tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072320231067089452024-02-07T21:43:16.734-08:00Visiting the Tennesee Governors (and other adventures)In August of 2011, I decided to take it upon myself to visit all forty-six graves of the former Tennessee Governors. This is the story of those men and the adventures I have finding them.Joshua T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14551972935830650631noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107232023106708945.post-63344542315680644112013-05-23T07:07:00.000-07:002013-05-23T07:07:06.197-07:00Day tripping.... (pt 1)This is truly an endless hobby...for every one grave I visit I find five more that I would love to see...from the famous (John Brown) to the semi-famous (Stephen Foster) to the not-so-famous (Estes Kefauver--look him up) and the list goes on and on...and amazingly every time I think that I've come to the end of the people buried within a days trip drive of Nashville, I find yet another trip to make...So on President's Day, I loaded Major up in the car and we headed off.<br />
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The first stop on our trip was the Greenwood Cemetery located just outside of Columbia, TN. Columbia is the location of the only still standing residence of James K Polk (outside of the White House of course) as well, as the final resting places of many of his family members. After wandering the cemetery, we located his parents graves, paid our respects and were off again....<br />
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Not far from Columbia, and located in a quaint little cemetery at the Zion Presbyterian Church, is located the grave of Samuel 'Rush' Watkins. For those of you familiar with Ken Burn's Civil War, you'll know that Sam's book, 'Company Aytch: Or a Side Show, to the Big Show' was used for examples of the life of a foot soldier fighting for the Confederacy.<br />
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The final stop was the completion of a visit that was set in motion in 2010 on one of hte DPT trips with both Effrin and William. On that trip, we were able to visit the grave of William Clark, of Lewis & Clark fame, and after returning to Nashville was shocked to learn that Merriweather Lewis was buried in Tennessee just about an hour drive from my home. The site where Lewis is buried is on<br />
the Natchez Trace, and is the location where on the night of October 11, 1809, he likely took his own life.<br />
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<br />Joshua T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14551972935830650631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107232023106708945.post-53738153910374598982013-01-31T08:13:00.001-08:002013-01-31T08:13:51.625-08:00An update...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is just a quick update as to where Effrin and myself stand in completing our goals to see the graves of the Presidential and Vice Presidential graves and where I stand on seeing the Tennessee Governors graves...<br />
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<span>Total Amount to Visit: 38</span></div>
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<span>Visited: Josh- 23 Effrin- 23 </span></div>
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<span>Percentage complete: Josh & Effrin- 60.5%</span></div>
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<span>Total Amount to Visit: 41</span></div>
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<span>Visited: Josh- 13 Effrin- 11</span></div>
<span> Percentage complete: Josh- 32% Effrin- 26.8%</span><b> </b><br />
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Total Amount to Visit: 46<br />
Visited: 26<br />
Percentage Complete: 56.5%<br />
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Joshua T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14551972935830650631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107232023106708945.post-39401941205599766112013-01-24T07:13:00.000-08:002013-01-24T07:13:51.987-08:00Alvin C. York, Cordell Hull & Albert Houston Roberts<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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My dad and I have always bonded over movies (and UT Football) There are far too many movies that I remember watching with him to even begin to count. Some that jump immediately to mind, however, are the westerns, <i>Shane</i> and <i>The Cowboys</i>, actually pretty much any John Wayne movie is strongly associated with my dad. Another movie that made an impression on me was the 1941 classic, <i>Sergeant York</i>. So when I decided to take my day off of work and make a trip to Pall Mall, York's hometown, I knew that I wasn't going unless my dad would go with me. Luckily, he excitedly agreed! So I quickly charted out our trip, which to my delight would include a visit to a Governor in nearby Livingston, TN, and we were off!<br />
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For those of you who don't know the story of Alvin York, I believe that you can get the jest of why he is famous from his Medal of Honor citation which read, "After his platoon had suffered heavy casualties and 3 other
noncommissioned officers had become casualties, Cpl. York assumed
command. Fearlessly leading 7 men, he charged with great daring a
machinegun nest which was pouring deadly and incessant fire upon his
platoon. In this heroic feat the machinegun nest was taken, together
with 4 officers and 128 men and several guns." If you've not seen the movie, I would highly suggest it, as from all accounts, it was incredibly accurate at telling of York's time before, during and briefly after the war.<br />
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Pall Mall is a very small town tucked away in the hills and valleys of north east Tennessee, sitting about ten miles from the Kentucky border. The area is amazingly beautiful and the sites related to York's life remain pretty much as they were while he was still living. Unfortunately, the General Store, which belonged to York, was closed for the winter, but the house where he spent the years following the war was open. The house remains as it was at the passing of his wife in 1984. Amazingly, one of his surviving children, Andrew Jackson York, is actually a park ranger and on hand to answer questions about his father or the house. The grave site is about a half a mile from the house and is well maintained with an amazing view of the surrounding hills. While the town is a bit out of the way if you have any interest in World War I, Alvin C. York or Tennessee, I would highly suggest that you take the time out to visit.<br />
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While York was the most famous Tennessean to be involved in World War I, it could be argued that Cordell Hull, who was Secretary of State for eleven and a half years under Franklin Roosevelt, was the most famous from World War II. Hailing from the small town of Olympus (present day Byrdstown, in Pickett County), TN, Hull had an illustrious career, first in law and later in Politics. Serving as a Congressman for 22 years, he was credited with authoring the income tax laws of 1916 and 1918, as well as the inheritance tax law of 1916. Named by FDR as Secretary of State in 1933, he would be the driving force behind the United Nation, and along with his staff, draft the initial charter for this organization. FDR would later call him the 'Father of the United Nation', and after his retirement, due to health issues, the Norwegian Nobel Committee would award him the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts. <br />
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Interestingly, upon arriving in America from his exploits in the War, Alvin C. York was greeted by the then congressman, Cordell Hull. The two would strike up a friendship that lasted their lives. Upon, Hull's death, York took up the banner to establish a museum dedicated to his friend to be located at the site of the cabin where Hull was born which we were also lucky enough to visit on our trip. While the museum is rather small the amount of artifacts that it houses and their historical significance is rather astounding. Again, if in the area, it is well worth stopping by and taking in this location.<br />
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<b>Name:</b> Albert Houston Roberts</div>
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<b>Birth:</b> 4 July 1868</div>
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<b>Death: </b>25 June 1946<br />
<b>Age at Death: </b>77 Years, 11 Months, 22 Days<b><br /></b></div>
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<b>Interment:</b> Good Hope Cemetery, Livingston, TN</div>
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<b>Term in Office:</b> January 15, 1919 – January 15, 1921</div>
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<br />Joshua T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14551972935830650631noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107232023106708945.post-15556777116086403502012-12-04T10:40:00.000-08:002012-12-04T12:04:44.290-08:00May through DecemberWow, and with that 2012 starts winding down. It's hard to believe how quickly the year has truly flown and looking back it was May the last time I actually posted a blog. At this point, I'm so far behind that I think the cleanest way to handle this is just post a little blurb about each trip and a few pictures and then try and keep up better from this point out. So here we go...May through December in one blog.<br />
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<b>Trip 1: Nashville to Montgomery to Panama City to Selma and back again</b><br />
In August Major, Amber and myself took a trip to see our beloved friends the Gladstones, who have recently returned to William's hometown of Panama City, Florida. Of course, whenever we go somewhere, much to Amber's annoyance (I love you, Amber, for letting me drag you and Major on these little side trips with me), I look for a few interesting things to visit on both the trip to and from our final destination. On the way down, we traveled straight through to Montgomery, where I was able to visit the grave of one of my all time favorite singers, Hank Williams, Sr., as well as the controversial Alabama Governor/three time Presidential hopeful, George Wallace. I had very mixed emotions concerning visiting the grave of George Wallace, who is as famous for blocking the entrance to the University of Alabama during desegregation than anything else he did, but ultimately decided to make the stop in my attempt to (a) visit all of the candidates that have won a single state in the presidential election and (b) visit as many sites related to the civil rights struggle as possible. On the way back from Florida, we swung through Selma, AL, scene of the Voting Rights March, and the attacks of Bloody Sunday, which took place on the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Also the grave of Vice President William King (Pierce), who was also allegedly the lover of President James Buchanan, and one of the houses where the psychic Edmund Cayce lived.<br />
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<b>Trip 2: Nashville to Cleveland to Grand Rapids and all sites in between.... </b><br />
This was the annual Dead President Trip (DPT) with Effrin. This trip saw us seeing; 8 Presidents (WH Harrison, Harding, McKinley, Garfield, Hayes, Ford, B Harrison, Taylor), 7 Vice Presidents (<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id=".reactRoot[133].[1][2][1]{comment10151208122801103_10151208139331103}..[1]..[1]..[0].[0][2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" id=".reactRoot[133].[1][2][1]{comment10151208122801103_10151208139331103}..[1]..[1]..[0].[0][2]."><span id=".reactRoot[133].[1][2][1]{comment10151208122801103_10151208139331103}..[1]..[1]..[0].[0][2]..[0]">Richard Johnson (Van Buren), Schuyler Colfax (Grant), John Breckenridge (Buchanan), Gerald Ford (Nixon), Charles Fairbanks (T. Roosevelt), Thomas Hendricks (Grover Cleveland) and Thomas Marshall (Wilson) and 2 Presidential Homes (Garfield's Lawnfield & Hayes' Spiegal Grove). We were also able to visit the grave of Presidential candidate, Senator, Congressman, Secretary of State and the man who Abraham Lincoln once describe as his 'ideal of a great man", Henry Clay, as well as the grave of American pioneer and explorer, Daniel Boone. We also visited the grave of the late-great actor, Jim Varney. It was three days, 28 hours in the car and over 2000 miles traveled....exhausting, but amazing. </span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">President James A. Garfield</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">President (and VP) Gerald Ford</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">VP Schuyler Colfax</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">VP Thomas Marshall</td></tr>
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<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id=".reactRoot[133].[1][2][1]{comment10151208122801103_10151208139331103}..[1]..[1]..[0].[0][2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" id=".reactRoot[133].[1][2][1]{comment10151208122801103_10151208139331103}..[1]..[1]..[0].[0][2]."><span id=".reactRoot[133].[1][2][1]{comment10151208122801103_10151208139331103}..[1]..[1]..[0].[0][2]..[0]">This was a quick little day trip that Major and I took when I was off of work and Amber had to work. I'd been interested in seeing the Jefferson Davis Monument in Fairview for several years, but for one reason or another had never been able to make it. This monument was erected at the site of Davis' birth and stands an astounding 351 feet tall and is tallest unreinforced concrete structure in the world and the third tallest obelisk in the world (behind the Washington Monument and the San Jacinto Monument). After our visit to the monument (and some much needed playground time for Major at the park near the monument) we took the short drive into Hopkinsville to visit the grave of Edgar Cayce. </span></span></span><br />
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Unfortunately, this will likely be one of the only Governors that I will visit anytime soon, as I am in the throes of finalizing plans with Effrin for our next DPT (Dead President's Trip), where we will be traveling 27 hours in a little less than 3 full days and will be visiting: 8 Presidents, 5 Vice Presidents and a sundry of other historical and otherwise notable individuals. A full report of that trip will be posted as quickly as possible upon my return.<br />
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<b>Name:</b> James Price Buchanan</div>
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<b>Birth:</b> 24 October 1847</div>
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<b>Death: </b>14 May 1930<br />
<b>Age at Death: </b>82 years, 6 months, 21 days</div>
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<b>Interment:</b> Evergreen Cemetery, Murfreesboro, TN</div>
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<b>Term in Office:</b> January 19, 1891 – January 16,
1893</div>
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<b>Political Party:</b> Farm Labor </div>
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Williamson County. Following the Civil
War, during which Buchanan fought on the side of the Confederacy, he would move
to Rutherford County and operate a large farm there. Holding public office in the
House or Representatives he would also serve as the President of the Tennessee
Farmer’s Alliance and Laborer’s Union. It was based on connections made through
this position that Buchanan would be able to propel himself into the State’s
highest office in 1890. Entering office
hoping to bring relief to Farmers, Buchanan would instead spend much of his
Governorship dealing with armed uprising of Coal Miners in East Tennessee, who
were upset over the prisoner work release program , which they saw as a threat
to their jobs. Struggling between his support of Labor and his job to enforce
Government contracts, Buchanan would lose the support of the Labor Unions and of the Democratic Party, who would nominate Peter Turney in
the 1892 election. Buchanan would run as
a third party candidate but only garner 10% of the vote. Under his tenure,
however, the state would implement a Confederate Pension Program, as well as,
state-supported secondary schools. Following his time in office, he would
return to his farm and spend the rest of his life there dying on May 14, 1930.<br />
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</div>Joshua T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14551972935830650631noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107232023106708945.post-73363126246167037682012-03-19T10:56:00.002-07:002012-03-19T10:57:21.479-07:00Where I'm from....<div style="font-family: inherit;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">When I was 15, I was convinced I was either a punk or a goth or a metal head...anything but a country boy…I would listen to anything provided it wasn't country music. I would take the occasional side trip into
some Hank Williams (senior, of course) but for the most part I rejected all
things Nashville. I guess, a big thing
was being surrounded by it…Country Music Hall of Fame, the Ryman and the Grand
Ole Opry were all with-in fifteen minutes of my house, yet I considered myself
completely separated from it all.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Looking back on it now I realize how silly that was but at
the time I couldn’t be swayed otherwise and so much of my youth was spent
denying my regional music roots. As I
have grown older, I have come to appreciate (almost) everything Nashville
represents. I am proud that a good portion of the birth of popular music took
place here and that when many a singer/songwriter has a dream they don’t look
to the north or to the west coast but pack up everything they have and move to
Nashville in hopes of being the next big thing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I have also embraced the artists that at one point I would’ve
hate…everyone from Faron Young to Steve Earle to Miranda Lambert find a regular
place in my music queue and I love them all. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">So recently I have started making an effort to see as many
of the famous country singers/songwriters who have left this mortal coils graves
as possible…I will, from time to time, post pictures from these trips and a
little information and a music video about for the artists that I visit. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b> Name:</b></span><span style="font-size: small;"> Roy Acuff</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Birth:</b></span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;">15 September 1903 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Death: </b>23 November 1992</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <b>Age at Death: </b></span><span style="font-size: small;">89 years, 2 months and 8 days old </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Interment:</b></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b>Spring Hill Cemetery, Nashville, TN<b><br /></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Occupation: </span></span><span style="font-size: small;">Singer, Songwriter, co-owner of famed Nashville Publishing Company Acuff-Rose</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> <b>Name:</b></span><span style="font-size: small;"> Fred Rose<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Birth:</b></span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;">24 August 1898</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Death: </b>1 December 1954</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <b>Age at Death: </b></span><span style="font-size: small;">57 years, 3 months and 7 days old</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Interment:</b></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b>Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, TN<b><br /></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Occupation: </span></span><span style="font-size: small;">Songwriter, co-owner of famed Nashville Publishing Company Acuff-Rose</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Name:</b></span><span style="font-size: small;"> Jimmy Martin<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Birth:</b></span><span style="font-size: small;"> 10 August 1927</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Death: </b>14 May 2005</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <b>Age at Death: </b></span><span style="font-size: small;">77 years, 9 months and 5 days old</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Interment:</b></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b>Spring Hill Cemetery, Nashville, TN<b><br /></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Occupation: </span></span><span style="font-size: small;">Bluegrass Musician, nicknamed the "King of Bluegrass"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Name:</b></span><span style="font-size: small;"> Hank Snow<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Birth:</b></span><span style="font-size: small;"> 9 May 1914</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Death: </b>20 December 1999</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <b>Age at Death: </b></span><span style="font-size: small;">85 years, 7 months and 11 days old </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Interment:</b></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b>Spring Hill Cemetery, Nashville, TN<b><br /></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Name:</b></span><span style="font-size: small;"> Billy Walker</span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Birth:</b></span><span style="font-size: small;"> 14 January 1929<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Death: </b>21 May 2006</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Birth:</b></span><span style="font-size: small;"> 5 August 1934<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Death: </b>28 April 2009</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Interment:</b></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b>Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, TN<b><br /></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Name:</b></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b>Keith Whitley</span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Birth:</b></span><span style="font-size: small;"> 1 July 1954<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Death: </b>9 May 1989</span><br />
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Four hours in a car is a long time for anyone….especially a
one year old….but Major was a total champ and as we pulled into the parking lot
of the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum in Atlanta, Georgia, I was excited that
he and Amber were both there with me and was anxious to get inside and take in
the life and career of our 39<sup>th</sup> President. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After the trip to see Santa, Major was ready to get out of town for a while as well</td></tr>
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A few days before, Amber and I had decided that we needed to
get away for a day. We both had time off over the holidays and, as you tend to
do when you have time off, we had filled the bulk of it with the mundane tasks
of home ownership and the joyous to and fro of Christmas, both of which had left
us completely tired.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Christmas with
Major was absolutely fantastic and we decided that the good times needed to
continue rolling and what better way to do that than with a last minute, ill
conceived, poorly planned road trip?! </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">IKEA Atlanta</td></tr>
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Living in Nashville, we are with-in easy driving distance of
Memphis, Atlanta, Louisville, Chattanooga, and Knoxville but only one of these
has the ultimate draw for Amber, IKEA.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>So with little discussion, I was online booking a hotel in Atlanta.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Being a tad bit into History, I, of course,
knew that not only was Jimmy Carter’s Library located in Downtown Atlanta but
that the Martin Luther King tomb, museum and Ebenezer Baptist Church were all
there as well, and after just a minute of research I discovered that they were
located less than two miles apart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
also began looking at Tennessee’s Governors that might be buried along our path
and discovered one in Chattanooga, which you pass through on your way to
Atlanta. So between my history sites and Amber’s trip to IKEA and the hotel booked
we were ready to roll…….until Major came down with a little bug and we had to
cancel the hotel and instead make a trip to the pediatrician’s office. Four
days later, with Major fully recovered and ready to rock again we rebooked our
hotel and we were on our way….</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Major and I outside of the Carter Library & Museum</td></tr>
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The Jimmy Carter Library and Museum is located just outside
of downtown Atlanta in what appears to be a quiet little neighborhood.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Having visited 4 other Presidential Libraries
and Museums, I have to say that the Carter location is a bit underwhelming, not
to say it isn’t good, but Carter’s administration in comparisons to those of
Truman, Eisenhower, Regan and even Nixon, just isn’t that interesting. Having
said that I would highly recommend anyone visit that might be in the area or
interested in the lives and/or careers of the Presidents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A large percentage of the Museum is dedicated
to Carter’s post-presidency life, which has been, arguably, much more
impressive than his political career and has seen him win the Nobel Peace Prize,
which is on display at the end of the museum tour.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You walk away from the library with a deep
sense that Carter is, as he portrayed himself in his campaigns, a fine, decent,
admirable and honest man. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tomb of Martin Luther King, Jr, and Coretta Scott King</td></tr>
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The Martin Luther King, Jr. Historical Sites are a very
short drive from the Carter Museum and include a Museum, Birth Home, Center for
Non-Violent Social Change, Ebenezer Baptist Church and the final resting place
of King and his wife, Coretta Scott King.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Being short on time we decided to head straight for the tombs, in order
to insure that we had time to take it in properly. Having been to the final
resting places of many of this nation’s greatest leaders, I have to say that
standing at the tomb of Martin Luther King, a feeling of standing near
greatness came over me that I have rarely felt before. The same can be said for
the very well preserved Ebenezer Baptist Church, where King ‘s father was
pastor and where he was baptized, preached his first sermon and was, until his death,
co-pastor. <span> </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eternal Flame located near the King Tomb</td></tr>
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After a trip to IKEA and a good night’s sleep we were up and
ready to head home the next day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For the
trip home I had planned two stops:</div>
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The first was in Rome, GA, to visit Myrtle Hill Cemetery,
which is the final resting place of Woodrow Wilson’s first wife and for a little over a year of his term the First Lady of the United States, Ellen
Wilson.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of all of the cemeteries I have
ever visited, Myrtle Hill is easily one of the most amazing as the whole of the
cemetery sits on a very steep hill. While Woodrow is buried in D.C. with his
second wife, Ellen rests next to her father and other kin in a very serene
peaceful plot. </div>
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The last stop on our journey was to Forest Hills Cemetery
located just outside of downtown Chattanooga and is the final resting place of
James B. Frazier, the 33<sup>rd</sup> Governor of Tennessee, and my 24<sup>th</sup>
Governor visit of the year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Interestingly,
I had been to Forest Hills Cemetery just four years earlier when my great
uncle, Dudley Merritt, was laid to rest there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Birth:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> 18 October 1856</span></div>
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James Beriah Frazier was born on October 18, 1956 in
Bledsoe County, TN.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Graduating from the
University of Tennessee at the age of 21, he would be admitted into the bar in
1881, and open a law practice in Chattanooga.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In 1902, he was elected Governor, and would be greatly admired for the
strides he would make in improving education and for working to regulate mining
in order to make it safer for workers. Reelected in 1904, he would only serve a
few months of his second term before the death of former Governor, William Bate,
who would leave an open seat in the United States Senate, where he was serving
at the time of his death. Frazier would retire the governorship in order to
take this vacated seat and would serve there until 1911.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Following his time in the senate, he returned
to Chattanooga where he would continue to practice law until his death in 1937.</div>
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As 2011 begins to wind down and I have had time to reflect a
little on the past nearly 365 days, I am astonished by all that has happened. The beginning of 2011 started
off with me planning on making one Presidential trip (to LBJs Ranch and Grave)
and the Governor’s Blog wasn’t even on the radar and now here I sit having
visited 6 Presidents and 19 Governors (I hope to visit one more to make it an
even number before the end of the year). My journey has taken me to five
different states and over a dozen small towns in Tennessee that until now I
never had a reason to visit. </div>
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From the eastern most visit to Teddy Roosevelt’s Sagamore
Hill in Oyster Bay, NY to western most visit
to Ronald Reagan’s Presidential Library in Simi Valley, CA is an expanse of
2862 miles…in between these two locations I visited Andrew Johnson in
Greenville, TN, Harry Truman in Independence,
MO, and Eisenhower in Abilene Kansas, Lyndon Johnson in Stonewall, TX and Richard Nixon in Yorba Linda, CA.</div>
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I saw an alien head in Lebanon, TN, while visiting William
Campbell, and the birthplace of Nathan Bedford Forrest, on my way
to visit Prentice Cooper in Shelbyville.
After many attempts to contact the land owner, I snuck into the cemetery of
Newton Cannon to snap a few shots of his grave in Eagleville and saw the first
private grave monitored by an alarm system I have ever seen while visiting Austin Peay
and Willie Blount in Clarksville, TN. </div>
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These experiences have been shared with some the most important people
in my life. Amber and Major were with me
in Knoxville as we trudged up and down the hilly downtown looking for the Old
County Court House, which is the final resting place of John Sevier. While on a family vacation to my aunt and
uncle’s place, my dad and my nephew, Will, took time out to travel with me
through the hills of East Tennessee, seeing views that were truly breathtaking,
own our way to Greeneville to visit former Governor and President, Andrew
Johnson. Effrin and I took our first
plane trips together to both Kansas City and Los Angeles and visited a total of
four former Presidents. William and I
traveled to five different cities and knocked out an astonishing six governors
in one day. All of these experiences meant so much to me and brought me even
closer to the people in this world that I love and respect most. </div>
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You see, that is what each of these trips truly is, an experience,
to be shared and remembered and each name I check off of the list brings with it
experiences and memories that will last a lifetime. It is the laughs and the
struggles, the time spent driving and wandering the cemeteries looking for graves, the places we eat and the weird little side trips we take, that makes each visit special and unique and what I crave more than
anything. So, thank you all, thank you for reading, thank you for participating
and if you’re ever feeling the need to visit a graveyard be sure and let me
know and I will be there with camera in hand ready to make new memories with
you.<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Name:</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Andrew Johnson</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Birth:</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span>29 December 1808</div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Death: </span></b>31 July 1875<br />
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<b>Age at Death: </b></span>66 years, 7 months, 2 days old </div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Term in Office:</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span>October 17, 1853 – November 3, 1857 & March 12, 1862 – March 4, 1865</div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Political Party:</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Democratic & Unionist/Military Governor</span></div>
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Andrew Johnson was born on December 29, 1808, in Raleigh,
NC, to Jacob and Mary Johnson. Following
the death of his father, he would move with his mother and stepfather to
Greeneville, TN, in 1826. Entering into an apprenticeship, as a tailor, he would
open eventually open his ownsuccessful shop. The year after moving
to Greeneville, he would meet and marry his wife, Eliza McCardle, with whom he
would have five children. He would first be elected to the State Legislature
and then the State Senate and finally as a congressman in the U.S. House of
Representatives. He would serve in the
House of Representatives for ten years before being elected as the Governor of
Tennessee, a post which he would hold for two consecutive terms. Following his
terms as Governor he would next be elected to the U.S. Senate and would serve
there until Tennessee seceded from the Union on June 8, 1861. A strong proponent of the Constitution of the
United States, Johnson viewed secession as unconstitutional and would be the
only Senator from a seceding state to continue serving during the Civil War. In
1862, Lincoln would call upon Johnson to serve as the Military Governor of the
State of Tennessee for the duration of the War.
In the election of 1864, Lincoln would again call upon Johnson to be his
running mate. A little over a month
after his inauguration as Vice President, Johnson would be thrust into the role
of President following the assassination of Lincoln. As President, Johnson
would offer amnesty for the rebelling southern states and much of the
confederate government. He would also
become one of only two Presidents to be impeached and was only one vote shy of
being convicted. Following his term as President,
Johnson would run for and eventually be reelected to the U.S. Senate, the only
former President to do so. He would die
on July 31, 1875, in Elzabethton, TN.
According to his wishes he was buried in Greeneville, TN, his
body being wrapped in an American flag and his head laid upon a copy of the
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</div>Joshua T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14551972935830650631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107232023106708945.post-47508975077317526372011-11-23T07:50:00.000-08:002011-11-23T07:50:22.569-08:001000 words: Visiting Austin Peay & Willie Blount<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijIKKv3N4MirS3UMTQZtCeHcMIpDGVzc0ZF72foda4djCHq1sUNWLlgXviCWqKjEVTvSRajVcql6Q0J9cyKDZNkDjHEpXjT7XikD9y7hf8l3T19wFVNFk9z1SjDvovZJIk1yXVldM2bncc/s1600/5p51bjzdvwnaocmjpg_456_345.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Confederate Memorial, Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, TN</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paying respects to Willie Blount</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blackhorse Pub & Brewery, Clarksville, TN </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Great Great Grandparents Grave, Red River Cemetery, Adams, TN</td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.findagrave.com/php/famous.php?FScemeteryid=12654&page=cem" target="_blank">Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, TN</a> </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.theblackhorsepub.net/" target="_blank">Blackhorse Pub & Brewery, Clarksville, TN </a></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSln=Adams&GSiman=1&GScid=17642&" target="_blank">Red River Cemetery, Adams, TN </a> </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.bellwitch.org/story.htm" target="_blank">The Legend of The Bell Witch, Adams, TN </a> </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=9155" target="_blank">Bellwood Cemetery, Adams, TN</a> </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">#5</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/William_Blount.jpg/220px-William_Blount.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/William_Blount.jpg/220px-William_Blount.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> Name:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> Willie Blount</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Birth:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> 18 April 1768</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Death: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">10 September 1835<br />
<b>Age at Death: </b>67 years, 4 months, 23 days</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Interment:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, TN</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Term in Office:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span>September 20, 1809 – September 27, 1815<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Political Party:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> Democratic Republican</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-z6nAHal-beg/Tr8S4C0ZnCI/AAAAAAAADHk/7qERwHMTQnQ/s1600/IMG_4502.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-z6nAHal-beg/Tr8S4C0ZnCI/AAAAAAAADHk/7qERwHMTQnQ/s320/IMG_4502.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;">Willie Blount was born on April 18, 1768, in North Carolina to Jacob and Hannah Baker Blount, making him the half-brother to former Tennessee Governor William Blount. Willie would go on to study at both Columbia and Princeton and be admitted to the bar in North Carolina. In 1796, after Tennessee was admitted as a state, Willie would serve as one of the states first judges. At this time he would also serve as a cabinet member for his half-brother. In 1809, he was elected governor and would serve three successive terms. During his term he would offer the state’s support in the War of 1812 as well as send troops into neighboring Mississippi to help defend against attacks by Native Americans. Following his terms as governor, Willie would remain active in politics and attend the Tennessee State Constitutional Convention of 1834, as a representative from Montgomery County, TN. He would die on September 10, 1835 in Clarksville, TN. </div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">#40</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/AustinPeay.jpg/220px-AustinPeay.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/AustinPeay.jpg/220px-AustinPeay.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> Name:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> Austin Peay</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Birth:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> 1 June 1876</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Death: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">2 October 1927<br />
<b>Age at Death: </b>54 years, 4 months, 1 day</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Interment:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, TN</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Term in Office:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span>January 16, 1923 – October 3, 1927</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Political Party:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> Democratic</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XAx4WU7PiW0/Tr8Qvs0AeuI/AAAAAAAADF8/dlXimRxOCQw/s1600/IMG_4513.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XAx4WU7PiW0/Tr8Qvs0AeuI/AAAAAAAADF8/dlXimRxOCQw/s320/IMG_4513.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">Austin Peay was born on June 1, 1876, in Hopkinsville, KY, to former Confederate Calvaryman, Austin Peay, Sr., and his wife, Cornelia Leavell Peay. After briefly attending Washington and Lee University in Lexington, VA, Austin would graduate from Centre College in Danville, Ky. Graduating from college at the age of 19, Austin would marry Sally Hurst with whom he would have two children. For the next six years he would work at his law practice until being elected to the Tennessee’s House of Representatives to represent Montgomery County. Running on a platform stressing tax reform, improved education and finishing the state highway system he was elected as governor in 1922. His term would see the creation of different state bureaus leading to the consolidation of state government, which in conjunction with reforms to the tax code would result in the elimination of all of the state's debt. It was also during his governorship that the state would prosecute John Thomas Scope for teaching the theory of evolution in public schools. The trial, which would become known as the Scopes Monkey Trial, would bring national attention to the issue of religion vs. science as taught in public schools. Scopes would be prosecuted but the decision would ultimately be overturned due to a technicality. In declining health, Austin would be reelected to his third term in 1926, and after a protracted battle with the legislature over funding of his school programs, would die while still in office on October 2, 1927, with many people blaming his death directly on stress caused by the legislature. Austin Peay is the only governor of Tennessee to have died while in office. In 1929, a school in his adopted home city of Clarksville, TN, was named in his honor. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnZYVt1kJQyYjq7S4hmoMoM4fvcpbC4OOxy4futIaOetBEm5Sbl_7T1sjhz7Atf8x2p-pKZzjp2A2qWkCQxgUoj-wmy60dv-Z-SCiNGDc1Eoq4pYZmxWRBZQgJ2Gh_Rji5F4rVzTABAKqW/s1600/IMG_4514.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnZYVt1kJQyYjq7S4hmoMoM4fvcpbC4OOxy4futIaOetBEm5Sbl_7T1sjhz7Atf8x2p-pKZzjp2A2qWkCQxgUoj-wmy60dv-Z-SCiNGDc1Eoq4pYZmxWRBZQgJ2Gh_Rji5F4rVzTABAKqW/s320/IMG_4514.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Joshua T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14551972935830650631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107232023106708945.post-43118566620258415582011-11-09T19:51:00.000-08:002011-11-10T06:12:02.123-08:00Now it's time to DANCE (and visit some Governors)<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">I have several passions in life...obviously history is one...another is my family and friends and finally music. I've been a fanatical music fan as long as I can remember and honestly some of my earliest memories are tied to some song or another. I've been, and am, a fan of everything from Hank Williams to Kanye West, from Miranda Lambert to Minor Threat...There are, in fact, very few bands or artists that I can't find at least something that I enjoy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SI0_J-mLYB8/TletNVKeh3I/AAAAAAAAB6w/L_ym69NleJE/s1600/2011-08-26_09-26-45_240.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SI0_J-mLYB8/TletNVKeh3I/AAAAAAAAB6w/L_ym69NleJE/s320/2011-08-26_09-26-45_240.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Music has brought me great joy in life and been with me through the deaths of both of my grandmothers. When my Nanny died I couldn't stop listening to Juliana Hatfield's album <i>Hey Babe</i>, when my Mawmaw died it was Public Enemy <i>It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back</i>...both strange choices but also both albums that I begged my grandmothers to take me to the mall to purchase and being the loving grandmothers that they were (are) they both happily obliged. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/LK8sxngSWaU?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: left;">Minus the fact that she is beautiful, one of the first things that attracted me to Amber was the fact that she was a fan of the band Material Issue. When we got married we were obsessed with Elton John's song , "Tiny Dancer", and listened to it basically on repeat for days and when we found out she was pregnant with Major we became obsessed with the Mumford and Son song, "Timshel". Ask me any period in our relationship and chances are I can tell you what music we were listening to at that particular time.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/9qwDjwHc6BM?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: left;">Since the day Major came home from the hospital we have attempted to expose him to as much music as possible. One of the first days we were home I sat with him on the couch and listened to old country music all day. When he was upset, for whatever reason, The Decemberists calmed him and his love for the theme-song to The Simpsons was evident by his efforts to see the TV anytime the song was playing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xqog63KOANc?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
So to say that his first live music experience was important to us is an understatement. We toyed with taking him to see Steve Martin perform bluegrass this past summer, but decided against it for various reasons. It all clicked into place, however, when we found out that Yo Gabba Gabba was touring and playing in Knoxville, which is just a few hours from us. Ever since he was tiny he has loved Yo Gabba Gabba...he'll watch as Mark Mothersbaugh draws or Biz Markie does his beat of the day and dance anytime the Super Music Friend Show band performs. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/9UFQmbsUp9c?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjsAA2FhZInE8Q1mc2YFvFSRarXufDuq030h-nwucYQeWY6eVWe0pyItjp-V5dIOXTX45Jwirkp47a9PEfDO1J0-KneC0on9Fr97huwlR5tZor5xSsHACMjp8xKBJTTm0l-Y5Q0uAeooB/s1600/2011-11-02_16-12-40_468.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>We weren't sure how to expect him to react to the whole live experience, but minus shear terror at the very beginning he was enthralled by the show and stared at the performers with a look of amazement on his face. Sitting there with him, I couldn't help but be thankful that I have such an amazing child and that he is growing up so beautifully. He seems to be developing a love for something that has been with me for so many years...a love of music that will hopefully bring him joy for his entire life...and I think that is all that any parent can really hope for at the end of the day is that their child is healthy and happy...for if they have those two things everything else will be okay.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjsAA2FhZInE8Q1mc2YFvFSRarXufDuq030h-nwucYQeWY6eVWe0pyItjp-V5dIOXTX45Jwirkp47a9PEfDO1J0-KneC0on9Fr97huwlR5tZor5xSsHACMjp8xKBJTTm0l-Y5Q0uAeooB/s1600/2011-11-02_16-12-40_468.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjsAA2FhZInE8Q1mc2YFvFSRarXufDuq030h-nwucYQeWY6eVWe0pyItjp-V5dIOXTX45Jwirkp47a9PEfDO1J0-KneC0on9Fr97huwlR5tZor5xSsHACMjp8xKBJTTm0l-Y5Q0uAeooB/s320/2011-11-02_16-12-40_468.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Oh and I also got to visit a few graves while we were in Knoxville. </div><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">#1</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/William_Blount.jpg/220px-William_Blount.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/William_Blount.jpg/220px-William_Blount.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> Name:</span></b><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> William Blount</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Birth:</span></b><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> 26 March 1749</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Death: </span></b><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">21 March 1800</span><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
<b>Age at Death: </b>50 years, 11 months, 23 days</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Interment:</span></b><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> First Presbyterian Church, Knoxville, TN </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Term in Office:</span></b><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span>September 20, 1790 – March 30, 1796</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">(Technically served as Governor of the United States of America South of the River Ohio)<span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Political Party:</span></b><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> Democratic Republican</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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</a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Dt-fEWc5Eqs/TrM1dHuLUFI/AAAAAAAACnE/ZDlo2J42T48/s1600/2011-11-02_16-56-09_900.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Dt-fEWc5Eqs/TrM1dHuLUFI/AAAAAAAACnE/ZDlo2J42T48/s320/2011-11-02_16-56-09_900.jpg" width="179" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Dt-fEWc5Eqs/TrM1dHuLUFI/AAAAAAAACnE/ZDlo2J42T48/s1600/2011-11-02_16-56-09_900.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Dt-fEWc5Eqs/TrM1dHuLUFI/AAAAAAAACnE/ZDlo2J42T48/s1600/2011-11-02_16-56-09_900.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">William Blount was born on March 26, 1749, near Windsor, North Carolina. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">In 1776, William entered </span><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">into service in the Revolutionary War, serving as paymaster with several units fighting out of North Carolina. On February 12, 1778, William married Mary Grainger, with whom he would have six children. Following the war he would enter into the North Carolina House of Commons and as a delegate to the US Constitutional Convention and would be one of the signers of this document. In 1790, William was appointed as Governor of the Territory of the United States, South of the River Ohio, as well as superintendent of Indian Affairs, by then President George Washington. He would serve in these positions for six years, dealing with the early establishment of the region and issues with the local Indian Tribes. Following his term as governor of the region he would go on to serve as President of the Tennessee Constitutional Convention and be elected to serve in the United States Senate. On June 8, 1797, however, William would be expelled from the Senate because of his involvement in an affair involving an attack on Spanish Florida and Louisiana. Despite his expulsion from the U.S. Senate, William was elected to serve in the State Senate the following year and would also serve as Speaker of that body. Two years later, William died at his home in Knoxville on March 21, 1800. </span></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/John_Sevier.jpg/245px-John_Sevier.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/John_Sevier.jpg/245px-John_Sevier.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Name:</span></b><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> John Sevier</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Birth:</span></b><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> 23 September 1745</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Death: </span></b><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">24 September 1814</span><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
<b>Age at Death: </b>70 years, 2 days</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Interment:</span></b><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> Old Knox County Courthouse </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Term in Office:</span></b><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span>March 30, 1796 – September 23, 1801 & September 23, 1803 – September 20, 1809<span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Political Party:</span></b><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> Democratic Republican</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX3Sv9BT9yoShBNTOJypmpgTucXcTgjB_YzO4PQO7S3aDER22hGOsB2pXGsjh1i6XCNzfr69zwS7VEMolFsV8biOHiT0HVhEDTkOacbOKf4rU7jQrm5pcTJVxsnTJlwCPg5xngr_V5df36/s1600/2011-11-02_17-09-36_494.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX3Sv9BT9yoShBNTOJypmpgTucXcTgjB_YzO4PQO7S3aDER22hGOsB2pXGsjh1i6XCNzfr69zwS7VEMolFsV8biOHiT0HVhEDTkOacbOKf4rU7jQrm5pcTJVxsnTJlwCPg5xngr_V5df36/s320/2011-11-02_17-09-36_494.jpg" width="179" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "inherit","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">John Sevier was born in New Market, Virginia, on September 23, 1745. John would marry Sarah Hawkins in 1761 and move with his wife into the Holston settlement, which was located in what would become East Tennessee. At the onset of the Revolutionary War, John would work his way to the position of Colonel in a division that was known as the Overmountain Men, which was a division of men from West of the Appalachian Mountains. John would lead them in their greatest victory over loyalist fighters at the Battle of Kings Mountain. Following the war he would first serve as Governor of the ill-fated State of Franklin from 1785 until its dissolution in 1788. After this term he would serve as Brigadier-General in the Tennessee State Militia for five years. In March of 1796, he would be sat as the first Governor of Tennessee, which would be entered into the Union on June 1, 1796. He would serve a total of six years before having to step down due to the term limits set forth by the Tennessee Constitution. It was following his first term that his rivalry with Andrew Jackson, a supporter Archibald Roane, the man who won the governorship following Sevier. Their argument would almost come to the point of a duel, which was going to take place in Kingston, TN, but both men would walk away without firing a shot. Following Roane’s term as governor, John would again be elected as governor serving another six years. At the end of his next term, John would first serve two years in the Tennessee State Senate and then four years in the United States Congress. He would die in 1815, while surveying the boundary between the Creek Nation and the State of Georgia, first being interred at Fort Decataur his remains would later be moved to their current resting place on the grounds of the Old Knox County Courthouse. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVXEF5lN5xiTMVUF5Pend2Q0XPHlgmsH26dMp3fdFBul1Z-dtRMmu9lzGb0wyH3rH2rk3wlQ75YfQvHLJBLzbYTwzr2JxkPGfGhtvv7vanUfoLBckzRdAx2wg15W-jpC0_L5xIWLKU83v1/s1600/2011-11-02_17-09-53_897.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVXEF5lN5xiTMVUF5Pend2Q0XPHlgmsH26dMp3fdFBul1Z-dtRMmu9lzGb0wyH3rH2rk3wlQ75YfQvHLJBLzbYTwzr2JxkPGfGhtvv7vanUfoLBckzRdAx2wg15W-jpC0_L5xIWLKU83v1/s320/2011-11-02_17-09-53_897.jpg" width="177" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhlN9AA7TQroAXl86zLUAc5MJvs_zYZApeb_t-Jye6YWoKerSYxdSIEI0o5xWWP5MXc0sQbIsFpYSqTS9zkjqs7gsOTyfKup_wUMif0jMRqp2euLF35os1v9P7M89JWliWm3j0QtvsLrL/s1600/2011-11-02_17-10-18_962.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><br />
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<div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b>Name:</b> Archibald Roane</div><div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b>Birth:</b> circa 1759</div><div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b>Death: </b>18 January 1819<br />
<b>Age at Death: </b>59 or 60 years</div><div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b>Interment:</b> Pleasant Forest Cemetery, Farragut, TN</div><div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b>Term in Office:</b> September 23, 1801 – September 23, 1803<br />
<b>Political Party:</b> Democratic Republican</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8lRFmi_L69hVceBJzKQZ7-XHfle-K4aySdzmRnl5I_TxjmifXQeW9R8n5pwMBjKZSqSF8EeD-Oc6zKr-zkiW-mSmN4Lwm-pk1Sx9zoHkuSOx9venw9kfwmVG-GUQdS41E4zO0pN0JqwAK/s1600/IMG_4467.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8lRFmi_L69hVceBJzKQZ7-XHfle-K4aySdzmRnl5I_TxjmifXQeW9R8n5pwMBjKZSqSF8EeD-Oc6zKr-zkiW-mSmN4Lwm-pk1Sx9zoHkuSOx9venw9kfwmVG-GUQdS41E4zO0pN0JqwAK/s320/IMG_4467.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Archibald Roane was born in Lancaster County, PA, sometime in 1759. After the death of both of his parents in 1767, Archibald was made a ward of his uncle John Roane, who was a Presbyterian Clergy man and saw to it that he received a good education. Sometime around the year 1780, he moved to Liberty Hall, VA, and married Ann Campbell. He was later admitted into the bar and set up practice in Jonesborugh and Greeneville, TN. In 1790, he was selected as the Attorney General for the Territory of the United States West of the River Ohio and would go on to be one of the original framers of the Tennessee Constitution. In 1801, he was elected Governor of Tennessee and would spend two years in this position, during which time he would deal with helping to define the border between Tennessee and Virginia. He would lose his reelection bid to John Sevier, after serving only one term. Following his time as governor he would return to practicing the law and serve as a Circuit Judge as well as on the Superior Court of Errors and Appeals until his death on January 18, 1819. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1XNzgA2_yB8/Trf9X2QecDI/AAAAAAAACyw/x5R8CUObJZ0/s1600/IMG_4469.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1XNzgA2_yB8/Trf9X2QecDI/AAAAAAAACyw/x5R8CUObJZ0/s320/IMG_4469.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">#21</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/William_Gannaway_Brownlow_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/William_Gannaway_Brownlow_2.jpg" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b>Name:</b> William Gannaway Brownlow</div><div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b>Birth:</b> 29 August 1805</div><div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b>Death: </b>28 April 1877<br />
<b>Age at Death: </b>71 years, 8 months</div><div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b>Interment:</b> Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, TN</div><div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><b>Term in Office:</b> April 5, 1865 – February 25, 1869<br />
<b>Political Party:</b> Republican</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOcqYFZmZc6M1isSEynG2fhigQ7MDHPim-XVKQ-8AJPEsV9OXJ4uMo89UjUoL-QKHKZxYSUgM1P7tZnURvE9PDCkyacdvwVoxDA4WQ1ohgqNgtj2foFxTsDv9PEraF87Zbze7CX0GpP-Ok/s1600/2011-11-02_17-54-56_202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOcqYFZmZc6M1isSEynG2fhigQ7MDHPim-XVKQ-8AJPEsV9OXJ4uMo89UjUoL-QKHKZxYSUgM1P7tZnURvE9PDCkyacdvwVoxDA4WQ1ohgqNgtj2foFxTsDv9PEraF87Zbze7CX0GpP-Ok/s320/2011-11-02_17-54-56_202.jpg" width="179" /></a>William Gannaway Brownlow was born on August 29, 1805, in Wythe County , VA, and moved at a very early age to Eastern Tennessee. After the death of both of his parents in 1816, he was left to the care of his mother’s family. He would enter into the Methodist ministry in 1826 and spend the next ten years as a traveling minister, also known as a circuit rider. Following his marriage he would become editor first of the <i>Tennessee Whig</i> newspaper and then the <i>Knoxville Whig</i>. In 1861, after the outbreak of the Civil War, he refused to swear allegiance to the Confederate Government and would be forced into hiding near Cades Cove, TN. He would be captured and interred in a Confederate prison camp in Knoxville but be set free after his inhuman treatment suffered at the hands of his captors was exposed. Following his release he would spend time traveling the north drumming up support for the Unionists who were still in Knoxville. William would return to Knoxville following the cities occupation by the forces of Union commander, General Ambrose Burnside, and immediately reopen his newspaper under the name <i>Knoxville Whig and Rebel Ventilator</i>. He would be seated as governor following the seat being vacated by Andrew Johnson, due to the death of Abraham Lincoln, and go on to win the position outright in the next election. Under his governorship Tennessee would become the first state readmitted into the Union following the Civil War. In 1869, he would be elected to the United States Senate and serve there for the next six years. Retiring from the senate in 1875, William would die on April 28, 1877.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLnjK_yFQsI2NIEaQhXz7FDsMFIC118rB6JvasrOD2tYzxT2_bZ2VlqNtO3gRk0mQiK5bROo6YozESxXYbZJf_TiSm-Hkmz0hBojoaNT49pgK1esTb8twDcjG4MG6tvq1o_noAjfLQU46/s1600/2011-11-02_17-55-11_952.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLnjK_yFQsI2NIEaQhXz7FDsMFIC118rB6JvasrOD2tYzxT2_bZ2VlqNtO3gRk0mQiK5bROo6YozESxXYbZJf_TiSm-Hkmz0hBojoaNT49pgK1esTb8twDcjG4MG6tvq1o_noAjfLQU46/s320/2011-11-02_17-55-11_952.jpg" width="179" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</style> <![endif]--> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Despite the fact that William and I saw a horse that had been hit by a car lying dead on the side of the road, which is something I can honestly say I had never seen before and hope and pray I never see again, I would have to say that the one thing from this particular trip that stands out in my head more than anything is: Country Johnny Mathis. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a1.l3-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/91/95331d83afab430d87c2da9171a10bae/l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://a1.l3-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/91/95331d83afab430d87c2da9171a10bae/l.jpg" width="215" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Now, admittedly, 90% of the graves that I ‘hunt’ are political or historical in nature but anytime I have a chance to visit a celebrity or anything of that nature, I rarely pass it by and thus was the case with Mr. Mathis. By the time we decided to visit Johnny, we had already seen five governors in four different cities and were on the tail end of what had been a fantastic day. Our first stop was Eagleville and the grave of Newton Cannon in a private family plot. The second was at the grave of Henry Horton, which is located in the park named in his honor, in Chapel Hill. Next we were off to Shelbyville and the grave of Prentice Cooper at an amazing little country church cemetery. From there it was onward to Lewisburg and the graves of both Buford Ellington and Jim McCord in Lewisburg.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/G3KtFRYoSn0?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">After leaving Lewisburg and heading towards Pulaski, and our final grave, we drove through the small town of Cornersville and a cemetery called Beechwood. Having plenty of time to kill, I jumped on my cellphone and decided to see if anyone of historical or celebrity note was buried there and much to our surprise a gentleman by the name of Johnny Mathis was interred here. Now, not many people are aware that there are TWO Johnny Mathis’ in entertainment…one, and easily the more famous, working in the pop world, and another, Country Johnny, not nearly as famous, working in the world of 1950s Country Western. Country Johnny was born in Maude County, Texas, in 1930 and made some waves on country music radio and had a few minor hits and wrote a few more for other country artists of the time, including the below track that George Jones recorded. Honestly, neither William nor myself were familiar with him, but decided that we should stop by and pay our respects. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/mSD0r3dz2Uo?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Beechwood Cemetery is a very classic looking/feeling small town cemetery, and not having any idea what Johnny’s marker looked like, we decided to spend some time just wandering. It was amazing to see the generations of families that were buried here. From the early settlers of the area and participants in every war imaginable from the Revolutionary War onward. We wandered amongst the gravestones looking for a needle in the haystack, while taking it all in at the same time. Some of the tombstones were so badly damaged that they were illegible and decaying while a gravestone right next to it might be in mint condition. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://image2.findagrave.com/photos/2004/154/CEM13744498_108625054845.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://image2.findagrave.com/photos/2004/154/CEM13744498_108625054845.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">This got me to thinking about the state of one of the governor’s graves that we visited, that of Newton Cannon, and how at one time he was one of the most important men in the state of Tennessee and now his earthly remains lie in a graveyard overrun with vines, weeds and bushes…essentially lost to all but a few. Sadly, this is the case often times, the people and names that change the course of one generation are lost to the next. Thus was the case with Newton and thus was the case with Country Johnny Mathis and so many more just like them. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sign marking the general location of Newton's grave</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">After spending nearly an hour wandering the graveyard, we decided that we needed to give up the search in order to insure that we could make it to our final governor’s grave (John C. Brown) before the day got away from us. It wasn’t until we arrived home that William did a little more research and discovered that Country Johnny had only died a few short weeks before our visit and as such his grave wouldn’t have had a marker yet…we vowed then and there that we would return to Beechwood and pay our respects to a man that was largely unknown to us but loved by so many and that the next time we were there we’d proudly be listening to the music that was his legacy. So Country Johnny until we meet again, from William and myself, rest in peace.<span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<b>Age at Death: </b>60 years, 3 months, 25 days old</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Interment:</b></span><span style="font-size: small;"> Newton Cannon Cemetery, Eagleville, TN</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Term in Office:</b></span><span style="font-size: small;"> October 12, 1835 – October 14, 1839</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Political Party:</b></span><span style="font-size: small;"> Whig</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivtDqHoo_eSxXny6mg91bdLYqpVQrVRd83-3_O7GAEbFiqpGUlXzZTLguMA-lhDWXIgJA7PsjddKS-daNDa2nYw6H9XDG7F-F1cXLqBz69PIszdqgWbdmygoJn-G-mbfOtWs01XDxY6pF_/s1600/IMG_4172.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivtDqHoo_eSxXny6mg91bdLYqpVQrVRd83-3_O7GAEbFiqpGUlXzZTLguMA-lhDWXIgJA7PsjddKS-daNDa2nYw6H9XDG7F-F1cXLqBz69PIszdqgWbdmygoJn-G-mbfOtWs01XDxY6pF_/s320/IMG_4172.JPG" width="213" /></a>Newton Cannon was born on May 22, 1781 in Guilford County, NC . He would move with his family to Williamson County, TN at the age of nine. After school he entered into several different occupations before settling into his role as a farmer. His political career began in 1811, as a state senator. When the Creek War of 1813 broke out he enlisted in the army and served with distinction. It was around this time that his lifelong personal and political opposition to Andrew Jackson would begin. Newton would go on to oppose Andrew Jackson on nearly all of his political endeavors. Following the war he would again enter into politics this time serving in the United States House of Representatives. In 1819, at the request of then President James Monroe, Newton was sent to negotiate a peace treaty with the Chickasaw Indians. He continued his role as congressman until 1823, at which point he would return to Tennessee and resume his role as a farmer. First running for governor in 1827, he was defeated by Sam Houston. Running successfully for governor again in 1835, he would spend two consecutive terms as governor before being defeated by James K Polk, who had been called back to Tennessee by Andrew Jackson specifically for the task of taking on Newton for the governorship. He was married twice, first in 1813 to Leah Perkins, who died three short years later, and again to Rachel Wilborn, and would father a total of ten children. Newton passed away on September 16, 1841, and was laid to rest in a private family plot on his land in Rutherford County, TN. </span></div></div><div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3QGOJLJzMVeN1VevNjBm4cs_kRDWEOdGcG3GIDdbj-37lbRnG0xQBBwoui9lfVC9uK2F-X6E24rXsYvGSAV72NSVDd_DnB7bhOyFpcqBjhnRKzGpC9dezIpfc40ToOSlUyjNfu0pNhtd/s1600/IMG_4173.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3QGOJLJzMVeN1VevNjBm4cs_kRDWEOdGcG3GIDdbj-37lbRnG0xQBBwoui9lfVC9uK2F-X6E24rXsYvGSAV72NSVDd_DnB7bhOyFpcqBjhnRKzGpC9dezIpfc40ToOSlUyjNfu0pNhtd/s320/IMG_4173.JPG" width="213" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<b>Age at Death: </b>62 years, 7 months, 11 days old</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Interment:</b></span><span style="font-size: small;"> Mapplewood Cemetery, Pulaski, TN</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Term in Office:</b></span><span style="font-size: small;"> October 10, 1871 – January 18, 1875</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Political Party:</b></span><span style="font-size: small;"> Democrat</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<b>Age at Death: </b>68 years, 4 months and 15 days old</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Interment:</b></span><span style="font-size: small;"> Wilhoite Cemetery, Chapel Hill, TN</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Term in Office:</b></span><span style="font-size: small;"> October 3, 1927 – January 17, 1933</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Political Party:</b></span><span style="font-size: small;"> Democrat</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SRe39Bu8CXE/TpOHmC27n_I/AAAAAAAACQg/Vnu7VX4t9r8/s1600/IMG_4181.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SRe39Bu8CXE/TpOHmC27n_I/AAAAAAAACQg/Vnu7VX4t9r8/s320/IMG_4181.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Henry Horton Hollis was born on February 17,1866, in Princeton, AL. Henry would begin his professional career as a teacher before being admitted into the bar in 1894. His first foray into politics would be in the Tennessee State Senate, where he would ultimately become Speaker. On October 2, 1927, based on the laws of Tennessee, as Speaker, Henry would become governor of the state following the death of the current governor, Austin Peay. Despite several individuals ascending to the governorship because of a vacated seat, Henry is the only individual to take over this position following the death of the current governor. During his term in office he would lower the Tennessee Property tax and increase the tax on cigarettes to fund education. In 1930, shortly following his election to his second term, Henry’s close friend and political backer, Luke Lea, was caught up in a bank scandal. While never formally charged with any wrongdoings, Henry’s administration was tied to this scandal and in 1932 he would not seek reelection. He would die on July 2, 1932 at his home in Chapel Hill, TN. Following his death his property along the Duck River was acquired by the state and a park named in his honor was established on this land. </span></div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br />
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<b>Age at Death: </b></span><span class="big" style="font-size: small;">73 years, 7 months, 27 days old</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Interment:</b></span><span style="font-size: small;"> Jenkins Chapel Cemetery, Shelbyville, TN</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Term in Office:</b></span><span style="font-size: small;"> January 16, 1939 – January 16, 1945</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Political Party:</b></span><span style="font-size: small;"> Democrat</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S0g7uMG3IKg/TpOvH7o-MRI/AAAAAAAACZc/GNpxmvfg_ZQ/s1600/photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-S0g7uMG3IKg/TpOvH7o-MRI/AAAAAAAACZc/GNpxmvfg_ZQ/s320/photo.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">William Prentice Cooper, Jr., was born on September 28, 1895, to William Prentice and Argentine Cooper near Shelbyville, TN. He would attend both Vanderbilt and Princeton Universities and graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree. In 1917, after the outbreak of World War I, he enlisted in the Army as a Private and would be leave the army in 1919 as a Second Lieutenant. In 1922, he was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives and would serve in that position until being elected to Attorney General of the Eighth Judicial Circuit. 1937 would see yet another change of position for Prentice when he was elected to the Tennessee State Senate and would only serve here for one year before running for governor in 1938. The election was hard fought but Cooper, who had attracted the favor of Memphis Political boss, EH Crump, would go on to win. During his three terms as Governor, he would fight for education reforms and being the wartime governor, would help oversee the establishment of an atomic facility in Oak Ridge, where the atomic bomb was made, as well as a new military base at Fort Campbell. Following his terms as governor, he would be appointed as ambassador to Peru, where he would remain for two years. Following his return from Peru , he would marry Hortense Powell and father three children, including a current congressman from Tennessee, Jim Cooper. Returning to Shelbyville he would die at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, and be buried at Jenkins Chapel Cemetery. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg73YJmzogBYSEy9h1IRcmpWZUxkN5K00VFSnh9EibYTkOxdfTSuQA1fFxPk4QBelxNNsHCkaAqKRBsL8LU8EAxrbxaLYJmBXVeUFnQbiudhWkqo8rIYPfKXQxABIiGWJJmoJbjL5C3lIZj/s1600/IMG_4189.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg73YJmzogBYSEy9h1IRcmpWZUxkN5K00VFSnh9EibYTkOxdfTSuQA1fFxPk4QBelxNNsHCkaAqKRBsL8LU8EAxrbxaLYJmBXVeUFnQbiudhWkqo8rIYPfKXQxABIiGWJJmoJbjL5C3lIZj/s320/IMG_4189.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<b>Age at Death: </b>89 years, 5 months, 16 days</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Interment:</b></span><span style="font-size: small;"> Lone Oak Cemetery, Lewisburg, TN</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Term in Office:</b></span><span style="font-size: small;"> January 16, 1945 – January 16, 1949</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Political Party:</b></span><span style="font-size: small;"> Democrat</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwzG8xyzM_W_1loJRdMdjINk3IQF3ORQ88Bm33mjY4mgGGLqbbdrbr6uWcZ4OLKZp2_9Lez5mTviuR-fBMc4T9CMkouWgkGUe62CozG5JuK1GAH0u_YhsqbzpiE5MiFKmdY8-h2-ePVu2A/s1600/IMG_4196.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwzG8xyzM_W_1loJRdMdjINk3IQF3ORQ88Bm33mjY4mgGGLqbbdrbr6uWcZ4OLKZp2_9Lez5mTviuR-fBMc4T9CMkouWgkGUe62CozG5JuK1GAH0u_YhsqbzpiE5MiFKmdY8-h2-ePVu2A/s320/IMG_4196.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Jim Nance McCord was born on March 17, 1879, in Unionville, TN, to Thomas and Iva McCord. Following his graduation, McCord would spend the next ten years as a traveling salesman before moving into the newspaper industry in 1910, as Publisher of the <i>Marshall Gazette. </i>Elected as Mayor of Lewisburg in 1927, a position he would hold for thirteen consecutive terms until 1942, a position he would only leave after being elected to the United States Congress. He would only serve one term as Congressman before being elected as Governor of Tennessee on November 7, 1944. Recognized as a strong friend of education, he fought for pay raises for teachers and principals and even went as far as establishing a sales tax (of 2%) in order to fund education. Following his stint as governor he would serve in the administration of Governor Frank Clement as Commissioner of Conversation. Following the death of his first wife, Vera Kercheval, who he married in 1901 and who passed away in 1953, Jim would be married twice more before dying in Nashville on September 2, 1968. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZoIXKo2TVgdkVlsBnFGkisP0tfL0Oj4p1bXY0Zrrs7l_w9xxSAhsgKhc-eLL7Zb-t1Ke07R9sFA26taSATm5i4KmyyVcczhFwcWUgvGcKVPxuBWC01tAbPC8yyHLPiOwH4ZGT57NzOmFZ/s1600/IMG_4197.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZoIXKo2TVgdkVlsBnFGkisP0tfL0Oj4p1bXY0Zrrs7l_w9xxSAhsgKhc-eLL7Zb-t1Ke07R9sFA26taSATm5i4KmyyVcczhFwcWUgvGcKVPxuBWC01tAbPC8yyHLPiOwH4ZGT57NzOmFZ/s320/IMG_4197.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<b>Age at Death: </b></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">64 years, 9 months and 7 days old</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Interment:</b></span><span style="font-size: small;"> Lone Oak Cemetery, Lewisburg, TN </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Term in Office:</b></span><span style="font-size: small;"> January 19, 1959 – January 15, 1963 & January 16, 1967 – January 16, 1971</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Political Party:</b></span><span style="font-size: small;"> Democrat</span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzoFCgdHfpGbiSqOW9hNGSOO2fPJae-SQmW_j9GeyvFuliJJ__lBTeyr_IutKF7DaR7NMAkbCA7miHoGnVY-kZUNX0y0Mz_kWwnZf4uaoXpHLV0-Y66LiwdAdYwF38TygFIWZAVhpmn9c/s1600/IMG_4205.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzoFCgdHfpGbiSqOW9hNGSOO2fPJae-SQmW_j9GeyvFuliJJ__lBTeyr_IutKF7DaR7NMAkbCA7miHoGnVY-kZUNX0y0Mz_kWwnZf4uaoXpHLV0-Y66LiwdAdYwF38TygFIWZAVhpmn9c/s320/IMG_4205.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">Buford Ellington was born on June 27, 1907, in Holmes County, MS. He was originally a merchant and farmer before being pegged by then Governor Frank Clement . Following the end of Clement’s term limit, Buford would run successfully for Governor, the two would spend the next 12 years alternating the governorship and collectively hold the seat from 1953 until 1971. Much of the Civil Rights movement would take place during this time period and Buford would go from a moderate segregationist to a proponent for racial integration. He would also develop a close friendship and working relationship with President Lyndon Johnson and serve as a moderator in talks between Johnson and Alabama governor George Wallace during the Selma to Montgomery walks. After leaving office Buford would die two years later in Boca Raton, FL, on April 3, 1972, and be buried at Lone Oak Cemetery in Lewisburg, TN. Among the mourners at his funeral was a very frail looking Lyndon Johnson, who would pass away just a short eight months later. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7fw2WjHgVnvSOojbUXDv97-gRltphdhHJzRh4DaQWWCDcc_5Qzv9G1QgPxqQIOZf2dyFo2uQ6xi2WlOCPeBvcTDZ-6tg57t0QwNX1VZG9WNmjXry7VWQYg4GWZaP9RfCOIupnliqX5LFx/s1600/IMG_4204.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7fw2WjHgVnvSOojbUXDv97-gRltphdhHJzRh4DaQWWCDcc_5Qzv9G1QgPxqQIOZf2dyFo2uQ6xi2WlOCPeBvcTDZ-6tg57t0QwNX1VZG9WNmjXry7VWQYg4GWZaP9RfCOIupnliqX5LFx/s320/IMG_4204.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div>Joshua T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14551972935830650631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107232023106708945.post-79633803581126526142011-10-10T20:07:00.000-07:002011-10-10T20:07:29.673-07:00#16 William Trousdale<div>We are all literally surrounded by history, but most of us never think about it beyond a fleeting moment. Glancing out the window on my way to work, I see the sign for the Hermitage, Clover Bottom Mansion (home of John Donelson) and the studio where Elvis used to record (RCA Studio B). I drive past the site of one of the first Iron Works in Nashville, and one of the oldest, still active, Episcopal Churches in the area. I work in the shadow of the main site of the Union occupation during the Civil War and honestly spend very little time thinking about any of those things. They are just buildings and signs and noise that I tune out in my rush to get by from day to day. On a recent trip to see a Governor though, Major and I, took the time to show the potential of what surrounds you if you only take the time to look. <br />
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</tbody></table>The first stop on our journey was Sumner County and to the Gallatin City Cemetery, which is the final resting place of the former Tennessee Governor, William Trousdale. Interestingly, it is also the site of one of only a few monuments in the entire country dedicated to the memory of those who served in the Mexican War. The monument lists the names of the 55 individuals from Sumner County who lost their lives during this conflict. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mexican War Monument, Gallatin, TN</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The next stop on our trip was to be Castalian Springs, which is located about 5 miles outside of Gallatin and to the family graveyard that contains the remains of former Governor William Hall. However, after leaving the cemetery I noticed a marker for Trousdale Place, which was the residence of William Trousdale. After stopping there to get a few pictures and attempting to visit the Sumner County Museum (which was unfortunately closed) we were back on the road to Castalian Springs. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trousdale Place, Gallatin, TN</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table>The interesting thing about burial in the 1800s was that while some people were buried in 'proper' cemeteries a large percentage of people were buried in private or family cemeteries and over time these graves have become overgrown and forgotten. Unfortunately, William Hall's grave can be counted amongst the later group. The only information I had was that the graveyard sat about 2/10th of a mile off of the main road, but after driving aimlessly for twenty minutes I decided to give up my search and do a little more research before attempting this visit again. I was, however, able to locate the historical marker erected to Hall. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WfYI3DHhb-A/Tot9WhSPchI/AAAAAAAACM4/6Y4nGVBDGbc/s1600/IMG_4071.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WfYI3DHhb-A/Tot9WhSPchI/AAAAAAAACM4/6Y4nGVBDGbc/s320/IMG_4071.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Feeling down at my lack of success and it being lunchtime, we decided it was time to call it a day, but on the way home we happened to pass a sign that said "Bledsoe's Fort Historical Park" and decided that it was the perfect day for lunch in a park. I have to admit that I was completely unaware that there was even such a thing as Bledsoe's Fort. Interestingly, the fort was one of the original exploratory outposts/settlements established in the West (Middle Tennessee) and was founded around the same time that Fort Nashborough was founded in Nashville. The park today includes a few recreated buildings as well as an active excavation site.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxmAJfrPDPTqVtha6ybwc76wA4fE4Ktqu8q-cFD_UzT3tj0ubLzJm8Nb6wzfUNjW_i8UCMAUi4Vs0V8GDxKaVolkbkDmmFIM1Ec8iiLRPFn-5Nfx5XpQ2E2wiwYe7bvNRea8Ocu2k7496w/s1600/IMG_4073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxmAJfrPDPTqVtha6ybwc76wA4fE4Ktqu8q-cFD_UzT3tj0ubLzJm8Nb6wzfUNjW_i8UCMAUi4Vs0V8GDxKaVolkbkDmmFIM1Ec8iiLRPFn-5Nfx5XpQ2E2wiwYe7bvNRea8Ocu2k7496w/s320/IMG_4073.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Following a brief tour of the park and a bite to eat we got back on the road to head home, but no more than a mile down the road saw another historical sign this time pointing us toward Cragfont Historical Home. Having no-where to be and nothing planned for the rest of the day we decided to make another quick detour. Cragfont is a plantation house that was built in 1802 and still stands today. The house was the residence of War of 1812 hero and one of the founders of Memphis, TN, James Winchester. In addition to the house there is also a very nice rose garden, pond and a family cemetery that are all open for tours by the public. Unfortunately, the guided tours of the house were not being offered on the day that we visited but the beauty of the land where the house stands made the stop worthwhile. <br />
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</tbody></table>Having completely exhausted ourselves and with the day winding down we decided to head home. As I drove, I began to think about the very nature of this blog and I realized what it is 'really' about. It isn't, as I had originally planned, just about the former Governors of the State, but, is in fact, about the State itself. The history that has been largely forgotten by all except a few, but that is staring us in the face every day. My challenge to you is the next time you're driving down the road and see one of those historical markers, pull over and read it, the next time you pass a sign inviting you to visit a historical site take the time out to do it...the experience will be well worth your time. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">#16</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-lU8I-4pYDydL6vGsx4Hake8eXcIXmoCB8h8bR9i1NAxJ7jU-K29-lu4LMJRHA3AkQg0s7EllWygPLQqLBx4TJZq6nUXX0xs0jeAl8f0qO5aEIuGPxTYib9Hbibslx62H5yqvOIH8QteZ/s1600/Governor-William-Trousdale.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-lU8I-4pYDydL6vGsx4Hake8eXcIXmoCB8h8bR9i1NAxJ7jU-K29-lu4LMJRHA3AkQg0s7EllWygPLQqLBx4TJZq6nUXX0xs0jeAl8f0qO5aEIuGPxTYib9Hbibslx62H5yqvOIH8QteZ/s320/Governor-William-Trousdale.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Name:</b> William Trousdale</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Birth:</b> 23 September 1790</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Death: </b>27 March 1872<br />
<b>Age at Death: </b>81 years, 6 months, 4 days old </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Interment:</b> Gallatin City Cemetery</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Term in Office:</b> October 16, 1849 – October 16, 1851</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Political Party:</b> Democrat</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iKOetfOB6-E/Tot9nAJsLJI/AAAAAAAACKI/giPJohh1tKM/s1600/IMG_4052.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iKOetfOB6-E/Tot9nAJsLJI/AAAAAAAACKI/giPJohh1tKM/s320/IMG_4052.JPG" width="213" /></a>William Trousdale was born on September 23, 1790 in Sumner County, TN. At the outbreak of the Creek War in 1813, Trousdale volunteered for the army and fought under Andrew Jackson. He would again enlist the following year in order to fight in the War of 1812. Returning to Sumner County, following the war, he would continue his studies and be admitted to the bar in the year 1820 and would enter into law practice until war broke out again, this time with Seminole Indians in Florida. Following an unsuccessful attempt at entering politics he would find himself, yet again, in the midst of war, this time with Mexico, where after being appointed to Colonel in the infantry by President Polk, he would serve with distinction, earning the nickname, "The Warhorse of Sumner County,." In 1849, he ran for Governor as a democrat and defeated the incumbent, Neil S. Brown. He would serve only one term, however, losing his reelection bid. In 1853, he would be appointed as Minister to Brazil by President Franklin Pierce . He would serve in this post until the end of Pierce's term in 1857. Returning again to Sumner county he would retire from public life and die at his home on March 27, 1872. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kgdzUD-SIZA/Tot9hNnSQ0I/AAAAAAAACJ8/oh_f40Ea-eM/s1600/IMG_4049.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kgdzUD-SIZA/Tot9hNnSQ0I/AAAAAAAACJ8/oh_f40Ea-eM/s320/IMG_4049.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div></div>Joshua T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14551972935830650631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107232023106708945.post-57390909344425584022011-09-29T20:20:00.000-07:002011-09-30T08:25:47.494-07:00The last journey of James K. Polk<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYsDqtOtHW_qC_GSer6lFuNPMsMilr-A9piBgAP0fJo9h6qKSPIb2oasLN5tcYIjQGcgzuV2TOVIPKh3ovgNADUbZDfeGflhhjLE8Xi9uaJN0SDRWV3t2hwQajKq8-Vu3rdrZaSF0BZtfh/s1600/2011-09-29_13-31-06_720.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div>Among a lot of other things this blog is about journeys. Usually they involve myself and one of several different co-conspirators but since (a) I have made the trip to our next Governor's grave many, many times and (b) the truly interesting journey this time wasn't made by myself but by the Governor himself. I figured I would spend a little time telling you about his journey and how his earthly remains ended up where they currently rest. <br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">On June 15, 1849, just a short 103 days after leaving the office of President, James K. Polk succumbed to what was likely cholera, breathing his last words to his wife, “I love you, Sarah, for all eternity, I love you." Over the course of the next several decades the remains of James K Polk would be moved twice and finally end up, along side his wife, at the Tennessee State Capitol. </div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">McKendree Methodist Church, location of James K Polks Funeral</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table>Due to the fear of that a possible cholera epidemic could be caused by his remains, his funeral would take place the day after his death. The funeral service was held at Mckendree Methodist Church, following which James would be interred at the Nashville City Cemetery on June 16, 1849. This cemetery is also the final resting place of Governor William Carroll, who I covered in a previous blog. Many notables of the early history of Nashville are buried in this cemetery so it would stand to reason that James K. Polk would end up here as well. This, however, was never meant to be the final resting place as the intent was to place him here until the monument that was being made in his honor could be completed. The actual location within the graveyard has been lost to time but based on cemetery records it was located on Central Avenue within the grounds of the cemetery. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Central Avenue at the Nashville City Cemetery</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table>He would remain at the City Cemetery until May 22, 1850, when he was exhumed and re-interred in the front yard of his home, Polk Place, which was located in downtown Nashville. At this location the monument, designed by the architect of the Tennessee State Capitol , William Strickland, was placed on his grave. Sadly, despite his wishes of remaining at this location, and willing his estate to the State of Tennessee to ensure that this would happen, shortly after Sarah's death, he was again moved</div><div class="MsoNormal"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Polk Place, circa 1880</td></tr>
</tbody></table>On September 19, 1893, the remains of both James and Sarah were removed from their property and placed on the grounds of the Tennessee State Capitol where they remain to this day. Tragically, in 1901, Polk Place would be demolished by the State.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLzTPFIHKtuq8hR2OHvY2DTup61i7oGxqwnQAZCVfqMxOJJQVt6rG3-AfeekGumP_STmdSVUOqrvDpC_dmOx8sA9fSnsWB72VBEP7_loRw1C0OZ67cMj_UfMj4qSlEIHCzI1ndvCV0gPTz/s1600/2011-09-29_12-39-29_251.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLzTPFIHKtuq8hR2OHvY2DTup61i7oGxqwnQAZCVfqMxOJJQVt6rG3-AfeekGumP_STmdSVUOqrvDpC_dmOx8sA9fSnsWB72VBEP7_loRw1C0OZ67cMj_UfMj4qSlEIHCzI1ndvCV0gPTz/s400/2011-09-29_12-39-29_251.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The historic marker at the location where Polk Place once stood</td></tr>
</tbody></table>So there you have it, <span class="big"></span>the last journey taken by the12th Governor of Tennessee and the 11th President of the United States, one that took him <span class="big">44 years, 3 months, 5 days</span><span class="big"> to complete, and that </span>ended at his current and hopefully final resting place. <br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><i>(see after the Governor bio for bonus pictures)</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">#12</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/JamesKnoxPolk.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/JamesKnoxPolk.png" width="265" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Name:</b> James Knox Polk</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Birth:</b> 2 November 1795</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Death: </b>15 June 1849<br />
<b>Age at Death:</b> 53 years, 7 months, 12 days old </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Interment:</b> Tennessee State Capitol</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Term in Office:</b> October 14, 1839 – October 15, 1841 </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pollitical Party:</b> Democrat</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">James K and Sarah Polk's monument as it looks today</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table>James Knox Polk was born on November 2, 1795 to<br />
Samuel and Jane Polk in Mecklenburg County, <br />
North Carolina. The family would move to the Nashville area when he was still a child. Graduating from the University of North Carolina he would return to Nashville to practice law, apprenticing under Felix Grundy. He would go on to open his own law practice in Columbia, TN, where he would meet and work with another future Governor, Aaron V. Brown. In 1823, his political career began when he won a seat on the Tennessee State Legislature. He would marry his wife, Sarah Childress, the following year on January 1, 1824. The two would never have children, likely the result of a surgery that James had as a child to remove urinary tract stones, leaving him sterile. In 1825, he was elected to the United States Senate, where he would spend the next 14 years. Becoming the Speaker of the House in 1835, he worked tirelessly pushing the agenda of fellow Tennessean, President Andrew Jackson, earning himself the nickname 'Young Hickory'. At the bequest of Jackson, Polk left congress in 1839 and returned to Tennessee to run for Governor of the State. Defeating Newton Cameron, James would only serve one term and be defeated in the next two Gubernatorial races in 1841 and 1843 by James C. Jones. He would find himself thrust upon the national stage the following year when he became the first "dark horse" candidate for the Presidency. Running on an agenda consisting of four main points: the reestablishment of the national treasury, lowering of the tariffs, acquiring the Oregon Territory from Britain and acquiring Texas and California from Mexico. He also promised that if elected he would serve only one term. Defeating the Whig, Henry Clay, James was seated as President on March 4, 1845. At the end of his term, he had accomplished all of his goals, making the United States a truly Continental Nation, stretching from the Atlantic to Pacific Oceans. Honoring his promise of serving only one term he did not seek his parties nomination. The four years in office and the stress left James in frail health and he likely contracted cholera in New Orleans, while on a good will tour of the South following his Presidency. Returning to his home in Nashville, James K Polk died on June 15 1845. His retirement, at only 103 days, is still the shortest of any President. His widow, Sarah Childress Polk, would live the next 42 years in widowhood, the longest of any other first lady and die on August 14, 1891. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Major Knox pays his respects to James Knox</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another marker for Polk Place--this one is obscured by a security gate.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">William Strickland, designer of the Tennessee State Capitol and James K Polk's monument,<br />
is interred in the wall of the State Capitol</td></tr>
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<div class="MsoNormal"></div>Joshua T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14551972935830650631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107232023106708945.post-59891625031782669172011-09-21T07:57:00.000-07:002011-09-21T07:57:44.253-07:00Nixon, Reagan and the great scramble to see them both...Here we sat, Effrin and I, trying to figure out how we got here and where to go next. The whirlwind of the day was disorienting and this roadblock on Madera Road served only to perplex us even more. We'd started our day at a disgustingly early hour and been on the move ever since, a move that had seen us travel from Nashville to Las Vegas and finally to Los Angeles. I'm sure that most people, upon landing in L.A., don't race immediately to the graves of the two West Coast Presidents, but Effrin and I aren't most people and the sole purpose of Effrin even being there was these grave visits and at this juncture the likelihood of seeing both was looking bleak. After I jokingly and completely randomly said that the road might be closed, we were amazed to find that it was in fact closed...even more amazing was the lack of any signs in order to show us a detour...so we were at a loss which only strengthened our resolve. <b>We. Would. See. Reagan.</b><br />
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A brief rundown of how we ended up in this location with only an hour before closing time would go something like this: up at 4, flight at 6, a mad search for a pint glass, lunch well before 10, five hour energy, a very drunk soccer mom, a forty five minute delay, an overly long wait for an over crowded transfer to the rental car, literally pushing said crowd out of the way in a mad dash to pick up our rental car (a Nissan Sentra), I-105, I-91, Yorba Linda and....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The Nixon Presidential Library and Museum</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The final resting places of Richard and Pat Nixon </i></td></tr>
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</div>...and September 11th Memorials, frozen Snickers, Gatorade and Diet Cokes, I-5, L.A. traffic and L.A. drivers, terrible Top 40 radio,and the roadblock on Madera Road, driving aimlessly to find a way around, driving back to talk to the cops working the road block about how to get around it, overly crowded parking lots snaking up to the Museum, Effrin yelling to take the 'lone' parking spot, endangering our lives and cutting people off to get into the spot only to see another twenty available just down the road, Simi Valley (one of the most breathtakingly beautiful places I have <b>ever </b>been), forty-five minutes to spare and....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum</b></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">and...</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The final resting place of Ronald Reagan</i></td></tr>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Walking away from the Reagan site, a feeling of accomplishment came over me because in a year when I had planned to only see one Presidential site I was able to make it to a total of eight (A. Johnson, L. Johnson, Truman, Eisenhower, T. Roosevelt, Grant, Nixon and Reagan), four of which I saw with Effrin. In addition to my feeling of accomplishment, exhaustion washed over me making the drive back to the airport to return the car especially painful...but nothing that a nice Italian dinner and a bottle of wine didn't more than cure. </div><br />
</div>Joshua T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14551972935830650631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107232023106708945.post-61054681135421751652011-09-13T10:04:00.000-07:002011-09-13T11:55:33.526-07:00Aliens, Confederates and GovernorsYou know, in thinking about my journey around the state to visit these graves something has become strikingly apparent and that is that despite the fact I was born and raised in the state of Tennessee, I've spent very little time really exploring it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Major, paying his respects to William Campbell.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Case and point, a few weekends ago I was able to convince Amber and Major to visit the grave of former Governor and Union Civil War General, William Bowen Campbell, with me in Lebanon, TN. Now for those of you unfamiliar with Tennessee, Lebanon sits about 20 miles outside of Nashville and is a straight shot out I-40 from my house. I have driven past Lebanon literally hundreds of times and visited a few shops at the outlet mall there but never seen what the town really has to offer. So on this visit we decided that after the graveyard we would drive into the town and check it out.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Monument to Robert Hatton on the Lebanon Town Square</td></tr>
</tbody></table>The town square in Lebanon is quite quaint and seems to be mainly made up of either Law offices or Antique stores. There is also a monument to the Confederate Civil War General, Robert Hatton, and a reproduction of the original home that the town was built around. We spent a little time checking out the town square and visited an amazing Antique store called, <a href="http://www.cuzsantiques.com/">Cuz's Antique Center</a>. Now neither Amber nor myself are big antique fans or anything but any store that claims they house the head of an alien is worth a look (for more information this visit: <a href="http://www.cuzsantiques.com/forms/sugarflatlegend.htm">here</a>) . Another highlight of the store is the (potentially real) electric chair that is housed in the back of the place. If you ever find yourself in Lebanon swing by and check them out. While in the area we also decided to visit <a href="http://www.tn.gov/environment/parks/Cedars/">Cedars of Lebanon State Park</a>, where Major spent some time swinging and we discovered a very nice community swimming pool, which we plan on visiting next summer. <br />
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">I guess what I am saying is that we often spend a lot of time exploring new cities and towns when we are on vacation and neglect the things that are available to us everyday. While visiting the Governor's, from this point forward, I will make a trip into the closest town and spend a little time exploring because if we found an alien head in Lebanon, who knows what else is out there. <b> </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Sidenote</b>: Sometimes while visiting the grave of the Governor's I'm able to visit a few other graves of note in the same cemetery and I will do a profile of those individuals and share a few pictures as well.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">#17</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/files/images/HD_campbellWB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/files/images/HD_campbellWB.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Name:</b> William Bowen Campbell</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Birth:</b> 1 February 1807</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Death: </b>19 August 1867<br />
<b>Age at Death:</b> 60 years, 6 months, 18 days old <br />
<b>Interment:</b> Cedar Grove Cemetery, Lebanon, TN<br />
<b>Term in Office:</b> October 16, 1851 – October 17, 1853 </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pollitical Party:</b> Whig</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4pDHpl7a8PY/TlmoEp5UuII/AAAAAAAABio/JkHOrKe3ARk/s1600/IMG_3752.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4pDHpl7a8PY/TlmoEp5UuII/AAAAAAAABio/JkHOrKe3ARk/s320/IMG_3752.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>William Bowen Campbell was born on February 1, 1807 to David and Catherine Campbell in Sumner County, TN. He studied law under his cousin, former Virginia Governor, David Campbell and would open his law practice in Carthage, TN. In 1836, at the outbreak of the Seminole War, William would enlist and be raised to the level of Captain in a company commanded by William Trousdale. Following the Seminole War, he would defeat his former commander in a bid for Congress, despite Trousdale’s relationship and endorsement by President Andrew Jackson. After serving three terms in Congress ,he returned to Tennessee and became a Colonel during the Mexican War. In 1851, William would run for Governor again defeating his former commander, William Trousdale. He would be the last Whig to hold the Governorship of Tennessee. An opponent of secession he enlisted in the Union Army, where he served as a Brigadier General. Following the Civil War, he was again elected to Congress where he was a strong supporter of then President Andrew Johnson. He died on August 19, 1867. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Grave of Note #1 </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/RHHatton.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/RHHatton.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Name:</b> Robert Hatton</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Birth:</b> 2 November 1826</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Death:</b> 31 May 1862<br />
<b>Age at Death: </b>35 years, 6 months, 29 days old<br />
<b>Interment: </b>Cedar Grove Cemetery, Lebanon, TN<b> </b> <br />
<b>Notability: </b>U.S Congressman, Brigadier General- Confederate States of America<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi7FcIkYxhr7ZW5xMRn_Ie4z_llUHVelED6QaZaOy5sjrW842HdYzeeosj8RAMiVmVPEtRSMY4EGCymCcgeyhpf-IDAMnvzjAqXxQVCGDRVGGR_kZ4bgsyOXZxI0gEx3WdiJd4l8n6TITu/s1600/IMG_3773.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi7FcIkYxhr7ZW5xMRn_Ie4z_llUHVelED6QaZaOy5sjrW842HdYzeeosj8RAMiVmVPEtRSMY4EGCymCcgeyhpf-IDAMnvzjAqXxQVCGDRVGGR_kZ4bgsyOXZxI0gEx3WdiJd4l8n6TITu/s320/IMG_3773.JPG" width="213" /></a>Robert Hatton was born on November 2, 1826, in Steubenville, OH, and would move at a very early age to Tennessee. Studying at Cumberland University, he would become a lawyer and open a law practice in Lebanon, TN. A member of the Whig Party, he served first in the State Legislature and then ran unsuccessfully for Governor. In 1858, as a member of the Opposition Party, a party formed after the fall of the Whig Party that would fight against the expansion of slavery, he was elected to serve in the United States Congress. As an opponent of slavery he initially opposed secession but would enlist in the 7th Tennessee upon hearing that Lincoln planned on sending an army into the Southern States. Serving gallantry during the Peninsula Campaign be was raised to the level of Brigadier General in the Army of Northern Virginia. Before the Confederate Congress could confirm this promotion he was killed at the battle of Fair Oaks on May 31, 1862. Since Middle Tennesse was occupied by Union Troops at the time of his death , he would first be buried in Knoxville until the end of the Civil War when he was re-interred at Cedar Grove Cemetery. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1Iv87Wg4eJU/TlmmpuNO4QI/AAAAAAAABh8/lnrebNXaSC8/s1600/IMG_3771.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1Iv87Wg4eJU/TlmmpuNO4QI/AAAAAAAABh8/lnrebNXaSC8/s320/IMG_3771.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_gL53zcc5Y6nraDvixIT0xNvrGP-m3_NJDbeae7zIzEBByAQ0sBDVGabXc3z2_Jh1luTbOMlHrmK94wd2anIBzKswJYPbokJeP-APX_pDzXA6_3lHgieFVX_Y0nti_ADQ0L6SQf09gDq/s1600/IMG_3777.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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</tbody></table>Much to my shock upon completion of this map making task I discovered that not five but six Governors are buried at Mt. Olivet...so after a little research I was able to return and complete this cemetery. Strangely, not only did I overlook this individual in my first trip but the state of Tennessee continues to overlook him and you'll see why in my write up below.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Name:</b> Edward Hazzard East</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Birth:</b> 1 October 1830<br />
<b>Death: </b>12 November 1904<br />
<b>Age at Death:</b> 74 years, 1 month,11 days old <br />
<b>Interment:</b> Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, TN<br />
<b>Term in Office:</b> March 4, 1865 – April 5, 1865<br />
<b>Pollitical Party:</b> Republican</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">Edward Hazzard East, who went by E.H., was born in 1830 and attended Lebanon Law School. An opponent of secession E.H. was chosen as Secretary of State by Millitary Governor, Andrew Johnson. Following Johnson's innaguaration as Vice President on March 4, 1865, E.H. filled the vacant Governorship until the elected Governor, William G. Brownlow, was seated. Serving only one month and one day his is the shortest term of any Tennessee Governor. Since he was an 'acting Governor' and not an elected or seated Governor the Tennessee State official website does not acknowledge his Governorship. Following the Civil War he would continue practicing law, arguing cases before the Supreme Court and serve as an original trustee for Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. He would die on November 12, 1904. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ1G5MKM7SRi6uazYd1xYe2C59HQPJG04jMgM5kQLrsBaCm6PIwD7ClCqMNr4f16Ql93QflrXX341zAH94_18NoBwwDeTy_uMRYXf90zpntjNav4dA-FAThSi4Yx_Y8kyJaKm_UvZJYzNP/s1600/2011-08-30_12-18-16_6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ1G5MKM7SRi6uazYd1xYe2C59HQPJG04jMgM5kQLrsBaCm6PIwD7ClCqMNr4f16Ql93QflrXX341zAH94_18NoBwwDeTy_uMRYXf90zpntjNav4dA-FAThSi4Yx_Y8kyJaKm_UvZJYzNP/s400/2011-08-30_12-18-16_6.jpg" width="223" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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So, of course, when I land it is absolutely pouring down. I'm talking monsoon like rains. Roads closed, trains not running, subway systems delayed. Determined as I was though I made my way to the car rental place got my car and headed out onto the Long Island Expressway, which was completely gridlocked....turning my quick forty-five minute drive into almost an hour and half.<br />
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</tbody></table>This delay effectively cut out the tour of the Museum but luckily being there alone they were able to squeeze me into a larger group so I did get to tour the house. Now, I've spoken many times about my love for James K. Polk, but TR is easily one of my favorites, so visiting his house was a truly amazing experience. After a quick stop off at the gift shop to purchase a bust (I now have about fifteen historical busts, which I will have to post at some point) and to get Major a TR Teddy Bear I was off to the grave. TR's grave is very understated and sits at the top of a hill in Young's Cemetery. The rain was still beating down making the visit especially moving. Of all of the President's graves I have visited, I would have to say that this was my favorite (so far...).<br />
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We'd driven past the sign for <a href="http://www.blackjackcove.com/">Black Jack Cove Restaurant and Marina</a> at least a hundred times, but on this particular Saturday, and with no set plans for the day, we decided to take a right off of Old Hickory Blvd and check it out. The sign on the main road is really well marked, but once you get back into the neighborhood in which it is located, things become a little less obvious and require a bit of driving around. As we were driving, we noticed an historic landmark sign and, as I tend to do, slowed down to read it. The sign stated that this was the location of the final resting place of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Overton">Thomas Overton</a>, an early settler of Tennessee and close friend of Andrew Jackson. Naturally, I pulled over, lept out of the car and ran over to take some pictures. After returning home from our day out I did a little more research on Thomas Overton and found out that he was Andrew Jackson's 'second' in his infamous 1806 duel with Charles Dickinson.<br />
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Now for those of you who don't know, Andrew Jackson was notorious for his temper and on many occasions would be involved in dueling. What sets this duel apart from Jackon's other duels is that after being shot by Dickinson in the ribs and a misfire by Jackson's gun he would take the time to reload and carefully aim and shoot Dickinson dead. Being a bit (under-statement) of a gravehunter (obviously), I immediately started researching the final resting place of Charles Dickinson, which was an interesting story in and of itself. After his death Dickinson was laid to rest in front of his Nashville Residence, over time the area would grow up around this house and, after his funeral box (which was used instead of a tombstone) disappeared, his final resting place was thought to be lost to the ages. Until a few years ago, when an historian would locate the burial spot and ask the permission of the current owners of the land to escavate their front yard, an amazingly they locatedwhat little was left of the late Mr. Dickinson. These remains were removed and reinterred at the Nashville City Cemetery. I immediately decided that I must visit his grave and anyone else that was related to this duel (if anyone of you can figure out who Charles Dickinson's second in this duel was please let me know) and then visit the location where the duel took place.<br />
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So the next Sunday after lunch I force Amber and Major to visit the <a href="http://www.thenashvillecitycemetery.org/">Nashville City Cemetery</a> with me. Upon entering the cemetery you drive past the grave of William Carroll, War of 1812 hero, friend of Andrew Jackson and former Tennesseee Governor, so, of course, I stop the car and take a few pictures and pay my respects. Finally, after spending an hour driving around the cemetery looking for Charle Dickinson's grave we locate it, based on Amber's brilliant powers of deduction.<br />
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<b>Birth:</b> 3 March 1788<br />
<b>Death: </b>22 March 1844<br />
<b>Age at Death:</b> 56 Years, 0 Months, 19 Days<br />
<b>Interment:</b> Nashville City Cemetery, Nashville, TN <br />
<b>Term in Office:</b> October 1, 1821–October 1, 1827 & October 1, 1829 – October 12, 1835 <br />
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William Carroll was born on March 3, 1788 in Pittsburgh, PA. By 1810, William had moved to Nashville and was running a successfull mercantile business. When the War of 1812 broke out he enlisted in the Tennessee Militia, which had been organized by future U.S. President, Andrew Jackson. He would fight in the Battles of Horseshoe Bend and New Orleans. Returning to Nashville following the war he would successfully run for Governor in 1821 and would serve three two-year terms. During his administration he would establish a penal code and a state prison. He was unable to run for a fourth term because of the term limit laws of the day. However, in 1829 when Sam Houston stepped down as Governor, William was able to run again and was reelected, a feat only acheived by one other Tennessee Governor. He would serve another six-years and remains to this day the longest seated Governor with his two terms tallying twelve-years and twelve days. William Carroll died on March 22, 1844.</div>Joshua T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14551972935830650631noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107232023106708945.post-42190347370982333192011-08-13T20:48:00.000-07:002011-08-13T20:48:49.302-07:00#14, #15, #27, #32, #4250, that's the number of deceased Tennessee Governors, the number of graves that I will be visiting. Seems rather overwhelming, but on the bright side most of the graves are located safely within the borders of the State. Of course, Tennessee isn't a small state---we might be short but we're quite long and it would take you 8 hours and 54 minutes to drive from Memphis (Southwest border of the State) to Elizabethton (Northeast border of the State) so as you can see I potentially have my work cut out for me. But the only way to do this is one grave at time, so I decided to start close to home...much to my delight I learned that five Governors are buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Nashville, located just five miles from my house. <br />
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So, this past Sunday afternoon, while Amber worked to finish up a few work related items Major and I packed up and headed out to the cemetery. Upon arriving we decided that the best plan of attack was visiting the office to see if they could give us any friendly pointers on where we needed to head since the cemetery itself is quite expansive. Of course, it being Sunday the office was closed. Undeterred, Major and I headed into the cemetery to find them ourselves. After about 20 minutes of driving around aimlessly Major was over it and decided to get some shut eye and I decided to call my mom, who had a tour book of the cemetery and might be able to walk me to the ones that were listed on the tour. This went off without a hitch and I visited the three that were listed in the tour guide in no time flat...that left two graves...so I did what any good grave hunter would do and called the office of the cemetery first thing Monday morning, who were more than happy to oblige me with a map and general directions on how to get to the graves. I made the second trip to photograph the remaining graves on my way to work on Tuesday morning.<br />
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<b>Interment:</b> Mt Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, TN </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Term in Office</b>: 14 October 1845 – 17 October 1847</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Political Party:</b> Democrat<br />
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<b>Interment:</b> Mt Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, TN </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Term in Office</b>: 17 October 1847 – 16 October 1849</div><b>Political Party:</b> Whig<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Birth:</b> 11 September 1845 </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Death:</b> 8 January 1933 </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Age at Death</b>: 87 years, 3 months, 28 days<br />
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</div>Joshua T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14551972935830650631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107232023106708945.post-60401690484604440782011-08-09T07:40:00.000-07:002011-08-09T07:40:30.993-07:00The CastI figured since most of my trips will be made with other people I would start out by introducing the main players to you. So when I say, "Major, Tom and I went to see_____ grave", you'll know that I am not making a David Bowie reference. <br />
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</tbody></table>Amber is my wife. She's not a big fan of history or graveyards (she's a weirdo, I know), but she is a big fan of me, so she will sometimes be my (un)willing accomplice and has proved herself quite good at locating graves based on pictures online--"Oh look this fence has what looks like spears on the top instead of spikes"--she loves music (especially The Decemberists) and is great about letting me run off on my little history filled trips. She's completely amazing and I would be lost without her. <br />
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</tbody></table>My little man is only 8 months old, but has already visited one President and six Governors with me. Truth be told he fell asleep before the actual grave visits but he made it to the graveyard and was with me so I'm still counting them. (In case you're wondering, yes, his middle name is from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_K._Polk">James K(nox) Polk</a>, who is easily one of my favorite Presidents.) He enjoys terrorizing our cats, screaming at the top of his lungs for no apparent reason and jumping. He is the light of our world.<br />
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</tbody></table>My dad is interested in history and we've visited all of the <a href="http://www.tntrivia.com/Tennessee_Presidents.htm">Presidents from Tennnessee</a> together so I am sure I will be able to convince him to check out some Governors with me. He enjoys college football, westerns and spending time with his family. My mom will likely be playing a supporting role in this undertaking but has already helped out by steering me to graves over the phone. She's a fan of Facebook and of her four grandchildren. They're both fantastic parents/grandparents. <br />
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William is probably the biggest history fan of all of my friends and he and I have set ourselves to the task of visiting all of the semi-major Civil War Battlefields in Tennessee (there are a lot more than you'd think) so anytime we make one of these trips I am making him visit the graves with me, which I have no doubt he'll enjoy. William is a music aficionado, talented writer and runs a great music blog called <a href="http://guesswhatimlisteningto.blogspot.com/">Guess What I'm Listening To?</a> William is my brother (not literally but he might as well be). <br />
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</tbody></table>As previously mentioned, Effrin is my main travel partner for the Presidential Grave visits and has seen all but two of them with me (Both of the Johnsons). He doesn't know it yet but I'm going to be enlisting him from time to time on the Governor trips as well. I'm sure he'll be down though. Effrin has seen Phish 80 times and is an absolute marketing genius. Effrin is an amazing guy, a great 'uncle' to Major and one of our closest friends. <br />
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Well, there you have it, my main accomplices, the people that will keep me motivated, help me to pursue my dreams and hopefully one day accomplish them...they'll probably help me see some Governor's graves as well.<br />
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Joshua T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14551972935830650631noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107232023106708945.post-91976413794235294292011-08-07T16:22:00.000-07:002011-08-07T16:22:04.548-07:00Begin the BeginI've never really even considered having a blog, but after a gentle push by my wife, Amber, I decided to start one for my latest endeavor. But I guess the best place to begin is at the beginning, so without further ado. <br />
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Many years ago I made a deal with my friend, Effrin, that I would go and see the band Phish with him. Now I've never been a fan, but Effrin had already seen them well over 70 times and had been telling me for several years that, if the band (who at the time was on a hiatus) ever got back together, I would be going to see them on his dime. So in October of 2008, when we heard that Phish was doing a residency at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, VA, we immediately started planning our trip. Effrin set himself about at securing tickets, booking a hotel and planning the trip to see the band and I immediately started looking for graves along our route.<br />
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Now I know that this might come off as a little morbid to some, but I've personally never felt that graves were a morbid or sad place...in fact quite the opposite. I have many a many fond memory from my childhood visiting both my maternal and paternal grandfather's graves with my Nanny and Mawmaw. Both my grandfathers had died before I was born so the only way that I ever knew them was through these visits and the stories that I was told every time we went the graveyards. I've always seen grave visits as a way to show your respect and admiration for the deceased and the only way to be 'physically' close to those who have passed. So you tie this in with my love of history and grave visits have always been an interest of mine.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson chilling out at Stone Mountain, GA. </td></tr>
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In routing out our trip, I located the graves of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson in Lexington, VA, and the graves of Jefferson Davis, George Pickett and J.E.B. Stuart in Richmond, VA, which, based on my love of Civil War history, I was quite excited to see. I also figured while I was in Richmond, as almost an after thought, I would visit the graves of former Presidents, John Tyler and James Monroe. Little did I know that the visit to Tyler and Monroe's graves would be one of the catalyst to my latest history related obsession...visiting the grave's of all of the Presidents. <br />
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The other catalyst was a random Christmas Holiday trip to see the former residence of TN Governor and U.S. President, James K. Polk, where I picked up a copy of the Brian Lamb book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Whos-Buried-Grants-Presidential-Gravesites/dp/1881846075">Who's Buried in Grant's Tomb? A Tour of Presidential Gravesites</a>, which for anyone interested in history and/or graves is a must read. For you trivia nerds out there, U.S Grant and his wife Julia are buried in Grant's Tomb. <br />
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Over the past few years, I, along with Effrin, who has picked up my obsession and is my official travel buddy on (almost) all of my Presidential trips, have visited the following Presidents: James Monroe, Andrew Jackson, John Tyler, James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Benjamin Harrison, William Taft, Harry S. Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Harry & Bess Truman lie side by side at the Truman Library in Independence, Mo. </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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So, back to where we started, I have recently decided that, in addition to the Presidential graves, I am going to try and visit all of the past Governors of Tennessee, two of which share the honor of having held both positions (James K. Polk and Andrew Johnson). I have yet to hear of anyone else who has completed this journey and there certainly aren't any books about it, so I figured I would keep a running journal of sorts about my trips and interesting things I encounter along the way. I will also probably mention my Presidential trips as they happen so be on the look out for those as well. As a side note, Phish was every bit as good live as Effrin said they were. Enjoy!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Standard of the Governor of TN apparently has a Christmas Theme. </td></tr>
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