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Index to Locations
Crown Point Maplewood Historic
Cemetery
Crown Point Maplewood Memorial
Cemetery
Gary Ridgelawn Cemetery
Hammond Concordia Cemetery
Hammond Elmwood Cemetery
Hammond Oak Hill Cemetery
Hammond St. John-St. Joseph
Cemetery
Hammond St. Joseph's Cemetery
Lowell Plum Grove Cemetery
Merrillville Calumet Park Cemetery
Maplewood
Historic Cemetery
Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana
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Alfred Augustus Winslow (1854-1929) —
also known as Alfred A. Winslow —
of Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Crown Point, Lake
County, Ind., June 20,
1854.
School
teacher; newspaper
publisher; Hammond city treasurer; U.S. Consul in Liège, 1898-1902; Valparaiso, 1906-15; U.S. Consul General in Guatemala City, 1902-06; Auckland, 1915-20; Cape Town, 1920-22; Windsor, 1922-23; St. John's, 1923-24.
Died in Crown Point, Lake
County, Ind., August
16, 1929 (age 75 years, 57
days).
Interment at Maplewood Historic Cemetery.
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John Barney Peterson (1850-1944) —
also known as John B. Peterson —
of Crown Point, Lake
County, Ind.
Born near Lowell, Lake
County, Ind., July 4,
1850.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1913-15; defeated,
1910.
Died in Crown Point, Lake
County, Ind., July 16,
1944 (age 94 years, 12
days).
Interment at Maplewood Historic Cemetery.
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Charles Fremont Griffin (1857-1902) —
also known as Charles F. Griffin —
of Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Crown Point, Lake
County, Ind., June 10,
1857.
Republican. Lawyer; secretary
of state of Indiana, 1887-91; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1892.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
and Select Masters; Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Sons
of Veterans.
Died in Hammond, Lake
County, Ind., December
21, 1902 (age 45 years, 194
days).
Interment at Maplewood Historic Cemetery.
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Elihu Griffin (1830-1887) —
of Indiana.
Born in Spiceland, Henry
County, Ind., March
23, 1830.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1859; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indiana, 1860;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana.
Quaker
or Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Crown Point, Lake
County, Ind., December
14, 1887 (age 57 years, 266
days).
Interment at Maplewood Historic Cemetery.
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Bartlett Woods (1818-1903) —
also known as "Grand Old Man of Lake
County" —
of Ross, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Winchelsea, Sussex, England,
July
10, 1818.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1861, 1865.
Member, Grange.
Died, of pleurisy,
in Merrillville, Lake
County, Ind., May 1,
1903 (age 84 years, 295
days).
Interment at Maplewood Historic Cemetery.
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Maplewood
Memorial Cemetery
555 South Indiana
Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana
Founded 1871
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
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Thomas Jefferson Wood (1844-1908) —
of Crown Point, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Athens
County, Ohio, September
30, 1844.
Democrat. Lawyer; Lake
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1872-76; member of Indiana
state senate, 1878-82; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1883-85.
Died in Crown Point, Lake
County, Ind., October
15, 1908 (age 64 years, 15
days).
Interment at Maplewood Memorial Cemetery.
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Otto Glen Fifield (1885-1963) —
also known as Otto G. Fifield —
of Crown Point, Lake
County, Ind.
Born near Hebron, Lake
County, Ind., November
9, 1885.
Republican. Farmer; real estate
business; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1919-21; secretary
of state of Indiana, 1928-30; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1944; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1956,
1960.
Died in Scottsdale, Maricopa
County, Ariz., January
7, 1963 (age 77 years, 59
days).
Interment at Maplewood Memorial Cemetery.
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Ridgelawn
Cemetery
4401 West Ridge Road
Gary, Lake County, Indiana
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
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Rudolph M. Clay (1935-2013) —
also known as Rudy Clay —
of Gary, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Courtland, Lawrence
County, Ala., July 16,
1935.
Democrat. Insurance
agent; member of Indiana
state senate 3rd District, 1972-76; Lake
County Recorder, 1984; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Indiana, 2004,
2008;
chair
of Lake County Democratic Party, 2005-09; mayor of
Gary, Ind., 2006-11; defeated in primary, 2011.
African
ancestry.
Survived an assassination
attempt in 1986.
Died in Gary, Lake
County, Ind., June 4,
2013 (age 77 years, 323
days).
Interment at Ridgelawn Cemetery.
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Concordia
Cemetery
6551 Calumet Avenue
Hammond, Lake County, Indiana
Elmwood
Cemetery
Hammond, Lake County, Indiana
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Daniel Brown (d. 1936) —
of Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Republican. Restaurant
owner; mayor
of Hammond, Ind., 1918-25; defeated in primary, 1929.
Died April
20, 1936.
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Charles O. Schonert (1887-1963) —
of Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Born near Rushville, Rush
County, Ind., December
27, 1887.
Republican. Engineer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Hammond, Ind., 1930-35; defeated, 1935.
Died August
11, 1963 (age 75 years, 227
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Frank R. Martin (1879-1959) —
of Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, 1879.
Democrat. Real estate
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1928
(alternate), 1932;
mayor
of Hammond, Ind., 1935-42; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1936.
Died September
17, 1959 (age about 80
years).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Adrian E. Tinkham (1879-1942) —
of Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Born near Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind., January
22, 1879.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Hammond, Ind., 1925-30.
Died November
6, 1942 (age 63 years, 288
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Vernon C. Anderson (1908-1985) —
of Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Valparaiso, Porter
County, Ind., March
27, 1908.
Republican. Mayor
of Hammond, Ind., 1948-56; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1952.
Baptist.
Died September
28, 1985 (age 77 years, 185
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Oak Hill
Cemetery
Hammond, Lake County, Indiana
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Thomas Hammond (1843-1909) —
of Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Fitchburg, Worcester
County, Mass., February
27, 1843.
Democrat. Assistant superintendent of the G. H. Hammond meat packing
plant; real estate
business; banker; mayor
of Hammond, Ind., 1888-93; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1893-95.
Died in Hammond, Lake
County, Ind., September
21, 1909 (age 66 years, 206
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Lawrence Becker (1869-1947) —
of Montana; Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.; East Chicago, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Finnentrop, Germany,
August
10, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Hammond, Ind., 1904-11; superior court judge in Indiana,
1911-14, 1934-46; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1912
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Member, American
Political Science Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, following a kidney
operation, in St. Catherine's Hospital,
East Chicago, Lake
County, Ind., March
12, 1947 (age 77 years, 214
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Eberhard Becker and Margaret (Alvers) Becker; married, September
8, 1898, to Agnes D. Eaton. |
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John D. Smalley (1859-1920) —
of Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Born near Upper Sandusky, Wyandot
County, Ohio, May 6,
1859.
Democrat. Hammond city comptroller, 1905-11; mayor
of Hammond, Ind., 1911-18.
Died December
15, 1920 (age 61 years, 223
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Marcus M. Towle (1841-1910) —
of Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Danville, Rockingham
County, N.H., January
12, 1841.
Co-founder of the G. H. Hammond meat packing
plant, and of the city of Hammond; financed and built railroads
and port
facilities; mayor
of Hammond, Ind., 1884-88.
Died, in Longcliffe Asylum for
the Insane, Logansport, Cass
County, Ind., September
6, 1910 (age 69 years, 237
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Fred Mott (1857-1935) —
of Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 29,
1857.
Mayor
of Hammond, Ind., 1894-99.
Died December
8, 1935 (age 78 years, 132
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married 1884 to Emma
Hohman. |
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Raleigh P. Hale (1883-1931) —
of East Chicago, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Columbia, Boone
County, Mo., June 6,
1883.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; physician;
mayor
of East Chicago, Ind., 1926-30; resigned 1930; in 1929, accused
of protecting
vice as mayor, he and 18 others, including the East Chicago
police chief and the reputed business agent for gangster
Al Capone were charged
in federal court with conspiracy to violate liquor
prohibition laws; convicted
in January 1930, and sentenced
to two years in prison; on appeal, a new trial was ordered.
Member, American
Legion.
Died suddenly, from dilated
cardiomyopathy, in East Chicago, Lake
County, Ind., December
1, 1931 (age 48 years, 178
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Walter E. Schrage (1884-1941) —
of Whiting, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Whiting, Lake
County, Ind., December
31, 1884.
Republican. Banker; mayor
of Whiting, Ind., 1914-29; resigned 1929; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indiana, 1920,
1924;
chair
of Lake County Republican Party, 1928-29.
Member, Freemasons;
Eagles;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1941
(age about
56 years).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Nicholas Mashino (1836-1915) —
of Cullman, Cullman
County, Ala.; Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Bavaria, Germany,
September, 1836.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; teamster;
mayor
of Cullman, Ala., 1880-81.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in 1915
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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St. John-St.
Joseph Cemetery
Hammond, Lake County, Indiana
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William Theodore Schulte (1890-1966) —
also known as William T. Schulte —
of Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in St. Bernard, Platte
County, Neb., August
19, 1890.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1933-43.
Died in Hammond, Lake
County, Ind., December
7, 1966 (age 76 years, 110
days).
Interment at St. John-St. Joseph Cemetery.
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St. Joseph's
Cemetery
Hammond, Lake County, Indiana
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Patrick Reilley (1848-1924) —
of Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Verplanks Point, Westchester
County, N.Y., January
1, 1848.
Mayor
of Hammond, Ind., 1893-94, 1899-1902.
Died February
18, 1924 (age 76 years, 48
days).
Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary A. McSweeney. |
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Plum Grove
Cemetery
Lowell, Lake County, Indiana
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Jerome Dinwiddie (1848-1931) —
of Lowell, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Crown Point, Lake
County, Ind., February
8, 1848.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1895-96; bank
director.
Fell
from a ladder while putting up storm windows, broke his hip, and died
two days later in Methodist Hospital,
Gary, Lake
County, Ind., November
30, 1931 (age 83 years, 295
days).
Interment at Plum Grove Cemetery.
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Calumet Park
Cemetery
Merrillville, Lake County, Indiana
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Adam Benjamin Jr. (1935-1982) —
of Indiana.
Born in Gary, Lake
County, Ind., August
6, 1935.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1967; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1977-82; died in office
1982.
Eastern
Orthodox. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons;
Jaycees;
Exchange
Club.
Died, from heart
disease, in Washington,
D.C., September
7, 1982 (age 47 years, 32
days).
Interment at Calumet Park Cemetery.
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Joseph E. Klen (1907-1988) —
of Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Whiting, Lake
County, Ind., January
9, 1907.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1935; mayor
of Hammond, Ind., 1968-76; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Indiana, 1968,
1972
(alternate).
Died February
19, 1988 (age 81 years, 41
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Calumet Park Cemetery.
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