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Index to Locations
Davenport Fairmount Cemetery
Davenport Mt. Calvary Catholic
Cemetery
Davenport Mt. Nebo Hebrew Cemetery
Davenport Oakdale Memorial Gardens
Davenport Pine Hill Cemetery
Le Claire Glendale Cemetery
Fairmount
Cemetery
Davenport, Scott County, Iowa
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Rudolph Rohlfs (1856-1926) —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Iowa, February, 1856.
Republican. Insurance
agent; button
manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1912.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry.
Died April 8,
1926 (age 70 years, 0
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of M. J. Rohlfs and Eliza (Rohde) Rohlfs. |
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Milton Deatherage (1863-1936) —
of Rio, Knox
County, Ill.
Born in Rio, Knox
County, Ill., August
7, 1863.
Democrat. Farmer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1920.
Died in Rio, Knox
County, Ill., February
17, 1936 (age 72 years, 194
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Mt. Calvary
Catholic Cemetery
(formerly St. Marguerite's Cemetery)
Davenport, Scott County, Iowa
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Jeremiah Henry Murphy (1835-1893) —
also known as Jeremiah H. Murphy; Jerrie
Murphy —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., February
13, 1835.
Democrat. Mayor
of Davenport, Iowa, 1873-74, 1879-80; member of Iowa state
legislature, 1870; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1883-87.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
10, 1893 (age 58 years, 300
days).
Interment at Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery.
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Mt. Nebo Hebrew
Cemetery
1350 East 39th Street
Davenport, Scott County, Iowa
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
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Emanuel Philip Adler (1872-1949) —
also known as E. P. Adler —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
30, 1872.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa,
1932.
Jewish.
Died, in St. Luke's Hospital,
Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa, March 2,
1949 (age 76 years, 153
days).
Interment at Mt. Nebo Hebrew Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Philipp Emanuel Adler and Bertha (Blade) Adler; married to Lena
Rothschild. |
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memorial |
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Oakdale Memorial
Gardens
(formerly Oakdale Cemetery)
Davenport, Scott County, Iowa
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John Forrest Dillon (1831-1914) —
also known as John F. Dillon —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Northampton, Montgomery County (now Fulton
County), N.Y., December
25, 1831.
Lawyer;
law
professor; author;
district judge in Iowa 7th District, 1859-63; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1864-69; chief
justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1867-69; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1870-79.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 5,
1914 (age 82 years, 131
days).
Interment at Oakdale Memorial Gardens.
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Hiram Price (1814-1901) —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Pennsylvania, January
10, 1814.
Republican. Banker; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1863-69, 1877-81; U.S.
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, 1881-85.
Died May 30,
1901 (age 87 years, 140
days).
Interment at Oakdale Memorial Gardens.
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James Thorington (1816-1887) —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Wilmington, New Hanover
County, N.C., May 7,
1816.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Davenport, Iowa, 1843-47; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1855-57; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1856;
Scott
County Sheriff, 1861-65; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in Aspinwall, 1872-82.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons.
Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., June 12,
1887 (age 71 years, 36
days).
Interment at Oakdale Memorial Gardens.
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James Grant (1812-1891) —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born near Enfield, Halifax
County, N.C., December
12, 1812.
Lawyer;
member of Iowa
territorial House of Representatives, 1842-43; delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention from Scott County, 1844;
delegate
to Iowa state constitutional convention from Scott County, 1846;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1852-53; Speaker of
the Iowa State House of Representatives, 1852-53; mayor
of Davenport, Iowa, 1854-55; president, Chicago and Rock Island
Railroad.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., March
14, 1891 (age 78 years, 92
days).
Interment at Oakdale Memorial Gardens.
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John Parsons Cook (1817-1872) —
also known as John P. Cook —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Whitestown, Oneida
County, N.Y., August
31, 1817.
Member of Iowa state legislature, 1850; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1853-55.
Died in Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa, April
17, 1872 (age 54 years, 230
days).
Interment at Oakdale Memorial Gardens.
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Joseph Reed Lane (1858-1931) —
also known as Joe R. Lane —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa, May 6,
1858.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1899-1901; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1908,
1916,
1928
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).
Died May 1,
1931 (age 72 years, 360
days).
Interment at Oakdale Memorial Gardens.
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Charles August Ficke (1850-1931) —
also known as Charles A. Ficke —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Beitzenburg, Germany,
April
21, 1850.
Democrat. Lawyer; Scott
County Attorney, 1886-88; mayor
of Davenport, Iowa, 1890-92.
German
ancestry.
Died in Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa, December
10, 1931 (age 81 years, 233
days).
Interment at Oakdale Memorial Gardens.
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Relatives: Son
of Christoph Ficke and Elisabeth (Praesent) Ficke; married, March
23, 1882, to Frances 'Fannie' Davison. |
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George Titus Baker (1857-1940) —
also known as George T. Baker —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Homestead, Iowa
County, Iowa, 1857.
Civil
engineer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1895; mayor
of Davenport, Iowa, 1898-1900.
Died in Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa, December
13, 1940 (age about 83
years).
Interment at Oakdale Memorial Gardens.
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Relatives: Son
of A. W. Baker and Freelove M. (Kenyon) Baker; married to Clara
Isabel Poole. |
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memorial |
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Addison Hiatt Sanders (1823-1912) —
also known as Addison H. Sanders —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, September
13, 1823.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; postmaster
at Davenport,
Iowa, 1865-69; secretary
of Montana Territory, 1870-72.
Died in Marshalltown, Marshall
County, Iowa, November
7, 1912 (age 89 years, 55
days).
Interment at Oakdale Memorial Gardens.
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Pine Hill
Cemetery
1530 East 39th Street
Davenport, Scott County, Iowa
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Nicholas J. Rusch —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1860;
Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1860-62.
Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery.
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Glendale
Cemetery
Le Claire, Scott County, Iowa
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Samuel Rinnah Van Sant (1844-1936) —
also known as Samuel R. Van Sant —
of Winona, Winona
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill., May 11,
1844.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Minnesota
state house of representatives District 15, 1893-96; Speaker of
the Minnesota State House of Representatives, 1895-96; Governor of
Minnesota, 1901-05; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1904,
1916,
1932.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Attica, Fountain
County, Ind., October
3, 1936 (age 92 years, 145
days).
Interment at Glendale Cemetery.
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