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Robertson, Felix Randolph b. January 11, 1781 d. July 10, 1865
Nashville Mayor. He was the first white male child born in the settlement of Nashville. He was the son of Nashville founder James Robertson. As an adult, he served as the mayor of Nashville (1818-1819). He was the president of the Texas Association, a group who planned on creating a colony in Texas. He led a party of thirty Tennesseans to Texas in 1826 and established a permanent camp there. Robertson returned to Tennessee where he was elected to another term as the mayor of Nashville. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Robertson, Gen. James b. June 28, 1742 d. September 1, 1814
Founder of Nashville, "Father of Tennessee." Robertson, leading a group of settlers from North Carolina to Tennessee, founded Fort Nashborough on Christmas Day of 1779. Named for Revolutionary War General Francis Nash, the name was changed in 1784 to Nashville. Robertson became well respected by the Indian tribes of Tennessee and worked to create many peace treaties with them. He is called by many historians "The Father of Tennessee." (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Shapard, William Booker b. November 5, 1797 d. January 19, 1870
Nashville Mayor. He served as the mayor of Nashville, Tennessee for only three days in 1854. He was declared ineligible because he was not a qualified voter. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Plot: Sect 11.1, Mulberry Avenue
Stout, Samuel Van Dyke b. April 18, 1786 d. August 8, 1850
Nashville Mayor. Stout served as the mayor of Nashville from 1840 to 1842. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Tannehill, Wilkins F. b. March 2, 1787 d. June 2, 1858
Nashville Mayor, Author. He served as Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 1825 to 1826. A journalist, he was editor of several newspapers including "The Orthopolitan." He was a Grand Master of the Masons. He was the author of the "Freemason's Manual," "Sketches of the History of Literature" and "Sketches of the History of Roman Literature." He lived out his later years in complete blindness. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Trabue, Charles Clay b. August 27, 1798 d. November 24, 1851
US Mayor. Trabue served as the Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 1838 to 1840. (Bio by: K)
Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Ward, Matthias b. October 13, 1805 d. October 5, 1861
US Senator. He served as a member of Texas Republic House of Representatives from 1842 to 1844, then as a Texas state senator from 1849 to 1850. In 1858, he was appointed as a Senator from Texas to the United States Senate. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
West, Raphael Benjamin b. March 31, 1911 d. November 20, 1974
Nashville Mayor. West served as the mayor of Nashville for over a decade (1951-1963). (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Zollicoffer, Felix Kirk b. May 19, 1812 d. January 19, 1862
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General, US Congressman. Born in Bigbyville, Tennessee, he was a three time reelected Wing and American Party candidate to the US Congress, serving (1853-59). With the advent of the Civil War, Zollicoffer volunteered for the Provisional Army of Tennessee and was appointed Brigadier General in command of the District of East Tennessee. In December 1861, he led the 1st Brigade across the Cumberland River, for a strong defensive position against Federal forces at...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Shot
Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
GPS coordinates: 36.1467285, -86.7695999 (hddd.dddd)

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