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Franklin Unknown location
Franklin Greenlawn Cemetery
Greenwood Greenwood Cemetery
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Location
Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana
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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.
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Greenlawn
Cemetery
Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Greenwood
Cemetery
Greenwood, Johnson County, Indiana
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