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Grant County
Indiana

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Grant County

Index to Locations Marion Estates of Serenity Marion Grant Memorial Park 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. 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: Son of Joseph A. Hall and Mary F. (Apple) Hall; 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   Isaac Vandevanter (1821-1898) — also known as Isaac Vandeventer — of Indiana. Born in Delaware County, Ohio, May 28, 1821. Member of Indiana state senate, 1853-55. Methodist. Died in Marion, Grant County, Ind., November 26, 1898 (age 77 years, 182 days). Interment at Estates of Serenity.   Relatives: Father of Willis Van Devanter.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Politicians formerly buried here: Thomas Riley Marshall (1854-1925) — also known as Thomas R. Marshall — of Columbia City, Whitley County, Ind. Born in North Manchester, Wabash County, Ind., March 14, 1854. Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of Indiana, 1909-13; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1912, 1920; Vice President of the United States, 1913-21. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Moose; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Gamma Delta. Coined the saying: "What this country needs is a good five-cent cigar.". Died, from the effects of a heart attack, in his room at the Willard Hotel, Washington, D.C., June 1, 1925 (age 71 years, 79 days). Originally entombed at Estates of Serenity; re-entombed at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.   Relatives: Son of Daniel M. Marshall and Martha A. (Patterson) Marshall; married, October 2, 1895, to Lois Irene Kimsey.   The city of Marshall, Alaska, is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Munsey's Magazine, June 1919 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; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; Prohibition candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1914; 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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