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John Alfred McDowell Adair (1864-1938) —
also known as John A. M. Adair —
of Portland, Jay
County, Ind.
Born near Portland, Jay
County, Ind., December
22, 1864.
Democrat. Merchant; banker; manufacturer;
Jay
County Clerk, 1891-95; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1902-03; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1907-17; defeated,
1924; candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1916.
Methodist.
Died in Portland, Jay
County, Ind., October
5, 1938 (age 73 years, 287
days).
Interment at Green
Park Cemetery, Portland, Ind.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of William Akin and Mary (Davis) Akin; married 1886 to Tillie
Schlueter. |
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memorial |
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Evansville |
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Henry Goode Blasdel (1825-1900) —
also known as Henry G. Blasdel —
of Virginia City, Storey
County, Nev.; Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born near Lawrenceburg, Dearborn
County, Ind., January
29, 1825.
Republican. Farmer;
merchant; riverboat
captain; miller; mining
business; Governor of
Nevada, 1864-71.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., July 22,
1900 (age 75 years, 174
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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Elliot Newman Bowman (1826-1900) —
also known as Elliot N. Bowman —
of Fountain
County, Ind.
Born in Greene
County, Tenn., October
11, 1826.
Democrat. Lawyer;
merchant; hotel
owner; Fountain
County Circuit Court Clerk, 1871-78; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1891; deputy auditor, U.S. Navy,
1893; Sixth Auditor, U.S. Treasury.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Covington, Fountain
County, Ind., May 21,
1900 (age 73 years, 222
days).
Interment at Prescott
Grove Cemetery, Covington, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of John Bowman and Rebecca (Newman) Bowman; married, May 23,
1866, to Harriet A. (Spinning) Jarvis. |
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Alvan V. Burch (b. 1887) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Crawford
County, Ill., May 27,
1887.
Republican. Railway
conductor; merchant; president, Blount Plow
Works; Indiana State Highway Commissioner, 1921-27; candidate for
mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1925; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1944;
Indiana
state auditor, 1944-48.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert W. Bushee —
of Ossian, Wells
County, Ind.
Born in Wells
County, Ind.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
merchant; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1944.
Protestant.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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John James Cooper (1830-1906) —
also known as John J. Cooper —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born January
20, 1830.
Democrat. Merchant; farmer; Indiana
state treasurer, 1883-87.
Died January
18, 1906 (age 75 years, 363
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Charles Crocker (1822-1888) —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., September
16, 1822.
Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; merchant; banker;
member of California
state assembly 9th District, 1861-62; one of the builders of the
Central Pacific Railroad;
first president of the Southern Pacific Railroad.
Died in Monterey, Monterey
County, Calif., August
14, 1888 (age 65 years, 333
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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James La Fayette Evans (1825-1903) —
also known as James L. Evans —
of Noblesville, Hamilton
County, Ind.
Born in Clayville, Harrison
County, Ky., March
27, 1825.
Republican. Merchant; grain elevator
business; meat packing
business; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1875-79; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1880.
Died in Noblesville, Hamilton
County, Ind., May 28,
1903 (age 78 years, 62
days).
Interment at Crownland
Cemetery, Noblesville, Ind.
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Hiram Tolbert Fairbanks (1828-1915) —
also known as H. T. Fairbanks —
of Petaluma, Sonoma
County, Calif.
Born in Manchester, Dearborn
County, Ind., December
29, 1828.
Republican. Merchant; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1880.
Died in Petaluma, Sonoma
County, Calif., June 29,
1915 (age 86 years, 182
days).
Interment at Cypress
Hill Memorial Park, Petaluma, Calif.
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John Stewart Hopkins (1811-1882) —
also known as John S. Hopkins —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Truxton, Cortland
County, N.Y., October
28, 1811.
Merchant; banker; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1853-56; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1861, 1867, 1879; president of
Evansville, Cairo & Memphis Packet
Company; president of First National Bank in
Evansville; director of the Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., July 6,
1882 (age 70 years, 251
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1834 to Mary
Ann Parrett. |
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James H. Madden (born c.1842) —
of Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind.; Danville, Vermilion
County, Ill.
Born about 1842.
University
professor; merchant; U.S. Consul in Smyrna, 1893-97.
Burial location unknown.
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John B. Nees (1804-1882) —
also known as John B. Neese —
of Clay
County, Ind.
Born in Greene
County, Tenn., December
8, 1804.
Farmer;
merchant; sheriff;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1842-44.
Presbyterian.
German
ancestry. Member, Grange.
Died in Poland, Clay
County, Ind., May 19,
1882 (age 77 years, 162
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Andrew G. Newgent (born c.1816) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Indiana, about 1816.
Merchant; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 14th District, 1865.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Abijah O'Neall (1798-1874) —
of Montgomery
County, Ind.
Born in Newberry District (now Newberry
County), S.C., December
9, 1798.
Miller;
merchant; surveyor;
farmer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1839-40; candidate for Indiana
state senate, 1849.
Quaker;
later Universalist.
Irish
ancestry.
Sheltered escaping slaves as part of the "Underground
Railroad" before the Civil War.
Died in 1874
(age about
75 years).
Original interment at Yountsville
Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind.; reinterment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind.
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George H. Proffit (1807-1847) —
of Petersburg, Pike
County, Ind.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., September
7, 1807.
Merchant; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1831-33, 1836-39; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1839-43; U.S. Minister
to Brazil, 1843-44.
French
and English
ancestry.
Died in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., September
7, 1847 (age 40 years, 0
days).
Interment at Walnut
Hills Cemetery, Petersburg, Ind.
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James Brown Ray (1794-1848) —
of Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind.
Born in Jefferson
County, Ky., February
19, 1794.
Lawyer;
merchant; tavern
owner; newspaper
publisher; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1821-22; member of Indiana
state senate, 1822-25; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1824, 1831, 1837; Governor of
Indiana, 1825-31.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, August
4, 1848 (age 54 years, 167
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Joel Ray (1801-1854) —
of Crawford
County, Ind.
Born in Cumberland
County, Ky., 1801.
Democrat. Farmer;
merchant; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1851-52.
Baptist.
Died in Crawford
County, Ind., August
28, 1854 (age about 53
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Martin M. Ray (1795-1865) —
of Fayette
County, Ind.; Wayne
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Kentucky, August
29, 1795.
Cabinetmaker;
merchant; banker; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1826-27, 1834-36; candidate for
Indiana
state senate, 1848.
Methodist.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., May 16,
1865 (age 69 years, 260
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Floyd W. Rowe (b. 1861) —
of Camden, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Steuben
County, Ind., June 8,
1861.
Republican. Farmer;
merchant; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Hillsdale County, 1921-24;
defeated in primary, 1924, 1932, 1938.
English
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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John Smith Simonson (1796-1881) —
of Charlestown, Clark
County, Ind.
Born in Fayette
County, Pa., June 2,
1796.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; farmer; miller;
merchant; member of Indiana
state senate, 1826-29; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1837; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1841-46; defeated, 1838; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1845-46; served in
the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind., December
5, 1881 (age 85 years, 186
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Alfred Alten Speer (1858-1935) —
also known as A. A. Speer —
of Chamois, Osage
County, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole
County, Mo.
Born in Carroll
County, Ind., October
8, 1858.
Republican. Merchant; banker;
mayor of Chamois, Mo.; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Osage County, 1901-10;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,
1912;
delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1922-23.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died November
20, 1935 (age 77 years, 43
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Jefferson City, Mo.
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