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Andrew Addison Adams (b. 1864) —
also known as Andrew A. Adams —
of Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind., January
27, 1864.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1888-92; member of Indiana
Democratic State Committee, 1904; Judge, Indiana Appellate Court,
1910-13; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee).
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Phi
Gamma Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Quincy Adams and Christiana (Elliott) Adams; married 1890 to Lois
Andrew. |
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Arthur Lambert Adams (b. 1889) —
also known as Arthur Adams —
of Jonesboro, Craighead
County, Ark.
Born in La Crosse, LaPorte
County, Ind., January
1, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; Arkansas
Democratic state chair, 1944-49.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Lions; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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James Dupont Adams (1887-1966) —
also known as James D. Adams —
of Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind.
Born in Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind., July 2,
1887.
Democrat. President, Citizens State Bank;
among the organizers of Columbia Woolen Mills;
publisher, Columbia City Post newspaper;
owner of movie
theaters; president, Whitley County Telephone
Co., 1912-26; cattle
breeder; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Indiana, 1940.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary;
American
Bankers Association.
Died in August, 1966
(age 79
years, 0 days).
Interment at Greenhill
Cemetery, Columbia City, Ind.
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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.
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Roy W. Adney (b. 1879) —
of Lebanon, Boone
County, Ind.
Born in Lebanon, Boone
County, Ind., October
29, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; Boone
County Attorney, 1909-20; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1926.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Tau Delta; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of I. S. Adney and Eva (Brown) Adney; married, June 19,
1907, to Verna Richey. |
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Margaret A. Afflis —
of Delphi, Carroll
County, Ind.
Born in Delphi, Carroll
County, Ind.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1932,
1940;
member of Indiana
Democratic State Central Committee, 1932-44; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Indiana; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1946.
Female.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion Auxiliary.
Burial location unknown.
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De Alva Stanwood Alexander (1846-1925) —
also known as De Alva S. Alexander —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Richmond, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, July 17,
1846.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; newspaper
editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1872;
secretary
of Indiana Republican Party, 1874-78; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1889-93; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1897-1911 (33rd District 1897-1903,
36th District 1903-11); defeated, 1910.
Presbyterian. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., January
30, 1925 (age 78 years, 197
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Frank Carruthers Allen (b. 1869) —
also known as F. C. Allen —
of Bonham, Fannin
County, Tex.
Born in Rockville, Parke
County, Ind., July 30,
1869.
Republican. Dentist;
postmaster;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1912.
Presbyterian. Member, Woodmen;
Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Alexander Allen and Mary Jane (Ott) Allen; married to Mary
Belle Atkinson. |
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Abram Piatt Andrew Jr. (1873-1936) —
also known as A. Piatt Andrew, Jr. —
of Gloucester, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in LaPorte, LaPorte
County, Ind., February
12, 1873.
Republican. Director, U.S. Mint, 1909; U.S. Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury, 1910-12; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1921-36; died in
office 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1924,
1928.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Military
Order of the World Wars; American
Economic Association.
Died, from influenza
and arteriosclerosis,
in Gloucester, Essex
County, Mass., June 3,
1936 (age 63 years, 112
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Conrad Baker (1817-1885) —
of Indiana.
Born in Franklin
County, Pa., February
12, 1817.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1845-46; circuit judge in
Indiana, 1852-53; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1865-67; defeated, 1856; Governor of
Indiana, 1867-73.
Presbyterian.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., April
28, 1885 (age 68 years, 75
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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William Baker (1813-1872) —
of Loudon (now Fort Loudon), Franklin
County, Pa.; Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Hamilton, Franklin
County, Pa., February
11, 1813.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1847-49; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1859-68, 1870-72; defeated, 1868; died in
office 1872.
Lutheran;
later Presbyterian. German
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died May 23,
1872 (age 59 years, 102
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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George Alexander Ball (1862-1955) —
also known as George A. Ball —
of Muncie, Delaware
County, Ind.
Born in Green, Summit
County, Ohio, November
5, 1862.
Republican. President, Ball Brothers glass
manufacturing company; chairman, Merchants National Bank of
Muncie; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1928
(Convention
Vice-President), 1936;
member of Republican
National Committee from Indiana, 1932-37.
Presbyterian. Member, Beta
Gamma Sigma; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died, from cerebral
thrombosis, in Muncie, Delaware
County, Ind., October
22, 1955 (age 92 years, 351
days).
Entombed at Beech
Grove Cemetery, Muncie, Ind.
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George Kenneth Batt (1894-1986) —
also known as George K. Batt —
of Montclair, Essex
County, N.J.; La Jolla, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in New Albany, Floyd
County, Ind., October
18, 1894.
Republican. Mayor
of Montclair, N.J., 1944-48; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Died in September, 1986
(age 91
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Valentine Beamer (1896-1964) —
also known as John V. Beamer —
of Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind.
Born in Wabash
County, Ind., November
17, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1949-50; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1951-59; defeated, 1958.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Anderson, Madison
County, Ind., September
8, 1964 (age 67 years, 296
days).
Interment at Falls
Cemetery, Wabash, Ind.
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Walter Raper Beardsley (1905-1980) —
also known as Walter R. Beardsley —
of Elkhart, Elkhart
County, Ind.
Born in Elkhart, Elkhart
County, Ind., October
23, 1905.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state senate, 1936-40; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Indiana, 1940
(alternate), 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1972;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; president, Miles
Laboratories pharmaceutical
company.
Presbyterian.
Died in 1980
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Rice
Cemetery, Elkhart, Ind.
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Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn., June 24,
1813.
Republican. Minister;
orator;
abolitionist; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1867;
in 1872, he was accused
of an adulterous
affair with Mrs. Elizabeth Tilton, the wife of a friend of his;
Beecher's church conducted an investigation
and declared him innocent; in 1874, Elizabeth Tilton's husband
Theodore sued Beecher; a highly-publicized months-long trial
took place in 1875; the jury was unable to reach a verdit.
Presbyterian; later Congregationalist.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 8,
1887 (age 73 years, 257
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.; memorial monument at Cadman Plaza Park, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Lyman Beecher and Roxana Ward (Foote) Beecher; brother of Harriet
Beecher Stowe; married, August
3, 1837, to Eunice White Bullard; uncle of George
Buckingham Beecher; second cousin twice removed of Jonathan
Elmer, Ebenezer
Elmer and Eli
Elmer; second cousin thrice removed of Erastus
Wolcott and Oliver
Wolcott Sr.; third cousin of Leveret
Brainard; third cousin once removed of Amaziah
Brainard and Lucius
Quintius Cincinnatus Elmer; third cousin twice removed of Oliver
Wolcott Jr., Roger
Griswold, John
Allen, Frederick
Wolcott, Walter
Keene Linscott, Sidney
Smythe Linscott and Frances
Payne Bolton; third cousin thrice removed of Aaron
Kellogg, Daniel
Chapin and Oliver
Payne Bolton; fourth cousin of Ambrose
Tuttle, Joseph
H. Elmer and George
Frederick Stone; fourth cousin once removed of Gaylord
Griswold, Luther
Walter Badger, Daniel
Kellogg, Gideon
Hotchkiss, Asahel
Augustus Hotchkiss, John
William Allen, Julius
Hotchkiss, Giles
Waldo Hotchkiss, Charles
Francis Chidsey, Ernest
Harvey Woodford and Samuel
Russell Chidsey. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Eastman
family; Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg
family of Virginia (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Cross-reference: Henry
W. Beecher |
| | | The World War II Liberty
ship SS Henry Ward Beecher (built 1942 at Terminal
Island, California; scrapped 1969) was named for
him. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Burton Yost Berry (1901-1985) —
also known as Burton Y. Berry —
of Fowler, Benton
County, Ind.
Born in Fowler, Benton
County, Ind., August
31, 1901.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Constantinople, as of 1929; Istanbul, as of 1932; Teheran, as of 1934; U.S. Consul in Athens, as of 1936-38; Istanbul, as of 1943; U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, 1952-54.
Presbyterian.
Died August
22, 1985 (age 83 years, 356
days).
Interment at Fowler
Cemetery, Fowler, Ind.
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Ollie M. Berry (1890-1968) —
of Lebanon, Boone
County, Ind.
Born in Clinton
County, Ind., January
16, 1890.
Republican. Farmer; chair of
Boone County Republican Party, 1938-44.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in November, 1968
(age 78
years, 0 days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Lebanon, Ind.
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Samuel Bigger (1802-1846) —
of Indiana.
Born in Warren
County, Ohio, March
20, 1802.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1833-35; circuit judge in
Indiana, 1836-40; Governor of
Indiana, 1840-43; defeated, 1843.
Presbyterian.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., September
9, 1846 (age 44 years, 173
days).
Interment at McCulloch
Park, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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William Henry Black (1854-1930) —
also known as William H. Black —
of Marshall, Saline
County, Mo.
Born in Centerville, Wayne
County, Ind., March
19, 1854.
Republican. Minister;
president,
Missouri Valley College, 1890-1926; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1922-23.
Presbyterian.
Died June 22,
1930 (age 76 years, 95
days).
Interment at Ridge
Park Cemetery, Marshall, Mo.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Felix Grundy Black and Lydia Catherine (Frederick) Black;
married 1879 to Mary
Ella Henderson. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Ratliff Boon (1781-1844) —
of Boonville, Warrick
County, Ind.
Born in Franklin
County, N.C., January
18, 1781.
Democrat. 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, 1816-18; member of Indiana
state senate, 1818-19; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1819-22, 1822-24; Governor of
Indiana, 1822; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1825-27, 1829-39;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana.
Presbyterian.
Died in Louisiana, Pike
County, Mo., November
20, 1844 (age 63 years, 307
days).
Original interment at Lousiana
Cemetery, Louisiana, Mo.; reinterment at Riverview
Cemetery, Louisiana, Mo.
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Jesse David Bright (1812-1875) —
also known as Jesse D. Bright —
of Madison, Jefferson
County, Ind.; Jeffersonville, Clark
County, Ind.
Born in Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y., December
18, 1812.
Democrat. State court judge in Indiana, 1834-39; member of Indiana
state senate, 1841-43; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1843-45; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1845-62; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1867-71; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Kentucky.
Presbyterian.
Expelled
from the U.S. Senate, February 5, 1862, over alleged disloyalty
to the Union, as evidenced by a letter of introduction he wrote
for an arms merchant, addressed to Confederate president Jefferson
Davis.
Slaveowner.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., May 20,
1875 (age 62 years, 153
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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James Brownlee (1780-1827) —
of Franklin
County, Ind.; Fayette
County, Ind.
Born in Washington
County, Pa., 1780.
Delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1816-17, 1823-24.
Presbyterian.
Died in Marion, Grant
County, Ind., July 9,
1827 (age about 47
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Abner McDonald Bryant (1838-1896) —
also known as A. M. Bryant —
of Fort Branch, Gibson
County, Ind.; Wahoo, Saunders
County, Neb.; Gettysburg, Graham
County, Kan.; Republican City, Harlan
County, Neb.; Falls City, Polk
County, Ore.
Born in Ohio
County, Ky., March 1,
1838.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; minister;
school
teacher and principal; superintendent
of schools; member of Nebraska
state senate 16th District, 1877; president,
McPherson Normal College, Republican City, Neb., 1886-87.
Presbyterian. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died, of asthma,
in Falls City, Polk
County, Ore., June 4,
1896 (age 58 years, 95
days).
Interment at Falls
City Cemetery, Falls City, Ore.
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Mary Elizabeth Busey (1854-1930) —
also known as Mary E. Busey; Mary Elizabeth Bowen;
Mrs. S. T. Busey —
of Urbana, Champaign
County, Ill.
Born in Delphi, Carroll
County, Ind., June 21,
1854.
Republican. University
of Illinois trustee, 1905-30.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Died, in a hospital
at Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, April 7,
1930 (age 75 years, 290
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Gordon Hubert Butler (1889-1964) —
also known as Gordon H. Butler —
of Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Scipio, Jennings
County, Ind., February
10, 1889.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; civil
engineer; general
contractor; president, Polaris Concrete
Products Company; bank
director; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of
Minnesota
state senate, 1951-64 (57th District 1951-62, 61st District
1963-64); died in office 1964.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Society of Civil Engineers; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Rotary;
Elks; Eagles.
Died, of pneumonia,
in St. Luke's Hospital,
Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn., August
1, 1964 (age 75 years, 173
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Duluth, Minn.
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Magnus Tate Carnahan (1803-1874) —
also known as Magnus T. Carnahan —
of Indiana.
Born in Christian
County, Ky., August
4, 1803.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1846-47, 1849-50, 1855-57, 1869;
defeated, 1847; member of Indiana
state senate, 1859-61, 1871-73.
Presbyterian.
Died in New Harmony, Posey
County, Ind., January
23, 1874 (age 70 years, 172
days).
Interment at Stillwell
Cemetery, Harmony Township, Posey County, Ind.
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William Wellington Carson (1820-1890) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in County Mayo, Ireland,
1820.
Candidate for Indiana
state house of representatives, 1846; member of Indiana
state senate, 1865-69; common pleas court judge in Indiana,
1870-72; circuit judge in Indiana, 1875-76.
Presbyterian.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., April
29, 1890 (age about 69
years).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Ross W. Castle (b. 1885) —
of Connersville, Fayette
County, Ind.
Born in Randolph
County, Ind., September
7, 1885.
Republican. Mayor
of Connersville, Ind., 1939-44.
Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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B. Howard Caughran (b. 1890) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born near Fayetteville, Lincoln
County, Tenn., November
6, 1890.
Democrat. School
teacher; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, 1940-50.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Sigma Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Hamilton Caughran and Hazeltine (Ashby) Caughran; married,
June
5, 1918, to Effie East. |
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Walter Scott Chambers (b. 1870) —
also known as Walter S. Chambers —
of New Castle, Henry
County, Ind.
Born in New Castle, Henry
County, Ind., June 30,
1870.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of Indiana
Democratic State Committee, 1914-22; member of Indiana
state senate, 1920; Indiana
Democratic state chair, 1922-26; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Indiana, 1936,
1940.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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John Crawford Chaney (1853-1940) —
also known as John C. Chaney —
of Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind.
Born near New Lisbon (now Lisbon), Columbiana
County, Ohio, February
1, 1853.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
member of Indiana
Republican State Central Committee, 1884-85; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Indiana; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1905-09; defeated,
1902, 1908.
Presbyterian.
Died in Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind., April
26, 1940 (age 87 years, 85
days).
Interment at Center
Ridge Cemetery, Sullivan, Ind.
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Chris Chocola (b. 1962) —
of Bristol, Elkhart
County, Ind.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., February
24, 1962.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 2003-; defeated, 2000.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Chase Addison Clark (1883-1966) —
also known as Chase A. Clark —
of Idaho Falls, Bonneville
County, Idaho; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Amo, Hendricks
County, Ind., August
20, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1913-16; served in the U.S. Army
on the Mexican border; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1928; member of Idaho
state senate, 1933-36; mayor
of Idaho Falls, Idaho, 1937-38; Governor of
Idaho, 1941-43; U.S.
District Judge for Idaho, 1943.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Eagles;
Freemasons.
Died in a hospital
at Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, December
30, 1966 (age 83 years, 132
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Idaho Falls, Idaho.
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Daniel Ray Coats (b. 1943) —
also known as Dan R. Coats —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., May 16,
1943.
Republican. Lawyer;
district representative for U.S. Rep Dan
Quayle, 1976-80; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1981-88; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1988-99, 2011-; U.S. Ambassador to Germany, 2001-05.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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Fred B. Cohee (b. 1894) —
of Frankfort, Clinton
County, Ind.
Born in Bringhurst, Carroll
County, Ind., July 21,
1894.
Republican. Grain
dealer; chair of
Clinton County Republican Party, 1942-44.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Cary E. Cowgill (1843-1914) —
of Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind.
Born in Winchester, Randolph
County, Ind., August
5, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Indiana
state house of representatives, 1873; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Indiana, 1904
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind., May 4,
1914 (age 70 years, 272
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Allen Cullop (1853-1927) —
also known as William A. Cullop —
of Vincennes, Knox
County, Ind.
Born in Knox
County, Ind., March
28, 1853.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1891-93; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Indiana; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1909-17; defeated, 1920.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks.
Died in Vincennes, Knox
County, Ind., October
9, 1927 (age 74 years, 195
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Vincennes, Ind.
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Mitchell Elias Daniels (b. 1949) —
also known as Mitch Daniels; "The
Blade" —
of Indiana.
Born in Monongahela, Washington
County, Pa., April 7,
1949.
Chief of staff for Sen. Richard
Lugar, 1977-82; executive director, National Republican
Senatorial Committee, 1983-84; president, North American Pharmaceutical
Operations, Eli Lilly & Co., 1993-97; director, U.S. Office of
Management and Budget, 2001-03; Governor of
Indiana, 2005-13; president,
Purdue University, 2013-.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2021.
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Benjamin Pennybacker Douglass (b. 1820) —
of Harrison
County, Ind.
Born in New Market, Shenandoah
County, Va., July 22,
1820.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1857; common pleas court judge in
Indiana, 1864.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Paul H. Downing (1852-1918) —
of Tipton, Cedar
County, Iowa.
Born in Indiana, October, 1852.
Republican. Banker; Cedar
County Auditor, 1897-1902; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Iowa, 1912.
Presbyterian.
Died September
7, 1918 (age 65 years, 0
days).
Interment at Inland
Cemetery, Bennett, Iowa.
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Samuel Campbell Dunn (1809-1881) —
of Indiana.
Born near Danville, Boyle
County, Ky., August
9, 1809.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1839-40.
Presbyterian.
Died, from stomach
cancer, in Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind., 1881
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Franklin, Ind.
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Williamson Dunn (1781-1854) —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.; Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind.
Born in Crow's Station, Boyle
County, Ky., December
25, 1781.
Circuit judge in Indiana, 1814-16; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1816-20; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1818-20; register
of U.S. Land Office at Terre Haute, Indiana, 1821-23; register
of U.S. Land Office at Crawfordsville, Indiana, 1825-27; member
of Indiana
state senate, 1837-38; probate judge in Indiana, 1846-52.
Presbyterian.
Died in Hanover, Jefferson
County, Ind., November
11, 1854 (age 72 years, 321
days).
Interment at Hanover
Cemetery, Hanover, Ind.
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James Earl (1795-1864) —
of Indiana.
Born in Frederick, Frederick
County, Md., May 11,
1795.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1838-39.
Presbyterian.
Died in Tippecanoe
County, Ind., February
20, 1864 (age 68 years, 285
days).
Interment at Dayton
Cemetery, Dayton, Ind.
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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.
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Samuel Eccles (1788-1859) —
of Johnson
County, Ind.
Born in Virginia, March
15, 1788.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1851-52.
Presbyterian.
Died in Greenwood, Johnson
County, Ind., August
30, 1859 (age 71 years, 168
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Greenwood, Ind.
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Edward Edger (1804-1863) —
of Randolph
County, Ind.
Born in Ireland,
March
10, 1804.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1843-44.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died August
4, 1863 (age 59 years, 147
days).
Interment at Reitenour
Cemetery, Winchester, Ind.
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Jacob W. Egelston (1802-1889) —
of Indiana.
Born in Steuben
County, N.Y., May 28,
1802.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1838-39; defeated, 1837, 1839;
major in the Union Army during the Civil War.
Presbyterian.
Died in Dearborn
County, Ind., February
10, 1889 (age 86 years, 258
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Bowman Elder (1888-1954) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., March 4,
1888.
Democrat. Real estate
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1916,
1932,
1940;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; treasurer of
Indiana Democratic Party, 1924-26; treasurer, Indiana Office Furniture
Co., 1929-35; receiver who liquidated Indiana's interurban
railways, 1933-40; Consular
Agent for France in Indianapolis,
Ind., 1935.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Reserve
Officers Association; Military
Order of Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Elks; Zeta
Psi.
Died, in Methodist Hospital,
Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., June 10,
1954 (age 66 years, 98
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Charles H. Fehrman (1891-1956) —
of near Dillsboro, Dearborn
County, Ind.
Born in Ripley
County, Ind., October
12, 1891.
Republican. Farmer; chair of
Dearborn County Republican Party, 1926-44.
Presbyterian. Member, Lions.
Died April
13, 1956 (age 64 years, 184
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Aurora, Ind.
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James R. Fleming (b. 1881) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Henry
County, Ind., November
8, 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer;
prosecuting attorney, 58th Judicial Circuit, 1906-10; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1913-15; member of Indiana
state senate, 1915-19; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, 1933-41.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George R. Fleming and Sarah (Cummins) Fleming; married, December
24, 1906, to Jennie Adair. |
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John Watson Foster (1836-1917) —
also known as John W. Foster —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Pike
County, Ind., March 2,
1836.
Republican. Lawyer;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper
editor; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1868;
postmaster at Evansville,
Ind., 1869-73; Indiana
Republican state chair, 1872; U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1873-80; Russia, 1880-81; Spain, 1883-85; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1892-93.
Presbyterian. Member, Loyal
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
15, 1917 (age 81 years, 258
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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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.
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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.
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Burton Lee French (1875-1954) —
also known as Burton L. French —
of Moscow, Latah
County, Idaho; Oxford, Butler
County, Ohio.
Born near Delphi, Carroll
County, Ind., August
1, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1898-1902; U.S.
Representative from Idaho, 1903-09, 1911-15, 1917-33 (at-large
1903-09, 1911-15, 1st District 1917-33); defeated, 1934; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1914.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Political Science Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi
Delta Theta; Delta
Sigma Rho; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons.
Died in Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio, September
12, 1954 (age 79 years, 42
days).
Interment at Moscow
Cemetery, Moscow, Idaho.
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José Miguel Gallardo (1897-1976) —
of Puerto Rico; Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind.
Born in San Germán, San
Germán Municipio, Puerto Rico, September
29, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; college
professor; Puerto
Rico comissioner of education, 1937-45; Governor of
Puerto Rico, 1940-41, 1941.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Association of University Professors; Reserve
Officers Association; Kappa
Delta Pi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, July 18,
1976 (age 78 years, 293
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of José Gallardo and Luisa (Garcia) Gallardo; married, June 23,
1926, to Ida Evans Magee. |
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W. H. Gardiner (b. 1889) —
of Hartford City, Blackford
County, Ind.
Born in Fredericksburg, Wayne
County, Ohio, June 21,
1889.
Cleaning,
pressing and tailoring
business; mayor
of Hartford City, Ind., 1935-44.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Gardner (1872-1937) —
of Scottsburg, Scott
County, Ind.
Born near Scottsburg, Finley Township, Scott
County, Ind., May 8,
1872.
Democrat. Scott
County Auditor, 1903-11; Scott
County Attorney; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 3rd District, 1923-29; defeated,
1928; circuit judge in Indiana, 1931-37; died in office 1937.
Presbyterian.
Died in Scottsburg, Scott
County, Ind., February
1, 1937 (age 64 years, 269
days).
Interment at Scottsburg
Cemetery, Scottsburg, Ind.
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Ralph Fesler Gates (1893-1978) —
also known as Ralph F. Gates —
of Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind.
Born in Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind., February
24, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1928
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1936,
1940
(alternate), 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
Indiana
Republican state chair, 1941-44; Governor of
Indiana, 1945-49; member of Republican
National Committee from Indiana, 1946-50.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Rotary.
Died July 28,
1978 (age 85 years, 154
days).
Interment at Greenhill
Cemetery, Columbia City, Ind.
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Catharine Gibson (1907-1997) —
also known as Catharine Coffman; Mrs. Peter
Gibson —
of Woodland Beach, Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind., September
29, 1907.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1956;
vice-chair
of Michigan Republican Party, 1953-57.
Female.
Presbyterian. Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died August
24, 1997 (age 89 years, 329
days).
Interment at Center
Ridge Cemetery, Sullivan, Ind.
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James Putnam Goodrich (1864-1940) —
also known as James P. Goodrich —
of Winchester, Randolph
County, Ind.
Born in Winchester, Randolph
County, Ind., February
18, 1864.
Republican. Lawyer;
receiver, Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville Railroad;
director, Union Heat, Light
and Power Co.; Indiana
Republican state chair, 1901-10; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1904,
1908,
1920
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1924,
1936
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1940;
member of Republican
National Committee from Indiana, 1912; Governor of
Indiana, 1917-21.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died August
15, 1940 (age 76 years, 179
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Fremont Goodwine (1857-1956) —
of Williamsport, Warren
County, Ind.; St. Joseph, Tensas
Parish, La.
Born in West Lebanon, Warren
County, Ind., May 22,
1857.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1904;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1900; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1908; member of Louisiana
Republican State Central Committee, 1928-50; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1944.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Farm
Bureau.
Died August
25, 1956 (age 99 years, 95
days).
Interment at Legion Memorial Cemetery, Newellton, La.
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Relatives: Son
of James Goodwine and Sophia (Buckles) Goodwine; married to Mary
Moore. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Finly Hutchinson Gray (1863-1947) —
also known as Finly H. Gray —
of Connersville, Fayette
County, Ind.
Born near Orange, Fayette
County, Ind., July 21,
1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Connersville, Ind., 1904-10; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1911-17, 1933-39 (6th District
1911-17, 10th District 1933-39).
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Redmen;
Moose.
Died in Connersville, Fayette
County, Ind., May 8,
1947 (age 83 years, 291
days).
Interment at Dale
Cemetery, Connersville, Ind.
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John Green (1807-1887) —
of Tipton, Tipton
County, Ind.
Born in Yancey
County, N.C., May 20,
1807.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1857-59, 1869-71; common pleas court judge in
Indiana, 1860-64; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1868.
Presbyterian.
Died in Tipton, Tipton
County, Ind., August
31, 1887 (age 80 years, 103
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Tipton, Ind.
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Charles Fremont Griffin (1857-1902) —
also known as Charles F. Griffin —
of Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Crown Point, Lake
County, Ind., June 10,
1857.
Republican. Lawyer; secretary
of state of Indiana, 1887-91; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1892.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
and Select Masters; Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Sons
of Veterans.
Died in Hammond, Lake
County, Ind., December
21, 1902 (age 45 years, 194
days).
Interment at Maplewood Historic Cemetery, Crown Point, Ind.
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Francis P. Griffith (b. 1819) —
of Indiana.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., December
19, 1819.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1863-65.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Albert Richardson Hall (1884-1969) —
also known as Albert R. Hall —
of Marion, Grant
County, Ind.
Born near West Baden, Orange
County, Ind., August
27, 1884.
Republican. School
principal; superintendent
of schools; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1925-31; defeated,
1930.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary.
Died in Marion, Grant
County, Ind., November
29, 1969 (age 85 years, 94
days).
Interment at Estates
of Serenity, Marion, Ind.
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Samuel Levin Hall (1797-1862) —
also known as Samuel Hall —
of Indiana.
Born in Somerset
County, Md., June 1,
1797.
Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1829-31, 1845-46; circuit judge
in Indiana, 1832-35; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1840-43; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1854.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Princeton, Gibson
County, Ind., May 11,
1862 (age 64 years, 344
days).
Interment at Warnock
Cemetery, Princeton, Ind.
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Emil Wiley Hanley (1896-1982) —
also known as Emil W. Hanley —
of Rensselaer, Jasper
County, Ind.
Born in Rensselaer, Jasper
County, Ind., March 4,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; pharmacist;
mayor
of Rensselaer, Ind., 1950-63; defeated, 1963.
Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish
and English
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Rotary;
Sigma
Chi.
Died in Rensselaer, Jasper
County, Ind., May 18,
1982 (age 86 years, 75
days).
Interment at Weston
Cemetery, Rensselaer, Ind.
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Marshall E. Hanley (1920-1981) —
of Muncie, Delaware
County, Ind.
Born in Muncie, Delaware
County, Ind., May 7,
1920.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, 1952-53.
Presbyterian. Irish and
English
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Beta
Theta Pi.
Died, in Ball Memorial Hospital,
Muncie, Delaware
County, Ind., May 23,
1981 (age 61 years, 16
days).
Interment at Beech
Grove Cemetery, Muncie, Ind.
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Samuel Hanna (1797-1866) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Scott
County, Ky., October
18, 1797.
Postmaster at Fort
Wayne, Ind., 1820-25; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1826-27, 1831-32, 1840-41; member
of Indiana
state senate, 1832-35; delegate to Whig National Convention from
Indiana, 1839; candidate for delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1856.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., June 11,
1866 (age 68 years, 236
days).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Edward Allen Hannegan (1807-1859) —
also known as Edward A. Hannegan —
of Covington, Fountain
County, Ind.
Born in Hamilton
County, Ohio, June 25,
1807.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1832-33, 1841-42; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1833-37; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1843-49; U.S. Minister to Prussia, 1849-50.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
In May, 1852, during a drunken
argument, he stabbed
his brother-in-law, Captain Duncan, who died the
next day.
Died from overdose of
morphine (probably suicide),
in St.
Louis, Mo., February
25, 1859 (age 51 years, 245
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901) —
also known as "Little Ben"; "Kid
Gloves" —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in North Bend, Hamilton
County, Ohio, August
20, 1833.
Republican. Indiana
reporter of state courts, 1861-63, 1865-69; general in the Union
Army during the Civil War; candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1876; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1880;
U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1881-87; President
of the United States, 1889-93; defeated, 1892.
Presbyterian. English
ancestry. Member, Loyal
Legion; Phi
Delta Theta.
Died of pneumonia,
in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., March
13, 1901 (age 67 years, 205
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of John
Scott Harrison and Elizabeth Ramsey (Irwin) Harrison; married, October
20, 1853, to Caroline
Harrison; married, April 6,
1896, to Mary Scott (Lord) Dimmick (sister-in-law of Joseph
Benjamin Dimmick); father of Russell
Benjamin Harrison; grandson of William
Henry Harrison (1773-1841) and Anna
Harrison; grandfather of William
Henry Harrison (1896-1990); grandnephew of Carter
Bassett Harrison; great-grandson of Benjamin
Harrison (1726-1791) and John
Cleves Symmes; first cousin twice removed of Beverley
Randolph and Burwell
Bassett; first cousin thrice removed of Robert
Carter Nicholas (1729-1780); second cousin twice removed of George
Nicholas, Wilson
Cary Nicholas and John
Nicholas; third cousin of Carter
Henry Harrison; third cousin once removed of Peyton
Randolph, Robert
Carter Nicholas (1787-1857) and Carter
Henry Harrison II; fourth cousin of Thomas
Marshall, James
Keith Marshall, Peter
Myndert Dox and Edmund
Randolph; fourth cousin once removed of Edmund
Randolph Cocke, Connally
Findlay Trigg, Richard
Evelyn Byrd, Harry
Bartow Hawes and William
Welby Beverley. |
| | | Political families: Pendleton-Lee
family of Maryland; Lee-Randolph
family; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia; Blackburn-Slaughter-Buckner-Madison
family of Kentucky (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Other politicians named for him: Benjamin
H. Swig
— Ben
H. Waigand
— Ben
DeHart
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| | | Campaign slogan: "Grandfather's hat
fits Ben." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about Benjamin Harrison: Rita
Stevens, Benjamin
Harrison, 23rd President of the United States — Harry
J. Sievers, Benjamin
Harrison : Hoosier President: The White House and After,
1889-1901 — Charles W. Calhoun, Benjamin
Harrison — Homer E. Socolofsky & Allan B. Spetter, The
Presidency of Benjamin Harrison — Susan Clinton, Benjamin
Harrison : Twenty-Third President of the United States (for young
readers) |
| | | Critical books about Benjamin Harrison:
Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled
Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Washtenaw County (1891) |
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Henry Curtis Hart (b. 1889) —
also known as Henry C. Hart —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Lagrange, LaGrange
County, Ind., September
20, 1889.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1938, 1940, 1942.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry A. Hart and Helen V. (Curtis) Hart; married, November
14, 1921, to Dorothy Margaret White. |
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William Harrison Hays (1879-1954) —
also known as Will H. Hays —
of Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind.
Born in Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind., November
5, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Sullivan County Republican Party, 1904-08; Indiana
Republican state chair, 1914-18; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Indiana, 1916,
1932,
1940;
speaker, 1920;
Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1918-21; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1921-22.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Phi
Delta Theta; Elks; Moose; Union
League.
President of Motion
Picture Producers & Distributors of America, 1922-45.
Died in Sullivan, Sullivan
County, Ind., March 7,
1954 (age 74 years, 122
days).
Interment at Center
Ridge Cemetery, Sullivan, Ind.
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William V. Hemphill (b. 1897) —
of Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind.
Born in Trafalgar, Johnson
County, Ind., July 22,
1897.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; dairy
business; mayor
of Franklin, Ind., 1943-44.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Redmen;
Phi
Delta Theta; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Edgar Henderson (1836-1891) —
of Indiana.
Born in McConnelsville, Morgan
County, Ohio, November
19, 1836.
Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1877.
Presbyterian.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., June 5,
1891 (age 54 years, 198
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Hendricks (1792-1866) —
of Indiana.
Born in Ligonier, Westmoreland
County, Pa., April
30, 1792.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1841-42; candidate for Indiana
state senate, 1845.
Presbyterian.
Died in Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ind., July 24,
1866 (age 74 years, 85
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Thomas Hendricks (1773-1835) —
of Greensburg, Decatur
County, Ind.
Born in Westmoreland
County, Pa., January
28, 1773.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; founder of
Greensburg, Indiana; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1823-25, 1827-31; member of Indiana
state senate, 1831-34.
Presbyterian.
Died in Greensburg, Decatur
County, Ind., March
31, 1835 (age 62 years, 62
days).
Interment at South
Park Cemetery, Greensburg, Ind.; memorial monument at Decatur County Courthouse Grounds, Greensburg, Ind.
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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.
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William Hendricks Jr. (1809-1850) —
of Indiana.
Born in Westmoreland
County, Pa., January
7, 1809.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1846-47; member of Indiana
state senate, 1848-50.
Presbyterian.
Died in Madison, Jefferson
County, Ind., July 19,
1850 (age 41 years, 193
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Elwood Haynes Hillis (b. 1926) —
also known as Elwood Hillis —
of Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind.
Born in Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind., March 6,
1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1967-70; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1971-87.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sigma
Nu; Phi
Delta Phi; Alpha
Kappa Psi.
Still living as of 2014.
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Thomas Louis Hisgen (1858-1925) —
also known as Thomas L. Hisgen —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Petersburg, Pike
County, Ind., November
26, 1858.
Axle
grease business; Democratic candidate for Massachusetts
state auditor, 1906; Independence League candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1907; Independence candidate for President
of the United States, 1908; Progressive candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1912.
Presbyterian.
Died August
27, 1925 (age 66 years, 274
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Brother of George
C. Hisgen. |
| | | Image source: American Monthly Review
of Reviews, September 1908 |
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William Herbert Hudnut III (1932-2016) —
also known as William H. Hudnut III —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, October
17, 1932.
Republican. Ordained
minister; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1973-75; mayor
of Indianapolis, Ind., 1976-91; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Indiana; candidate for secretary
of state of Indiana, 1990; mayor of the town of Chevy Chase, Md.,
2004-06.
Presbyterian.
Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md., December
18, 2016 (age 84 years, 62
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Dillon Jackson (1895-1951) —
also known as Samuel D. Jackson —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Allen
County, Ind., May 28,
1895.
Democrat. Lawyer; Allen
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1924-28; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 12th District, 1928; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1940
(alternate), 1944
(Permanent
Chair; chair, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee; speaker),
1948;
Indiana
state attorney general, 1940-41; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1944; appointed 1944.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., March 8,
1951 (age 55 years, 284
days).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Thomas C. Jaquess (1821-1904) —
of Indiana.
Born in Posey
County, Ind., December
10, 1821.
Member of Indiana
state senate, 1867-69.
Presbyterian.
Died in Poseyville, Posey
County, Ind., October
15, 1904 (age 82 years, 310
days).
Interment at Poseyville
Graveyard, Poseyville, Ind.
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Robert Scott Justice (1912-1992) —
of Cass
County, Ind.
Born in Logansport, Cass
County, Ind., March 8,
1912.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1945-48, 1951-52; defeated, 1948;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1957-60; defeated, 1960.
Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
Farm
Bureau; Toastmasters;
United
Commercial Travelers; Delta
Chi; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died December
9, 1992 (age 80 years, 276
days).
Interment at Keeps Creek Cemetery, Clymers, Ind.
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William Franklin Justice (1914-1996) —
Born in Clinton Township, Cass
County, Ind., August
2, 1914.
Farmer;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1981-84.
Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish
and English
ancestry. Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Eagles.
Died in Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., September
5, 1996 (age 82 years, 34
days).
Interment at Keeps Creek Cemetery, Clymers, Ind.
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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.
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Daniel E. Karn (1890-1969) —
also known as Dan E. Karn —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Miami
County, Ind., April
29, 1890.
Republican. President, Consumers Power
Company, 1950-60; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Jackson County
1st District, 1961-62.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary;
Exchange
Club.
Died in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., June, 1969
(age 79
years, 0 days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Karn and Mary (Zimmerman) Karn; married to Vivian Vardell
Vanderlyn. |
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memorial |
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Robert Kennedy (1788-1855) —
of Indiana.
Born in Garrard
County, Ky., November
17, 1788.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1823-24.
Presbyterian; later Disciples
of Christ.
Died in Kokomo, Howard
County, Ind., November
19, 1855 (age 67 years, 2
days).
Interment at Old
Pioneer Cemetery, Kokomo, Ind.
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John Worth Kern Jr. (1900-1971) —
also known as John W. Kern —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., July 7,
1900.
Democrat. Lawyer;
superior court judge in Indiana, 1931-34; mayor
of Indianapolis, Ind., 1935-37; resigned 1937.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Freemasons.
At age 8, his legs were
paralyzed by polio.
Died January
29, 1971 (age 70 years, 206
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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William Keys (d. 1864) —
of Highland
County, Ohio.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Liberty candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1843; candidate for delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention, 1850.
Presbyterian.
Died in Indiana, 1864.
Burial location unknown.
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John Franklin Kibbey (1826-1900) —
also known as John F. Kibbey —
of Indiana.
Born in Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind., May 4,
1826.
Republican. Lawyer; Indiana
state attorney general, 1862; colonel in the Union Army during
the Civil War; district judge in Indiana 6th District, 1865-73;
circuit judge in Indiana, 1873-85; candidate for justice of
Indiana state supreme court, 1876, 1882.
Presbyterian.
Died in Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind., October
10, 1900 (age 74 years, 159
days).
Interment at Earlham
Cemetery, Richmond, Ind.
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William Kile (1809-1877) —
of Indiana.
Born in Fayette
County, Ohio, September
1, 1809.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1840-41.
Presbyterian.
Died in Paris, Edgar
County, Ill., October
4, 1877 (age 68 years, 33
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Cary Dayton Landis (1873-1938) —
also known as Cary D. Landis —
of DeLand, Volusia
County, Fla.
Born in Claypool, Kosciusko
County, Ind., May 10,
1873.
Democrat. School
principal; superintendent
of schools; lawyer; law
professor; Florida
state attorney general, 1931-36; appointed 1931.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died May 10,
1938 (age 65 years, 0
days).
Interment at Ball Hill Cemetery, Cutler, Ind.
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Ira Landrith (1865-1941) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Winona Lake, Kosciusko
County, Ind.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Milford, Ellis
County, Tex., March
23, 1865.
Presbyterian
minister; president,
Belmont College, Nashville, 1904-12; president,
Ward-Belmont College, 1913-15; Prohibition candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1916; president, Intercollegiate
Prohibition Association, 1920-27; president, National Temperance
Council, 1928-31.
Presbyterian. Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
11, 1941 (age 76 years, 202
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin Luther Landrith and Mary M. (Groves) Landrith; married, January
21, 1891, to Harriet C. Grannis. |
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William Crawford Linton (1795-1835) —
of Indiana.
Born in Lancaster
County, Pa., 1795.
Member of Indiana
state senate, 1828-31; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1833.
Presbyterian.
Died of a heart
attack in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
31, 1835 (age about 39
years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind.
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Clarence Dickinson Long Jr. (1908-1994) —
also known as Clarence D. Long —
of Ruxton, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind., December
11, 1908.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; university
professor; Maryland
Democratic state chair, 1961-62; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1963-85; defeated,
1984; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1964.
Presbyterian. Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Cockeysville, Baltimore
County, Md., September
18, 1994 (age 85 years, 281
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Paul R. Lostutter (b. 1897) —
of Bedford, Lawrence
County, Ind.
Born in Switzerland
County, Ind., February
4, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; school
teacher; athletic
coach; mayor
of Bedford, Ind., 1943-44.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Burial location unknown.
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Cyrus Gray Luce (1824-1905) —
also known as Cyrus G. Luce —
of Gilead Township, Branch
County, Mich.; Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Windsor, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, July 2,
1824.
Whig candidate for Indiana
state house of representatives, 1848; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County 2nd District,
1855-56; Branch
County Treasurer, 1859-62; member of Michigan
state senate, 1865-68 (15th District 1865-66, 13th District
1867-68); delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1885-86; resigned 1886; Governor of
Michigan, 1887-90.
Presbyterian. Member, Grange.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., March
18, 1905 (age 80 years, 259
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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Thomas Riley Marshall (1854-1925) —
also known as Thomas R. Marshall —
of Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind.
Born in North Manchester, Wabash
County, Ind., March
14, 1854.
Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of
Indiana, 1909-13; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1912,
1920;
Vice
President of the United States, 1913-21.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Moose; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Gamma Delta.
Coined the saying: "What this country needs is a good five-cent
cigar.".
Died, from the effects of a heart
attack, in his room at the Willard Hotel, Washington,
D.C., June 1,
1925 (age 71 years, 79
days).
Originally entombed at Estates
of Serenity, Marion, Ind.; re-entombed at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Augustus Newton Martin (1847-1901) —
also known as Augustus N. Martin —
of Bluffton, Wells
County, Ind.
Born in Whitestown, Butler
County, Pa., March
23, 1847.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1875; Indiana
reporter of state courts, 1877-81; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1889-95; defeated,
1894.
Presbyterian.
Died in Marion, Grant
County, Ind., July 11,
1901 (age 54 years, 110
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Bluffton, Ind.
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David Hervey Maxwell (1786-1854) —
of Indiana.
Born in Lancaster, Garrard
County, Ky., September
17, 1786.
Delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1821-25; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1823-24; candidate
for Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1822; member of Indiana
state senate, 1826-30; mayor
of Bloomington, Ind., 1848.
Presbyterian.
Died in Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind., May 24,
1854 (age 67 years, 249
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Ind.
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Ferdinand Lathrop Mayer (1887-1986) —
also known as Ferdinand L. Mayer —
of Indiana.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., May 25,
1887.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Minister to Haiti, 1937-40.
Presbyterian.
Died in Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt., 1986
(age about
99 years).
Interment at Old
First Church Graveyard, Bennington, Vt.
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Edward I. McCabe (b. 1901) —
of Williamsport, Warren
County, Ind.
Born in Williamsport, Warren
County, Ind., January
18, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer; Warren
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1941.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Lions; Knights
of Pythias; Delta
Tau Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert P. McCardle (b. 1873) —
of Greensburg, Decatur
County, Ind.
Born June 19,
1873.
Democrat. Railway
mail
clerk; chair of
Decatur County Democratic Party, 1942-44.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Warren Terry McCray (1865-1938) —
also known as Warren T. McCray —
of Kentland, Newton
County, Ind.
Born in Newton
County, Ind., February
4, 1865.
Republican. Farmer; grain
shipper; banker;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1900;
Governor
of Indiana, 1921-24.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died December
19, 1938 (age 73 years, 318
days).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Kentland, Ind.
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Robert McIntyre (1766-1846) —
of Indiana.
Born in Chester
County, Pa., 1766.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1825, 1828-29, 1834-35, 1836-37.
Presbyterian.
Died in Keosauqua, Van Buren
County, Iowa, October
17, 1846 (age about 80
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Walter Miers (1848-1930) —
also known as Robert W. Miers —
of Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind.
Born in Decatur
County, Ind., January
27, 1848.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1879; circuit judge in Indiana,
1885, 1890-96, 1914-20; candidate for secretary
of state of Indiana, 1886, 1888; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1897-1905; defeated,
1904.
Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis;
Elks.
Died in Martinsville, Morgan
County, Ind., February
20, 1930 (age 82 years, 24
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, Ind.
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John Milroy (1776-1858) —
of Indiana.
Born in Penn Valley, Bucks
County, Pa., October
12, 1776.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1821-22; member of Indiana
state senate, 1826-29.
Presbyterian.
Died near Greenfield, Hancock
County, Ind., October
15, 1858 (age 82 years, 3
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Milroy (1780-1845) —
of Indiana.
Born in Kishicoquillas Valley, Mifflin
County, Pa., August
14, 1780.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1816-22, 1837-39; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1821-22; member of Indiana
state senate, 1823-25, 1836-37; defeated, 1834; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Indiana; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1825; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Indiana, 1832,
1835,
1840,
1844.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died near Delphi, Carroll
County, Ind., May 26,
1845 (age 64 years, 285
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Mitchell (1807-1865) —
of Kendallville, Noble
County, Ind.
Born in Root, Montgomery
County, N.Y., January
19, 1807.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1842-43; candidate for Indiana
state senate, 1843; candidate for delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1856;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1861-63; defeated,
1862.
Presbyterian.
Died in Macon, Bibb
County, Ga., September
11, 1865 (age 58 years, 235
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Kendallville, Ind.
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Isaac Montgomery (1776-1861) —
of Gibson
County, Ind.
Born in Montgomery
County, Va., October
25, 1776.
Common pleas court judge in Indiana, 1813; member of Indiana
territorial House of Representatives, 1813; member of Indiana
state senate, 1817-20, 1823-29; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Indiana; probate judge in Indiana, 1830-32; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1840.
Presbyterian.
Died in Sempronius, Austin
County, Tex., July 15,
1861 (age 84 years, 263
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Austin County, Tex.; cenotaph at Masonic
Cemetery, Chappell Hill, Tex.
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Jacob Warwick Montgomery (1811-1892) —
of Gibson
County, Ind.
Born in Gibson
County, Ind., February
11, 1811.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1875.
Presbyterian.
Died in Gibson
County, Ind., January
21, 1892 (age 80 years, 344
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Atwell Mount (1843-1901) —
also known as James A. Mount —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Montgomery
County, Ind., March
24, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Indiana
state senate, 1889-91; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1890; Governor of
Indiana, 1897-1901; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Indiana, 1900.
Presbyterian.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., January
16, 1901 (age 57 years, 298
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind.
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John B. Nees (1804-1882) —
also known as John B. Neese —
of Clay
County, Ind.
Born in Greene
County, Tenn., December
8, 1804.
Farmer;
merchant;
sheriff;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1842-44.
Presbyterian. German
ancestry. Member, Grange.
Died in Poland, Clay
County, Ind., May 19,
1882 (age 77 years, 162
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin Sedgwick Noble (c.1809-1869) —
of Johnson
County, Ind.
Born in Boone
County, Ky., about 1809.
Physician;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1837-38.
Presbyterian. Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Indianola, Warren
County, Iowa, November
10, 1869 (age about 60
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Doty Oliver (1850-1933) —
also known as Joseph D. Oliver; J. D.
Oliver —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Mishawaka, St. Joseph
County, Ind., August
20, 1850.
Republican. Chairman, Oliver Farm
Equipment Company; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Indiana, 1884,
1912.
Presbyterian. Scottish
and English
ancestry.
Died August
6, 1933 (age 82 years, 351
days).
Entombed at Riverview
Cemetery, South Bend, Ind.
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Robert Dunkerson Orr (1917-2004) —
also known as Robert D. Orr —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
17, 1917.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1956;
chair
of Vanderburgh County Republican Party, 1965-67; member of Indiana
state senate; elected 1968; Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana; elected 1972; Governor of
Indiana, 1981-89; board member, Amtrak
(representing all state governors); U.S. Ambassador to Singapore, 1989-92.
Presbyterian. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Rotary;
Jaycees.
Died, of heart
disease, in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., March
10, 2004 (age 86 years, 114
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Chase Salmon Osborn (1860-1949) —
also known as Chase S. Osborn —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in a log
house in Huntington
County, Ind., January
22, 1860.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; postmaster at Sault
Ste. Marie, Mich., 1889-93; member of Michigan
Republican State Executive Committee, 1899; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1899; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1908-11; appointed 1908; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908;
Governor
of Michigan, 1911-12; defeated, 1914; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1918, 1930; candidate for Republican
nomination for Vice President, 1928;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Presbyterian. English,
French,
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
Lions;
Knights
of Pythias; Audubon
Society; National Rifle
Association; Sigma
Chi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Pi Gamma
Mu; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died April
11, 1949 (age 89 years, 79
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Chippewa County, Mich.
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Stanton Judkins Peelle (1843-1928) —
also known as Stanton J. Peelle —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Wayne
County, Ind., February
11, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1877-79; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1881-84; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1888
(alternate), 1892;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Claims, 1892-1913; law
professor.
Presbyterian. Member, Loyal
Legion; Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., September
4, 1928 (age 85 years, 206
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Arthur Peterson and Hannah N. (Duckworth) Peterson;
married, September
15, 1923, to Elizabeth Downing Mason. |
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W. O. Pettiner (b. 1891) —
of Camden, Carroll
County, Ind.
Born in Carroll
County, Ind., May 18,
1891.
Republican. Banker; chair of
Carroll County Republican Party, 1942-44.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
American
Bankers Association.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Thomas Lloyd Posey (1750-1818) —
also known as Thomas Posey —
Born in Fairfax
County, Va., July 9,
1750.
Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1805-06; Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1806-08; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1812-13; Governor
of Indiana Territory, 1813-16; candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1816.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died of typhus
fever in Shawneetown, Gallatin
County, Ill., March
19, 1818 (age 67 years, 253
days).
Interment at Westwood
Cemetery, Shawneetown, Ill.
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Samuel Moffett Ralston (1857-1925) —
also known as Samuel M. Ralston —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born near New Cumberland, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, December
1, 1857.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Indiana
state senate, 1888; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Indiana; candidate for secretary
of state of Indiana, 1896, 1898; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Indiana, 1904
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); Governor of
Indiana, 1913-17; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1923-25; died in office 1925; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1924.
Presbyterian. Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from heart and
kidney
diseases, near Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., October
14, 1925 (age 67 years, 317
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Lebanon, Ind.
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Manson L. Reichert (1893-1978) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., April
11, 1893.
Republican. Road
contractor; real estate
developer; chair of
Vanderburgh County Republican Party, 1942-44; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1943-48.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Eagles.
Died, in Deaconess Hospital,
Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., December
27, 1978 (age 85 years, 260
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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Maurice G. Robinson (b. 1905) —
of Anderson, Madison
County, Ind.
Born in Petersburg, Pike
County, Ind., June 4,
1905.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1940; secretary
of state of Indiana, 1942-43.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Sigma
Chi; Tau
Kappa Alpha.
Burial location unknown.
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William Rockhill (1793-1865) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Burlington
County, N.J., February
10, 1793.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1834-36, 1836-37; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Indiana; member of Indiana
state senate, 1844-47; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1847-49; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1856.
Presbyterian.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., January
15, 1865 (age 71 years, 340
days).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Bruce Charles Savage (1906-1993) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., July 30,
1906.
Republican. Real estate
broker; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1946.
Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., 1993
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Jacob Schepers (1876-1955) —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., March
15, 1876.
Republican. Mayor
of East Lansing, Mich., 1914-18; founder and president, East
Lansing State Bank;
treasurer of Michigan State College, 1928-47; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1947-50; defeated in primary, 1926, 1950.
Presbyterian. Dutch
ancestry.
Died in a hospital
at Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., July 15,
1955 (age 79 years, 122
days).
Interment at Deepdale
Memorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Jan 'John' Schepers and Johanna (Van Strian) Schepers; married, December
11, 1901, to Henrietta Baker; married, June 22,
1928, to Kate Pfanstiehl; married, June 23,
1949, to Margaret (Atkinson) Baldwin. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: Ingham County News,
October 17, 1946 |
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Franklin Dunn Schurz (b. 1898) —
also known as Franklin D. Schurz —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind., March 8,
1898.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1948,
1960
(alternate).
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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William H. Shambaugh (1856-1927) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Allen
County, Ind., 1856.
School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1887-89; candidate for mayor
of Fort Wayne, Ind., 1894.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., February
21, 1927 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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G. Bertram Smith (1892-1978) —
of Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Born in Chandler Township, Huron
County, Mich., 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; worked in oil
refining; real estate
business; mayor
of Hammond, Ind., 1942-48.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis.
Died in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., May 10,
1978 (age about 85
years).
Interment at Flora
Hill Memory Garden, Tucker, Ga.
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Charles Stephens (1870-1942) —
of Columbus, Cherokee
County, Kan.
Born in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., February
28, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; Cherokee
County Attorney, 1896; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kansas 3rd District, 1922, 1924; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1926; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kansas, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Died, in City Hospital,
Columbus, Cherokee
County, Kan., December
29, 1942 (age 72 years, 304
days).
Interment at Park
Cemetery, Columbus, Kan.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas M. Stephens and Maurine Mary 'Mamie' (Jenness) Stephens;
married, April
27, 1896, to Emma Mary Stump; married, December
1, 1908, to Viola Townsend. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: The Modern Light,
Industrial Edition, July 23, 1914 |
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DeForrest Strang (1902-1987) —
of Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Lagrange, LaGrange
County, Ind., May 7,
1902.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 42nd District, 1967-76.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Exchange
Club.
Died in Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich., April
14, 1987 (age 84 years, 342
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Flynn Stutesman (1860-1917) —
also known as James F. Stutesman —
of Peru, Miami
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Peru, Miami
County, Ind., July 19,
1860.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1895, 1901-03; U.S. Minister to
Bolivia, 1908-10.
Presbyterian.
Died in Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind., December
15, 1917 (age 57 years, 149
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jeremiah Sullivan (1794-1870) —
of Indiana.
Born in Harrisonburg,
Va., July 21,
1794.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1819-21; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1824, 1826; justice of
Indiana state supreme court, 1837-46; county judge in Indiana,
1869-70.
Presbyterian.
Suggested the name 'Indianapolis' for the state capital.
Died in Madison, Jefferson
County, Ind., December
6, 1870 (age 76 years, 138
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John L. Underwood (b. 1838) —
of Indiana.
Born in Washington,
D.C., November
23, 1838.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1869.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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William Van Matre (1798-1861) —
of Muncietown (now Muncie), Delaware
County, Ind.
Born in Highland
County, Ohio, December
28, 1798.
Postmaster at Muncietown,
Ind., 1828-29; state court judge in Indiana, 1834-36; member of
Indiana
state house of representatives, 1836-37.
Presbyterian.
Died near Muncie, Delaware
County, Ind., October
8, 1861 (age 62 years, 284
days).
Interment at Van
Matre Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant Township, Delaware County, Ind.
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Squire L. Vanpelt (1819-1907) —
of Indiana.
Born near Lebanon, Warren
County, Ohio, September
21, 1819.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1879.
Presbyterian.
Died in Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Ind., January
11, 1907 (age 87 years, 112
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Albert Henry Vestal (1875-1932) —
also known as Albert H. Vestal; Bert
Vestal —
of Anderson, Madison
County, Ind.
Born in Frankton, Madison
County, Ind., January
18, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1917-32; died in office
1932.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in the Navy
Hospital, Washington,
D.C., April 1,
1932 (age 57 years, 74
days).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Anderson, Ind.
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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.
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Samuel Bigger Voyles (1843-1898) —
also known as Samuel B. Voyles —
of Salem, Washington
County, Ind.
Born in Salem, Washington
County, Ind., July 13,
1843.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1876;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1881-83; state court judge in Indiana, 1890-98.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Salem, Washington
County, Ind., November
21, 1898 (age 55 years, 131
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Albert Blakeslee White (1856-1941) —
also known as Albert B. White —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.; Parkersburg, Wood
County, W.Va.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
22, 1856.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; banker;
vice-president, George Washington Life Insurance
Company; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for West Virginia, 1891;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1896
(speaker),
1924,
1928
(Convention
Vice-President); Governor of
West Virginia, 1901-05; West Virginia State Tax Commissioner,
1907-08; member of West
Virginia state senate 3rd District, 1927-30.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died July 3,
1941 (age 84 years, 284
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, W.Va.
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Edward C. Wicklein (b. 1934) —
of Columbus, Bartholomew
County, Ind.; Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Kathmandu, Nepal;
Vernon, Waukesha
County, Wis.; Pacific, Franklin
County, Mo.; Aurora, Hamilton
County, Neb.; Belen, Valencia
County, N.M.; Wentzville, St.
Charles County, Mo.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., 1934.
Democrat. Chair of
Waukesha County Democratic Party, 1970; candidate for Wisconsin
state assembly 83rd District, 1974.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Cooper Wiley (1893-1967) —
also known as John C. Wiley —
of Indiana.
Born in Bordeaux, France
of American parents, September
26, 1893.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul General in Antwerp, 1935-37; Vienna, 1937-38; U.S. Minister to Estonia, 1938-40; Latvia, 1938-40; U.S. Ambassador to Colombia, 1944-47; Portugal, 1947-48; Iran, 1948-50; Panama, 1951-53.
Presbyterian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
3, 1967 (age 73 years, 130
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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John Wilson (1796-1864) —
of Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind.
Born in Lancaster, Garrard
County, Ky., November
29, 1796.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1840-41.
Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind., March
25, 1864 (age 67 years, 117
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Crawfordsville, Ind.
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Isaac H. Woods (1810-1892) —
of Gibson
County, Ind.
Born in Gibson
County, Ind., February
9, 1810.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1859.
Presbyterian.
Died in Princeton, Gibson
County, Ind., August
15, 1892 (age 82 years, 188
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Wilhelm Carl Yeager and Laura Elizabeth (Barton) Yeager; married,
June
28, 1922, to Lena E. Deeg. |
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