The Political Graveyard: Sleeth family of Rushville, Indiana

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Sleeth family of Rushville, Indiana

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George Sleeth — of Rushville, Rush County, Ind. Member of Indiana state senate, 1890. Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Father of Charlotte Sleeth Farrar (1873?-1943) and Mary A. Sleeth.
		Political family: Sleeth family of Rushville, Indiana.

Charlotte Sleeth Farrar (c.1873-1943) — also known as Charlotte Farrar; Charlotte L. Sleeth — of Rushville, Rush County, Ind.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Rushville, Rush County, Ind., about 1873. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1924, 1932 (alternate); member of New York Republican State Committee, 1930; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1940. Female. Died, of heart trouble, in New York Infirmary for Women and Children, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., October 15, 1943 (age about 70 years). Interment at East Hill Cemetery, Rushville, Ind.

		Relatives: Daughter of Charlotte (McPike) Sleeth and George Sleeth (1850?-?); sister of Mary A. Sleeth; married to Herbert Farrar.
		Political family: Sleeth family of Rushville, Indiana.

Mary A. Sleeth (born c.1876) — of Rushville, Rush County, Ind. Born in Indiana, about 1876. Republican. Librarian; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1924, 1936; farm administrator for Wendell Willkie. Female. Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Daughter of George Sleeth (1850?-?); sister of Charlotte Sleeth Farrar.
		Political family: Sleeth family of Rushville, Indiana.

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