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Woodford County
Illinois

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Woodford County

Index to Locations

  • Benson Clayton Township Cemetery
  • Minonk Minonk Community Cemetery
  • Washburn Linn-Mt. Vernon Cemetery

    Clayton Township Cemetery
    Benson, Woodford County, Illinois
    Politicians buried here:
      Morris Huxtable (1865-1964) — also known as "Bub" — of Peculiar, Cass County, Mo.; Lenox, Taylor County, Iowa. Born in Benson, Woodford County, Ill., October 20, 1865. Republican. Chair of Cass County Republican Party, 1928-30; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1932. Died in Lenox, Taylor County, Iowa, September 21, 1964 (age 98 years, 337 days). Interment at Clayton Township Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of James Huxtable and Frances 'Fanny' (Ridge) Huxtable; married 1887 to Flora Younger.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial

    Minonk Community Cemetery
    Minonk, Woodford County, Illinois
    Politicians buried here:
      Frederick J. Simater — of Minonk, Woodford County, Ill. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1908 (alternate), 1916 (alternate), 1920. Interment at Minonk Community Cemetery.

    Linn-Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    Washburn, Woodford County, Illinois
    Politicians buried here:
      Clifford Cady Ireland (1878-1930) — also known as Clifford Ireland — of Peoria, Peoria County, Ill. Born in Washburn, Woodford County, Ill., February 14, 1878. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; general counsel, State Trust and Savings Bank; president, Western Live Stock Insurance Co.; U.S. Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1917-23; defeated in primary, 1922; member of Illinois Republican State Central Committee, 1925; treasurer of Illinois Republican Party, 1925. Methodist. Member, United Spanish War Veterans; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Alpha Delta; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in 1930 (age about 52 years). Interment at Linn-Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Frank N. Ireland and Fidelia A. (Bangs) Ireland; married, October 16, 1903, to Louise Savage.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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