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Index to Locations
Auburn Auburn Cemetery
Berryton Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Topeka Unknown location
Topeka Memorial Park Cemetery
Topeka Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Topeka Mt. Hope Cemetery
Topeka Topeka Cemetery
Auburn
Cemetery
Auburn, Shawnee County, Kansas
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Norman Bushnell Willey (1838-1921) —
also known as Norman B. Willey —
of Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Guilford, Chenango
County, N.Y., March
25, 1838.
Republican. Member of Idaho
territorial House of Representatives, 1872-78; Lieutenant
Governor of Idaho, 1890; Governor of
Idaho, 1890-93.
Died near Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., October
20, 1921 (age 83 years, 209
days).
Interment at Auburn Cemetery.
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Pleasant Hill
Cemetery
Ratner Road
Berryton, Shawnee County, Kansas
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
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Georgia Neese Gray (1898-1995) —
also known as Georgia Neese; Georgia Neese
Clark —
of Richland, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Richland, Shawnee
County, Kan., January
27, 1898.
Democrat. Actress;
banker;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Kansas, 1936-64; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kansas, 1960.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, Alpha
Phi.
Treasurer of the United States, 1949-53.
Died October
26, 1995 (age 97 years, 272
days).
Interment at Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Albert Neese and Ella (O'Sullivan) Neese; married 1929 to George
M. Clark; married 1953 to Andrew
J. Gray. |
| | | Epitaph: "First Woman Treasurer of the
United States of America; Beloved Wife of Andy Gray" |
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article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Congress |
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Unknown
Location
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
Memorial Park
Cemetery
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
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Walter Augustus Huxman (1887-1972) —
also known as Walter Huxman —
of Hutchinson, Reno
County, Kan.
Born near Pretty Prairie, Reno
County, Kan., February
16, 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for justice of
Kansas state supreme court, 1928; Governor of
Kansas, 1937-39; defeated, 1938; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 1939-57; took
senior status 1957.
Disciples
of Christ.
Suffered an apparent stroke
and died in a hospital
at Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., June 25,
1972 (age 85 years, 130
days).
Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Mt. Calvary
Cemetery
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
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Joan Finney (1925-2001) —
also known as Joan McInroy —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., February
12, 1925.
Candidate in Republican primary for U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1972; Kansas
state treasurer, 1975-91; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kansas, 1984,
2000;
Governor
of Kansas, 1991-95; candidate in Democratic primary for U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1996.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion Auxiliary.
First
woman governor of Kansas.
Died, from complications of liver
cancer, in St. Francis Hospital
and Medical Center, Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., July 28,
2001 (age 76 years, 166
days).
Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
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Mt. Hope
Cemetery
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
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Harry Hines Woodring (1890-1967) —
also known as Harry H. Woodring —
of Neodesha, Wilson
County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Elk City, Montgomery
County, Kan., May 31,
1890.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Governor of
Kansas, 1931-33; defeated, 1932, 1946; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kansas, 1936,
1940,
1948;
U.S.
Secretary of War, 1936-40.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion.
Suffered a stroke
while recovering from burns, and
died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., September
9, 1967 (age 77 years, 101
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Alfred Mossman Landon (1887-1987) —
also known as Alf M. Landon —
of Independence, Montgomery
County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in West Middlesex, Mercer
County, Pa., September
9, 1887.
Republican. Oil
producer; Governor of
Kansas, 1933-37; candidate for President
of the United States, 1936; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kansas, 1940
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1944,
1948.
Methodist.
English
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., October
12, 1987 (age 100 years,
33 days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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William Howard Thompson (1871-1928) —
also known as William H. Thompson —
of Garden City, Finney
County, Kan.
Born in Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind., October
14, 1871.
Democrat. District judge in Kansas, 1906-13; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1913-19; defeated, 1918; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1922.
Died, from heart
disease, in Washington,
D.C., February
9, 1928 (age 56 years, 118
days).
Original interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1928 at Mt. Hope
Cemetery.
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William S. Bergundthal (1855-1926) —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Powhattan, Champaign
County, Ohio, June 24,
1855.
Republican. Lumber
business; real estate
dealer; mayor of
Topeka, Kan., 1903-05.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from nephritis
and bronchial
pneumonia, in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., March
23, 1926 (age 70 years, 272
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Sarah (Powell) Bergundthal and Benedict Bergundthal; married to
Leonora Neely. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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George Augustus Allen Jr. (1868-1932) —
also known as George A. Allen, Jr. —
of Frankfort, Marshall
County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Rolla, Phelps
County, Mo., June 30,
1868.
Republican. School
teacher; school
principal; Kansas
superintendent of public instruction, 1927-32; died in office
1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Killed in an automobile
accident, when the Chevrolet in which he was riding collided with
another car and overturned, on Highway 71 in Jasper
County, Mo., December
7, 1932 (age 64 years, 160
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of George Augustus Allen and Anna Maria (Ellis) Allen; married, July 3,
1897, to Emma Maude McComas. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Frankfort (Kan.) Daily
Index, December 8, 1932 |
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Margaret Hill McCarter (1860-1938) —
also known as Margaret Hill —
of Kansas.
Born in Carthage, Rush
County, Ind., May 2,
1860.
Republican. Novelist;
speaker, Republican National Convention, 1920.
Female.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., August
31, 1938 (age 78 years, 121
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Harry W. Colmery (1890-1979) —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in 1890.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1936;
drafter the G.I. Bill of Rights in 1943.
Member, American
Legion.
Died in 1979
(age about
89 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Topeka
Cemetery
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
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Charles Curtis (1860-1936) —
also known as "Square Shooter"; "The
Whisperer" —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in a log
cabin at Eugene (now part of Topeka), Shawnee
County, Kan., January
25, 1860; his mother was one-quarter blood Kansa/Osage Indian.
Republican. Lawyer; Shawnee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1884-88; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1893-1907 (4th District 1893-99, 1st
District 1899-1907); resigned 1907; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1907-13, 1915-29; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Kansas, 1908;
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1924,
1928;
Vice
President of the United States, 1929-33; defeated, 1932.
Protestant.
English,
French,
and Kansa/Osage
Indian ancestry.
Died of a heart
attack, in Washington,
D.C., February
8, 1936 (age 76 years, 14
days).
Interment at Topeka Cemetery.
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Thomas Ryan (1837-1914) —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Oxford, Chenango
County, N.Y., November
25, 1837.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Shawnee
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1865-73; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1877-89 (3rd District 1877-85, 4th
District 1885-89); resigned 1889; U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1889-93.
Died in Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., April 5,
1914 (age 76 years, 131
days).
Interment at Topeka Cemetery.
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Arthur Capper (1865-1951) —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Garnett, Anderson
County, Kan., July 14,
1865.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kansas, 1908,
1928
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1936;
Governor
of Kansas, 1915-19; defeated, 1912; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1919-49.
Quaker.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Anti-Saloon
League.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., December
19, 1951 (age 86 years, 158
days).
Interment at Topeka Cemetery.
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Thomas Andrew Osborn (1836-1898) —
also known as Thomas A. Osborn —
of Elwood, Doniphan
County, Kan.; Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born near Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., October
26, 1836.
Republican. Member of Kansas
state senate, 1861; Lieutenant
Governor of Kansas, 1863-65; Governor of
Kansas, 1873-77; U.S. Minister to Chile, 1877-81; Brazil, 1881-85; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Kansas, 1888
(speaker).
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., February
4, 1898 (age 61 years, 101
days).
Interment at Topeka Cemetery.
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Samuel Johnson Crawford (1835-1913) —
of Garnett, Anderson
County, Kan.
Born near Bedford, Lawrence
County, Ind., April
10, 1835.
Republican. Member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1861; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War; Governor of
Kansas, 1865-68; resigned 1868; member of Republican
National Committee from Kansas, 1866-68.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., October
21, 1913 (age 78 years, 194
days).
Interment at Topeka Cemetery.
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William Alfred Peffer (1831-1912) —
also known as William A. Peffer —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Cumberland
County, Pa., September
10, 1831.
Farmer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of Kansas
state senate, 1874; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Kansas; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1891-97; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Kansas, 1898.
Died October
7, 1912 (age 81 years, 27
days).
Interment at Topeka Cemetery.
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Noah C. McFarland (1822-1897) —
of Hamilton, Butler
County, Ohio; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., April
23, 1822.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio
state senate, 1865; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Ohio, 1868;
member of Kansas
state senate, 1870; Commissioner of the General Land Office,
1881-85.
Died, in the Copeland Hotel,
Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., April
26, 1897 (age 75 years, 3
days).
Interment at Topeka Cemetery.
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John Martin (1833-1913) —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born near Hartsville, Wilson
County, Tenn., November
12, 1833.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kansas
Democratic State Central Committee, 1864-84; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1871-75; Kansas
Democratic state chair, 1874-83; candidate for Governor of
Kansas, 1876, 1888; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kansas, 1880;
district judge in Kansas, 1883-85; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kansas 4th District, 1886; U.S.
Senator from Kansas, 1893-95.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., September
3, 1913 (age 79 years, 295
days).
Interment at Topeka Cemetery.
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George Tobey Anthony (1824-1896) —
of Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan.
Born in Mayfield, Fulton
County, N.Y., June 9,
1824.
Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of
Kansas, 1877-79; member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1885.
Died, of pneumonia,
Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan., August
5, 1896 (age 72 years, 57
days).
Interment at Topeka Cemetery.
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Cyrus Kurtz Holliday (1826-1900) —
also known as Cyrus K. Holliday —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Cumberland
County, Pa., April 3,
1826.
Republican. Mayor of
Topeka, Kan., 1859-60, 1867-68, 1869-70; first president of the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway,
1860-63; member of Kansas
state senate, 1861; Adjutant
General of Kansas, 1864-65; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1874.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., March
29, 1900 (age 73 years, 360
days).
Interment at Topeka Cemetery.
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Lewis Hanback (1839-1897) —
of Salina, Saline
County, Kan.
Born in Winchester, Scott
County, Ill., March
27, 1839.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; state
court judge in Kansas, 1868-72; U.S.
Representative from Kansas, 1883-87 (at-large 1883-85, 6th
District 1885-87).
Died in Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., September
7, 1897 (age 58 years, 164
days).
Interment at Topeka Cemetery.
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John Davis (1826-1901) —
of Junction City, Geary
County, Kan.
Born near Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., August
9, 1826.
U.S.
Representative from Kansas 5th District, 1891-95.
Died in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., August
1, 1901 (age 74 years, 357
days).
Interment at Topeka Cemetery.
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Cassius Gaius Foster (1837-1899) —
of Kansas.
Born in Webster, Monroe
County, N.Y., June 22,
1837.
Member of Kansas
state senate, 1863-64; mayor
of Atchison, Kan., 1867; U.S.
District Judge for Kansas, 1874.
Died June 21,
1899 (age 61 years, 364
days).
Interment at Topeka Cemetery.
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John Grant Otis (1838-1916) —
of Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Danby, Rutland
County, Vt., 1838.
U.S.
Representative from Kansas 4th District, 1891-93.
Died in 1916
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Topeka Cemetery.
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Frank Elwood Grimes (1859-1921) —
also known as Frank E. Grimes —
of Leoti, Wichita
County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born April 9,
1859.
Republican. Kansas
state treasurer, 1899-1903; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Kansas, 1920.
Died November
1, 1921 (age 62 years, 206
days).
Interment at Topeka Cemetery.
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