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John Jacob Kamm (1835-1877) —
also known as John J. Kamm —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Marburg, Germany,
April
11, 1835.
Republican. Painter;
postmaster at Fort
Wayne, Ind., 1869-77.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
and Select Masters; Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., September
5, 1877 (age 42 years, 147
days).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Albert C. Kamp (1837-1927) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Germany,
June
6, 1837.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1893-95.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died December
10, 1927 (age 90 years, 187
days).
Interment at Kamp Cemetery, Cypress, Ind.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of James F. Karber and Myrtle C. (Tyer) Karber; married to Irma
Cox. |
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memorial |
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William C. Keen —
of Indiana.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1825-26; state court judge in
Indiana, 1829-39.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Burial location unknown.
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George H. Keeney (1848-1920) —
of Indiana.
Born in Switzerland
County, Ind., 1848.
Member of Indiana
state senate, 1899-1901; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1911.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Rising Sun, Ohio
County, Ind., March 3,
1920 (age about 71
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Peter Keiser (c.1805-1890) —
of Indiana.
Born in Montgomery
County, Ohio, about 1805.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1847-48, 1867.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., October
4, 1890 (age about 85
years).
Burial location unknown.
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George V. Kell (1846-1918) —
of Indiana.
Born in Allen
County, Ind., February
3, 1846.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1895-97; member of Indiana
state senate, 1899-1901.
Methodist.
Member, Grange;
Freemasons.
Died in Eel River Township, Allen
County, Ind., September
8, 1918 (age 72 years, 217
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel Kelso (1803-1857) —
of Indiana.
Born in Venango
County, Pa., December
18, 1803.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1833-35, 1848-49; member of Indiana
state senate, 1842-43; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Versailles, Ripley
County, Ind., November
25, 1857 (age 53 years, 342
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James P. Kennedy (b. 1826) —
of Indiana.
Born in Lancaster
County, Pa., May 20,
1826.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1877.
Member, Freemasons.
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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Peter Kennedy (1829-1903) —
of Indiana.
Born in Bourbon
County, Ky., July 10,
1829.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1875.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind., September
7, 1903 (age 74 years, 59
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James V. Kent (1847-1918) —
of Indiana.
Born in Clinton
County, Ind., May 29,
1847.
Member of Indiana
state senate, 1877-79; circuit judge in Indiana, 1896-1902.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons; Redmen;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died June 10,
1918 (age 71 years, 12
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Worth Kern (1849-1917) —
also known as John W. Kern —
of Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Alto, Howard
County, Ind., December
20, 1849.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Indiana
state house of representatives, 1870; Indiana
reporter of state courts, 1885-89; member of Indiana
state senate, 1893-97; candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1900, 1904; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Indiana, 1904,
1908,
1912
(chair, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1916;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1908; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1911-17; defeated, 1916.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died of tuberculosis
and uremic
poisoning, in Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., August
17, 1917 (age 67 years, 240
days).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Botetourt County, Va.; reinterment
in 1929 at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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John Worth Kern Jr. (1900-1971) —
also known as John W. Kern —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., July 7,
1900.
Democrat. Lawyer;
superior court judge in Indiana, 1931-34; mayor
of Indianapolis, Ind., 1935-37; resigned 1937.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Freemasons.
At age 8, his legs were
paralyzed by polio.
Died January
29, 1971 (age 70 years, 206
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Asbury L. Kerwood (1842-1914) —
of Indiana.
Born in Preble
County, Ohio, June 21,
1842.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1899.
Methodist.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died in Bluffton, Wells
County, Ind., March 5,
1914 (age 71 years, 257
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Otis McCullough Keyes (1854-1937) —
also known as Otis M. Keyes —
of Dana, Vermillion
County, Ind.
Born in Dana, Vermillion
County, Ind., August
3, 1854.
Physician;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1899-1901; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1905.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Dana, Vermillion
County, Ind., January
24, 1937 (age 82 years, 174
days).
Interment at Bales Cemetery, Dana, Ind.
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Augustus Kiefer (1828-1910) —
of Indiana.
Born in Germany,
February
21, 1828.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1859.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., March 5,
1910 (age 82 years, 12
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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James Henry Lane (1814-1866) —
also known as James H. Lane; "Liberator of
Kansas"; "Fighting Jim" —
of Lawrenceburg, Dearborn
County, Ind.; Lawrence, Douglas
County, Kan.
Born in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn
County, Ind., June 22,
1814.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1849-53; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1853-55; delegate
to Kansas state constitutional convention, 1855, 1857; Kansas
Democratic state chair, 1855; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1861-66; died in office 1866; general in the
Union Army during the Civil War.
Member, Freemasons.
Deranged, and charged
with financial irregularities, he was mortally wounded by a self-inflicted
gunshot
on July 1, 1866, and died ten days later, near Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., July 11,
1866 (age 52 years, 19
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Kan.
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Joseph Lane (1801-1881) —
of Winchester, Douglas
County, Ore.
Born in a log
cabin near Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., December
14, 1801.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1822-23, 1830-33, 1838-39; member
of Indiana
state senate, 1839-40, 1844-46; general in the U.S. Army during
the Mexican War; Governor
of Oregon Territory, 1849-50, 1853; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Oregon Territory, 1851-59; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1852;
U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1859-61; Southern Democratic candidate for
Vice
President of the United States, 1860; candidate for Oregon
state senate, 1880.
Baptist;
later Catholic.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died in Roseburg, Douglas
County, Ore., April
19, 1881 (age 79 years, 126
days).
Original interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Roseburg, Ore.; reinterment at Memorial
Garden Cemetery, Roseburg, Ore.; cenotaph at Lone
Fir Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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William Henry Larrabee (1870-1960) —
also known as William H. Larrabee —
of New Palestine, Hancock
County, Ind.
Born near Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind., February
21, 1870.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1923; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1931-43 (6th District 1931-33, 11th
District 1933-43); defeated, 1928 (6th District), 1942 (10th
District).
Christian.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen;
Eagles.
Died November
16, 1960 (age 90 years, 269
days).
Interment at New
Palestine Cemetery, New Palestine, Ind.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Clarence Eugene Lee and Mary Lillian (Jennings) Lee; married, September
27, 1941, to Ruth Elisabeth Wade. |
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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.
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Harry Guyer Leslie (1878-1937) —
also known as Harry G. Leslie —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born in Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., April 6,
1878.
Republican. Lawyer; farmer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1923-27; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1925-27; Governor of
Indiana, 1929-33; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., December
10, 1937 (age 59 years, 248
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Herbert Males (1875-1946) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., July 19,
1875.
Republican. Vanderburgh
County Sheriff, 1919-23; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1926-30.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died, in Deaconess Hospital,
Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., September
19, 1946 (age 71 years, 62
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of Thornton Males and Emma Males. |
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Evansville |
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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.
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Urbin Marrs (1802-1875) —
of Indiana.
Born in Logan
County, Ky., March
10, 1802.
Circuit judge in Indiana, 1845-51; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1851-52; served in the Union Army
during the Civil War.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Posey
County, Ind., August
28, 1875 (age 73 years, 171
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Ind.
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Thomas Riley Marshall (1854-1925) —
also known as Thomas R. Marshall —
of Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind.
Born in North Manchester, Wabash
County, Ind., March
14, 1854.
Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of
Indiana, 1909-13; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1912,
1920;
Vice
President of the United States, 1913-21.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Moose; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Gamma Delta.
Coined the saying: "What this country needs is a good five-cent
cigar.".
Died, from the effects of a heart
attack, in his room at the Willard Hotel, Washington,
D.C., June 1,
1925 (age 71 years, 79
days).
Originally entombed at Estates
of Serenity, Marion, Ind.; re-entombed at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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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.
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Enoch McCarty (1783-1857) —
of Indiana.
Born in Culpeper
County, Va., January
5, 1783.
Delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana
state senate, 1832-34; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1833; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1835-37; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Indiana; county judge in Indiana, 1838-45.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died near Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind., December
12, 1857 (age 74 years, 341
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank McConaughey (b. 1874) —
of Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind.
Born in Boone
County, Ind., January
26, 1874.
Democrat. Banker; chair of
Johnson County Democratic Party, 1918-20, 1942-44; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1928.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons; Redmen;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Warren Terry McCray (1865-1938) —
also known as Warren T. McCray —
of Kentland, Newton
County, Ind.
Born in Newton
County, Ind., February
4, 1865.
Republican. Farmer; grain
shipper; banker;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1900;
Governor
of Indiana, 1921-24.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died December
19, 1938 (age 73 years, 318
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Kentland, Ind.
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Russell Lowell McDaniel (b. 1894) —
also known as R. Lowell McDaniel —
of Greensboro, Henry
County, Ind.; Wilkinson, Hancock
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Wilkinson, Hancock
County, Ind., September
16, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; wholesale grocery
manager; farmer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1936.
Quaker.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph William McDaniel and Ida Bell (Young) McDaniel; married, August
15, 1920, to Ethel Hittle. |
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John Stafford McMillin (1855-1936) —
also known as John S. McMillin —
of Roche Harbor, San Juan
County, Wash.
Born near Sugar Grove, Harrison
County, Ind., October
28, 1855.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 1924,
1932.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died November
3, 1936 (age 81 years, 6
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Afterglow
Vista Mausoleum, Roche Harbor, Wash.
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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.
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Arthur Calvin Mellette (1842-1896) —
also known as Arthur C. Mellette —
of Watertown, Codington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Henry
County, Ind., June 23,
1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Indiana
state house of representatives, 1871-75; Governor
of Dakota Territory, 1889; Governor of
South Dakota, 1889-93.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Pittsburg, Crawford
County, Kan., May 25,
1896 (age 53 years, 337
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Watertown, S.Dak.
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Harry A. Mendenhall (1865-1937) —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born near Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind., January
11, 1865.
Republican. Mayor
of Kansas City, Kan., 1917-21.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died May 11,
1937 (age 72 years, 120
days).
Interment at Quindaro
Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
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Cary Roy Miller (1872-1919) —
also known as Cary R. Miller —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Millersburg, Elkhart
County, Ind., February
25, 1872.
U.S. Vice Consul in Stockholm, 1918-19, died in office 1919.
Member, Freemasons.
Shot
and killed
himself, in his suite at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
9, 1919 (age 47 years, 257
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Oakridge
Cemetery, Goshen, Ind.
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Henry Bruce Milroy (c.1806-1845) —
of Indiana.
Born in Washington
County, Ind., about 1806.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1839-40.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Carroll
County, Ind., May 29,
1845 (age about 39
years).
Burial location unknown.
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John B. Milroy (1820-1896) —
of Indiana.
Born in Franklin Township, Washington
County, Ind., January
8, 1820.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1853, 1863-65; major in the Union
Army during the Civil War; candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1888; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1890.
Member, Freemasons; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Delphi, Carroll
County, Ind., November
29, 1896 (age 76 years, 326
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Milroy (1780-1845) —
of Indiana.
Born in Kishicoquillas Valley, Mifflin
County, Pa., August
14, 1780.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1816-22, 1837-39; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1821-22; member of Indiana
state senate, 1823-25, 1836-37; defeated, 1834; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Indiana; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1825; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Indiana, 1832,
1835,
1840,
1844.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died near Delphi, Carroll
County, Ind., May 26,
1845 (age 64 years, 285
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Sherman Minton (1890-1965) —
of New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind.
Born in Georgetown, Floyd
County, Ind., October
20, 1890.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1935-41; defeated, 1940; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1940;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1941-49; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1949-56; took senior status 1956.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind., April 9,
1965 (age 74 years, 171
days).
Interment at Holy
Trinity Catholic Cemetery, New Albany, Ind.
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Melville W. Mix (b. 1865) —
of Mishawaka, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Atlanta, Logan
County, Ill., November
16, 1865.
Democrat. Manufacturer;
mayor
of Mishawaka, Ind., 1902-05.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter W. Mix and Mary E. (Dodge) Mix; married 1887 to Zella
Louise Kenyon. |
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O. Otto Moore (b. 1896) —
of Colorado.
Born in Floyds Knobs, Floyd
County, Ind., June 14,
1896.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1949-69; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1957-58.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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G. Hallett Neale (b. 1896) —
of Elkhart, Elkhart
County, Ind.
Born in South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind., February
28, 1896.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; mayor
of Elkhart, Ind., 1943-44.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Jeremiah Neterer (b. 1862) —
of Bellingham, Whatcom
County, Wash.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born near Goshen, Elkhart
County, Ind., 1862.
Democrat. Lawyer;
superior court judge in Washington, 1900; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Washington, 1912;
U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1913-.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Freemasons.
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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Mason Jenks Niblack (1857-1926) —
of Knox
County, Ind.
Born in Vincennes, Knox
County, Ind., April
14, 1857.
Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1887-91, 1915; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1889-91.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Vincennes, Knox
County, Ind., January
3, 1926 (age 68 years, 264
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur Henry Noble (b. 1910) —
also known as Arthur H. Noble —
of Hobbs, Tipton
County, Ind.
Born in Elwood, Madison
County, Ind., July 9,
1910.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1948.
Christian.
Member, Lions;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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James Noble (1785-1831) —
of Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind.
Born near Berryville, Clarke
County, Va., December
16, 1785.
Lawyer;
member of Indiana
territorial House of Representatives, 1813-14; member
Indiana territorial council, 1815; circuit judge in Indiana,
1815; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1816; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1816-31; died in office 1831.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
26, 1831 (age 45 years, 72
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Noah Noble (1794-1844) —
of Franklin
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Berryville, Clarke
County, Va., January
14, 1794.
Lawyer;
farmer;
merchant;
miller;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1825; Governor of
Indiana, 1831-37.
Methodist.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., February
8, 1844 (age 50 years, 25
days).
Original interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery (which no longer exists), Indianapolis, Ind.;
reinterment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Frank Lewis O'Bannon (1930-2003) —
also known as Frank L. O'Bannon —
of Indiana.
Born in Corydon, Harrison
County, Ind., January
30, 1930.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of Indiana
state senate, 1971-89; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1989-97; Governor of
Indiana, 1997-2003; died in office 2003; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 2000.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Rotary;
Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Gamma Delta; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion.
Suffered a major
stroke, and subsequently died, in Northwestern Memorial Hospital,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
13, 2003 (age 73 years, 226
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Corydon, Ind.; statue at Old
Courthouse Square, Corydon, Ind.
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Robert Presley O'Bannon —
also known as Robert P. O'Bannon —
of Corydon, Harrison
County, Ind.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; member of Indiana
state senate, 1951-71.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Grange;
American
Legion; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
of Pythias; Rotary.
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Corydon, Ind.
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James Matlock Ogden (1870-1956) —
also known as James M. Ogden —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Danville, Hendricks
County, Ind., April 5,
1870.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; lawyer; Indiana
state attorney general, 1929-33.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Chi; Delta
Chi; Sigma
Delta Kappa; Freemasons.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., November
11, 1956 (age 86 years, 220
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Charles V. Orr (b. 1890) —
of Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind.
Born in Tipton
County, Ind., October
1, 1890.
Democrat. Mayor of
Kokomo, Ind., 1943-47.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Eagles;
Moose;
Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Edward Overholser (1869-1931) —
also known as Ed Overholser —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind., June 20,
1869.
Mayor
of Oklahoma City, Okla., 1915-18.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons; Lions.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., April
21, 1931 (age 61 years, 305
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Beaumont Parks (1868-1929) —
of Whiting, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, December
25, 1868.
Democrat. Superintendent, Standard Oil refinery;
mayor
of Whiting, Ind., 1910-13.
Member, Freemasons; Alpha
Delta Phi.
Died February
25, 1929 (age 60 years, 62
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Earl K. Parson (b. 1909) —
of Muncie, Delaware
County, Ind.
Born in Perry Township, Delaware
County, Ind., August
10, 1909.
Republican. Mortician;
Delaware
County Coroner, 1938-40; chair of
Delaware County Republican Party, 1942-44.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Junior
Order; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Abraham S. Patterson (1824-1902) —
also known as Abram S. Patterson —
of Eugene, Lane
County, Ore.
Born in Indiana, June, 1824.
Republican. Member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1858; postmaster at Eugene,
Ore., 1869-86.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Eugene, Lane
County, Ore., 1902
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Eugene, Ore.
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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.
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Stanton Judkins Peelle (1843-1928) —
also known as Stanton J. Peelle —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Wayne
County, Ind., February
11, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1877-79; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1881-84; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1888
(alternate), 1892;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Claims, 1892-1913; law
professor.
Presbyterian.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
4, 1928 (age 85 years, 206
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Samuel Barrett Pettengill (1886-1974) —
also known as Samuel B. Pettengill —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., January
19, 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1931-39 (13th District 1931-33, 3rd
District 1933-39).
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; American Bar
Association.
Died in Springfield, Windsor
County, Vt., March
20, 1974 (age 88 years, 60
days).
Interment at Grafton
Village Cemetery, Grafton, Vt.
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W. O. Pettiner (b. 1891) —
of Camden, Carroll
County, Ind.
Born in Carroll
County, Ind., May 18,
1891.
Republican. Banker; chair of
Carroll County Republican Party, 1942-44.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; American
Bankers Association.
Burial location unknown.
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John Pettit (1807-1877) —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born in Sackets Harbor, Jefferson
County, N.Y., July 24,
1807.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1838-39; defeated, 1835, 1841; U.S.
Attorney for Indiana, 1839-41; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1843-49; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Indiana; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1853-55; circuit judge in Indiana, 1855-57;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1856,
1864
(alternate); chief
justice of Kansas territorial supreme court, 1859-61; mayor
of Lafayette, Ind., 1867-71; justice of
Indiana state supreme court, 1871-77.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., June 17,
1877 (age 69 years, 328
days).
Interment at Greenbush
Cemetery, Lafayette, Ind.
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Marion L. Pillsbury (1902-1983) —
also known as Pill Pillsbury —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Metz, Steuben
County, Ind., January
7, 1902.
Played professional basketball
for the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (now the Detroit Pistons); automobile
dealer; mayor
of Coldwater, Mich., 1966-70.
Member, Freemasons; Exchange
Club; Farm
Bureau.
Died in the Community Health
Center of Branch County, Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., January
2, 1983 (age 80 years, 360
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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John Pitcher (1795-1892) —
of Spencer
County, Ind.; Posey
County, Ind.
Born in Watertown, Litchfield
County, Conn., August
22, 1795.
Lawyer;
Spencer
County Sheriff, 1826-30; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1830-31; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1837; member of Indiana
state senate, 1841-44; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Indiana; candidate for delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850.
Episcopalian.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Reputed to have loaned law books to the young Abraham
Lincoln.
Died in Mt. Vernon, Posey
County, Ind., August
2, 1892 (age 96 years, 346
days).
Interment at Hedges
Central Elementary School Playground, Mt. Vernon, Ind.
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Edgar Allan Planck (b. 1868) —
also known as Edgar A. Planck —
of Union, Cass
County, Mich.
Born in Lagrange, LaGrange
County, Ind., September
27, 1868.
Republican. Physician;
member of Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1915-18; defeated, 1912; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1916.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Maccabees;
Gleaners.
Interment at East
Union Cemetery, Union, Mich.
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Thomas Lloyd Posey (1750-1818) —
also known as Thomas Posey —
Born in Fairfax
County, Va., July 9,
1750.
Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1805-06; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1806-08; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1812-13; Governor
of Indiana Territory, 1813-16; candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1816.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died of typhus
fever in Shawneetown, Gallatin
County, Ill., March
19, 1818 (age 67 years, 253
days).
Interment at Westwood
Cemetery, Shawneetown, Ill.
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Daniel Darwin Pratt (1813-1877) —
also known as Daniel D. Pratt —
of Logansport, Cass
County, Ind.
Born in Palermo, Waldo
County, Maine, October
24, 1813.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1847; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Indiana; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1850-53; member of Indiana
Republican State Central Committee, 1860; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indiana, 1860,
1868
(alternate); served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1869-75.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Logansport, Cass
County, Ind., April
17, 1877 (age 63 years, 175
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Ind.
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James H. Price (b. 1891) —
of near Brazil, Clay
County, Ind.
Born in Van Buren Township, Clay
County, Ind., September
1, 1891.
Republican. Dairy farmer; Clay
County Auditor, 1939; chair of
Clay County Republican Party, 1944.
Brethren.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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William Prince (1772-1824) —
of Knox
County, Ind.; Princeton, Gibson
County, Ind.
Born in Ireland,
1772.
Lawyer;
farmer;
Knox
County Sheriff, 1800-04; member
Indiana territorial council, 1809; Indiana
territorial auditor, 1810-13; served in the U.S. Army during the
War of 1812; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana
state senate, 1816; circuit judge in Indiana, 1816-18; member of
Indiana
state house of representatives, 1821-22; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1823-24; died in office
1824.
Member, Freemasons.
Died near Princeton, Gibson
County, Ind., September
8, 1824 (age about 52
years).
Interment at Old
Cemetery, Princeton, Ind.
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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.
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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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