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Johnson County
Indiana

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Johnson County

Index to Locations Franklin Unknown location Franklin Greenlawn Cemetery Greenwood Greenwood Cemetery Unknown Location Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana Politicians buried here:   Lemuel Ertus Slack (1874-1952) — also known as L. Ert Slack — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Johnson County, Ind., October 8, 1874. Democrat. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1901-05; member of Indiana state senate, 1905-09; candidate for Governor of Indiana, 1908; U.S. Attorney for Indiana, 1916-18; mayor of Indianapolis, Ind., 1927-29; superior court judge in Indiana, 1936-38. Died in the Masonic Home in Franklin, Johnson County, Ind., February 24, 1952 (age 77 years, 139 days). Interment somewhere. Greenlawn Cemetery Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana Politicians buried here:   Roger Douglas Branigin (1902-1975) — also known as Roger D. Branigin — of Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Ind. Born in Franklin, Johnson County, Ind., July 26, 1902. Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1964, 1968 (delegation chair); Governor of Indiana, 1965-69; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1968. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion; Elks; Freemasons; Shriners; Newcomen Society; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Delta Theta. Died November 19, 1975 (age 73 years, 116 days). Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Elba L. Branigin and Zula (Francis) Branigin; married, November 2, 1929, to Josephine Mardis.   See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier   William Watson Wick (1796-1868) — also known as William W. Wick — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind.; Franklin, Johnson County, Ind. Born in Canonsburg, Washington County, Pa., February 23, 1796. Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Indiana 5th Circuit, 1822-25, 1834-37, 1850-53; secretary of state of Indiana, 1825-29; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1839-41, 1845-49 (6th District 1839-41, 5th District 1845-49); postmaster at Indianapolis, Ind., 1853-57. Died in Franklin, Johnson County, Ind., May 19, 1868 (age 72 years, 86 days). Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of William Wick and Elizabeth (McFarland) Wick.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   Samuel Petitt Oyler (1819-1898) — of Franklin, Johnson County, Ind. Born in Hawkhurst, Kent, England, August 26, 1819. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1860; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana state senate, 1865-67; defeated, 1860; circuit judge in Indiana, 1869-70. Universalist. Member, Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Grand Army of the Republic. Led the charge at Missionary Ridge, Georgia, November 25, 1863. Died, of a stroke, at Franklin, Johnson County, Ind., September 6, 1898 (age 79 years, 11 days). Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery.   Samuel Campbell Dunn (1809-1881) — of Indiana. Born near Danville, Boyle County, Ky., August 9, 1809. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1839-40. Presbyterian. Died, from stomach cancer, in Franklin, Johnson County, Ind., 1881 (age about 71 years). Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Williamson Dunn and Miriam (Wilson) Dunn; brother of William McKee Dunn and David Maxwell Dunn; married to Martha A. Crothers; nephew of David Hervey Maxwell, Edward Russell Maxwell and John Wilson.   Political family: Wilson-Dunn family of Kentucky (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Gabriel Monroe Overstreet Jr. (1842-1897) — also known as G. M. Overstreet, Jr. — of Franklin, Johnson County, Ind. Born in Johnson County, Ind., May 26, 1842. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1880. Died in Franklin, Johnson County, Ind., November 2, 1897 (age 55 years, 160 days). Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of James Madison Overstreet and Melissa Orlinday (McClure) Overstreet; married, June 18, 1873, to Bell Pruitt; married, December 13, 1877, to Ida O. Riker; first cousin of Jesse Overstreet.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Greenwood Cemetery Greenwood, Johnson County, Indiana Politicians buried here:   Samuel Eccles (1788-1859) — of Johnson County, Ind. Born in Virginia, March 15, 1788. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1851-52. Presbyterian. Died in Greenwood, Johnson County, Ind., August 30, 1859 (age 71 years, 168 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.   Relatives: Brother of John Eccles; uncle of Joseph T. Eccles.   Political family: Eccles family of Illinois and Indiana.

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