Index to Locations
Hillsboro Oak Grove Cemetery
Litchfield Elmwood Cemetery
Oak Grove
Cemetery
Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Illinois
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
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James Earl Major (1887-1972) —
also known as J. Earl Major —
of Hillsboro, Montgomery
County, Ill.
Born in Donnellson, Montgomery
County, Ill., January
5, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; Montgomery
County State's Attorney, 1912-20; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 21st District, 1923-25, 1927-29,
1931-33; defeated, 1920, 1924, 1928; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois, 1933-37; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1937-56; took
senior status 1956.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Moose.
Died in Hillsboro, Montgomery
County, Ill., January
4, 1972 (age 84 years, 364
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Jesse J. Phillips (1837-1901) —
of Hillsboro, Montgomery
County, Ill.
Born in Montgomery
County, Ill., 1837.
Democrat. Lawyer;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; circuit judge in
Illinois 5th Circuit, 1879-93; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1884;
justice
of Illinois state supreme court, 1893-1901.
Died in 1901
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Edward Lane (1842-1912) —
of Hillsboro, Montgomery
County, Ill.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, March
27, 1842.
Democrat. Lawyer; Montgomery
County Judge, 1869-73; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 17th District, 1887-95.
Died in Hillsboro, Montgomery
County, Ill., October
30, 1912 (age 70 years, 217
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Thomas Marion Jett (1862-1939) —
also known as Thomas M. Jett —
of Hillsboro, Montgomery
County, Ill.
Born near Greenville, Bond
County, Ill., May 1,
1862.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; Montgomery
County State's Attorney, 1889-96; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1897-1903; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1908;
circuit judge in Illinois 4th Circuit, 1909-39; died in office 1939;
Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1922-36.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Litchfield, Montgomery
County, Ill., January
10, 1939 (age 76 years, 254
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Frank Marion Ramey (1881-1942) —
also known as Frank M. Ramey —
of Hillsboro, Montgomery
County, Ill.
Born in Hillsboro, Montgomery
County, Ill., September
23, 1881.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 21st District, 1929-31; defeated,
1934, 1936, 1938.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Moose.
Died in Hillsboro, Montgomery
County, Ill., March
27, 1942 (age 60 years, 185
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Edward Young Rice (1820-1883) —
also known as Edward Y. Rice —
of Illinois.
Born near Russellville, Logan
County, Ky., February
8, 1820.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1849; state court judge in
Illinois, 1851; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1868;
delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 19th District,
1869-70; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1871-73.
Died April
16, 1883 (age 63 years, 67
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Elmwood
Cemetery
Litchfield, Montgomery County, Illinois
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John Earl Hushing —
also known as John E. Hushing —
of Ancon, Canal Zone (now Panama).
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Canal Zone,
1932,
1956;
member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business, 1928.
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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William C. Hushing —
also known as Bill Hushing —
of Balboa, Canal Zone (now Panama).
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Canal Zone,
1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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