Index to Locations
Cicero Cicero Cemetery
Noblesville Crownland Cemetery
Noblesville Old Cemetery
Westfield Summit Lawn Cemetery
Cicero
Cemetery
Cicero, Hamilton County, Indiana
Crownland
Cemetery
Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana
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William Dudley Pelley (1890-1965) —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.; Noblesville, Hamilton
County, Ind.
Born in Lynn, Essex
County, Mass., March
12, 1890.
Hollywood screenwriter
in 1917-29 for about 12 films,
including The Light in the Dark and The Shock, both
starring Lon Chaney; founder (1933) and leader of the anti-Semitic
Silver Legion of America organization (the "Silver Shirts",
explicitly modeled after Adolf
Hitler's Brownshirts); Christian candidate for President
of the United States, 1936; arrested
in April 1942 and charged
with criminal
sedition; convicted
and sentenced
to fifteen years in prison;
released in 1950.
Died in Noblesville, Hamilton
County, Ind., July 1,
1965 (age 75 years, 111
days).
Interment at Crownland Cemetery.
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James La Fayette Evans (1825-1903) —
also known as James L. Evans —
of Noblesville, Hamilton
County, Ind.
Born in Clayville, Harrison
County, Ky., March
27, 1825.
Republican. Merchant;
grain
elevator business; meat packing
business; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1875-79; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1880.
Died in Noblesville, Hamilton
County, Ind., May 28,
1903 (age 78 years, 62
days).
Interment at Crownland Cemetery.
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Emmett R. Fertig (1888-1956) —
of Noblesville, Hamilton
County, Ind.
Born in Noblesville, Hamilton
County, Ind., August
2, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer; Hamilton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-33; mayor
of Noblesville, Ind., 1939-44, 1950-52.
Christian.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Died in 1956
(age about
67 years).
Entombed in mausoleum at Crownland Cemetery.
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Old
Cemetery
Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana
Summit Lawn
Cemetery
Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana
Politicians buried
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David Leigh Colvin (1880-1959) —
also known as D. Leigh Colvin —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in South Charleston, Clark
County, Ohio, January
28, 1880.
Candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; Prohibition
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1914 (15th District), 1922 (11th
District); candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1916 (Prohibition), 1932 (Law
Preservation); Prohibition candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1917; Prohibition candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1920; Chairman of Prohibition
National Committee, 1926-32; Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died, from uremia,
in Lawrence Hospital,
Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
7, 1959 (age 79 years, 222
days).
Interment at Summit Lawn Cemetery.
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Mamie White Colvin (1883-1955) —
also known as Mamie W. Colvin; Mamie White —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Westview, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, June 12,
1883.
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1918, 1922;
Prohibition candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1918; candidate for Presidential Elector
for New York; Dry candidate for delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Women's
Christian Temperance Union; Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Died in Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla., October
30, 1955 (age 72 years, 140
days).
Interment at Summit Lawn Cemetery.
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