The Political Graveyard: Boone County, Ind.

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Boone County
Indiana

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Boone County

Index to Locations

Oak Hill Cemetery
Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana
See also Findagrave page for this location.

Politicians buried here:

Samuel Moffett Ralston (1857-1925) — also known as Samuel M. Ralston — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born near New Cumberland, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, December 1, 1857. Son of John Ralston (born 1811) and Sarah (Scott) Ralston (born 1821). Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Indiana state senate, 1888; Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1892; candidate for secretary of state of Indiana, 1896, 1898; Governor of Indiana, 1913-17; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1923-25; died in office 1925; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1924. Presbyterian. Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died, from heart and kidney diseases, near Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., October 14, 1925 (age 67 years, 317 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of John Ralston (born 1811) and Sarah (Scott) Ralston (born 1821); married, December 26, 1881, to Mary Josephine Backous (died 1882); married, December 30, 1889, to Jennie Craven.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Thomas Jefferson Cason (1828-1901) — of Indiana. Born near Brownsville, Union County, Ind., September 13, 1828. Republican. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1861-63; member of Indiana state senate, 1865-67; state court judge in Indiana, 1867-71; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1873-77 (7th District 1873-75, 9th District 1875-77). Methodist. Died in Washington, D.C., July 10, 1901 (age 72 years, 300 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

		Presumably named for: Thomas Jefferson
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial

Ollie M. Berry (1890-1968) — of Lebanon, Boone County, Ind. Born in Clinton County, Ind., January 16, 1890. Republican. Farmer; chair of Boone County Republican Party, 1938-44. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died in November, 1968 (age 78 years, 0 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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