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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.
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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 Everett Adams (1922-1983) —
also known as William E. Adams —
of Tonawanda, Erie
County, N.Y.; Kenmore, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Knightstown, Henry
County, Ind., December
25, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 2nd District, 1957-64; member of
New
York state senate, 1966-70 (61st District 1966, 53rd District
1967-70); indicted
in December 1969 on charges of lying to a
grand jury when he testified that he returned a cash
campaign contribution from a medical services company; tried in
1970 and found not guilty.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Sigma
Nu; Knights
of Pythias.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died a week later, in Albany Medical
Center, Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., April
14, 1983 (age 60 years, 110
days).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Nathaniel Albertson (1800-1863) —
of Indiana.
Born in Fairfax,
Va., June 10,
1800.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1838-40; candidate for Indiana
state senate, 1841, 1845; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Indiana; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1849-51; defeated, 1850.
Methodist.
Slaveowner.
Died in Central City, Gilpin
County, Colo., December
16, 1863 (age 63 years, 189
days).
Interment at Central
City Cemetery, Central City, Colo.
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Rue J. Alexander (b. 1889) —
of Pine Village, Warren
County, Ind.
Born in Benton
County, Ind., October
4, 1889.
Republican. Operator of
farms; chair of
Warren County Republican Party, 1933-40; secretary
of state of Indiana, 1943.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Rotary;
Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Burial location unknown.
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Elizabeth Preston Anderson (b. 1861) —
also known as Elizabeth P. Anderson; Elizabeth
Preston —
of Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.; Park River, Walsh
County, N.Dak.
Born in Decatur, Adams
County, Ind., April
27, 1861.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
North Dakota, 1924.
Female.
Methodist. Member, Women's
Christian Temperance Union; League of Women
Voters; Pi Gamma
Mu.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Rev. Elam Stanton Preston and Maria (Shepley) Preston;
married, December
11, 1901, to Rev. James Anderson. |
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William Otto Anderson (1920-1964) —
also known as William O. Anderson —
of Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ind.
Born in Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ind., August
21, 1920.
U.S. Naval Reserve Intelligence Officer, 1943; U.S. Vice Consul in Cape Town, 1945-48; U.S. Consul in Singapore, 1954-56.
Methodist. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, following a myocardial
infarction, in Suburban Hospital,
Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
1, 1964 (age 43 years, 133
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Bertie Anderson and Gertie Bernice (Bennett) Anderson; married, August
29, 1942, to Annie Vergene Marguerite Owens. |
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Thomas Armstrong (b. 1817) —
of Florence, Switzerland
County, Ind.
Born in Lawrenceburg, Dearborn
County, Ind., May 5,
1817.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1850-51; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Indiana, 1864
(alternate), 1876.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Armstrong (1783-1849) —
of Dearborn
County, Ind.; Switzerland
County, Ind.
Born in Enniskillen, Ireland,
September
24, 1783.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1829-31; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Indiana; candidate for Indiana
state senate, 1834.
Methodist.
Died in Vevay, Switzerland
County, Ind., 1849
(age about
65 years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Harris Baker (1832-1915) —
of Goshen, Elkhart
County, Ind.
Born in Parma town, Monroe
County, N.Y., February
28, 1832.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1863; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 13th District, 1875-81; U.S.
District Judge for Indiana, 1892-1902.
Methodist.
Died in Goshen, Elkhart
County, Ind., October
21, 1915 (age 83 years, 235
days).
Interment at Oakridge
Cemetery, Goshen, Ind.
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Sidney E. Baker (1887-1966) —
of New Castle, Henry
County, Ind.
Born in Rushville, Rush
County, Ind., August
23, 1887.
Democrat. Insurance
business; mayor
of New Castle, Ind., 1930-39, 1943-44, 1956-59; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1944.
Methodist. Member, Eagles;
Moose;
Knights
of Pythias; Lions.
Died in 1966
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Southmound
Cemetery, New Castle, Ind.
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Arcada Stark Balz (1879-1973) —
also known as Arcada Balz —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Monroe
County, Ind., December
31, 1879.
Republican. School
teacher; member of Indiana
state senate, 1943; First
woman elected to Indiana State Senate; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1944.
Female.
Methodist.
Died August
18, 1973 (age 93 years, 230
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Carl F. Barney (b. 1878) —
of Marion, Grant
County, Ind.
Born in Whitley
County, Ind., July 3,
1878.
Republican. Grocer; restaurant
owner; mayor of
Marion, Ind., 1935-42; defeated, 1942.
Methodist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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William C. Bates (1898-1973) —
of New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind.
Born in Bedford, Lawrence
County, Ind., September
10, 1898.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state senate, 1943-44; chair of
Floyd County Republican Party, 1944.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in March, 1973
(age 74
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Charles Beggs (1775-1862) —
of Indiana.
Born in Rockingham
County, Va., October
30, 1775.
Member
Indiana territorial council, 1808; served in the U.S. Army during
the War of 1812; member of Indiana
territorial House of Representatives, 1814-15; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1817-19.
Methodist.
Died in Morgan
County, Ill., 1862
(age about
86 years).
Burial location unknown.
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James Beggs (1760-1835) —
of Clark
County, Ind.
Born in Rockingham
County, Va., April 4,
1760.
Member of Indiana
territorial House of Representatives, 1807-09; member
Indiana territorial council, 1810-14; member of Indiana
state senate, 1816-20.
Methodist.
Died near Charlestown, Clark
County, Ind., May 13,
1835 (age 75 years, 39
days).
Interment at Salem
Methodist Cemetery, Charlestown, Ind.
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Lewis Bell (b. 1898) —
of Connersville, Fayette
County, Ind.
Born in Gas City, Grant
County, Ind., August
23, 1898.
Republican. Oil and gas
distributor; chair of
Fayette County Republican Party, 1942-44.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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John S. Bender (b. 1827) —
of Plymouth, Marshall
County, Ind.
Born near Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., January
26, 1827.
School
teacher; miller; surveyor;
Starke
County Clerk and Auditor; lawyer; newspaper
publisher.
Methodist. German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Bender and Jane (Dobbs) Bender; married 1855 to Maggie
Bowers; married 1858 to Rachel
Houghton. |
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John Benefiel (c.1761-1835) —
of Knox
County, Ind.; Sullivan
County, Ind.
Born about 1761.
Colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1821-22.
Methodist.
Died in Carlisle, Sullivan
County, Ind., December
26, 1835 (age about 74
years).
Interment at Johnson
Cemetery, Carlisle, Ind.
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Thomas Warren Bennett (1831-1893) —
Born in Union
County, Ind., February
16, 1831.
Member of Indiana
state senate, 1859-61, 1865-67; general in the Union Army during
the Civil War; mayor
of Richmond, Ind., 1869-71, 1877-83, 1885-87; Governor
of Idaho Territory, 1871-75; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Idaho Territory, 1875-76.
Methodist. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind., February
2, 1893 (age 61 years, 352
days).
Interment at Earlham
Cemetery, Richmond, Ind.
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John C. Billheimer (1857-1918) —
of Washington, Daviess
County, Ind.
Born in Wayne
County, Ind., March 3,
1857.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; chair of
Daviess County Republican Party, 1886; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1888;
U.S. Consul in Zanzibar, 1898-99; Indiana
state auditor, 1906-10.
Methodist. German
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Knights
of Honor.
Died in 1918
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Washington, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of Solomon Billheimer and Margaret (Gephat) Billheimer; married 1879 to Susan
Kimball. |
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memorial |
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Cyclopedia (1905) |
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Archie Newton Bobbitt (1895-1978) —
also known as Arch N. Bobbitt —
of English, Crawford
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Eckerty, Crawford
County, Ind., September
3, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; Crawford
County Auditor, 1921-24; chair of
Crawford County Republican Party, 1921-25; Indiana
state auditor, 1928-30; Indiana
Republican state chair, 1937-42; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1940;
justice
of Indiana state supreme court, 1951-53.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
American
Legion; Sigma
Delta Kappa; American Bar
Association.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., January
24, 1978 (age 82 years, 143
days).
Interment at Bethlehem Cemetery, Crandall, Ind.
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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.
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John Brademas (1927-2016) —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Mishawaka, St. Joseph
County, Ind., March 2,
1927.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; legislative assistant to U.S. Sen. Patrick
McNamara; administrative assistant to U.S. Rep Thomas
L. Ashley; executive assistant to presidential candidate Adlai
E. Stevenson; college
professor; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 3rd District, 1959-81; defeated,
1954, 1956; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,
1964,
1968,
1972;
president,
New York University, 1981-92.
Methodist. Greek
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Order
of Ahepa; Eagles;
Moose;
Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 11,
2016 (age 89 years, 131
days).
Entombed at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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William Bradley (1787-1863) —
of Switzerland
County, Ind.
Born in Abingdon, Washington
County, Va., September
22, 1787.
County judge in Indiana, 1827-29; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1832-33.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Vevay, Switzerland
County, Ind., 1863
(age about
75 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Brenton (1810-1857) —
of Indiana.
Born in Gallatin
County, Ky., November
22, 1810.
Minister;
lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1838-39, 1840-41; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1851-53, 1855-57;
defeated, 1852; died in office 1857.
Methodist. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., March
29, 1857 (age 46 years, 127
days).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Robert Lee Brokenburr (1886-1974) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Phoebus, Elizabeth City County (now part of Hampton),
Va., November
16, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1941-44.
African Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Kappa
Alpha Psi.
Died March
24, 1974 (age 87 years, 128
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Henry Augustus Buchtel (1847-1924) —
also known as Henry A. Buchtel —
of Greencastle, Putnam
County, Ind.; Knightstown, Henry
County, Ind.; Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind.; Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; East Orange, Essex
County, N.J.; Denver,
Colo.
Born near Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, September
30, 1847.
Republican. Ordained
minister; chancellor,
University of Denver, 1900-21; Governor of
Colorado, 1907-09.
Methodist.
Died October
22, 1924 (age 77 years, 22
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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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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John Henry Burford (1852-1922) —
also known as John H. Burford —
of Guthrie, Logan
County, Okla.
Born in Parkeville, Parke
County, Ind., February
29, 1852.
Lawyer;
prosecuting attorney, Indiana 22nd Circuit, 1880; register, U.S. Land
Office, Oklahoma City, 1890; probate judge in Oklahoma, 1890-92; justice of
Oklahoma territorial supreme court, 1892-1906; chief
justice of Oklahoma territorial supreme court, 1898-1903; member
of Oklahoma
state senate, 1912-15.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., September
2, 1922 (age 70 years, 0
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Rose
Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Charles R. Burnham (1892-1968) —
of West Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born in Athol, Worcester
County, Mass., April
18, 1892.
Republican. Mayor
of West Lafayette, Ind., 1943-44, 1950-55.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in December, 1968
(age 76
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Stephen Earle Buyer (b. 1958) —
also known as Stephen E. Buyer; Steve
Buyer —
of Monticello, White
County, Ind.
Born in Rensselaer, Jasper
County, Ind., November
26, 1958.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1993-2006 (5th District 1993-2003,
4th District 2003-06).
Methodist.
Still living as of 2014.
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Lucille E. Camp (b. 1914) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Goodland, Newton
County, Ind., August
9, 1914.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1972.
Female.
Methodist. Member, Soroptimists.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Joseph L. Camp and Marie (Krintz) Camp. |
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Thomas Jefferson Cason (1828-1901) —
of Indiana.
Born near Brownsville, Union
County, Ind., September
13, 1828.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1861-63; member of Indiana
state senate, 1865-67; state court judge in Indiana, 1867-71; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1873-77 (7th District 1873-75, 9th
District 1875-77).
Methodist.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 10,
1901 (age 72 years, 300
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Lebanon, Ind.
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Abrom Chambers (1805-1877) —
of Indiana.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, October
11, 1805.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1848-49, 1863; defeated, 1850.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Warrick
County, Ind., April
19, 1877 (age 71 years, 190
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Barzilla Worth Clark (1880-1943) —
also known as Barzilla W. Clark —
of Idaho Falls, Bonneville
County, Idaho.
Born in Hadley, Hendricks
County, Ind., December
22, 1880.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; mayor
of Idaho Falls, Idaho, 1913-15, 1926-36; Governor of
Idaho, 1937-39.
Methodist.
Died, from lung
cancer, in Idaho Falls, Bonneville
County, Idaho, September
21, 1943 (age 62 years, 273
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Idaho Falls, Idaho.
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Charles Emmett Coffin (1849-1934) —
also known as Charles E. Coffin —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Salem, Washington
County, Ind., July 14,
1849.
Real
estate business; banker; Vice-Consul
for Paraguay in Indianapolis,
Ind., 1900-03.
Methodist. Member, Optimist
Club; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., October
15, 1934 (age 85 years, 93
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Earnest Bilbe Collins (1873-1967) —
also known as Earnest B. Collins —
of Fox, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska; Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Indiana, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 4th District, 1913-16,
1919-22; Speaker
of Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1913-16; mayor
of Fairbanks, Alaska, 1934-38; member of Alaska
territorial senate 4th District, 1947-50; delegate
to Alaska state constitutional convention, 1955-56.
Methodist.
Died in 1967
(age about
94 years).
Burial location unknown.
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David Leigh Colvin (1880-1959) —
also known as D. Leigh Colvin —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in South Charleston, Clark
County, Ohio, January
28, 1880.
Candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; Prohibition
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1914 (15th District), 1922 (11th
District); candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1916 (Prohibition), 1932 (Law
Preservation); Prohibition candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1917; Prohibition candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1920; Chairman of Prohibition
National Committee, 1926-32; Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1936.
Methodist. Member, Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died, from uremia,
in Lawrence Hospital,
Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
7, 1959 (age 79 years, 222
days).
Interment at Summit
Lawn Cemetery, Westfield, Ind.
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Mamie White Colvin (1883-1955) —
also known as Mamie W. Colvin; Mamie White —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Westview, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, June 12,
1883.
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1918, 1922;
Prohibition candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1918; candidate for Presidential Elector
for New York; Dry candidate for delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Female.
Methodist. Member, Women's
Christian Temperance Union; Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Died in Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla., October
30, 1955 (age 72 years, 140
days).
Interment at Summit
Lawn Cemetery, Westfield, Ind.
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Garrett D. Conover (b. 1895) —
of Valparaiso, Porter
County, Ind.
Born in Bradford, Stark
County, Ill., October
6, 1895.
Republican. Dentist;
mayor
of Valparaiso, Ind., 1943-44.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; American
Dental Association.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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James Otis Cox (b. 1881) —
also known as James O. Cox —
of Valparaiso, Porter
County, Ind.
Born in Rossburg, Darke
County, Ohio, September
30, 1881.
Democrat. Real estate
business; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1940, 1942 (primary),
1944.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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George North Craig (1909-1992) —
also known as George N. Craig —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Annandale, Fairfax
County, Va.
Born in Brazil, Clay
County, Ind., August
6, 1909.
Republican. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; Governor of
Indiana, 1953-57; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1956.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Delta
Chi; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., December
17, 1992 (age 83 years, 133
days).
Interment at Clearview
Cemetery, Brazil, Ind.
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Ozro N. Cranor (1855-1933) —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Wayne
County, Ind., September
4, 1855.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1889; member of Indiana
state senate, 1893-95; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 26th District,
1907-08.
Methodist. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Albany, Delaware
County, Ind., March
11, 1933 (age 77 years, 188
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Aaron Asbury Cravens (b. 1844) —
of Indiana.
Born in Madison Township, Washington
County, Ind., July 26,
1844.
Candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1893, 1899.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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William Cumback (1829-1905) —
also known as Will Cumback —
of Greensburg, Decatur
County, Ind.
Born in Franklin
County, Ind., March
24, 1829.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1855-57; served in the
Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana
state senate, 1867; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1867-72; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue
for the 4th Indiana District, 1879.
Methodist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died in Greensburg, Decatur
County, Ind., August
1, 1905 (age 76 years, 130
days).
Interment at South
Park Cemetery, Greensburg, Ind.
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Joseph Leonard Dailey (1896-1956) —
also known as Joseph L. Dailey —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in Bluffton, Wells
County, Ind., August
28, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
district judge in New Mexico 2nd District, 1934-35.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons.
Died June 19,
1956 (age 59 years, 296
days).
Interment at Fairview
Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
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Henry A. Davee (b. 1872) —
of Hoquiam, Grays
Harbor County, Wash.; Roseburg, Douglas
County, Ore.; Lewistown, Fergus
County, Mont.
Born in Martinsville, Morgan
County, Ind., July 29,
1872.
School
teacher and principal; superintendent
of schools; Montana
superintendent of public instruction, 1905-17.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Zachariah L. Davee and Elvira (King) Davee; married, December
24, 1902, to Mabel Flinders. |
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Joseph Hutton Defrees (1812-1885) —
also known as Joseph H. Defrees —
of Goshen, Elkhart
County, Ind.
Born in Sparta, White
County, Tenn., May 13,
1812.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1849-50, 1871; member of Indiana
state senate, 1850-52; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1865-67.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Goshen, Elkhart
County, Ind., December
21, 1885 (age 73 years, 222
days).
Interment at Oakridge
Cemetery, Goshen, Ind.
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Mark Lindsey De Motte (1832-1908) —
also known as Mark L. De Motte —
of Valparaiso, Porter
County, Ind.; Lexington, Lafayette
County, Mo.
Born in Rockville, Parke
County, Ind., December
28, 1832.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper
editor and publisher; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1872, 1876; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1876;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1881-83; member of Indiana
state senate, 1887-89; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1888;
postmaster at Valparaiso,
Ind., 1890-94.
Methodist. French
and Dutch
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Valparaiso, Porter
County, Ind., September
23, 1908 (age 75 years, 270
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Valparaiso, Ind.
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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.
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Harvey Lycurgus Doney (1859-1943) —
also known as Harvey L. Doney —
of Bloomfield, Greene
County, Ind.
Born in Taylor Township, Greene
County, Ind., April
16, 1859.
Republican. Greene
County Auditor, 1895-1902; coal mining
business; chair of
Greene County Republican Party, 1905.
Methodist. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died October
19, 1943 (age 84 years, 186
days).
Interment at Grandview Cemetery, Bloomfield, Ind.
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Ebenezer Dumont (1814-1871) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Vevay, Switzerland
County, Ind., November
23, 1814.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1838-39, 1850-51; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1850-51; colonel in
the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Indiana; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1863-67.
Methodist.
Appointed territorial governor of Idaho, but died before taking
office, of typhoid
fever, in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., April
16, 1871 (age 56 years, 144
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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John Rufus East (1845-1907) —
of Indiana.
Born in Monroe
County, Ind., 1845.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1897.
Methodist.
Died in Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind., April
25, 1907 (age about 61
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Edwin Lincoln Ebbert (1863-1929) —
also known as Edwin L. Ebbert —
of near Carpenter, Spink
County, S.Dak.; Doland, Spink
County, S.Dak.
Born in Marion, Grant
County, Ind., March
11, 1863.
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 31st District, 1921-24.
Methodist.
Died in Union Township, Spink
County, S.Dak., January
7, 1929 (age 65 years, 302
days).
Interment at Doland Cemetery, Doland, S.Dak.
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John Eccles (b. 1777) —
of Indiana.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1777.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1839-40.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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William Grant Edens (1863-1957) —
also known as William G. Edens —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind., November
27, 1863.
Republican. Railway
conductor; banker;
president, Illinois Highway Improvement Association, 1912-20; leading
advocate for construction of hard surface roads; campaign manager for
U.S. Sen William
B. McKinley, 1920 and 1926; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois at-large, 1934.
Methodist. Member, Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen; American
Bankers Association; Knights
of Pythias; Moose.
Died, in the Villa St. Cyril old
age home, Highland Park, Lake
County, Ill., November
14, 1957 (age 93 years, 352
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
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Samuel Edsall (c.1804-1865) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Orange
County, N.Y., about 1804.
Member of Indiana
state senate, 1853.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., 1865
(age about
61 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Elisha Egbert (1806-1870) —
of Indiana.
Born in Readington, Hunterdon
County, N.J., November
4, 1806.
School
teacher; lawyer;
probate judge in Indiana, 1834-38, 1848-52; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1838-39; defeated, 1832; common
pleas court judge in Indiana, 1852-70.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind., November
4, 1870 (age 64 years, 0
days).
Interment at South
Bend City Cemetery, South Bend, Ind.
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Joseph Cary Eggleston (1812-1846) —
of Indiana.
Born in Amelia
County, Va., May 12,
1812.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1835-37; member of Indiana
state senate, 1840-42; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1845.
Methodist.
Died in Vevay, Switzerland
County, Ind., October
21, 1846 (age 34 years, 162
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Richard Nash Elliott (1873-1948) —
also known as Richard N. Elliott —
of Connersville, Fayette
County, Ind.
Born near Connersville, Fayette
County, Ind., April
25, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1905-09; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indiana, 1916;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1917-31; defeated, 1930.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died March
21, 1948 (age 74 years, 331
days).
Interment at Dale
Cemetery, Connersville, Ind.
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Lloyd E. Ellis (b. 1903) —
of Veedersburg, Fountain
County, Ind.
Born in Fountain
County, Ind., January
21, 1903.
Republican. Garage
owner; chair of
Fountain County Republican Party, 1940-44.
Methodist. Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Harrison Elrod (1856-1935) —
also known as Samuel H. Elrod —
of Clark, Clark
County, S.Dak.
Born in Coatesville, Hendricks
County, Ind., May 1,
1856.
Republican. Lawyer; postmaster;
Governor
of South Dakota, 1905-07; delegate to Republican National
Convention from South Dakota, 1916,
1928
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); candidate for Presidential
Elector for South Dakota.
Methodist.
Died in Clark, Clark
County, S.Dak., July 13,
1935 (age 79 years, 73
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Near Clark, Clark County, S.Dak.
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Elisha Embree (1801-1863) —
of Indiana.
Born in Lincoln
County, Ky., September
28, 1801.
Member of Indiana
state senate, 1833-35; circuit judge in Indiana, 1835-46; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1847-49.
Methodist.
Died in Princeton, Gibson
County, Ind., February
28, 1863 (age 61 years, 153
days).
Interment at Warnock
Cemetery, Princeton, Ind.
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Richard Kenney Erwin (1860-1917) —
also known as Richard K. Erwin —
of Adams
County, Ind.; Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Adams
County, Ind., July 11,
1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; Adams
County Attorney, 1889-97; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1891-94; circuit judge in
Indiana, 1901-07; justice of
Indiana state supreme court, 1912-17; died in office 1917.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., October
5, 1917 (age 57 years, 86
days).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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James Indus Farley (1871-1948) —
also known as James I. Farley —
of Auburn, DeKalb
County, Ind.
Born near Hamilton, Steuben
County, Ind., February
24, 1871.
Democrat. School
teacher; automobile
dealer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,
1928;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1933-39; defeated, 1938.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Moose.
Died in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa., June 16,
1948 (age 77 years, 113
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Auburn, Ind.
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Benjamin F. Ferris (1815-1904) —
of Aurora, Dearborn
County, Ind.; Franklin Township, Ripley
County, Ind.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, October
19, 1815.
Democrat. Postmaster at Aurora,
Ind., 1839-40; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1865.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Ripley
County, Ind., March
23, 1904 (age 88 years, 156
days).
Interment at St. Pauls United Methodist Cemetery, Sunman, Ind.
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Frank J. Fessenden (b. 1889) —
of Mt. Vernon, Posey
County, Ind.
Born in Oakland City, Gibson
County, Ind., August
17, 1889.
Democrat. Mayor
of Mt. Vernon, Ind., 1943-44.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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John Wesley Fisher (1915-2009) —
also known as John W. Fisher —
of Muncie, Delaware
County, Ind.
Born in Walland, Blount
County, Tenn., July 15,
1915.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1952,
1960;
president and CEO, Ball Corporation, 1970-81.
Methodist. Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Rotary.
Died, from leukemia,
in Ball Memorial Hospital,
Muncie, Delaware
County, Ind., June 28,
2009 (age 93 years, 348
days).
Interment at Beech
Grove Cemetery, Muncie, Ind.
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Presumably named
for: John
Wesley |
| | | Relatives: Married, August
10, 1940, to Janice Kelsey Ball. |
| | | Personal motto: "Ride hard, shoot
straight, tell the truth, and be good to your fellow
man." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: University of Tennessee
Knoxville |
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Davis Floyd (1772-1834) —
of Harrison
County, Ind.
Born in Virginia, 1772.
Member of Indiana
territorial House of Representatives, 1805-06; served in the U.S.
Army during the War of 1812; Indiana
territorial auditor, 1813-14; treasurer
of Indiana Territory, 1814-16; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; candidate for
Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1816; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1816-17; circuit judge in
Indiana, 1817-23; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1822.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Florida, 1834
(age about
62 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Floyd and Lillian Floyd; married 1794 to
Susanna Johnston Lewis. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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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.
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David Sanders Gooding (1824-1904) —
of Greenfield, Hancock
County, Ind.
Born in Fleming
County, Ky., January
20, 1824.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1847-48, 1885; defeated, 1845,
1886; Hancock
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1848-51; common pleas court judge in
Indiana, 1852-56; member of Indiana
state senate, 1857-59; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1870, 1872.
Methodist. Member, Grange.
Died in Greenfield, Hancock
County, Ind., March
21, 1904 (age 80 years, 61
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Quintin Gresham (1832-1895) —
also known as Walter Q. Gresham —
of Indiana.
Born near Lanesville, Harrison
County, Ind., March
17, 1832.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1861; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1866, 1868; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indiana, 1868;
U.S.
District Judge for Indiana, 1869-83; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1883-84; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1884; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1884-93; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1893-95; died in office 1895.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 28,
1895 (age 63 years, 72
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John M. Grimes (b. 1873) —
of Missouri; Clarke
County, Iowa.
Born near Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind., February
1, 1873.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; member of Missouri
state senate 18th District, 1907-10; Iowa state
treasurer, 1943-51.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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George Richmond Grose (1869-1953) —
also known as George R. Grose —
of Leicester, Worcester
County, Mass.; Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.; Baltimore,
Md.; Greencastle, Putnam
County, Ind.; Peiping (Beijing), China;
Altadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Nicholas
County, W.Va., July 14,
1869.
Democrat. Pastor; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1912 ; president,
DePauw University, 1912-1924; missionary bishop in China, 1924-29;
religious editor,
Pasadena Star-News.
Methodist.
Died in Altadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 6,
1953 (age 83 years, 296
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Greencastle, Ind.
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Ralph Waldo Gwinn (1884-1962) —
also known as Ralph W. Gwinn —
of Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Noblesville, Hamilton
County, Ind., March
29, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; writer; U.S.
Representative from New York 27th District, 1945-59; defeated,
1940, 1942.
Methodist or Christian
Reformed. Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons.
Died of a heart
attack, in Delray Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., February
27, 1962 (age 77 years, 335
days).
Interment at Pawling
Cemetery, Pawling, N.Y.
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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.
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Lee Herbert Hamilton (b. 1931) —
also known as Lee H. Hamilton —
of Columbus, Bartholomew
County, Ind.
Born in Daytona Beach, Volusia
County, Fla., April
20, 1931.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1965-99; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1968,
1996;
received the Medal
of Freedom in 2015.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Trilateral
Commission; Rotary;
Jaycees;
Alpha
Tau Omega.
Inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of
Fame.
Still living as of 2018.
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Jesse Hargrave Healey (1794-1855) —
of Indiana.
Born in Guilford
County, N.C., 1794.
Henry
County Sheriff, 1822-27, 1847-51; probate judge in Indiana,
1829-36; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1838-39.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Spiceland, Henry
County, Ind., February
24, 1855 (age about 60
years).
Burial location unknown.
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William H. Heaton (c.1786-1849) —
of Indiana.
Born in Pennsylvania, about 1786.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1831-32.
Methodist.
Died in Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind., 1849
(age about
63 years).
Burial location unknown.
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James Armenius Hedgcock (1853-1907) —
of Indiana.
Born in Dresden, Muskingum
County, Ohio, April 6,
1853.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1897-99.
Methodist. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Redmen;
Freemasons;
Sons
of Veterans.
Died in Frankfort, Clinton
County, Ind., March
13, 1907 (age 53 years, 341
days).
Interment at Bunnell
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of John Samuel Hedgcock. |
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John T. Hedrick (1836-1896) —
of Indiana.
Born in Lewisville, Henry
County, Ind., April
20, 1836.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1873.
Methodist. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Tecumseh, Johnson
County, Neb., October
9, 1896 (age 60 years, 172
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Melchert Helmer (1802-1876) —
of Indiana.
Born in Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y., April
20, 1802.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1837-39, 1851-52; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51.
Methodist.
Died June 13,
1876 (age 74 years, 54
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Abraham Hendricks (1805-1878) —
also known as Abram Hendricks —
of Decatur
County, Ind.
Born in Westmoreland
County, Pa., April
11, 1805.
Republican. Decatur
County Sheriff, 1829, 1841-45; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1838-39; Decatur
County Treasurer, 1847-55; member of Indiana
Republican State Executive Committee, 1860.
Methodist.
Died in Greensboro, Henry
County, Ind., July 3,
1878 (age 73 years, 83
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Lewis Henry (1849-1927) —
also known as Charles L. Henry —
of Anderson, Madison
County, Ind.
Born in Green Township, Hancock
County, Ind., July 1,
1849.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1881-83; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1895-99 (7th District 1895-97, 8th
District 1897-99); defeated, 1892.
Methodist. Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., May 2,
1927 (age 77 years, 305
days).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Anderson, Ind.
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Jerrold Eldon Hinshaw (1917-2003) —
also known as Jerry Eldon Hinshaw —
of Tontitown, Washington
County, Ark.
Born near Sheridan, Hamilton
County, Ind., January
15, 1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; poultry
farmer; cattle
raiser; real estate
business; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1964; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1981-96; historian;
director, First State Bank,
Springdale, Ark.
Methodist.
Died in Tontitown, Washington
County, Ark., December
31, 2003 (age 86 years, 350
days).
Interment at Cave
Cemetery, Washington County, Ark.
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Wilford Bacon Hoggatt (1865-1938) —
also known as Wilford B. Hoggatt —
of Alaska.
Born in Paoli, Orange
County, Ind., September
11, 1865.
Governor
of Alaska District, 1906-09.
Methodist.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., February
26, 1938 (age 72 years, 168
days).
Interment somewhere
in Utica, N.Y.
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Matthew Robinson Hull (c.1807-1875) —
also known as Matthew R. Hull —
of Fayette
County, Ind.
Born in Monongalia County, Va. (part now in Taylor
County, W.Va.), about 1807.
Farmer;
tanner;
school
teacher; newspaper
publisher; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1839; abolitionist.
Methodist.
Died in Fayette
County, Ind., July 23,
1875 (age about 68
years).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Fayette County, Ind.; reinterment to
unknown location.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Hull and Frances 'Fanny' (Robinson) Hull; married, November
29, 1832, to Sarah Ann Hanson. |
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John Hunt (1812-1841) —
of Indiana.
Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, 1812.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1839-40; defeated, 1838, 1840.
Methodist.
Died in Madison, Jefferson
County, Ind., January
22, 1841 (age about 28
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Andrew Jackson (1801-1878) —
of Indiana.
Born in Clermont
County, Ohio, September
2, 1801.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state senate, 1844-47, 1853-55.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Anderson, Madison
County, Ind., April
21, 1878 (age 76 years, 231
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Parker Jewett and Mary Alma (Aten) Jewett; married, October
25, 1911, to Elizabeth Dougherty. |
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Charles Fremont Jones (b. 1856) —
also known as Charles F. Jones —
of Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind.
Born near Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind., May 12,
1856.
Republican. Member of Indiana
Republican State Central Committee, 1886-90; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Indiana; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1900.
Methodist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Jacob S. Kauffman (1849-1901) —
of Indiana.
Born in Union
County, Pa., July 5,
1849.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1893.
Methodist.
Died in Concord Township, Elkhart
County, Ind., April
23, 1901 (age 51 years, 292
days).
Interment at Prairie Street Cemetery, Elkhart, Ind.
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Jacob Keiser (b. 1838) —
of Indiana.
Born in Clarion
County, Pa., November
12, 1838.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana
state senate, 1881-83.
Methodist.
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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William H. Kendrick (1814-1899) —
of Indiana.
Born in Tennessee, December
21, 1814.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1861-63.
Methodist.
Died November
26, 1899 (age 84 years, 340
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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William F. Kerns (b. 1839) —
of Indiana.
Born in Vermillion
County, Ind., May 2,
1839.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana
state senate, 1895-97.
Methodist. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial location unknown.
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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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David Kilgore (1804-1879) —
of Muncietown (now Muncie), Delaware
County, Ind.
Born in Harrison
County, Ky., April 3,
1804.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1833-36, 1838-39, 1855; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1855; circuit judge
in Indiana, 1839-46; candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana;
delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1857-61.
Methodist.
Died in Yorktown, Delaware
County, Ind., January
22, 1879 (age 74 years, 294
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Yorktown, Ind.
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Henry Smith Lane (1811-1881) —
also known as Henry S. Lane —
of Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind.
Born near Sharbsburg, Bath
County, Ky., February
24, 1811.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1837-38; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1840-43; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Indiana; colonel in the U.S. Army during the
Mexican War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1856
(Permanent
Chair; speaker),
1868;
Governor
of Indiana, 1861; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1861-67.
Methodist.
Died in Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind., June 18,
1881 (age 70 years, 114
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind.
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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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Louis Leon Ludlow (1873-1950) —
also known as Louis Ludlow —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born near Connersville, Fayette
County, Ind., June 24,
1873.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; newspaper
correspondent; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1929-49 (7th District 1929-33, 12th
District 1933-43, 11th District 1943-49).
Methodist.
One of the leading isolationists in Congress; sponsor in 1935-41 of a
proposal to require a national referendum before the country could
declare war. Early advocate of an Equal Rights Amendment to give
women the same legal rights and privileges as men.
Died, probably from heart
trouble, in Washington,
D.C., November
28, 1950 (age 77 years, 157
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Richard Green Lugar (1932-2019) —
also known as Richard G. Lugar —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., April 4,
1932.
Republican. Rhodes
scholar; mayor
of Indianapolis, Ind., 1968-75; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1968,
1972;
U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1977-; defeated, 1974; candidate for
Republican nomination for President, 1996.
Methodist. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Pi
Delta Epsilon; Pi
Sigma Alpha; Beta
Theta Pi; Rotary;
Blue
Key.
Died in Annandale, Fairfax
County, Va., April
28, 2019 (age 87 years, 24
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Marshall (1858-1931) —
of Howard, Elk
County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Logansport, Cass
County, Ind., April
11, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer; Elk
County Attorney, 1895-99; justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1915-31; died in office 1931.
Methodist.
Died March
25, 1931 (age 72 years, 348
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Humphrey Marshall and Margaret (Rice) Marshall; married 1882 to Addie
Jenks. |
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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.
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Mrs. Katherine M. Martin (1871-1934) —
also known as Katherine Mavity; Mrs. W. W.
Martin —
of Fayette, Howard
County, Mo.
Born in Paoli, Orange
County, Ind., November
20, 1871.
Democrat. School
teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Missouri, 1920;
delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1922-23.
Female.
Southern Methodist. Member, Order of the
Eastern Star; Women's
Christian Temperance Union.
Died in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., January
26, 1934 (age 62 years, 67
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Greensboro, N.C.
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Harold Carlton Mason (1888-1964) —
also known as Harold C. Mason —
of Blissfield, Lenawee
County, Mich.; Huntington, Huntington
County, Ind.; Winona Lake, Kosciusko
County, Ind.
Born in Kunkle, Williams
County, Ohio, November
9, 1888.
School
teacher; minister;
Prohibition candidate for Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1914; bishop; college
professor; president,
Huntington College, 1932-39.
Free Methodist. German,
Scottish,
English,
and Welsh
ancestry.
Died, from a myocardial
infarction, in Winona Lake, Kosciusko
County, Ind., June 2,
1964 (age 75 years, 206
days).
Interment at Waldron
Cemetery, Waldron, Mich.
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Mack Francis Mattingly (b. 1931) —
also known as Mack F. Mattingly —
of St. Simons Island, Glynn
County, Ga.
Born in Anderson, Madison
County, Ind., January
7, 1931.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Georgia, 1964;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Georgia; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1981-87; defeated, 1986, 2000; U.S.
Ambassador to Seychelles, 1992-93.
Methodist. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2014.
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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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Neil Duncan McCallum (b. 1883) —
also known as Neil D. McCallum —
of Batesville, Ripley
County, Ind.
Born in Benham, Ripley
County, Ind., August
4, 1883.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; postmaster;
secretary
of Indiana Republican Party, 1936-42.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin McCarty (1792-1865) —
of Indiana.
Born in Tennessee, February
22, 1792.
Probate judge in Indiana, 1832-34; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1836-37.
Methodist.
Died in Madison
County, Iowa, June 28,
1865 (age 73 years, 126
days).
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 Freeman McDonald (1912-1997) —
also known as Frank F. McDonald —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., December
30, 1912.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Vanderburgh
County Sheriff, 1949-58; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1960-72; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Indiana, 1964,
1968.
Methodist.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., February
7, 1997 (age 84 years, 39
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Mabel M. Metzner (b. 1890) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Warsaw, Kosciusko
County, Ind., June 14,
1890.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1948.
Female.
Methodist. Member, Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Howard R. Metzner. |
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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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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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John F. O'Neall (c.1804-1865) —
of Greene
County, Ind.
Born in South Carolina, about 1804.
Farmer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1841-44; candidate for Indiana
state senate, 1844, 1847.
Quaker
or Methodist. Irish
ancestry.
Died in 1865
(age about
61 years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Henry O'Neall (1838-1907) —
also known as John H. O'Neall —
of Washington, Daviess
County, Ind.
Born near Newberry, Newberry
County, S.C., October
30, 1838.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1867; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1887-91; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1896.
Methodist. Irish
ancestry.
Died in Washington, Daviess
County, Ind., July 15,
1907 (age 68 years, 258
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Washington, Ind.
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Thomas H. O'Neall (1813-1889) —
of Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Born in Newberry District (now Newberry
County), S.C., September
20, 1813.
Farmer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1849-51.
Quaker
or Methodist. Irish
ancestry.
Died, from congestion of
the lungs, in Stockwell, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., March
31, 1889 (age 75 years, 192
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Stockwell, Ind.
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William Fletcher Parrett (1825-1895) —
also known as William F. Parrett —
of Warrick
County, Ind.; Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Posey
County, Ind., August
10, 1825.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1859; circuit judge in Indiana,
1859-69, 1873-88; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1889-93.
Methodist.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., June 30,
1895 (age 69 years, 324
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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Edward Allan Pease (b. 1951) —
also known as Ed Pease —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., May 22,
1951.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1980-92; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1997-2001.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2014.
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Dennis Lark Pennington (1776-1854) —
also known as Dennis Pennington —
of Harrison
County, Ind.
Born in Virginia, May 18,
1776.
Whig. Farmer; stonemason;
member of Indiana
territorial House of Representatives, 1810, 1812-16; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana
state senate, 1816-20, 1825-27, 1830-33, 1842-45; defeated, 1839;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1822-24, 1828-30, 1845-46;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1825; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Indiana; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1833.
Methodist. English
ancestry.
Died near Corydon, Harrison
County, Ind., September
2, 1854 (age 78 years, 107
days).
Interment at Pennington
Chapel Cemetery, Harrison County, Ind.
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William Anderson Pile (1829-1889) —
of Monrovia, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born near Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., February
11, 1829.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Republican
National Committee from Missouri, 1866-68; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1867-69; Governor
of New Mexico Territory, 1869-71; U.S. Minister to Venezuela, 1871-74.
Methodist.
Died in Monrovia, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 7,
1889 (age 60 years, 146
days).
Interment at Live
Oak Cemetery, Monrovia, Calif.
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Hiram Prather (1809-1874) —
of Jennings
County, Ind.
Born in Clark
County, Ind., October
13, 1809.
Farmer;
Jennings
County Treasurer, 1838; served in the U.S. Army during the
Mexican War; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1847-50, 1865-67; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; colonel in
the Union Army during the Civil War.
Methodist. English
ancestry.
Died in North Vernon, Jennings
County, Ind., March
27, 1874 (age 64 years, 165
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, North Vernon, 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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Oscar L. Pulse (1851-1923) —
of Decatur
County, Ind.
Born in Hamilton
County, Ohio, February
14, 1851.
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer; lumber
business; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1883.
Methodist. Dutch
and German
ancestry.
Died in Maryland, March
15, 1923 (age 72 years, 29
days).
Interment at South
Park Cemetery, Greensburg, Ind.
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F. B. Ransom (b. 1882) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Grenada, Grenada
County, Miss., July 13,
1882.
Democrat. Lawyer; business
executive; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Indiana, 1940,
1944.
African Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
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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Carlos Wood Riddick (1872-1960) —
also known as Carl W. Riddick —
of Winamac, Pulaski
County, Ind.; Lewistown, Fergus
County, Mont.
Born in Wells, Faribault
County, Minn., February
25, 1872.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; Fergus
County Assessor, 1915-18; U.S.
Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1919-23; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1922.
Methodist.
Died in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., July 9,
1960 (age 88 years, 135
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Memorial Gardens, Annapolis, Md.
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Arthur Raymond Robinson (1881-1961) —
also known as Arthur R. Robinson —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Pickerington, Fairfield
County, Ohio, March
12, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1915-19; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; superior court judge in Indiana, 1921-22; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indiana, 1924,
1932;
U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1925-35; defeated, 1934.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association.
Died March
17, 1961 (age 80 years, 5
days).
Interment at Washington
Park Cemetery East, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Philip Riley Sharp (b. 1942) —
also known as Philip R. Sharp —
of Muncie, Delaware
County, Ind.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., July 15,
1942.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1975-95 (10th District 1975-83, 2nd
District 1983-95); defeated, 1970, 1972.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2014.
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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.
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Robert A. Smith (1827-1913) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Boonville, Warrick
County, Ind., June 13,
1827.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1880,
1888;
mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1887-92, 1894-96, 1900-08; postmaster at St.
Paul, Minn., 1896-1900.
Methodist. English
ancestry.
Died in Ramsey
County, Minn., February
12, 1913 (age 85 years, 244
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel H. Smith (b. 1886) —
of Washington, Daviess
County, Ind.
Born in Daviess
County, Ind., August
12, 1886.
Republican. Contractor;
coal
dealer; Daviess
County Treasurer, 1935-39; mayor
of Washington, Ind., 1940-44.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Woodmen.
Burial location unknown.
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William Lyman Soards II (b. 1973) —
also known as Bill Soards —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in a hospital
in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., November
21, 1973.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 2000.
Methodist.
Member Indianapolis city council.
Still living as of 2001.
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Asier Jacob Speer (1874-1940) —
also known as Asier J. Speer —
of Greenbrier, Bollinger
County, Mo.; Deering, Pemiscot
County, Mo.
Born in Martin
County, Ind., December
10, 1874.
Republican. School
teacher; physician;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Bollinger County, 1917-20.
Methodist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Modern
Woodmen.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Texarkana, Bowie
County, Tex., November
21, 1940 (age 65 years, 347
days).
Interment at Little Prairie Cemetery, Caruthersville, Mo.
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Ralph Gerold Stallsmith (1890-1973) —
also known as Ralph G. Stallsmith —
of Hartford City, Blackford
County, Ind.
Born in Blackford
County, Ind., July 12,
1890.
Farmer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana; Prohibition candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954,
1956.
Methodist.
Died in Hartford City, Blackford
County, Ind., April
18, 1973 (age 82 years, 280
days).
Interment at Olive Branch Cemetery, Washington Township, Delaware County,
Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of Ezra Ackerman Stallsmith and Ida Ann (Moore) Stallsmith; married
to Lodie Reed Hannah Smith. |
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memorial |
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Alexander Campbell Stevenson (1802-1889) —
of Indiana.
Born in Woodford
County, Ky., November
21, 1802.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1831-32, 1844-45; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1844-45; member of Indiana
state senate, 1839-42; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1846; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51.
Methodist.
Died in Putnam
County, Ind., January
2, 1889 (age 86 years, 42
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank A. Strehl (b. 1889) —
of Owensville, Gibson
County, Ind.
Born in Gibson
County, Ind., October
13, 1889.
Democrat. Railway
station agent; insurance
business; chair of
Gibson County Democratic Party, 1932-44; president, Owensville Telephone
Corporation.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Order
of Railroad Telegraphers.
Burial location unknown.
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George Washington Sutton (1843-1917) —
also known as George W. Sutton —
of Kansas; Oklahoma.
Born in Ohio
County, Ind., August
5, 1843.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1881-84; member of Oklahoma
territorial legislature, 1890.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in Cleveland, Pawnee
County, Okla., May 17,
1917 (age 73 years, 285
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Aaron C. Swayzee (1817-1878) —
of Indiana.
Born in Fairfield
County, Ohio, January
8, 1817.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1877.
Methodist.
Died in Bowling Green, Warren
County, Ky., April
12, 1878 (age 61 years, 94
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Stevenson Tarkington (1832-1923) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Centerville, Wayne
County, Ind., June 24,
1832.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1863; defeated, 1860; served in
the Union Army during the Civil War; circuit judge in Indiana,
1870-72.
Methodist. Member, Loyal
Legion; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., January
30, 1923 (age 90 years, 220
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Charles Henry Thompson (1882-1972) —
also known as Charles H. Thompson —
of Harrisburg, Saline
County, Ill.
Born near Mt. Vernon, Posey
County, Ind., December
11, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer; Saline
County State's Attorney; member of Illinois
state senate 51st District, 1927-35, 1939-43; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1942-51; chief
justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1945-46, 1949-50.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died, in Doctors Hospital,
Harrisburg, Saline
County, Ill., November
26, 1972 (age 89 years, 351
days).
Interment at Sunset
Hill Cemetery, Harrisburg, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Lewis Thompson and Emma (Monroe) Thompson; married 1914 to Ethel
K. Knight; nephew of John
L. Thompson. |
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Jill Long Thompson (b. 1952) —
also known as Jill Lynette Long; Jill L.
Long —
of Valparaiso, Porter
County, Ind.
Born in Warsaw, Kosciusko
County, Ind., July 15,
1952.
Democrat. University
professor; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1986; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1989-95; defeated, 1988
(4th District), 1994 (4th District), 2002 (2nd District).
Female.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2002.
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Maurice Clifford Townsend (1884-1954) —
also known as M. Clifford Townsend —
of Hartford City, Blackford
County, Ind.
Born in Hartford City, Blackford
County, Ind., August
11, 1884.
Democrat. Superintendent
of schools; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1923; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1928; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1933-37; Governor of
Indiana, 1937-41; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1940,
1944,
1948;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1946.
Methodist.
Died November
11, 1954 (age 70 years, 92
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Hartford City, Ind.
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Edith K. Trippett (b. 1882) —
also known as Mrs. Sanford K. Trippett —
of Princeton, Gibson
County, Ind.
Born in Gibson
County, Ind., October
3, 1882.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1932,
1940,
1948;
vice-chair
of Indiana Democratic Party, 1938-40.
Female.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Harvey Washington Upson (1823-1896) —
of Indiana.
Born near Masonville, Delaware
County, N.Y., March
14, 1823.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1865.
Methodist.
Died in Warsaw, Kosciusko
County, Ind., July 15,
1896 (age 73 years, 123
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Stephen Elbert Urmston (1845-1895) —
also known as Stephen E. Urmston —
of Indiana.
Born in Hamilton
County, Ohio, March
31, 1845.
Member of Indiana
state senate, 1879-81, 1887-89.
Methodist.
Died in 1895
(age about
50 years).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Hosford Edwin Valentine (1865-1937) —
also known as Hosford E. Valentine —
of Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa.
Born in Edinburg, Johnson
County, Ind., November
26, 1865.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Centerville, Iowa, 1897-98; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War.
Methodist. Member, Sigma
Chi; Freemasons.
Died in Centerville, Appanoose
County, Iowa, April 2,
1937 (age 71 years, 127
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Centerville, Iowa.
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William C. Van Arsdel (1849-1922) —
of Indiana.
Born in Montgomery
County, Ind., December
19, 1849.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1895.
Methodist.
Died in Greencastle, Putnam
County, Ind., January
7, 1922 (age 72 years, 19
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Arthur St. Clair Vance (1801-1849) —
of Indiana.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, June 20,
1801.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1848-49.
Methodist.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., September
28, 1849 (age 48 years, 100
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Isaac Vandevanter (1821-1898) —
also known as Isaac Vandeventer —
of Indiana.
Born in Delaware
County, Ohio, May 28,
1821.
Member of Indiana
state senate, 1853-55.
Methodist.
Died in Marion, Grant
County, Ind., November
26, 1898 (age 77 years, 182
days).
Interment at Estates
of Serenity, Marion, Ind.
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Elijah Van Sandt (1802-1881) —
of Indiana.
Born in Rockbridge
County, Va., December
9, 1802.
State court judge in Indiana, 1849-52; candidate for delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1857.
Methodist.
Died in Harrison Township, Union
County, Ind., October
31, 1881 (age 78 years, 326
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William M. Van Slyke (1848-1915) —
of Indiana.
Born in Ashtabula
County, Ohio, March 8,
1848.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1887.
Methodist.
Died in Lawton, Van Buren
County, Mich., March
30, 1915 (age 67 years, 22
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel Edgar Van Valkenburgh (1838-1877) —
of Indiana.
Born in LaPorte
County, Ind., November
28, 1838.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1867.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Plymouth, Marshall
County, Ind., April
24, 1877 (age 38 years, 147
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Van Valzah (1843-1892) —
of Indiana.
Born in Mifflinburg, Union
County, Pa., April 9,
1843.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1879.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind., October
23, 1892 (age 49 years, 197
days).
Burial location unknown.
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David Wallace (1799-1859) —
of Indiana.
Born near Lewistown, Mifflin
County, Pa., April
24, 1799.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1828-30; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1831-37; Governor of
Indiana, 1837-40; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1841-43; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; state court
judge in Indiana, 1856-59.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., September
4, 1859 (age 60 years, 133
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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John Richard Walsh (1913-1975) —
also known as John R. Walsh —
of Martinsville, Morgan
County, Ind.; Anderson, Madison
County, Ind.
Born in Martinsville, Morgan
County, Ind., May 22,
1913.
Democrat. Lawyer; Morgan
County Attorney, 1935-36; served in the U.S. Army during World
War II; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1949-51; defeated,
1950, 1954; secretary
of state of Indiana, 1958.
Methodist. Member, Eagles;
Moose;
American
Legion.
Died in Anderson, Madison
County, Ind., January
23, 1975 (age 61 years, 246
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Martinsville, Ind.
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Minnie Fried Watson —
also known as Minnie Fried; Mrs. Curry W.
Watson —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Corydon, Harrison
County, Ind.
Republican. School
teacher; member of Republican
National Committee from Nebraska, 1937-40.
Female.
Methodist. Member, Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of David Hamilton Fried and Rachel Catherine (Lockhart)
Fried; married, April 8,
1903, to Curry Watham Watson. |
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James Whitcomb (1795-1852) —
of Indiana.
Born near Windsor, Windsor
County, Vt., December
1, 1795.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state senate, 1830-36; Commissioner of the General Land Office,
1836-41; Governor of
Indiana, 1843-48; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1849-52; died in office 1852.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Poet James Whitcomb Riley is named for him.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
4, 1852 (age 56 years, 308
days).
Original interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery (which no longer exists), Indianapolis, Ind.;
reinterment in 1892 at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.; statue at Monument
Circle, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Joseph Albert Wright (1810-1867) —
of Indiana.
Born in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., April
17, 1810.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1833-34, 1836-37; member of Indiana
state senate, 1839-40; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1843-45; Governor of
Indiana, 1849-57; U.S. Minister to Prussia, 1857-61, 1865-67, died in office 1867; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1862-63.
Methodist.
Died in Berlin, Germany,
May
11, 1867 (age 57 years, 24
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Jonathan Stoltzfus Yoder (1881-1959) —
of Goshen, Elkhart
County, Ind.
Born in Weilersville, Wayne
County, Ohio, September
13, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives from Elkhart County, 1917-20;
president of two milk
condensing firms.
Methodist. German
and Swiss
ancestry. Member, Rotary.
Died in Goshen, Elkhart
County, Ind., April
22, 1959 (age 77 years, 221
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1911 to Nelle
Catherine Colburn; married 1920 to Mrs.
Laura Ethel Cole. |
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