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  John Taylor Adams (1873-1942) — also known as John T. Adams — of Denver, Colo. Born in LaPorte, LaPorte County, Ind., December 25, 1873. Republican. Lawyer; justice of Colorado state supreme court, 1925-35; chief justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1931-35. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Alpha Delta; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in 1942 (age about 68 years). Interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Leander Adams and Nannie (Pressly) Adams; married, May 29, 1902, to Sue E. Raber.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Washington Aldridge (1856-1922) — also known as George W. Aldridge; "The Boss"; "The Big Fellow" — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Michigan City, LaPorte County, Ind., December 28, 1856. Republican. Manufacturer; mayor of Rochester, N.Y., 1894; New York State Superintendent of Public Works, 1895-99; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1896, 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1916, 1920; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 32nd District, 1910; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1921-22; died in office 1922. Member, Freemasons; Sons of the American Revolution; Odd Fellows; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died suddenly, from a heart attack or stroke, while golfing at the Biltmore Country Club, near Rye, Westchester County, N.Y., June 13, 1922 (age 65 years, 167 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
  Presumably named for: George Washington
  Relatives: Married to Mary Mack.
  Cross-reference: Hiram H. Edgerton
  Epitaph: "An expression of sorrow and farewell to a great leader and a true friend."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Walter Scott Armstrong (1838-1908) — also known as W. Scott Armstrong — of Kokomo, Howard County, Ind. Born in Clinton County, Ohio, February 3, 1838. Democrat. Hardware merchant; mayor of Kokomo, Ind., 1881-85, 1899-1902; postmaster at Kokomo, Ind., 1885-89. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died in Kokomo, Howard County, Ind., January 14, 1908 (age 69 years, 345 days). Interment at Crown Point Cemetery, Kokomo, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Andrew Armstrong and Sarah (Grant) Armstrong; married 1869 to Martha Ellen 'Mattie' Winfield.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Hugh A. Barnhart (1892-1986) — of Rochester, Fulton County, Ind. Born in Rochester, Fulton County, Ind., July 14, 1892. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; president, Rochester Telephone Co.; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1932. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Moose; Delta Tau Delta. Died in 1986 (age about 93 years). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Rochester, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Henry A. Barnhart.
  Lawrence Becker (1869-1947) — of Montana; Hammond, Lake County, Ind.; East Chicago, Lake County, Ind. Born in Finnentrop, Germany, August 10, 1869. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Hammond, Ind., 1904-11; superior court judge in Indiana, 1911-14, 1934-46; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1912 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business). Member, American Political Science Association; American Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died, following a kidney operation, in St. Catherine's Hospital, East Chicago, Lake County, Ind., March 12, 1947 (age 77 years, 214 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Hammond, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Eberhard Becker and Margaret (Alvers) Becker; married, September 8, 1898, to Agnes D. Eaton.
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
John C. Billheimer 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.
  Relatives: Son of Solomon Billheimer and Margaret (Gephat) Billheimer; married 1879 to Susan Kimball.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Moore's Hoosier Cyclopedia (1905)
  Frank Probasco Bohn (1866-1944) — also known as Frank P. Bohn — of Newberry, Luce County, Mich. Born in Charlottesville, Hancock County, Ind., July 14, 1866. Physician; banker; Democratic candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Delta District, 1896; candidate in Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1916; member of Michigan state senate 30th District, 1923-26; U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1927-33; defeated (Republican), 1932. Episcopalian. German and English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows. Died in Newberry, Luce County, Mich., June 1, 1944 (age 77 years, 323 days). Interment at Forest Home Cemetery, Newberry, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Bohn and Mary (Probasco) Bohn; married, January 19, 1918, to Martena J. Jensen.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas McLelland Browne (1829-1891) — also known as Thomas M. Browne — of Winchester, Randolph County, Ind. Born in New Paris, Preble County, Ohio, April 19, 1829. Republican. Member of Indiana state senate, 1863; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Attorney for Indiana, 1869-75; candidate for Governor of Indiana, 1872; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1877-91 (5th District 1877-81, 6th District 1881-91). Disciples of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Winchester, Randolph County, Ind., July 17, 1891 (age 62 years, 89 days). Interment at Fountain Park Cemetery, Winchester, Ind.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James William Cammack (b. 1869) — also known as James W. Cammack — of Owenton, Owen County, Ky. Born near English, Crawford County, Ind., July 15, 1869. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state senate, 1904-07; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1907-16; Kentucky state attorney general, 1927-31. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Junior Order. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Butler Cammack and Elizabeth (Franks) Cammack; married, April 27, 1898, to Nellie Allen.
  William Wesley Canada (1850-1921) — also known as William W. Canada — of Winchester, Randolph County, Ind. Born in Stony Creek Township, Randolph County, Ind., June 8, 1850. Republican. Lawyer; chair of Randolph County Republican Party, 1890-97; U.S. Consul in Veracruz, 1897-1918. Member, Odd Fellows. During the Felix Diaz uprising in 1912, he was shot in the leg while riding a horse near the consulate. Died, of heart disease, in Winchester, Randolph County, Ind., May 17, 1921 (age 70 years, 343 days). Interment at Fountain Park Cemetery, Winchester, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of David Canada and Mary Ann (Moore) Canada; married, December 9, 1875, to Carrie E. Moore.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harry Clifford Canfield (1875-1945) — also known as Harry C. Canfield — of Batesville, Ripley County, Ind. Born near Moores Hill, Dearborn County, Ind., November 22, 1875. Democrat. Furniture manufacturer; chairman, Batesville State Bank; U.S. Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1923-33; defeated, 1920. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Eagles. Died in Batesville, Ripley County, Ind., February 9, 1945 (age 69 years, 79 days). Interment at First Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, Batesville, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Elias C. Canfield and Martha E. Canfield; married, October 4, 1899, to Kathryn E. Elder.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Alonzo Monroe Clark (1868-1952) — also known as Alonzo M. Clark — of Gillette, Campbell County, Wyo. Born in Flint, Steuben County, Ind., August 13, 1868. Republican. School teacher; superintendent of schools; Campbell County Clerk; secretary of state of Wyoming, 1927-35; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming, 1928; Governor of Wyoming, 1931-33; defeated, 1934. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in Thermopolis, Hot Springs County, Wyo., October 12, 1952 (age 84 years, 60 days). Interment at Carleton Cemetery, Carleton, Neb.
  Relatives: Son of Newton Clark and Emily Eliza (Cleveland) Clark; married, November 28, 1896, to Lucy Myra Smith; married to Florence Russell.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
Schuyler Colfax Schuyler Colfax Jr. (1823-1885) — also known as "The Christian Statesman"; "Smiler" — of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., March 23, 1823. Delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; delegate to Whig National Convention from Indiana, 1852; U.S. Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1855-69; Speaker of the U.S. House, 1863-69; Vice President of the United States, 1869-73; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1872. Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons. Died in Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn., January 13, 1885 (age 61 years, 296 days). Interment at South Bend City Cemetery, South Bend, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Schuyler Washington Colfax and Hannah (Stryker) Colfax; married 1844 to Evelyn Clark; married, November 18, 1868, to Ellen Maria Wade (niece of Benjamin Franklin Wade and Edward Wade; first cousin of Decius Spear Wade); father of Schuyler Colfax III.
  Political family: Wade-Colfax family of Andover and Jefferson, Ohio.
  Colfax counties in Neb. and N.M. are named for him.
  The city of Schuyler, Nebraska, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Schuyler Colfax: Willard H. Smith, Schuyler Colfax : The changing fortunes of a political idol — James S. Brisbin, The campaign lives of Ulysses S. Grant and Schuyler Colfax — Willard H. Smith, Schuyler Colfax and the political upheaval of 1854-1855 — Willard H. Smith, Schuyler Colfax: a reappraisal
  Image source: James G. Blaine, Twenty Years of Congress, vol. 2 (1886)
  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.
  Jonathan William Crumpacker (1854-1904) — also known as J. W. Crumpacker — of LaPorte, LaPorte County, Ind. Born in New Durham Township, LaPorte County, Ind., September 6, 1854. Republican. School teacher; civil engineer; lawyer; candidate for mayor of LaPorte, Ind., 1882; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1888; member of Indiana state senate, 1893-96; justice of New Mexico territorial supreme court, 1897-1903. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died, from typhoid fever, in LaPorte, LaPorte County, Ind., March 15, 1904 (age 49 years, 191 days). Interment at Westville Cemetery, Westville, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Shepherd Crumpacker and Deborah Ann (Williams) Crumpacker; married, September 17, 1881, to Maggie Ragon; married 1899 to Margaret Murray; granduncle of Shepard J. Crumpacker Jr.; first cousin of Edgar Dean Crumpacker; first cousin once removed of Maurice Edgar Crumpacker; first cousin twice removed of Owen Windle Crumpacker.
  Political family: Crumpacker family of Indiana.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James John Davis (1873-1947) — also known as James J. Davis; "Puddler Jim" — of Elwood, Madison County, Ind.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa. Born in Tredegar, Wales, October 27, 1873. Republican. Madison County Recorder, 1903-07; U.S. Secretary of Labor, 1921-30; resigned 1930; delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928, 1936, 1940 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee; speaker); U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1930-45; defeated, 1944. Baptist. Welsh ancestry. Member, Moose; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Grotto; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Eagles; Foresters; Woodmen; Maccabees; Delta Sigma Phi. Died in a hospital at Takoma Park, Montgomery County, Md., November 22, 1947 (age 74 years, 26 days). Interment at Union Dale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of David James Davis and Esther Ford (Nicholls) Davis; married, November 26, 1914, to Jean Rodenbaugh.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Harvey Doney and Eliza (Howell) Doney.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel St. Clair Early (1824-1882) — of Indiana. Born in Blount County, Tenn., November 3, 1824. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1857-59. Presbyterian. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Brownstown, Jackson County, Ind., January 15, 1882 (age 57 years, 73 days). Burial location unknown.
  William Kirkpatrick Edwards (1820-1878) — of Indiana. Born near Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., December 26, 1820. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1846-51, 1859, 1873; Speaker of the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1873; mayor of Terre Haute, Ind., 1853-55; candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana. Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons. Died in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind., September 26, 1878 (age 57 years, 274 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
  Burley Ensley (b. 1881) — of Auburn, DeKalb County, Ind. Born in Auburn, DeKalb County, Ind., July 28, 1881. Republican. Employed thirty years with Auburn Motor Co., automobile manufacturer; DeKalb County Auditor, 1943; chair of DeKalb County Republican Party, 1944. Lutheran. Member, Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  George Ford (1846-1917) — of St. Joseph County, Ind. Born in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind., January 11, 1846. Democrat. Lawyer; St. Joseph County Prosecuting Attorney, 1875-84; U.S. Representative from Indiana 13th District, 1885-87; superior court judge in Indiana, 1914. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind., August 30, 1917 (age 71 years, 231 days). Interment at Riverview Cemetery, South Bend, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac Ford and Emeline (Perkins) Ford; married, November 25, 1885, to Josephine Oliver (sister of Joseph Doty Oliver; aunt of James Oliver II).
  Political family: Brown-Oliver-McMillin-Hazelbaker family.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Frank (1842-1911) — of Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Ind. Born in Beaver County, Pa., March 18, 1842. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; sawmill owner; mayor of Mishawaka, Ind., 1905-06. German ancestry. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Odd Fellows; Elks. Died in 1911 (age about 69 years). Interment at Mishawaka City Cemetery, Mishawaka, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Reinhold Frank and Catherine (Raup) Frank; married 1868 to Mary A. Buchheit.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Somerville Frazer (1824-1893) — of Indiana. Born in Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pa., July 17, 1824. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1847-49, 1855; justice of Indiana state supreme court, 1865-71; state court judge in Indiana, 1889-90. Presbyterian. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Warsaw, Kosciusko County, Ind., February 20, 1893 (age 68 years, 218 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Father of William Defrees Frazer.
  Political family: Baker-Defrees family of Indiana.
  William Defrees Frazer (b. 1849) — of Indiana. Born in Warsaw, Kosciusko County, Ind., November 26, 1849. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1881-83. Presbyterian. Member, Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James Somerville Frazer; nephew of John D. Defrees and Joseph Hutton Defrees.
  Political family: Baker-Defrees family of Indiana.
  Harry Luther Gandy (1881-1957) — also known as Harry L. Gandy — of Wasta, Pennington County, S.Dak.; Rapid City, Pennington County, S.Dak. Born in Churubusco, Whitley County, Ind., August 13, 1881. Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of South Dakota state senate 40th District, 1911-12; U.S. Representative from South Dakota 3rd District, 1915-21; defeated, 1920. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died in Los Gatos, Santa Clara County, Calif., August 15, 1957 (age 76 years, 2 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Rapid City, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Married, October 30, 1909, to Frances Keiser.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Edward Garrigues (b. 1852) — also known as James E. Garrigues — of Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa; Greeley, Weld County, Colo.; Denver, Colo. Born in Dearborn County, Ind., October 6, 1852. Republican. Lawyer; district attorney 8th District, 1888-94; district judge in Colorado 8th District, 1903-10; justice of Colorado state supreme court, 1910-21; chief justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1919-21. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Elks. Interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  Relatives: Son of James Miller Garrigues and Harriet (Tuthill) Garrigues; married, May 3, 1880, to Clara L. Boehner; married, January 19, 1911, to Alice Roberts.
  Newton Whiting Gilbert (1862-1939) — also known as Newton W. Gilbert — of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind. Born in Worthington, Franklin County, Ohio, May 24, 1862. Republican. Member of Indiana state senate, 1897-99; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, 1901-05; U.S. Representative from Indiana 12th District, 1905-06; resigned 1906; Governor-General of the Philippine Islands, 1913; delegate to Republican National Convention from Philippine Islands, 1916. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Santa Ana, Orange County, Calif., July 5, 1939 (age 77 years, 42 days). Interment at Circle Hill Cemetery, Angola, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Theodore Gilbert and Ellen L. Gilbert; married to Della R. Gale.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Isaac Pusey Gray (1828-1895) — also known as Isaac P. Gray — of Union City, Randolph County, Ind. Born in Chester County, Pa., October 18, 1828. Democrat. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1866; member of Indiana state senate, 1869-71; Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, 1877-80; Governor of Indiana, 1880-81, 1885-89; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1888, 1892; U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1893-95, died in office 1895. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Mexico, February 14, 1895 (age 66 years, 119 days). Interment at Union City Cemetery, Union City, Ind.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Elihu Griffin (1830-1887) — of Indiana. Born in Spiceland, Henry County, Ind., March 23, 1830. Republican. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1859; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1860; candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana. Quaker or Disciples of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in Crown Point, Lake County, Ind., December 14, 1887 (age 57 years, 266 days). Interment at Maplewood Historic Cemetery, Crown Point, Ind.
  Relatives: Married to Melissa Scott; father of Charles Fremont Griffin.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Francis M. Griffith Francis Marion Griffith (1849-1927) — also known as Francis M. Griffith — of Vevay, Switzerland County, Ind. Born in Moorefield, Switzerland County, Ind., August 21, 1849. Democrat. School teacher; Switzerland County School Superintendent, 1873; lawyer; Switzerland County Treasurer, 1875-77; member of Indiana state senate, 1887-94; Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, 1891-94; candidate for Indiana state attorney general, 1894; U.S. Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1897-1905; circuit judge in Indiana 5th District, 1916-22. Baptist. Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons. Died in Vevay, Switzerland County, Ind., February 8, 1927 (age 77 years, 171 days). Interment at Vevay Cemetery, Vevay, Ind.
  Presumably named for: Francis Marion
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: Autobiographies and Portraits of the President, Cabinet, etc. (1899)
  Lee Hazlewood (1819-1887) — of Orange County, Ind. Born in Stanford, Lincoln County, Ky., May 24, 1819. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1881. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in Valeene, Orange County, Ind., September 26, 1887 (age 68 years, 125 days). Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Samuel Mortier Hench (1846-1932) — of Indiana. Born near Port Royal, Juniata County, Pa., June 22, 1846. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; superior court judge in Indiana, 1884-86; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1891-93. Presbyterian. Member, Odd Fellows; Grand Army of the Republic; Elks. Died in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind., March 17, 1932 (age 85 years, 269 days). Burial location unknown.
  Alexander H. Henderson (1841-1902) — of Knox, Starke County, Ind. Born in Tippecanoe County, Ind., February 22, 1841. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1883; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1888. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died in Starke County, Ind., 1902 (age about 61 years). Burial location unknown.
Thomas A. Hendricks Thomas Andrews Hendricks (1819-1885) — also known as Thomas A. Hendricks — of Shelbyville, Shelby County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born near Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, September 7, 1819. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1848-49; delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1851-55 (5th District 1851-53, 6th District 1853-55); defeated, 1854; Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1855-59; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1863-69; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1868, 1876, 1884; Governor of Indiana, 1873-77; defeated, 1860, 1868; Vice President of the United States, 1885; defeated, 1876; died in office 1885; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1884. Presbyterian; later Episcopalian. Scottish and Dutch ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows. Died, apparently from a heart attack, in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., November 25, 1885 (age 66 years, 79 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of John Hendricks and Jane Ann (Thomson) Hendricks; married, September 26, 1845, to Eliza Carol Morgan; nephew of Thomas Hendricks and William Hendricks; first cousin of Abraham Hendricks, William Hendricks Jr., Abram Washington Hendricks and William Chalmers Hendricks; first cousin once removed of Scott Springer Hendricks.
  Political family: Hendricks family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on the U.S. $10 silver certificate in 1887-1914.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Life and Work of James G. Blaine (1893)
  James Sidney Hinton (1834-1892) — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born near Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., December 25, 1834. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1872; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1881. African ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. First Black member of the Indiana legislature. Died of a heart attack while making a speech, in Brazil, Clay County, Ind., November 6, 1892 (age 57 years, 317 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
  James Robert Hogg (1863-1934) — also known as Jim Hogg — of Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Mo. Born in Jennings County, Ind., January 4, 1863. Republican. Farmer; meat merchant; distillery owner; produced Jim Hogg's Corn Whiskey; Butler County Sheriff, 1892-96, 1902-06, 1920-24; mayor of Poplar Bluff, Mo., 1897-99. Member, Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Redmen. Fell into the Black River, and drowned, in Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Mo., July 12, 1934 (age 71 years, 189 days). Interment at Poplar Bluff City Cemetery, Poplar Bluff, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Marion Hogg and Mary Belle (Winslow) Hogg; married, September 5, 1880, to Ida Dillard (1864-1888; divorced); married, December 13, 1884, to Susan S. 'Susie' Klutts; married, November 19, 1887, to Ida Dillard (1864-1888; died); married, December 7, 1889, to Clara Catherine Smith; married, August 14, 1914, to Naoma Ruth Hawas.
  Epitaph: "Peace be thy silent slumber."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Oscar Raymond Holcomb (b. 1867) — also known as O. R. Holcomb — of Ritzville, Adams County, Wash. Born in Gibson County, Ind., December 31, 1867. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Washington at-large, 1902; superior court judge in Washington, 1909-15; justice of Washington state supreme court, 1915-27, 1927-31; chief justice of Washington state supreme court, 1919-21. Episcopalian. Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Silas Mercer Holcomb; brother of Clarence Leland Holcomb; first cousin of Silas Alexander Holcomb.
  Political family: Holcomb family of Gibson County, Indiana.
  James Mordecai Hudson (1876-1950) — also known as James M. Hudson — of Bloomfield, Greene County, Ind. Born in Center Township, Greene County, Ind., April 17, 1876. Democrat. School teacher and principal; lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1916. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Redmen. Died, in Freeman Greene County Hospital, Linton, Greene County, Ind., November 11, 1950 (age 74 years, 208 days). Interment at Grandview Cemetery, Bloomfield, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Hudson and Amanda (Hatfield) Hudson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel W. Isler (b. 1882) — of near Jeffersonville, Clark County, Ind. Born in Jeffersonville, Clark County, Ind., November 14, 1882. Republican. Grocer; farmer; real estate business; member of Indiana state senate, 1943-44. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Charles Kahlo (1840-1904) — of Logansport, Cass County, Ind. Born in Berlin, Germany, July 4, 1840. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana state senate, 1879-81; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1880. Presbyterian. Member, Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died March 2, 1904 (age 63 years, 242 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Kahlo and Doratha (Rhein) Kahlo.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Jacob Kamm (1835-1877) — also known as John J. Kamm — of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind. Born in Marburg, Germany, April 11, 1835. Republican. Painter; postmaster at Fort Wayne, Ind., 1869-77. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Royal and Select Masters; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows. Died in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Ind., September 5, 1877 (age 42 years, 147 days). Interment at Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
  Relatives: Married 1855 to Hannah Barcus.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Tillmon Kelly (b. 1860) — of Indiana. Born in Jefferson Township, Adams County, Ind., December 21, 1860. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1895. Member, Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Daniel Kelso (1803-1857) — of Indiana. Born in Venango County, Pa., December 18, 1803. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1833-35, 1848-49; member of Indiana state senate, 1842-43; delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in Versailles, Ripley County, Ind., November 25, 1857 (age 53 years, 342 days). Burial location unknown.
  Robert C. Kendall (1819-1869) — of Indiana. Born in Reading, Berks County, Pa., November 5, 1819. Delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; member of Indiana state senate, 1851-52. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, May 5, 1869 (age 49 years, 181 days). Burial location unknown.
  Peter Kennedy (1829-1903) — of Indiana. Born in Bourbon County, Ky., July 10, 1829. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1875. Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons. Died in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind., September 7, 1903 (age 74 years, 59 days). Burial location unknown.
  James B. Kenner (1846-1910) — of Indiana. Born in Hancock, Washington County, Md., November 5, 1846. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1881; major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Huntington, Huntington County, Ind., August 26, 1910 (age 63 years, 294 days). Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Samuel Edward Kercheval (1847-1910) — also known as Samuel E. Kercheval — of Indiana. Born in Campbell County, Ky., December 31, 1847. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1887; mayor of Rockport, Ind. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Rockport, Spencer County, Ind., December 17, 1910 (age 62 years, 351 days). Interment at Sunset Hill Cemetery, Rockport, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Robert True Kercheval.
  Otis McCullough Keyes (1854-1937) — also known as Otis M. Keyes — of Dana, Vermillion County, Ind. Born in Dana, Vermillion County, Ind., August 3, 1854. Physician; member of Indiana state senate, 1899-1901; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1905. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died in Dana, Vermillion County, Ind., January 24, 1937 (age 82 years, 174 days). Interment at Bales Cemetery, Dana, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. Cuthbert F. Keyes and Jane (Bales) Keyes; married, August 7, 1878, to Labelle Hunt; grandson of William Bales.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Francis Eddy Lambert (1860-1924) — also known as Francis E. Lambert — of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind. Born in St. Joseph County, Ind., June 4, 1860. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1894-98; candidate for mayor of South Bend, Ind., 1905; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1908. Member, Odd Fellows; Elks. Died, from influenza and pneumonia, in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind., June 19, 1924 (age 64 years, 15 days). Interment at Riverview Cemetery, South Bend, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Oliver C. Lambert and Eleanor 'Ellen' (McMullen) Lambert; married 1891 to Mary Etta Moomaw; married, February 12, 1904, to Blanche Irene Gee.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Henry Larrabee (1870-1960) — also known as William H. Larrabee — of New Palestine, Hancock County, Ind. Born near Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Ind., February 21, 1870. Democrat. Physician; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1923; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1931-43 (6th District 1931-33, 11th District 1933-43); defeated, 1928 (6th District), 1942 (10th District). Christian. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Redmen; Eagles. Died November 16, 1960 (age 90 years, 269 days). Interment at New Palestine Cemetery, New Palestine, Ind.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
  John S. Martin (b. 1886) — of LaPorte, LaPorte County, Ind. Born in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind., April 20, 1886. Republican. Lawyer; insurance business; mayor of LaPorte, Ind., 1943-44. Methodist. Member, Odd Fellows; Elks; Moose. Burial location unknown.
  Claude B. McBride (b. 1883) — of Jeffersonville, Clark County, Ind. Born in Clark County, Ind., March 19, 1883. Democrat. Lawyer; Clark County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-22; member of Indiana state senate, 1935-42. Methodist. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Redmen. Burial location unknown.
  Frank McConaughey (b. 1874) — of Franklin, Johnson County, Ind. Born in Boone County, Ind., January 26, 1874. Democrat. Banker; chair of Johnson County Democratic Party, 1918-20, 1942-44; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1928. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Redmen; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  William Edward McLean (1832-1906) — of Indiana. Born in Calvert County, Md., October 12, 1832. Member of Indiana state senate, 1857-60, 1893-96; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1861, 1867-68; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1876. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Odd Fellows; Loyal Legion. Died in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind., November 6, 1906 (age 74 years, 25 days). Interment at Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
  Relatives: Step-son-in-law of James Hughes; nephew of Grafton Fleener Cookerly.
  Political family: Hughes-McLean-Cookerly family of Terre Haute, Indiana.
  James L. Nash (1829-1896) — of Sullivan County, Ind. Born in Haddon Township, Sullivan County, Ind., March 16, 1829. Democrat. Farmer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1875. Disciples of Christ. Welsh ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Paxton, Sullivan County, Ind., October 10, 1896 (age 67 years, 208 days). Burial location unknown.
Chase S. Osborn Chase Salmon Osborn (1860-1949) — also known as Chase S. Osborn — of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich. Born in a log house in Huntington County, Ind., January 22, 1860. Republican. Newspaper publisher; postmaster at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., 1889-93; member of Michigan Republican State Executive Committee, 1899; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1899; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1908-11; appointed 1908; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908; Governor of Michigan, 1911-12; defeated, 1914; candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1918, 1930; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1928; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Presbyterian. English, French, and Irish ancestry. Member, Kiwanis; Lions; Knights of Pythias; Audubon Society; National Rifle Association; Sigma Chi; Sigma Delta Chi; Pi Gamma Mu; Sons of the American Revolution; Elks; Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Grange. Died April 11, 1949 (age 89 years, 79 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Chippewa County, Mich.
  Presumably named for: Salmon P. Chase
  Relatives: Son of George A. Osborn and Margaret (Fannon) Osborn; married, May 7, 1881, to Lillian G. Jones.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Image source: Michigan Manual 1911
  Samuel Petitt Oyler (1819-1898) — of Franklin, Johnson County, Ind. Born in Hawkhurst, Kent, England, August 26, 1819. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1860; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana state senate, 1865-67; defeated, 1860; circuit judge in Indiana, 1869-70. Universalist. Member, Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Grand Army of the Republic. Led the charge at Missionary Ridge, Georgia, November 25, 1863. Died, of a stroke, at Franklin, Johnson County, Ind., September 6, 1898 (age 79 years, 11 days). Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery, Franklin, Ind.
  Earl K. Parson (b. 1909) — of Muncie, Delaware County, Ind. Born in Perry Township, Delaware County, Ind., August 10, 1909. Republican. Mortician; Delaware County Coroner, 1938-40; chair of Delaware County Republican Party, 1942-44. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Junior Order; Lions. Burial location unknown.
  K. Berry Peterson (b. 1891) — of Tahlequah, Cherokee County, Okla.; Tucson, Pima County, Ariz. Born in Alamo, Montgomery County, Ind., July 24, 1891. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Pima County Attorney, 1922-27; Arizona state attorney general, 1929-33. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Phi Alpha Delta; Odd Fellows; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Arthur Peterson and Hannah N. (Duckworth) Peterson; married, September 15, 1923, to Elizabeth Downing Mason.
  Henry Corbin Pettit (1863-1913) — of Wabash, Wabash County, Ind. Born in Wabash, Wabash County, Ind., 1863. Lawyer; mayor of Wabash, Ind., 1888-90; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1895-97; Speaker of the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1897. Presbyterian. English, Scottish, and French ancestry. Member, Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died in Wabash, Wabash County, Ind., July 26, 1913 (age about 50 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Upfold Pettit.
  John Upfold Pettit (1820-1881) — also known as John U. Pettit — of Wabash, Wabash County, Ind. Born in Fabius, Onondaga County, N.Y., September 11, 1820. Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1844-45, 1865; Speaker of the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1865; circuit judge in Indiana, 1853-54, 1873-79; U.S. Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1855-61; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War. Episcopalian. Scottish and French ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Wabash, Wabash County, Ind., March 21, 1881 (age 60 years, 191 days). Interment at Falls Cemetery, Wabash, Ind.
  Relatives: Father of Henry Corbin Pettit.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Joseph Clayton Ratliff (1827-1909) — of Wayne County, Ind. Born in Wayne County, Ind., July 6, 1827. Republican. Physician; dentist; business executive; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1875. Quaker. English and German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in Wayne County, Ind., October 16, 1909 (age 82 years, 102 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Cousin *** of John Ratliff.
  Emmett C. Ryan (b. 1887) — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind.; Aberdeen, Brown County, S.Dak. Born in New Cumberland, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, August 30, 1887. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1922; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 36th District, 1937-38. Member, Odd Fellows; Elks; American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel B. Ryan and Harriet A. (Nee) Ryan; married to Isabel M. Leutwein.
  Ballard Smith (1821-1866) — of Cannelton, Perry County, Ind.; Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind. Born in Durham, Strafford County, N.H., January 13, 1821. Lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1855-57; Speaker of the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1857; circuit judge in Indiana, 1858-59; served in the Union Army during the Civil War. Episcopalian. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind., October 3, 1866 (age 45 years, 263 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
  Relatives: Brother of Hamilton Smith.
George W. Snow George W. Snow (1842-1927) — of Springfield, Bon Homme County, S.Dak. Born in Indiana, December, 1842. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; real estate business; banker; delegate to South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1885; member of South Dakota state senate 4th District, 1889-90, 1899-1900; Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota, 1901-05. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Odd Fellows; Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Springfield, Bon Homme County, S.Dak., November 8, 1927 (age 84 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William Richard Speer and Ardina Speer; married, August 19, 1899, to Bertha M. Black.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William L. Springer (b. 1955) — also known as Bill Springer — of Sullivan, Sullivan County, Ind. Born in Sullivan, Sullivan County, Ind., October 24, 1955. Republican. Chair of Sullivan County Republican Party, 1992-; candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 2016. Member, Odd Fellows; Eagles. Still living as of 2016.
  Evan E. Swearengin (1840-1890) — also known as Van Swearengin — of Concordia, Cloud County, Kan. Born in Morgan County, Ind., January 17, 1840. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor of Concordia, Kan., 1880-81; member of Kansas state senate, 1889-90; died in office 1890. Member, Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died from self-inflicted gunshot, in Concordia, Cloud County, Kan., October 12, 1890 (age 50 years, 268 days). Interment at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Concordia, Kan.
  Relatives: Married 1864 to Alice A. Udell.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Elmer Tunis (b. 1872) — of Elwood, Madison County, Ind. Born in Linn County, Mo., October 7, 1872. Democrat. General contractor; wallpaper and paint retailer; mayor of Elwood, Ind., 1917-18, 1943-44, 1950-51; police chief. Quaker. Member, Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Alexander L. Underwood (1814-1870) — of Indiana. Born in Hardwick, Caledonia County, Vt., June 24, 1814. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1853. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in St. Paul, Decatur County, Ind., March 5, 1870 (age 55 years, 254 days). Burial location unknown.
  David G. Vawter (1824-1884) — of Indiana. Born in Vernon, Jennings County, Ind., February 18, 1824. Democrat. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1867; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1868, 1880. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in Franklin, Johnson County, Ind., May 24, 1884 (age 60 years, 96 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Brother of James H. Vawter; nephew of John Vawter; cousin *** of Smith Vawter.
  Political family: Vawter family of Vernon, Indiana.
  Absalom M. Vickrey (1822-1886) — of Indiana. Born in Milton, Wayne County, Ind., February 10, 1822. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1885. Quaker; later Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in Tipton, Tipton County, Ind., February 11, 1886 (age 64 years, 1 days). Burial location unknown.
  Roscoe Delmor Wheat (1876-1951) — also known as Roscoe D. Wheat; Ross D. Wheat — of Portland, Jay County, Ind. Born in Jackson Township, Jay County, Ind., February 22, 1876. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1936 (member, Credentials Committee). Member, Freemasons; Rotary; Elks; Odd Fellows; Knights of Pythias. Died July 17, 1951 (age 75 years, 145 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Second cousin of William Howard Wheat.
  John Walter Yeager (b. 1891) — also known as John W. Yeager — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Richland, Spencer County, Ind., March 1, 1891. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; district judge in Nebraska 4th District, 1933-; justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1940-. Presbyterian. German and Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Eagles; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Bar Association; Delta Theta Phi. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Wilhelm Carl Yeager and Laura Elizabeth (Barton) Yeager; married, June 28, 1922, to Lena E. Deeg.
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