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Christian County
Illinois

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Christian County

Index to Locations Hunter Cemetery Pana Linwood Cemetery Pana Mound Cemetery Rosamond Rosamond Cemetery Taylorville Oak Hill Cemetery Hunter Cemetery Christian County, Illinois Politicians buried here:   Samuel A. Whiteside (1783-1868) — Born in Rutherford County, N.C., April 12, 1783. Member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1819-21; general in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War. Died in Mt. Auburn, Christian County, Ill., January 3, 1868 (age 84 years, 266 days). Interment at Hunter Cemetery.   Relatives: First cousin once removed of John D. Whiteside.   Whiteside County, Ill. is named for him. Linwood Cemetery Pana, Christian County, Illinois Politicians buried here:   Henry Newton Schuyler (1843-1933) — also known as Henry N. Schuyler — of Pana, Christian County, Ill. Born in Fonda, Montgomery County, N.Y., February 4, 1843. Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1904. Died in Pana, Christian County, Ill., March 13, 1933 (age 90 years, 37 days). Interment at Linwood Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of George Serviss Schuyler and Clarissa Ann (Van Schaick) Schuyler; married, February 25, 1874, to Harriet Adelaide Hayward; fourth great-grandnephew of David Davidse Schuyler and Myndert Davidtse Schuyler; fifth great-grandson of Dirck Wesselse Ten Broeck; first cousin five times removed of Dirck Ten Broeck and Cornelis Cuyler; first cousin six times removed of Pieter Schuyler and Johannes Schuyler (1668-1747); second cousin once removed of Marion Richard Schuyler; second cousin five times removed of John Livingston, Robert Livingston, Gilbert Livingston and Johannes Schuyler (1697-1746); third cousin thrice removed of James Livingston.   Political family: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Mound Cemetery Pana, Christian County, Illinois See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Joel Vandeveer (1791-1874) — of Indiana. Born in Orange County, N.C., June 16, 1791. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1833-38, 1844-46; candidate for Indiana state senate, 1838. Baptist. Died in Pana, Christian County, Ill., August 15, 1874 (age 83 years, 60 days). Interment at Mound Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John Vandeveer and Amelia (Speer) Vandeveer; married to Rachel Moore and Rebecca Britton; uncle of Horatio Middleton Vandeveer; granduncle of William Thomas Vandeveer.   Political family: Vandeveer family of Taylorville, Illinois.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Rosamond Cemetery Rosamond, Christian County, Illinois Politicians buried here:   John W. Fribley (1906-2002) — of Pana, Christian County, Ill. Born in Assumption, Christian County, Ill., August 3, 1906. Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; member of Illinois state senate 40th District, 1934-53. Member, Farm Bureau. Died March 20, 2002 (age 95 years, 229 days). Interment at Rosamond Cemetery. Oak Hill Cemetery 829 South Cherokee Street Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois Founded 1842 See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Horatio Middleton Vandeveer (1816-1894) — also known as H. M. Vandeveer; "Rash" — of Illinois. Born in Washington County, Ind., March 12, 1816. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1843, 1861; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; county judge in Illinois, 1849-57; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention Montgomery and Christian counties, 1862; member of Illinois state senate, 1863; circuit judge in Illinois, 1870-79; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1880 (Convention Vice-President). Died in Taylorville, Christian County, Ill., March 12, 1894 (age 78 years, 0 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Aaron Vandeveer and Nancy (French) Vandeveer; married to Mary Jane Rucker; father of William Thomas Vandeveer; nephew of Joel Vandeveer.   Political family: Vandeveer family of Taylorville, Illinois.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   William Thomas Vandeveer (1842-1936) — also known as William T. Vandeveer — of Taylorville, Christian County, Ill. Born in Taylorville, Christian County, Ill., August 22, 1842. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1916. Died in Taylorville, Christian County, Ill., August 26, 1936 (age 94 years, 4 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Horatio Middleton Vandeveer and Mary Jane (Rucker) Vandeveer; grandnephew of Joel Vandeveer.   Political family: Vandeveer family of Taylorville, Illinois.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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