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Dubois County
Indiana

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Dubois County

Index to Locations Huntingburg Fairmount Cemetery Fairmount Cemetery Huntingburg, Dubois County, Indiana Politicians buried here:   William Elijah Cox (1861-1942) — also known as William E. Cox — of Jasper, Dubois County, Ind. Born near Birdseye, Dubois County, Ind., September 6, 1861. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Indiana 3rd District, 1907-19. Died in Jasper, Dubois County, Ind., March 11, 1942 (age 80 years, 186 days). Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of James Cox and Nancy J. (Conley) Cox; married 1900 to Della B. Horbison.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   John Lewis Bretz (1852-1920) — also known as John L. Bretz — of Jasper, Dubois County, Ind. Born near Huntingburg, Dubois County, Ind., September 21, 1852. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1891-95; circuit judge in Indiana, 1895-1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1900. Died in Jasper, Dubois County, Ind., December 25, 1920 (age 68 years, 95 days). Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Jacob Bretz and Eliza Jane (Shively) Weathers Bretz; married 1881 to Helen Amanda 'Linnie' Daniel; married 1889 to Laura Daniel.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Robert H. Bob Menke, Sr. (1919-2008) — also known as Bob Menke — Born in Huntingburg, Dubois County, Ind., October 15, 1919. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; furniture business; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1953-54. Member, Nature Conservancy. A standout basketball player in high school and at Indiana University; inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982. Died, from Lewy body dementia, March 30, 2008 (age 88 years, 167 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Fairmount Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of William Menke and Clara (Moenkhaus) Menke; married, August 12, 1944, to Phyllis McMurtrie.

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