The Political Graveyard: Pulaski County, Ill.

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Pulaski County
Illinois

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Pulaski County

Index to Locations

Beech Grove Cemetery
Mounds, Pulaski County, Illinois

Politicians buried here:

Jonas Reece Emrie (1812-1869) — of Ohio. Born in Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio, April 25, 1812. Republican. Member of Ohio state legislature; U.S. Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1855-57. Died in Mound City, Pulaski County, Ill., June 5, 1869 (age 57 years, 41 days). Interment at Beech Grove Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Napoleon Bonaparte Thistlewood (1837-1915) — also known as Napoleon B. Thistlewood — of Cairo, Alexander County, Ill. Born near Harrington, Kent County, Del., March 30, 1837. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor of Cairo, Ill., 1879-83, 1897-1901; U.S. Representative from Illinois 25th District, 1908-13. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Cairo, Alexander County, Ill., September 15, 1915 (age 78 years, 169 days). Interment at Beech Grove Cemetery.

		Presumably named for: Napoleon Bonaparte
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

James Chambers Sloo (d. 1870) — also known as James C. Sloo — of Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Ill. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1860. Died in Cairo, Alexander County, Ill., August 11, 1870. Interment at Beech Grove Cemetery.

Relatives: Brother of Thomas Sloo, Jr..

Catholic Cemetery
Villa Ridge, Pulaski County, Illinois

Politicians buried here:

George B. Walker (1865-1947) — of Cairo, Alexander County, Ill. Born in Bad Axe, Huron County, Mich., 1865. Democrat. Treasurer of Illinois Democratic Party; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1928, 1936. Died in Cairo, Alexander County, Ill., 1947 (age about 82 years). Interment at Catholic Cemetery.

Relatives: Father of Beatrice Walker O'Kane.

Beatrice Walker O'Kane (1896-1955) — also known as Beatrice W. O'Kane — of Cairo, Alexander County, Ill. Born in Cairo, Alexander County, Ill., 1896. Daughter of George B. Walker. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1932, 1944. Female. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., 1955 (age about 59 years). Interment at Catholic Cemetery.

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