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Webster County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Webster County

Index to Locations

  • Fort Dodge Corpus Christi Cemetery
  • Fort Dodge Oakland Cemetery


    Corpus Christi Cemetery
    Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa
    Politicians buried here:
      Mary Stella Kelleher (1887-1979) — also known as Mary S. Kelleher; Mary Stella Donahoe — of Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa. Born in Pocahontas County, Iowa, October 23, 1887. Democrat. Secretary of Iowa Democratic Party, 1926-36; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1936, 1940; vice-chair of Iowa Democratic Party, 1936-40; member of Democratic National Committee from Iowa, 1940. Female. Catholic. Member, Daughters of the American Revolution. Died in Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa, January 12, 1979 (age 91 years, 81 days). Interment at Corpus Christi Cemetery.
      Relatives: Daughter of Edward Andrew Donahoe and Elizabeth Catherine (O'Brien) Donahoe; married, April 17, 1912, to Denis Martin Kelleher.


    Oakland Cemetery
    Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa
    Politicians buried here:
      Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver (1858-1910) — also known as Jonathan P. Dolliver — of Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa. Born near Kingwood, Preston County, Va. (now W.Va.), February 6, 1858. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1888, 1904; U.S. Representative from Iowa 10th District, 1889-1900; U.S. Senator from Iowa, 1900-10; died in office 1910. Died in Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa, October 15, 1910 (age 52 years, 251 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
      Relatives: Uncle of James Isaac Dolliver; cousin *** of William Gay Brown Jr..
      Political family: Dolliver-Brown family of Kingwood, West Virginia.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
    William S. Kenyon William Squire Kenyon (1869-1933) — also known as William S. Kenyon — of Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa. Born in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio, June 10, 1869. Republican. District judge in Iowa 11th District, 1900-02; U.S. Senator from Iowa, 1911-22; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1916; federal judge, 1922. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Sebasco, Phippsburg, Sagadahoc County, Maine, September 9, 1933 (age 64 years, 91 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
      Cross-reference: Charles A. Rawson
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
      Image source: American Review of Reviews, February 1922
      Cyrus Clay Carpenter (1829-1898) — also known as Cyrus C. Carpenter — of Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa. Born near Harford, Susquehanna County, Pa., November 24, 1829. Republican. Member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1858; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of Iowa, 1872-76; member of Iowa railroad commission, 1878; U.S. Representative from Iowa 9th District, 1879-83. Methodist. Died in Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa, May 29, 1898 (age 68 years, 186 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
      James Isaac Dolliver (1894-1978) — also known as James I. Dolliver — of Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa; Spirit Lake, Dickinson County, Iowa. Born in Park Ridge, Cook County, Ill., August 31, 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Webster County Attorney, 1924-29; candidate for U.S. Senator from Iowa, 1942; U.S. Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1945-57; defeated, 1956; member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Lions; Elks; Moose; American Legion; Farm Bureau; Delta Chi. Died in Rolla, Phelps County, Mo., December 10, 1978 (age 84 years, 101 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Rev. Robert H. Dolliver and Mary Elle (Barrett) Dolliver; married, October 23, 1923, to Betty Morgan; married, September 4, 1928, to Rachael McCreight; nephew of Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver.
      Political family: Dolliver-Brown family of Kingwood, West Virginia.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
      Edward Joseph Breen (1899-1978) — also known as Edward Breen — of Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa. Born in Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa, March 18, 1899. Democrat. Lawyer; Webster County Attorney, 1933-37; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1936; member of Iowa state senate, 1937-41; candidate for U.S. Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1942; president, KVFO radio station. Member, American Legion; Elks. Died, of cancer, June 15, 1978 (age 79 years, 89 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Edward J. Breen and Mary E. (Mitchell) Breen; brother of Maurice J. Breen; married, August 30, 1923, to Elizabeth Loomis.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      Gertrude Duncombe Atwell (1876-1941) — also known as Gertrude Atwell; Gertrude Williams Duncombe; Mrs. R. P. Atwell — of Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa. Born in Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa, July 20, 1876. Democrat. Florist; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1928, 1936, 1940. Female. Episcopalian. Died in Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa, 1941 (age about 64 years). Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
      Relatives: Daughter of John Francis Duncombe and Mary Augustine (Williams) Duncombe; married, August 1, 1901, to Rawlins Page Atwell.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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