| | 
Edwin Ross Adair (1907-1983) —
also known as E. Ross Adair —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Albion, Noble
County, Ind., December
14, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1951-71; defeated,
1970; U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, 1971-74.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Elks; American Bar
Association; Amvets;
Delta
Sigma Phi; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died, following multiple heart
bypass surgery, in Lutheran Hospital,
Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., May 5,
1983 (age 75 years, 142
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Fort Wayne, Ind.
|
| |
James Dupont Adams (1887-1966) —
also known as James D. Adams —
of Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind.
Born in Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind., July 2,
1887.
Democrat. President, Citizens State Bank;
among the organizers of Columbia Woolen Mills;
publisher, Columbia City Post newspaper;
owner of movie
theaters; president, Whitley County Telephone
Co., 1912-26; cattle
breeder; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Indiana, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary;
American
Bankers Association.
Died in August, 1966
(age 79
years, 0 days).
Interment at Greenhill
Cemetery, Columbia City, Ind.
|
| |
Roy W. Adney (b. 1879) —
of Lebanon, Boone
County, Ind.
Born in Lebanon, Boone
County, Ind., October
29, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; Boone
County Attorney, 1909-20; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1926.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Tau Delta; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
| |  |
Relatives: Son
of I. S. Adney and Eva (Brown) Adney; married, June 19,
1907, to Verna Richey. |
|
 |
William M. Akin Jr. (1855-1906) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Carlisle, Sullivan
County, Ind., December
31, 1855.
Democrat. Merchant;
mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1897-1901.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., July 18,
1906 (age 50 years, 199
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of William Akin and Mary (Davis) Akin; married 1886 to Tillie
Schlueter. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: City of
Evansville |
|
| |
George Washington Aldridge (1856-1922) —
also known as George W. Aldridge; "The Boss";
"The Big Fellow" —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Michigan City, LaPorte
County, Ind., December
28, 1856.
Republican. Manufacturer;
mayor
of Rochester, N.Y., 1894; New York State Superintendent of Public
Works, 1895-99; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1896,
1900,
1904,
1908,
1912,
1916,
1920;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 32nd District, 1910; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1921-22; died in office 1922.
Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died suddenly, from a heart
attack or stroke,
while golfing
at the Biltmore Country Club, near Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y., June 13,
1922 (age 65 years, 167
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
|
| |
Stanley Arnold (1903-1984) —
of Susanville, Lassen
County, Calif.
Born in Indiana, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; Lassen
County District Attorney, 1949-55; member of California
state senate, 1955-66; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1960.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in 1984
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Lassen Cemetery, Susanville, Calif.
|
| |
Harry William Baals (1886-1954) —
also known as Harry W. Baals —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., November
16, 1886.
Republican. Lumber
business; postmaster at Fort
Wayne, Ind., 1922-31 (acting, 1922); mayor
of Fort Wayne, Ind., 1934-47, 1951-54; died in office 1954.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, from a kidney
infection, in Parkview Memorial Hospital,
Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., May 9,
1954 (age 67 years, 174
days).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
|
| |
Phil E. Baer (b. 1866) —
of Texarkana, Bowie
County, Tex.; Paris, Lamar
County, Tex.
Born in Peru, Miami
County, Ind., April
24, 1866.
Republican. Employed by Texas & Pacific Railway,
1882-1912, 1916-21; chair of
Bowie County Republican Party, 1898-1904; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Texas, 1912,
1916,
1920;
U.S.
Marshal.
Catholic.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Severin Baer and Catherine (Weidner) Baer. |
|
| |
Charles Duncan Baker (1901-1972) —
also known as Charles D. Baker; C. D.
Baker —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., February
26, 1901.
Democrat. Civil and mining engineer;
member of Nevada
Democratic State Central Committee, 1932-48; member of Nevada
state house of representatives, 1941-43; member of Nevada
state senate, 1947-50; mayor
of Las Vegas, Nev., 1951-59; defeated, 1939; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1956.
Protestant.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; Eagles.
Died in 1972
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Edmond Joseph Bannon (1912-2006) —
also known as E. Joseph Bannon; Joe Bannon —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.; Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., March 9,
1912.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1964,
1968,
1972;
treasurer
of Indiana Democratic Party, 1970-73.
Catholic.
Member, American
Bankers Association; American
Legion; Elks.
Died January
17, 2006 (age 93 years, 314
days).
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Edmond James Bannon and Rose (Goebel) Bannon; married, November
11, 1941, to Patricia Nan Peters. |
|
| |
Noble P. Barr (b. 1889) —
of Vincennes, Knox
County, Ind.
Born in Bruceville, Knox
County, Ind., July 23,
1889.
Republican. Banker; Knox
County Auditor, 1935-42; mayor
of Vincennes, Ind., 1943-44.
Christian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
James Madison Barrett Sr. (1852-1929) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in La Salle
County, Ill., February
7, 1852.
Member of Indiana
state senate, 1887-89.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Psi
Upsilon.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., May 1,
1929 (age 77 years, 83
days).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
|
| |
Birch Evans Bayh Jr. (1928-2019) —
also known as Birch Bayh —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., January
22, 1928.
Democrat. Farmer; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1954-62; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1959-60; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1963-81; defeated, 1980; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1964,
1968
(speaker);
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1976.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Izaak
Walton League; Jaycees;
Farm
Bureau; Elks; Freemasons;
Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died in Easton, Talbot
County, Md., March
14, 2019 (age 91 years, 51
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
|
| |
Fred Fenton Bays —
also known as Fred F. Bays —
of Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind.; Merom, Sullivan
County, Ind.
Born in Bloomfield, Greene
County, Ind.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Sullivan County Democratic Party, 1904-06, 1938-44; Indiana
Democratic state chair, 1938-45; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Indiana, 1940,
1944,
1952
(alternate).
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
John Valentine Beamer (1896-1964) —
also known as John V. Beamer —
of Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind.
Born in Wabash
County, Ind., November
17, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1949-50; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1951-59; defeated, 1958.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Anderson, Madison
County, Ind., September
8, 1964 (age 67 years, 296
days).
Interment at Falls
Cemetery, Wabash, Ind.
|
| |
John J. Beckman (b. 1886) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., March 4,
1886.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1933-35; chair of
Multnomah County Democratic Party, 1934-40; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1936,
1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1948.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Woodmen;
American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Charles Haddon Bedwell (1884-1948) —
also known as Charles H. Bedwell —
of Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind.
Born in Dugger, Sullivan
County, Ind., March
18, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1934-41; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1940; Judge, Indiana
Appellate Court, 1941-43.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
American Bar
Association.
Died in 1948
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Center
Ridge Cemetery, Sullivan, Ind.
|
| |
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, Merrillville, Ind.
|
| |
Ollie M. Berry (1890-1968) —
of Lebanon, Boone
County, Ind.
Born in Clinton
County, Ind., January
16, 1890.
Republican. Farmer; chair of
Boone County Republican Party, 1938-44.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in November, 1968
(age 78
years, 0 days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Lebanon, Ind.
|
| |
Roy L. Black (1878-1970) —
of Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai
County, Idaho; Pocatello, Bannock
County, Idaho.
Born in Topeka, LaGrange
County, Ind., September
26, 1878.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1911-12; Idaho
state attorney general, 1919-23.
Protestant.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks.
Died August
15, 1970 (age 91 years, 323
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Pocatello, Idaho.
|
| |
Ronald J. Blanchard (1935-2009) —
also known as Ron Blanchard —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Hammond, Lake
County, Ind., November
2, 1935.
Mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1990-2007.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich., August
26, 2009 (age 73 years, 297
days).
Cremated.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of C. H. Blanchard and Gracyann (Kolassa) Blanchard; married, June 9,
1962, to Judith Kranich. |
|
| |
Oscar Edward Bland (1877-1951) —
also known as Oscar E. Bland —
of Indiana.
Born in Greene
County, Ind., November
21, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1907-10; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1917-23; defeated,
1910, 1912, 1922; Associate
Judge of U.S. Court of Customs Appeals, 1923-47.
Member, Elks; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Sigma
Nu.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
3, 1951 (age 73 years, 255
days).
Interment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
|
| |
Frank Probasco Bohn (1866-1944) —
also known as Frank P. Bohn —
of Newberry, Luce
County, Mich.
Born in Charlottesville, Hancock
County, Ind., July 14,
1866.
Physician;
banker;
Democratic candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Delta District, 1896;
candidate in Republican primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1916; member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1923-26; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1927-33; defeated
(Republican), 1932.
Episcopalian.
German
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Newberry, Luce
County, Mich., June 1,
1944 (age 77 years, 323
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Newberry, Mich.
|
| |
Charles Andrews Bookwalter (1860-1926) —
also known as Charles A. Bookwalter —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born near Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind., December
7, 1860.
Republican. Candidate for Indiana
state house of representatives, 1886; mayor
of Indianapolis, Ind., 1901-03, 1906-09; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indiana, 1908.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died October
26, 1926 (age 65 years, 323
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
|
| |
Allen Bowsher (1899-1956) —
of Clinton, Henry
County, Mo.
Born in Lee, White
County, Ind., June 22,
1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; road and
bridge contractor; farmer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Henry County, 1945-48;
defeated, 1950; member of Missouri
state senate 31st District; elected 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; American
Legion.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Clinton, Henry
County, Mo., April 2,
1956 (age 56 years, 285
days).
Interment at Englewood
Cemetery, Clinton, Mo.
|
| |
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, Franklin, Ind.
|
| |
William Gilmer Bray (1903-1979) —
also known as William G. Bray —
of Martinsville, Morgan
County, Ind.
Born near Mooresville, Morgan
County, Ind., June 17,
1903.
Republican. Lawyer; Morgan
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-31; colonel in the U.S. Army
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1951-75 (7th District 1951-67, 6th
District 1967-75).
Quaker.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Kiwanis;
Tau
Kappa Alpha; Acacia.
Died in Martinsville, Morgan
County, Ind., June 4,
1979 (age 75 years, 352
days).
Interment at White
Lick Cemetery, Mooresville, Ind.
|
| |
Abraham Lincoln Brick (1860-1908) —
also known as Abraham L. Brick —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born near South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind., May 27,
1860.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
Republican State Central Committee, 1892; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indiana, 1896
(member, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
Representative from Indiana 13th District, 1899-1908; died in
office 1908.
Scotch-Irish
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., April 7,
1908 (age 47 years, 316
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, South Bend, Ind.
|
| |
John Robert Britten (1898-1955) —
also known as John R. Britten —
of Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind.
Born in Reading, Hamilton
County, Ohio, December
16, 1898.
Republican. Lawyer; Wayne
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1935-39; mayor
of Richmond, Ind., 1939-44.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Grotto;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Eagles;
Moose;
Junior
Order; Elks; Kiwanis.
Suffered severe
burns to his feet and toes from overnight application of an
electric pad, leading to a pulmonary
embolism and ultimately death, in Reid Hospital,
Spring Grove, Wayne
County, Ind., February
25, 1955 (age 56 years, 71
days).
Interment at Earlham
Cemetery, Richmond, Ind.
|
| |
Rousseau Angelus Burch (1862-1944) —
also known as Rousseau A. Burch —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Williamsport, Warren
County, Ind., August
4, 1862.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1902-35; chief
justice of Kansas state supreme court, 1935-36.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., January
29, 1944 (age 81 years, 178
days).
Interment at Gypsum
Hill Cemetery, Salina, Kan.
|
| |
Gordon Hubert Butler (1889-1964) —
also known as Gordon H. Butler —
of Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Scipio, Jennings
County, Ind., February
10, 1889.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; civil
engineer; general
contractor; president, Polaris Concrete
Products Company; bank
director; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of
Minnesota
state senate, 1951-64 (57th District 1951-62, 61st District
1963-64); died in office 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Society of Civil Engineers; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Rotary;
Elks; Eagles.
Died, of pneumonia,
in St. Luke's Hospital,
Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn., August
1, 1964 (age 75 years, 173
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Duluth, Minn.
|
| |
Alexander Morton Campbell (1907-1968) —
also known as Alexander M. Campbell; Alex
Campbell —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.; Coesse, Whitley
County, Ind.
Born in Coldwater, Mercer
County, Ohio, April
14, 1907.
Democrat. Chair of
Allen County Democratic Party, 1934-36, 1958-63; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, 1941-49; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1956;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Indiana, 1960-64.
Christian.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Delta
Chi; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Jesters;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Kiwanis.
Died in 1968
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Coesse
Hope Lutheran Cemetery, Coesse, Ind.
|
 |
Homer Earl Capehart (1897-1979) —
also known as Homer E. Capehart —
of Washington, Daviess
County, Ind.
Born in Algiers, Pike
County, Ind., June 6,
1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; manufacturer;
farmer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1948,
1952
(Honorary
Vice-President; speaker),
1956
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker),
1960;
U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1945-63; defeated, 1962.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary;
Moose;
Eagles.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., September
3, 1979 (age 82 years, 89
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
|
| |
Ross W. Castle (b. 1885) —
of Connersville, Fayette
County, Ind.
Born in Randolph
County, Ind., September
7, 1885.
Republican. Mayor
of Connersville, Ind., 1939-44.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Moose;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Chase Addison Clark (1883-1966) —
also known as Chase A. Clark —
of Idaho Falls, Bonneville
County, Idaho; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Amo, Hendricks
County, Ind., August
20, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1913-16; served in the U.S. Army
on the Mexican border; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1928; member of Idaho
state senate, 1933-36; mayor
of Idaho Falls, Idaho, 1937-38; Governor of
Idaho, 1941-43; U.S.
District Judge for Idaho, 1943.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Eagles;
Freemasons.
Died in a hospital
at Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, December
30, 1966 (age 83 years, 132
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Idaho Falls, Idaho.
|
| |
Fred B. Cohee (b. 1894) —
of Frankfort, Clinton
County, Ind.
Born in Bringhurst, Carroll
County, Ind., July 21,
1894.
Republican. Grain
dealer; chair of
Clinton County Republican Party, 1942-44.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
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.
|
| |
Guy S. Condo (b. 1874) —
of Marion, Grant
County, Ind.
Born in Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., July 1,
1874.
Republican. Lawyer; Grant
County Attorney, 1904-06; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1904-09; director, Marion
National Bank.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Izaak
Walton League; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Samuel S. Condo and Sarah Ann (Pottorf) Condo; married, June 30,
1902, to Nelle Kiley. |
|
| |
Roy Conrad (b. 1902) —
of Monticello, White
County, Ind.
Born in Rossville, Clinton
County, Ind., March 3,
1902.
Republican. Hotel
proprietor; member of Indiana
state senate, 1940-44; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Indiana, 1944.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
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, Crawfordsville, Ind.
|
 |
Charles G. Covert (c.1863-1953) —
also known as "Mr. Republican" —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born about 1863.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; sheriff;
mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1901-06; postmaster at Evansville,
Ind., 1906-10, 1923-33.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Redmen;
Royal
Arcanum; Foresters.
Died in Deaconess Hospital,
Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., November
18, 1953 (age about 90
years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
| | |
Image source:
City of Evansville |
|
| |
John Engles Cox (1866-1927) —
also known as John E. Cox —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born near Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., December
27, 1866.
Democrat. Superior court judge in Indiana, 1907-15, 1919-27; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1924.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen;
Woodmen.
Died in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., October
12, 1927 (age 60 years, 289
days).
Interment at Highland
Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
|
| |
William F. Cronin (b. 1878) —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., January
31, 1878.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952.
Catholic.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Eugene Burgess Crowe (1878-1970) —
also known as Eugene B. Crowe —
of Bedford, Lawrence
County, Ind.
Born near Jeffersonville, Clark
County, Ind., January
5, 1878.
Democrat. Farmer; furniture
merchant; banker; real estate
dealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,
1928
(alternate), 1944
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1948,
1952,
1956,
1964,
1968;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1931-41 (3rd District 1931-33, 9th
District 1933-41); defeated, 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Moose;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., May 12,
1970 (age 92 years, 127
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Bedford, Ind.
|
| |
Jonathan William Crumpacker (1854-1904) —
also known as J. W. Crumpacker —
of LaPorte, LaPorte
County, Ind.
Born in New Durham Township, LaPorte
County, Ind., September
6, 1854.
Republican. School
teacher; civil
engineer; lawyer;
candidate for mayor
of LaPorte, Ind., 1882; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1888;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1893-96; justice of
New Mexico territorial supreme court, 1897-1903.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died, from typhoid
fever, in LaPorte, LaPorte
County, Ind., March
15, 1904 (age 49 years, 191
days).
Interment at Westville Cemetery, Westville, Ind.
|
| |
William Allen Cullop (1853-1927) —
also known as William A. Cullop —
of Vincennes, Knox
County, Ind.
Born in Knox
County, Ind., March
28, 1853.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1891-93; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Indiana; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1909-17; defeated, 1920.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks.
Died in Vincennes, Knox
County, Ind., October
9, 1927 (age 74 years, 195
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Vincennes, Ind.
|
| |
James John Davis (1873-1947) —
also known as James J. Davis; "Puddler
Jim" —
of Elwood, Madison
County, Ind.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Tredegar, Wales,
October
27, 1873.
Republican. Madison
County Recorder, 1903-07; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1921-30; resigned 1930; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928,
1936,
1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee; speaker);
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1930-45; defeated, 1944.
Baptist.
Welsh
ancestry. Member, Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grotto;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Eagles;
Foresters;
Woodmen;
Maccabees;
Delta
Sigma Phi.
Died in a hospital
at Takoma Park, Montgomery
County, Md., November
22, 1947 (age 74 years, 26
days).
Interment at Union
Dale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
|
| |
Winfield Kirkpatrick Denton (1896-1971) —
also known as Winfield K. Denton —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., October
28, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Vanderburgh
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1932-36; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1939-42; colonel in the U.S. Army
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1949-53, 1955-67 (8th District
1949-53, 1955-63, 1st District 1963-65, 8th District 1965-67);
defeated, 1946, 1952; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1952,
1956,
1964.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Phi
Kappa Psi; Kiwanis.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., November
2, 1971 (age 75 years, 5
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
|
| |
Willis Edward Dowell (1863-1935) —
also known as Willis E. Dowell —
of Missoula, Missoula
County, Mont.
Born in Crittenden
County, Ky., February
3, 1863.
Democrat. Postmaster at Missoula,
Mont., 1895-99.
Member, Elks.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., November
8, 1935 (age 72 years, 278
days).
Interment at Mapleview
Cemetery, Marion, Ky.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Robert Alexander Dowell and Mary Elizabeth (Hill) Dowell; married
to Alice Elmira Croft. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
|
| |
Bowman Elder (1888-1954) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., March 4,
1888.
Democrat. Real estate
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1916,
1932,
1940;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; treasurer of
Indiana Democratic Party, 1924-26; treasurer, Indiana Office Furniture
Co., 1929-35; receiver who liquidated Indiana's interurban
railways, 1933-40; Consular
Agent for France in Indianapolis,
Ind., 1935.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Reserve
Officers Association; Military
Order of Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Elks; Zeta
Psi.
Died, in Methodist Hospital,
Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., June 10,
1954 (age 66 years, 98
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
|
| |
Charles Homer Elliott (1878-1952) —
also known as Homer Elliott —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Martin
County, Ind., January
9, 1878.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for Indiana, 1922-24.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., July 18,
1952 (age 74 years, 191
days).
Interment at New
South Park Cemetery, Martinsville, Ind.
|
| |
William Eastin English (1850-1926) —
also known as William E. English —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Lexington, Scott
County, Ind., November
3, 1850.
Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1879; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1883-85; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1892,
1896;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1912;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1917-25; defeated (Republican), 1908, 1910.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; United
Spanish War Veterans; Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., April
29, 1926 (age 75 years, 177
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
|
| |
Reinhart C. Fedder (b. 1879) —
of Michigan City, LaPorte
County, Ind.
Born in Michigan City, LaPorte
County, Ind., June 6,
1879.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; mayor
of Michigan City, Ind., 1934-38, 1943-44.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks; Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Henry James Feltus (1846-1926) —
of Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
15, 1846.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster at Bloomington,
Ind., 1886-87.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks.
Died in Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind., January
12, 1926 (age 79 years, 150
days).
Entombed at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Ind.
|
| |
Paul Lambert Feltus (1889-1971) —
also known as Paul L. Feltus —
of Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind.
Born in Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind., December
10, 1889.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,
1940,
1944
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1948
(alternate), 1952
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); acting postmaster at Bloomington,
Ind., 1952-54.
Member, Sigma
Delta Chi; Elks; Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Reserve
Officers Association.
Died, in Bloomington Hospital,
Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind., February
2, 1971 (age 81 years, 54
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Ind.
|
| |
Emmett R. Fertig (1888-1956) —
of Noblesville, Hamilton
County, Ind.
Born in Noblesville, Hamilton
County, Ind., August
2, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer; Hamilton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-33; mayor
of Noblesville, Ind., 1939-44, 1950-52.
Christian.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Died in 1956
(age about
67 years).
Entombed in mausoleum at Crownland
Cemetery, Noblesville, Ind.
|
| |
Joseph E. Finerty (b. 1905) —
of Gary, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
28, 1905.
Democrat. Lake
County Auditor, 1934-41; mayor of
Gary, Ind., 1943-44; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Indiana, 1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).
Catholic.
Member, Moose;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
James R. Fleming (b. 1881) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Henry
County, Ind., November
8, 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer;
prosecuting attorney, 58th Judicial Circuit, 1906-10; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1913-15; member of Indiana
state senate, 1915-19; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, 1933-41.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of George R. Fleming and Sarah (Cummins) Fleming; married, December
24, 1906, to Jennie Adair. |
|
| |
Stephen Bond Fleming (1870-1961) —
also known as Stephen B. Fleming —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., November
20, 1870.
Democrat. Manufacturer;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1901-15; resigned 1915; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 1908
(alternate), 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); president, Holsum Bakery Company,
1938-56.
Catholic.
Irish,
German,
and French
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died, in St. Joseph's Hospital,
Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., December
6, 1961 (age 91 years, 16
days).
Interment at Catholic
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
|
| |
Charles Frank (1842-1911) —
of Mishawaka, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Beaver
County, Pa., March
18, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; sawmill
owner; mayor
of Mishawaka, Ind., 1905-06.
German
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in 1911
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, Ind.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Reinhold Frank and Catherine (Raup) Frank; married 1868 to Mary
A. Buchheit. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
|
| |
Job Freeman (1844-1919) —
of Vincennes, Knox
County, Ind.; Linton, Greene
County, Ind.; Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born in Henley, Staffordshire, England,
1844.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; coal mine
operator; Knox
County Auditor, 1887; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Indiana, 1900.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., January
3, 1919 (age about 74
years).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Linton, Ind.
|
| |
W. H. Gardiner (b. 1889) —
of Hartford City, Blackford
County, Ind.
Born in Fredericksburg, Wayne
County, Ohio, June 21,
1889.
Cleaning,
pressing and tailoring
business; mayor
of Hartford City, Ind., 1935-44.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
James Edward Garrigues (b. 1852) —
also known as James E. Garrigues —
of Glenwood, Mills
County, Iowa; Greeley, Weld
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Dearborn
County, Ind., October
6, 1852.
Republican. Lawyer;
district attorney 8th District, 1888-94; district judge in Colorado
8th District, 1903-10; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1910-21; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1919-21.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of James Miller Garrigues and Harriet (Tuthill) Garrigues; married,
May
3, 1880, to Clara L. Boehner; married, January
19, 1911, to Alice Roberts. |
|
| |
Wynne C. Garvin (1909-1973) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Francesville, Pulaski
County, Ind., January
28, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 3rd
District, 1961-62.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks.
Died in 1973
(age about
64 years).
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of John Garvin and Mary (Hibaugh) Garvin; married to Mary Emma
Menafee. |
|
| |
Ralph Fesler Gates (1893-1978) —
also known as Ralph F. Gates —
of Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind.
Born in Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind., February
24, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1928
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1936,
1940
(alternate), 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
Indiana
Republican state chair, 1941-44; Governor of
Indiana, 1945-49; member of Republican
National Committee from Indiana, 1946-50.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Rotary.
Died July 28,
1978 (age 85 years, 154
days).
Interment at Greenhill
Cemetery, Columbia City, Ind.
|
| |
Courtland Craig Gillen (1880-1954) —
also known as Courtland C. Gillen —
of Greencastle, Putnam
County, Ind.
Born in Roachdale, Putnam
County, Ind., July 3,
1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1931-33; circuit judge
in Indiana, 1934-40.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles;
Rotary.
Died September
1, 1954 (age 74 years, 60
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Greencastle, Ind.
|
| |
Charles L. Goetz (b. 1859) —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y., January
22, 1859.
Democrat. Cigar
manufacturer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1912
(Honorary
Vice-President).
German
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Casper Goetz and Mary (Holderied) Goetz; married 1883 to Emma
E. Klingel. |
|
| |
John S. Gonas (b. 1907) —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Crossfork, Potter
County, Pa., May 14,
1907.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1936-38; member of Indiana
state senate, 1940-48; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1944; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 3rd District, 1946; candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1948; probate judge in Indiana, 1949-58; Judge, Indiana
Appellate Court, 1960-72.
Ukrainian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Phi
Kappa Theta; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Samuel Gonas and Hazel (Stranka) Gonas; married 1937 to
Theodosia Bonder. |
|
| |
Clarence U. Gramelspacher (b. 1897) —
of Jasper, Dubois
County, Ind.
Born in Jasper, Dubois
County, Ind., May 25,
1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; treasurer of
Indiana Democratic Party, 1937-44; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1940,
1944.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Kappa
Delta Pi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Frank W. Griese (1870-1955) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Tell City, Perry
County, Ind., October
25, 1870.
Democrat. Mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1930-35; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Indiana, 1932.
Member, Elks.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., April
18, 1955 (age 84 years, 175
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Frank A. Griese and Eva F. (Trott) Griese; married 1897 to Martha
Helbich. |
|
| |
Charles Abraham Halleck (1900-1986) —
also known as Charles A. Halleck —
of Rensselaer, Jasper
County, Ind.
Born in DeMotte, Jasper
County, Ind., August
22, 1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1935-69; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1936,
1940
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1944
(alternate), 1948,
1956,
1960
(Permanent
Chair).
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of
the Coif; Elks.
Died in Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., March 3,
1986 (age 85 years, 193
days).
Interment at Weston
Cemetery, Rensselaer, Ind.
|
| |
John C. Hampton (b. 1891) —
of Muncie, Delaware
County, Ind.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., February
5, 1891.
Republican. Furniture
and undertaking
business; mayor of
Muncie, Ind., 1926-30, 1943-44.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose;
Elks; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Frank Harangody (b. 1919) —
of Whiting, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; mayor
of Whiting, Ind., 1968-76; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 1968.
Catholic.
Hungarian
ancestry. Member, Elks; Lions; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Forest Arthur Harness (1895-1974) —
also known as Forest A. Harness —
of Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind.
Born in Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind., June 24,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Howard
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-24; represented the United
States in the attempt to extradite Samuel
Insull from Greece, 1932-34; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1939-49; defeated,
1948; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1948.
Protestant.
Member, American
Legion; Delta
Chi; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., July 29,
1974 (age 79 years, 35
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Crown
Point Cemetery, Kokomo, Ind.
|
 |
William Harrison Hays (1879-1954) —
also known as Will H. Hays —
of Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind.
Born in Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind., November
5, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Sullivan County Republican Party, 1904-08; Indiana
Republican state chair, 1914-18; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1916,
1932,
1940;
speaker, 1920;
Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1918-21; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1921-22.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Phi
Delta Theta; Elks; Moose; Union
League.
President of Motion
Picture Producers & Distributors of America, 1922-45.
Died in Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind., March 7,
1954 (age 74 years, 122
days).
Interment at Center
Ridge Cemetery, Sullivan, Ind.
|
| |
Orris L. Head (b. 1877) —
also known as O. L. Head —
of Salisbury, Chariton
County, Mo.; Madison, Jefferson
County, Ind.
Born in Daviess
County, Ky., March 5,
1877.
Republican. Hotel
proprietor; tobacco
buyer; mayor
of Madison, Ind., 1943-44.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Cecelius Larue Head and Mary (Evans) Head. |
|
| |
Samuel Mortier Hench (1846-1932) —
of Indiana.
Born near Port Royal, Juniata
County, Pa., June 22,
1846.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; superior court judge
in Indiana, 1884-86; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1891-93.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Grand
Army of the Republic; Elks.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., March
17, 1932 (age 85 years, 269
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Charles E. Henderson (1871-1939) —
of Bloomfield, Greene
County, Ind.
Born in St. Paul, Decatur
County, Ind., January
31, 1871.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1897; circuit judge in Indiana,
1906-12; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1908.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Modern
Woodmen; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., March
18, 1939 (age 68 years, 46
days).
Interment at Grandview Cemetery, Bloomfield, Ind.
|
| |
Elwood Haynes Hillis (b. 1926) —
also known as Elwood Hillis —
of Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind.
Born in Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind., March 6,
1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1967-70; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1971-87.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Delta Phi; Alpha
Kappa Psi.
Still living as of 2014.
|
| |
John Henry Hoeppel (1881-1976) —
also known as John H. Hoeppel —
of Arcadia, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born near Tell City, Perry
County, Ind., February
10, 1881.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from California 12th District, 1933-37; defeated
(Prohibition), 1946.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Moose; American
Legion; United
Spanish War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Convicted
in 1936 of conspiring to sell
an appointment to West Point; sentenced
to prison.
Died at Huntington Care
Center, Arcadia, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
21, 1976 (age 95 years, 224
days).
Interment at Resurrection
Cemetery, San Gabriel, Calif.
|
| |
William Ezra Jenner (1908-1985) —
also known as William E. Jenner —
of Bedford, Lawrence
County, Ind.
Born in Marengo, Crawford
County, Ind., July 21,
1908.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1934-42; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World
War II; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1944-45, 1947-59; Indiana
Republican state chair, 1945; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1948,
1952
(speaker),
1956,
1960;
States Rights candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1956.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Bedford, Lawrence
County, Ind., March 9,
1985 (age 76 years, 231
days).
Interment at Crest
Haven Memorial Gardens, Bedford, Ind.
|
| |
Charles Webster Jewett (1884-1961) —
also known as Charles W. Jewett —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind., January
7, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Marion County Republican Party, 1914-16; mayor
of Indianapolis, Ind., 1918-21; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1920
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1940
(alternate); candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1928; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1938.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died April
28, 1961 (age 77 years, 111
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Edward Parker Jewett and Mary Alma (Aten) Jewett; married, October
25, 1911, to Elizabeth Dougherty. |
|
| |
William Kaough (1843-1918) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Allen
County, Ind., June 24,
1843.
Democrat. Postmaster at Fort
Wayne, Ind., 1885-89.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Holy
Name Society; Elks; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died, from a stroke of
apoplexy, in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., December
16, 1918 (age 75 years, 175
days).
Interment at Catholic
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
|
| |
James Winfield Karber (1914-1976) —
also known as James W. Karber —
of Ridgway, Gallatin
County, Ill.
Born in Elizabethtown, Hardin
County, Ill., July 8,
1914.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker; Gallatin
County State's Attorney, 1936-40; member of Illinois
Democratic State Central Committee, 1941-44; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1946-48; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., September, 1976
(age 62
years, 0 days).
Interment at Union Ridge Cemetery, Herald, Ill.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of James F. Karber and Myrtle C. (Tyer) Karber; married to Irma
Cox. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
|
| |
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.
|
| |
Austin R. Killian (b. 1887) —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born in Newberry, Greene
County, Ind., December
17, 1887.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; dentist;
chair
of Tippecanoe County Republican Party, 1936-38; mayor
of Lafayette, Ind., 1939-44.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
William J. Knight (1929-2004) —
also known as Pete Knight —
of Palmdale, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Noblesville, Hamilton
County, Ind., November
18, 1929.
Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War; mayor of
Palmdale, Calif., 1988-92; member of California
state assembly, 1993-96; member of California
state senate 17th District, 1997-2004; died in office 2004.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks.
Air Force test
pilot who holds the speed record for winged aircraft: 4,250 mph
flying the Bell X-15.
Died, from acute
myelogenous leukemia, in City of Hope Hospital,
May
7, 2004 (age 74 years, 171
days).
Interment at Desert
Lawn Memorial Park, Palmdale, Calif.
|
| |
Charles Marion LaFollette (1898-1974) —
also known as Charles M. LaFollette —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind., February
27, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1927; general
counsel, Central Labor Union (AFL) of Evansville, 1934-42; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1943-47.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Died June 27,
1974 (age 76 years, 120
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Locust
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
|
| |
Francis Eddy Lambert (1860-1924) —
also known as Francis E. Lambert —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in St. Joseph
County, Ind., June 4,
1860.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1894-98; candidate for mayor
of South Bend, Ind., 1905; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1908.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died, from influenza
and pneumonia,
in South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind., June 19,
1924 (age 64 years, 15
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, South Bend, Ind.
|
| |
Cary Dayton Landis (1873-1938) —
also known as Cary D. Landis —
of DeLand, Volusia
County, Fla.
Born in Claypool, Kosciusko
County, Ind., May 10,
1873.
Democrat. School
principal; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; law
professor; Florida
state attorney general, 1931-36; appointed 1931.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died May 10,
1938 (age 65 years, 0
days).
Interment at Ball Hill Cemetery, Cutler, Ind.
|
| |
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.
|
| |
Robert Bartlett Lee (1912-1988) —
also known as Robert B. Lee —
of Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo.; Aurora, Adams
County, Colo.
Born in South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind., November
16, 1912.
Lawyer;
district judge in Colorado 18th District, 1960-69; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1969-83.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Elks; Lions.
Died June 16,
1988 (age 75 years, 213
days).
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Clarence Eugene Lee and Mary Lillian (Jennings) Lee; married, September
27, 1941, to Ruth Elisabeth Wade. |
|
| |
Russell F. Leonard (b. 1892) —
of Logansport, Cass
County, Ind.
Born in Logansport, Cass
County, Ind., October
1, 1892.
Republican. Clothing
salesman; mayor
of Logansport, Ind., 1939-44.
Methodist.
Member, Eagles;
Elks; Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
A. R. Lucas (b. 1879) —
also known as Bert Lucas —
of Frankfort, Clinton
County, Ind.
Born in Clinton
County, Ind., February
26, 1879.
Republican. Postal
worker; chair of
Clinton County Republican Party, 1936-42; mayor
of Frankfort, Ind., 1940-44.
Christian.
Member, Elks; Moose; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
G. Hal Manahan (b. 1886) —
of Goshen, Elkhart
County, Ind.
Born in Goshen, Elkhart
County, Ind., February
1, 1886.
Republican. Gas and oil
dealer; chair of
Elkhart County Republican Party, 1942-44.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
John S. Martin (b. 1886) —
of LaPorte, LaPorte
County, Ind.
Born in South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind., April
20, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer; insurance
business; mayor
of LaPorte, Ind., 1943-44.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Claude B. McBride (b. 1883) —
of Jeffersonville, Clark
County, Ind.
Born in Clark
County, Ind., March
19, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer; Clark
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-22; member of Indiana
state senate, 1935-42.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Redmen.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Edward I. McCabe (b. 1901) —
of Williamsport, Warren
County, Ind.
Born in Williamsport, Warren
County, Ind., January
18, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer; Warren
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1941.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Lions; Knights
of Pythias; Delta
Tau Delta.
Burial location unknown.
|
 |
Francis D. McNamara (1899-1929) —
also known as "Bab" —
of Whiting, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Whiting, Lake
County, Ind., November
14, 1899.
Republican. Grocer; mayor
of Whiting, Ind., 1929; died in office 1929.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Moose; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, from appendicitis
and peritonitis,
in St. Catherine's Hospital,
East Chicago, Lake
County, Ind., December
22, 1929 (age 30 years, 38
days).
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Image source:
Whiting Public Library |
|
| |
James T. McNamara (1894-1950) —
of Whiting, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, 1894.
Republican. Mayor
of Whiting, Ind., 1935-48; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1940,
1944.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Eagles;
American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, from complications of tuberculosis,
in Whiting, Lake
County, Ind., 1950
(age about
56 years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Portage, Ind.
|
| |
Paul Vories McNutt (1891-1955) —
also known as Paul V. McNutt —
of Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind., July 19,
1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; law
professor; national commander, American Legion, 1928-29; Governor of
Indiana, 1933-37; High Commissioner to the Philippines, 1937-39,
1945-46; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1940;
candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1940,
1944;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1944;
U.S. Ambassador to Philippines, 1946-47; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Delta Chi; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary;
Kiwanis.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
24, 1955 (age 63 years, 248
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
|
| |
Robert Walter Miers (1848-1930) —
also known as Robert W. Miers —
of Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind.
Born in Decatur
County, Ind., January
27, 1848.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1879; circuit judge in Indiana,
1885, 1890-96, 1914-20; candidate for secretary
of state of Indiana, 1886, 1888; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1897-1905; defeated,
1904.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks.
Died in Martinsville, Morgan
County, Ind., February
20, 1930 (age 82 years, 24
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Ind.
|
| |
Val Nolan (b. 1892) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., February
21, 1892.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, 1933-40.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Gamma Delta; American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
William H. Nusbaum (1856-1928) —
of DeKalb
County, Ind.
Born in Crestline, Crawford
County, Ohio, April
16, 1856.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1897-99.
German
ancestry. Member, American Medical
Association; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., February
8, 1928 (age 71 years, 298
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Joseph G. O'Connor (1904-1967) —
of Lincoln Park, Wayne
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., May 24,
1904.
Democrat. Trained as an engineer;
gold assayer for Yellow Jacket Mining Co.,
Nevada; worked for Chrysler
Corporation in the 1930s; executive board
member, United Auto Workers Local 7, 1938; national
representative to the Congress of Industrial Organizations,
1941-48; advertising
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1949-62 (Wayne County 1st
District 1949-54, Wayne County 6th District 1955-62); defeated in
primary, 1962.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, United
Auto Workers; Moose;
Elks; Eagles;
Maccabees;
Knights
of Equity.
Died in 1967
(age about
63 years).
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives:
Married to Velma Eugen Jones. |
|
| |
John James O'Grady (1889-1971) —
also known as Jack J. O'Grady —
of Indiana.
Born in Kewanee, Henry
County, Ill., July 6,
1889.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; band and
orchestra leader; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1927, 1939-41; member of Indiana
state senate, 1943-53; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1948.
Member, Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Moose; Eagles;
Lions.
Died in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., June 4,
1971 (age 81 years, 333
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
|
 |
Chase Salmon Osborn (1860-1949) —
also known as Chase S. Osborn —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in a log
house in Huntington
County, Ind., January
22, 1860.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; postmaster at Sault
Ste. Marie, Mich., 1889-93; member of Michigan
Republican State Executive Committee, 1899; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1899; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1908-11; appointed 1908; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908;
Governor
of Michigan, 1911-12; defeated, 1914; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1918, 1930; candidate for Republican
nomination for Vice President, 1928;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Presbyterian.
English,
French,
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
Lions;
Knights
of Pythias; Audubon
Society; National Rifle
Association; Sigma
Chi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Pi Gamma
Mu; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died April
11, 1949 (age 89 years, 79
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Chippewa County, Mich.
|
| |
Jesse Insle Pavey (b. 1890) —
also known as Jesse I. Pavey —
of Belleair, Pinellas
County, Fla.; South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Boone
County, Ind., April
20, 1890.
Democrat. Lumber
business; mayor of Belleair, Fla., 1926-30; mayor
of South Bend, Ind., 1939-44.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles;
American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Joseph G. Pepple (b. 1896) —
of Princeton, Gibson
County, Ind.
Born in Sumner, Lawrence
County, Ill., February
18, 1896.
Republican. Dentist;
mayor
of Princeton, Ind., 1943-48.
Brethren.
Member, Elks; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
K. Berry Peterson (b. 1891) —
of Tahlequah, Cherokee
County, Okla.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Alamo, Montgomery
County, Ind., July 24,
1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Pima
County Attorney, 1922-27; Arizona
state attorney general, 1929-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Charles Arthur Peterson and Hannah N. (Duckworth) Peterson;
married, September
15, 1923, to Elizabeth Downing Mason. |
|
 |
Eugene Collins Pulliam (1889-1975) —
also known as Eugene C. Pulliam —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born, in a sod
dugout, in Grant
County, Kan., May 3,
1889.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; director, New York Central Railroad;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1952
(speaker),
1956.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Delta Chi; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., June 23,
1975 (age 86 years, 51
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Lebanon, Ind.
|
| |
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.
|
| |
Manson L. Reichert (1893-1978) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., April
11, 1893.
Republican. Road
contractor; real estate
developer; chair of
Vanderburgh County Republican Party, 1942-44; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1943-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Eagles.
Died, in Deaconess Hospital,
Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., December
27, 1978 (age 85 years, 260
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
|
| |
Maurice G. Robinson (b. 1905) —
of Anderson, Madison
County, Ind.
Born in Petersburg, Pike
County, Ind., June 4,
1905.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1940; secretary
of state of Indiana, 1942-43.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Sigma
Chi; Tau
Kappa Alpha.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Chapman Jay Root (1864-1945) —
also known as C. J. Root —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born in Wayne
County, Pa., November
22, 1864.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1936
(alternate; member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1940.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Founded Root Glass Company in 1901; in 1915, Root Glass designed and
patented the "pod-shaped" Coca-Cola bottle.
Died in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., November
20, 1945 (age 80 years, 363
days).
Interment at Highland
Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
|
| |
Richard Lowell Roudebush (1918-1995) —
also known as Richard L. Roudebush —
of Indiana.
Born near Noblesville, Hamilton
County, Ind., January
18, 1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1960 ;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1961-71 (6th District 1961-67, 10th
District 1967-69, 5th District 1969-71); candidate for U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1970.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., January
28, 1995 (age 77 years, 10
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
|
| |
Emmett C. Ryan (b. 1887) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Born in New Cumberland, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, August
30, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1922; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 36th District, 1937-38.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Samuel B. Ryan and Harriet A. (Nee) Ryan; married to Isabel M.
Leutwein. |
|
| |
James Everett Sanders (1882-1950) —
also known as Everett Sanders —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born in a log
cabin near Coalmont, Clay
County, Ind., March 8,
1882.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1917-25; secretary to
President Calvin
Coolidge, 1925-29; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1932-34.
Baptist.
Member, Elks.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in his law
office, in Washington,
D.C., May 12,
1950 (age 68 years, 65
days).
Interment at Highland
Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
|
| |
David B. J. Schafer (b. 1859) —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Adams
County, Ind., February
21, 1859.
Republican. Grocer; mayor
of South Bend, Ind., 1894-97; St.
Joseph County Sheriff.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Christian Schafer and Catherine (Ahr) Schafer. |
|
 |
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, Hammond, Ind.
|
| |
Samuel G. Shannon (b. 1893) —
also known as Sam G. Shannon —
of Jeffersonville, Clark
County, Ind.
Born in Clark
County, Ind., September
4, 1893.
Republican. Dairy
business; mayor
of Jeffersonville, Ind., 1942-44, 1950-51.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Joseph Hooker Shea (1863-1928) —
also known as Joseph H. Shea —
of Scott
County, Ind.; Seymour, Jackson
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Lexington, Scott
County, Ind., July 24,
1863.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1897-99; circuit judge in Indiana, 1906-12;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1908;
Judge, Indiana Appellate Court, 1913-16; U.S. Ambassador to Chile, 1916-21.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., December
22, 1928 (age 65 years, 151
days).
Interment at St.
Patrick's Catholic Cemetery, Madison, Ind.
|
| |
Leland L. Smith (b. 1908) —
of Logansport, Cass
County, Ind.
Born in Logansport, Cass
County, Ind., June 28,
1908.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Cass County Republican Party, 1936-44; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Exchange
Club.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
John William Elmer Thomas (1876-1965) —
also known as J. W. Elmer Thomas —
of Medicine Park, Comanche
County, Okla.
Born near Greencastle, Putnam
County, Ind., September
8, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Oklahoma
state senate, 1907-20; U.S.
Representative from Oklahoma 6th District, 1923-27; defeated,
1920; U.S.
Senator from Oklahoma, 1927-51; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oklahoma, 1940,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1948,
1952,
1956
(alternate).
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Phi
Delta Theta.
Died in Lawton, Comanche
County, Okla., September
19, 1965 (age 89 years, 11
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Lawton, Okla.
|
| |
Louis W. Vail (b. 1851) —
also known as Lou W. Vail —
of Goshen, Elkhart
County, Ind.; Elkhart, Elkhart
County, Ind.
Born in Elkhart
County, Ind., January
20, 1851.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1893-95; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1916,
1924.
Quaker.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
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, Anderson, Ind.
|
| |
Roscoe Delmor Wheat (1876-1951) —
also known as Roscoe D. Wheat; Ross D.
Wheat —
of Portland, Jay
County, Ind.
Born in Jackson Township, Jay
County, Ind., February
22, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1936
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died July 17,
1951 (age 75 years, 145
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Philip Herman Willkie (1919-1974) —
also known as Philip H. Willkie —
of Rushville, Rush
County, Ind.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born December
7, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; banker; farmer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1948,
1960;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1949-54.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons;
Moose;
Elks.
Died April
10, 1974 (age 54 years, 124
days).
Interment at East
Hill Cemetery, Rushville, Ind.
|
| |
William Robert Wood (1861-1933) —
also known as William R. Wood; Will R.
Wood —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born in Oxford, Benton
County, Ind., January
5, 1861.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of J.
Frank Hanly; director and attorney, City National Bank;
director, Lafayette Telephone
Co.; Tippecanoe
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1890-94; member of Indiana
state senate, 1896-1914; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1912,
1928
(speaker);
U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1915-33.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1933
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Spring
Vale Cemetery, Lafayette, Ind.
|
| |
John Walter Yeager (b. 1891) —
also known as John W. Yeager —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Richland, Spencer
County, Ind., March 1,
1891.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; district judge in
Nebraska 4th District, 1933-; justice of
Nebraska state supreme court, 1940-.
Presbyterian.
German
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Eagles;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Wilhelm Carl Yeager and Laura Elizabeth (Barton) Yeager; married,
June
28, 1922, to Lena E. Deeg. |
|
| |
Martin Washington Yencer (1871-1960) —
of Boston, Wayne
County, Ind.; Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind.
Born in Greenfield Township, Fairfield
County, Ohio, December
27, 1871.
Republican. Physician;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives from Wayne County, 1903-06; served
in the U.S. Army during World War I.
Protestant.
Swiss
and German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Sons
of Veterans.
Died in Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind., February
22, 1960 (age 88 years, 57
days).
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives:
Married 1911 to
Jeanette May Hill. |
|
| |
Charles M. Ziegler (1888-1959) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Noble
County, Ind., May 23,
1888.
Republican. Civil
engineer; Michigan
state highway commissioner, 1943-57; defeated, 1937.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March 1,
1959 (age 70 years, 282
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
|
|
|
![[Amazon.com]](https://politicalgraveyard.com/images/a150X70b.gif)