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George Alexander (1839-1923) —
of Belle Plaine, Benton
County, Iowa; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland,
September
21, 1839.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; feed
and grain
business; mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1909-13.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Grand Army of the Republic; Moose.
Suffered a stroke,
and died two months later, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
2, 1923 (age 83 years, 315
days).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Washington Irving Babb (1844-1925) —
also known as W. I. Babb —
of Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, Iowa; Aurora, Kane
County, Ill.
Born in Des Moines
County, Iowa, October
2, 1844.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1884; district judge in Iowa 2nd
District, 1891-94; candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1895.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Union
League.
Died September
4, 1925 (age 80 years, 337
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.
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John T. Baker (b. 1845) —
of Monroe Township, Linn
County, Iowa; Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak.
Born in Huron
County, Ohio, March 7,
1845.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; carpenter;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 23rd District, 1897-1900.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Uriah Baker and Catherine (Tyndall) Baker; married, November
19, 1866, to Clara M. Nead. |
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Henry Clay Bates (1843-1909) —
also known as Henry C. Bates —
of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Derby Line, Derby, Orleans
County, Vt., January
29, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Caledonia
County State's Attorney, 1880-82, 1892-94; member of Vermont
state senate from Caledonia County, 1886-88; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1896-97; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1898-1900; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Vermont, 1900;
U.S. Judge for the Philippine Islands, 1901-07.
Congregationalist.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., March
12, 1909 (age 66 years, 42
days).
Interment at Smithland
Cemetery, Smithland, Iowa.
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Elmer J. C. Bealer (1845-1928) —
also known as E. J. C. Bealer —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Berne, Switzerland,
May
20, 1845.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; stone
dealer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1901; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1908.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa, September
11, 1928 (age 83 years, 114
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Barbara Bealer and John Ellis Bealer; married 1867 to Mary
C. 'Mollie' Stephens. |
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Francis Marion Drake (1830-1903) —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Rushville, Schuyler
County, Ill., December
30, 1830.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; railroad
builder; philanthropist; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1888;
Governor
of Iowa, 1896-98.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, of diabetes,
in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, November
20, 1903 (age 72 years, 325
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Andrew Jackson Felt (1833-1912) —
also known as Andrew J. Felt —
of Nashua, Chickasaw
County, Iowa; Seneca, Nemaha
County, Kan.
Born in East Victor, Ontario
County, N.Y., December
27, 1833.
Republican. School
teacher; newspaper
editor; lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1868,
1872;
postmaster;
banker;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Kansas; Lieutenant
Governor of Kansas, 1889-93.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died June 27,
1912 (age 78 years, 183
days).
Interment at Seneca
City Cemetery, Seneca, Kan.
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Josiah Given (1828-1908) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Murrysville, Westmoreland
County, Pa., August
31, 1828.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; lawyer;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1876; circuit judge in Iowa 5th
District, 1881-86; district judge in Iowa 9th District, 1887-89,
1903; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1889-1901.
Presbyterian.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, February
3, 1908 (age 79 years, 156
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Claudius B. Miller (1824-1917) —
also known as "Uncle Claudius" —
of Unionville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Hickman
County, Tenn., December
1, 1824.
Farmer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1870-72.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in Unionville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, March
14, 1917 (age 92 years, 103
days).
Interment at Unionville
Cemetery, Unionville, Iowa.
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John Willock Noble (1831-1912) —
also known as John W. Noble —
of Keokuk, Lee
County, Iowa; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Lancaster, Fairfield
County, Ohio, October
26, 1831.
Republican. Lawyer;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1867-70; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1889-93.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., March
22, 1912 (age 80 years, 148
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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George Galen Tilden (1842-1892) —
also known as George G. Tilden —
of Ames, Story
County, Iowa.
Born in Rochester, Windsor
County, Vt., November
6, 1842.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor of
Ames, Iowa, 1880-81.
Congregationalist.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in Ames, Story
County, Iowa, July 31,
1892 (age 49 years, 268
days).
Interment at Ames
Municipal Cemetery, Ames, 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, Le Claire, Iowa.
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William F. Vermilion (1830-1894) —
of Iowa.
Born in Kentucky, October
18, 1830.
Republican. Physician;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Iowa
state senate, 1869-73.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, December
28, 1894 (age 64 years, 71
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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Madison Miner Walden (1836-1891) —
also known as Madison M. Walden —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Adams
County, Ohio, October
6, 1836.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Iowa
state house of representatives 4th District, 1866-67, 1890;
member of Iowa
state senate 4th District, 1868-69; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1870-71; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1871-73.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died, of Bright's
disease, in Washington,
D.C., July 24,
1891 (age 54 years, 291
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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James Baird Weaver (1833-1912) —
also known as James B. Weaver —
of Bloomfield, Davis
County, Iowa; Colfax, Jasper
County, Iowa.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, June 12,
1833.
General in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 6th District, 1879-81, 1885-89;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1880 (Greenback Labor), 1892 (Populist);
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1904
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Methodist.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, February
6, 1912 (age 78 years, 239
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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