Georgetown Cemetery is a burial site located in

Georgetown, Kentucky Georgetown is a home rule-class city in Scott County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 37,086 at the 2020 census. It is the sixth-most populous city in Kentucky. It is the seat of its county. It was originally called Lebanon whe ...

. Georgetown Cemetery has a Confederate Soldier Memorial dedicated to Rebel soldiers that died during the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union (American Civil War), Union ("the North") and the Confederate States of A ...

. Soldiers inscribed on the memorial are WM. Simons, W. Hall, J.J. Hensly, WM. Sutton, Capt. John Black, WM Tanchill, Bryan Fitzpatrick, B.C. Wootten, and WM Wood. Other notable people buried at the cemetery are U.S. Chess Champion,

Jackson Showalter Jackson Whipps Showalter (February 5, 1859 in Minerva, Kentucky – February 5, 1935 in Lexington, Kentucky) was a five-time U.S. Chess Champion: 1890, 1892, 1892–1894, 1895–96 and 1906–1909. Chess career U.S. Championship matches Showal ...

and two famous artists: Will Hunleigh a landscape artist, and equine artist,

Edward Troye Edward Troye (12 July 1808 – 25 July 1874) was a Swiss-born American painter of Thoroughbred horses. Early life and background Troye was born on July 12, 1808, in Lausanne, Switzerland. Travels At age 20 he emigrated to the West Indies, and l ...

. It also is the burial site of a murder victim known originally as "Tent Girl" who was later identified as Barbara Ann Hackmann Taylor in 1998.

Notable burials

* Benjamin Franklin Bradley (1825–1897), American and Confederate politician * J. Campbell Cantrill (1870–1923), U.S. Representative from Kentucky * James E. Cantrill (1839–1908), Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky and judge *

Joseph Desha Joseph Desha (December 9, 1768 – October 11, 1842) was an American politician who was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky from 1807 to 1819 and the ninth governor of Kentucky from 1824 to 1828. First known as an Indian fighter from Middl ...

(1768–1842), Governor of Kentucky and U.S. Representative * George W. Johnson (1811–1862), Confederate Governor of Kentucky *

James P. Lewis James P. Lewis (September 8, 1869 – May 22, 1942) was an American educator, politician, and banker who served as Secretary of State of Kentucky from 1916 to 1920. He also served as County Judge of Letcher County from 1902 to 1906, and Kentucky ...

(1869–1942), Kentucky Secretary of State, politician and banker *

William Claiborne Owens William Claiborne Owens (October 17, 1849 – November 18, 1925) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born near Georgetown, Kentucky, Owens attended the common schools, also Kentucky Wesleyan College, Millersburg, Kentucky, Transylvania Un ...

(1849–1925), U.S. Representative from Kentucky *

James Fisher Robinson James Fisher Robinson (October 4, 1800 – October 31, 1882) was the 22nd Governor of Kentucky, serving the remainder of the unfinished term of Governor Beriah Magoffin. Magoffin, a Confederate sympathizer, became increasingly ineffective after ...

(1800–1882), Governor of Kentucky

References

External links

Georgetown Cemetery page at Georgetown Kentucky web site
* {{Coord, 38.1971, -84.559, type:landmark_region:US-KY, display=title Cemeteries in Kentucky Buildings and structures in Georgetown, Kentucky Protected areas of Scott County, Kentucky

Notable burials

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