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Independence County
Arkansas

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Independence County

Index to Locations Private or family graveyards Batesville Oaklawn Cemetery Private or family graveyard Independence County, Arkansas Politicians buried here:   Leonard Henly Sims (1807-1886) — also known as Leonard H. Sims — of Springfield, Greene County, Mo. Born in North Carolina, 1807. Democrat. Member of Missouri state house of representatives from Greene County, 1842-43; U.S. Representative from Missouri at-large, 1845-47. Slaveowner. Died in 1886 (age about 79 years). Interment in a private or family graveyard.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Oaklawn Cemetery Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Robert Emmett Jeffery (1875-1935) — also known as Boyse Jeffery — of Newport, Jackson County, Ark. Born in Mt. Olive, Izard County, Ark., January 30, 1875. Member of Arkansas state legislature, 1900; state court judge in Arkansas, 1910-15; U.S. Minister to Uruguay, 1915-21. Died May 19, 1935 (age 60 years, 109 days). Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery.   See also U.S. State Dept career summary   William Allan Oldfield (1874-1928) — also known as William A. Oldfield — of Batesville, Independence County, Ark. Born in Franklin, Izard County, Ark., February 4, 1874. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 1909-28; died in office 1928; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1928. Methodist. Died November 19, 1928 (age 54 years, 289 days). Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Milton T. Oldfield and Anne (Matheny) Oldfield; married 1901 to Pearl Peden Oldfield.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Elisha Baxter (1827-1899) — of Batesville, Independence County, Ark. Born in Rutherford County, N.C., September 1, 1827. Republican. Mayor of Batesville, Ark., 1853; member of Arkansas state legislature, 1854; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; justice of Arkansas state supreme court, 1864; district judge in Arkansas 3rd District, 1868-73; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1872; Governor of Arkansas, 1873-74. Died in Batesville, Independence County, Ark., May 31, 1899 (age 71 years, 272 days). Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery.   Cross-reference: Enoch H. Vance   Baxter County, Ark. is named for him.   See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial   Robert Neill (1838-1907) — of Batesville, Independence County, Ark. Born near Desha, Independence County, Ark., November 12, 1838. Democrat. Independence County Surveyor, 1860-61; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Independence County Circuit Court Clerk, 1866-68; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1888 (Honorary Vice-President); U.S. Representative from Arkansas 6th District, 1893-97; chairman, Arkansas Railroad Commission, 1899. Died in Batesville, Independence County, Ark., February 16, 1907 (age 68 years, 96 days). Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Mary Adelia Byers.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Pearl Peden Oldfield (1876-1962) — also known as Pearl P. Oldfield — of Batesville, Independence County, Ark. Born in Cotton Plant, Woodruff County, Ark., December 2, 1876. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Arkansas 2nd District, 1929-31. Female. Died in Washington, D.C., April 12, 1962 (age 85 years, 131 days). Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery.   Relatives: Married 1901 to William Allan Oldfield.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Samuel Marcus Bone (1887-1969) — also known as S. M. Bone — of Batesville, Independence County, Ark. Born in Mt. Pleasant, Izard County, Ark., June 29, 1887. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Arkansas state senate 6th District, 1919-22; district judge in Arkansas 3rd District, 1926-40; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1940. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in 1969 (age about 82 years). Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of James P. Bone and Mary A. (Screws) Bone; married 1911 to Rebecca Bost.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Hubert Jennings Meachum (1920-2001) — of Independence County, Ark. Born in Lake City, Craighead County, Ark., November 3, 1920. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of Arkansas state house of representatives, 1951-57; municipal judge in Arkansas, 1959-79. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Civitan. Died in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark., September 15, 2001 (age 80 years, 316 days). Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery.   James C. Grubbs (1838-1893) — of Newport, Jackson County, Ark. Born in Alabama, January 16, 1838. Republican. Postmaster at Newport, Ark., 1891-93. Died November 1, 1893 (age 55 years, 289 days). Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery.   Relatives: Father of James W. Grubbs.   Political family: Grubbs-Armour family of Newport, Arkansas.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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