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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Montgomery County

Index to Locations

  • Crawfordsville Unknown location
  • Crawfordsville Crawfordsville Masonic Cemetery
  • Crawfordsville Masonic Cemetery
  • Crawfordsville Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Crawfordsville Odd Fellows Cemetery
  • Crawfordsville Yountsville Cemetery
  • Near Ladoga Harshbarger Cemetery
  • Waynetown Waynetown Masonic Cemetery


    Unknown Location
    Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana
    Politicians buried here:
      Albert Barnes Anderson (1857-1938) — of Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born near Zionsville, Boone County, Ind., February 10, 1857. Republican. Lawyer; Montgomery County Prosecuting Attorney, 1886-90; U.S. District Judge for Indiana, 1902-25; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1925-29; took senior status 1929. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., April 27, 1938 (age 81 years, 76 days). Interment somewhere.
      Relatives: Son of Philander Anderson and Emma A. (Duzan) Anderson; married, November 14, 1882, to Rose Campbell.


    Crawfordsville Masonic Cemetery
    Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana
    Politicians buried here:
      Roy Etter (1900-1967) — of Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind. Born March 3, 1900. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1944. Died in Montgomery County, Ind., March 6, 1967 (age 67 years, 3 days). Interment at Crawfordsville Masonic Cemetery.


    Masonic Cemetery
    Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana
    Politicians buried here:
      Michael Doherty White (1827-1917) — of Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind. Born in Ohio, 1827. Republican. Member of Indiana state legislature, 1860; U.S. Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1877-79. Died in 1917 (age about 90 years). Interment at Masonic Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Oak Hill Cemetery
    Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana
    Politicians buried here:
      Henry Smith Lane (1811-1881) — also known as Henry S. Lane — of Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind. Born near Sharbsburg, Bath County, Ky., February 24, 1811. Republican. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1837-38; U.S. Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1840-43; candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1856 (Permanent Chair; speaker), 1868; Governor of Indiana, 1861; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1861-67. Methodist. Died in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind., June 18, 1881 (age 70 years, 114 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Brother of Higgins Lane; uncle of Edwin T. Lane.
      Political family: Lane family of Indiana.
      The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry S. Lane (built 1943 at Portland, Oregon; scrapped 1964) was named for him.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
    Lew Wallace Lewis Wallace (1827-1905) — also known as Lew Wallace — of Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind. Born in Brookville, Franklin County, Ind., April 10, 1827. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Indiana state senate, 1857-59; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1870; Governor of New Mexico Territory, 1878-81; U.S. Minister to Turkey, 1881-85; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1896 (member, Resolutions Committee). Disciples of Christ. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons. Author of Ben-Hur. Died of stomach cancer at Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind., February 15, 1905 (age 77 years, 311 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of David Wallace; nephew of Charles H. Test, Benjamin Franklin Wallace and William Henson Wallace.
      Political family: Wallace family of Indiana.
      See also U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
      Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896)
    William E. Humphrey William Ewart Humphrey (1862-1934) — also known as William E. Humphrey — of Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind.; Seattle, King County, Wash. Born near Alamo, Montgomery County, Ind., March 31, 1862. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Washington, 1903-17 (at-large 1903-09, 1st District 1909-17); member, Federal Trade Commission, 1925-33; chair, Federal Trade Commission, 1927-28, 1932. Died in Washington, D.C., February 14, 1934 (age 71 years, 320 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Image source: Library of Congress
      James Wilson (1825-1867) — of Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind. Born in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind., April 9, 1825. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1857-61; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Minister to Venezuela, 1866-67, died in office 1867. Died in Caracas, Venezuela, August 8, 1867 (age 42 years, 121 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of John Wilson and Margaret (Cochrane) Wilson; married to Emma Ingersoll; father of John Lockwood Wilson and Henry Lane Wilson; great-grandfather of William Cassius Goodloe III.
      Political family: Wilson-Dunn family of Kentucky (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary
      John Lockwood Wilson (1850-1912) — also known as John L. Wilson — of Spokane, Spokane County, Wash. Born in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind., August 7, 1850. Republican. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1881; U.S. Representative from Washington at-large, 1889-95; U.S. Senator from Washington, 1895-99. Died in Washington, D.C., November 6, 1912 (age 62 years, 91 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of James Wilson and Emma (Ingersoll) Wilson; brother of Henry Lane Wilson; married, December 5, 1883, to Edna Hartman; grandson of John Wilson; grandfather of William Cassius Goodloe III.
      Political family: Wilson-Dunn family of Kentucky (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Bayless W. Hanna (1830-1891) — of Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind. Born in Troy, Miami County, Ohio, March 14, 1830. Democrat. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1863; member of Indiana state senate, 1865-67; Indiana state attorney general, 1870-72; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1876 (chair, Committee on Permanent Organization); candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1880; U.S. Minister to Argentina, 1885-89. Died in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind., August 2, 1891 (age 61 years, 141 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
      See also U.S. State Dept career summary
      James Atwell Mount (1843-1901) — also known as James A. Mount — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Montgomery County, Ind., March 24, 1843. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana state senate, 1889-91; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1890; Governor of Indiana, 1897-1901; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1900. Presbyterian. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., January 16, 1901 (age 57 years, 298 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
      See also National Governors Association biography
      James Reed Hallowell (1841-1898) — also known as James R. Hallowell — of Columbus, Cherokee County, Kan.; Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kan. Born in Montgomery County, Pa., December 27, 1841. Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of Kansas state house of representatives, 1876; member of Kansas state senate, 1877-79; elected U.S. Representative from Kansas at-large 1878, but never took office; U.S. Attorney for Kansas, 1879-85; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1888. Died in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind., June 24, 1898 (age 56 years, 179 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married 1871 to Semantha Montgomery.
      See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Mahlon Dickerson Manson (1820-1895) — also known as Mahlon D. Manson — of Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind. Born in Piqua, Miami County, Ohio, February 20, 1820. Democrat. Druggist; candidate for Indiana state house of representatives, 1849; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1856, 1876 (member, Credentials Committee; speaker); general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1871-73; Indiana state auditor, 1879-81; Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, 1885-87. Died in Frankfort, Clinton County, Ind., February 4, 1895 (age 74 years, 349 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
      Robert Bruce Fraser Peirce (1843-1898) — also known as Robert B. F. Peirce — of Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind. Born in Laurel, Franklin County, Ind., February 17, 1843. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1881-83; receiver of Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railway. Died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., December 5, 1898 (age 55 years, 291 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      John Beard (1795-1874) — of Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind. Born in North Carolina, January 4, 1795. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1827-31; member of Indiana state senate, 1831-41, 1846-49; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1856 (Convention Vice-President), 1860. Quaker. Died in Montgomery County, Ind., September 27, 1874 (age 79 years, 266 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Nephew of Patrick Beard; cousin *** of Isaac N. Beard.
      Political family: Beard family of Wayne County, Indiana.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      Thomas L. Cooksey (b. 1870) — of Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind. Born in Brookville, Franklin County, Ind., November 9, 1870. Republican. Physician; mayor of Crawfordsville, Ind., 1929-33, 1939-44. Christian. Member, Elks; Eagles; Patriotic Order Sons of America. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
      Abijah O'Neall (1798-1874) — of Montgomery County, Ind. Born in Newberry District (now Newberry County), S.C., December 9, 1798. Miller; merchant; surveyor; farmer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1839-40; candidate for Indiana state senate, 1849. Quaker; later Universalist. Irish ancestry. Sheltered escaping slaves as part of the "Underground Railroad" before the Civil War. Died in 1874 (age about 75 years). Original interment at Yountsville Cemetery; reinterment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Brother of Thomas H. O'Neall; father of John Kelly O'Neall; second great-grandfather of Marabeth Thomas (who married Bruce Charles Savage); cousin *** of John F. O'Neall; first cousin of John Belton O'Neall.
      Political family: O'Neall family of Indiana.
      John Wilson (1796-1864) — of Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind. Born in Lancaster, Garrard County, Ky., November 29, 1796. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1840-41. Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind., March 25, 1864 (age 67 years, 117 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of James Wilson (1765-1802) and Agnes Nancy (McKee) Wilson; married 1824 to Margaret Cochrane; father of James Wilson (1825-1867); uncle of Samuel Campbell Dunn, William McKee Dunn and David Maxwell Dunn; grandfather of John Lockwood Wilson and Henry Lane Wilson; second great-grandfather of William Cassius Goodloe III.
      Political family: Wilson-Dunn family of Kentucky (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial


    Odd Fellows Cemetery
    Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana
    Politicians buried here:
      David Vance (1795-1856) — of Indiana. Born in Butler County, Ohio, July 26, 1795. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1833-34; candidate for Indiana state senate, 1834. Died in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind., January 7, 1856 (age 60 years, 165 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial


    Yountsville Cemetery
    Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana
    Politicians formerly buried here:
      Abijah O'Neall (1798-1874) — of Montgomery County, Ind. Born in Newberry District (now Newberry County), S.C., December 9, 1798. Miller; merchant; surveyor; farmer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1839-40; candidate for Indiana state senate, 1849. Quaker; later Universalist. Irish ancestry. Sheltered escaping slaves as part of the "Underground Railroad" before the Civil War. Died in 1874 (age about 75 years). Original interment at Yountsville Cemetery; reinterment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Brother of Thomas H. O'Neall; father of John Kelly O'Neall; second great-grandfather of Marabeth Thomas (who married Bruce Charles Savage); cousin *** of John F. O'Neall; first cousin of John Belton O'Neall.
      Political family: O'Neall family of Indiana.


    Harshbarger Cemetery
    Near Ladoga, Montgomery County, Indiana
    Politicians buried here:
      Elijah Voorhees Brookshire (1856-1936) — also known as Elijah V. Brookshire — of Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind. Born near Ladoga, Montgomery County, Ind., August 15, 1856. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1889-95. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., April 14, 1936 (age 79 years, 243 days). Interment at Harshbarger Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Waynetown Masonic Cemetery
    Waynetown, Montgomery County, Indiana
    Politicians buried here:
      William Lyman Soards (1942-1996) — also known as William L. Soards — of Indiana. Born in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind., July 26, 1942. Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1975-85; member of Indiana state senate, 1985-94; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1988. Died, of prostate cancer, in a hospital at Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., January 26, 1996 (age 53 years, 184 days). Interment at Waynetown Masonic Cemetery.
      Relatives: Father of William Lyman Soards II.

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