Find A Grave - Knoxville

Anderson, Alexander Outlaw b. November 10, 1794 d. May 23, 1869
US Congressman. Anderson was a U.S. Senator from Tennessee from 1840 to 1841, filling the vacancy left by the resignation of Hugh White. He later moved to California and served as the supreme court judge of California from 1851 to 1853. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Austin, Richard Wilson b. August 26, 1857 d. April 20, 1919
US Congressman. Austin served as a U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1909 until 1919. He died a month after leaving office. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Bailey, Ed b. April 15, 1931 d. March 23, 2007
Major League Baseball Player. Born Lonas Edgar Bailey, he was a catcher for fourteen seasons (1953 to 1966) with the Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, Milwaukee Braves, Chicago Cubs and California Angels. He was a member of the 1962 National League Pennant-winning Giants. During his career, Bailey was named to the National League All Star Team five times (1956 to 1957, 1960, 1961, 1963). After retiring from baseball, he served as a city councilman in Knoxville, Tennessee. In 1,212 career...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Baxter, George White b. January 7, 1855 d. December 18, 1929
US Governor. In 1886, Baxter served as the Governor of Wyoming. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Blount, William b. March 26, 1749 d. March 21, 1800
Territorial Governor of Tennessee, US Senator, Signer of US Constitution. Born in North Carolina, the son of Jacob Blount and Barbara Gray, he became instrumental in the establishment of Tennessee as a state. He was married on February 12, 1778 to Mary Grainger, the daughter of Caleb Grainger. They had seven children: Ann (wife of Henry I. Toole); Mary Eliza (wife of Joseph Lawrence and later Weeks Hadley); Mary Louisa (wife of Pleasant M. Miller); William Grainger; Richard Blackledge;...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo)
First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Bonnyman Jr., Alexander [cenotaph] b. May 10, 1910 d. November 22, 1943
World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II as 1st Lieutenant and Executive Officer for the Second Battalion Shore Party, Eighth Marines, Second Marine Division. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery during the assault against enemy Japanese-held Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands, from November 20 to 22, 1943. His citation reads "Acting on his own initiative when assault troops were pinned down at the far end of Betio Pier...[Read More]
Highland Memorial Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Branson, Enoch Lloyd b. 1854 d. June, 1925
Acclaimed Artist. He was one of the first East Tennessee painters to travel outside the state to study art, spending 1873-1875 at the National Academy of Design in New York City. After some studying abroad, he came back to Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1876. He raised art standards in East Tennessee through his paintings and by teaching the first generation of Knoxville's 20th-century painters. (Bio by: Helen L. Smith Hoke)
Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Brownlow, William Gannaway b. August 29, 1805 d. April 29, 1877
Governor of Tennessee 1865-1869. United States Senator from Tennessee 1869-1875.
Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Burkhart, Ken b. November 18, 1916 d. December 29, 2004
Major League Baseball Player. He was a right-handed pitcher making his debut with the St. Louis Cardinals on April 21, 1945. For five seasons he played for St. Louis Cardinals (1945-47) and Cincinnati Reds (1948-49). He ended his career with a record of 27 wins, 20 loss, 18 complete games, 6 shutouts, 7 saves, 181 strikeouts and a 3.84 earned run average. Following his playing career, Burkhart developed as a well-regarded umpire working in three World Series (1962, 1964 and 1970) and four All-...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Churchwell, William Montgomery b. February 26, 1826 d. August 18, 1862
US Congressman. Churchwell served as a U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1851 to 1855. During the Civil War, he served in the Confederate Army as a colonel. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Cook, Conrad b. 1936 d. June 29, 2004
Gospel Singer and Songwriter. Writer of such noted songs as "The Glory Road," "Is That The Old Ship Of Zion," "Saints Will Rise" and many others. (Bio by: Paul J. Lambert)
Victory Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Cooper, Joseph Alexander b. November 25, 1823 d. May 20, 1910
Civil War Union Brevet Major General. After serving in the Mexican War, he took part in politics as an anti-secessionist and when Tennessee seceded from the union, he moved to Kentucky and joined the Union as a Captain in the 1st Tennessee Infantry. After being in combat in some engagements in Tennessee, he was commissioned Colonel of the 6th Tennessee and took part in the Battles of Stone's River, Chickamauga and the Chattanooga Campaign. In 1864, he was promoted Brigadier General, commanded a...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Knoxville National Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Plot: Section X, Grave 1A
Cox, Ida b. February 25, 1896 d. November 10, 1967
Blues Musician. She began her career at the age of 14 working in theaters. She was very popular during the 1920s and 1930s. In 1939 she sang at the Cafe Society and appeared at John Hammond's "Spirituals To Swing Concert". She toured until 1944 when a stroke forced her to retire. In 1961 she came back for on final recording. She worked with Charlie Christian, Lionel Hampton, Fletcher Henderson, Oran Page, [Read More] (Bio by: K)
Longview Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Crozier, John Hervey b. February 10, 1812 d. October 25, 1889
US Congressman. Crozier was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1845 to 1849.
Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Dempster, George Roby b. September 16, 1887 d. September 18, 1964
Inventor. As a teenager this brilliant but restless young man searched the country seeking his niche. At the age of fourteen he "hoboed" on a train to Virginia where he lied about his age to get a job for a railroad company. At the age of sixteen he got a job on an ocean liner but was fired when it was discovered he was too young. When he was nineteen years old he and his brother went to Panama to get a job building the canal. He is credited with being the first person to use a steam shovel to...[Read More] (Bio by: Bigwoo)
Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Dodd, Ephraim Shelby b. 1839 d. January 8, 1864
Ephraim Shelby Dodd, Member of Company D, Terry's Texas Rangers 8th Reg Texas Cav CSA December 4, 1862 - Jan 1, 1864 Captured by Federal Troops, accused of being a spy because of his personal diary and the mixed clothing he was wearing behind ememy lines. He was tried and found innocent but was condemned to be executed anyway. The first time he was dropped the rope broke and he fell to the ground breaking his leg. He was carried back to the scaffold and a double noose was used. He was dropped...[Read More] (Bio by: Wayne Sampson)
Bleak House Grounds, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Fisher, Hubert Frederick b. October 6, 1877 d. June 16, 1941
U.S. Congressman. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1917 to 1933 as a representative from Tennessee's 10th Congressional District. Fisher attended the University of Mississippi and Princeton University, graduating with a degree in law. After being admitted to the Tennessee State Bar Association in 1904, he began his legal career in Memphis. He served as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1912 and was a member of the Tennessee State Senate from 1913 to...[Read More] (Bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Gibson, Henry Richard b. December 24, 1837 d. May 25, 1938
US Congressman. Elected to represent the 2nd district of Tennessee in the US House of Representatives, he served from 1895 to 1905. He died at the age of 101. (Bio by: Erik Lander)
Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Houk, John Chiles b. February 26, 1860 d. June 3, 1923
US Congressman. Houk served from 1891 to 1895 as a U.S. Representative from Tennessee. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Houk, Leonidas Campbell b. June 8, 1836 d. May 25, 1891
US Congressman. Houk served as a U.S. Representative from Tennessee from 1879, until he died in office in 1891. (Bio by: Evening Blues)
Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA

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