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• Berry, George Leonard    b. September 12, 1882  d. 1948
  US Senator. Served in the United States Army during the Spanish-American War and as a Major in World War I (1914-1918). United States Senator from Tennessee, serving from 1937 to 1938.
  Pressmens Home Cemetery, Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
   
• Gillenwater, James Robert Lee   b. October 28, 1871  d. January 19, 1946
  Philippine Insurrection Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He was originally buried in Payne Cemetery, Rogersville, Tennessee. He served as a Corporal in the United States Army in Company A, 36th Infantry, US Volunteers. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on September 3, 1899 near Porac, Luzon, Philippine Islands. His citation reads "While on a scout drove off a superior force of insurgents and with the assistance of one comrade brought from the field of action the bodies of two...[Read More] (Bio by: Don Morfe)
  Highland Cemetery, Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
   
• Powell, Samuel    b. July 10, 1776  d. August 2, 1841
  US Congressman. Elected to represent Tennessee at-large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1815 to 1817.
  Old Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
   

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