The Political Graveyard: Bearss family of Peru, Indiana

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Bearss family of Peru, Indiana

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Daniel Robert Bearss (1809-1884) — also known as Daniel R. Bearss — of Peru, Miami County, Ind. Born in Geneseo, Livingston County, N.Y., August 23, 1809. Republican. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1840; member of Indiana state senate, 1840; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1856. Died in Hot Springs, Garland County, Ark., April 18, 1884 (age 74 years, 239 days). Interment somewhere in Peru, Ind.

		Relatives: Son of Truman Bearss (1782-1850) and Sabrina (Roberts) Bearss; married 1834 to Emma A. Cole (1816-1903); father of George Russell Bearss and Albert Cole Bearss (1836-?); grandfather of Hiram Iddings Bearss.
		Political family: Bearss family of Peru, Indiana.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

George Russell Bearss (1834-1911) — also known as George R. Bearss — of Peru, Miami County, Ind.; Rochester, Fulton County, Ind. Born in Miamisport (now Peru), Miami County, Ind., 1834. Republican. Lumber business; farmer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1856; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1875. Died in Rochester, Fulton County, Ind., April 5, 1911 (age about 76 years). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Rochester, Ind.

		Relatives: Son of Daniel Robert Bearss and Emma A. (Cole) Bearss (1816-1903); brother of Albert Cole Bearss (1836-?); married 1860 to Mary Troost (died 1884); married 1885 to Jessie McBride (1864-1913); uncle of Hiram Iddings Bearss.
		Political family: Bearss family of Peru, Indiana.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Albert Cole Bearss (b. 1836) — also known as A. C. Bearss — of Peru, Miami County, Ind. Born in Peru, Miami County, Ind., 1836. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1888; postmaster at Peru, Ind., 1901-03. Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Son of Daniel Robert Bearss (1809-1884) and Emma A. (Cole) Bearss (1816-1903); brother of George Russell Bearss; uncle of Hiram Iddings Bearss.
		Political family: Bearss family of Peru, Indiana.

Hiram Iddings Bearss (1875-1938) — also known as Hiram I. Bearss — of Peru, Miami County, Ind. Born in Peru, Miami County, Ind., April 13, 1875. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during Spanish-American War; received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Philippine Islands, 1901-02; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1920, 1936. Died in an automobile accident, in Columbia City, Whitley County, Ind., August 28, 1938 (age 63 years, 137 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Peru, Ind.

		Relatives: Son of Franklin Wallace Bearss (1846-1942) and Desdemonia (Iddings) Bearss (1849-1923); married, May 1, 1904, to Louise A. Madden; nephew of George Russell Bearss and Albert Cole Bearss (1836-?); grandson of Daniel Robert Bearss.
		Political family: Bearss family of Peru, Indiana.
		The USS Bearss (built 1943, scapped 1976), a U.S. Navy destroyer, was named for him.
		See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

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