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Johnson County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Johnson County

Index to Locations Near Ozark Zion Church Cemetery Vienna Fraternal Cemetery Vienna Vienna Fraternal Cemetery West Eden West Eden Cemetery Zion Church Cemetery Near Ozark, Johnson County, Illinois Politicians buried here:   Claude VanCleve Parsons (1895-1941) — also known as Claude V. Parsons — of Golconda, Pope County, Ill. Born near McCormick, Pope County, Ill., October 7, 1895. Democrat. Farmer; superintendent of schools; U.S. Representative from Illinois 24th District, 1930-41; defeated, 1940. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Odd Fellows. Died in Washington, D.C., May 23, 1941 (age 45 years, 228 days). Interment at Zion Church Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Fraternal Cemetery Vienna, Johnson County, Illinois Politicians buried here:   Pleasant Thomas Chapman (1854-1931) — also known as Pleasant T. Chapman — of Vienna, Johnson County, Ill. Born near Vienna, Johnson County, Ill., October 8, 1854. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1896 (alternate), 1924; member of Illinois state legislature, 1890; U.S. Representative from Illinois 24th District, 1905-11. Died in Vienna, Johnson County, Ill., January 31, 1931 (age 76 years, 115 days). Interment at Fraternal Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Andrew Jackson Kuykendall (1815-1891) — also known as Andrew J. Kuykendall — of Vienna, Johnson County, Ill. Born in Gallatin County, Ill., March 3, 1815. Republican. Member of Illinois state house of representatives from Johnson County, 1842-46; member of Illinois state senate, 1851-54, 1879-82 (1st District 1851-54, 51st District 1879-82); U.S. Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1865-67; state court judge in Illinois, 1873. Died May 11, 1891 (age 76 years, 69 days). Interment at Fraternal Cemetery.   Presumably named for: Andrew Jackson   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Paul Taylor Powell (1902-1970) — also known as Paul Powell — of Vienna, Johnson County, Ill. Born in Vienna, Johnson County, Ill., January 21, 1902. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964; chair of Johnson County Democratic Party, 1950; Speaker of the Illinois State House of Representatives, 1959-63; secretary of state of Illinois, 1965-70; died in office 1970; in 1966, his office was investigated for corruption; he was exonerated, but his chief investigator was indicted for theft of state funds. Died in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn., October 10, 1970 (age 68 years, 262 days). About $800,000 cash was found in shoeboxes in his room at the St. Nicholas Hotel, Springfield, Ill. Interment at Fraternal Cemetery.   Epitaph: "Here Lies a Lifelong Democrat / A Great American."   Books about Paul Powell: Robert E. Hartley, Paul Powell of Illinois : Lifelong Democrat Vienna Fraternal Cemetery Vienna, Johnson County, Illinois Politicians buried here:   Alonzo Knox Vickers (1853-1915) — also known as Alonzo K. Vickers — of Illinois. Born September 25, 1853. Justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1906-15; died in office 1915. Died January 21, 1915 (age 61 years, 118 days). Interment at Vienna Fraternal Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   C. L. McCormick (b. 1919) — of Vienna, Johnson County, Ill. Born in McCormick, Pope County, Ill., December 1, 1919. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; merchant; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1957-65, 1965-67, 1967-75, 1981-83 (59th District 1957-65, at-large 1965-67, 59th District 1967-75, 1981-83). Baptist. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion. Interment at Vienna Fraternal Cemetery. West Eden Cemetery West Eden, Johnson County, Illinois Politicians buried here:   Hezekiah West (1763-1845) — of Johnson County, Ill. Born November 7, 1763. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention from Johnson County, 1818. Died July 29, 1845 (age 81 years, 264 days). Interment at West Eden Cemetery.

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