The Political Graveyard: Grant County, Ind.

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Grant County
Indiana

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Grant County

Index to Locations

Estates of Serenity
(formerly Odd Fellows Cemetery)
Marion, Grant County, Indiana

Politicians buried here:

George Washington Steele (1839-1922) — also known as George W. Steele — of Marion, Grant County, Ind. Born near Connersville, Fayette County, Ind., December 13, 1839. Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1881-89, 1895-1903; Governor of Oklahoma Territory, 1890-91. Died in Marion, Grant County, Ind., July 12, 1922 (age 82 years, 211 days). Interment at Estates of Serenity.

		Presumably named for: George Washington
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Albert Richardson Hall (1884-1969) — also known as Albert R. Hall — of Marion, Grant County, Ind. Born near West Baden, Orange County, Ind., August 27, 1884. Son of Joseph A. Hall and Mary F. (Apple) Hall. Republican. School principal; superintendent of schools; U.S. Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1925-31; defeated, 1930. Presbyterian. Member, Rotary. Died in Marion, Grant County, Ind., November 29, 1969 (age 85 years, 94 days). Interment at Estates of Serenity.

		Relatives: Married 1913 to Evelyn Wood.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

James Foster McDowell (1825-1887) — of Marion, Grant County, Ind. Born in Mifflin County, Pa., December 3, 1825. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1863-65; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1876. Died April 18, 1887 (age 61 years, 136 days). Interment at Estates of Serenity.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Grant Memorial Park
Marion, Grant County, Indiana

Politicians buried here:

Vahan Kewin Beshgetoor (1866-1951) — also known as Vahan K. Beshgetoor — of Alma, Gratiot County, Mich. Born February 10, 1866. Minister; Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1900, 1940, 1944; Commonwealth candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1938. Died August 17, 1951 (age 85 years, 188 days). Interment at Grant Memorial Park.

See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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