The Political Graveyard: Madison County, Ind.

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Madison County
Indiana

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Madison County

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Maplewood Cemetery
Anderson, Madison County, Indiana
See also Findagrave page for this location.

Politicians buried here:

Frederick Van Nuys (1874-1944) — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Falmouth, Rush County, Ind., April 16, 1874. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Indiana state senate, 1913-16; U.S. Attorney for Indiana, 1919-21; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1924; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1933-44; died in office 1944. Member, Elks. Died near Vienna, Fairfax County, Va., January 25, 1944 (age 69 years, 284 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.

Thomas Neel Stilwell (1830-1874) — also known as Thomas N. Stilwell — of Anderson, Madison County, Ind. Born in Stilwell, Butler County, Ohio, August 29, 1830. Republican. Lawyer; banker; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1856; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1865-67; U.S. Minister to Venezuela, 1867-68. During an argument over financial matters, he drew his pistol and fired at John E. Corwin, wounding him in the leg; Corwin then shot Stilwell in the head, killing him, in Anderson, Madison County, Ind., January 14, 1874 (age 43 years, 138 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.

Albert Henry Vestal (1875-1932) — also known as Albert H. Vestal; Bert Vestal — of Anderson, Madison County, Ind. Born in Frankton, Madison County, Ind., January 18, 1875. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1917-32; died in office 1932. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died, from a heart ailment, in the Navy Hospital, Washington, D.C., April 1, 1932 (age 57 years, 74 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Mary E. (Jackson) Vestal and William H. Vestal; married, January 8, 1903, to Hulda Maude Malone.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial

Charles Lewis Henry (1849-1927) — also known as Charles L. Henry — of Anderson, Madison County, Ind. Born in Green Township, Hancock County, Ind., July 1, 1849. Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana state senate, 1881-83; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1895-99 (7th District 1895-97, 8th District 1897-99); defeated, 1892. Methodist. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., May 2, 1927 (age 77 years, 305 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of George Henry.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
		Image source: Autobiographies and Portraits of the President, Cabinet, etc. (1899)

Milton Stapp Robinson (1832-1892) — also known as Milton S. Robinson — of Anderson, Madison County, Ind. Born in Versailles, Ripley County, Ind., April 20, 1832. Republican. Lawyer; Republican Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1856; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana state senate, 1866-70; U.S. Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1875-79; Judge, Indiana Appellate Court, 1891-92. Died in Anderson, Madison County, Ind., July 28, 1892 (age 60 years, 99 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.

William Ralph Myers (1836-1907) — also known as William R. Myers — of Indiana. Born in Ohio, 1836. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1879-81; secretary of state of Indiana, 1883-87, 1893-95. Died in 1907 (age about 71 years). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.

Charles Taylor Doxey (1841-1898) — of Indiana. Born in Tippecanoe County, Ind., July 13, 1841. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana state senate, 1877; U.S. Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1883. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion. Died in Anderson, Madison County, Ind., April 30, 1898 (age 56 years, 291 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.

		Relatives: Married to Minnie Stilwell.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial

Dale Jackson Crittenberger (1855-1938) — also known as Dale J. Crittenberger — of Anderson, Madison County, Ind. Born in Harrisonburg, Va., December 31, 1855. Democrat. Postmaster at Anderson, Ind., 1893-97; Indiana state auditor, 1914-16; candidate for Governor of Indiana, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1928, 1932. Died in 1938 (age about 82 years). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.

See also Find-A-Grave memorial

George Thomas Beebe (1857-1928) — also known as George T. Beebe — of Madison County, Ind. Born in Sussex County, Del., January 23, 1857. Democrat. Abstractor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1904. Died in Genesee County, Mich., December 6, 1928 (age 71 years, 318 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of John Selby Beebe and Elizabeth J. (Carey) Beebe; married to Florence Eleanor Wright.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Maude Vestal (1879-1951) — also known as Hulda Maude Malone — of Anderson, Madison County, Ind. Born in Anderson, Madison County, Ind., February, 1879. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1940 (Honorary Vice-President). Female. Died in Anderson, Madison County, Ind., June 13, 1951 (age 72 years, 0 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.

		Relatives: Married, January 8, 1903, to Albert Henry Vestal.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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