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Greene County
Ohio

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Greene County


Index to Locations

  • Wilberforce Tarbox Cemetery
  • Xenia Woodland Cemetery
  • Yellow Springs Glen Forest Cemetery


    Tarbox Cemetery
    Wilberforce, Greene County, Ohio
    Politicians buried here:
      Benjamin William Arnett (1838-1906) — also known as Benjamin W. Arnett — of Wilberforce, Greene County, Ohio. Born in Brownsville, Fayette County, Pa., March 16, 1838. Son of Samuel G. Arnett and Mary Louisa Arnett. Republican. School teacher and principal; ordained minister; member of Ohio state house of representatives from Greene County, 1886-87; first black state legislator elected to represent a majority white constituency; bishop; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1896. African Methodist Episcopal. African, Scottish, American Indian, and Irish ancestry. Lost a leg due to a tumor in 1858. Died, of uremia, in Wilberforce, Greene County, Ohio, October 9, 1906 (age 68 years, 207 days). Interment at Tarbox Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, May 25, 1858, to Mary Louisa Gordon.


    Woodland Cemetery
    Xenia, Greene County, Ohio
    Politicians buried here:
      John Little (1837-1900) — of Greene County, Ohio. Born near Grape Grove, Greene County, Ohio, April 25, 1837. Republican. Mayor of Xenia, Ohio, 1864; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1869; Ohio state attorney general, 1872-78; U.S. Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1885-87. Died October 18, 1900 (age 63 years, 176 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      John Alexander (1777-1848) — of Ohio. Born in Crowsville, Spartanburg District (now Spartanburg County), S.C., April 16, 1777. Son of Anna (McCrory) Alexander (1752-1796) and Alexander Alexander (1753-1806). Democrat. U.S. Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1813-17; defeated, 1816; member of Ohio state senate, 1822-23; member of Ohio state house of representatives. Died in Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, June 28, 1848 (age 71 years, 73 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Thomas Edmund Scroggy (1843-1915) — also known as Thomas E. Scroggy — of Xenia, Greene County, Ohio. Born in Ohio, 1843. Republican. U.S. Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1905-07. Died in 1915 (age about 72 years). Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      James January Winans (1818-1879) — of Ohio. Born in Maysville, Mason County, Ky., June 7, 1818. Republican. Member of Ohio state senate, 1857; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1863; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1864-71; U.S. Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1869-71. Died in Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, April 28, 1879 (age 60 years, 325 days). Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Leroy Tate Marshall (1883-1950) — also known as Leroy T. Marshall — of Xenia, Greene County, Ohio. Born in Ohio, 1883. Republican. Member of Ohio state legislature; U.S. Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1933-37. Died in 1950 (age about 67 years). Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Glen Forest Cemetery
    Yellow Springs, Greene County, Ohio
    Politicians buried here:
      Simeon Davison Fess (1861-1936) — also known as Simeon D. Fess — of Yellow Springs, Greene County, Ohio. Born near Lima, Allen County, Ohio, December 11, 1861. Son of Henry Fess and Barbara (Herring) Fess. Republican. University professor; author; editor; president of Ohio Northern University; president of Antioch College 1907-17; delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention, 1912; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1913-23 (6th District 1913-15, 7th District 1915-23); U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1923-35; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1924; Temporary Chair, 1928; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1930-32. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died in Washington, D.C., December 23, 1936 (age 75 years, 12 days). Interment at Glen Forest Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married 1890 to Eva C. Thomas.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


     

     


     
       
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