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Bachman, Nathan Lynn b. August 2, 1878 d. April 23, 1937
US Senator. United States Senator from Tennessee, serving from 1933 to 1937. Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
Brock, William Emerson b. May 14, 1872 d. August 5, 1950
US Senator. United States Senator from Tennessee, serving from 1929 to 1931.
Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
Brown, Foster Vincent b. December 24, 1852 d. March 26, 1937
US Congressman. He was elected to represent Tennessee's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1895 to 1897.
Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
Brown, Joseph Edgar b. February 11, 1880 d. June 13, 1939
US Congressman. Elected to represent Tennessee's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1921 to 1923.
Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
Carter, Garnet b. February 9, 1883 d. July 21, 1954
Inventor, Pioneer. In 1927, he built and opened the first miniature golf course at the Fairyland Club on Lookout Mountain, Tennessee. To his surprise the course was taken over by adults, who liked the fantasy setting and enjoyed the challenge of putting a ball through the miniaturized fairways. Carter soon began manufacturing courses for national distribution under the patented name Tom Thumb Golf to continue with the fairyland theme of elves and gnomes. By 1930 there were over 25,000 miniature...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
Plot: 111, Section K
Engel, Joe b. March 12, 1893 d. June 12, 1969
Baseball Player, Team Owner. From 1912 to 1920, he played professional baseball for the Washington Senators, the Cincinnati Reds, and the Cleveland Indians. In 1930, he became the owner of the Southern League team, The Chattanooga Lookouts. Known as a flamboyant personality, many historians have called him one of the most colorful characters in baseball history. Some of his antics as an owner included trading a shortstop for a turkey, giving away a house as a promotion during the Depression...[Read More] (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
Evans, Henry Clay b. June 18, 1843 d. December 12, 1921
US Congressman. A native of Juniata County, Pennsylvania, he served in the Union Army during the Civil War. Elected to represent Tennessee's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1889 to 1891, but was defeated in 1890. He also served as a the Mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1881. (Bio by: K)
Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
Frazier, James Beriah b. October 18, 1856 d. March 28, 1937
Governor of Tennessee 1903-1905. United States Senator from Tennessee 1905-1911.
Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
Frazier Jr., James Beriah b. June 23, 1890 d. October 30, 1978
US Congressman. Served as a Major in the United States Army during World War I (1914-1918). Elected to represent Tennessee's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1949 to 1963.
Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
Frierson, William Little b. September 3, 1869 d. May 25, 1953
US Solicitor General. A prominent lawyer, he served as mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee from 1906 to 1908. He later became Solicitor General of the United States during the administration of Woodrow Wilson. (Bio by: Greg Derylo)
Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
Johnston, James Harle 'Jimmy' b. December 10, 1889 d. February 14, 1967
Major League Baseball Player. He played for five teams in thirteen seasons in the major leagues, mostly at third base and outfield, but he was a multi-position player at other infield positions too. He made a brief appearance with the Chicago White Sox in 1911, but didn't return to the majors until 1914 with the Chicago Cubs. Johnston spent the majority of his career with the Brooklyn Robins (1916 to 1925) and split his last year (1926) in the majors with the Boston Braves and New York Giants...[Read More] (Bio by: Mel Bashore)
Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
Plot: section P, lot 199
Kenyon, Nellie b. 1898 d. February 13, 1982
Journalist. She obtained the reputation as being a tough newspaper reporter. She had covered Tennessee courtroom stories from the Scopes "Monkey Trial" to the conspiracy trial of Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa. During a train ride in 1932, she had an interview with gangster "Scarface" Al Capone. She began her career on the old Chattanooga "News" while still she was but a schoolgirl and became known for being persistant in her ability to gather news at a time when not many women were reporters. In...[Read More] (Bio by: Dean Wilson)
Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
Plot: Section 1 Lot 23
Key, David McKendree b. January 27, 1824 d. February 3, 1900
Key was a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1875-1877 and United States Postmaster General from 1877-1880.
Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
McReynolds, Samuel Davis b. April 16, 1872 d. July 11, 1939
US Congressman, State Court Judge. Elected to represent Tennessee's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1923 to 1929.
Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
Mitchell, Jackie b. 1914 d. 1987
Female Baseball Player. Although not the first woman signed to play professional baseball, she made sports history by a feat performed on the field April 2, 1931. At the age of 17, as a member of the Chattanooga Lookouts, she took the mound during an exhibition game with the New York Yankees. The first batter she faced was Babe Ruth. Her first pitch was a ball, he swung at the next two, then the fourth pitch was called a strike. Ruth threw his bat down, argued with the umpire, then stormed back...[Read More] (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
Moon, John Austin b. April 22, 1855 d. June 26, 1921
US Congressman, State Court Judge. Elected to represent Tennessee's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1897 to 1901.
Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
Moore, Grace b. December 5, 1898 d. January 26, 1947
Opera Singer. Born in Del Rio, Tennessee, she was a operatic soprano nicknamed the "Tennessee Nightingale". She made her first Broadway appearance in 1920 and her operatic debut at the Metropolitan Theatre in New York City in 1928. In the 1930s and 1940s she gave concert performances throughout the United States and Europe and was active in the USO shows during World War II. She also was under contract to Columbia Pictures, for whom she made six films including "One Night of Love" (1934), for...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Plane crash
Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
Sanders, Newell b. July 12, 1850 d. January 26, 1939
US Senator.
Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
Wilder, John Thomas b. January 31, 1830 d. October 20, 1917
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Served as Mayor and postmaster of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and as a pension agent in Knoxville, Tennessee. Not only did he make them, but he also paid for the first two cannons used by the State of Indiana in the Civil War. He started Roan Iron Works, Rockwood, Tennessee after the War. He was also one of originators of the Republican Party. There is a large monument dedicated to him at Chicamauga Battlefield. General John Thomas Wilder of Indiana was...[Read More] (Bio by: Mary Harrell-Sesniak)
Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
Plot: Section 1, Lot 158

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