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Robert C. Baltzell (1879-1950) —
of Princeton, Gibson
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Lawrence
County, Ill., August
15, 1879.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; chair of
Gibson County Republican Party, 1912; member of Indiana
Republican State Committee, 1914-18; major in the U.S. Army
during World War I; circuit judge in Indiana, 1921-25; U.S.
District Judge for Indiana, 1925-28; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana, 1928-50;
took senior status 1950; member executive committee, Methodist Hospital.
Disciples of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association.
Died October
18, 1950 (age 71 years, 64
days).
Interment somewhere
in Sumner, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry H. Baltzell and Margaret C. (Roderick) Baltzell; married, March
28, 1904, to Vienna N. Carlton. |
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Scott Cordelle Bone (1860-1936) —
also known as Scott C. Bone —
of Alaska.
Born in Shelby
County, Ind., February
15, 1860.
Newspaper
editor; Governor
of Alaska Territory, 1921-25.
Disciples of Christ.
Died of a heart
attack, in Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., January
27, 1936 (age 75 years, 346
days).
Interment at Santa
Barbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, Calif.
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Thomas McLelland Browne (1829-1891) —
also known as Thomas M. Browne —
of Winchester, Randolph
County, Ind.
Born in New Paris, Preble
County, Ohio, April
19, 1829.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state senate, 1863; general in the Union Army during the Civil
War; U.S.
Attorney for Indiana, 1869-75; candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1872; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1877-91 (5th District 1877-81, 6th
District 1881-91).
Disciples of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Winchester, Randolph
County, Ind., July 17,
1891 (age 62 years, 89
days).
Interment at Fountain
Park Cemetery, Winchester, Ind.
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Morgan Chandler (1827-1897) —
of Indiana.
Born in Owen
County, Ky., September
20, 1827.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1881-83; member of Indiana
state senate, 1891-93; candidate for Indiana
state treasurer, 1894.
Disciples of Christ.
Died in Greenfield, Hancock
County, Ind., January
21, 1897 (age 69 years, 123
days).
Interment at Park
Cemetery, Greenfield, Ind.
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Samuel LaFort Collins (1895-1965) —
also known as Sam L. Collins —
of Fullerton, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in Fortville, Hancock
County, Ind., August
6, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from California 19th District, 1933-37; defeated,
1936; member of California
state assembly, 1940-52; Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1947-52.
Disciples of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion.
Died in Fullerton, Orange
County, Calif., June 26,
1965 (age 69 years, 324
days).
Interment at Loma
Vista Memorial Park, Fullerton, Calif.
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Charles A. Duck (1866-1948) —
of Greenville, Hunt
County, Tex.
Born in Elkhart, Elkhart
County, Ind., April
18, 1866.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1916
(alternate), 1920;
postmaster at Greenville,
Tex., 1922-33 (acting, 1922).
Disciples of Christ.
Died, following a heart
attack, in a hospital
at Greenville, Hunt
County, Tex., May 21,
1948 (age 82 years, 33
days).
Interment at Forest Park Cemetery, Greenville, Tex.
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Delana R. Eckels (1806-1888) —
Born in Fleming
County, Ky., August
19, 1806.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1836-37; served in the U.S. Army
during the Mexican War; circuit judge in Indiana, 1851-52, 1864-70;
chief
justice of Utah territorial supreme court, 1857-60; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Indiana.
Disciples of Christ.
Died in Greencastle, Putnam
County, Ind., October
29, 1888 (age 82 years, 71
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Graham (1782-1858) —
of Indiana.
Born at sea, in the North
Atlantic Ocean, March
16, 1782.
Member of Indiana
territorial House of Representatives, 1812; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1816-21; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1820-21; member of Indiana
state senate, 1821-33; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 3rd District, 1837-39.
Disciples of Christ.
Died in Vallonia, Jackson
County, Ind., August
17, 1858 (age 76 years, 154
days).
Interment at White
Church Cemetery, Near Vallonia, Jackson County, Ind.
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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, Crown Point, Ind.
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Abraham Jonathan Hostetler (1818-1899) —
of Indiana.
Born in Washington
County, Ind., November
22, 1818.
Democrat. Candidate for Indiana
state house of representatives, 1850; member of Indiana
state senate, 1855-57; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1879-81; defeated,
1880; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1880.
Disciples of Christ. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Bedford, Lawrence
County, Ind., November
24, 1899 (age 81 years, 2
days).
Interment at Leatherwood
Church Cemetery, Bedford, Ind.
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Hale Johnson (1847-1902) —
of Newton, Jasper
County, Ill.
Born in Montgomery
County, Ind., August
21, 1847.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
mayor of Newton, Ill.; Prohibition candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1896.
Disciples of Christ.
While attempting to collect a debt from a farmer, the debtor, Harry
Harris, shot and
killed
him, in Bogota, Jasper
County, Ill., November
4, 1902 (age 55 years, 75
days). Harris was arrested that day, but poisoned himself on the
way to jail.
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Newton, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of John B. Johnson; married 1871 to Mary
E. Loofbourrow. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: The Parties and The Men
(1896) |
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James H. Kelley (1838-1906) —
of Indiana.
Born near Ladoga, Montgomery
County, Ind., June 21,
1838.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1887.
Disciples of Christ.
Died in Whitestown, Boone
County, Ind., August
4, 1906 (age 68 years, 44
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Kennedy (1833-1916) —
of Indiana.
Born in Lamb's Bottom, Morgan
County, Ind., September
30, 1833.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1875.
Disciples of Christ. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Paragon, Morgan
County, Ind., April
20, 1916 (age 82 years, 203
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Kennedy (1788-1855) —
of Indiana.
Born in Garrard
County, Ky., November
17, 1788.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1823-24.
Presbyterian;
later Disciples of Christ.
Died in Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind., November
19, 1855 (age 67 years, 2
days).
Interment at Old
Pioneer Cemetery, Kokomo, Ind.
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Clement J. Kern (1848-1911) —
of Indiana.
Born in Union
County, Pa., May 25,
1848.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1891.
Disciples of Christ. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Porter
County, Ind., December
26, 1911 (age 63 years, 215
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Albert Ray Krider (1910-2007) —
also known as A. Ray Krider —
of Haslett, Ingham
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., November
10, 1910.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; postmaster
at East
Lansing, Mich., 1959-73 (acting, 1959-60).
Disciples of Christ. Member, Kiwanis.
Died January
30, 2007 (age 96 years, 81
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Gerald Wayne Landis (1895-1971) —
also known as Gerald W. Landis —
of Linton, Greene
County, Ind.
Born in Bloomfield, Greene
County, Ind., February
23, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1939-49; defeated,
1948; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1944.
Disciples of Christ. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Delta
Upsilon; Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose.
Died in Linton, Greene
County, Ind., September
6, 1971 (age 76 years, 195
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Linton, Ind.
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Higgins Lane (1812-1877) —
of Indiana.
Born in Montgomery
County, Ky., July 9,
1812.
Major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1849-50, 1861, 1865.
Disciples of Christ.
Died in Bainbridge, Putnam
County, Ind., March 4,
1877 (age 64 years, 238
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Russell Maxwell (1793-1835) —
of Indiana.
Born in Garrard
County, Ky., May 19,
1793.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1831-32.
Disciples of Christ.
Died in Hanover, Jefferson
County, Ind., July 15,
1835 (age 42 years, 57
days).
Interment at Hanover
Cemetery, Hanover, Ind.
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James L. Nash (1829-1896) —
of Sullivan
County, Ind.
Born in Haddon Township, Sullivan
County, Ind., March
16, 1829.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1875.
Disciples of Christ. Welsh
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Paxton, Sullivan
County, Ind., October
10, 1896 (age 67 years, 208
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harry Stewart New (1858-1937) —
also known as Harry S. New —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., December
31, 1858.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Indiana, 1896,
1912,
1920,
1924;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1897-99; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; member of Republican
National Committee from Indiana, 1900-12; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1907-08; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1917-23; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1923-29.
Disciples of Christ. English
and Welsh
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Sigma
Chi.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., May 9,
1937 (age 78 years, 129
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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John Chalfant New (1831-1906) —
also known as John C. New —
of Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Vernon, Jennings
County, Ind., July 6,
1831.
Republican. Banker; newspaper
publisher; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1863; Treasurer of the United States, 1875-76; Indiana
Republican state chair, 1880-82.
Disciples of Christ. English
and Welsh
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., June 4,
1906 (age 74 years, 333
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Charles Franklin Ogden (1873-1933) —
also known as Charles F. Ogden —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.; Anchorage, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Charlestown, Clark
County, Ind., February
4, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1898-99; served in the U.S. Army
during the Spanish-American War; candidate for Kentucky
state senate, 1902; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1919-23.
Disciples of Christ.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., April
10, 1933 (age 60 years, 65
days).
Interment at Resthaven
Memorial Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Fred Sampson Purnell (1882-1939) —
also known as Fred S. Purnell —
of Attica, Fountain
County, Ind.
Born in Fountain
County, Ind., October
25, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1917-33; defeated, 1914.
Disciples of Christ. Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in 1939
(age about
56 years).
Interment at Rockfield
Cemetery, Near Veedersburg, Fountain County, Ind.
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Lewis W. Purviance (1796-1874) —
of Huntington
County, Ind.
Born in Bourbon
County, Ky., April 8,
1796.
Farmer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1839-40.
Universalist;
later Disciples of Christ.
Died in Huntington
County, Ind., May 9,
1874 (age 78 years, 31
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John C. Quick (1862-1929) —
of Muncie, Delaware
County, Ind.
Born near Frankton, Madison
County, Ind., December
4, 1862.
Republican. Physician;
mayor
of Muncie, Ind., 1922-26.
Disciples of Christ. Member, American Medical
Association.
Died in Muncie, Delaware
County, Ind., March
15, 1929 (age 66 years, 101
days).
Interment at Beech
Grove Cemetery, Muncie, Ind.
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William Stevenson (b. 1837) —
of Indiana.
Born in Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., March
28, 1837.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1883.
Disciples of Christ.
Burial location unknown.
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David Usrey (1818-1884) —
of Indiana.
Born in Sparta, White
County, Tenn., December
30, 1818.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1855, 1859.
Disciples of Christ.
Died near Baxter Springs, Cherokee
County, Kan., February
4, 1884 (age 65 years, 36
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel R. Van Buskirk (1831-1908) —
of Indiana.
Born in Fayette
County, Ind., July 27,
1831.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1863; member of Indiana
state senate, 1865.
Disciples of Christ.
Died in Greensburg, Decatur
County, Ind., April 8,
1908 (age 76 years, 256
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Smith Vawter (1806-1882) —
of Indiana.
Born in Scott
County, Ky., November
3, 1806.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1848-49, 1857, 1879-81;
candidate for Indiana
state senate, 1851; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1868.
Disciples of Christ.
Died in Vernon, Jennings
County, Ind., April
10, 1882 (age 75 years, 158
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Archibald Verbrike (1800-1876) —
of Indiana.
Born in Mercer
County, Ky., April 5,
1800.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1843-44; member of Indiana
state senate, 1845-48.
Disciples of Christ.
Died in Danville, Hendricks
County, Ind., June 14,
1876 (age 76 years, 70
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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, Crawfordsville, Ind.
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