The Political Graveyard: Allen County, Ohio

Allen County
Ohio

Allen County information:

Population: 108,473 (2000); 109,755 (1990)
Land area 404 square miles.
County seat: Lima
Allen County official web site.
Capital Impact: Allen County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
USA MapStats: Allen County -- census data on population, race, economics
Allen County OHGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).
Allen County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

North: Putnam County
Northeast: Hancock County
Southeast: Hardin County
Southwest: Auglaize County
West: Van Wert County

The Political Graveyard:

Selected officials of Allen County
Politicians who were born in Allen County
Politicians who lived in Allen County
Politicians who died in Allen County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Allen County

Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error. The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries. If you don't find what you're looking for, check other nearby counties, the unassigned page, or the Gazetteer. Any corrections to county locations would be greatly appreciated. See contact information on the Main Page.

Selected officials of Allen County

(not intended to be complete)

John L. Cable (Prosecuting Attorney) Robert F. Jones (Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-39)

Ebenezer Cemetery
Bluffton, Allen County, Ohio
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Cyrus Locher (1878-1929) — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Putnam County, Ohio, March 8, 1878. Democrat. U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1928; defeated in primary, 1928. Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, August 17, 1929. Interment at Ebenezer Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Gethsemane Cemetery
Lima, Allen County, Ohio
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

John Henry Goeke (1869-1930) — also known as J. Henry Goeke — of Wapakoneta, Auglaize County, Ohio; Lima, Allen County, Ohio. Born near Minster, Auglaize County, Ohio, October 28, 1869. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1911-15; defeated, 1922; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1912, 1924, 1928. Died March 25, 1930. Interment at Gethsemane Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Lima Memorial Park Cemetery
Lima, Allen County, Ohio

Politicians buried here:

Robert Franklin Jones (1907-1968) — also known as Robert F. Jones — of Lima, Allen County, Ohio; Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Md. Born in Cairo, Allen County, Ohio, June 25, 1907. Son of Jenkin Charles Jones and Josephine (Devine) Jones; married, June 21, 1930, to Ida Marie Spreen. Republican. Lawyer; Allen County Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-39; U.S. Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1939-47; member, Federal Communications Commission, 1947-52. Methodist; later Baptist. Member, Delta Sigma Phi; American Bar Association; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons. Died June 22, 1968. Interment at Lima Memorial Park Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Old Cemetery
Lima, Allen County, Ohio

Politicians formerly buried here:

Matthias H. Nichols (1824-1862) — of Ohio. Born in New Jersey, 1824. U.S. Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1853-59. Died in 1862. Original interment at Old Cemetery; reinterment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Woodlawn Cemetery
Lima, Allen County, Ohio

Politicians buried here:

Calvin Stewart Brice (1845-1898) — also known as Calvin S. Brice — of Lima, Allen County, Ohio. Born in Denmark, Morrow County, Ohio, September 17, 1845. Son of Rev. William Kilpatrick Brice and Elizabeth (Stewart) Brice; married 1870 to Catherine Olivia Meily. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; active in railroad law; president of railroad companies; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1876, 1884; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1888; Chairman of Democratic National Committee, 1889-92; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1891-97. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died, of pneumonia, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., December 15, 1898. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Matthias H. Nichols (1824-1862) — of Ohio. Born in New Jersey, 1824. U.S. Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1853-59. Died in 1862. Original interment at Old Cemetery; reinterment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Charles Nelson Lamison (1826-1896) — of Ohio. Born in Columbia County, Pa., 1826. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1871-75. Died April 24, 1896. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Rockport Cemetery
Rockport, Allen County, Ohio

Politicians buried here:

Neil L. Lora (1895-1944) — of Lima, Allen County, Ohio. Born in Rockport, Allen County, Ohio, April 4, 1895. Lawyer; piano player; played in his own band in the 1920s; municipal judge in Ohio, 1932-39; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1939-44. Methodist. Died, from a coronary thrombosis, in Lima, Allen County, Ohio, September 4, 1944. Interment at Rockport Cemetery.

Woodlawn Cemetery
Shawnee Township, Allen County, Ohio

Politicians buried here:

Benjamin Franklin Welty (1870-1962) — also known as Benjamin F. Welty — of Lima, Allen County, Ohio. Born near Bluffton, Allen County, Ohio, August 9, 1870. Son of Frederick Welty and Katharine (Steiner) Welty; married to Cora Gottschalk. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Allen County Prosecuting Attorney; U.S. Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1917-21; defeated, 1920, 1926. Died in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, October 23, 1962. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

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Selected officials of Allen County

Politicians who were born in Allen County

Politicians who lived in Allen County

Politicians who died in Allen County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Allen County