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Randolph County
Illinois

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Randolph County

Index to Locations Chester Evergreen Cemetery Kaskaskia Unknown location Kaskaskia Fort Kaskaskia Kaskaskia Garrison Hill Cemetery Red Bud St. Peter Cemetery Near Sparta Union Cemetery Evergreen Cemetery Chester, Randolph County, Illinois Politicians buried here:   Elias Kent Kane (1794-1835) — also known as Elias K. Kane — of Kaskaskia, Randolph County, Ill. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 7, 1794. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention from Randolph County, 1818; secretary of state of Illinois, 1818-22; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1824; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1825-35; died in office 1835. Slaveowner. Died in Washington, D.C., December 12, 1835 (age 41 years, 188 days). Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at Evergreen Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Father of Elizabeth Kane (who married William Henry Bissell).   Kane County, Ill. is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial Shadrach Bond (1773-1832) — also known as Shadrack Bond — of Indiana; Kaskaskia, Randolph County, Ill. Born in Frederick, Frederick County, Md., November 24, 1773. Member Indiana territorial council, 1805-08; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Illinois Territory, 1812-13; receiver of U.S. Land Office at Kaskaskia, Illinois, 1816; Governor of Illinois, 1818-22; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1824. Slaveowner. Died in Kaskaskia, Randolph County, Ill., April 12, 1832 (age 58 years, 140 days). Original interment somewhere in Kaskaskia, Ill.; reinterment at Evergreen Cemetery.   Bond County, Ill. is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography   Image source: Collections of the Illinois State Historical Library (1909)   William Hartzell (1837-1903) — of Chester, Randolph County, Ill. Born in Canton, Stark County, Ohio, February 20, 1837. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1875-79; state court judge in Illinois, 1897. Died August 14, 1903 (age 66 years, 175 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Unknown Location Kaskaskia, Randolph County, Illinois Politicians formerly buried here: Shadrach Bond (1773-1832) — also known as Shadrack Bond — of Indiana; Kaskaskia, Randolph County, Ill. Born in Frederick, Frederick County, Md., November 24, 1773. Member Indiana territorial council, 1805-08; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Illinois Territory, 1812-13; receiver of U.S. Land Office at Kaskaskia, Illinois, 1816; Governor of Illinois, 1818-22; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1824. Slaveowner. Died in Kaskaskia, Randolph County, Ill., April 12, 1832 (age 58 years, 140 days). Original interment somewhere; reinterment at Evergreen Cemetery, Chester, Ill.   Bond County, Ill. is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography   Image source: Collections of the Illinois State Historical Library (1909) Fort Kaskaskia Kaskaskia, Randolph County, Illinois Politicians buried here:   Pierre Menard (1766-1844) — Born in 1766. Whig. Member of Indiana territorial legislature, 1803-09; member of Illinois territorial legislature, 1812; Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, 1818-22; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois. Died in 1844 (age about 78 years). Interment at Fort Kaskaskia.   Relatives: Uncle of Michel Brindamour Menard.   Menard County, Ill. is named for him. Garrison Hill Cemetery Kaskaskia, Randolph County, Politicians who have (or had) monuments here:   John Edgar (c.1750-1832) — of Fort Kaskaskia (now Kaskaskia), Randolph County, Ill. Born in Ireland, about 1750. Member of Northwest Territory House of Representatives, 1799-1801; justice of the peace. Died in 1832 (age about 82 years). Cenotaph at Garrison Hill Cemetery.   Edgar County, Ill. is named for him.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial St. Peter Cemetery Red Bud, Randolph County, Illinois See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Conrad F. Becker (1905-1965) — of Red Bud, Randolph County, Ill. Born in Red Bud, Randolph County, Ill., November 11, 1905. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1940; Illinois state treasurer, 1945-47; chair of Randolph County Republican Party, 1950. Christian Reformed. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows. Died in 1965 (age about 59 years). Interment at St. Peter Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Union Cemetery Near Sparta, Randolph County, Illinois Politicians buried here:   John A. Wilson — of Randolph County, Ill. Delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention from Randolph County, 1862. Interment at Union Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Mary Ralls.

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