The Political Graveyard: Washington County, Mo.

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Washington County
Missouri

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Washington County

Index to Locations

Caledonia Methodist Cemetery

Potosi Unknown location

Potosi Masonic Cemetery

Potosi New Masonic Cemetery

Methodist Cemetery
Caledonia, Washington County, Missouri

Politicians buried here:

James Hugh Relfe (1791-1863) — also known as James H. Relfe — of Caledonia, Washington County, Mo. Born in Virginia, 1791. Democrat. Member of Missouri state legislature; U.S. Representative from Missouri at-large, 1843-47. Died in 1863 (age about 72 years). Interment at Methodist Cemetery.

		Relatives: Brother-in-law of Lewis Fields Linn. See Dodge family.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Unknown Location
Potosi, Washington County, Missouri

Politicians buried here:

Wilson Bell (1897-1947) — of Washington County, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo. Born in Potosi, Washington County, Mo., May 24, 1897. Son of Henry Bell and Mamie (Crane) Bell. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Missouri state treasurer, 1941-45; secretary of state of Missouri, 1945-47; died in office 1947. Died, from metastasis of hydronephroma (renal cell carcinoma, i.e., kidney cancer), in Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo., May 20, 1947 (age 49 years, 361 days). Interment somewhere.

Masonic Cemetery
Potosi, Washington County, Missouri

Politicians buried here:

Marion Edwards Rhodes (1868-1928) — also known as Marion E. Rhodes — of Potosi, Washington County, Mo. Born near Glenallen, Bollinger County, Mo., January 4, 1868. Son of Robert Rhodes and Georgia (Floyd) Rhodes. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; Washington County Prosecuting Attorney, 1900-04; member of Missouri Republican State Committee, 1902-04; member of Missouri state house of representatives; U.S. Representative from Missouri 13th District, 1905-07, 1919-23; defeated, 1922; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1908. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons. Died in 1928 (age about 60 years). Interment at Masonic Cemetery.

		Relatives: Married, September 2, 1896, to Annie P. Davidson.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

New Masonic Cemetery
Potosi, Washington County, Missouri

Politicians buried here:

Parke Monroe Banta (1891-1970) — also known as Parke M. Banta — of Potosi, Washington County, Mo.; Arcadia, Iron County, Mo. Born in Berryman, Crawford County, Mo., November 21, 1891. Son of Cyrus Newton Banta and Susie (Larned) Banta. Republican. Lawyer; Washington County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-18; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1947-49; defeated, 1940, 1948, 1950. Methodist or Baptist. Member, Rotary; American Legion; American Bar Association; Delta Theta Phi; Freemasons. Died in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Mo., May 12, 1970 (age 78 years, 172 days). Interment at New Masonic Cemetery.

		Relatives: Married, April 13, 1918, to Gladys Nichols.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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