah, Hardin
County, Tenn.
Born in Cypress Inn, Wayne
County, Tenn., September
25, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
merchant; real estate
business; lumber
business; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1913-17; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 8th District, 1921-23; defeated,
1922; delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1924.
Member, Delta
Sigma Phi.
Died in 1931
(age about
42 years).
Interment at Savannah
Cemetery, Savannah, Tenn.
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