|
John Taylor Adams (1873-1942) —
also known as John T. Adams —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in LaPorte, LaPorte
County, Ind., December
25, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1925-35; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1931-35.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died in 1942
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
|
|
George Washington Aldridge (1856-1922) —
also known as George W. Aldridge; "The Boss";
"The Big Fellow" —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Michigan City, LaPorte
County, Ind., December
28, 1856.
Republican. Manufacturer;
mayor
of Rochester, N.Y., 1894; New York State Superintendent of Public
Works, 1895-99; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1896,
1900,
1904,
1908,
1912,
1916,
1920;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 32nd District, 1910; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1921-22; died in office 1922.
Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Odd Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died suddenly, from a heart
attack or stroke,
while golfing
at the Biltmore Country Club, near Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y., June 13,
1922 (age 65 years, 167
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
|
|
Walter Scott Armstrong (1838-1908) —
also known as W. Scott Armstrong —
of Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind.
Born in Clinton
County, Ohio, February
3, 1838.
Democrat. Hardware
merchant; mayor of
Kokomo, Ind., 1881-85, 1899-1902; postmaster at Kokomo,
Ind., 1885-89.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind., January
14, 1908 (age 69 years, 345
days).
Interment at Crown
Point Cemetery, Kokomo, Ind.
| |
Relatives: Son
of Thomas Andrew Armstrong and Sarah (Grant) Armstrong; married 1869 to Martha
Ellen 'Mattie' Winfield. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
|
|
Carl F. Barney (b. 1878) —
of Marion, Grant
County, Ind.
Born in Whitley
County, Ind., July 3,
1878.
Republican. Grocer; restaurant
owner; mayor of
Marion, Ind., 1935-42; defeated, 1942.
Methodist.
Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
|
|
Hugh A. Barnhart (1892-1986) —
of Rochester, Fulton
County, Ind.
Born in Rochester, Fulton
County, Ind., July 14,
1892.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; president, Rochester Telephone
Co.; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1932.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Moose; Delta
Tau Delta.
Died in 1986
(age about
93 years).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Rochester, Ind.
|
|
Lawrence Becker (1869-1947) —
of Montana; Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.; East Chicago, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Finnentrop, Germany,
August
10, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Hammond, Ind., 1904-11; superior court judge in Indiana,
1911-14, 1934-46; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1912
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Member, American
Political Science Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died, following a kidney
operation, in St. Catherine's Hospital,
East Chicago, Lake
County, Ind., March
12, 1947 (age 77 years, 214
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Hammond, Ind.
| |
Relatives: Son
of Eberhard Becker and Margaret (Alvers) Becker; married, September
8, 1898, to Agnes D. Eaton. |
|
|
Thomas Warren Bennett (1831-1893) —
Born in Union
County, Ind., February
16, 1831.
Member of Indiana
state senate, 1859-61, 1865-67; general in the Union Army during
the Civil War; mayor
of Richmond, Ind., 1869-71, 1877-83, 1885-87; Governor
of Idaho Territory, 1871-75; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Idaho Territory, 1875-76.
Methodist.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Odd Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind., February
2, 1893 (age 61 years, 352
days).
Interment at Earlham
Cemetery, Richmond, Ind.
|
|
John C. Billheimer (1857-1918) —
of Washington, Daviess
County, Ind.
Born in Wayne
County, Ind., March 3,
1857.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; chair of
Daviess County Republican Party, 1886; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1888;
U.S. Consul in Zanzibar, 1898-99; Indiana
state auditor, 1906-10.
Methodist.
German
ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows; Redmen;
Knights
of Honor.
Died in 1918
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Washington, Ind.
| |
Relatives: Son
of Solomon Billheimer and Margaret (Gephat) Billheimer; married 1879 to Susan
Kimball. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Image source: Moore's Hoosier
Cyclopedia (1905) |
|
|
Frank Probasco Bohn (1866-1944) —
also known as Frank P. Bohn —
of Newberry, Luce
County, Mich.
Born in Charlottesville, Hancock
County, Ind., July 14,
1866.
Physician;
banker;
Democratic candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Delta District, 1896;
candidate in Republican primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1916; member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1923-26; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1927-33; defeated
(Republican), 1932.
Episcopalian.
German
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks;
Odd Fellows.
Died in Newberry, Luce
County, Mich., June 1,
1944 (age 77 years, 323
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Newberry, Mich.
|
|
Samuel Brenton (1810-1857) —
of Indiana.
Born in Gallatin
County, Ky., November
22, 1810.
Minister;
lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1838-39, 1840-41; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1851-53, 1855-57;
defeated, 1852; died in office 1857.
Methodist.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., March
29, 1857 (age 46 years, 127
days).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
|
|
Thomas McLelland Browne (1829-1891) —
also known as Thomas M. Browne —
of Winchester, Randolph
County, Ind.
Born in New Paris, Preble
County, Ohio, April
19, 1829.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state senate, 1863; general in the Union Army during the Civil
War; U.S.
Attorney for Indiana, 1869-75; candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1872; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1877-91 (5th District 1877-81, 6th
District 1881-91).
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Winchester, Randolph
County, Ind., July 17,
1891 (age 62 years, 89
days).
Interment at Fountain
Park Cemetery, Winchester, Ind.
|
|
James William Cammack (b. 1869) —
also known as James W. Cammack —
of Owenton, Owen
County, Ky.
Born near English, Crawford
County, Ind., July 15,
1869.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state senate, 1904-07; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1907-16; Kentucky
state attorney general, 1927-31.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
| |
Relatives: Son
of William Butler Cammack and Elizabeth (Franks) Cammack; married, April
27, 1898, to Nellie Allen. |
|
|
William Wesley Canada (1850-1921) —
also known as William W. Canada —
of Winchester, Randolph
County, Ind.
Born in Stony Creek Township, Randolph
County, Ind., June 8,
1850.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Randolph County Republican Party, 1890-97; U.S. Consul in Veracruz, 1897-1918.
Member, Odd Fellows.
During the Felix Diaz uprising in 1912, he was shot
in the leg while riding a horse near the consulate.
Died, of heart
disease, in Winchester, Randolph
County, Ind., May 17,
1921 (age 70 years, 343
days).
Interment at Fountain
Park Cemetery, Winchester, Ind.
|
|
Harry Clifford Canfield (1875-1945) —
also known as Harry C. Canfield —
of Batesville, Ripley
County, Ind.
Born near Moores Hill, Dearborn
County, Ind., November
22, 1875.
Democrat. Furniture
manufacturer; chairman, Batesville State Bank; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1923-33; defeated, 1920.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Eagles.
Died in Batesville, Ripley
County, Ind., February
9, 1945 (age 69 years, 79
days).
Interment at First
Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, Batesville, Ind.
|
|
Alonzo Monroe Clark (1868-1952) —
also known as Alonzo M. Clark —
of Gillette, Campbell
County, Wyo.
Born in Flint, Steuben
County, Ind., August
13, 1868.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; Campbell
County Clerk; secretary
of state of Wyoming, 1927-35; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wyoming, 1928;
Governor
of Wyoming, 1931-33; defeated, 1934.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died in Thermopolis, Hot Springs
County, Wyo., October
12, 1952 (age 84 years, 60
days).
Interment at Carleton
Cemetery, Carleton, Neb.
|
|
Schuyler Colfax Jr. (1823-1885) —
also known as "The Christian Statesman";
"Smiler" —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
23, 1823.
Delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; delegate to
Whig National Convention from Indiana, 1852; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1855-69; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1863-69; Vice
President of the United States, 1869-73; candidate for Republican
nomination for Vice President, 1872.
Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in Mankato, Blue Earth
County, Minn., January
13, 1885 (age 61 years, 296
days).
Interment at South
Bend City Cemetery, South Bend, Ind.
| |
Relatives: Son
of Schuyler Washington Colfax and Hannah (Stryker) Colfax; married 1844 to Evelyn
Clark; married, November
18, 1868, to Ellen
Maria Wade (niece of Benjamin
Franklin Wade and Edward
Wade; first cousin of Decius
Spear Wade); father of Schuyler
Colfax III. |
| | Political family: Wade-Colfax
family of Andover and Jefferson, Ohio. |
| | Colfax counties in Neb. and N.M. are
named for him. |
| | The city
of Schuyler,
Nebraska, is named for
him. |
| | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | Books about Schuyler Colfax: Willard H.
Smith, Schuyler
Colfax : The changing fortunes of a political idol —
James S. Brisbin, The
campaign lives of Ulysses S. Grant and Schuyler
Colfax — Willard H. Smith, Schuyler
Colfax and the political upheaval of 1854-1855 —
Willard H. Smith, Schuyler
Colfax: a reappraisal |
| | Image source: James G. Blaine, Twenty
Years of Congress, vol. 2 (1886) |
|
|
Ozro N. Cranor (1855-1933) —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Wayne
County, Ind., September
4, 1855.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1889; member of Indiana
state senate, 1893-95; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 26th District,
1907-08.
Methodist.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Albany, Delaware
County, Ind., March
11, 1933 (age 77 years, 188
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
|
Jonathan William Crumpacker (1854-1904) —
also known as J. W. Crumpacker —
of LaPorte, LaPorte
County, Ind.
Born in New Durham Township, LaPorte
County, Ind., September
6, 1854.
Republican. School
teacher; civil
engineer; lawyer;
candidate for mayor
of LaPorte, Ind., 1882; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1888;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1893-96; justice of
New Mexico territorial supreme court, 1897-1903.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd Fellows.
Died, from typhoid
fever, in LaPorte, LaPorte
County, Ind., March
15, 1904 (age 49 years, 191
days).
Interment at Westville Cemetery, Westville, Ind.
|
|
William Cumback (1829-1905) —
also known as Will Cumback —
of Greensburg, Decatur
County, Ind.
Born in Franklin
County, Ind., March
24, 1829.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1855-57; served in the
Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana
state senate, 1867; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1867-72; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue
for the 4th Indiana District, 1879.
Methodist.
Member, Odd Fellows; Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died in Greensburg, Decatur
County, Ind., August
1, 1905 (age 76 years, 130
days).
Interment at South
Park Cemetery, Greensburg, Ind.
|
|
James John Davis (1873-1947) —
also known as James J. Davis; "Puddler
Jim" —
of Elwood, Madison
County, Ind.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Tredegar, Wales,
October
27, 1873.
Republican. Madison
County Recorder, 1903-07; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1921-30; resigned 1930; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928,
1936,
1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee; speaker);
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1930-45; defeated, 1944.
Baptist.
Welsh
ancestry. Member, Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grotto;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Eagles;
Foresters;
Woodmen;
Maccabees;
Delta
Sigma Phi.
Died in a hospital
at Takoma Park, Montgomery
County, Md., November
22, 1947 (age 74 years, 26
days).
Interment at Union
Dale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
|
|
Harvey Lycurgus Doney (1859-1943) —
also known as Harvey L. Doney —
of Bloomfield, Greene
County, Ind.
Born in Taylor Township, Greene
County, Ind., April
16, 1859.
Republican. Greene
County Auditor, 1895-1902; coal mining
business; chair of
Greene County Republican Party, 1905.
Methodist.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died October
19, 1943 (age 84 years, 186
days).
Interment at Grandview Cemetery, Bloomfield, Ind.
|
|
Samuel St. Clair Early (1824-1882) —
of Indiana.
Born in Blount
County, Tenn., November
3, 1824.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1857-59.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Brownstown, Jackson
County, Ind., January
15, 1882 (age 57 years, 73
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
|
William Kirkpatrick Edwards (1820-1878) —
of Indiana.
Born near Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., December
26, 1820.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1846-51, 1859, 1873; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1873; mayor
of Terre Haute, Ind., 1853-55; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Indiana.
Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., September
26, 1878 (age 57 years, 274
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
|
|
Burley Ensley (b. 1881) —
of Auburn, DeKalb
County, Ind.
Born in Auburn, DeKalb
County, Ind., July 28,
1881.
Republican. Employed thirty years with Auburn Motor Co., automobile
manufacturer; DeKalb
County Auditor, 1943; chair of
DeKalb County Republican Party, 1944.
Lutheran.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
|
|
George Ford (1846-1917) —
of St.
Joseph County, Ind.
Born in South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind., January
11, 1846.
Democrat. Lawyer; St.
Joseph County Prosecuting Attorney, 1875-84; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 13th District, 1885-87; superior
court judge in Indiana, 1914.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died in South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind., August
30, 1917 (age 71 years, 231
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, South Bend, Ind.
|
|
Charles Frank (1842-1911) —
of Mishawaka, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Beaver
County, Pa., March
18, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; sawmill
owner; mayor
of Mishawaka, Ind., 1905-06.
German
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Odd Fellows; Elks.
Died in 1911
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, Ind.
| |
Relatives: Son
of Reinhold Frank and Catherine (Raup) Frank; married 1868 to Mary
A. Buchheit. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
|
|
James Somerville Frazer (1824-1893) —
of Indiana.
Born in Hollidaysburg, Blair
County, Pa., July 17,
1824.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1847-49, 1855; justice of
Indiana state supreme court, 1865-71; state court judge in
Indiana, 1889-90.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Warsaw, Kosciusko
County, Ind., February
20, 1893 (age 68 years, 218
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
|
William Defrees Frazer (b. 1849) —
of Indiana.
Born in Warsaw, Kosciusko
County, Ind., November
26, 1849.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1881-83.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
|
|
Harry Luther Gandy (1881-1957) —
also known as Harry L. Gandy —
of Wasta, Pennington
County, S.Dak.; Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Churubusco, Whitley
County, Ind., August
13, 1881.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of South
Dakota state senate 40th District, 1911-12; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 3rd District, 1915-21; defeated,
1920.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Los Gatos, Santa Clara
County, Calif., August
15, 1957 (age 76 years, 2
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Rapid City, S.Dak.
|
|
James Edward Garrigues (b. 1852) —
also known as James E. Garrigues —
of Glenwood, Mills
County, Iowa; Greeley, Weld
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Dearborn
County, Ind., October
6, 1852.
Republican. Lawyer;
district attorney 8th District, 1888-94; district judge in Colorado
8th District, 1903-10; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1910-21; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1919-21.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Elks.
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
| |
Relatives: Son
of James Miller Garrigues and Harriet (Tuthill) Garrigues; married,
May
3, 1880, to Clara L. Boehner; married, January
19, 1911, to Alice Roberts. |
|
|
Newton Whiting Gilbert (1862-1939) —
also known as Newton W. Gilbert —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Worthington, Franklin
County, Ohio, May 24,
1862.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state senate, 1897-99; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1901-05; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 12th District, 1905-06; resigned
1906; Governor-General
of the Philippine Islands, 1913; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Philippine Islands, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Santa Ana, Orange
County, Calif., July 5,
1939 (age 77 years, 42
days).
Interment at Circle
Hill Cemetery, Angola, Ind.
|
|
Isaac Pusey Gray (1828-1895) —
also known as Isaac P. Gray —
of Union City, Randolph
County, Ind.
Born in Chester
County, Pa., October
18, 1828.
Democrat. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1866; member of Indiana
state senate, 1869-71; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1877-80; Governor of
Indiana, 1880-81, 1885-89; candidate for Democratic nomination
for Vice President, 1888,
1892;
U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1893-95, died in office 1895.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Mexico,
February
14, 1895 (age 66 years, 119
days).
Interment at Union
City Cemetery, Union City, Ind.
|
|
Elihu Griffin (1830-1887) —
of Indiana.
Born in Spiceland, Henry
County, Ind., March
23, 1830.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1859; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indiana, 1860;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana.
Quaker
or Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died in Crown Point, Lake
County, Ind., December
14, 1887 (age 57 years, 266
days).
Interment at Maplewood Historic Cemetery, Crown Point, Ind.
|
|
Francis Marion Griffith (1849-1927) —
also known as Francis M. Griffith —
of Vevay, Switzerland
County, Ind.
Born in Moorefield, Switzerland
County, Ind., August
21, 1849.
Democrat. School
teacher; Switzerland
County School Superintendent, 1873; lawyer; Switzerland
County Treasurer, 1875-77; member of Indiana
state senate, 1887-94; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1891-94; candidate for Indiana
state attorney general, 1894; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1897-1905; circuit
judge in Indiana 5th District, 1916-22.
Baptist.
Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in Vevay, Switzerland
County, Ind., February
8, 1927 (age 77 years, 171
days).
Interment at Vevay
Cemetery, Vevay, Ind.
|
|
Lee Hazlewood (1819-1887) —
of Orange
County, Ind.
Born in Stanford, Lincoln
County, Ky., May 24,
1819.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1881.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died in Valeene, Orange
County, Ind., September
26, 1887 (age 68 years, 125
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
|
John T. Hedrick (1836-1896) —
of Indiana.
Born in Lewisville, Henry
County, Ind., April
20, 1836.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1873.
Methodist.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Tecumseh, Johnson
County, Neb., October
9, 1896 (age 60 years, 172
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
|
Samuel Mortier Hench (1846-1932) —
of Indiana.
Born near Port Royal, Juniata
County, Pa., June 22,
1846.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; superior court judge
in Indiana, 1884-86; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1891-93.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd Fellows; Grand
Army of the Republic; Elks.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., March
17, 1932 (age 85 years, 269
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
|
Alexander H. Henderson (1841-1902) —
of Knox, Starke
County, Ind.
Born in Tippecanoe
County, Ind., February
22, 1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Indiana
state house of representatives, 1883; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1888.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Starke
County, Ind., 1902
(age about
61 years).
Burial location unknown.
|
|
Thomas Andrews Hendricks (1819-1885) —
also known as Thomas A. Hendricks —
of Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born near Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio, September
7, 1819.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1848-49; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1851-55 (5th District 1851-53, 6th
District 1853-55); defeated, 1854; Commissioner of the General Land
Office, 1855-59; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1863-69; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1868,
1876,
1884;
Governor
of Indiana, 1873-77; defeated, 1860, 1868; Vice
President of the United States, 1885; defeated, 1876; died in
office 1885; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,
1884.
Presbyterian;
later Episcopalian.
Scottish
and Dutch
ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows.
Died, apparently from a heart
attack, in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., November
25, 1885 (age 66 years, 79
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
|
|
James Sidney Hinton (1834-1892) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born near Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., December
25, 1834.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1872;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1881.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
First
Black member of the Indiana legislature.
Died of a heart
attack while making a speech,
in Brazil, Clay
County, Ind., November
6, 1892 (age 57 years, 317
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
|
|
James Robert Hogg (1863-1934) —
also known as Jim Hogg —
of Poplar Bluff, Butler
County, Mo.
Born in Jennings
County, Ind., January
4, 1863.
Republican. Farmer; meat
merchant; distillery
owner; produced Jim Hogg's Corn
Whiskey; Butler
County Sheriff, 1892-96, 1902-06, 1920-24; mayor
of Poplar Bluff, Mo., 1897-99.
Member, Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen.
Fell into the Black River, and drowned,
in Poplar Bluff, Butler
County, Mo., July 12,
1934 (age 71 years, 189
days).
Interment at Poplar
Bluff City Cemetery, Poplar Bluff, Mo.
| |
Relatives: Son
of Marion Hogg and Mary Belle (Winslow) Hogg; married, September
5, 1880, to Ida Dillard (1864-1888; divorced); married, December
13, 1884, to Susan S. 'Susie' Klutts; married, November
19, 1887, to Ida Dillard (1864-1888; died); married, December
7, 1889, to Clara Catherine Smith; married, August
14, 1914, to Naoma Ruth Hawas. |
| | Epitaph: "Peace be thy silent
slumber." |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
|
|
Oscar Raymond Holcomb (b. 1867) —
also known as O. R. Holcomb —
of Ritzville, Adams
County, Wash.
Born in Gibson
County, Ind., December
31, 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington at-large, 1902; superior court
judge in Washington, 1909-15; justice of
Washington state supreme court, 1915-27, 1927-31; chief
justice of Washington state supreme court, 1919-21.
Episcopalian.
Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
|
|
James Mordecai Hudson (1876-1950) —
also known as James M. Hudson —
of Bloomfield, Greene
County, Ind.
Born in Center Township, Greene
County, Ind., April
17, 1876.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1916.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Redmen.
Died, in Freeman Greene County Hospital,
Linton, Greene
County, Ind., November
11, 1950 (age 74 years, 208
days).
Interment at Grandview Cemetery, Bloomfield, Ind.
|
|
Samuel W. Isler (b. 1882) —
of near Jeffersonville, Clark
County, Ind.
Born in Jeffersonville, Clark
County, Ind., November
14, 1882.
Republican. Grocer; farmer; real estate
business; member of Indiana
state senate, 1943-44.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
|
|
Charles Fremont Jones (b. 1856) —
also known as Charles F. Jones —
of Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind.
Born near Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind., May 12,
1856.
Republican. Member of Indiana
Republican State Central Committee, 1886-90; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Indiana; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1900.
Methodist.
Member, Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
|
|
Charles Kahlo (1840-1904) —
of Logansport, Cass
County, Ind.
Born in Berlin, Germany,
July
4, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Indiana
state senate, 1879-81; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1880.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died March 2,
1904 (age 63 years, 242
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Ind.
|
|
John Jacob Kamm (1835-1877) —
also known as John J. Kamm —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Marburg, Germany,
April
11, 1835.
Republican. Painter;
postmaster at Fort
Wayne, Ind., 1869-77.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
and Select Masters; Knights
Templar; Odd Fellows.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., September
5, 1877 (age 42 years, 147
days).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
|
|
John Tillmon Kelly (b. 1860) —
of Indiana.
Born in Jefferson Township, Adams
County, Ind., December
21, 1860.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1895.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
|
|
Daniel Kelso (1803-1857) —
of Indiana.
Born in Venango
County, Pa., December
18, 1803.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1833-35, 1848-49; member of Indiana
state senate, 1842-43; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died in Versailles, Ripley
County, Ind., November
25, 1857 (age 53 years, 342
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
|
Robert C. Kendall (1819-1869) —
of Indiana.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., November
5, 1819.
Delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; member of Indiana
state senate, 1851-52.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Burlington, Des Moines
County, Iowa, May 5,
1869 (age 49 years, 181
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
|
Peter Kennedy (1829-1903) —
of Indiana.
Born in Bourbon
County, Ky., July 10,
1829.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1875.
Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind., September
7, 1903 (age 74 years, 59
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
|
James B. Kenner (1846-1910) —
of Indiana.
Born in Hancock, Washington
County, Md., November
5, 1846.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1881; major in the U.S. Army
during the Spanish-American War.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Huntington, Huntington
County, Ind., August
26, 1910 (age 63 years, 294
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
|
James V. Kent (1847-1918) —
of Indiana.
Born in Clinton
County, Ind., May 29,
1847.
Member of Indiana
state senate, 1877-79; circuit judge in Indiana, 1896-1902.
Methodist.
Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons;
Redmen;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died June 10,
1918 (age 71 years, 12
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
|
Samuel Edward Kercheval (1847-1910) —
also known as Samuel E. Kercheval —
of Indiana.
Born in Campbell
County, Ky., December
31, 1847.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1887; mayor of Rockport, Ind.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Rockport, Spencer
County, Ind., December
17, 1910 (age 62 years, 351
days).
Interment at Sunset
Hill Cemetery, Rockport, Ind.
|
|
Otis McCullough Keyes (1854-1937) —
also known as Otis M. Keyes —
of Dana, Vermillion
County, Ind.
Born in Dana, Vermillion
County, Ind., August
3, 1854.
Physician;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1899-1901; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1905.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Dana, Vermillion
County, Ind., January
24, 1937 (age 82 years, 174
days).
Interment at Bales Cemetery, Dana, Ind.
|
|
Francis Eddy Lambert (1860-1924) —
also known as Francis E. Lambert —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in St. Joseph
County, Ind., June 4,
1860.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1894-98; candidate for mayor
of South Bend, Ind., 1905; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1908.
Member, Odd Fellows; Elks.
Died, from influenza
and pneumonia,
in South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind., June 19,
1924 (age 64 years, 15
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, South Bend, Ind.
|
|
William Henry Larrabee (1870-1960) —
also known as William H. Larrabee —
of New Palestine, Hancock
County, Ind.
Born near Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind., February
21, 1870.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1923; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1931-43 (6th District 1931-33, 11th
District 1933-43); defeated, 1928 (6th District), 1942 (10th
District).
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen;
Eagles.
Died November
16, 1960 (age 90 years, 269
days).
Interment at New
Palestine Cemetery, New Palestine, Ind.
|
|
Harry Guyer Leslie (1878-1937) —
also known as Harry G. Leslie —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born in Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., April 6,
1878.
Republican. Lawyer; farmer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1923-27; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1925-27; Governor of
Indiana, 1929-33; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., December
10, 1937 (age 59 years, 248
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
|
|
John S. Martin (b. 1886) —
of LaPorte, LaPorte
County, Ind.
Born in South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind., April
20, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer; insurance
business; mayor
of LaPorte, Ind., 1943-44.
Methodist.
Member, Odd Fellows; Elks; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
|
|
Claude B. McBride (b. 1883) —
of Jeffersonville, Clark
County, Ind.
Born in Clark
County, Ind., March
19, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer; Clark
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-22; member of Indiana
state senate, 1935-42.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Redmen.
Burial location unknown.
|
|
Frank McConaughey (b. 1874) —
of Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind.
Born in Boone
County, Ind., January
26, 1874.
Democrat. Banker; chair of
Johnson County Democratic Party, 1918-20, 1942-44; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1928.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Redmen;
Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
|
|
William Edward McLean (1832-1906) —
of Indiana.
Born in Calvert
County, Md., October
12, 1832.
Member of Indiana
state senate, 1857-60, 1893-96; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1861, 1867-68; colonel in the
Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1876.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Odd Fellows; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., November
6, 1906 (age 74 years, 25
days).
Interment at Highland
Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
|
|
James L. Nash (1829-1896) —
of Sullivan
County, Ind.
Born in Haddon Township, Sullivan
County, Ind., March
16, 1829.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1875.
Disciples
of Christ. Welsh
ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Paxton, Sullivan
County, Ind., October
10, 1896 (age 67 years, 208
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
|
Chase Salmon Osborn (1860-1949) —
also known as Chase S. Osborn —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in a log
house in Huntington
County, Ind., January
22, 1860.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; postmaster at Sault
Ste. Marie, Mich., 1889-93; member of Michigan
Republican State Executive Committee, 1899; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1899; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1908-11; appointed 1908; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908;
Governor
of Michigan, 1911-12; defeated, 1914; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1918, 1930; candidate for Republican
nomination for Vice President, 1928;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Presbyterian.
English,
French,
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
Lions;
Knights
of Pythias; Audubon
Society; National Rifle
Association; Sigma
Chi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Pi Gamma
Mu; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Grange.
Died April
11, 1949 (age 89 years, 79
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Chippewa County, Mich.
|
|
Samuel Petitt Oyler (1819-1898) —
of Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind.
Born in Hawkhurst, Kent, England,
August
26, 1819.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1860;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana
state senate, 1865-67; defeated, 1860; circuit judge in Indiana,
1869-70.
Universalist.
Member, Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Led the charge at Missionary Ridge, Georgia, November 25, 1863.
Died, of a stroke,
at Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind., September
6, 1898 (age 79 years, 11
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Franklin, Ind.
|
|
Earl K. Parson (b. 1909) —
of Muncie, Delaware
County, Ind.
Born in Perry Township, Delaware
County, Ind., August
10, 1909.
Republican. Mortician;
Delaware
County Coroner, 1938-40; chair of
Delaware County Republican Party, 1942-44.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
|
|
K. Berry Peterson (b. 1891) —
of Tahlequah, Cherokee
County, Okla.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Alamo, Montgomery
County, Ind., July 24,
1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Pima
County Attorney, 1922-27; Arizona
state attorney general, 1929-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; Odd Fellows; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
| |
Relatives: Son
of Charles Arthur Peterson and Hannah N. (Duckworth) Peterson;
married, September
15, 1923, to Elizabeth Downing Mason. |
|
|
Henry Corbin Pettit (1863-1913) —
of Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind.
Born in Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind., 1863.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Wabash, Ind., 1888-90; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1895-97; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1897.
Presbyterian.
English,
Scottish,
and French
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Odd Fellows.
Died in Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind., July 26,
1913 (age about 50
years).
Burial location unknown.
|
|
John Upfold Pettit (1820-1881) —
also known as John U. Pettit —
of Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind.
Born in Fabius, Onondaga
County, N.Y., September
11, 1820.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1844-45, 1865; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1865; circuit judge
in Indiana, 1853-54, 1873-79; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1855-61; colonel in
the Union Army during the Civil War.
Episcopalian.
Scottish
and French
ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind., March
21, 1881 (age 60 years, 191
days).
Interment at Falls
Cemetery, Wabash, Ind.
|
|
Joseph Clayton Ratliff (1827-1909) —
of Wayne
County, Ind.
Born in Wayne
County, Ind., July 6,
1827.
Republican. Physician;
dentist;
business
executive; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1875.
Quaker.
English
and German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died in Wayne
County, Ind., October
16, 1909 (age 82 years, 102
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
|
Emmett C. Ryan (b. 1887) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Born in New Cumberland, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, August
30, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1922; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 36th District, 1937-38.
Member, Odd Fellows; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
| |
Relatives: Son
of Samuel B. Ryan and Harriet A. (Nee) Ryan; married to Isabel M.
Leutwein. |
|
|
Ballard Smith (1821-1866) —
of Cannelton, Perry
County, Ind.; Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born in Durham, Strafford
County, N.H., January
13, 1821.
Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1855-57; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1857; circuit judge
in Indiana, 1858-59; served in the Union Army during the Civil War.
Episcopalian.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., October
3, 1866 (age 45 years, 263
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
|
|
George W. Snow (1842-1927) —
of Springfield, Bon Homme
County, S.Dak.
Born in Indiana, December, 1842.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; real estate
business; banker; delegate
to South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1885; member of
South
Dakota state senate 4th District, 1889-90, 1899-1900; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1901-05.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd Fellows; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Springfield, Bon Homme
County, S.Dak., November
8, 1927 (age 84 years, 0
days).
Burial location unknown.
| |
Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
|
|
Asier Jacob Speer (1874-1940) —
also known as Asier J. Speer —
of Greenbrier, Bollinger
County, Mo.; Deering, Pemiscot
County, Mo.
Born in Martin
County, Ind., December
10, 1874.
Republican. School
teacher; physician;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Bollinger County, 1917-20.
Methodist.
Member, Odd Fellows; Modern
Woodmen.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Texarkana, Bowie
County, Tex., November
21, 1940 (age 65 years, 347
days).
Interment at Little Prairie Cemetery, Caruthersville, Mo.
|
|
William L. Springer (b. 1955) —
also known as Bill Springer —
of Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind.
Born in Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind., October
24, 1955.
Republican. Chair of
Sullivan County Republican Party, 1992-; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Indiana; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 2016.
Member, Odd Fellows; Eagles.
Still living as of 2016.
|
|
Evan E. Swearengin (1840-1890) —
also known as Van Swearengin —
of Concordia, Cloud
County, Kan.
Born in Morgan
County, Ind., January
17, 1840.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Concordia, Kan., 1880-81; member of Kansas
state senate, 1889-90; died in office 1890.
Member, Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died from self-inflicted
gunshot,
in Concordia, Cloud
County, Kan., October
12, 1890 (age 50 years, 268
days).
Interment at Pleasant
Hill Cemetery, Concordia, Kan.
|
|
Elmer Tunis (b. 1872) —
of Elwood, Madison
County, Ind.
Born in Linn
County, Mo., October
7, 1872.
Democrat. General
contractor; wallpaper
and paint retailer; mayor of
Elwood, Ind., 1917-18, 1943-44, 1950-51; police
chief.
Quaker.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
|
|
Alexander L. Underwood (1814-1870) —
of Indiana.
Born in Hardwick, Caledonia
County, Vt., June 24,
1814.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1853.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died in St. Paul, Decatur
County, Ind., March 5,
1870 (age 55 years, 254
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
|
David G. Vawter (1824-1884) —
of Indiana.
Born in Vernon, Jennings
County, Ind., February
18, 1824.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1867; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 1868,
1880.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died in Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind., May 24,
1884 (age 60 years, 96
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
|
Absalom M. Vickrey (1822-1886) —
of Indiana.
Born in Milton, Wayne
County, Ind., February
10, 1822.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1885.
Quaker;
later Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died in Tipton, Tipton
County, Ind., February
11, 1886 (age 64 years, 1
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
|
Roscoe Delmor Wheat (1876-1951) —
also known as Roscoe D. Wheat; Ross D.
Wheat —
of Portland, Jay
County, Ind.
Born in Jackson Township, Jay
County, Ind., February
22, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1936
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
Elks;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died July 17,
1951 (age 75 years, 145
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
|
John Walter Yeager (b. 1891) —
also known as John W. Yeager —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Richland, Spencer
County, Ind., March 1,
1891.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; district judge in
Nebraska 4th District, 1933-; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1940-.
Presbyterian.
German
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Eagles;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
| |
Relatives: Son
of Wilhelm Carl Yeager and Laura Elizabeth (Barton) Yeager; married,
June
28, 1922, to Lena E. Deeg. |
|
|
|