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Gibson County
Indiana

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Gibson County

Index to Locations Fort Branch Walnut Hill Cemetery Patoka Robb Cemetery Princeton Old Cemetery Princeton Warnock Cemetery Walnut Hill Cemetery Fort Branch, Gibson County, Indiana See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Silas Mercer Holcomb (1838-1906) — of Gibson County, Ind. Born in Fort Branch, Gibson County, Ind., March 27, 1838. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1864; Populist candidate for secretary of state of Indiana, 1896. Died in Fort Branch, Gibson County, Ind., June 6, 1906 (age 68 years, 71 days). Interment at Walnut Hill Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Elihu Holcomb and Nancy (Cook) Holcomb; married, May 26, 1862, to Mary Anne Hopkins; father of Oscar Raymond Holcomb and Clarence Leland Holcomb; uncle of Silas Alexander Holcomb.   Political family: Holcomb family of Gibson County, Indiana.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Robb Cemetery Patoka, Gibson County, Indiana Politicians buried here:   Smith Miller (1804-1872) — of Patoka, Gibson County, Ind. Born near Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C., May 30, 1804. Democrat. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1835-40, 1846-47; defeated, 1845; member of Indiana state senate, 1841-44, 1847-50; delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; U.S. Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1853-57; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1860. Died near Patoka, Gibson County, Ind., March 21, 1872 (age 67 years, 296 days). Interment at Robb Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Old Cemetery Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana Politicians buried here:   William Prince (1772-1824) — of Knox County, Ind.; Princeton, Gibson County, Ind. Born in Ireland, 1772. Lawyer; farmer; Knox County Sheriff, 1800-04; member Indiana territorial council, 1809; Indiana territorial auditor, 1810-13; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana state senate, 1816; circuit judge in Indiana, 1816-18; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1821-22; U.S. Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1823-24; died in office 1824. Member, Freemasons. Died near Princeton, Gibson County, Ind., September 8, 1824 (age about 52 years). Interment at Old Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Warnock Cemetery Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana Politicians buried here:   Elisha Embree (1801-1863) — of Indiana. Born in Lincoln County, Ky., September 28, 1801. Member of Indiana state senate, 1833-35; circuit judge in Indiana, 1835-46; U.S. Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1847-49. Methodist. Died in Princeton, Gibson County, Ind., February 28, 1863 (age 61 years, 153 days). Interment at Warnock Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Samuel Levin Hall (1797-1862) — also known as Samuel Hall — of Indiana. Born in Somerset County, Md., June 1, 1797. Lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1829-31, 1845-46; circuit judge in Indiana, 1832-35; Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, 1840-43; delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1854. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Princeton, Gibson County, Ind., May 11, 1862 (age 64 years, 344 days). Interment at Warnock Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Elizabeth Celeste Prince.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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