Find A Grave - Lyon County

Anderson, Allen Latham b. March 18, 1837 d. June 9, 1910
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1859 and was serving in the Regular Army at the onset of the Civil War. He was advanced to Captain in the 5th United States Regular Infantry before being commissioned Colonel and commander of the 8th California Volunteer Infantry regiment. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "faithful and meritorious services". He resigned his Army commission in 1867, and became a...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Kuttawa Cemetery, Kuttawa, Lyon County, Kentucky, USA
Anderson, Charles b. June 1, 1814 d. September 2, 1895
Ohio Governor, Union Civil War Officer. Born near Louisville, Kentucky, he graduated from Miami University at Oxford, Ohio in 1833 and returned to Louisville to study law. He later moved to Dayton, Ohio, was admitted to the bar in Ohio, and practiced as an attorney in Montgomery County. He became the Prosecuting Attorney of Montgomery County until he was elected as a Whig Party member to the Ohio State Senate in 1844. As a State Senator, he was an advocate of Civil Rights for African-Americans...[Read More] (Bio by: Kevin Guy)
Kuttawa Cemetery, Kuttawa, Lyon County, Kentucky, USA
GPS coordinates: 37.0660095, -88.1052399 (hddd.dddd)
Lyon, Chittenden b. February 22, 1787 d. November 23, 1842
US Congressman. Elected to represent Kentucky's 1st and 12th Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1827 to 1835. Also served as a Member of the Kentucky State House of Representatives in 1822, and Member of the Kentucky State Senate in 1827. (Bio by: K)
Eddyville Cemetery, Eddyville, Lyon County, Kentucky, USA
Lyon, Hylan Benton b. February 22, 1836 d. April 25, 1907
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. Born in Caldwell County, Kentucky, he graduated from West Point in 1856, was commissioned an officer in the US Army 3rd Artillery and fought in the Indian wars on the frontier. At the start of the Civil War, he resigned his commission and raised a company in the Confederate 3rd Kentucky Infantry. Promoted Lieutenant Colonel in command of the 8th Kentucky Infantry in 1862, he surrendered after a conflict at Fort Donelson and was confined to a Union prison...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
River View Cemetery, Eddyville, Lyon County, Kentucky, USA
Lyon, Matthew b. July 14, 1746 d. August 1, 1822
US Congressman. Elected to represent Vermont in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1797 to 1801. Also served as a Member of the Vermont State House of Representatives in 1779, Member of the Kentucky State House of Representatives in 1802, and United States Representative from Kentucky from 1803 to 1811.
River View Cemetery, Eddyville, Lyon County, Kentucky, USA
Machen, Willis Benson b. April 10, 1810 d. September 29, 1893
US Senator. He served as a United States Senator from Kentucky from 1872 to 1873. Also served as a Delegate to the Kentucky State Constitutional Convention in 1849, Member of the Kentucky State Senate in 1854, Member of the Kentucky State House of Representatives in 1856, Representatives from Kentucky in the Confederate Congress from 1862 to 1865, and Delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Kentucky in 1876.
River View Cemetery, Eddyville, Lyon County, Kentucky, USA
Smith, Andrew Jackson b. September 3, 1843 d. March 4, 1932
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Corporal in the Union Army in the 55th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on November 30, 1864 at Honey Hills, SC. The medal was issued over 136 years later on January 16, 2000 by Pres. William Clinton. His citation reads in part "Forced into a narrow gorge crossing a swamp in the face of the enemy position, the 55th's Color-Sergeant was killed by an exploding shell, and Corporal Smith...[Read More] (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Lyon County, Kentucky, USA
Plot: Land Between the Lakes NRA
GPS coordinates: 36.9768219, -88.2013397 (hddd.dddd)
Stone, William Johnson b. June 26, 1841 d. March 12, 1923
US Congressman. Elected to represent Kentucky's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1885 to 1895. Also served as a Member of the Kentucky State House of Representatives in 1867. (Bio by: K)
New Bethel Cemetery, Eddyville, Lyon County, Kentucky, USA

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