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Jackson County
Illinois

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Jackson County

Index to Locations Private or family graveyards Ava Ava Evergreen Cemetery Carbondale Woodlawn Cemetery Makanda Rowan Cemetery Murphysboro Murphysboro City Cemetery Private or family graveyard Jackson County, Illinois Politicians buried here:   Paul Martin Simon (1928-2003) — also known as Paul Simon — of Makanda, Jackson County, Ill. Born in Eugene, Lane County, Ore., November 29, 1928. Democrat. University professor; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1955-63; member of Illinois state senate, 1963-69; Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, 1969-73; candidate for Governor of Illinois, 1972; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1972 (alternate), 1996; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1975-85 (24th District 1975-83, 22nd District 1983-85); U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1985-97; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1988, 1992. Lutheran. Died, following heart surgery, in Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill., December 9, 2003 (age 75 years, 10 days). Interment in a private or family graveyard.   Relatives: Married, April 21, 1960, to Jeanne C. Hurley; married 2001 to Patricia 'Patti' Derge.   Cross-reference: Craig Lovitt — David Chiu   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile   Books about Paul Simon: Robert E. Hartley, Paul Simon: The Political Journey of an Illinois Original Ava Evergreen Cemetery Ava, Jackson County, Illinois Politicians buried here:   Kent Ellsworth Keller (1867-1954) — also known as Kent E. Keller — of Ava, Jackson County, Ill. Born near Campbell Hill, Jackson County, Ill., June 4, 1867. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; mining business; member of Illinois state senate 44th District, 1913-17; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1916, 1952; U.S. Representative from Illinois 25th District, 1931-41; defeated, 1940 (25th District), 1942 (25th District), 1944 (25th District), 1948 (26th District), 1950 (26th District). Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died September 3, 1954 (age 87 years, 91 days). Interment at Ava Evergreen Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Philip Jacob Keller and Harriet Elizabeth (Bradley) Keller; married to Olive Robinson.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Woodlawn Cemetery Carbondale, Jackson County, Illinois Politicians buried here:   Alexander M. Jenkins (1802-1864) — also known as Alex Jenkins — of Jackson County, Ill. Born in 1802. Democrat. Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, 1834-36; member of Illinois Democratic State Committee, 1837-38; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention from Jackson County, 1847. Died in 1864 (age about 62 years). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. Rowan Cemetery Makanda, Jackson County, Illinois Politicians buried here:   Jeanne Hurley Simon (1922-2000) — also known as Jeanne C. Hurley — of Wilmette, Cook County, Ill.; Makanda, Jackson County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., May 10, 1922. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1957-61. Female. Catholic. Died of complications from brain cancer, in Makanda, Jackson County, Ill., February 20, 2000 (age 77 years, 286 days). Interment at Rowan Cemetery.   Relatives: Daughter of Ira W. Hurley; married, April 21, 1960, to Paul Martin Simon. Murphysboro City Cemetery Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   George Washington Smith (1846-1907) — also known as George W. Smith — of Murphysboro, Jackson County, Ill. Born in Putnam County, Ohio, August 18, 1846. Republican. Blacksmith; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1889-1907 (20th District 1889-95, 22nd District 1895-1903, 25th District 1903-07); died in office 1907. Died in Murphysboro, Jackson County, Ill., November 30, 1907 (age 61 years, 104 days). Interment at Murphysboro City Cemetery.   Presumably named for: George Washington   Relatives: Son of James Henry Smith and Agnes (Morton) Smith; married to Mary Alice Dailey.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   John Logan (born c.1800) — of Illinois. Born in Ireland, about 1800. Physician; member of Illinois state legislature, 1840. Interment at Murphysboro City Cemetery.   Relatives: Father of John Alexander Logan.   Logan County, Ill. may have been named for him.

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