The Political Graveyard: Jennings County, Ind.

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Jennings County
Indiana

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Jennings County

Index to Locations

Hillcrest Cemetery
North Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana

Politicians buried here:

Randall S. Harmon (1903-1982) — of Muncie, Delaware County, Ind. Born in North Vernon, Jennings County, Ind., July 19, 1903. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1959-61. Died in Muncie, Delaware County, Ind., August 18, 1982 (age 79 years, 30 days). Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Vernon Cemetery
Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana

Politicians buried here:

Lincoln Dixon (1860-1932) — of North Vernon, Jennings County, Ind. Born in Vernon, Jennings County, Ind., February 9, 1860. Son of Samuel M. Dixon and Belinda (Foster) Dixon. Democrat. Lawyer; prosecuting attorney, 6th Judicial Circuit, 1884-92; member of Indiana Democratic State Committee, 1897-1904; U.S. Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1905-19; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1924. Died in Lyndon, Jefferson County, Ky., September 16, 1932 (age 72 years, 220 days). Interment at Vernon Cemetery.

		Relatives: Married, October 16, 1884, to Kate Storey.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Jeptha Dudley New (1830-1892) — of Vernon, Jennings County, Ind. Born in Vernon, Jennings County, Ind., November 28, 1830. Democrat. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Indiana, 1864-68; U.S. Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1875-77, 1879-81; circuit judge in Indiana, 1882-88. Died in Vernon, Jennings County, Ind., July 9, 1892 (age 61 years, 224 days). Interment at Vernon Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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