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Greene County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Greene County

Index to Locations Private or family graveyards Carrollton Carrollton Cemetery White Hall White Hall Cemetery White Hall Township VFW or Lamborn Cemetery Private or family graveyard Greene County, Illinois Carrollton Cemetery Carrollton, Greene County, Illinois See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Henry Thomas Rainey (1860-1934) — also known as Henry T. Rainey — of Carrollton, Greene County, Ill. Born in Carrollton, Greene County, Ill., August 20, 1860. Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; U.S. Representative from Illinois 20th District, 1903-21, 1923-34; defeated, 1920; died in office 1934; Speaker of the U.S. House, 1933-34; died in office 1934; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1916 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1920, 1924, 1932. Episcopalian. Member, Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen. Died in St. Louis, Mo., August 19, 1934 (age 73 years, 364 days). Interment at Carrollton Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John Rainey and Catherine 'Kate' (Thomas) Rainey; married, June 27, 1889, to Ella McBride.   The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry T. Rainey (built 1943 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1973) was named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Books about Henry T. Rainey: Robert A. Waller, Rainey of Illinois: A political biography, 1903-34   Thomas Carlin (1789-1852) — of Carrollton, Greene County, Ill. Born near Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky., July 18, 1789. Democrat. Member of Illinois state senate, 1824-28; served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; Governor of Illinois, 1838-42. Died in Carrollton, Greene County, Ill., February 14, 1852 (age 62 years, 211 days). Interment at Carrollton Cemetery.   Relatives: Married, December 13, 1814, to Rebecca Huitt.   See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial   Sidney Elmer Simpson (1894-1958) — also known as Sid Simpson — of Carrollton, Greene County, Ill. Born in Carrollton, Greene County, Ill., September 20, 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Illinois 20th District, 1943-58; died in office 1958; chair of Greene County Republican Party, 1950-58; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1956. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight. Died in Pittsfield, Pike County, Ill., October 26, 1958 (age 64 years, 36 days). Interment at Carrollton Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Martha (Andrews) Simpson and S. Elmer Simpson; married, February 1, 1920, to Edna Oakes.   Political family: Simpson family of Carrollton, Illinois.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Albert George Burr (1829-1882) — also known as Albert G. Burr — of Illinois. Born near Batavia, Genesee County, N.Y., November 8, 1829. Democrat. Member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1861; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention Morgan and Scott counties, 1862; U.S. Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1867-71; state court judge in Illinois, 1877. Died in Carrollton, Greene County, Ill., June 10, 1882 (age 52 years, 214 days). Interment at Carrollton Cemetery.   Relatives: Married, January 1, 1868, to Mary Harlan.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   David Meade Woodson (1806-1877) — also known as David M. Woodson — of Carrollton, Greene County, Ill. Born near Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Ky., May 18, 1806. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1833; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention from Greene County, 1847; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1848; circuit judge in Illinois, 1850; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1868. Died in Carrollton, Greene County, Ill., August 26, 1877 (age 71 years, 100 days). Interment at Carrollton Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Samuel Hughes Woodson (1777-1827) and Anna Randolph (Meade) Woodson; brother of Tucker Woodson and Samuel Hughes Woodson (1815-1881); married to Lucy Nash McDowell and Julia Kennett; father of John McDowell Woodson; first cousin once removed of Silas Woodson; second cousin of Archelaus Marius Woodson.   Political family: Woodson family of Kentucky (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Epitaph: "Honored and Beloved by all who knew him."   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Charles Drury Hodges (1810-1884) — of Carrollton, Greene County, Ill. Born in Queene Anne, Talbot County, Md., February 4, 1810. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1851-53; Greene County Judge, 1854-59; U.S. Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1859; director and secretrary-treasurer of the St. Louis, Jacksonville & Chicago Railroad; circuit judge in Illinois, 1867-73; member of Illinois state senate, 1873-77. Died in Carrollton, Greene County, Ill., April 1, 1884 (age 74 years, 57 days). Interment at Carrollton Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Ellen C. Hawley.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Edna Oakes Simpson (1891-1984) — also known as Edna Oakes; Mrs. Sid Simpson — of Carrollton, Greene County, Ill. Born in Carrollton, Greene County, Ill., October 26, 1891. Republican. U.S. Representative from Illinois 20th District, 1959-61; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1960 (member, Resolutions Committee). Female. Died in Alton, Madison County, Ill., May 15, 1984 (age 92 years, 202 days). Interment at Carrollton Cemetery.   Relatives: Married, February 1, 1920, to Sidney Elmer Simpson.   Political family: Simpson family of Carrollton, Illinois.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   S. Elmer Simpson (1861-1937) — of Carrollton, Greene County, Ill. Born in 1861. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1916; member of Illinois Republican State Central Committee, 1919. Died in 1937 (age about 76 years). Interment at Carrollton Cemetery.   Relatives: Married, February 18, 1886, to Martha V. Andrews; father of Sidney Elmer Simpson.   Political family: Simpson family of Carrollton, Illinois.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial White Hall Cemetery White Hall, Greene County, Illinois Politicians buried here:   Linus Ely Worcester (1811-1891) — also known as L. E. Worcester — of White Hall, Greene County, Ill. Born in West Windsor, Windsor County, Vt., December 5, 1811. Democrat. Delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention from Greene County, 1847; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1876. Died in White Hall, Greene County, Ill., October 19, 1891 (age 79 years, 318 days). Interment at White Hall Cemetery. VFW or Lamborn Cemetery White Hall Township, Greene County, Illinois Politicians buried here:   Josiah Lamborn (c.1809-1847) — of Morgan County, Ill. Born about 1809. Illinois state attorney general, 1840-43. Died March 13, 1847 (age about 38 years). Interment at VFW or Lamborn Cemetery.

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