Barnett, Ross Robert b. January 22, 1898 d. November 6, 1987 Mississippi Governor. A World War I veteran and trial lawyer, Barnett entered politics by running unsuccesfully for Governor in 1951. He ran again in 1955, losing again. His third campaign, in 1959, was successful, and he served as Mississippi's fifty-third Governor from 1960 to 1964. Barnett is remembered primarily for his staunch segregationist attitudes and actions, including his fiery rhetoric when James Meredith, an African American, entered the University of Mississippi in 1962 (Meredith...[Read More] (Bio by: NM) Barnett Memorial Garden, Standing Pine, Leake County, Mississippi, USA
Beeman, Joseph Henry b. November 17, 1833 d. July 31, 1909 US Congressman. During the Civil War, he served as a Lieutenant in the Confederate Army and later engaged in mercantile pursuits. He served as chairman for the State Farmer's Alliance and was a member of the Mississippi State House of Representatives, 1883 to 1891. In 1891, he was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second Congress, serving until 1893. Not a candidate for reelection, he engaged in agricultural pursuits until his death. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Lena Cemetery, Lena, Leake County, Mississippi, USA Plot: Beeman family plot
b. January 22, 1898 d. November 6, 1987